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Isr@Bucknell, Information Services And Resources, Bucknell University

ISR @ Bucknell

isr@bucknell was a newsletter published by Bucknell University's Information Services and Resources department (later Library and Information Technology). The publication served the community by providing software, project, and service updates. Regular features included a letter from the Associate Vice President for Information Services and Resources, the "Ask ISR" column, and featured ISR web pages. This issue includes the following articles: "Bucknell Community Dialogue Day," "Supporting a Community of Learning," "Get This Item," "Licensing for Electronic Resources," "Meet Adam Kubik," "Printer Usage on Campus," "Technology Use in the Classroom," "Keeping Up-to-Date with the Periodicals Collection," "Google Scholar," "Today's Tech Lingo, Gadgets, …

Implementing Sfx: Impact On Acquisitions And Cataloging, Judith Shelton, William Walsh

University Library Faculty Presentations

Presentation about SFX link resolver.

Using Interlibrary Loan Data As A Section Tool: Ill Trails Provide Collection Clues, Camille Livingston, Antje Mays

Dacus Library Faculty Publications

This article describes analyzing Interlibrary Loan data to help inform collection management decision and offers guidance for formulating policies for discerning borrowed titles indicative of gaps in the library from special-interest pursuits beyond the scope of the university curriculum.

Thinking Globally, Acting Locally: Documenting Environmental Activism In New York State, Brian Keough, Amy C. Schindler

University Libraries Faculty Scholarship

A significant component of the political history of New York and other states in the second half of the twentieth century is the extraordinary growth of a social movement directed at environmental issues. The authors completed a case study of a documentation project to collect archival records about the history of environmental affairs in New York State. This article critically examines documentation strategy and the evolution of statewide documentation projects in New York, describes the implementation of a documentation project for environmental affairs, and suggests methods for improving the identification and selection of records of enduring value. The project set …

Monographic Acquisitions And Copy Cataloging (Macc) Annual Report 2001-2002, Karen M. Ramsay

Monographic Acquisitions and Copy Cataloging Reports and Documents

Annual report of the Monographic Acquisitions and Copy Cataloging (MACC) Unit, University Library, University of Rhode Island. Covers staffing, hardware and software, book acquisitions, inventory project, and selected statistics for the fiscal year 2001-2002.

Documenting Diversity: Developing Special Collections Of Underdocumented Groups, Brian Keough

University Libraries Faculty Scholarship

This article explores the theoretical and practical developments in documentation planning for acquiring archival manuscript material of under-documented topics. The author examines the emergence of documentation planning theory in the 1970s and 1980s as a response to historians’ and archivists’ calls regarding the lack of historical records related to racial and ethnic groups, women, the working class, and the lives of ordinary people. Heeding this call, archivists initiated programs to assist repositories in identifying and selecting materials that present a more balanced historical record. The author concludes by assessing one repository’s experience with collecting records on underdocumented topics and suggesting …

Making Sense Of Leased Popular Literature Collections, Kerri Odess-Harnish

All Musselman Library Staff Works

There is a well-publicized debate in the library field on whether or not it should be an academic library’s responsibility to collect and preserve popular culture materials. Budget constraints, space issues, and the “quality” of these materials, are all widely documented concerns as to why popular culture materials—especially popular literature titles—are still not making their way into an academic library’s permanent collection. This study describes a survey of 22 academic libraries throughout the country that use a leased popular literature collection in addition to or instead of purchasing popular literature titles for their permanent collection. The study was designed to …

Monographic Acquisitions And Copy Cataloging (Macc) Annual Report 2000-2001, Karen M. Ramsay

Monographic Acquisitions and Copy Cataloging Reports and Documents

Annual report of the Monographic Acquisitions and Copy Cataloging (MACC) Unit, University Library, University of Rhode Island. Covers staffing, technology, book acquisitions, special projects during 2000-2001.

Acquisitions Unit Annual Report 1997-1998, Martha Kellogg

Technical Services Reports and Statistics

Annual report of the Acquisitions Unit, University Library, University of Rhode Island. Covers staffing, technology, acquisitions of monographs and serials, binding and processing.

For monographs, includes monthly statistics on requests searched, duplicates returned, titles ordered, titles claimed, volumes added by acquisition type, approvals returned, microforms added, media added, and invoices processed.

For serials and processing, includes monthly statistics on volumes withdrawn, titles added, volumes added, volumes bound, volumes processed, volumes mended, microforms added, dead serials added, and union list updates.

Acquisitions Unit Annual Report 1996-1997, Martha Kellogg

Technical Services Reports and Statistics

Annual report of the Acquisitions Unit, University Library, University of Rhode Island for fiscal year 1996-1997. Covers staffing, technology, acquisitions of monographs and serials, binding and processing.

For monographs, includes monthly statistics on requests searched, duplicates returned, titles ordered, titles claimed, volumes added by acquisition type, approvals returned, microforms added, media added, and invoices processed.

For serials and processing, includes monthly statistics on volumes withdrawn, titles added, volumes added, volumes bound, volumes processed, volumes mended, microforms added, and dead serials added.

Acquisitions Unit Annual Report 1995-1996, Martha H. Kellogg

Technical Services Reports and Statistics

Annual report of the Acquisitions Unit, University Library, University of Rhode Island for fiscal year 1995-1996. Covers staffing, technology, acquisitions of monographs and serials, binding and processing.

For monographs, includes four years of monthly statistics (1992/93-1995/96) on requests searched, duplicates returned, titles ordered, titles claimed, volumes added by acquisition type, approvals returned, microforms added, media added, and invoices processed.

For serials and processing, includes four years of monthly statistics (1992/93-1995/96) on volumes withdrawn, titles added, volumes added, volumes bound, volumes processed, volumes mended, and microforms added.

"Request For Proposal" Or "Run For Protection?" Some Thoughts On Rfps From A Librarian And A Bookseller, Bob Schatz, Diane J. Graves

Library Faculty Research

Increasingly, academic librarians are using the RFP (Request for Proposal) to assist them in selecting materials vendors. While this has been a common practice for integrated library system selection for some time, it is still a relatively new phenomenon in the acquisitions field. The authors, one a library administrator and the other a bookseller, review the pros and cons, pitfalls and benefits of using the RFP method for purchasing library materials.

Under The Dome - May 1995, Mckissick Museum--University Of South Carolina

Under the Dome, McKissick Museum Newsletter

Contents:

Handed On: Folkcrafts in Southern Life.....p. 1
Sea Island Series/Africa Series.....p. 2
This is Not an Endowed Chair.....p. 2
Collections.....p. 3
Security/Computer Manager Joins McKissick.....p. 4
Membership Coordinator Retiring.....p. 4
Students Are at the Hub of McKissick.....p. 4
Elegant Egg Invitation Wins Awards.....p. 5
Docents Honored.....p. 5
Handed On: Folkcrafts in Southern Life.....p. 6
Child Alert! Are You Ready for Summer?.....p. 8
McKissick Concert Series - Don't Miss It!.....p. 8
Jane's Journeys.....p. 9
Jane's Journeys II.....p. 10
General Information.....p. 11

Acquisitions Unit Annual Report 1991-1992, Robin B. Devin

Technical Services Reports and Statistics

Annual report of the Acquisitions Unit, University Library, University of Rhode Island for fiscal year 1991-1992. Covers staffing, technology, acquisitions of monographs and serials, binding and processing.

For monographs, includes statistics on requests searched, duplicates returned, titles ordered, titles claimed, volumes added by acquisition type, microforms added, media added, and invoices processed. See also additional file.

For serials and processing, includes statistics on volumes withdrawn, titles added, volumes added, volumes bound, volumes processed, volumes mended, and microforms added. See also additional file.

Acquisitions Unit Annual Report 1990-1991, Robin B. Devin

Technical Services Reports and Statistics

Annual report of the Acquisitions Unit, University Library, University of Rhode Island for fiscal year 1990-1991. Covers staffing, technology, acquisitions of monographs and serials, binding and processing.

For monographs, includes statistics on requests searched, duplicates returned, titles ordered, titles claimed, volumes added by acquisition type, microforms added, media added, and invoices processed. See also additional file.

For serials and processing, includes statistics on volumes withdrawn, titles added, volumes added, volumes bound, volumes processed, volumes mended, and microforms added. See also additional file.

Acquisitions Unit Annual Report 1989-1990, Robin B. Devin

Technical Services Reports and Statistics

Annual report of the Acquisitions Unit, University Library, University of Rhode Island for fiscal year 1989-1990. Covers staffing, technology, acquisitions of monographs and serials, binding and processing.

Includes statistics on monograph and serial expenditures.

For monographs, includes monthly statistics on requests searched, duplicates returned, titles ordered, titles claimed, volumes added by acquisition type, approvals returned, microforms added, media added, and invoices processed.

For serials and processing, includes monthly statistics on volumes withdrawn, titles added, volumes added, volumes bound, volumes processed, volumes mended, titles claimed, and microform pieces added.

Also includes binding statistics.

Acquisitions Unit Annual Report 1988-1989, Robin B. Devin

Technical Services Reports and Statistics

Annual report of the Acquisitions Unit, University Library, University of Rhode Island for fiscal year 1988-1989. Covers staffing, technology, acquisitions of monographs and serials, binding and processing.

For monographs, includes statistics on requests searched, duplicates returned, titles ordered, titles claimed, volumes added by acquisition type, microforms added, media added, and invoices processed.

For serials and processing, includes statistics on volumes withdrawn, titles added, volumes added, volumes bound, volumes processed, volumes mended, titles claimed, and microforms added. See also additional file.

Acquisitions Unit Annual Report 1987-1988, Robin B. Devin

Technical Services Reports and Statistics

Annual report of the Acquisitions Unit, University Library, University of Rhode Island for fiscal year 1987-1988. Covers acquisitions of monographs and serials, technology, staffing, binding and processing.

For monographs, includes statistics on requests searched, duplicates returned, titles ordered, titles claimed, volumes added by acquisition type, microforms added, media added, and invoices processed.

For serials and processing, includes statistics on volumes withdrawn, titles added, volumes added, volumes bound, volumes processed, volumes mended, titles claimed, and microforms added. See also additional file.

Binding statistics are also included.

Takeovers And Stockholders: Winners And Losers, Murray L. Weidenbaum, Stephen Vogt

Murray Weidenbaum Publications

When a takeover or merger is being considered, boards of directors are responsible for making decisions that best benefit their shareholders.

Restructuring In The Hospitality Industry, Elisa S. Moncarz

Hospitality Review

In her dialogue entitled - Restructuring in the Hospitality Industry - Elisa S. Moncarz, Associate Professor, the School of Hospitality Management at Florida International University, intends for you to know the following: “Recent years have seen a proliferation of restructurings of major American corporations creating an extremely important issue that has affected U.S. business. This article discusses restructuring issues in the hospitality industry, focusing attention on its causes and motivations, as well as on its benefits and perils. The author considers the impact of restructuring on investors and management while examining recent restructurings involving hospitality firms.”

In defining the concept …

Order Department's Annual Report, 1976-1977, William T. O'Malley

Technical Services Reports and Statistics

Annual report of the Order Department of the University Library, University of Rhode Island for fiscal year 1976-1977. Covers personnel, activities, and expenditures related tot he acquisition of monographs.

Includes statistics on volumes purchased, volumes added through gift, total volumes added, microforms purchased, total items added, and volumes withdrawn.

Annual Report 1972-1973 Order Department, William T. O'Malley

Technical Services Reports and Statistics

Annual report of the Order Department, University Library, University of Rhode Island for fiscal year 1972-1973. Covers staff changes, accomplishments, and new projects in the acquisitions of monographs. Includes expenditures.

Additional statistics are included on requests processed and items received.

Annual Report 1971-1972 Order Department, William T. O'Malley

Technical Services Reports and Statistics

Annual report of the Order Department, University Library, University of Rhode Island for fiscal year 1971-1972. Covers staffing, accomplishments, new projects, acquisitions of monographs and serials, and expenditures.

Includes statistics on requests processed, titles ordered, titles duplicated, titles searched, volumes received by purchase, volumes receive by gift, total volume received, NELINET requests submitted, card sets received, percentage hits.

Annual Report 1970-1971 Order Department, William T. O'Malley

Technical Services Reports and Statistics

Annual report of the Order Department, University Library, University of Rhode Island for fiscal year 1970-1971. Covers staffing and accomplishments in the acquisition of monographs.

Includes statistics on requests processed, titles titles searched, NELINET requests sent and received, and total volumes added by acquisition type.

Annual Report 1969-1970 Order Department, William T. O'Malley

Technical Services Reports and Statistics

Annual report of the Order Department, University Library, University of Rhode Island for fiscal year 1969-1970. Covers new projects, changes in procedure, and future plans.