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Oh! The Tangled Web, Mark Y. Herring Dec 2003

Oh! The Tangled Web, Mark Y. Herring

Dacus Library Faculty Publications

Now before hundreds rush in with that inane, “One man’s Mede is another man’s Persian” argument, permit me to define Internet pornography. It isn't difficult at all.


Using Technology To Increase Collaboration Between The Library, Teaching Faculty, And The Campus At Large, Antje Mays Nov 2003

Using Technology To Increase Collaboration Between The Library, Teaching Faculty, And The Campus At Large, Antje Mays

Dacus Library Faculty Publications

This article outlines many different ways of using technology to better link academic librarians and faculty, focusing particularly on how the appropriate use of technology in Acquisitions can improve the image of the library. The article presents a comprehensive overview of how technologies can be used to make Acquisitions not just a book purchasing department, but a department that works proactively to impress consituents, helping to make the library a central and prestigious part of the campus community. While the article's primary focus is on academic libraries, much of the discussion is also applicable to other types of libraries.


Libraries In The Cyberage, Part Iv, Mark Y. Herring Sep 2003

Libraries In The Cyberage, Part Iv, Mark Y. Herring

Dacus Library Faculty Publications

Is the book dead? Are libraries obsolete? Did the Internet murder both?


Libraries In The Cyberage, Part Iii, Mark Y. Herring Apr 2003

Libraries In The Cyberage, Part Iii, Mark Y. Herring

Dacus Library Faculty Publications

The roots of librarianship have been sorely shaken by the Internet, but to what extent and how much remains to be seen.


The Future Of The Book: Does It Have One?, Mark Y. Herring Jan 2003

The Future Of The Book: Does It Have One?, Mark Y. Herring

Dacus Library Faculty Publications

While the book has been with us for two millennia, digital artifact threaten its permanence. Now we being to wonder if it has a future at all.