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The D.B. Weldon Library's Instruction Portfolio: A Grassroots, Team-Based Approach, Kim Mcphee, Melanie Mills, Marg Sloan
The D.B. Weldon Library's Instruction Portfolio: A Grassroots, Team-Based Approach, Kim Mcphee, Melanie Mills, Marg Sloan
Marg Sloan
In an effort to address ever-shifting staffing levels and evolving service demands, staff in the Research & Instructional Services department of The D.B. Weldon Library at Western University developed and implemented a new and strategic approach to structuring their work. The ‘Portfolio Model’ provides a framework for organizing the primary functions of the department - collections, instruction and reference - while at the same time preserving liaison at its core. Through a close examination of this grassroots effort and in particular, the achievements realized and challenges faced by the team of librarians and library assistants who together comprise the ‘Instruction …
Common Ground At The Nexus Of Information Literacy And Scholarly Communication, Stephanie Davis-Kahl, Merinda Kaye Hensley
Common Ground At The Nexus Of Information Literacy And Scholarly Communication, Stephanie Davis-Kahl, Merinda Kaye Hensley
Stephanie Davis-Kahl
Common Ground at the Nexus of Information Literacy and Scholarly Communication presents concepts, experiments, collaborations, and strategies at the crossroads of the fields of scholarly communication and information literacy. The seventeen essays and interviews in this volume engage ideas and describe vital partnerships that enrich both information literacy and scholarly communication programs within institutions of higher education. Contributions address core scholarly communication topics such as open access, copyright, authors’ rights, the social and economic factors of publishing, and scholarly publishing through the lens of information literacy. This volume is appropriate for all university and college libraries and for library and …
The Taxonomy Of Maritime Information, Christopher Hoebeke
The Taxonomy Of Maritime Information, Christopher Hoebeke
Christopher H Hoebeke
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Marine Money's "Official Guide To Ship Registries Online" : Commercial Publishing Gumming Up The Flow Of Maritime Information -- For A Profit, Christopher H. Hoebeke
Marine Money's "Official Guide To Ship Registries Online" : Commercial Publishing Gumming Up The Flow Of Maritime Information -- For A Profit, Christopher H. Hoebeke
Christopher H Hoebeke
'The online Guide, at $500 per year, is what those customers currently have at their disposal, with --and I quote-- 'the caliber of reporting, content and service you've come to expect from Marine Money publications.' If that is indeed the caliber you have come to expect in maritime information resources, don't forget to "Like" their page on Facebook."
So You Want To Be A Publisher: Planning And Publishing The Journal Of Escience Librarianship, Raquel Abad, Sally A. Gore, Donna Kafel, Elaine Russo Martin, Lisa A. Palmer, Mary E. Piorun
So You Want To Be A Publisher: Planning And Publishing The Journal Of Escience Librarianship, Raquel Abad, Sally A. Gore, Donna Kafel, Elaine Russo Martin, Lisa A. Palmer, Mary E. Piorun
Sally A. Gore
Objective: To describe the planning process and activities of the University of Massachusetts Medical School's Lamar Soutter Library around the publication of the new Journal of eScience Librarianship (JESLIB). Methods: The University of Massachusetts Medical School’s Lamar Soutter Library through funding from the National Network of Libraries of Medicine has been a leader in educating librarians about eScience and its impact on librarianship. In spring 2011 the Library began to explore the idea of publishing a peer-reviewed, open access electronic journal about eScience and data management for librarians. Planning and implementation considerations included: choosing a unique and appropriate name; infrastructure …