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Brunsman Family Slide Collection: An Investigation Into The Development, Preservation, And Digitization Of Slide Collections, Michele Gibney

Michele Gibney

This paper presents a review of slide history, their preservation, and digitization. The author completes a small-scale digitization project on 609 family slides featuring images from the 1940’s to 1960’s. Relevant literature is analyzed that provides information on the preservation of images and the digitization of historical materials. A methodology and results section is included for the digitization project of family slides along with accompanying images of the process.

P.G. Grigorenko: Soviet General, Soviet Dissident - A Guide To Primary, Secondary, Archival And Related Materials, Mikhail Koulikov

Mikhail Koulikov

No abstract provided.

The Company-Intelligence Interface: Government Policy, Corporate Expectations, Competing Futures, Mikhail Koulikov

Mikhail Koulikov

No abstract provided.

Information Seeking Behavior Of Academic Scientists, Bradley M. Hemminger, Dihui Lu, K.T. L. Vaughan, Stephanie J. Adams

K.T. L. Vaughan

Librarians Attitudes Toward Conferences: A Study, Robert D. Vega, Ruth S. Connell

Ruth S. Connell

The authors surveyed librarians to determine the reasons why they do or do not attend conferences, as well as what their attitudes were toward the various conference offerings such as roundtables, poster presentations, and the like. Librarians were queried to gather a variety of demographic and professional data. The resulting data were analyzed to find significant relationships between respondents’ demographic information and their attitudes toward specific conference offerings. The two most cited reasons given for going to conferences were professional rejuvenation and networking, both benefits not directly related to conference content. In addition to quantitative results, respondents replied to open-ended …

Technical Ebooks: A Solution Looking For A Problem, Peggy S. Cooper, Cheri Folkner, Melissa Kozel, Barbara Glackin, Richard A. Stoddart

Peggy S. Cooper

Albertsons Library at Boise State University has been slow to move into the ebook arena for a variety of reasons including the inadequacies of simultaneous user models and the uncertainty of ebook technology. However, the most significant question for BSU has been usefulness of ebooks to their patrons. Are ebooks a passing fad or are they the answer to improved access to information? In January 2006, BSU selected a small group of technical books in an electronic format via the ProQuest Safari Tech Books Online database. This session will discuss the rational behind selecting technical books as an introduction to …

Public Health Citation Patterns: An Analysis Of The American Journal Of Public Health, 2003-2005, Melissa L. Rethlefsen, Lisa C. Wallis

Lisa C. Wallis, MSPH, MS

The Information Seeking Behavior Of Today’S College Students, Doug Way

Doug Way

Today’s college students have grown up with the internet; they are tech-savvy and experienced at navigating the web. This leads many to assume students have the skills to perform research in today’s increasingly online world. This session will examine how and where college students search for information and how this behavior impacts their research. It will also consider how faculty can assist students and influence student behavior.

Information Mavens In Southeast Asia: The Need For Collaboration And Continuing Professional Development, Michele Gibney

Michele Gibney

The following paper discusses the strengths and weaknesses of programs in Southeast Asia that focus on intra-national, regional, and international collaboration efforts and continuing professional development activities. The opportunities and threats to such programs are analyzed as well as their successful and unsuccessful strategies. The author provides a list of personal recommendations for success drawing on proven methods utilized elsewhere. Though the primary focus is on library professionals in Southeast Asian Countries ((Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Myanmar, the Philippines, Cambodia, and Brunei) some attention is paid to other Asian countries (China and India), as well as two African …

Library Theory And Multicultural Youth Services, Michele Gibney

Michele Gibney

This paper will examine some of the global theoretical approaches in providing multicultural services to youths as well as some first-hand examples experienced in the United States by the author. In an international context the field of youth services generates significant attention due to the importance of raising the education levels of adolescents. The three theoretical models under review are urbanization, cultural planning, and social inclusion. When applied to working practices of library service, these models serve as a baseline for innovation—the resultant ideas of which this paper will connect to multicultural youth services. The paper will show that urbanization …

Affective Dimensions Of Information Seeking In The Context Of Reading, Lynne (E.F.) Mckechnie, Catherine Sheldrick Ross, Paulette Rothbauer

Paulette Rothbauer

Hidden Under A Bushel? Evangelical Journals In An Era Of Web-Based Communication, Gregory A. Smith

Gregory A. Smith

Evangelicals face significant obstacles as they seek to make their publications accessible to potential readers. This study measures the extent to which evangelical scholarly journals have made their contents available in electronic form. Thirty-five journals--all active, refereed, evangelical in perspective, and published in English--were chosen for analysis. Two serials management tools and individual journal Web sites provided data regarding electronic accessibility. Twenty-six of the journals are available in some electronic form--most commonly in one or more aggregated databases. Evangelical information professionals could play a significant role in helping to make additional evangelical journal content available electronically.

Research Using Primary Sources (Poster Session), Joanne Archer, Ann Hanlon, Jennie Levine

Ann Hanlon

The use of primary source materials poses a unique challenge to researchers, requiring the acquisition of specialized skills. Using an online research guide entitled "Research Using Primary Sources" (http://www.lib.umd.edu/special/research/) as a starting point, we tested 23 undergraduate and graduate students to assess how well they understood how to find and use special collection materials. The study goes beyond questions of navigability towards a deeper understanding of research behaviors. The initial results indicate that undergraduate, and even graduate, researchers often overcomplicate their search strategies based on behaviors learned for traditional library research. Expectations based on past experiences play a significant role …

Student Users Of Archives: An Analysis Of Recent Data, Erin Passehl, Morgan Daniels

Erin Passehl Stoddart

We report the findings of 16 student interviews conducted at a large public university in fall 2005 as part of the research project "Developing Archival Metrics in College and University Archives and Special Collections." Fourteen archivists and twelve professors from North American academic institutions were also interviewed, in order to determine what aspects of archival interactions these groups found important to measure. This presentation considered how do students, professors, and archivists perceive different aspects of archival service and how would they like to see these evaluated?

Revolutionizing Processing Methods: A Review Of Greene And Meissner, Michele Gibney

Michele Gibney

The paper by Mark A. Greene and Dennis Meissner outlines a problem which is currently occurring in archives across the country as well as the world. They state the case that processing collections to the item level is creating enormous backloads which are unprocessed. So much time is spent on refoldering, removing staples, and documenting each item in a collection that there is no time to actually process the majority of an archives’ holdings. Greene and Meissner conducted a survey and compared responses from 100 respondents in order to compile a well-researched report on how much time, money, and resources …

Cyberspace Publishing, Thomas Bacher

Thomas Bacher

This year’s forum – comprising comments by directors at Georgetown University Press, Johns Hopkins University Press, University of Massachusetts Press, Oxford University Press, and Purdue University Press – is not so very different, though it leans more in the direction of common than of different themes. To no one’s surprise matters digital reign supreme, followed closely by open access and partnering with libraries in creating new opportunities. With regard to the digital, the common thread seems to be not the demise of the printed book – the familiar refrain of doom mongers in recent years – but rather the opportunities …

Creating Database-Backed Library Web Pages Using Open Source Tools (Review), Frank J. Bove

Frank J. Bove

No abstract provided.

Big Opportunities In Access To “Small Science” Data, Harlan Onsrud, James Campbell

Harlan J Onsrud

A distributed infrastructure that would enable those who wish to do so to contribute their scientific or technical data to a universal digital commons could allow such data to be more readily preserved and accessible among disciplinary domains. Five critical issues that must be addressed in developing an efficient and effective data commons infrastructure are described. We conclude that creation of a distributed infrastructure meeting the critical criteria and deployable throughout the networked university library community is practically achievable.

Online Postings Can Be Nightmare For Recruits: In Acting On Google Search Results, However, Law Firms Should Proceed With Caution, Michael D. Mann

Michael D. Mann

No abstract provided.

Another Look At African Cultures Through Picture Books, Dorothy N. Bowen

Dorothy N. Bowen

I realized how difficult it is to describe what life is like for a child growing up in Africa when I was asked to make a presentation to two 6th grade classes. In the course of the presentation, I said, "Africa is not a country:' I had to smile to myself as I saw the shocked look on the face of a little girl sitting right in front of me. Her mouth dropped open and I knew that she thought I had made a very great error.

Atg Interviews Don Beagle (Library Director, Belmont Abbey College, Belmont, Nc), Barbara Tierney

Barbara Tierney

The Prevalence Of Government Information On High School Library And Media Center Websites, Doug Way

Doug Way

In 1997 President Clinton directed federal agencies to develop websites and Internet resources that would serve as “tool(s) for teaching and learning.” The ten years since then have seen an explosion in the amount of government information available to students and educators. Today there are thousands of government websites that specifically target these groups. In addition, over 90 percent of government publications distributed through the Federal Depository Library Program are available on the Internet, making those titles once out of the reach of school libraries just a click away at no cost. To see how school libraries are taking advantage …

The Santa Barbara Public Library: History And Thematic Identifications, Michele Gibney

Michele Gibney

The paper describes the history of the public library in Santa Barbara from 1870 to 1926 while taking into account two of the thematic underpinnings of the American library tradition: women in the profession and the importance of books and libraries in the community. It is divided into three sections including, the importance of books and libraries, women librarianship, and the history of the Santa Barbara Public Library. The library’s ideology and history espouses the themes inherent in American library history. At the same time, some of the qualities of Santa Barbara’s library contradict prevalent ideas of the times—especially in …

The Open Access Revolution: Patterns In Faculty Free Full-Text Publications, K.T. L. Vaughan

K.T. L. Vaughan

No abstract provided.

Bepress Licenses Its Complete Electronic Collection, Researchnow Full Access, To All German Libraries, Irene Perciali

Irene Perciali

Berkeley, CA, April 13, 2007 – The Berkeley Electronic Press ("bepress") is very pleased to announce that ResearchNow Full Access, its collection of 36 peer-reviewed electronic journals and “grey literature” from a variety of scholarly sources, has been selected by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) (German Research Foundation) for a nationwide license. The bepress collection was selected at the initiative of the German National Library of Economics, and will contribute to the DFG’s efforts to make premier-quality digital publications available to all German libraries and German citizens.

For more details, please download the full text of the press release.

Passport To Information Day.Pdf, Lia Hemphill, Elena Soltau

Elena Soltau

Library Places: What Library 2.0 Means For International Library Public Space Design And Use, Mikhail Koulikov, Craig Eich, Stephen Hoover

Mikhail Koulikov

No abstract provided.

Fixing Fair Use, Michael W. Carroll

Michael W. Carroll

The fair use doctrine in copyright law balances expressive freedoms by permitting one to use another's copyrighted expression under certain circumstances. The doctrine's extreme context-sensitivity renders it of little value to those who require reasonable ex ante certainty about the legality of a proposed use. In this Article, Professor Carroll advances a legislative proposal to create a Fair Use Board in the U.S. Copyright Office that would have power to declare a proposed use of another's copyrighted work to be a fair use. Like a private letter ruling from the IRS or a “no action” letter from the SEC, a …

E-Book Evolution: The New Chapter Of Electronic Resources, Bonnie Tijerina, Tammy Sugarman, Heather King

Tammy Sugarman

Panelists discuss several aspects of the electronic book environment: the evolution and current incarnations of e-books, user perceptions, marketing, and how the current access, cost, and use models of e-books affect how libraries develop collections. Presentation includes video clips from interviews with Georgia State University students. Note: File may take a few minutes to download. Within the presentation, click on the blue boxes to view the video clips embedded in the presentation.

Response To The Library Of Congress Request For Comment On Specific Issues In Section 108., Denise Troll Covey

Denise Troll Covey

No abstract provided.