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Lessons From The Field: Kinship As An Intervention (Library Resources), Holy Cross Libraries

Library Resources for Campus Events

A bibliography of resources available through the Holy Cross Libraries which provide additional information related to “Lessons from the Field: Kinship as an Intervention,” a lecture by Rev. Gregory Boyle, S.J., founder and executive director of Homeboy Industries, held at the College of the Holy Cross on February 6, 2017.

Homeboy Industries is the largest gang intervention, rehabilitation and re-entry program in the world

Review Of Aaron And Alexander: The Most Famous Duel In American History By Don Brown, Christiana O. Manthei

Library Intern Book Reviews

No abstract provided.

Review Of From Apple Trees To Cider, Please! By Felicia Sanzari Chernesky, Lauren E. Yost

Library Intern Book Reviews

No abstract provided.

Review Of The Day The Crayons Came Home By Drew Daywalt, Jessica A. Elder

Library Intern Book Reviews

No abstract provided.

Review Of The Nutcracker Comes To America: How Three Ballet-Loving Brothers Created A Holiday Tradition By Chris Barton & Cathy Gendron, Christiana O. Manthei

Library Intern Book Reviews

No abstract provided.

Review Of Beastly Babies By Ellen Jackson & Brendan Wenzel, Christiana O. Manthei

Library Intern Book Reviews

No abstract provided.

Rebecca Ziegler Papers, Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections

Finding Aids

This collection consists of exhibition materials researched and prepared by Rebecca Zeigler from her work as a reference librarian at Georgia Southern University’s Zach S. Henderson Library. Materials span 1990 - 2016 and cover a range of subjects.

Find this collection in the University Libraries' catalog.

Emerging Trends And Human Resource Management In Library And Information Centers, Kishor Chandra Satpathy, Krishnamati Singha

Edited Books

No abstract provided.

Milner Library Annual Report, 2017, Milner Library

Milner Library Publications

Annual Report for Milner Library, Illinois State University.

Digital Library And Open Access Initiatives: Responses, Strategies And Emerging Trends, Kishor Chandra Satpathy

Edited Books

No abstract provided.

Tactile Libraries: Material Collections In Art, Architecture And Design, Mark Pompelia, Fleet Library, Rebecca Cooper Coleman

Faculty & Librarian Work

Collections of material samples to support teaching and research in art, architecture, and design disciplines are increasingly created and administered through academic libraries. Providing a unique and valuable hands-on and immersive experience, materials collections offer broad appeal across multiple disciplines and respond to curricular trends that emphasize critical and design thinking skills for students as future practitioners. Institutional collections may have a broad scope or a particular focus such as innovation or sustainability, the built environment, or textiles. Acquisition strategies, organizational approaches, and curricular programming must be adapted to the immediate needs of a particular school, offering opportunities for art …

Review Of The Night World By Mordicai Gerstein, Lauren E. Yost

Library Intern Book Reviews

No abstract provided.

Milner Library Makerspace Working Group Final Report, Chad Kahl

Milner Library Publications

The Makerspace Working Group was created in 2016 with the following charge:

To investigate the development of a makerspace in Milner Library’s uLab space. Specifically, the project team will explore the professional literature, perform a needs assessment, gather feedback from campus and external users and identify potential campus and off-campus partners to define what should be included in the makerspace. The team will produce a schedule for development of the makerspace, ascertain short- and long-term expenses, identify potential staffing and corresponding professional development and training needs, and develop an assessment plan for makerspace usage.

Interest in a potential makerspace grew …

The Crusades And The Crusaders (Library Resources), Holy Cross Libraries

Library Resources for Campus Events

A bibliography of resources available through the Holy Cross Libraries which provide additional information related to “Crusades and Crusaders,” a lecture by Kevin Madigan '82, held at the College of the Holy Cross on March 23, 2017.

Professor Madigan explains what the Crusades were and explores how Crusaders viewed themselves as pilgrims on an armed expedition undertaken for Christ, authorized by the Pope, who were given full remission of their sins. He also traces the historiography of the Crusades in the 19th and 20th centuries to lay context for decision of the Holy Cross student body in 1925 to adopt …

Mlk Book Read 2017 (Library Resources), Holy Cross Libraries

Library Resources for Campus Events

A bibliography of resources available through the Holy Cross Libraries which provide additional information related to the MLK Winter Book Read, based on the best-seller “Between the World and Me” by Ta-Nehisi Coates.

What Is College For? (Library Resources), Holy Cross Libraries

Library Resources for Campus Events

A bibliography of resources available through the Holy Cross Libraries which provide additional information related to “What is College For?," a lecture by Andrew Delblanco held at the College of the Holy Cross March 1 2017.

Delbanco reviews the history of higher education in the United States, addresses some of the criticism and shortcomings of liberal education today, and makes the case why liberal education is still of value.

The talk is the Thomas More Lecture on the Humanities.

Tolstoy And Spirituality (Library Resources), Holy Cross Libraries

Library Resources for Campus Events

A bibliography of resources available through the Holy Cross Libraries which provide additional information related to “Tolstoy and Spirituality,” a conference held at the College of the Holy Cross April 21-22, 2017.

in this conference, an international slate of authors and scholars of Tolstoy's writings analyze his works of fiction and non-fiction to assess the viability and fruitfulness of his approach to Christianity.

Globalization Of Science In The Middle East And North Africa,18th-20th Centuries (Library Resources), Holy Cross Libraries

Library Resources for Campus Events

A bibliography of resources available through the Holy Cross Libraries which provide additional information related to “Globalization of Science in the Middle East and North Africa,18th-20th Centuries" a conference held at the College of the Holy Cross March 24-24, 2017.

This conference brought together scholars to explore important issues related to the history of science in the Middle East and North Africa region during the 18th-20th centuries — a critical period of change and modernization when Middle Easterners were concerned about rising power of European states and societies and the relative weakness of Islamic ones. Keynote speaker Carla Nappi, Canada …

Forgotten By The Food Movement? (Library Resources), Holy Cross Libraries

Library Resources for Campus Events

A bibliography of resources available through the Holy Cross Libraries which provide additional information related to "Forgotten by the Food Movement?," a lecture by Margaret Gray held at the College of the Holy Cross on February 2, 2017.

Annual Report, 2017-2018, Humboldt State University Library

Library Publications

• Celebrating Student Learning & Humboldt
• Native Voices Traveling Exhibit
• Welcome Leah Gazan
• Learning by Making
• Publish with HSU Press
• Diversity & Equity in the Library
• Students Build Flight Simulator
• Rocks, Socks, & Other Fun Summer Activities
• Grant to Support Local Community
• Building Connections Through Course Materials on Reserve
• Study Spaces
• By the Numbers

Focus Groups As A Method To Build Library Services And Partnerships Across The Institution, Courtney R. Butler, Megan Molinaro

Posters

BACKGROUND: Children's Mercy is an independent, non-profit, 367-bed pediatric health system with multiple clinic locations and a strong focus on research. It offers a pediatric residency program and over 37 subspecialty fellowship programs.

New initiatives go through many steps from conception to implementation. The focus of this case study is to describe how gathering feedback from stakeholders during proposal development provided valuable insight, secured stakeholder collateral to support requests for administrative approval and funding, and marked the beginning of new productive institution-wide partnerships.

PROJECT STAGES:
Identify Needs
Identify Stakeholders
Evaluate Software
Conduct Focus Groups
Develop Fair Market Analysis/Executive Summary
Convene …