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The Seventy Percent Solution: Assessing Criteria For Model Fund Allocations, Mary Ellen Kenreich, Claudia Weston, Sarah Beasley, Cyril Oberlander, Don Frank Sep 2003

The Seventy Percent Solution: Assessing Criteria For Model Fund Allocations, Mary Ellen Kenreich, Claudia Weston, Sarah Beasley, Cyril Oberlander, Don Frank

Mary Ellen Kenreich

Conference report presented at the NASIG 18th annual conference held in 2003. Portland State University Library's fund allocation committee presented information and practical advice on the process of developing a model to reallocate funding for library materials. After experimenting with funding ratios, they decided to use their model to reallocate 30 percent of the funds earmarked for discipline-specific materials while protecting 70 percent of each discipline's original allocation.


A Tale Of Two Conferences – Cuba Style, Gretta E. Siegel Jan 2003

A Tale Of Two Conferences – Cuba Style, Gretta E. Siegel

Library Faculty Publications and Presentations

The past few years have seen a marked increase in the level of interest about libraries in Cuba. Twelve years ago, a rare glimpse was given in an American Libraries article which piqued some peoples interest, but travel restrictions at that time left many interested in visiting but having no way to do so. However, a relaxing of travel restrictions under the Clinton administration permitted "people to people" and cultural exchanges, thus allowing more people to get a look at this country through formal tours. Several successful library tours were organized and led by people such as Rhonda Neugebauer from …


Book Review Of Arabic Language Handbook By Mary Catherine Bateson, Kristen Kern Jan 2003

Book Review Of Arabic Language Handbook By Mary Catherine Bateson, Kristen Kern

Library Faculty Publications and Presentations

Review of the book Arabic Language Handbook by Mary Catherine Bateson.


The Development Of The Niso Committee Ax's Openurl Standard, Arthur Hendricks Jan 2003

The Development Of The Niso Committee Ax's Openurl Standard, Arthur Hendricks

Library Faculty Publications and Presentations

Describes the development of the OpenURL standard and how it will impact librarians and information technologists. Scope and application of the OpenURL standard; Transportation of metadata and identifiers about referenced works and their context from any information resource to a local link server; Roles of libraries and librarians.