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Consortial Collection Analysis To Reduce Unnecessary Monographic Duplication, Leslie Horner Button Oct 2011

Consortial Collection Analysis To Reduce Unnecessary Monographic Duplication, Leslie Horner Button

Leslie Horner Button

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The Good, The Bad, And The Ambigious: Perspectives On Cooperative Collection Development In Two Consortia, Leslie Horner Button Jun 2011

The Good, The Bad, And The Ambigious: Perspectives On Cooperative Collection Development In Two Consortia, Leslie Horner Button

Leslie Horner Button

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Library Stats As An Assessment Tool, Maira Bundza Mar 2011

Library Stats As An Assessment Tool, Maira Bundza

Maira Bundza

Western Michigan University has been working on creating a culture of assessment for ten years. The libraries have been using LibQUAL, a user satisfaction survey, since 2004, but have been gathering other statistics and assessment data over these same years. It is time to put it all together into an assessment plan.

Library Stats is an open source tool for maintaining reference statistics. It provides the opportunity to keep rich statistics on each reference transaction, including the actual question and answer. WMU implemented the use of Library Stats across all reference areas in 2009 and has already used the data …


Gale Science In Context, Megan Sheffield Feb 2011

Gale Science In Context, Megan Sheffield

Megan Sheffield

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Educating For The Archival Multiverse, Kimberly D. Anderson, Joel A. Blanco-Rivera, Snowden Becker, Michelle Caswell, I-Ting Emily Chu, Morgan Daniels, Shannon Faulkhead, Anne Gilliland, Amy Greer, Francesca Guerra, Tyrone Howard, Trond Jacobsen, David Kim, Allison Krebs, Andrew J. Lau, Sue Mckemmish, Ellen Pearlstein, Liladhar R. Pendse, Ricardo Punzalan, Elizabeth Shepherd, Joanna Steele, Kelvin L. White, Milna Willer, Vivian Wong Jan 2011

Educating For The Archival Multiverse, Kimberly D. Anderson, Joel A. Blanco-Rivera, Snowden Becker, Michelle Caswell, I-Ting Emily Chu, Morgan Daniels, Shannon Faulkhead, Anne Gilliland, Amy Greer, Francesca Guerra, Tyrone Howard, Trond Jacobsen, David Kim, Allison Krebs, Andrew J. Lau, Sue Mckemmish, Ellen Pearlstein, Liladhar R. Pendse, Ricardo Punzalan, Elizabeth Shepherd, Joanna Steele, Kelvin L. White, Milna Willer, Vivian Wong

Kimberly D. Anderson

Diversity addresses issues of inclusivity and the systemic nature of exclusivity in various settings, including the role of archival education in preparing new generations of archival practitioners, educators, and researchers. This article discusses why pluralist approaches might help to achieve greater diversity and cultural sensitivity in practice and scholarship. It addresses three key components of such approaches: identifying ways in which dominant cultural paradigms narrow archival pedagogy and practice; envisioning and exploring alternatives to these paradigms; and developing an archival educational framework to promote a critique of professional and societal norms and include diverse perspectives on archival theory and practice. …