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Stateside News

The Southeastern Librarian

Recent developments from SELA member institutions.

Information Literacy For Music Librarians: Pre-Conference Workshop At Mla 2003, Monica Fazekas

Western Libraries Publications

No abstract provided.

The Future Of The Book: Does It Have One?, Mark Y. Herring

Dacus Library Faculty Publications

While the book has been with us for two millennia, digital artifact threaten its permanence. Now we being to wonder if it has a future at all.

The Southeastern Librarian V. 50, No. 4 (Winter 2003) Complete Issue

The Southeastern Librarian

Complete issue of The Southeastern Librarian, volume 50, no. 4 (Winter 2003).

Off The Shelf And Into The Classroom: Working With K-12 Teachers To Integrate Digitized Collections Into Classroom Instruction, Tara Zachary Laver

The Southeastern Librarian

Thanks to a grant funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the Special Collections Department of LSU Libraries and the LSU digital library have been digitizing, cataloging, and making available via the World Wide Web selected documents and publications from the era of the Louisiana Purchase held by LSU and the New Orleans City Archives. A goal of the grant was to enhance K-12 teaching and learning by working with Louisiana teachers to integrate the use of the digital collection into their classroom activities. The digital collection’s availability on the web would also give access to any teacher, …

Global Changes In Scholarly Communication, Suzanne E. Thorin

Libraries' and Librarians' Publications

For more than a decade, the cost of print and electronic journals, particularly in the sciences, has increased rapidly at the same time that the amount of research being reported via published articles has grown exponentially. With academic libraries being less and less able to purchase the journals needed for their communities, the use of the term scholarly communication has evolved to illustrate the breakdown of the process of traditional scholarly publication; that is, as a means to disseminate research results, the present system of scholarly communication can no longer meet the needs of the scholarly community at large.

When …

The Development Of The Niso Committee Ax's Openurl Standard, Arthur Hendricks

Library Faculty Publications and Presentations

Describes the development of the OpenURL standard and how it will impact librarians and information technologists. Scope and application of the OpenURL standard; Transportation of metadata and identifiers about referenced works and their context from any information resource to a local link server; Roles of libraries and librarians.

Statistically Challenged: The Need For An Electronic Resources Management Standard, Tyler Goldberg, Melissa Laning, Weiling Liu

Faculty Scholarship

The authors review changes in the standards for measuring electronic resources through an examination of the 1990-2000 IPEDS Academic Library Survey forms. During that decade, academic libraries have moved from counting electronic resources by the number of bibliographic and physical units to measuring usage. Local attempts to capture electronic resource usage are described.

Review Of The Enduring Library: Technology, Tradition, And The Quest For Balance By Michael Gorman, W. Bede Mitchell

Library Faculty Publications

This review was published in College and Research Libraries.

New Academic Librarian As New Adjunct Faculty Member: Trial By Fire, Roxanne M. Spencer

The Southeastern Librarian

New academic librarian takes on formal classroom role, as adjunct assistant professor, due to shortage of library education faculty in a library media program. Describes development of an undergraduate children’s literature course. Discusses incorporation of web course software, online readings, and evaluative assignments for undergraduates. Gives examples of pitfalls and successes in developing and teaching a course at the college level for the first time. Offers perspective of the librarian in the formal classroom.

Low Tech And High Tech: The Spectrum Of Special Collections Use In A Technological Institute, Anne A. Salter, Marilyn Williamson

The Southeastern Librarian

The gradual expansion of the Georgia Institute of Technology ‘s Library and Special Collection has resulted in a unique and outstanding science and technological research facility. The process was expanded by a number of individuals who dedicated their professional years to improving the holdings. Unique among these treasures is the first edition of Newton’s Principia. Collecting, preserving, and utilizing the new technologies to expand access to this outstanding collection has proved challenging. The primary materials, carefully collected over the years, are being protected and made available through traditional means; while at the same time technological advances are being utilized to …

Here Lies The Book, R.I.P.: The Report Of Its Death Has Been Greatly Exaggerated, Mark Y. Herring

Dacus Library Faculty Publications

The declaration that print books are dead may have been premature.

Libraries In The Cyberage, Mark Y. Herring

Dacus Library Faculty Publications

Carol Clancy, Senior Council for the National Center for Children and Families, makes a scholarly plea for libraries to filter pornography.

News From Around The Southeast

The Southeastern Librarian

Recent developments in librarianship in the southeastern United States.

The Southeastern Librarian V. 50, No. 3 (Fall 2002) Complete Issue

The Southeastern Librarian

Complete issue of The Southeastern Librarian, volume 50, no. 3 (Fall 2002).

Sequoyah (Georgia) Library System Presented Outstanding Southeastern Library Program Award

The Southeastern Librarian

The Sequoyah Regional Library System of Canton, Georgia, received the 2002 Outstanding Southeastern Library Program Award.

Selected Other Conference Program Summaries, Hal Mendelsohn

The Southeastern Librarian

Summaries of selected conference programs. Included: Cataloging 095, by Diane Brown of SOLINET; Virtual Reference, by Josh Boyer, NCSU; New Voices, by Rachel Viggiano, UCF, and Julie Griffith, University of Alabama; Promoting Information Literacy, by Naomi Sutherland.

Stateside News

The Southeastern Librarian

Recent developments from SELA member institutions.

Libraries In The Cyberage--Part I, Mark Y. Herring

Dacus Library Faculty Publications

First Amendment issues heat up with the advent of the digital age and its ability to bring pornography to every library, free of charge.

The Southeastern Librarian V. 50, No. 2 (Summer 2002) Complete Issue

The Southeastern Librarian

Complete issue of The Southeastern Librarian, volume 50, no. 2 (Summer 2002).

Interface-Lift: The Houston Cole Library's Web Page Redesign Project, John-Bauer Graham, Jodi Poe, Kimberly Weatherford

The Southeastern Librarian

A discussion of the redesign of the web site for the Houston Cole Library at Jacksonville State University. Faculty and student input were taken and the results used to shape the direction of the project.

Resources And Services For Remote Access: A Content Analysis Of Alabama’S Public Four-Year University Library Web Sites, Hanrong Wang, William Hubbard

The Southeastern Librarian

This study examines the web sites of the sixteen Alabama public senior colleges and universities in order to identify the principle characteristics and current trends in web-based services. Because web sites are evolving constantly, the study intends to make a static comparison of web-based resources and services provided by those libraries at a fixed point in time. Besides identifying trends in library web sites, this study will serve as a benchmark for comparisons of future web-based developments and for improving existing services and resources in the subject libraries.

Share The Experience: Academic Library, Public Library, And Community Partnerships, Alice Bahr, Nancy Bolton

The Southeastern Librarian

Discusses reasons why public and academic libraries would want to partner on various projects, the steps they should take, and some examples of successful partnerships.

Stateside News

The Southeastern Librarian

Recent developments from SELA member institutions.

Trends From The Industry Perspective, Carol Tenopir

School of Information Sciences -- Faculty Publications and Other Works

FOR THE ANNUAL Database Marketplace Survey (see LJ 5/15/02, p. 42ff.) company representatives were asked what major issues or trends will impact database availability and distribution in the next year. While budget woes are clearly the major issue for libraries and vendors alike, other trends are also expected to shape online information services.

Stateside News

The Southeastern Librarian

Recent developments from SELA member institutions.

Simon Says (Spring 2002), John W. Hoft, Cynthia Fears, Erma Banks, Callie Mcginnis, Diana Lomarcan

Library Newsletters

Inside this issue:

• JSTOR
• Web Design Study
• Endeavor Plaque
• Woman of Achievement
• Staff Development Day
• Library Schedules
• Faculty Research Forums

Call For Nominations For Outstanding Southeastern Library Program Award

The Southeastern Librarian

Call for nominations for the 2002 Outstanding Southeastern Library Program Award.

The Southeastern Librarian V. 50, No. 1 (Spring 2002) Complete Issue

The Southeastern Librarian

Complete issue of The Southeastern Librarian, volume 50, no. 1 (Spring 2002).

Collection Development And Weeding A La Versace: Fashioning A Policy For Your Library, James S. Heller

Library Staff Publications

No abstract provided.