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San Jose State University

2011

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Participating In The Conversation, Maria Otero-Boisvert Dec 2011

Participating In The Conversation, Maria Otero-Boisvert

School of Information Student Research Journal

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Collection Development Of Hiv/Aids Information Resources In American Libraries, Joseph G. Andrews Jr Jul 2011

Collection Development Of Hiv/Aids Information Resources In American Libraries, Joseph G. Andrews Jr

School of Information Student Research Journal

HIV/AIDS remains an incurable epidemic in the United States that disproportionately affects men who have sex with men (MSM) and African Americans. Library and information science (LIS) professionals can play a vital role in keeping these higher risk groups informed about preventing HIV/AIDS and living with the disease, through a variety of current information resources that addresses their specific questions. This paper reviews collection development policies proposed by LIS professionals and library agencies since the late 1980s, and evaluates how such policies took higher-risk user groups into consideration. The findings of this paper are that collection development policies have become …


Reaching Escape Velocity And The Purpose Of Slis Student Research Journal, Anthony Bernier Jul 2011

Reaching Escape Velocity And The Purpose Of Slis Student Research Journal, Anthony Bernier

School of Information Student Research Journal

No abstract provided.


Collaborative Scholarship In Library And Information Science, Suzanne Scott Jul 2011

Collaborative Scholarship In Library And Information Science, Suzanne Scott

School of Information Student Research Journal

No abstract provided.