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Eiu Students To Lead Forum On Bullying In Public Schools
Eiu Students To Lead Forum On Bullying In Public Schools
Mildred M. Pearson Dr.
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It Takes A Village To Raise A Tent: A Case Study In Pitching The Academic Library To Incoming Undergraduate Students, Melanie Mills, Marisa Mitchell
It Takes A Village To Raise A Tent: A Case Study In Pitching The Academic Library To Incoming Undergraduate Students, Melanie Mills, Marisa Mitchell
Melanie Mills
Rather than continuing to pursue formal inclusion in the University of Western Ontario’s O-Week program, Western Libraries shifted its approach to library orientation for incoming undergraduate students by launching its very own orientation campaign in the fall of 2005. The following article details the planning process and subsequent launch of Western Libraries inaugural system-wide library orientation initiative, whose aim was to position Western Libraries strategically as a key contributor to ‘the best student experience’ at Western. The overall impact of the campaign, as well as its influence on future orientation initiatives at the University of Western Ontario are also considered …
What The Heart Remembers: The Women And Children Of Darfur, Barbara Lewis, Audrey Powers
What The Heart Remembers: The Women And Children Of Darfur, Barbara Lewis, Audrey Powers
Barbara Lewis
The University of South Florida Tampa Library received and digitized original materials created by refugee children depicting the atrocities of genocide in Darfur. The development of a performance piece inspired by these materials to promote the Library’s resources and initiatives was proposed; thus, the project What the Heart Remembers: The Women and Children of Darfur was born. This presentation focused on digital image management, technology related to the visual arts, faculty outreach, and collaboration within disciplines such as the Library, Theatre and Dance.
Book Aims To Help Others Recover From Emotional Pain
Book Aims To Help Others Recover From Emotional Pain
Mildred M. Pearson Dr.
No abstract provided.
Eiu Students Put Focus On Significant Women Of History
Eiu Students Put Focus On Significant Women Of History
Mildred M. Pearson Dr.
No abstract provided.
Eiu Students To Bring To Life Women's History
Eiu Students To Bring To Life Women's History
Mildred M. Pearson Dr.
No abstract provided.
Transforming Special Collections Through Innovative Uses For Libguides, Melanie Griffin, Barbara Lewis
Transforming Special Collections Through Innovative Uses For Libguides, Melanie Griffin, Barbara Lewis
Barbara Lewis
Purpose – This paper seeks to explore the utility of Springshare’s LibGuides platform for special collections repositories and to evaluate the collection guides built by Special & Digital Collections at the University of South Florida in LibGuides.
Design/methodology/approach – This paper explores how academic libraries have used LibGuides previously and provides a case study that suggests new ways for special collections repositories to make the most of the product.
Findings – The simplicity and easy-to-update functionality of LibGuides works well for USF’s Special & Digital Collections collection guides. The flexible API allowed SDC to embed digital content, enable user comments, …