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Nemo News, Volume 6, Issue 2, Uno Library Science Education

NEMO Newsletter

This issue of NEMO News features Advice from the Frontlines from Rebecca Sims, Important Dates and Reminders, Student Spotlight on Jacob Rundle, Contratulations, and 2010 Heartland School Library Conference.

Wandering The Web: Pop Culture Websites, Maureen Cropper

Against the Grain

No abstract provided.

From The University Presses - Google 2.0: Still A Mixed Blessing?, Sanford G. Thatcher

Against the Grain

No abstract provided.

How The Dark Horse Came In: Portland State University Library Acquires Dark Horse Comics Archive, Michael S. Bowman, Cristine Paschild, Kimberly Willson-St. Clair

Library Faculty Publications and Presentations

The article reports on the acquisition made by the Portland State University (PSU) on the archives of Dark Horse Comics Inc. The acquisition is done after PSU alumnus and founder of Dark Horse Comics Mark Richardson donated multiple copies of the past issues of their publication and succeeding copies of the publication. The donation is also for the purpose of preserving the publication in the university library. The donated publication is also expected to be used by researchers as a destination resource in popular culture, gender studies, and sequential art. Donating copies to the library, Richardson also expects to create …

Rendering Information Literacy Relevant: A Case-Based Pedagogy, Andy Spackman, Leticia Camacho

Faculty Publications

The authors describe the use of case studies in a program of extracurricular library instruction and explain the benefits of case teaching in developing information literacy. The paper presents details of example cases and analyzes surveys to evaluate the impact of case teaching on student satisfaction.

Before It’S Too Late: A Digital Game Preservation White Paper, Henry Lowood, Devin Monnens, Zach Vowell, Judd Ethan Ruggill, Ken S. Mcallister, Andrew Armstrong

Library Scholarship

Over the last four decades, electronic games have profoundly changed the way people play, learn, and connect with each other. Despite the tremendous impact of electronic games, however, until recently, relatively few programs existed to preserve them for future generations of players and researchers. Recognizing the need to save the original content and intellectual property of electronic games from media rot, obsolescence, and loss, the Game Preservation Special Interest Group of the International Game Developers Association has issued a white paper summarizing why electronic games should be preserved, problems that must be solved to do so, some potential solutions, and …

Value And Validity Of Art Zines As An Art Form, Susan E. Thomas

Brooklyn Library Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

September/October 2009, Stall Times

University Library Stall Times

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Op Ed -- Letterhead, The Wilderness, And Google, Jonathan D. Lauer

Against the Grain

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Standards Column -- Mandatory E-Only Deposit Proposal By The U.S. Copyright Office: Standards Issues, Todd Carpenter

Against the Grain

No abstract provided.

Children’S Book Update For 2008-2009, Gregory A. Martin

Library Faculty Presentations

This bibliography was used for a presentation for the Xenia (Ohio) Community Schools Elementary Librarian and Library Aides on children's books published during 2008-2009.

Open House In The Ivory Tower: Public Programming At An Academic Library, Rochelle Smith, Ben Hunter

E-JASL 1999-2009 (Volumes 1-10)

Abstract

Public programming, a frequently used outreach tool for public libraries, is far less common in academic libraries. This article examines the University of Idaho Library’s efforts to attract both university and community members with public programming, delving into detail for three specific grant-funded discussion series: one on Jewish literature, one on graphic novels, and one on jazz. Strategies for location selection, advertising, scheduling and funding are all discussed with commentary on what worked well, what didn’t, and how public programming fits into the mission of an academic library.

Rod Library Newsletter: Rod Notes, V2n1, June 2009, University Of Northern Iowa. Rod Library.

Library Newsletter

In This Issue:

-- UNISTAR
-- Rod Library Multipurpose Room
-- WAVES Come Ashore at UNI
-- New Library Website Coming this Summer
-- Graphic Novels

How Do Elementary School Boys Characterize Their Reading Favorites And Behaviors?, Brenda J. Koonce

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to determine if there is a boy crisis in our schools. It also looked at what the boys are interested in and what are they reading. The study investigated the latest research on young boys struggling to read, and their comparison to young girls.

The study provided evidence of their favorite books and authors. It furnished information on the boys' computer and television time. The study showed how the boys selected books and where they located new books. Percentages were presented about their personal libraries.

Overall, the study investigated how to make classrooms and …

(The Way I See It): Try On A New Pair Of Sensible Shoes: What Libraries Can Learn About Customer Service And Organizational Culture, Rebecca Tolley-Stokes

ETSU Faculty Works

No abstract provided.

(The Way I See It): Try On A New Pair Of Sensible Shoes: What Libraries Can Learn About Customer Service And Organizational Culture, Rebecca Tolley-Stokes

Rebecca Tolley

No abstract provided.

Spring 2009, John M. Pfau Library

Peacock – John M. Pfau Library Newsletter

Contents:

• A Very Special Night Indeed by Bonnie Petry
• Enthusiastic planning by Cesar Caballero
• Kindred Spirits by Lisa Bartle
• Thou Weedy, Sheep-Biting, Ratsbane! by Stacy Magedanz
• Marginalia by Bonnie Petry
• People in the News
• Movie Review: Thinking Outside the Box by Les Kong
• A New Look and Feel by Barbara Quarton
• Sunshine Week National Dialogue Webinar by Jill Vassilakos-Long
• Pfau Library Steps Up to the Plate: Hispanic American Baseball Archive

Lanthorn, Vol. 43, No. 46, February 23, 2009, Grand Valley State University

Volume 43, July 10, 2008 - June 7, 2009

Lanthorn is Grand Valley State's student newspaper, published from 1968 to the present.

Lanthorn, Vol. 43, No. 44, February 16, 2009, Grand Valley State University

Volume 43, July 10, 2008 - June 7, 2009

Lanthorn is Grand Valley State's student newspaper, published from 1968 to the present.

Fay B. Kaigler Children's Book Festival, Karen Rowell, University Of Southern Mississippi, The University Of Southern Mississippi's School Of Library And Information Science

Fay B. Kaigler Children's Book Festival Programs

The program for the forty-second annual Fay B. Kaigler Children's Book Festival held on the campus of The University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg, Mississippi in 2009.

Olininfo, January 2009, Olin Library

OlinInfo

Newsletter of the Franklin W. Olin Library at Rollins College

Collaborative Tools Used To Organize A Library Camp Unconference, Laura Crossett, Joseph R. Kraus, Steve Lawson

Collaborative Librarianship

From July to October, 2008, Laura Crossett, Joseph Kraus and Steve Lawson organized the Library Camp of the West (http://librarycampwest.pbwiki.com/). This was an unconference that took place on October 10, 2008 at the University of Denver. The authors used many technology tools to organize the event, such as email, wikis, blogs, two tools from Google, the Doodle scheduling Website, Flickr and more. This article will explain how they used those tools to prepare for the unconference.

Greetings From Illinois: The Booth Library Postcard Collection, Ellen Kathryn Corrigan

Faculty Research & Creative Activity

Caption text from "Greetings from Illinois: The Booth Library Postcard Collection," an independently curated exhibit on display at Booth Library, Eastern Illinois University, August-September 2009, promoting the newly-launched digital collection.

Information Literacy, “New” Literacies, And Literacy, John Buschman

Library Publications

Literacy was once thought to be well-understood and well-defined. However, it has been argued that the digital world has disrupted any notions of literacy, supplanted with “new” forms of literacies in various new literacy studies and now, in the library and information science (LIS) scholarship as they apply to information literacy (IL). But, do the old forms of literacy in fact hold LIS back, and, do the critiques of conceptions of literacy fully represent that foundational scholarship? Are the “new” literacies really that different from traditional notions of literacy? A review of: concepts of literacy and IL that have been …

Number 10 Spring/Summer 2009, Special Collections Research Center

Newsletters from The Special Collection Research Center - The Courant

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Emperor Norton I: The Rise Of A San Francisco Cultural Icon 1859-1880, Dieter Martin

WWU Graduate School Collection

The California Gold Rush had a profound effect on the emerging city of San Francisco. Extreme highs and lows in the economic environment created an atmosphere in which the city's citizens were used to hardship and adversity. These conditions, combined with the importance of the newspaper industry explain the emergence of an eccentric individual such as Emperor Norton. Although he began his career in San Francisco as a prominent businessman, it is his later life as the self declared Emperor of the United States and Protector of Mexico which is most remembered today. Joshua Norton's career as Emperor mirrored that …

Greetings From Illinois: The Booth Library Postcard Collection, Ellen Corrigan

Ellen K. Corrigan

Caption text from "Greetings from Illinois: The Booth Library Postcard Collection," an independently curated exhibit on display at Booth Library, Eastern Illinois University, August-September 2009, promoting the newly-launched digital collection.

Characteristics Of Japanese Block Printed Books In The Edo Period: 1603–1867, Kazuko Hioki

Library Faculty and Staff Publications

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