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Reflections - Fall 2008, University Libraries--University Of South Carolina

Reflections

Contents:

Construction Begins on Ernest F. Hollings Special Collections Library.....p. 1
Librarian Authors Book About Gamecock History.....p. 1
A Word from the Interim Dean of Libraries.....p. 2
Ernest F. Hollings Collection Opens for Research.....p. 3
South Carolina Digital Library Established.....p. 4
In Memoriam: Dr. Charles J. Alber and Dr. Matthew J. Bruccoli.....p. 4
News from the Music Library.....p. 4
Roys Augment Burns Collection.....p. 5
News Briefs.....p. 5
John Higgins Wins Student Book Collecting Award.....p. 6
New Faces: Amber Gibbes and Mary Horton.....p. 6
Mullins Family Donates Civil War Letter to South Caroliniana Library......p. 6
Libraries’ First Undergraduate Research Awards Presented.....p. …

Thomas Cooper Society Newsletter - Fall 2008, University Libraries--University Of South Carolina

Thomas Cooper Society Newsletter

Contents:

Construction Begins on Ernest F. Hollings Special Collections Library..... p.1
The Thomas Cooper Society Events, 2007-2008..... p.1
A Word from the Interim Dean of Libraries..... p.2
Thomas Cooper Medal Presented to Janette Turner Hospital..... p.3
"Naturalists in South Carolina: Audubon in Context"..... p.3
Tributes to Dr. Matthew J. Bruccoli..... p.4
"Victorian Writers Remembered and Forgotten", Exhibit Mounted for Victorians Institute..... p.5
In Memoriam: Matthew J. Bruccoli..... p.5
"Pages from the Past" Exhibit Goes on the Road..... p.6
Exhibits at the Thomas Cooper Library..... p.6
Roys Augment the University's Robert Burns Collection..... p.7
News Brief..... p.8
In Memoriam: Charles J. …

Caroliniana Columns - Spring 2008 Supplement, University Libraries--University Of South Carolina

University South Caroliniana Society Newsletter - Columns

Contents:

The Life and Legacy of Anna Calhoun Clemson..... p.2
A Man for All Seasons, Walker Gill Wylie..... p.8
Laurence Cromp, Carolina Herald..... p.13
Henry Timrod’s Final Revisions to “Ode on the Confederate Dead”..... p.15
William Drayton Rutherford: The Human Side of the Warrior..... p.20

Credibility On The Internet: Shifting From Authority To Reliability, R. David Lankes

Faculty Publications

Purpose – This paper seeks to understand how users determine credibility in the internet environment from a conceptual level and the implications of these new methods of credibility determination on internet tools (primarily software) and services.

Design/methodology/approach – The author first examines the underlying reasons for increased dependence on the internet for information, using electronic commerce as a starting point. The central concept of “information self-sufficiency” is introduced and then examined through the lens of the internet and conversation theory.

Findings – The author finds that users are shifting from more traditional “authority” methods of credibility determination, where users cede …