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Library and Information Science

Selected Works

2012

Book Reviews

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Full-Text Articles in Social and Behavioral Sciences

Book Review: The Cybrarian's Web: An A-Z Guide To 101 Free Web 2.0 Tools And Other Resources, Todd Bruns Aug 2012

Book Review: The Cybrarian's Web: An A-Z Guide To 101 Free Web 2.0 Tools And Other Resources, Todd Bruns

Todd A. Bruns

No abstract provided.


Book Review: Open Source Web Applications For Libraries, Todd Bruns May 2012

Book Review: Open Source Web Applications For Libraries, Todd Bruns

Todd A. Bruns

No abstract provided.


Collaborating Across The Campus: Librarians And Faculty Create A Course-Specific, Online Research Guide For Students, Ann Agee Apr 2012

Collaborating Across The Campus: Librarians And Faculty Create A Course-Specific, Online Research Guide For Students, Ann Agee

Ann Agee

Discover how librarians and faculty collaborated at San Jose State University to create a course-specific online tutorial and research guide designed to meet the growing demands of a popular GenEd (General Education) course, Health Science 1.Learning Outcomes*Understand the elements necessary in a successful online learning tool.*Identify courses that could be good candidates for web-based library instruction.*Recognize the steps essential to successful collaboration with campus faculty.


Review Of Mob Rule Learning: Camps, Unconferences, And Trashing The Talking Head, Kirstin Duffin Jan 2012

Review Of Mob Rule Learning: Camps, Unconferences, And Trashing The Talking Head, Kirstin Duffin

Kirstin Duffin

Do you know what an unconference is? Have you attended this type of conference alternative? Have you organized a camp? If these terms have as yet gone under your radar, you will certainly be hearing more about them in coming years. Michelle Boule writes an overview to the topic and provides context for what to expect and how to apply the theory of camps and unconferences to your own conference, training session, or classroom. Boule worked as a social sciences librarian at the University of Houston from 2004-2008 and is now employed as a consultant and freelance writer. She currently …


Review Of Staff Development On A Shoestring, Kirstin Duffin Jan 2012

Review Of Staff Development On A Shoestring, Kirstin Duffin

Kirstin Duffin

Budgets are tight, yet it remains important for library staff members to keep current with evolving technologies and improve their skills in providing services to library users. Staff development programs can spark creativity, increase motivation, and augment productivity. In these lean times, Marcia Trotta provides guidance on how to maintain library staff development opportunities. Trotta is a consultant and adult program coordinator of the Connecticut Humanities Council. She is a retired public library director and has written a number of books on library management-related issues.


Review Of Information Need: A Theory Connecting Information Search To Knowledge Formation, Kirstin Duffin Jan 2012

Review Of Information Need: A Theory Connecting Information Search To Knowledge Formation, Kirstin Duffin

Kirstin Duffin

In this book, Cole attempts to establish a framework for the information searching process. Cole analyzes information need from the perspectives of both information science and computer science. Where information science considers the need as sensory (perceptual-cognitive), computer science views information need as mechanical (input-output). The book, one in the ASIST Monograph Series, is a conceptual work that presents a systematic overview of users’ information retrieval practices.


Sources: Movies In American History: An Encyclopedia (Review), Robin L. Imhof Dec 2011

Sources: Movies In American History: An Encyclopedia (Review), Robin L. Imhof

Robin L. Imhof

No abstract provided.