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Inside Ala's Emerging Leaders Program: How Gla Can Help You Get Involved, Sarah King Steiner, Crystal Renfro
Inside Ala's Emerging Leaders Program: How Gla Can Help You Get Involved, Sarah King Steiner, Crystal Renfro
Crystal L Renfro
The article presents information on the structure, content, goals and future of the Emerging Leaders program of the American Library Association (ALA). Library professionals are expected to participate in a year-long program that will build their burgeoning professional skills and help them to become more involved with the association. Participants of the programs are instructed in leadership, distance collaboration and the general structure of the ALA. The program is intended to have positive results for both participating librarians and the professional at large.
Twelve Years Of Online Reference Services At Georgia Tech: Where We Have Been And Where We Are Going, Cathy Carpenter, Crystal Renfro
Twelve Years Of Online Reference Services At Georgia Tech: Where We Have Been And Where We Are Going, Cathy Carpenter, Crystal Renfro
Crystal L Renfro
The article offers information about the Georgia Institute of Technology Library in Atlanta, Georgia, which is a pioneer in delivering virtual reference. The Library has initiated the ASK a Librarian service in 1994, an e-mail-based electronic reference service which became popular and has received 297 questions during the first year of its implementation. It has also launched the real time or virtual reference in 1999 using the America Online's Instant Messenger chat software. In August 2003, the library purchased Questionpoint to use as a virtual reference system, which enabled the referral of e-mail questions to other librarians and good tracking …
Clarify Life And Work With Mind Maps, Crystal Renfro, Mary Axford
Clarify Life And Work With Mind Maps, Crystal Renfro, Mary Axford
Crystal L Renfro
The authors discuss the powerful tool of mind mapping and its far reaching applications for the library from strategic planning and workflow optimization to daily problem solving and syllabus development. Key features of mind mapping tools will be presentated to help readers determine the best product for their individual needs.
Note-Worthy Productivity Tools For Personal Knowledge Management, Crystal Renfro, Mary Axford
Note-Worthy Productivity Tools For Personal Knowledge Management, Crystal Renfro, Mary Axford
Crystal L Renfro
This article traces the evolution of knowledge management and delves into practical ways that notebook products can be used to enhance time management and workplace productivity for librarians.
Development Of The Graduate Library User Education Series, Crystal Renfro, Mary Axford, Lori Critz, William Baer
Development Of The Graduate Library User Education Series, Crystal Renfro, Mary Axford, Lori Critz, William Baer
Crystal L Renfro
This paper aims to examine the creation of a workshop series designed to help graduate students obtain the needed library research skills.
Going For The Gold: Identifying Academic-Quality Internet Resources, Crystal Renfro, Mary Axford
Going For The Gold: Identifying Academic-Quality Internet Resources, Crystal Renfro, Mary Axford
Crystal L Renfro
The purpose of this professional article is to review some of the key directories of Internet resources with a special focus on those that announce new academic-quality resources. Significant facets of the directories which will be incorporated in the discussion include scope of coverage, update frequency, identification of any e-mail alerts or RSS feeds offered, and resource selection criteria. Factors determining whether a site is given in-depth or brief coverage in this article include authority, currency, and whether sites are annotated and classified (the quality of the metadata). We also consider whether a site is broadly or narrowly selective. Broadly …