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Hall County News And Notes Jul 2007

Hall County News And Notes

Georgia Library Quarterly

News from the Hall County Library System.


Georgia College & State University Library Names New Faculty And Staff Members Jul 2007

Georgia College & State University Library Names New Faculty And Staff Members

Georgia Library Quarterly

The article announces several appointments involving library employees and museum curator at Georgia College & State University and Information Technology Center including Michael Bonnard as Special Formats Catalog Librarian, Shannon Morris as the Museum Curator and Weishiuan Chen as the new Serials Librarian.


Gla And Acrl Issue Call For Como Papers Jul 2007

Gla And Acrl Issue Call For Como Papers

Georgia Library Quarterly

The article announces that the Academic Library Division of the Georgia Library Association and the Georgia Chapter of Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL) are inviting academic librarians to submit papers for presentation at the 2007 Beaches, Blogs and Books conference of the Georgia Council of Media Organizations. The conference will be held on October 17-19, 2007 at Jekyll Island, Georgia. Papers that will be judged best will be receiving cash awards funded by Blackwell's Book Services and by EBSCO. Papers to be submitted for presentation may include research or reflections on developments in academic libraries that could present …


Gama Looks Back At ‘06-’07 School Year Jul 2007

Gama Looks Back At ‘06-’07 School Year

Georgia Library Quarterly

The article reflects on the 2006-2007 school year, which was fulfilled with great programs, interesting people, good food and wonderful networking for the Georgia Association of Media Assistants (GAMA). The Fall Executive Board Meeting was held on September 9, 2006 where Gordon Baker presented a session on Leadership and the Opportunities that GAMA provides to the students. The Winter Executive Board Meeting was held on February 10, 2007 which discussed the plans for the State Convention on March 10, 2007 that included technology fair presentations.


Review: The Women Who Made Television Funny: Ten Stars Of 1950s Sitcoms, William A. Richards Jul 2007

Review: The Women Who Made Television Funny: Ten Stars Of 1950s Sitcoms, William A. Richards

Georgia Library Quarterly

Review of the non-fiction book "The Women Who Made Television Funny: Ten Stars of 1950s Sitcoms," by David C. Tucker.


Georgia Library Quarterly, Summer 2007, Susan Cooley Jul 2007

Georgia Library Quarterly, Summer 2007, Susan Cooley

Georgia Library Quarterly

Complete issue of Georgia Library Quarterly, Summer 2007, vol. 44, no. 2.


From The President, Joellen Ostendorf Jul 2007

From The President, Joellen Ostendorf

Georgia Library Quarterly

The article provides information on the conference of the Georgia Council of Media Organization (COMO) to be held in October 2007 at Jekyll Island in Georgia.


My Own Private Library: A Peek Inside The Personal Library Of A Librarian, Bill Richards Jul 2007

My Own Private Library: A Peek Inside The Personal Library Of A Librarian, Bill Richards

Georgia Library Quarterly

The article offers information about the author's library, which consists of 3,500 volumes. The library is a systematic collection and an accumulation that reflects the changes in the author's personal and professional interests. The collection includes books dealing with politics, philosophy, literature and psychology which depicts the number of times the author has changed majors in college. The library also includes almost all of the Library of America titles such as "Great Books of the Western World," as well as history titles. It also includes children's collection like the books of Robert Sabuda.


Expectations & Excitations: The Library As A Happening Place, Alan Bernstein Jul 2007

Expectations & Excitations: The Library As A Happening Place, Alan Bernstein

Georgia Library Quarterly

The article discusses the author's experience of conducting a study on how the library meets the expectations of its patrons at the Odum Library at Valdosta State University in Valdosta, Georgia.


The Effect Of Smart Cards On Library Use: The Griffin Technical College Case, Wendy S. Wilmoth Jul 2007

The Effect Of Smart Cards On Library Use: The Griffin Technical College Case, Wendy S. Wilmoth

Georgia Library Quarterly

The article examines the effect of AxisCard smart card at Griffin Technical College on the use of the library services and resources. AxisCard is a technology designed to facilitate ease of use of library resources, solve the problem of multiple passwords and save important personal information repeatedly entered into online forms. The study found that students desire to use other services that are not currently provided at Griffin such as access to their BANNER accounts, use in vending machines, access to photocopies and customized desktop.


Athens Regional Library News And Notes Jul 2007

Athens Regional Library News And Notes

Georgia Library Quarterly

News from the Athens Regional Library System.


Vsu’S Mlis Program Receives Accreditation, Graduates 12 In First 'Split Ceremony' Jul 2007

Vsu’S Mlis Program Receives Accreditation, Graduates 12 In First 'Split Ceremony'

Georgia Library Quarterly

The article reports that the Committee on Accreditation of the American Library Association (ALA) has accredited the Master of Library and Information Science (MLIS) Program at Valdosta State University (VSU) in Valdosta, Georgia. The VSU MILS is the only ALA-accredited program in Georgia among the 56 accredited institutions in the U.S., Canada and Puerto Rico. The accreditation will allow the university to offer library and information science education in Georgia. The MLIS Program focuses on educating librarians for academic, public and special libraries in Georgia through distance education designed for students who cannot return to a single campus for extended …


East Central Regional News And Notes Jul 2007

East Central Regional News And Notes

Georgia Library Quarterly

News from the East Central Regional Libraries.


Leebaw Appointed To Post At Emory Library Apr 2007

Leebaw Appointed To Post At Emory Library

Georgia Library Quarterly

The article announces that Danya Leebaw was appointed business research librarian at the Goizueta Business Library of Emory University's Robert W. Woodruff Library in Atlanta, Georgia.


Chattahoochee Valley News And Notes Apr 2007

Chattahoochee Valley News And Notes

Georgia Library Quarterly

Recent news from the Chattahoochee Valley Library System.


Chestatee Regional Library News And Notes Apr 2007

Chestatee Regional Library News And Notes

Georgia Library Quarterly

Recent news from the Chestatee Regional Library System.


South Georgia Regional News And Notes Apr 2007

South Georgia Regional News And Notes

Georgia Library Quarterly

Recent news from the South Georgia Regional Library System.


Review: Best Garden Plants For Georgia, Marie Daum Apr 2007

Review: Best Garden Plants For Georgia, Marie Daum

Georgia Library Quarterly

Review of the non-fiction book "Best Garden Plants for Georgia," by Tara Dillard and Don Williamson.


From The President, Joellen Ostendorf Apr 2007

From The President, Joellen Ostendorf

Georgia Library Quarterly

The article focuses on legislative issues concerning libraries in Georgia. The author stated the need for vigilance regarding pending legislation and its effects on librarians. It is mentioned that the HB 226 replacement bill for the obscenity code that was struck down by the court has added lending to its wording.


My Own Private Library: A Peek Inside The Personal Library Of A Librarian, Dusty Gres Apr 2007

My Own Private Library: A Peek Inside The Personal Library Of A Librarian, Dusty Gres

Georgia Library Quarterly

The article focuses on the personal library collection of the author. She states that her first personal library collection included the books "Alice in Wonderland," "Little Women," and "Tom Sawyer." She mentions that her library has grown over the years which now houses reference collection and those from her husband's.


Getting On Your Community's Leadership Team, Ellen G. Miller, Patricia H. Fisher Apr 2007

Getting On Your Community's Leadership Team, Ellen G. Miller, Patricia H. Fisher

Georgia Library Quarterly

The article focuses on several factors to be considered in getting the director-board team of librarians to be part of the local community's leadership team. It states that economic development is the most important aspect involved in community building that must be taken into account by the librarians. It mentions that partnerships can also serve as a vital factor in positioning a library with decision-makers.


Paper Recycling And Academic Libraries, Jack R. Fisher, Elaine Yontz Apr 2007

Paper Recycling And Academic Libraries, Jack R. Fisher, Elaine Yontz

Georgia Library Quarterly

Paper recycling is a fitting endeavor for an academic library. A literature review and a feasibility study revealed that the benefits can include reduced costs to the university, librarians' involvement in a cooperative campus-wide project and improved staff morale throughout the library.


Library Tools For Connecting With The Curriculum: How To Create A Professional Development Workshop For Teaching Faculty, Sonya S. Shepherd, Debra Skinner, Robert W. Fernekes Apr 2007

Library Tools For Connecting With The Curriculum: How To Create A Professional Development Workshop For Teaching Faculty, Sonya S. Shepherd, Debra Skinner, Robert W. Fernekes

Georgia Library Quarterly

The article focuses on ways taken by librarians in linking library tools with the faculty curriculum in Georgia. It states that librarians Sonya Shepherd, Debra Skinner and Bob Fernekes from Zach S. Henderson Library have formed a team that would push students into library resources required by their faculty. It also mentions the creation of linking tools tutorials to improve student and faculty use of the resources.


Rfid Technology In The Library Environment, Linda Howard, Max Anderson Apr 2007

Rfid Technology In The Library Environment, Linda Howard, Max Anderson

Georgia Library Quarterly

The article focuses on the use of radio frequency identification (RFID) technology in libraries. It states that RFID offers libraries many advantages and disadvantages such as the benefit of saving time and money, nonprovision of fail-safe security, high cost, and lack of standards. It enumerates the factors that must be considered by librarians about RFID including workflow issues and return on investment (ROI).


Library Journal Names Five Georgians To Annual List Of 'Movers & Shakers' Apr 2007

Library Journal Names Five Georgians To Annual List Of 'Movers & Shakers'

Georgia Library Quarterly

The article reports on five individuals in the library industry in Georgia who are noted in the list of fifty 2007 Movers & Shakers of the "Library Journal." Among them are Michael Casey of the Gwinnett County Public Library, Dustin Holland of library vendor Better World Books and Brian S. Mathews of the Georgia Tech Library and Information Center.


Dtae Libraries Earn Accreditation Apr 2007

Dtae Libraries Earn Accreditation

Georgia Library Quarterly

The article reports on the accreditation of libraries at the Georgia Department of Technical and Adult Education (DTAE) through the Commission on Colleges (COC) Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS). It states that this accreditation process has offered advantages such as bringing a working team closer together. Linda Floyd of Coosa Valley Technical College remarks that the library in her school has made progress with the support of the college.


Librarian Publishes Book On Tv Comedies Apr 2007

Librarian Publishes Book On Tv Comedies

Georgia Library Quarterly

The article discusses the book "The Women Who Made Television Funny: Ten Stars of 1950s Sitcoms," by David C. Tucker.


Emory’S Woodruff Library Acquires Love Letters Of Ted Hughes And Assia Wevill Apr 2007

Emory’S Woodruff Library Acquires Love Letters Of Ted Hughes And Assia Wevill

Georgia Library Quarterly

The article reports on a collection of letters from British poet Ted Hughes and his lover Assia Wevill acquired by Woodruff Library at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. It says that this correspondence starts from March 1963 until 1969. These letters include more than 60 letters from the poet to his lover and 6 from her to him, as well as some fragmentary diary entries and photographs of Wevill.


Smyrna Library Celebrates A Life Of Service Apr 2007

Smyrna Library Celebrates A Life Of Service

Georgia Library Quarterly

The article reports on a dedication ceremony for a library meeting room at the Smyrna Public Library in Georgia named after former director Doris Patterson Morris. Her family, friends, library patrons and local political leaders attended the ceremony. During her tenure as director of the library, Morris developed a classic antique book collection and supervised a feasibility study that resulted in a new library on the Village Green.


South Georgia Regional Director To Retire Apr 2007

South Georgia Regional Director To Retire

Georgia Library Quarterly

The article announces that Liza Newsom will resign as director of the South Georgia Regional Library System (SGRL).