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Documenting Women’S Civil War Experiences In The Ohio Valley At The Filson, Eric Willey Oct 2013

Documenting Women’S Civil War Experiences In The Ohio Valley At The Filson, Eric Willey

Faculty and Staff Publications – Milner Library

This collections essay describes archival collections of the Filson Historical Society of Louisville, Kentucky. These collections document women and their experiences in the American Civil War.


The Future Of Peer-Reviewed Scientific Video Journals, David Stern Sep 2013

The Future Of Peer-Reviewed Scientific Video Journals, David Stern

Faculty and Staff Publications – Milner Library

Video journals, pioneered by JoVE, The Journal of Visualized Experiments (jove.com), are the next phase for publishing peer reviewed material. The platform and associated policies and procedures are specifically designed to effectively handle information in video format. JoVE is unique and important, both in proposing industry standards and challenging existing publishing practices and infrastructures. It is leading the way toward mainstreaming many other alternative media formats. This article will discuss some of the underlying considerations and implications.


Documenting 'Herstories' In The Ohio Valley At The Filson, Eric Willey Jul 2013

Documenting 'Herstories' In The Ohio Valley At The Filson, Eric Willey

Faculty and Staff Publications – Milner Library

This collection essay describes archival collections held by the Filson Historical Society of Louisville, Kentucky. The collections described document women’s contributions to the region’s history, their struggles and triumphs, and the contours of their daily lives, including interactions with family, peers, neighbors, and business associates.


Waiting For Weighted Navigation, David Stern Apr 2013

Waiting For Weighted Navigation, David Stern

Faculty and Staff Publications – Milner Library

The article looks at the potential technical navigation changes that will improve web search experience based on U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information data. The data stated that experienced searchers used methods that improve searching of online entries through refining results according to known quality journals, famous key authors, and major institutions. OSTI applied Google Analytics to evaluate access statistics for its resources from primary libraries.


Bluegrass Discography [Review], Anne Shelley Feb 2013

Bluegrass Discography [Review], Anne Shelley

Faculty and Staff Publications – Milner Library

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Establishing Twenty-First-Century Information Fluency, Jennifer Sharkey Jan 2013

Establishing Twenty-First-Century Information Fluency, Jennifer Sharkey

Faculty and Staff Publications – Milner Library

In an effort to infuse information fluency into programming and curriculum, consideration of the learning environment and methods for integrating technology is essential.


Naxos Music Library Mobile Application [Review], Anne Shelley Jan 2013

Naxos Music Library Mobile Application [Review], Anne Shelley

Faculty and Staff Publications – Milner Library

This review evaluates a free mobile application provided by the streaming audio database Naxos Music Library.


Surviving Slis: A Guide To Getting Through Library And Information Studies Graduate School, Eric Willey Jan 2013

Surviving Slis: A Guide To Getting Through Library And Information Studies Graduate School, Eric Willey

Faculty and Staff Publications – Milner Library

This is a short book about getting into, getting through, and getting what you can out of library graduate school. Most of it is drawn from my experience in a library and information studies graduate program, some of it from a history graduate program, and the rest from conversations with fellow students, colleagues, and instructors.


Are Student Affairs Professionals “Educators?:” Student Affairs And The Scope Of The Educational Exemption Of Copyright Law, Dallas Long Jan 2013

Are Student Affairs Professionals “Educators?:” Student Affairs And The Scope Of The Educational Exemption Of Copyright Law, Dallas Long

Faculty and Staff Publications – Milner Library

Copyright is a critical, emerging issue in American higher education. Copyright restricts how educators use copyrighted materials in teaching activities. Although the fair use doctrine and the educational exemption in U.S. copyright law provide exceptions for educators, student affairs professionals might not meet the standards of the educational exemption. This paper serves as a primer on U.S. copyright law, the fair use doctrine, and the educational exemption. Analyses of case law suggest student affairs professionals should rely on the fair use doctrine rather than the educational exemption when using copyrighted materials for educational purposes.