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Technology And Library Research, Kim Ranger, Kathryn Waggoner

Kathryn L Waggoner

No abstract provided.

Patterns Of Use And Usage Factors For Online Databases In Academic And Public Libraries, Carol Tenopir, Danielle Green

Carol Tenopir

No abstract provided.

Feminist Spiritualities: A Brief Overview, Marilyn Pukkila

Marilyn R. Pukkila

A bibliographic essay on the early beginnings of feminist spirituality literature, from the 1960s to 1998.

The Effects Of High Median Age On Currency Of Resources In Community College Library Collections, Anna H. Perrault, Richard Madaus, Ann Armbrister, Jeannie Dixon, Rhonda Smith

Anna H. Perrault

In 1998, a comprehensive study was conducted of the monograph collections of the twenty-eight public community colleges in Florida. This article reports the findings of that study with respect to median age and currency of resources. The rationale for the interpretation of the findings in the Florida Community College Collection Assessment Project is congruent with the philosophy that college collections should emphasize the instructional and curricular needs of students and, therefore, that the collections should emphasize current resources rather than retrospective depth. The findings on median age from the Florida Community College study serve as an example for the discussion …

Simultaneous Usage Of Online Databases In Academic And Public Libraries, Carol Tenopir, Danielle Green

Carol Tenopir

No abstract provided.

Interim Report: Pcc Standing Committee On Automation (Sca). Task Group On Journals In Aggregator Databases, Karen S. Calhoun, John J. Riemer

Karen S Calhoun

Recommends a useful, cost-effective and timely means for automatically creating catalog records to identify e-journals in aggregator databases. The demonstration project was conducted by Karen Calhoun (chair of the SCA; Cornell), John Riemer (chair of the task group; U. Georgia) and Oliver Pesch (EBSCO) on behalf of the PCC SCA task group.

Periodical Price Survey 1999: Serials Publishing In Flux, Lee C. Van Orsdel, Kathleen Born

Lee C. Van Orsdel

No abstract provided.

The Literature Of Contemporary Witchcraft: Formalists, Femininsts, And Free Spirits, Marilyn R. Pukkila

Marilyn R. Pukkila

A bibliographic essay on the writings of contemporary Witchcraft, from the late 1890s to 1998.

Ranking Serials In Ocenography: An Analysis Based On The Indian Contributions And Their Citations, Tapaswi M. P, Maheswarappa B. S

Prof B S Maheswarappa

An analysis of serials preferred and cited in various communications by the Indian oceanographers during 1963 to 1992 is presented. A shift in preference of serials from general sciences to oceanography (interdisciplinary) and to core subject in oceanography is noticed. The contributions to Indian serials showed a decrease. The implications of this trend are discussed. The rank list of serials cited by Indian oceanographers was correlated with the rank list of serials cited at international level. A negative correlation with a marginal difference of-0.214 is observed between these two rank lists. This difference is attributed to studies from different geographical …

Mental Health Parity: National And State Perspectives 1999, Bruce Lubotsky Levin, Ardis Hanson, Richard Coe

Ardis Hanson

Mental health parity legislation could substantially reduce the degree to which financial responsibility for the treatment of mental illness is shifted to government, especially state and local government. There is substantial evidence that both mental health and addictions treatment is effective in reducing the utilization and costs of medical services. There appears to be a lack of substantial evidence to discourage Florida from pursuing mental health and substance abuse parity legislation.

Cluster Power - Library Internetworking In The Electronic Information Age, Win Shih

Win Shih

No abstract provided.

Great Smoky Mountains Regional Collection New To Utk, Ken Wise

Ken Wise

No abstract provided.

Propositions For Information Technology: Planning For Success, Ken Haycock, G. Jopson

Ken Haycock

In Canada, the West Vancouver School Board proposed 13 propositions about the selection, management, and effective use of information technology. For each proposition, the senior management included a full outline of the current status, a plan of action, the name of the staff member responsible, and a time line. An external assessment of implementation of each proposition and of the impact on achievement was undertaken. The propositions, clustered in the areas of vision, statement of beliefs, student learning goals, definition, social issues, learning issues, clarification of roles and responsibilities, integration of information delivery systems, community-based information infrastructure, and assessment, are …

The Impact Of Scheduling On Cooperative Program Planning And Teaching (Cppt) And Information Skills Instruction, Ken Haycock

Ken Haycock

No abstract provided.

The Printed Book: Still In Need Of Ccd, Anna H. Perrault

Anna H. Perrault

The present state of the printed book in the "national collection" or commons of resources owned by U.S. academic libraries is reviewed. The status of collecting of foreign language monographs is emphasized. The future of collecting printed materials is considered in the context of an international information commons and cooperation beyond the North American academic library community.

National Collecting Trends: Methods And Findings, Anna H. Perrault

Anna H. Perrault

The primary focus of collection evaluation and assessment has been the subjective judgment of the strengths and weaknesses of library collections. The process has generally been a local application, often utilizing peer group comparative data. Quantitative collection analysis to support the subjective processes of collection evaluation and assessment is now almost universally conducted through extraction of data from local systems or network databases. National collecting patterns can be studied through the use of data extracted from the bibliographic utilities. This article examines the use of data from the OCLC/AMIGOS Collection Analysis CD and standard statistical series as a methodology for …

An Assessment Of The Collective Resources Base Of Florida Community College Library Collections: A Profile With Interpretative Analysis, Anna H. Perrault, Richard Madaus, Ann Armbrister, Jeannie Dixon, Rhonda Smith

Anna H. Perrault

The Florida Community College Assessment Project is the first reported statewide assessment for community college collections using quantitative data extracted from a network information system. The collection analysis is based upon bibliometric data extracted from LINCC, the Library Information Network for Community Colleges in Florida. The analysis of the aggregated resources base by imprint year shows that the resources of Florida community colleges are significantly out of date with outdated materials prevalent in all major subject divisions including the sciences and health sciences. This is the only reported project to analyze data from a network collective resources base of community …

Scholarly Communication: From Codex To Virtual Book?, Anna H. Perrault

Anna H. Perrault

No abstract provided.

Graphic Novels And The Reluctant Reader, Gail De Vos

Gail de Vos

What has happened to influence this change? First, the quality of comic books, particularly graphic novels, is now formally acknowledged. Graphic novels, the sturdy, lengthy comic books that contain one story or a set of related stories, are now being sporadically reviewed in selection journals as well as being the focus of a large number of recent articles. But the most compelling reason is wider awareness of our highly visual culture and its impact on our youth. Far from receiving stories from television and film passively, readers of comic books are actively constructing meaning from the text and illustrations and …

Whose Vision Fulfilled? Toward A Rightful Ideological Progenitor For The U.S. Federal Depository Library Program, John Walters

John Walters

This article addresses the assertion, advanced by the Depository Library Council (DLC) to the Public Printer, that James Madison's political writings serve as the ideological underpinning for the Federal Depository Library Program. In ascertaining the validity of the DLC's claim, this article reviews the evolution of Anglo-American thought regarding the concept of an informed citizenry, and concludes by suggesting persons who may rightfully be considered the harbingers of a federal depository library program

"Gender Gaps, Information Technology, And Academic Libraries: A Feminist Evaluation, Kelly Barrick Hovendick

Kelly M. Barrick

Toward A Reconceptualization Of Information Seeking Research: Focus On The Exchange Of Meaning, Kyunghye Yoon, M. S. Nilan

Kyunghye (Konhe) Yoon

No abstract provided.

The User's Mental Model Of An Information Retrieval System: An Experiment On A Prototype Online Catalog, Christine L. Borgman

Christine L. Borgman

Designing For Wow!: The Optimal Information Gateway, Zsuzsa Koltay, Karen S. Calhoun

Karen S Calhoun

Presents the results of a focus group study to learn what users expect from networked information systems provided by university libraries.

Library Gateway: Project Design, Teams And Cycle Time, Karen S. Calhoun, Zsuzsa Koltay, Edward Weissman

Karen S Calhoun

Librarians at Cornell University Library (CUL) launched the first system-wide integrated gateway to networked resources, services, and library information in January 1998. Using a case study approach, this article examines the design and implementation process that helped the project succeed, rather than focusing on the technology or the vision behind the gateway. The authors identify and discuss critical success factors and the organizational learning experience that moved CUL a step closer to mastering the process of innovation.

Technology And Library Research, Kim L. Ranger, Kathryn Waggoner

Kim L. Ranger

No abstract provided.