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Community Leaders Negotiate A Framework For Their Archival Collection, Diane Duesterhoeft Apr 2014

Community Leaders Negotiate A Framework For Their Archival Collection, Diane Duesterhoeft

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This presentation describes the path an established community organization traveled toward getting their historicalmaterials into a local archive.

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No Lo Tires! Don't Throw It Away! Texas Latino Archives Shaping Their Own Narrative: Community Leaders Negotiate A Framework For Their Archival Collection, Diane Duesterhoeft Apr 2014

No Lo Tires! Don't Throw It Away! Texas Latino Archives Shaping Their Own Narrative: Community Leaders Negotiate A Framework For Their Archival Collection, Diane Duesterhoeft

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Practical tips for organizations and individuals considering preserving their historical records with a local archive.

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Portals To The Past, Diane Duesterhoeft, Trish Keogh Nov 2003

Portals To The Past, Diane Duesterhoeft, Trish Keogh

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The article describes the effort to preserve the artifacts of a unique organization: video recordings of the President’s Peace Commission symposia held at St. Mary's University. Since cultural and educational institutions preserve their history with varying degrees of success, libraries can provide an important link to preservation. In addition to describing the reasons and process for coordinating with the St. Mary’s Learning Resources Center for videotaping of panel sessions, the original cataloging of these videotapes and incorporation into the Louis J. Blume Library collection is described. These videotapes can disseminate what transpired to a larger audience, and they provide a …

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In The Trenches: Transferring User Skills From School To College And Beyond, Diane Duesterhoeft Jan 2000

In The Trenches: Transferring User Skills From School To College And Beyond, Diane Duesterhoeft

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No abstract provided.

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Internet News And Website Reviews, Margaret Sylvia Jan 2000

Internet News And Website Reviews, Margaret Sylvia

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A book chapter devoted to keeping up with news about the Internet and website reviews for subject librarians and educators.

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Citation Analysis As An Unobtrusive Method For Journal Collection Evaluation Using Psychology Student Research Bibliographies, Margaret Sylvia Jan 1998

Citation Analysis As An Unobtrusive Method For Journal Collection Evaluation Using Psychology Student Research Bibliographies, Margaret Sylvia

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Bibliographic citation analysis of student research papers is one method of evaluation the use of a journal collection. Journal selection and cancellation may be done on the basis of use and cost-effectiveness to maximize the usefulness of materials purchased with the library budget. An analysis of the bibliographic citations of research papers by undergraduate and graduate students in the psychology department of St. Mary's University was used as one basis for psychology journal selection and deselection in the academic library. Findings confirmed that the most cost-effective and the most used materials were usually held by the library. Titles that met …

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Remotely Possible? Simple Remote Access To The Network, Margaret Sylvia Nov 1996

Remotely Possible? Simple Remote Access To The Network, Margaret Sylvia

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Remote access to the library is possible without a magic wand. we have seen increased use of the library in recent years, either because of, or despite, the possibility of remote access. One reason may be that some full-text material is still only available inside the library. Remote access was first implemented in the St. Mary's University Academic Library in 1991, shortly after the installation of the first network in the library. Various options for remote access are compared and contrasted, including the EA/2 solution.

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Rosalind Elsie Franklin (1920-1958) Biologist, Margaret Sylvia Jan 1996

Rosalind Elsie Franklin (1920-1958) Biologist, Margaret Sylvia

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A biography of the biologist Rosalind Elsie Franklin whose work on x-ray crystallography contributed to Watson and Crick's elucidation of the structure of DNA.

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Too Many Concerns? Paper Or Online, Local Or Remote, Full Text Or Index, Margaret Sylvia Jan 1996

Too Many Concerns? Paper Or Online, Local Or Remote, Full Text Or Index, Margaret Sylvia

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The proliferation of new electronic databases and search engines is creating a host of new choices for librarians and system administrators. Problems presented are particularly difficult for small and medium academic libraries. A system for making appropriate choices for collection development of databases is presented.

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Psychology And Counseling Library Research Guide, Margaret Sylvia Jan 1996

Psychology And Counseling Library Research Guide, Margaret Sylvia

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This document is a guide for library research in psychology or counseling. The first section discusses how to do research in the library, including choosing a topic, beginning with books, updating the information with journals, checking out books, interlibrary loan, visiting other libraries, and writing the paper. The second section provides sources of general information on psychology. The third section provides an annotated bibliography of additional research resources. The fourth section contains guide to the writing of psychology research papers and the fifth section contains miscellaneous resources such as those on professional training and careers, statistics, dictionaries, and biographical resources.

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What Journals Do Psychology Graduate Students Need?, Margaret Sylvia Jul 1995

What Journals Do Psychology Graduate Students Need?, Margaret Sylvia

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The increasing price of journal subscriptions and the increasing number of journals available make it difficult for libraries to supply all needed material locally for scholarly research. Bibliographic citation analysis of student research papers is one method of evaluating the use of a journal collection. Journal selection and cancellation may be done on the basis of cost-per-use to maximize the usefulness of materials purchased with the library budget. Theses provide a convenient archival resource of student research. This study used the biblio-graphic citations found in theses and dissertations of graduate students in the psychology and counseling departments of the university, …

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Upgrading A Cd-Rom Network For Multimedia Applications, Margaret Sylvia Jun 1995

Upgrading A Cd-Rom Network For Multimedia Applications, Margaret Sylvia

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Checking the servers, PCs, and network connections for bottlenecks in serving multimedia across the network are steps that will alleviate speed and connectivity issues for users.

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Networking Your Cd-Roms: A Texas Tale, Margaret Sylvia Aug 1993

Networking Your Cd-Roms: A Texas Tale, Margaret Sylvia

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Installation of a CD-ROM network at St. Mary's University Academic Library created a revolution in the way students and faculty do research.

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Building A Gateway For The Cd-Rom Network: A Step Toward The Virtual Library With The Virtual Microsystems V-Server, Margaret Sylvia Jun 1993

Building A Gateway For The Cd-Rom Network: A Step Toward The Virtual Library With The Virtual Microsystems V-Server, Margaret Sylvia

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Describes one college library's experience with a gateway for dial-in access to its CD-ROM network to increase access to automated index searching for students off-campus. Hardware and software choices are discussed in terms of access, reliability, affordability, and ease of use. Installation problems are discussed, and an appendix lists product information.

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Collection Development Policy: Academic Library, St. Mary's University, Margaret Sylvia Jan 1992

Collection Development Policy: Academic Library, St. Mary's University, Margaret Sylvia

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A revised edition of the original collection development policy for the Academic Library (now the Louis J. Blume Library) published in ERIC. This guide spells out the collection development policy of the library of St. Mary's University in San Antonio, Texas. The guide is divided into the following five topic areas: (1) introduction to the community served, parameters of the collection, cooperation in collection development, and priorities of the collection; (2) considerations in collection development, including maintaining the collection, gifts, bibliographic instruction, circulation, and intellectual freedom; (3) selection of materials, including responsibility for selection, selection aids, and criteria for selection …

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Searching On Cd-Rom In An Academic Environment, Margaret Sylvia, Leigh Kilman Nov 1991

Searching On Cd-Rom In An Academic Environment, Margaret Sylvia, Leigh Kilman

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Novice information searchers are overwhelmed with the amount of material retrieved with a simple keyword search. Training users to retrieve the optimal amount of information and the correct information is a challenge for librarians.

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The Dynix Acquisitions Module Evaluated In An Academic Library, Margaret Sylvia Jan 1991

The Dynix Acquisitions Module Evaluated In An Academic Library, Margaret Sylvia

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The pros and cons of the automated library system Dynix's acquisitions module for use in an academic library are discussed.

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