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Nebraska Libraries - Volume 4, Number 4 (November 2016)
Nebraska Libraries - Volume 4, Number 4 (November 2016)
Nebraska Libraries
Editor's Message — Willa Bitney-Garay
Lincoln Central Library Planning: Needs, Considerations, and Trends — Pat Leach
Mid-Plains Community College Learning Commons: Transforming Libraries and Beyond —Sky Seery
When the Future Is Present: Developing a Virtual Learning Program at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries — Andrew J. Cano
Treasurer's Annual Report — Christa (Burns) Porter
Technical Services Round Table —The Future of Library Catalogs: What Will Linked Data Look Like? — Emily Dust Nimsakont
Book Review: Man & Wife by Katie Chase — Jennifer Gravley
NLA's Goals for the Future — Angela Kroeger
Build-a-Paper: Old Tools With a new Twist — …
Nebraska Libraries - Volume 4, Number 3 (August 2016)
Nebraska Libraries - Volume 4, Number 3 (August 2016)
Nebraska Libraries
Editor's letter -- Willa Bitney-Garay
Student spotlights -- Rachel Kenny, Dana Still, and Kristine Woods
La Vista Public Library & Sarpy Center: Serving students and the community -- Rose Barcal
Arbor Day 2016 — Morton-James on Main: Transforming Nebraska City's library for a day -- Tom Boeche and Denise Davis
Technical Services Round Table: Technical services competencies and library science education -- Emily Dust Nimsakont
The Knee Bone's connected to the ...: Educational games from the National Library of Medicine -- Christian Minter
Nebraska Libraries - Volume 4, Number 2 (May 2016)
Nebraska Libraries - Volume 4, Number 2 (May 2016)
Nebraska Libraries
Editor’s Message
Featured Nebraska Library: Omaha Public Library
-- Willa Bitney-Garay interviews OPL’s
Facilitation Team
Teens and Community in the Public Library:
The Algebra of “Pack” -- Sarah Dale
Bookmobiles: Communities on the Move -- Emily McIllece, Rebecca Hueske & Christine Walsh
If You Digitize It, Will They Come? The Architectural Drawings of H. A. Raapke -- Angela Kroeger
Book Clubs Build Communities -- Anneka Ramirez
Storytime 4 Niños:
Collaborative Success 4 Bellevue Public Library --Alice Boeckman
Technical Services Round Table -- Emily Dust Nimsakont
The Knee Bone’s Connected to the... -- Christian Minter
Book Bites: Book Reviews …
Color Me Calm: Adult Coloring And The University Library, Heidi Blackburn, Claire E. Chamley
Color Me Calm: Adult Coloring And The University Library, Heidi Blackburn, Claire E. Chamley
Nebraska Library Association: Conferences
An activity often reserved for children, coloring books for adults rose from hipster trend to global phenomenon beginning in 2013. Adults flocked to the activity for a variety of reasons, including stress relief, socialization, a way to unplug from technology or even as a way to gain social status by appearing trendy. Participants reported enjoying the tactile, interactive nature of the books as a respite from constant screen time. Coloring books became big business for craft suppliers and bookstores by 2015. Coloring books shot to the top of the Best Sellers list on Amazon and were prominently displayed in book …
Nebraska Libraries - Volume 4, Number 1 (February 2016)
Nebraska Libraries - Volume 4, Number 1 (February 2016)
Nebraska Libraries
Editor’s Message
Featured Nebraska Library: Do Space -- Rachel Kenny interviews Rebecca Stavick
Making Makers -- Christine Haeffner
Hastings Public Library Makerspace -- Erica Rogers
Council Bluffs Public Library’s Adult Makerspace -- Creighton Cammerer
Making Space -- Denise Harden
Making Your Own Makerspace: Success of the UNO Criss Library’s Creative Production Lab -- Jacqueline Mitchell
Technical Services Round Table -- Emily Dust Nimsakont
The Knee Bone’s Connected to the... -- Dana Abbey & Christian Minter
Digital Watercooler -- Emily McIllece
Book Bites: Book Reviews (and More!)
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Peer Guides Deliver Popcorn And More At The University Of Nebraska-Lincoln, Joan Barnes
Peer Guides Deliver Popcorn And More At The University Of Nebraska-Lincoln, Joan Barnes
UNL Libraries: Faculty Publications
In recent years, one of our key strategic goals at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL; http://libraries.unl.edu) has been to transform into a more student-centered library by creating a more inviting and comfortable environment for study, collaboration, and academic programming. To accomplish this goal, we needed feedback from students, which meant we had to develop formal, and informal, ways to engage , them. As a member of the User Experience and Student Success Team, in August 2014, I was given the responsibility of coordinating a new initiative called the Peer Guide Program. The plan was that I'd hire undergraduate students to …