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Library Impact Statement For Bus 390 Junior Career Passport Program

Library Impact Statements

Library Impact Statement submitted in response to new course proposal for BUS 390 Junior Career Passport Program. New course was supported with no need for additional resources. Responding library faculty member: Andrée Rathemacher. Requesting faculty member: Deborah Rosen.

Library Impact Statement For Evs/Nrs/Eec 109 Introduction To Sustainable Energy Issues

Library Impact Statements

Library Impact Statement submitted in response to new course proposal for EVS/NRS/EEC 109 Introduction to Sustatinable Energy Issues. New course was supported with no need for additional resources. Responding library faculty member: Andrée J. Rathemacher. Requesting faculty member: Professor Marion Gold.

Library Impact Statement For Sus/Ecn/Com 108 Spaceship Earth

Library Impact Statements

Library Impact Statement submitted in response to new course [program] proposal for SUS/ECN/COM 108 Spaceship Earth. New course was supported with no need for additional resources. Responding library faculty member: Andrée J. Rathemacher. Requesting faculty members: Art Mead, Judith Swift.

Library Impact Statement For Lrs/Mba 573 Staffing Organizations

Library Impact Statements

Library Impact Statement submitted in response to new course proposal for LRS/MBA 573 Staffing Organizations. New course was supported with no need for additional resources. Responding library faculty member: Andrée J. Rathemacher. Requesting faculty member: Professor Anthony R. Wheeler.

Library Impact Statement For Afs 132 Aminal Agriculture, Food Policy And Society

Library Impact Statements

Library Impact Statement submitted in response to new course proposal for AFS 132 Animal Agrriculture, Food Policy and Society. New course was supported with no need for additional resources. Responding library faculty member: Andrée J. Rathemacher. Requesting faculty member: Professor Michael A. Rice.

Using A Survey Tool To Establish Preservation Priorities: Results From The Historical Folio Collection Survey At The Cushing/Whitney Medical Library, Yale University, Robin Featherstone, Sarah Burge

Western Libraries Presentations

Objective: An item-level survey was undertaken to reveal the preservation needs of a unique collection of rare medical historical folios and oversize anatomical atlases at the Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library, Yale University.

Methodology: During a re-shelving project, surveyors noted detailed preservation information in a FileMakerPro database. Recorded information included: dimensions, whether a new enclosure was needed, external status (condition of boards, spine, cover), internal status (cover-to-text attachment, paper), attributes (covering material, binding type, inclusions, bookplate owner, decoration), value/damage (value, damage summary, treatment summary), and photos.

Results and Conclusions: Survey data revealed vital information for determining preservation priorities. The …

Using Link Resolver Reports For Collection Management, Eva Stowers, J. Cory Tucker

Library Faculty Publications

In 2007–2008, the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Libraries conducted a large collection assessment project. The Collection Assessment Committee identified several possible ways to conduct the review, one of which was using reports from the link resolver SFX. The committee used several link resolver reports in conjunction with statistics from the Libraries' document delivery department to identify trends in journal usage among disciplines. The link resolver reports can help identify new journals for purchase and are useful for providing information on user behavior.

Library Impact Statement For Mba 562 Global Supply Chain Management

Library Impact Statements

Library Impact Statement submitted in response to new course proposal for MBA 562 Global Supply Chain Management. New course was supported with no need for additional resources. Responding library faculty member: Andrée J. Rathemacher. Requesting faculty member: Professor Douglas Hales.

The Effect Of Economics And Electronic Resources On The Traditional Law Library Print Collection, Amanda M. Runyon

Librarian Scholarship at Penn Law

The exponential rise in the cost of legal materials and the increasing availability of and expectation for electronic materials have strained the budgets of academic law libraries. The author surveyed directors of academic law libraries to identify trends in collection management, such as canceling, weeding, and signing library maintenance agreements.

Benchmarking Usage Statistics In Collection Management Decisions For Serials, J. Cory Tucker

Library Faculty Publications

Starting in 2007, the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) Libraries began a collection assessment project to examine the usage of library resources and analyze user behavior of library patrons. To complete the project, a collection assessment committee was organized, and a subgroup of the committee was selected to gather and analyze data including usage statistics, collection specific information, and other data as needed. Once the data had been gathered and analyzed, the collection management department began using the statistics in decision making and changed the collection development policy for electronic resources to incorporate benchmarking of usage statistics.