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Sage Ereference, Sue Polanka

University Libraries' Staff Publications

The article reviews the adult reference web site for Sage eReference at www.sage-ereference.com.

Options For The E-Reference Collection, Sue Polanka

University Libraries' Staff Publications

Last year, we looked at 5 options for the e-reference collection for the academic and large public library market: ABC-CLIO's History Reference Online, Gale Virtual Reference Library, Greenwood Digital Collection, Oxford Reference Online, and Xrefer's Xreferplus. Much has changed in one year. Xrefer has now become Credo Reference and has added more than 200 historic videos and flash_audio animations, 1,700 audio files, a link resolver for bibliographic entries, and a new interface (to debut in less than 6 months). Greenwood added 500 new tides in 2007, all imprints from 2005 to 2007. Gale added 16 new publishers and released an …

Berkshire Encyclopedia Of Extreme Sports (Review), Sue Polanka

University Libraries' Staff Publications

This article is a book review of "Berkshire Encyclopedia of Extreme Sports" edited by Douglas Booth and Holly Thorpe.

Global Perspectives On The United States: A Nation By Nation Survey (Review), Sue Polanka

University Libraries' Staff Publications

This article is a book review of "Global Perspectives on the United States: A Nation By Nation Survey" by David Lavinson and Karen Christensen.

The World Cookbook For Students (Review), Sue Polanka

University Libraries' Staff Publications

This article is a book review of "The World Cookbook for Students" by Jeanne Jacob and Michael Ashkenazi.

Reeling Them In: On-Site Practicum Experiences For Library / Information Science Students In Distance Learning Programs, Charlotte M. Droll, Mary Lou Baker Jones

University Libraries' Staff Publications

Librarians at Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio - two hundred miles from the state's only ALA-accredited Library and Information Science school at Kent State University - want to become actively engaged in promoting academic librarianship but have few local opportunities to do so. Dayton-area distance-learning students in the Kent State University program need practical experiences in academic libraries. The students' need for mentoring and hands-on experience and the librarians' desire to support their profession create the perfect environment for the establishment of a WSU Libraries' practicum program.

How It All Comes Together:

• The KSU SLIS program encourages a practicum …

Encyclopedia Of Major League Baseball Clubs (Review), Sue Polanka

University Libraries' Staff Publications

This article is a book review of "Encyclopedia of Major League Baseball Clubs" by Steven A. Riess.

Encyclopedia Of American Civil Rights And Liberties (Review), Sue Polanka

University Libraries' Staff Publications

This article is a book review of "Encyclopedia of American Civil Rights and Liberties" by Otis H. Stephens.