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Grand Valley Forum, Volume 021, Number 16, December 9, 1996, Grand Valley State University

1996-1997, Volume 21

Grand Valley Forum is Grand Valley State's faculty and staff newsletter, published from 1976 to the present.

News From Hope College, Volume 28.3: December, 1996, Hope College

News from Hope College

No abstract provided.

The Faculty Notebook, December 1996, Provost's Office

Faculty Notebook

The Faculty Notebook is published periodically by the Office of the Provost at Gettysburg College to bring to the attention of the campus community accomplishments and activities of academic interest. Faculty are encouraged to submit materials for consideration for publication to the Associate Provost for Faculty Development. Copies of this publication are available at the Office of the Provost.

December 1996: Hours Increased; Government Depository Centenary, Dacus Library

Dacus Focus

Inside this Issue:

Anniversary
Reorganization
Archives
Friends Organize
Active People
Comings and Goings
Adopt-A-Book

Trends In End User Searching, Carol Tenopir

School of Information Sciences -- Faculty Publications and Other Works

Tenopir notes that five major end user trends have emerged this year: web versions, end user systems through the library, integration of information sources, the rethinking of proprietary software solutions, and specialized focus/customized products.

Digital Rosetta Stone: A Conceptual Model For Maintaining Long-Term Access To Digital Documents, Steven B. Robertson

Theses and Dissertations

Due to the rapid evolution of technology, future digital systems may not be able to read and/or interpret the digital recordings made by older systems, even if those recordings are still in good condition. This thesis addresses the problem of maintaining long-term access to digital documents and provides a methodology for overcoming access difficulties due to technological obsolescence. A review was conducted to determine the long-term access methods that have already been suggested by other researchers. These previously suggested methods are then combined with other ideas that were encountered and conceived while performing research for this project. The combination of …

Back To The Issue-What Do You Do With Your Duplicate Journals?, Don Jaeger

Against the Grain

No abstract provided.

Holocaust-Denial Literature: An Additional Bibliography, John A. Drobnicki

Publications and Research

This bibliography is a supplement to an earlier one that was published in the Bulletin of Bibliography. Holocaust denial is a body of literature that seeks to prove that the Jewish Holocaust did not happen. This bibliography includes both works about Holocaust denial and works of Holocaust denial.

Volume 16, Number 4, December 1996 Olac Newsletter, Sue Neumeister, Kay Johnson, Verna Urbanski

OLAC Newsletters

Digitized December 1996 issue of the OLAC Newsletter.

The Evolving Database Marketplace, Jeff Barry, Carol Tenopir

School of Information Sciences -- Faculty Publications and Other Works

Initially propelled by online searching and CD-ROM networking, and now given added momentum by the Internet, electronic reference resources are changing the way librarians provide reference service. Library users are accessing traditional citation and abstract databases with greater ease and efficacy than before, thanks to more consistent and friendlier interfaces and the integration of full text and graphics.

How fundamental are the changes to library reference services? According to LJ's 1996 Reference Survey, librarians estimate that in the next three years their CD-ROM reference sources will grow by 51 percent and their online sources by 43 percent, vs. fairly …

Grand Valley Forum, Volume 021, Number 12, November 11, 1996, Grand Valley State University

1996-1997, Volume 21

Grand Valley Forum is Grand Valley State's faculty and staff newsletter, published from 1976 to the present.

Lanthorn, Vol. 31, No. 12, November 7, 1996, Grand Valley State University

Volume 31, July 18, 1996 - April 17, 1997

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

Pott, Clare Oral History Interview: Sesquicentennial Of Holland, "150 Stories For 150 Years", Ann Weller

Sesquicentennial of Holland, "150 Stories for 150 Years"

No abstract provided.

News And Views Of The South Carolina Library Association V.17 N.6 11/1996

South Carolina Libraries

News and Views of the South Carolina Library Association v.17 n.6 11/1996

Procuring An Online, Fulltext Journal Resource, John A. Wening

Against the Grain

No abstract provided.

What’S New With Umi?, Carol Tenopir

School of Information Sciences -- Faculty Publications and Other Works

Discusses the status of UMI in November 1996. The history of UMI; UMI's launching of the ProQuest Direct online service; UMI's acquisition of DataTimes in September 1996; UMI's production of CD-ROM; UMI's PowerPages systems; How UMI provides full-text service; UMI's collaboration with the H.W. Wilson Company; Opinions on the future of indexing; The future of UMI.

Don't Become Roadkill On The Information Superhighway: Dealing With Information Overload, Antoinette Paris Powell

Library Presentations

No abstract provided.

Grand Valley Forum, Volume 021, Number 10, October 28, 1996, Grand Valley State University

1996-1997, Volume 21

Grand Valley Forum is Grand Valley State's faculty and staff newsletter, published from 1976 to the present.

Grand Valley Forum, Volume 021, Number 09, October 21, 1996, Grand Valley State University

1996-1997, Volume 21

Grand Valley Forum is Grand Valley State's faculty and staff newsletter, published from 1976 to the present.

Department Of Technical Services Annual Report, 1995-1996, William T. O'Malley

Technical Services Reports and Statistics

Annual report of the Technical Services Department, University Library, University of Rhode Island for 1995-1996. Includes statistics.

The Anchor, Volume 110.07: October 16, 1996, Hope College

The Anchor: 1996

The Anchor began in 1887 and was first issued weekly in 1914. Covering national and campus news alike, Hope College’s student-run newspaper has grown over the years to encompass over two-dozen editors, reporters, and staff. For much of The Anchor's history, the latest issue was distributed across campus each Wednesday throughout the academic school year (with few exceptions). As of Fall 2019 The Anchor has moved to monthly print issues and a more frequently updated website. Occasionally, the volume and/or issue numbering is irregular.

Lanthorn, Vol. 31, No. 08, October 10, 1996, Grand Valley State University

Volume 31, July 18, 1996 - April 17, 1997

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

Grand Valley Forum, Volume 021, Number 07, October 7, 1996, Grand Valley State University

1996-1997, Volume 21

Grand Valley Forum is Grand Valley State's faculty and staff newsletter, published from 1976 to the present.

Centennial Library E-News, October 1996, Cedarville University

Centennial Library Shelf Life

Articles in this issue: Library Staff Changes for 1996/97; New Library Hours; OhioLINK a Reality; Academic Press Full Text Journals; New Periodical Subscriptions

The Faculty Notebook, October 1996, Provost's Office

Faculty Notebook

The Faculty Notebook is published periodically by the Office of the Provost at Gettysburg College to bring to the attention of the campus community accomplishments and activities of academic interest. Faculty are encouraged to submit materials for consideration for publication to the Associate Provost for Faculty Development. Copies of this publication are available at the Office of the Provost.

From Seeking To Finding: A Friends' Personality, Gordon Eriksen

Gatherings: Friends of the University Libraries Newsletter

No abstract provided.

News From Hope College, Volume 28.2: October, 1996, Hope College

News from Hope College

No abstract provided.

Gatherings No. 13 Fall 1996, Friends Of The University Libraries

Gatherings: Friends of the University Libraries Newsletter

Complete issue of Gatherings no. 13. Edited by Laurel Grotzinger.

Marginalia No. 1, Merrill-Cazier Library

Marginalia

Vol. 1, Number 1 (Issue no. 1): Autumn issue 1996

WHAT ARE FRIENDS FOR?-An Introduction by Prof. William F. Lye

OF ATOMS AND BITS-John Needham, Editor, describes hopes for Marginalia

LIGHT PLUS TIME INCIDENT-Max Peterson on the SciTech Library

JUST BETWEEN FRIENDS-Spotlights Bob Parsons, Univ. Archivist in USU Special Collections

A LASTING GIFT-How to make a memorial gift to USU Libraries

TRAINS, PLANES, & AUTOMOBILES-Report on a recent gift of books from Prof. Arthur Frietzhe

A BOOKISH LEXICON-Various “book words”.

JOIN FRIENDS!-Full page insert w/reply envelope.

FRIENDS CALENDAR-Outlining the CollegeWise series, Arrington Lecture, & Fall Roundup Friends Meeting

Has Online Made Cd-Rom Obsolete?, Carol Tenopir

School of Information Sciences -- Faculty Publications and Other Works

Debates the longevity of CD-ROM with the rise of commercial online services and the Internet. Ways to measure the growth of the CD-ROM industry; What's available on CD-ROM; The introduction of DVD (digital videodiscs); When to use CD-ROM and when to use online services; Measurement on how long CD-ROM will still be used.