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I Wonder Who's Using Us Now: Hurricane Katrina's Influence On Use Of Special Collections At The University Of New Orleans Library, Florence M. Jumonville
I Wonder Who's Using Us Now: Hurricane Katrina's Influence On Use Of Special Collections At The University Of New Orleans Library, Florence M. Jumonville
The Southeastern Librarian
On the afternoon of Friday, August 26, 2005, a student approached the reference desk at the University of New Orleans (UNO) library’s Louisiana and Special Collections Reading Room and returned the book from the UNO Faculty Authors Collection that he had been perusing. It was a routine transaction, and department personnel had no inkling that this one would be the last that their department would make for more than four months. Weatherwatchers, however, already were aware of the threat posed by Hurricane Katrina, which was then churning in the Gulf of Mexico. Television broadcasts that evening brought alarming forecasts which …
Online Cataloging Tools Versus Print Cataloging Tools, Miao Jin, Ann Branton
Online Cataloging Tools Versus Print Cataloging Tools, Miao Jin, Ann Branton
The Southeastern Librarian
In the Bibliographic Services Department of The University of Southern Mississippi’s Libraries, the department not only maintains up-to-date print cataloging tools, but also subscribes to most of the online cataloging tools. The five catalogers in our department have different preferences in choosing the online or print versions when cataloging: one uses only print, one uses only online when possible, and the rest use both as needed. It appears that migrating totally from the print to online cataloging tools is not a preferred process for many of our catalogers, even though the benefits of using the online tools are substantial in …
The Southeastern Librarian V. 55, No. 3 (Fall 2007) Complete Issue
The Southeastern Librarian V. 55, No. 3 (Fall 2007) Complete Issue
The Southeastern Librarian
Complete issue of The Southeastern Librarian, volume 55, No. 3 (Fall 2007).
From The Editor, Perry Bratcher
From The Editor, Perry Bratcher
The Southeastern Librarian
Column from Perry Bratcher, editor of The Southeastern Librarian.
Web 2.0 In Libraries: Assessing New Services, Jean Vollrath
Web 2.0 In Libraries: Assessing New Services, Jean Vollrath
The Southeastern Librarian
Each morning’s work at the Center for Creative Leadership library involves scanning the internet news sources for stories that affect company clients, particularly new business trends and innovations. Two such trends are Web 2.0 and the idea of “third place.” The term “third place” refers to an open, neutral, creative haven for social interaction and collaboration, such as a library or coffee shop. Web 2.0 refers to those new internet technologies that can be used to create virtual “third place” communities through synchronous and asynchronous communication. So it was not surprising to see a new column in the January 2007 …
From The President, Faith Line
From The President, Faith Line
The Southeastern Librarian
Column by SELA President, Faith Line.
Katrina: The Storm – The Aftermath, Elizabeth M. Doolittle
Katrina: The Storm – The Aftermath, Elizabeth M. Doolittle
The Southeastern Librarian
Katrina, the most horrendous hurricane to strike the Gulf Coast affected lives, communities, and business, everything in its path. The impact of the hurricane was strongest on Monday August 29, 2005 when it came ashore at Bay St. Louis, MS. The enormous eye of the storm actually struck several communities including Waveland and Pass Christian. Gulfport and Biloxi suffered the effect of the tremendous winds surrounding the eye. Both the preparation for and the aftermath of the storm produced widespread disruption to lives and activities throughout a large part of the Gulf Coast region.
Popcorn N' Picture Books: Promoting Children's Books In Academic Libraries, Laurie Charnigo, Carley Suther
Popcorn N' Picture Books: Promoting Children's Books In Academic Libraries, Laurie Charnigo, Carley Suther
The Southeastern Librarian
The educational value of children’s literature is supported by a numerous body of research. Helping children to read, write, develop fluency, critical thinking skills and multicultural awareness are just a few of the essential benefits children’s books provide. During the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, children’s book publishing has risen from a small publishing venture to big business. About 2,000 books were published for children in 1960. By the nineties, this number increased to 5,000 and has continued to rise. The “voluminous body of high-quality literature” published yearly makes selection by librarians difficult. As Bernice Cullinan and Lee Galda note, “Our …
The Southeastern Librarian V. 55, No. 2 (Summer 2007) Complete Issue
The Southeastern Librarian V. 55, No. 2 (Summer 2007) Complete Issue
The Southeastern Librarian
Complete issue of The Southeastern Librarian, volume 55, No. 2 (Summer 2007).
Message From The President, Faith Line
Message From The President, Faith Line
The Southeastern Librarian
Column by SELA President, Faith Line.
Sela Activities
The Southeastern Librarian
Recent activities from the Southeastern Library Association. Highlights include: The 2006 – 2008 Southeastern Library Association Officers; promotion of the SELA Membership and Mentoring Committee; reminder of the 2008 National Diversity in Libraries Conference in Louisville, KY; the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation awards second grant to the HBCU Library Alliance to fund leadership program; Association of Southeastern Research Libraries (ASERL) elects new board of directors.
Solinet Product News
The Southeastern Librarian
News from SOLINET. Highlights include: release of report regarding future of libraries; election of 2007-2008 Board of Directors, Officers, and OCLC Members Council Delegation; Library Journals honors 12 SOLINET member librarians as "Movers & Shakers"; national launch of Shaping Outcomes, outcome based planning & evaluation online course; SOLINET assists in coordination of disaster response program; Gulf Coast Libraries Project celebrates reopening of first libraries in Louisiana; SOLINET receives grant from the federal Institute of Museum of Library Services; SOLINET and Emerald Publishing announce winners of Emerald Management Xtra College Awards.
Ebsco Product News
The Southeastern Librarian
New products from EBSCO. Highlights include: launch of new web site; announcement of WebFeat Express 3.0; winners named for 2007 EBSCO/MLA Annual Meeting grants.
People News
The Southeastern Librarian
Recent professional developments from SELA members.
State News
The Southeastern Librarian
Recent developments from SELA member institutions.
Librarian To Librarian Networking Summit: Collaboratively Providing Professional Development For School Media Personnel, Alan R. Bailey, Linda M. Teel, Hazel J. Walker
Librarian To Librarian Networking Summit: Collaboratively Providing Professional Development For School Media Personnel, Alan R. Bailey, Linda M. Teel, Hazel J. Walker
The Southeastern Librarian
Effective professional development remains a major focus for universities, educational agencies, school districts and educators. Successful staff development projects for educators provide long-range effects in which administrators, communities, universities, students and even parents eventually receive benefits. Quality professional development encompasses a wide range of opportunities for the purpose of enhancing educator performance and excellence. This article discusses the organization and implementation of a summit designed to target an audience of school media personnel. Additionally, the paper presents the organization and implementation of the summit. In the planning of any professional development activity, two equally important tasks emerge (1) developing the …
From The Editor, Perry Bratcher
From The Editor, Perry Bratcher
The Southeastern Librarian
Column from Perry Bratcher, editor of The Southeastern Librarian.
Interlibrary Loan Of Media Materials— The Tennessee Tech Volpe Library Experience: A Model For Change, Patricia B. Mcgee
Interlibrary Loan Of Media Materials— The Tennessee Tech Volpe Library Experience: A Model For Change, Patricia B. Mcgee
The Southeastern Librarian
The sending of media materials via interlibrary loan is a practice in the library world that is fraught with controversy. On the one hand, the American Library Association’s Guidelines for the Interlibrary Loan of Audiovisual Formats makes a clear case for sharing audiovisual material in all formats. The reality, on the other hand, is more in line with the statement posted by the University of Oregon Libraries on their Interlibrary Loan webpage. In some instances libraries have adopted halfway reciprocal measures. They will loan only to those institutions that will also lend to them, or who are members of a …
Translating The Libraries: A Multilingual Information Page For International Students, Jennifer Mcclure, Mangala Krishnamurthy
Translating The Libraries: A Multilingual Information Page For International Students, Jennifer Mcclure, Mangala Krishnamurthy
The Southeastern Librarian
University libraries have long recognized the special needs of international students on campus, but have struggled to find the best ways to bridge the cultural and linguistic barriers and thereby demystify the library experience. The University of Alabama’s online Information Page for International Students (http://www.lib.ua.edu/international/), which was first mounted on the Libraries’ website in 2004, was an attempt to meet this need; however, only when the page was translated into Spanish and Chinese, two of the campus’s most prominent languages, did the advantages of library information in students’ native languages become fully apparent.
Back To The Stone Age: How Clemson’S Architecture Library Built A Builders’ Sample Collection, Gypsey Teague, Kathryn Wesley
Back To The Stone Age: How Clemson’S Architecture Library Built A Builders’ Sample Collection, Gypsey Teague, Kathryn Wesley
The Southeastern Librarian
Libraries are no longer bound by print and paper. In this digital age, where Library 2.0 is a buzzword among the academic librarians, online resources are increasingly becoming the norm. How, then, do librarians serve students of construction, landscape architecture, and architecture, and provide them with hands-on examples of materials they will encounter once they graduate, when most databases represent these products only in the form of online images? This was one of the problems faced by the Gunnin Architecture Library at Clemson University when a new Master’s program in Landscape Architecture was initiated two years ago.
The Southeastern Librarian V. 55, No. 1 (Spring 2007) Complete Issue
The Southeastern Librarian V. 55, No. 1 (Spring 2007) Complete Issue
The Southeastern Librarian
Complete issue of The Southeastern Librarian, volume 55, No. 1 (Spring 2007).
Partners With A Vision: Librarians And Faculty Collaborate To Develop A Library Orientation Program At A Non-Traditional Campus, Jo Anne Bryant, Alyssa Martin, Jana J. Slay
Partners With A Vision: Librarians And Faculty Collaborate To Develop A Library Orientation Program At A Non-Traditional Campus, Jo Anne Bryant, Alyssa Martin, Jana J. Slay
The Southeastern Librarian
In Fall 2004, the Chair of the Department of Communication and Fine Arts was charged with customizing the TROY University Orientation course (TROY 1101) curriculum and activities for the Montgomery Campus student population. After talking with the Montgomery Campus library director about the need for including a comprehensive library component, the Chair began working with two librarians to create a library orientation component for TROY 1101, a one-semester hour course that would be required for all new and transfer students effective Fall Semester 2005.
Virtual Reference Service In Southeastern Academic Libraries: A Study Of Availability, David L. Dehart, Ann Viles
Virtual Reference Service In Southeastern Academic Libraries: A Study Of Availability, David L. Dehart, Ann Viles
The Southeastern Librarian
Academic libraries are experiencing a gradual decline in the number of reference transactions. In a recent compilation of statistics for members of the Association of Research Libraries, for example, the median numbers of reference transactions reported fell from 134,944 in 1998 to 66,300 in 2005, an average drop of 4.6% per year (Kyrillidou and Young 2006). Traditional reference transactions still greatly outnumber virtual transactions in most libraries, but there is some speculation that virtual reference will overtake traditional reference in the near future. In an attempt to establish a baseline for the availability of virtual reference services in Southeastern academic …