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Lacuny Junior Faculty Research Roundtable Meeting Minutes, December 2008, Lacuny Dec 2008

Lacuny Junior Faculty Research Roundtable Meeting Minutes, December 2008, Lacuny

Meeting Minutes

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Lacuny Serials Roundtable Meeting Minutes, December 2008, Lacuny Dec 2008

Lacuny Serials Roundtable Meeting Minutes, December 2008, Lacuny

Meeting Minutes

No abstract provided.


Lis Open Access E-Journal -Where Are You?, Izabella Taler Dec 2008

Lis Open Access E-Journal -Where Are You?, Izabella Taler

Publications and Research

Access to published information is of interest to many users. Library and information science (LIS) professionals are especially interested in gaining access and guiding users to all available information. Though they are often dependent on traditional subscription-based library resources, moving away from the costly ones and replacing them with usage of available open access sources, presents practitioners with a significant budget consideration in today's shrinking economy. This paper examines the availability of current LIS open access e-journals; their presence in well- and less-well known abstracting and indexing sources, their inclusion in standard library bibliographic tools as well as coverage by …


Lacuny Cataloging Roundtable Meeting Minutes, November 2008, Lacuny Nov 2008

Lacuny Cataloging Roundtable Meeting Minutes, November 2008, Lacuny

Meeting Minutes

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Lacuny Executive Council Meeting Minutes, November 2008, Lacuny Nov 2008

Lacuny Executive Council Meeting Minutes, November 2008, Lacuny

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Lacuny Acquisitions Roundtable Meeting Minutes, November 2008, Lacuny Nov 2008

Lacuny Acquisitions Roundtable Meeting Minutes, November 2008, Lacuny

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Lacuny Collection Development Roundtable Meeting Minutes, November 2008, Lacuny Nov 2008

Lacuny Collection Development Roundtable Meeting Minutes, November 2008, Lacuny

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Lacuny Executive Council Meeting Minutes, October 2008, Lacuny Oct 2008

Lacuny Executive Council Meeting Minutes, October 2008, Lacuny

Meeting Minutes

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Lacuny Junior Faculty Research Roundtable Meeting Minutes, October 2008, Lacuny Oct 2008

Lacuny Junior Faculty Research Roundtable Meeting Minutes, October 2008, Lacuny

Meeting Minutes

No abstract provided.


Lacuny Interlibrary Loan Roundtable Meeting Minutes, October 2008, Lacuny Oct 2008

Lacuny Interlibrary Loan Roundtable Meeting Minutes, October 2008, Lacuny

Meeting Minutes

No abstract provided.


Critical Thinking Is A Life Relevancy: A Hospitality Management Student Case Study., Monica Berger Oct 2008

Critical Thinking Is A Life Relevancy: A Hospitality Management Student Case Study., Monica Berger

Publications and Research

This article describes a library workshop for freshman hospitality management students enrolled at New York City College of Technology, CUNY, which features a focus on critical thinking. An active learning experience uses an element of surprise. Students evaluate the website of a bankrupt company where information about the company’s situation is hidden or not present. When the instructor guides the class to find unbiased information from newspapers, many students begin to think critically about sources.


Lacuny Reserves Roundtable Meeting Minutes, September 2008, Lacuny Sep 2008

Lacuny Reserves Roundtable Meeting Minutes, September 2008, Lacuny

Meeting Minutes

No abstract provided.


Lacuny Executive Council Meeting Minutes, September 2008, Lacuny Sep 2008

Lacuny Executive Council Meeting Minutes, September 2008, Lacuny

Meeting Minutes

No abstract provided.


Lacuny Acquisitions Roundtable Meeting Minutes, September 2008, Lacuny Sep 2008

Lacuny Acquisitions Roundtable Meeting Minutes, September 2008, Lacuny

Meeting Minutes

No abstract provided.


Lacuny Junior Faculty Research Roundtable Meeting Minutes, August 2008, Lacuny Aug 2008

Lacuny Junior Faculty Research Roundtable Meeting Minutes, August 2008, Lacuny

Meeting Minutes

No abstract provided.


Keeping Abreast Of Quantum News: Quantum Computing On The Web And In The Literature, Jill Cirasella Aug 2008

Keeping Abreast Of Quantum News: Quantum Computing On The Web And In The Literature, Jill Cirasella

Publications and Research

This appendix describes tools that can help you track developments in quantum computing.


Historical Bibliography Of Quantum Computing, Jill Cirasella Aug 2008

Historical Bibliography Of Quantum Computing, Jill Cirasella

Publications and Research

This bibliographic essay reviews seminal papers in quantum computing. Although quantum computing is a young science, its researchers have already published thousands of noteworthy articles, far too many to list here. Therefore, this appendix is not a comprehensive chronicle of the emergence and evolution of the field but rather a guided tour of some of the papers that spurred, formalized, and furthered its study.


Image Collections At The City College Of New York: Collaborative Efforts At A Public Urban College Campus, Ching-Jung Chen, Sydney Van Nort Jul 2008

Image Collections At The City College Of New York: Collaborative Efforts At A Public Urban College Campus, Ching-Jung Chen, Sydney Van Nort

Publications and Research

No abstract provided.


Google Like A Librarian, Jill Cirasella Jul 2008

Google Like A Librarian, Jill Cirasella

Publications and Research

This article discusses a few Google tools that hold promise for reference work but are likely unfamiliar to some librarians and many patrons.


Review Of The Website The Usgenweb Project, John A. Drobnicki Jul 2008

Review Of The Website The Usgenweb Project, John A. Drobnicki

Publications and Research

Review of the website The USGenWeb project.


Crime In The Library! The Special Collections Of Lloyd Sealy Library, John Jay College Of Criminal Justice/Cuny: A Repository Profile., Ellen H. Belcher Jul 2008

Crime In The Library! The Special Collections Of Lloyd Sealy Library, John Jay College Of Criminal Justice/Cuny: A Repository Profile., Ellen H. Belcher

Publications and Research

Started as a small collection of books to support the New York Police Department (NYPD), Police Academy, the library of John Jay College of Criminal Justice has a rich history and built important collections in just over four decades.


Lacuny Interlibrary Loan Roundtable Meeting Minutes, May 2008, Lacuny May 2008

Lacuny Interlibrary Loan Roundtable Meeting Minutes, May 2008, Lacuny

Meeting Minutes

No abstract provided.


Lacuny Acquisitions Roundtable Meeting Minutes, May 2008, Lacuny May 2008

Lacuny Acquisitions Roundtable Meeting Minutes, May 2008, Lacuny

Meeting Minutes

No abstract provided.


The Creativity Issue: Putting The Spotlight On Creative Work In Urban Libraries, Steven J. Bell May 2008

The Creativity Issue: Putting The Spotlight On Creative Work In Urban Libraries, Steven J. Bell

Urban Library Journal

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Listen Up: Discovering The Reference And Instructional Applications Of Apple’S Tunes, Bruce Connolly, Gail M. Golderman May 2008

Listen Up: Discovering The Reference And Instructional Applications Of Apple’S Tunes, Bruce Connolly, Gail M. Golderman

Urban Library Journal

Apple’s iTunes software permits people to import music onto their computer where they can listen, compile personalized playlists, and share their music with others, a practice that is ubiquitous among students on college campuses. This article examines the ongoing exploration of the potential applications of iTunes software at Union College ’s Schaffer Library, first, as a subtle but pervasive marketing tool used to raise student awareness of new and existing library resources, and second, as a means of reaching out to the campus population in an environment where students already feel at home. The article also discusses the role that …


Growing Adult Readers: Promoting Leisure Reading In Academic Libraries, Renée Bosman, John Glover, Monique Prince May 2008

Growing Adult Readers: Promoting Leisure Reading In Academic Libraries, Renée Bosman, John Glover, Monique Prince

Urban Library Journal

This article provides an introduction to the recreational reading promotion tools at VCU Libraries, including a book review blog, book swap, and bulletin board, as well as the libraries’ involvement with VCU’s summer reading program and Richmond’s citywide “One Community One Book” initiative. Policies and operating procedures will be examined, and these services will be discussed in the context of other libraries’ offerings. We will also discuss why there is a need for these services–which have traditionally been the purview of the public library–on a college campus. Reading among American adults is in dramatic decline, and the academic library is …


It All Started With A Button…, Jill E. Luedke, Sarah K. Laleman Ward May 2008

It All Started With A Button…, Jill E. Luedke, Sarah K. Laleman Ward

Urban Library Journal

As librarians at an art and design library that is also part of a larger institution, we find it necessary to continually come up with new and innovative ways to make our library a welcoming, appealing, interesting and relevant place. Of particular popularity are the buttons we make using images from resources available at the library. For outreach, we give them away at every opportunity, including orientations (while wearing the “librarian” t-shirts we made) and faculty meetings. We also use them as teaching tools, and as incentive for participation in library instruction sessions. Our student workers and staff members have …


Using Art To Promote Student Learning And Build Community Partnerships, Lynn S. Mullins, Ann V. Watkins May 2008

Using Art To Promote Student Learning And Build Community Partnerships, Lynn S. Mullins, Ann V. Watkins

Urban Library Journal

In his vision for the ”New Museum,” John Cotton Dana advocated placing art close to books and journals, offering arts related programs, and developing an art collection to enhance visual learning. Dana Library, located on the Newark Campus of Rutgers-The State University of New Jersey, has succeeded in implementing these principles through its multifaceted arts program. Rotating fine arts and pedagogical exhibits along with a permanent art collection overrides the language and cultural differences of a diverse student body and the surrounding community. Interactions with the art support learning and self-discovery. The exhibit spaces and accompanying programming draw in New …


Perseverance And Play: Making A Movie For The Youtube Generation, Ramona Islam, Leslie Porter May 2008

Perseverance And Play: Making A Movie For The Youtube Generation, Ramona Islam, Leslie Porter

Urban Library Journal

In place of a traditional library orientation lecture at Fairfield University, librarians created a choose-your-own-adventure movie for use in the classroom with an audience response system (ARS), allowing students to vote using clickers. The library administration took a risk by sponsoring the project, but the library director believed in her staff and let us run with our ideas. When we proposed the movie, we did not have an idea for the script; we simply knew we wanted to make a movie and show it in class. Why did we decide to do this when the status quo wasn't disastrous? Like …


Roving Librarians: Taking It To The Streets, Lisa Lavoie May 2008

Roving Librarians: Taking It To The Streets, Lisa Lavoie

Urban Library Journal

The idea of the roving librarian on a college campus is not new. This mobile information service allows students, faculty, staff, and community library users access to personalized information service in a variety of areas and promotes library service. A roving librarian project gives librarians the time to focus on serving patrons as individuals rather than on the building as the primary resource. It also allows librarians the opportunity to have formal and informal conversations with students which can enhance information services. Roving may well contribute to the retention of community college students and may also serve to strengthen the …