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Common Phrases...And The Amazing Stories Behind Them, Lizzy A. Walker
Common Phrases...And The Amazing Stories Behind Them, Lizzy A. Walker
Lizzy A. Walker
In Max Cryer's Common Phrases...and the Amazing Stories Behind Them, the author discusses the history of some of the most used phrases in the English language. He answers the common question, "Who said it first?" (7). Part of Cryer's reason for writing this book is based on the fact that "the originators of many of our most useful second-hand remarks go uncredited" (7). He gives credit where credit is due (though, sadly, this phrase is left out of the book).
Scribes, Scripts, And Books: The Book Arts From Antiquity To The Renaissance, Lizzy A. Walker
Scribes, Scripts, And Books: The Book Arts From Antiquity To The Renaissance, Lizzy A. Walker
Lizzy A. Walker
Leila Avrin gives an extensive and informative exploration into book arts in her book Scribes, Scripts, and Books: The Book Arts from Antiquity to the Renaissance. Her experience as a faculty member at the School of Library and Archive Studies at the University of Jerusalem, as well as having an MLS from the University of Michigan and a doctorate in art history, adds to the content between the covers of this book.
Marketing And Promotion Of Library Services Using Web 2.0: An Annotated Mediagraphy, T. Ivie, B. Mckay, F. May, J. Mitchell, H. Mortimer, L. A. Walker
Marketing And Promotion Of Library Services Using Web 2.0: An Annotated Mediagraphy, T. Ivie, B. Mckay, F. May, J. Mitchell, H. Mortimer, L. A. Walker
Lizzy A. Walker
Marketing and promotion are important for any organization that provides services to consumers. Marketing and promotion allow an organization to inform, remind, or persuade the consumer by sharing information about goods or services, community involvement, or societal impact. Simply stated, these efforts encompass anything libraries do to let the community know who they are, what they do, and what they offer. The goal of marketing is to keep the product in the minds of the customer: in the case of libraries it is to keep the customer aware of the library, to provide them with knowledge about the library’s physical …
Earning A Master’S Degree In Library And Information Science: First Steps, F. May, K. Brumley, G. Marker, Lizzy A. Walker
Earning A Master’S Degree In Library And Information Science: First Steps, F. May, K. Brumley, G. Marker, Lizzy A. Walker
Lizzy A. Walker
What would it take for you to embark on the great adventure known as a Master’s degree? A panel discussion at the 2011 Southwest Idaho Library Association conference focused on beginning this journey. The four panelists, all students in the University of North Texas (UNT) Library and Information Science program, shared insights into pursuing a graduate degree. This article summarizes their advice to prospective graduate students.