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Govdocs Today: Not Your Grandma’S Ravioli, Vickie L. Mix
Govdocs Today: Not Your Grandma’S Ravioli, Vickie L. Mix
Vickie Mix
A pinch of this, a drop of that, a tad and a smidgen combine to create a sweet and savory docs soup in the information world. Government Documents no longer frost the traditional information cake with swirls of technical gumbo. Instead, Federal and State governments increasingly sate the public’s appetite with innovative, engaging “dishes” served from traditional and not so traditional “eateries”. Come Mix it up with Chef Vickie as we explore tasty delights crafted in the Docs Information Kitchen.
125 Years: Serving The Government Information Needs Of South Dakota, Vickie L. Mix
125 Years: Serving The Government Information Needs Of South Dakota, Vickie L. Mix
Vickie Mix
The article focuses on the completion of 125 years of service in government information to South Dakota in September 2014. Topics discussed include official membership to the South Dakota State University of the Federal Depository Library program (FDLP) on November 2, 1889; distribution of House Journals to the historical societies and state executives; importance of land grant heritage to the University; and procurement of buildings and machinery under the U.S. Government Printing Office
Quasquicentennial? 125 Years Of Service To South Dakota!, Vickie L. Mix
Quasquicentennial? 125 Years Of Service To South Dakota!, Vickie L. Mix
Vickie Mix
The library at South Dakota State University, formerly South Dakota Agricultural College, has been a member of the Federal Depository Library Program since 1889 when South Dakota became a state. Hilton M. Briggs Library is the largest depository library in South Dakota with a collection of over 573,000 government publications in multiple tangible formats and over 91,000 online documents. Hilton M. Briggs Library, so named in 1977, and South Dakota State University celebrated 125 years of government information service to the state of South Dakota in 2014. The poster session was held in Washington, DC.
Collaboration In Learning: Partnering Academic Support Services For Esl Student Information Literacy, Vickie L. Mix, Nathan Ziegler, Nathan Serfling, Maria Ramos-Garcia
Collaboration In Learning: Partnering Academic Support Services For Esl Student Information Literacy, Vickie L. Mix, Nathan Ziegler, Nathan Serfling, Maria Ramos-Garcia
Vickie Mix
Poster session at the annual conference of the American Library Association featured the collaborative research work of Briggs Library and the ESL and Writing Center Departments that sought to promote, develop and assess academic information literacy skills among ESL students in a remedial writing class. The project was part of the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) Assessment in Action program.