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Bear River Watershed Historical Digital Collection, Cheryl D. Walters, Stephen C. Strugeon
Bear River Watershed Historical Digital Collection, Cheryl D. Walters, Stephen C. Strugeon
Library Faculty & Staff Publications
This presentation to the Bear River Water Commission introduced a new digital collection of images and text resources about the Bear River Watershed in Utah and Idaho.
Libraries In Sweden, Anne Hedrich
Libraries In Sweden, Anne Hedrich
Library Faculty & Staff Publications
This presentation offers a brief general introduction to libraries in Sweden and looks in particular at two university libraries in the city of Umeå. It was presented at the 2006 NRIC (Natural Resources Information Council) conference in Las Vegas, Nevada. Spoken comments from the presentation are found in the notes section for each slide. Additional comments have been added to make the presentation clearer for those reading this rather than hearing it when it was presented.
Information Professional Or Caretaker Of "Old Stuff", Daniel Davis
Information Professional Or Caretaker Of "Old Stuff", Daniel Davis
Library Faculty & Staff Publications
Do archivists emphasize their role as technicians with specialized skills and knowledge or do they emphasize their role as sort of "semi-pro" historians? This debate has been around since the 1930s and is not likely to be decided any time soon. My argument is that young archivists cannot afford to take an either/or approach and must incorporate elements of both paths or risk obsolescence and/or continued low salaries.
Appreciating A Pretty Shoulder: The Risquie Images Of Charles Ellis Johnson, Daniel Davis
Appreciating A Pretty Shoulder: The Risquie Images Of Charles Ellis Johnson, Daniel Davis
Library Faculty & Staff Publications
Housed in the collections of the Special Collections and Archives at Utah State University is an intriguing set of risqué photographs dating roughly from 1890 to 1910. Some of the images are stereo-views or cabinet card portraits of burlesque actresses either in tights or displaying bare necks, shoulders, and upper bosoms. Other photographs in the collection are even more suggestive with women undressing, lounging about with dresses that reveal their thighs, wearing body suits, and removing one-another’s clothing. By today’s standards they are more comical than pornographic. Considering the conventions of the time, however, especially in conservative, turn-ofthe-century Utah they …
Sneak Preview: Bear River Watershed Historical Digital Collection, Cheryl D. Walters, Cheryl D. Walters
Sneak Preview: Bear River Watershed Historical Digital Collection, Cheryl D. Walters, Cheryl D. Walters
Library Faculty & Staff Publications
Provides early look at a new digital collection assembling image and text resources about the Bear River Watershed in Utah and Idaho.
Google As Teacher: Everything Your Students Know They Learned From Searching Google, Pamela N. Martin
Google As Teacher: Everything Your Students Know They Learned From Searching Google, Pamela N. Martin
Library Faculty & Staff Publications
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Integrating Information Literacy With A Sequenced English Composition Curriculum, Wendy Holliday, Britt A. Fagerheim
Integrating Information Literacy With A Sequenced English Composition Curriculum, Wendy Holliday, Britt A. Fagerheim
Library Faculty & Staff Publications
This article details the process of implementing a sequenced information literacy program for two core English composition courses at Utah State University. An extensive needs assessment guided the project, leading to a curriculum design process with the goal of building a foundation for deeper critical thinking skills. The curriculum development and implementation process highlights several of the advantages of using the course-integrated model of instruction to develop a more comprehensive information literacy program.
How Everything Happens: Notes On May Swenson's Theory Of Writing, Michael Spooner
How Everything Happens: Notes On May Swenson's Theory Of Writing, Michael Spooner
Library Faculty & Staff Publications
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