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Applying Evidence-Based Librarianship To Developing Countries Based Ict Training Programs, Fred C. Pond

University Libraries Faculty and Staff Publications

As information communication technology (ICT) continues to develop in all areas of the world, ongoing technology training is vital for information professionals to keep abreast of technological advances in their practice However, planning and managing developing country-based training programs can be challenging under extraordinary conditions, such as training in non-native languages and variable skill levels among trainees.

Applying principles of evidence-based librarianship, in particular the use of measurement data offers several opportunities for improving ICT training. First, assessing trainees’ skills and experience will provide the trainer with important data in order to tailor training to the needs of the trainees. …

Model For A Transnational Biomedical Library Partnership In The Digital Age, Fred C. Pond, William F. Garrity, Ellis L. Rolett, Tom L. Mead, Virginia V. Rolett

University Libraries Faculty and Staff Publications

In this paper we describe our experience working with Russian libraries in Petrozavodsk (Republic of Karelia) and St. Petersburg. The Dartmouth Medical School has collaborated with the Faculty of Medicine and teaching hospitals of Petrozavodsk State University since 1992. Between 1992 and 2000, in support of a medical exchange program, Dartmouth donated medical textbooks and journals to the National Library of the Republic of Karelia, created subject bibliographies on a variety of medical conditions, trained librarians in the use of the MEDLINE database, and provided full-text reprints of journal articles to faculty members at Petrozavodsk State University.

In 2000, Dartmouth …

What's Best For Students: Comparing The Effectiveness Of A Traditional Print Pathfinder And A Web-Based Research Tool, Trina J. Magi

University Libraries Faculty and Staff Publications

This quantitative study compared a print pathfinder and a web-based research tool in library instruction for two sections of a first-year business course. The traditional print pathfinder received higher ratings on use, ease of use, and helpfulness, but both tools resulted in students citing a similar number of recommended sources.

Issues In Providing Information Literacy Training: Our Kosovo Experience, Fred C. Pond

University Libraries Faculty and Staff Publications

As part of a partnership of two medical schools, Dartmouth's Biomedical Libraries is providing leadership in the provision of information literacy training to students, faculty and staff of the Medical Faculty of University of Prishtina. Initial steps include establishing rapport between University of Prishtina and Dartmouth College partners, identifying knowledgeable trainers/educators, and designing a responsive training protocol, to act as the basis for initial train-the-trainer personnel as well as the end user.

This poster focuses on issues which arise, such as the more apparent ones of language and culture differences, and the less clear, such as navigating a steady Internet …

Rebuilding Medical Libraries & Information Technology In Kosova/Kosovo, Fred Pond

University Libraries Faculty and Staff Publications

As noted in IFLA/FAIFE's April 2000 report entitled Libraries in Kosova/Kosovo, 'library professionals in Kosova face a major task to reconstruct library buildings and re-establish library services at all levels.' Dartmouth Medical School (New Hampshire, USA) is partnering with University of Prishtina in leading an initiative to:

• Establish a centralized library and information technology center to serve the needs of University of Prishtina medical faculty, students and librarians;

• Implement and foster a university high speed information technology structure to support medical education, research and patient care;

• Train University of Prishtina medical faculty, librarians and students to effectively …

Music Collections In American Public Libraries, Linda B. Fairtile, Karen M. Burke

University Libraries Faculty and Staff Publications

This article presents a broad survey of music collections in public libraries in the United States. Characteristics common to the majority of American public libraries are discussed, including origin, funding, and mission as an educational institution. Using a 1949 survey compiled by Otto Luening, Music Materials and the Public Library, as a basis for comparison, the authors surveyed seven libraries representing one or more of the following communities: small towns, school districts with nationally recognized music education programs, large cities, and locations associated recognizably "American" musical styles (e.g., New Orleans and jazz). The results this informal web survey demonstrate …

Enhancing Women's Studies Action Research Projects Through Technology, Lucretia Mcculley

University Libraries Faculty and Staff Publications

This article describes how library and Internet technology enhanced an action research assignment in a unique women’s studies program, Women Involved in Living and Learning (WILL), at the University of Richmond. The Women’s Studies Liaison Librarian and the Director of the WILL Program collaborated to provide a meaningful assignment that incorporated the use of online databases and the Internet. The main objective of the assignment was to provide a research opportunity whereby the students would learn to use electronic women’s studies resources and actually utilize the information into some type of social action, such as writing a letter, volunteering in …

Feminist Empowerment Through The Internet, Lucretia Mcculley, Patricia Patterson

University Libraries Faculty and Staff Publications

The University of Richmond's upper division Political Science course, "Women and Power in American Politics," has several ambitions. Among these is an exploration of the power of information technology to foster political research by and about women and to advance feminist political aims.

Women's Studies Student Questionnaire, Lucretia Mcculley, Patricia Patterson

University Libraries Faculty and Staff Publications

The University of Richmond Women's Studies program developed a student questionnaire in 1996 as part of larger program assessment project from 1993-1996.

Linking Secondary School Students With College-Level Resources: Guidelines For Borrowing Privileges And Library Instruction, Lucretia Mcculley

University Libraries Faculty and Staff Publications

Boatwright Library at the University of Richmond has developed a cooperative program with high school librarians to provide service to local high school students. The Library grants limited circulation privileges and offers library instruction for assignments that require university-level library resources. The program has reduced inappropriate library behavior by high school students and may help the University attract additional students. Future plans include closer cooperation with high school librarians.

A Model For College Library Visits, Lucretia Mcculley, Christine Campbell

University Libraries Faculty and Staff Publications

Describes how classroom teachers and librarians at J.R. Tucker High School in Henrico County, Va. worked together with librarians at the Boatwright Memorial Library of the University of Richmond to make a research project beneficial to the students.

Book Review: Cd-Rom And Other Optical Information Systems, Fred Pond

University Libraries Faculty and Staff Publications

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Catching Diverse Users In The Library Instruction Web, Lucretia Mcculley

University Libraries Faculty and Staff Publications

The 1988 LOEX (Library Orientation and Exchange) Conference challenged our instructional staff to think beyond our traditional instruction program for our university students. With a well established freshman and upperclass student program, what other groups did we need to focus on? Four librarians from the University of Richmond (UR), including three reference librarians and the Director of Public Services, attended the LOEX Conference in Bowling Green, Ohio in May of 1988. The conference theme was "Reaching and Teaching Diverse Library User Groups" and it concentrated on atypical groups within a college or university community such as international students, high school …

Public Use Of Academic Libraries In Virginia, Lucretia Mcculley, Dan Ream

University Libraries Faculty and Staff Publications

Although often thought of as the domain of public libraries, providing access and services to the general public has long been an important, and sometimes controversial, issue for academic libraries. State and national policies have been suggested, but none have yet provided any definitive guidance to academic libraries in Virginia, leaving each institution free to find its own way of dealing with access and services to anyone outside its primary clientele of students, faculty, and staff. As the Association of College and Research Libraries' 1975 Access Policy Guidelines states,

Institutional goals and circumstances are highly variable, making it both unworkable …

Basic International Reference Sources, Lucretia Mcculley

University Libraries Faculty and Staff Publications

Numerous reference sources are available to help librarians answer questions regarding the geographical and cultural characteristics of nations. In this article, Lucretia McCulley identifies the features that determine the quality of such materials, and explains how each of 13 research aids meets her criteria.