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Florida University Libraries Collection Analysis Project, Anna H. Perrault, Diana Loper

Anna H. Perrault

Collection analysis for 26 Florida University Libraries using OCLC Collection Analysis product.

The SUL project sponsored by FCLA to analyze the book collections of the Florida university libraries was conducted in 2008 utilizing the OCLC WorldCat Collection Analysis service (WCA). The study findings constitute a baseline assessment of the collections of the Florida university libraries.

Professor Emerita, 2008 – School Of Library And Information Science, University Of South Florida. Alumni, 1994 – Florida State University., Anna H. Perrault

Anna H. Perrault

2003 Distinguished Alumni, 2003 Promoted Faculty Award, 2008 Emeritus Faculty Award.

The Impact Of Grey Literature In Advancing Global Karst Research: An Information Needs Assessment For A Globally Distributed Interdisciplinary Community, Todd A. Chavez, Anna H. Perrault, Pete Reehling, Courtney Crummett

Anna H. Perrault

A survey of the global karst community was conducted in 2006. The survey was distributed via the World Wide Web to known karst researchers. The instrument was designed to generate an initial inventory of core grey information types, to assess levels of usage of grey information by the respondents, and to gauge the karst community’s willingness to participate in building and expanding both this collection and the associated controlled vocabularies.

Beta Phi Mu International Honor Society, President, 2005-2007, Anna H. Perrault

Anna H. Perrault

Beta Phi Mu documents include: Newsletter (Message from President), Membership Certificate, Newsletter (Perrault/Vice-President), Beta Phi Mu Plaque Dedication at USF, Photograph at Plaque Dedication.

Digital Dilemmas: The Transformation Of Scholarly Discourse In The Humanities, Anna H. Perrault

Anna H. Perrault

The last two decades of the 20th century brought rapid and cataclysmic change to the industrialized world with the introduction and then invasion of computer technology into every aspect of life. Dissemination of scholarly research in many disciplines had migrated from journals and books produced by scholarly societies and university presses to the for-profit sector. As the corporate publishers began reaping profits from the scholarly enterprise, electronic publication and “taking back” the publication of research were solutions proposed to make the dissemination of research affordable for academe. The research library and scholarly publishing communities are collaborating in the establishment of …

Microforms: Marriages, Mergers, And Migrations, Anna H. Perrault

Anna H. Perrault

“Migration” is a term used to describe the reformatting of materials or the moving of information from one format to a different format. The conversion of printed and original documents to microformats was a migration from paper, which was regarded as impermanent, to film, which was regarded as permanent. Today the term “migration” is most often used to denote the conversion of print or microform texts to electronic format to another. This paper begins with a brief history of the development of microforms as a storage and preservation medium with emphasis on the last two decades of the twentieth century …

Looking From The Outside In: An Evidence-Based Model For Website Usability Assessment, Anna H. Perrault, Vicki L. Gregory, Sonia Ramirez Wohlmuth

Anna H. Perrault

No abstract provided.

Florida Community College Collection Assessment Report, Anna H. Perrault, Richard Madaus, Ann Armbrister, Jeannie Dixon, Heather Thuotte-Pierson

Anna H. Perrault

In 2002 a study was conducted of community college collections in Florida as a follow-up and an additional interval to a similar study conducted in 1998. The analysis in 2002 compared the profile of the LINCC database, three peer groups of community colleges by enrollment size, and each of the twenty-eight community colleges with the 1998 study results. Among the significant findings are: The median age of LINCC collective holdings improved between 1998 and 2002, declining from 24 years to 22 years. The “year reached 50%” for the LINCC database in 2002 was 1980, meaning that half of the monographs …

Global Collective Resources: A Study Of Monographic Bibliographic Records In Worldcat., Anna H. Perrault

Anna H. Perrault

In 2001, WorldCat, the primary international bibliographic utility, contained 45 million records with over 750 million library location listings. These records span over 4,000 years of recorded knowledge in 377 languages.1 Under the auspices of an OCLC/ALISE research grant, a bibliometric study was conducted of WorldCat. A 10% systematic random sample of the database was analyzed utilizing the OCLC iCAS product to profile the monographic bibliographic records in WorldCat by type of library, subject, language, and publication date parameters. The profile details the Ainformation commons@ of global publication made accessible through the OCLC international network.

There were 3,378,272 usable records …

The Florida Community College Statewide Collection Assessment Project: Outcomes And Impact, Anna H. Perrault, Tina Adams, Jeannie Dixon, Rhonda Smith

Anna H. Perrault

A collection assessment project was conducted in 1998 of the twenty-eight community college library/Library Resource Center (LRC) collections in Florida.1 The evaluative materials provided to each of the institutions produced a number of outcomes. To assess the project’s impact, a survey was conducted in fall 2000. The impact study found that, in the opinion of library administrators, the Florida Community College Collection Assessment study had influenced the appropriation of additional funds, informed librarians’ collection development decisions, and affected the weeding of collections through the presentation of institution-specific collection assessment reports that were provided for each library. The major finding of …

The Integration Of Assessment Of Student Learning Outcomes And Teaching Effectiveness, Anna H. Perrault, Vicki Gregory, James Carey

Anna H. Perrault

This paper reports the conceptual phase of the USF School of Library and Information Science’s participation in the Pew Trust Challenge Grant project “Innovations in Faculty Work Life,” administered by the Harvard Graduate School of Education. The SLIS was selected as one of nine departments at USF to participate in a Pilot Study for Alternate Measures of Teaching Effectiveness, one of two foci in the USF Harvard Challenge Grant project. The SLIS developed student learning outcomes goals for the graduate program in library and information science. The goal for teaching is formulated in programmatic objectives for student learning outcomes and …

The Role Of Worldcat In Resources Sharing In The New Dynamics And Economics Of Collection Development, Pt. 1, Anna H. Perrault

Anna H. Perrault

The 30th anniversary of WorldCat was celebrated in 2001. At that time, there were 45 million records with over 750 million location listings, spanning over 4,000 years of recorded knowledge in 377 languages. In the anniversary year, a bibliometric study was begun under the auspices of an OCLC/ALISE research grant. A 10% systematic random sample of the database was analyzed utilizing the OCLC iCAS software to profile the monographic contents of WorldCat by type of library, subject and language parameters. The profile reveals the extent of global publication made accessible through the OCLC international network. Several findings of the study …

The Effects Of High Median Age On Currency Of Resources In Community College Library Collections, Anna H. Perrault, Richard Madaus, Ann Armbrister, Jeannie Dixon, Rhonda Smith

Anna H. Perrault

In 1998, a comprehensive study was conducted of the monograph collections of the twenty-eight public community colleges in Florida. This article reports the findings of that study with respect to median age and currency of resources. The rationale for the interpretation of the findings in the Florida Community College Collection Assessment Project is congruent with the philosophy that college collections should emphasize the instructional and curricular needs of students and, therefore, that the collections should emphasize current resources rather than retrospective depth. The findings on median age from the Florida Community College study serve as an example for the discussion …

The Printed Book: Still In Need Of Ccd, Anna H. Perrault

Anna H. Perrault

The present state of the printed book in the "national collection" or commons of resources owned by U.S. academic libraries is reviewed. The status of collecting of foreign language monographs is emphasized. The future of collecting printed materials is considered in the context of an international information commons and cooperation beyond the North American academic library community.

National Collecting Trends: Methods And Findings, Anna H. Perrault

Anna H. Perrault

The primary focus of collection evaluation and assessment has been the subjective judgment of the strengths and weaknesses of library collections. The process has generally been a local application, often utilizing peer group comparative data. Quantitative collection analysis to support the subjective processes of collection evaluation and assessment is now almost universally conducted through extraction of data from local systems or network databases. National collecting patterns can be studied through the use of data extracted from the bibliographic utilities. This article examines the use of data from the OCLC/AMIGOS Collection Analysis CD and standard statistical series as a methodology for …

An Assessment Of The Collective Resources Base Of Florida Community College Library Collections: A Profile With Interpretative Analysis, Anna H. Perrault, Richard Madaus, Ann Armbrister, Jeannie Dixon, Rhonda Smith

Anna H. Perrault

The Florida Community College Assessment Project is the first reported statewide assessment for community college collections using quantitative data extracted from a network information system. The collection analysis is based upon bibliometric data extracted from LINCC, the Library Information Network for Community Colleges in Florida. The analysis of the aggregated resources base by imprint year shows that the resources of Florida community colleges are significantly out of date with outdated materials prevalent in all major subject divisions including the sciences and health sciences. This is the only reported project to analyze data from a network collective resources base of community …

Scholarly Communication: From Codex To Virtual Book?, Anna H. Perrault

Anna H. Perrault

No abstract provided.

Telecommuting And Intranets: The Role Of Special Libraries, Anna H. Perrault

Anna H. Perrault

No abstract provided.

Study Confirms Increased Homogeneity In Academic Library Acquisitions, Anna H. Perrault

Anna H. Perrault

Article based on “The Changing Print Resource Base of Academic Libraries in the United States: A Comparison of Collection Patterns in Seventy-two ARL Academic Libraries of Non-serial Imprints for the Years 1985 and 1989, Ph.D. dissertation, The Florida State University, 1994. This research received the 1995 ALISE Doctoral Dissertation Award.

Academic Library Monograph Collections: The Watershed Era, 1985-1995, Anna H. Perrault

Anna H. Perrault

No abstract provided.

Reinventing Resource Sharing, Anna H. Perrault

Anna H. Perrault

No abstract provided.

Librarian, Louisiana State University Libraries, 1969-1993, Anna H. Perrault

Anna H. Perrault

Librarian, Louisiana State University Libraries, 1969-1993: Remote Information and Electronic Services Reference Services Division Collection Development Division Louisiana Rare Book Rooms Reclassification Division, Cataloger Information Desk Librarian and Assistant Interlibrary Loan Librarian

Lumières, Anna H. Perrault

Anna H. Perrault

Published by Friends of the Library, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge. Newsletters from November 1975 to Spring 1993.