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The Southeastern Librarian V. 53, No. 4 (Winter 2005/2006) Complete Issue

The Southeastern Librarian

Complete issue of The Southeastern Librarian, volume 53, no. 4 (Winter 2005/2006).

People News

The Southeastern Librarian

Recent professional developments from SELA members.

Our Blawg Community, Debbie Ginsberg

Librarian Scholarship

No abstract provided.

Call For Nominations For Rothrock Award

The Southeastern Librarian

Calls for nominations for the 2005 Rothrock Award.

May The Bun Be With You: An Annotated Bibliography Of Librarians And Their Image, David M. Salinero, Jill E. Grogg

The Southeastern Librarian

A very real tension exists between librarians’ attempts to alter their image(s) and the popular press’ and the public’s lingering preference for Marian the Librarian similes. As the Hot Picks @ Your Library calendar indicates, librarians take creative opportunities to dissuade the public of the “image of a dourfaced matron behind a forbidding desk” (Gillespie 2003, A01). But how do librarians attempt to frame their own discussion of the classic caricature? The authors wanted to know how librarians themselves have considered and researched the impact of the stereotype on the profession. What follows is a literature review of materials published …

The Southeastern Librarian V. 53, No. 3 (Fall 2005) Complete Issue

The Southeastern Librarian

Complete issue of The Southeastern Librarian, volume 53, no. 3 (Fall 2005).

People News

The Southeastern Librarian

Recent professional developments from SELA members.

The Southeastern Librarian V. 53, No. 2 (Summer 2005) Complete Issue

The Southeastern Librarian

Complete issue of The Southeastern Librarian, volume 53, no. 2 (Summer 2005).

The Southeastern Librarian V. 53, No. 1 (Spring 2005) Complete Issue

The Southeastern Librarian

Complete issue of The Southeastern Librarian, volume 53, no. 1 (Spring 2005).

An Analysis Of The Use Of Virtual Communities Of Practice In Managing Knowledge For Professional Development By Oberlin Group Librarians, Clem Guthro

Faculty Scholarship

The project purpose was to identify and analyze how participation in Virtual Communities of Practice (VCoPs) contribute to the professional development of librarians in the Oberlin Group and how librarians manage and share knowledge gained through participation in VCoPs. A second purpose was to determine how Macalester librarians use of VCoPs compares to those of Oberlin Group librarians.

A web-based survey was developed to collect data related to the purpose of the study. The survey was administered to the 791 professional librarians in the Oberlin Group; with 565 responses and a response rate of 71.5%. Multiple regression analysis and a …

Professional Values: Priceless, Debbie Ginsberg, Bill Crowley

Librarian Scholarship

It's our educational mission, not merely our marketing, that will secure librarianship's cultural cachet in the 21st century.

Zines Straight From The Stacks: Self-Published Tracts From Library Workers, Alycia Sellie

Publications and Research

No abstract provided.

Ua1d Evelyn Thurman Personnel File, Wku Human Resources

WKU Archives Records

Personnel file of Mary Evelyn Thurman from 1963 through 2005. File includes payroll authorizations, correspondence, curricula vita and clippings regarding her career as a librarian at Western Kentucky University.

An Analysis Of The Use Of Virtual Communities Of Practice In Managing Knowledge For Professional Development By Oberlin Group Librarians, Clem Guthro

Clem Guthro