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A Description Of Data Citation Instructions In Style Guides, Mark P. Newton, Hailey Mooney, Michael Witt

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Strengthening Biblical Historicity Vis-À-Vis Minimalism, 1992-2008, Part 1: Introducing A Bibliographic Essay In Five Parts, Lawrence J. Mykytiuk

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This is the first in a series of five articles which cover one aspect of a debate in biblical and ancient Near Eastern studies. In question is the historical reliability of the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament). Historical/biblical minimalism, the side in the debate which finds the Hebrew Bible almost completely unreliable as a source for history, has already received substantial bibliographic treatment. Therefore, this series attempts to provide balance by covering the literature in support of historical reliability.

These articles focus not on modern histories of ancient Israel, but rather, publications related to the historicity of the non-miraculous assertions and …

Trends In Chemical Information Literacy And Collection Development, 2000–2009, Jeremy R. Garritano

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This review covers major trends in the field of chemical information over the past ten years and how they influenced information literacy and collection development practices of chemical information specialists. Particular attention is given to changes in information literacy and discovery practices as they relate to developments in chemical information resources, the integration of various resources online, and the creation of information literacy standards in the 2000s. Also, changes in licensing and purchasing for online resources as they relate to pricing models, ownership, platform, and distribution are discussed as major influences to new collection development practices.

Agriculture: A Review Of Federal And Indiana State Information Resources, Bert Chapman

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Provides an overview of information resources on agriculture from the U.S. Government and Indiana State Government.

Energy: A Review Of Federal And Indiana State Information Resources, Bert Chapman

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Provides an overview of U.S. Government and Indiana State Government energy information resources.

Transportation: A Review Of Federal And Indiana State Information Resources, Bert Chapman

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Provides information about U.S. Government and Indiana State Government transportation and transportation policy information resources.

Information Literacy: A Call To Action, Sharon A. Weiner

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Understanding And Researching The U.S. Farm Bill, Bert Chapman

Libraries Research Publications

This presentation provides a detailed overview of the process involved in the U.S. Government's preparation of farm legislation every five years. It covers the multiple steps and actors involved in the legislative process and lists critical information resources on this topic.

Useful Government Information Resources For Public Librarians, Bert Chapman

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Provides a descriptive overview of selected government information resources and the nationwide Government Information Online digital reference chat service for public librarians.

Increasing Resources In Tough Times: A New Funding Model For The Purdue University Career Wiki, George Bergstrom, Mary Dugan

Libraries Research Publications

The Purdue University Career Wiki is a collaborative project between the libraries and several career offices on campus. Begun in 2007 as a way to create efficiencies and keep the career offices better informed of efforts across campus, it has grown into a comprehensive resource sharing cooperative. The public side has become a one-stop-shop for students, faculty, and staff to see and utilize all the career resources on campus. Any office in the cooperative can bring new resources to the table, where they are trialed, discussed, and decided upon for group purchase. Recently we have begun talks with Purdue regional …

Using A Student-Generated Survey To Inform Planning For A User-Focused Learning Commons, Sharon A. Weiner, John Weiner

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A master’s comprehensive University is planning a learning commons to support undergraduate learning. The planning process included a literature review, site visits to commons, consultations with experts in the field, discussions with campus specialists, and surveys of patrons. The literature reports two primary forms of data gathering for learning commons: interview/observation and purposive surveys. This report describes the findings of a survey conducted to determine students’ perceptions of services relevant in learning commons. The findings indicated that the students wanted help with their information processing needs.

Editorial: On Information Literacy In The Library Workforce, Sharon A. Weiner

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This editorial discusses the need for the library profession to promote information literacy in the workforce of their own libraries. There are growing concerns among employers in the general public about the preparation of employees for the demands of 21st century jobs. Although the library profession has led the development and promotion of information literacy in educational settings, there is little evidence in the literature that libraries foster information literacy in their employees, If library organizations support an information literacy workforce, the library can become a model, showing parent organizations the power of information literacy in the work environment.

The Learning Commons As A Locus For Information Literacy, Sharon A. Weiner, Tomalee Doan, Hal Kirkwood

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Many institutions of higher education are designing spaces to facilitate learning. Libraries have created information or learning commons to support this activity. This article draws from the literature and best practices to explore this new direction. Academic libraries have focused on student learning and the teaching of skills and strategies that develop information literacy competency. Although there is an assumption that learning commons facilitate student learning, there is a need to more closely connect this new environment with information literacy and pedagogy and to demonstrate its merits in enhancing learning. A basic premise is that each learning commons that is …

Information Literacy: A Call To Action, Sharon A. Weiner

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This editorial questions why information literacy is not yet fully integrated in educational programs and issues a call to action. There is evidence that the way that things have been done in the past to accomplish this is not working. The article advocates for using results of studies such as Project Information Literacy to motivate new, non-traditional ways of thinking about the problem.

E-Science, Cyberinfrastructure And The Changing Face Of Scholarship: Organizing For New Models Of Research Support At The Purdue University Libraries, Jake R. Carlson, Jeremy R. Garritano

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This book chapter provides context of how the Purdue University Libraries identified the need to support e-science and how it changed organizationally in response to this need. As an example of this support in action, the authors' work with CASPiE [the Center for Authentic Science Practice in Education), an NSF-funded Undergraduate Research Center (URC) based out of the Purdue Department of Chemistry] is included as a case study.