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2012

Western Kentucky University

Series

Library and Information Science

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Collections & Connections, Jennifer Wilson Oct 2012

Collections & Connections, Jennifer Wilson

Collections & Connections

This is the Fall-Winter 2012-13 issue of the bi-annual newsletter of the University Libraries at Western Kentucky University. This issue introduces the new Dean of WKU Libraries Connie Foster; a new Library System Office; a new service of iPad lending; and the on-going project of The Commons at Cravens, a brand new one-stop library service point where patrons can check out library materials and get professional help from the librarians and trained tech people in the same place. This issue features several award recipients, namely, the SOKY Book Fest, which has received Commendation from the KY School Media Association; Jim …

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The Development Of The Web And Its Impact On Libraries And Scholarly Communications, Michael B. Binder Dean Emeritus, University Libraries Aug 2012

The Development Of The Web And Its Impact On Libraries And Scholarly Communications, Michael B. Binder Dean Emeritus, University Libraries

DLPS Faculty Publications

In 2011 when I was given the opportunity of taking a research leave to explore a topic of my choice, I immediately thought of the changes in which we find information today both in our work and home lives. This was a natural reaction for me because ever since I had initiated my studies of librarianship and information science, I had been most interested in technology and its impact on libraries. This started with Professor Susan Artandi at Rutgers when I first learned of systems analysis and library automation and reached greater fruition under Professor Leon Montgomery's instruction on programming …

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Moore, Mary (Taylor) Leiper, 1885-1973 (Sc 584), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jun 2012

Moore, Mary (Taylor) Leiper, 1885-1973 (Sc 584), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid and scan (Click on "additional files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 584. Correspondence chiefly of Mrs. Mary (Taylor) Leiper Moore, Librarian of the Kentucky Library, Bowling Green, Kentucky, with politicians, principally of Kentucky.

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From Student Assistant To Advocate And Donor, Connie Foster May 2012

From Student Assistant To Advocate And Donor, Connie Foster

Faculty/Staff Personal Papers

Cultivating library student assistants after graduation as potential donors and advocates for the library can be valuable and rewarding. Recognition of students while they are employed is one way to express appreciation for their service. Ideas for collaborating with other departments is equally successful.

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Introduction To Oucampus Content Management System, Haiwang Yuan May 2012

Introduction To Oucampus Content Management System, Haiwang Yuan

DLPS Faculty Publications

This is a step-by-step tutorial the author has created for training his fellow librarians and staff during the migration of WKU's Web service to the new OUCampus content management system. It can be used universally for all those who are or will be using the same CMS platform.

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User Expectations Of Library Genealogy Databases V. What They Actually Get, Rosemary L. Meszaros, Katherine Pennavaria Apr 2012

User Expectations Of Library Genealogy Databases V. What They Actually Get, Rosemary L. Meszaros, Katherine Pennavaria

DLPS Faculty Publications

An analysis and comparison of two genealogical databases: Ancestry.com and Heritagequest.com.

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[Owning My Own Business], Dominique T. Dillard Feb 2012

[Owning My Own Business], Dominique T. Dillard

Undergraduate Research Award

No abstract provided.

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Ua94/6/11 Student / Alumni Personal Papers Wku Darwin Newton, Wku Archives Jan 2012

Ua94/6/11 Student / Alumni Personal Papers Wku Darwin Newton, Wku Archives

WKU Archives Collection Inventories

Notebooks, notes and papers written by Darwin Newton during his time as a student at WKU.

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Resource Discovery Tools: Supporting Serendipity, Tammera M. Race Jan 2012

Resource Discovery Tools: Supporting Serendipity, Tammera M. Race

DLTS Faculty Publications

Serendipity, the accidental discovery of something useful, plays an important role in discovery and the acquisition of new knowledge. The process and role of serendipity varies across disciplines. As library collections have become increasingly digital faculty lament the loss of serendipity of browsing library stacks. Resource discovery tools may have features that support serendipity as part of information seeking. A comparison of four commercial Web-scale discovery tools, Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) WorldCat® Local1, Serials Solution2® Summon3™, ExLibris4® Primo Central5™, and EBSCO Discovery Services (EDS)6™, links product features to characteristics that support serendipitous discovery. However, having such features is only …

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The Gift Of Words: Issues In Gift And Donor Relations, Nancy Richey Jan 2012

The Gift Of Words: Issues In Gift And Donor Relations, Nancy Richey

SCL Faculty and Staff Publications

No abstract provided.

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Ua12/2/1/5 Teachers College Heights Index, Wku Archives Jan 2012

Ua12/2/1/5 Teachers College Heights Index, Wku Archives

WKU Archives Collection Inventories

Teachers College Heights was an early newspaper created by WKU for advertising and recruitment purposes. The publication is available on microfilm in the Harrison-Baird Reading Room.

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Ua94/6/7 Student / Alumni Personal Papers Wku Irene Gullette, Wku Archives Jan 2012

Ua94/6/7 Student / Alumni Personal Papers Wku Irene Gullette, Wku Archives

WKU Archives Collection Inventories

Records created by and about Irene Gullette. This collection contains correspondence with WKU librarians and administrators regarding her time at WKU and her later accomplishments in the field of Library Science.

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