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The Southeastern Librarian V. 52, No. 3 (Fall 2004) Complete Issue
The Southeastern Librarian V. 52, No. 3 (Fall 2004) Complete Issue
The Southeastern Librarian
Complete issue of The Southeastern Librarian, volume 52, no. 3 (Fall 2004).
Ethical Decision-Making In Library Administration, Stephen R. Shorb
Ethical Decision-Making In Library Administration, Stephen R. Shorb
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The first section of this paper develops a simple model for ethical decision-making. A useful model serves two main purposes. First, it easily explains the relationship between the various components of ethical decision-making by creating a chain between the most basic underlying values, the intervening ethical processes, and the actions that finally result. Thus, decisions can be more easily explained and justified. Second, use of the model may also assist in the actual implementation of the decision. A step-by-step progression through the model has the additional benefit of modeling the developmental stages found in models for the ethical maturation of …
Sacs Standards 2004: A Compliance Strategy For Academic Libraries, William N. Nelson
Sacs Standards 2004: A Compliance Strategy For Academic Libraries, William N. Nelson
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This article first provides an introduction to and summary of Principles of Accreditation accompanied by a detailed list of provisions specifically applicable to libraries in higher education. The provisions and importance of Standards for College Libraries, approved by the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) in 2000, are summarized and examples of implementation are identified. In a 2003 revision, minimal changes were made to these ACRL standards, which received final approval as the ACRL Standards for Libraries in Higher Education in June 2004. These standards now supercede the three ACRL type-of-library standards produced separately for universities, colleges, and community …
The Realities Of Relevance: A Survey Of Librarians' Use Of Library And Information Science Research, Christine Brown, Brett Spencer
The Realities Of Relevance: A Survey Of Librarians' Use Of Library And Information Science Research, Christine Brown, Brett Spencer
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This article grew out the authors' desire to explore the widely held notion that librarians disregard LIS research because they consider it irrelevant. For example, in the early stages of this project one colleague commented that librarianship "is all practice" and that LIS research has had no effect upon his own work. Editors of many LIS journals also question whether research exerts influence on practice. Peter Hernon and Candy Schwartz, editors of Library and Information Science Research, lament that “research has not penetrated the soul” of the library profession, and William Katz, former editor of Research Quarterly, notes that many …
The Relationship Of Undergraduate Students’ Self-Assessment Of Library Skills To Their Opinion Of Library Instruction: A Self-Reporting Survey, Christopher A. Freeman
The Relationship Of Undergraduate Students’ Self-Assessment Of Library Skills To Their Opinion Of Library Instruction: A Self-Reporting Survey, Christopher A. Freeman
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College students, in general, are known to be lacking in their ability to effectively make use of academic library resources, yet in many previous studies these same students have estimated their library-use skills at inflated levels. Neither do college students in general often willingly take advantage of library instruction opportunities. A self-reporting survey was administered to forty first-year college students in order to investigate whether students’ tendency to over-estimate library use skills has an effect on student opinion about library instruction in general. Results from the survey not only indicate that such a relationship may exist, but also strongly support …
Libraries And Donors: Maintaining The Status Quo, Steven Cox
Libraries And Donors: Maintaining The Status Quo, Steven Cox
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Many librarians who manage special collections are grateful for the donations of items or collections that fall within their mission and collection scope. In turn, most donors find satisfaction in knowing that their gifts are housed in repositories, where they will be preserved and maintained by qualified staff and available to patrons for future years. Oftentimes donors, after receiving formal acknowledgement and sincere thanks for their donations, disappear back into the public landscape, perhaps glad to have found a new home for all those books or items. Their donations are unconditional—no strings attached and no demands for special recognition. The …
Stateside News
The Southeastern Librarian
Recent developments from SELA member institutions.
News From Around The Southeast
News From Around The Southeast
The Southeastern Librarian
Recent developments in librarianship in the southeastern United States.
The Southeastern Librarian V. 52, No. 2 (Summer 2004) Complete Issue
The Southeastern Librarian V. 52, No. 2 (Summer 2004) Complete Issue
The Southeastern Librarian
Complete issue of The Southeastern Librarian, volume 52, no. 2 (Summer 2004).
Perceptions Of The Library: A Key To Planning Effective Services, Sue Alexander, William Black, Virginia Vesper
Perceptions Of The Library: A Key To Planning Effective Services, Sue Alexander, William Black, Virginia Vesper
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such as questions answered, books cataloged, and dollars spent. Now we are called upon to measure the impact of those services on our clients. Stakeholder demand for accountability, changing accreditation standards, and state and federal concerns over student outcomes have driven a real concern for measurement from the client’s perspective. This will become increasingly important as demands for accountability and competition from other sectors increase. “Assessment and evaluation are intended as means to demonstrate institutional effectiveness, foster institutional improvement, and demonstrate accountability.” Programs such as the New Measures Initiative, from the Association of Research Libraries, have been developed to strengthen …
The Southeastern Librarian V. 52, No. 1 (Spring 2004) Complete Issue
The Southeastern Librarian V. 52, No. 1 (Spring 2004) Complete Issue
The Southeastern Librarian
Complete issue of The Southeastern Librarian, volume 52, no. 1 (Spring 2004).