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"How Did We Do?": Evaluating The Instruction Program With A Senior Survey.", Terry Taylor, Heather Jagman Jun 2015

"How Did We Do?": Evaluating The Instruction Program With A Senior Survey.", Terry Taylor, Heather Jagman

Heather Jagman

No abstract provided.


Embedding In The 21st Century Academy: Crossing Curriculum And Geography, Kaijsa Calkins, Cass Kvenild Jan 2014

Embedding In The 21st Century Academy: Crossing Curriculum And Geography, Kaijsa Calkins, Cass Kvenild

Kaijsa Calkins

Upon entering the new millennium, the University of Wyoming Libraries have expanded traditional one-shot library instruction and desk-bound reference into a suite of embedded services including reference, instruction, and curriculum and general education planning. Increased enrollment, along with increases in librarian consultations and instruction, have provided opportunities for innovation. Growing numbers of online students at the university encourage librarians to hone distance services and to experiment with new delivery methods. Librarians take care to follow both the ACRL guidelines for information literacy at the academy as well as the best practices for serving distance learners. Both distance and on-campus reference …


Building A Global Knowledge Network Among Geospatial Specialists, Harlan Onsrud Dec 2011

Building A Global Knowledge Network Among Geospatial Specialists, Harlan Onsrud

Harlan J Onsrud

This presentation discusses the idea for, progress made and challenges confronted by the Global Spatial Data Infrastructure Association in pursuing development of the Geographic Information Knowledge Network found at http://www.giknet.org Objectives and goals of the network are explained as well as suggestions for supporting the network.


Project Don't Runaway, Jennifer Brancato Nov 2011

Project Don't Runaway, Jennifer Brancato

Jennifer Brancato

Discusses steps taken to manage digital content at the East Texas Research Center.


My Collection Isn't Boring! : An Unexpected Role As Advocate For A Collection., Elizabeth Psyck Nov 2011

My Collection Isn't Boring! : An Unexpected Role As Advocate For A Collection., Elizabeth Psyck

Elizabeth Psyck

Many librarians and library users have a limited view of what U.S. and international government documents are – large, dry reports, topographic maps, legal codes, or statistics. As the government documents librarian at Grand Valley State University, a large masters level public university, it is my responsibility to break that stereotype and show the depth and breadth of information available from government sources – and prove that some of it is downright FUN. I will discuss strategies that have worked, as well as attempts that were less successful. This session would be of interest to librarians, library school students, and …


Italian Sixteenth-Century Writing Books And The Scribal Reality Of Verona, Richard Clement Nov 2011

Italian Sixteenth-Century Writing Books And The Scribal Reality Of Verona, Richard Clement

Richard W. Clement

The sixteenth-century copybooks of the Italian writing masters have long been considered to be reflections of the contemporary scribal condition. The impression one gains from reading the works of Arrighi, Taglienti, Palatino, and Cresci, among others, is that cancellaresca was the dominant notarial script of the first half of the century, that cancellaresca formata, developed by Palatino at mid-century, supplanted it, and that Cresci's cancellaresca corsiva reigned supreme at the end. In fact, if we consider the manuscript evidence, specifically the Rosenthal Collection of North Italian Documents at the University of Chicago, we find a very different reality. In sixteenth-century …


An Analysis On Non-Finite Verb Forms As An Indication Of The Style Of Translation In Bede's Ecclesiastical History, Richard Clement Nov 2011

An Analysis On Non-Finite Verb Forms As An Indication Of The Style Of Translation In Bede's Ecclesiastical History, Richard Clement

Richard W. Clement

Non-finite verb forms are ideal as indicators of a translator's ability and style of translating Latin into OE. (1) This is because in Latin there are six different infinitives: the present active infinitive, the present passive infinitive, the perfect active infinitive, the perfect passive infinitive, the future active infinitive, and the future passive infinitive. However, in OE there is only one infinitive: the present active infinitive. In Latin there are four different participles: the present active imperfect participle, the present passive perfective participle, the future active imperfective participle, and the future passive imperfective participle (gerundive). The gerund is the neuter …


Francisco De Robles, Cervantes, And The Spanish Book Trade, Richard Clement Nov 2011

Francisco De Robles, Cervantes, And The Spanish Book Trade, Richard Clement

Richard W. Clement

No abstract provided.


The Production Of The Pastoral Care: King Alfred And His Helpers, Richard Clement Nov 2011

The Production Of The Pastoral Care: King Alfred And His Helpers, Richard Clement

Richard W. Clement

Old English prose before the late tenth century is examined in this collection of hitherto unpublished essays. Using a variety of techniques, the authors explore well-known and lesser-known texts in search of a better understanding of why, how, and by whom the manuscripts were produced. Part I of the collection contains six studies of Alfredian prose--the Soliloquies, the Pastoral Care, and Consolation of Philosophy--all of which are translations traditionally associated with King Alfred. Part II contains nine essays on various prose works outside of the Alfredian milieu, including the Old English Dialogues, the Old English Bede, the Chronicle and Laws, …


The Beginnings Of Printing In Anglo-Saxon Type, 1565-1630, Richard Clement Nov 2011

The Beginnings Of Printing In Anglo-Saxon Type, 1565-1630, Richard Clement

Richard W. Clement

No abstract provided.


Thomas James, 1572-1629, Richard Clement Nov 2011

Thomas James, 1572-1629, Richard Clement

Richard W. Clement

This award-winning multi-volume series is dedicated to making literature and its creators better understood and more accessible to students and interested readers, while satisfying the standards of librarians, teachers and scholars. Dictionary of Literary Biography provides reliable information in an easily comprehensible format, while placing writers in the larger perspective of literary history. Dictionary of Literary Biography systematically presents career biographies and criticism of writers from all eras and all genres through volumes dedicated to specific types of literature and time periods.


Two Contemporary Gregorian Editions Of Pope Gregory The Great's Regula Pastoralis In Troyes Ms 504, Richard Clement Nov 2011

Two Contemporary Gregorian Editions Of Pope Gregory The Great's Regula Pastoralis In Troyes Ms 504, Richard Clement

Richard W. Clement

No abstract provided.


Richard Verstegan's Reinvention Of Anglo-Saxon England: A Contribution From The Continent, Richard Clement Nov 2011

Richard Verstegan's Reinvention Of Anglo-Saxon England: A Contribution From The Continent, Richard Clement

Richard W. Clement

The reinvention of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance is an historicized approach to constructions of the past. How and why does the present of any period uses the past to promote its own opinions, beliefs, doctrines or views? In particular, this volume demonstrates that reinventions of past eras or figures can be motivated by a nationalistic desire to create cultural 'roots', to discover origins that justify a regime or group's self-identity, to appropriate a cultural icon or neglected author for a particular political agenda, or to reflect on contemporary social issues via a remote time and place. Reworkings or …


Manuscript Resources For The Study Of Portuguese History At The Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University Of Kansas, Richard Clement Nov 2011

Manuscript Resources For The Study Of Portuguese History At The Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University Of Kansas, Richard Clement

Richard W. Clement

No abstract provided.


A Newly Discovered Fifteenth-Century Manuscript Of The Lectura Of Niccolo De Tudeschis, Richard Clement Nov 2011

A Newly Discovered Fifteenth-Century Manuscript Of The Lectura Of Niccolo De Tudeschis, Richard Clement

Richard W. Clement

No abstract provided.


Codicology As An Introduction To Medieval Literature, Richard Clement Nov 2011

Codicology As An Introduction To Medieval Literature, Richard Clement

Richard W. Clement

No abstract provided.


A Handlist Of Manuscripts Containing Gregory's Regula Pastoralis, Richard Clement Nov 2011

A Handlist Of Manuscripts Containing Gregory's Regula Pastoralis, Richard Clement

Richard W. Clement

No abstract provided.


Sir William Stirling-Maxwell And His Cervantes Collection At The Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University Of Kansas, Richard Clement Nov 2011

Sir William Stirling-Maxwell And His Cervantes Collection At The Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University Of Kansas, Richard Clement

Richard W. Clement

No abstract provided.


Library And University Press Integration: A New Vision For University Publishing, Richard Clement Nov 2011

Library And University Press Integration: A New Vision For University Publishing, Richard Clement

Richard W. Clement

American university presses are struggling to maintain their core mission to publish scholarly monographs. Several presses have closed and almost all are struggling. Presses have tried various editorial tactics and new publishing strategies to keep afloat, but the larger economic situation has continued to erode their ability to succeed. In the face of what appears to be insurmountable impediments, some university presses have turned to university libraries as natural partners in the enterprise of distributing scholarship and research. Though these two entities have differing business models, partnerships have much to offer each, and integrating the press into the library organization …


Embedded Librarianship And Virtual Environments In Entrepreneurship Information Literacy A Case Study, Kelly Evans, Hal Kirkwood Oct 2011

Embedded Librarianship And Virtual Environments In Entrepreneurship Information Literacy A Case Study, Kelly Evans, Hal Kirkwood

Hal P Kirkwood Jr

No abstract provided.


Getting To The Heart Of The Matter: What Faculty Tell Us About How Our Collections Support Student Learning, Marcia L. Thomas Oct 2011

Getting To The Heart Of The Matter: What Faculty Tell Us About How Our Collections Support Student Learning, Marcia L. Thomas

Marcia L Thomas

In 2010, librarians at IWU's Ames Library embarked on a multi-year collection review process. This is an evaluation and prioritization project for our collection as a whole. Our purpose is to not only evaluate what we have now, but also identify what resources, in which formats, best support student learning. The centerpiece of the review is one-on-one interviews conducted by librarians with each full-time faculty member in their liaison subject areas/departments. We asked faculty to reflect on how our collections (in all formats, including electronic) meet their pedagogical needs and support student research, as a way of helping us improve …


Adventures In Assessment: Lib100 @ Clemson University, Anne Grant Sep 2011

Adventures In Assessment: Lib100 @ Clemson University, Anne Grant

Anne Grant

This presentation will discuss the results of a rubric based assessment created for a library instruction program that is designed to meet the needs of all incoming students at Clemson University. After attending the ACRL Immersion program Assessment Track, the instruction Coordinator for this institution returned with fresh ideas about assessment and she will share with participants the basic layout of the instruction provided and the thought process behind the creation of the assessment. Finally, results and a critical analysis of the process will be shared.


Using A Media Technology Showcase To Bridge The Gap Between K-12 And Higher Education: Creating A Professional Development Workshop, Sonya Shepherd Sep 2011

Using A Media Technology Showcase To Bridge The Gap Between K-12 And Higher Education: Creating A Professional Development Workshop, Sonya Shepherd

Sonya S. Gaither

The audience will learn how a professional development workshop led by an academic librarian was created and used to show K-12 teachers and media specialists how to embed the “Big 6” in K-12 classes using persistent links to the library catalog and databases as well as other tools to help in the research process.


Cloudy In Malibu : Pepperdine Libraries' Migration To Oclc's Webscale Management System, Gan Ye, Michael Dula Sep 2011

Cloudy In Malibu : Pepperdine Libraries' Migration To Oclc's Webscale Management System, Gan Ye, Michael Dula

Gan Ye

In this case study the authors describe Pepperdine University Libraries’ migration to OCLC's WorldShare Management Services. They elaborate on the rationale for the decision, review some of the challenges and lessons encountered along the way, and briefly discuss some effects of the new system on our libraries. The focus is on technical services and systems, and examples of issues encountered during migration are accompanied by screenshot illustrations. The article concludes with a wish list of desired features.


M-Libraries 2: A Virtual Library In Everyone's Pocket, Mohamed Ally, Gill Needham (Eds.). Facet Publishing, London (2010) Isbn-13: 978-1856046961, Elizabeth Parang Aug 2011

M-Libraries 2: A Virtual Library In Everyone's Pocket, Mohamed Ally, Gill Needham (Eds.). Facet Publishing, London (2010) Isbn-13: 978-1856046961, Elizabeth Parang

Elizabeth Parang

No abstract provided.


Emusicquest: The Music-In-Print Series. Compiled By Donald Reese, Lisa Philpott Aug 2011

Emusicquest: The Music-In-Print Series. Compiled By Donald Reese, Lisa Philpott

Lisa Rae Philpott

No abstract provided.


“Can Con” On The Www, Keith Chapman, Lisa Philpott Aug 2011

“Can Con” On The Www, Keith Chapman, Lisa Philpott

Lisa Rae Philpott

No abstract provided.


Cancon On The Web: A Survey Of Freely-Available Musical Canadiana, Lisa Philpott Aug 2011

Cancon On The Web: A Survey Of Freely-Available Musical Canadiana, Lisa Philpott

Lisa Rae Philpott

No abstract provided.


We R Online, R U? Instant Messaging Reference Service At Your Library., Sarah Steiner, David Free, Elizabeth White Aug 2011

We R Online, R U? Instant Messaging Reference Service At Your Library., Sarah Steiner, David Free, Elizabeth White

Sarah King Steiner

What Is IM? -Allows users to participate in real-time Internet conversations -AIM, MSN, and Yahoo! most popular -Same premise as the more feature-rich QuestionPoint, 24/7, etc. Who’s Using IM? --Everyone! Students, libraries, businesses, all age groups Pew Internet and American Life Project found that 42% of online individuals use IM, and that Generations X and Y represent the largest segment of the IM user group. AOL conducted a similar study that shows that 90% of online teens use IM.


Review Of The Successful Academic Librarian By Gwen Meyer Gregory, Sarah Steiner Aug 2011

Review Of The Successful Academic Librarian By Gwen Meyer Gregory, Sarah Steiner

Sarah King Steiner

This is a book review of The Successful Academic Librarian by Gwen Meyer Gregory.