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To Check In Or Not To Check In? That Is The Question, Carol Ann Borchert
To Check In Or Not To Check In? That Is The Question, Carol Ann Borchert
Carol Ann Borchert
The University of South Florida Tampa Library discontinued checking in print journals and periodicals for a trial period of one year from July 2005 to June 2006. This article discusses the reasons behind such a decision, how it worked out, and what the ramifications have been. Though it proved inconvenient for public and technical services alike, few specific problems were reported via email, online forms or in person. The library derived several benefits from this project, particularly in terms of the timing, since it happened just as the library moved to a new integrated library system, from NOTIS to Aleph.
Sr Visits: John F. Kennedy Space Center Library, Carol Ann Borchert, Michael A. Arthur, Katy Ginanni
Sr Visits: John F. Kennedy Space Center Library, Carol Ann Borchert, Michael A. Arthur, Katy Ginanni
Carol Ann Borchert
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) John F. Kennedy Space Center Library serves most of the employees who work at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC). The archives are part of the library and contain over four million items pertaining to institutional activities within the KSC. The library collects a wide array of materials that support the work at the center. This is one of ten NASA center libraries in the country, and the focus of the collection is engineering, science, and technology. The purpose of the archives is to document the history of this center. The collection includes planning …
The Impact Of Grey Literature In Advancing Global Karst Research – A Follow-Up, Todd A. Chavez, Anna Perrault, Pete Reehling, Courtney Crummit
The Impact Of Grey Literature In Advancing Global Karst Research – A Follow-Up, Todd A. Chavez, Anna Perrault, Pete Reehling, Courtney Crummit
Todd A. Chavez
This presentation updates research findings reported in "The Impact of Grey Literature in Advancing Global Karst Research: An Information Needs Assessment for a Globally Distributed Interdisciplinary Community."
Enhancing Communication And Knowledge Discovery Among Karst Scientists: The Role Of The Karst Information Portal (Kip), George Veni, Diana Northup, Penelope Boston, Todd A. Chavez, Robert Brinkmann, H. Len Vacher, Alexander Klimchouk, Linn Marks-Collins, Johann Van Reenan
Enhancing Communication And Knowledge Discovery Among Karst Scientists: The Role Of The Karst Information Portal (Kip), George Veni, Diana Northup, Penelope Boston, Todd A. Chavez, Robert Brinkmann, H. Len Vacher, Alexander Klimchouk, Linn Marks-Collins, Johann Van Reenan
Todd A. Chavez
Karst science is an intrinsically multidisciplinary field of study that is poorly indexed and difficult to access. While much of the significant body of international literature is accessible, many important works remain largely unknown or inaccessible. Some of the more difficult and essential documents to access are what is characterized as gray literature, which includes maps, databases, technical reports, graduate theses or dissertations, images, video, and government publications. Also, karst-related documents published in less-accessible languages are hard to access or find. The creation and implementation of the Karst Information Portal (KIP) beginning in 2005 addresses these and other information access …
The Challenges And Advantages Of Teaching Information Literacy Online, Diane M. Fulkerson
The Challenges And Advantages Of Teaching Information Literacy Online, Diane M. Fulkerson
Diane M. Fulkerson
No abstract provided.
Introducing The Karst Information Portal, Robert Brinkmann, Todd A. Chavez, George Veni, Penelope Boston
Introducing The Karst Information Portal, Robert Brinkmann, Todd A. Chavez, George Veni, Penelope Boston
Todd A. Chavez
This presentation introduces the Karst Information Portal to an international audience.
Enhancing Communication And Knowledge Discovery Among Karst Biospeleologists: The Role Of The Karst Information Portal (Kip), Diana Northup, Todd A. Chavez, Robert Brinkmann, H. Len Vacher, Linn Marks Collins, Johann Van Reenan, Penelope Boston, George Veni
Enhancing Communication And Knowledge Discovery Among Karst Biospeleologists: The Role Of The Karst Information Portal (Kip), Diana Northup, Todd A. Chavez, Robert Brinkmann, H. Len Vacher, Linn Marks Collins, Johann Van Reenan, Penelope Boston, George Veni
Todd A. Chavez
Speleology is an intrinsically multidisciplinary field of study that draws upon a substantial grey literature (for exapmle, agency research reports) that is poorly indexed, difficult to access, and generated in many different languages. The creation and implementation of the Karst Information Portal (KIP) beginning in 2005 addresses these and other information access and management problems by focusing on providing a global portal that will provide a gateway to the Web for karst information and services. Digital versions of many karst resources will be available through KIP. Databases, datasets, bibliographies, images, grey literature, and the like. that have been created by …
Human Dimensions Research And The Karst Information Portal, Todd A. Chavez, Patricia E. Seiser
Human Dimensions Research And The Karst Information Portal, Todd A. Chavez, Patricia E. Seiser
Todd A. Chavez
In the natural resources disciplines, human dimensions research aims to understand the role of human interactions in the various biological, physical, and social components of ecosystems. Successfully applying this knowledge to decisions affecting environmental processes and their societal outcomes depends on collaborations among interrelated disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences, humanities, communication sciences, and related interdisciplinary studies. Success is also based on access to reliable sources of scientific and technical information. Some of the difficulties in stewardship of karst and cave ecosystems arise from the limited availability of information concerning human-karst relationships.
The Karst Information Portal (KIP) is an …
The Karst Information Portal: A Virtual Tool To Facilitate Research And Collaboration In Paleontological Speleology, George Veni, Todd A. Chavez, Penelope Boston, Diana Northup, H. Len Vacher
The Karst Information Portal: A Virtual Tool To Facilitate Research And Collaboration In Paleontological Speleology, George Veni, Todd A. Chavez, Penelope Boston, Diana Northup, H. Len Vacher
Todd A. Chavez
Data access, management, and evaluation challenge the progress of speleology. Crucial information is both scattered throughout specialty mainstream journals and buried in the gray literature. The karst-information problem is exacerbated in paleontological speleology due to overlaps into other disciplines, such as geology, biology, paleoclimatology, and hydrology. Important patterns and relationships can easily be overlooked, especially when no geographic or cultural connections are known between archeological sites. The Karst Information Portal (KIP) is a solution to these paleontological research problems. Conceived in 2005 and launched in June 2007, KIP developed as a partnership between the International Union of Speleology, National Cave …
The Karst Information Portal (Kip): Developing A Network Of Geographic And Geologic Karst Information, Robert Brinkmann, Todd A. Chavez, Alexander Klimchouk, Diana Northup, H. Len Vacher, Penelope Boston, George Veni, Spencer Fleury
The Karst Information Portal (Kip): Developing A Network Of Geographic And Geologic Karst Information, Robert Brinkmann, Todd A. Chavez, Alexander Klimchouk, Diana Northup, H. Len Vacher, Penelope Boston, George Veni, Spencer Fleury
Todd A. Chavez
The difficulty of sharing geologic and geographic karst information is well documented. While there is a significant body of internationally accessible literature, important works are largely unknown or inaccessible. Some of the more difficult documents to access include maps, databases, technical reports, graduate theses or dissertations, images, video, and government publications. Also, karst related documents published in lessaccessible languages are hard to access or find—especially those published prior to the information age. In order to address this issue, the Karst Information Portal (KIP) was formed in 2005 and launched in 2007.
KIP is an evolving international community of scientists, information …
The Impact Of Grey Literature In Advancing Global Karst Research: An Information Needs Assessment For A Globally Distributed Interdisciplinary Community, Todd A. Chavez, Anna H. Perrault, Pete Reehling, Courtney Crummett
The Impact Of Grey Literature In Advancing Global Karst Research: An Information Needs Assessment For A Globally Distributed Interdisciplinary Community, Todd A. Chavez, Anna H. Perrault, Pete Reehling, Courtney Crummett
Anna H. Perrault
A survey of the global karst community was conducted in 2006. The survey was distributed via the World Wide Web to known karst researchers. The instrument was designed to generate an initial inventory of core grey information types, to assess levels of usage of grey information by the respondents, and to gauge the karst community’s willingness to participate in building and expanding both this collection and the associated controlled vocabularies.
Beta Phi Mu International Honor Society, President, 2005-2007, Anna H. Perrault
Beta Phi Mu International Honor Society, President, 2005-2007, Anna H. Perrault
Anna H. Perrault
Beta Phi Mu documents include: Newsletter (Message from President), Membership Certificate, Newsletter (Perrault/Vice-President), Beta Phi Mu Plaque Dedication at USF, Photograph at Plaque Dedication.
The Impact Of Grey Literature In Advancing Global Karst Research: An Information Needs Assessment For A Globally Distributed Interdisciplinary Community, Todd A. Chavez, Anna H. Perrault, Pete Reehling, Courtney Crummett
The Impact Of Grey Literature In Advancing Global Karst Research: An Information Needs Assessment For A Globally Distributed Interdisciplinary Community, Todd A. Chavez, Anna H. Perrault, Pete Reehling, Courtney Crummett
Todd A. Chavez
A survey of the global karst community was conducted in 2006. The survey was distributed via the World Wide Web to known karst researchers. The instrument was designed to generate an initial inventory of core grey information types, to assess levels of usage of grey information by the respondents, and to gauge the karst community’s willingness to participate in building and expanding both this collection and the associated controlled vocabularies.
Archives, Manuscripts And Personal Papers: A Processing Manual, Tomaro I. Taylor
Archives, Manuscripts And Personal Papers: A Processing Manual, Tomaro I. Taylor
Tomaro I. Taylor
A technical manual for arranging, describing and promoting archival and related collections. Developed for professionals and pre-professionals working in special collections/archives in an academic library setting.