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Marketing And Librarians, Pin Pin Yeo

Research Collection Library

Barbie Keiser, Information Resource Management Consultant, conducted a one day workshop titled “Substance beyond style: Marketing library and information services in the 21st century” in Singapore on 15 October. The workshop was organized by the Library Association of Singapore and the Singapore Management University. It was held at the Reading Room, Li Ka Shing Library, Singapore Management University. Ms. Keiser noted that she did her first marketing workshop in Singapore in 1989 and was pleased to be back twenty years later.

Telling Stories Of Libraries And Leadership, Audrey Defrank

Criss Library Faculty Proceedings & Presentations

A presentation outlining the four frames of leadership and storytelling as they relate to libraries. Leadership Orientation Questionnaire; Overview; Inspiration; Leadership; Reframing Leadership; Structural Frame; Human Resources Frame; Political Frame; Symbolic Frame; Where do you fit in the frame?; Native American Storytelling; Organizations as Cultures; Story Narrative; Telling the Story.

Outlook, Fall 2008, Wayne State University Library System

Library Publications

Newsletter from the Wayne State University Library System. Fall 2008 articles include: Reflections on G. Flint Purdy; 2007-2008 G. Flint Purdy Memorial Award; Virtual Motor City Adds Over 20,000 Images and Videos; Library System Introduces Encore Search; Library System Joins International Consortium for Greater Access; LISP Offers Online Degree; Classroom Technology Redesign; Shiffman Medical Library to Reopen in 2009; Jacob Lawrence Traveling Display; Dean of Library System Elected to OCLC Board of Trustees; Neef Law Library Director Retires; Shiffman Medical Library Director Steps Down; Greeting From Dean Sandra Yee.

Copyright And Permissions: Sometimes They're The Same, Kopana Terry

Library Presentations

No abstract provided.

Library Ledger, University Of Southern Maine Libraries

Library Ledger

Fall 2008

Open Source, Crowd Source: Harnessing The Power Of The People Behind Our Libraries, Cindi Trainor

Library Faculty and Staff Papers and Presentations

Presented at the Bridging Worlds 2008 Conference in Singapore, this paper was later published in the journal Program: electronic library and information systems in July 2009: http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/00330330910978581

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide an insight into the use of Web 2.0 and Library 2.0 technologies so that librarians can combine open source software with user-generated content to create a richer discovery experience for their users.

Design/methodology/approach – Following a description of the current state of integrated library systems (ILS) and the developments with Web 2.0 and Library 2.0 technologies, examples are given of library suppliers and …

My Own Private Library: A Peek Inside The Personal Library Of A Librarian, Carol Waggoner-Angleton

Georgia Library Quarterly

A personal narrative is presented which explores the author's personal library.

From The President, Betty D. Paulk

Georgia Library Quarterly

The article presents information on the Georgia Library Association (GLA). It notes that the COMO conference offers a wide variety of programs, exhibits of products, services and technologies for all types of libraries and time to network. The board of directors of GLA have approved the Award Committee's recommendation to establish the Library Support Services Award.

University And Public Libraries Receive Connecting To Collections

Georgia Library Quarterly

The article reports that 21 libraries, museums and archives in Georgia have been selected to receive the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Connecting to Collections Bookshelf. According to Dr. Anne-Imelda Radice, director of the IMLS in Washington, D.C., the bookshelf provides museums, libraries and archives essential instructions on how to rescue treasures of yesteryear that they hold in trust. The contents of the bookshelf were selected by a blue-ribbon panel of conservation experts. The bookshelf includes an essential set of books, online resources and a user's guide that can profoundly affect the ability of small libraries and museums …

Two Talking Book Centers To Merge

Georgia Library Quarterly

The article reports on the decision of the North Georgia Talking Book Center at the Cherokee Regional Library in LaFayette to merge with the Rome Subregional Library, part of the Sara Hightower Regional Library System. The North Georgia Talking Book Center will become an outreach center for its 10 county service area, while the Rome Subregional Library will give all reader's advisory and customer services, by the end of 2008.

We Love Libraries!, Lyn Hopper

Georgia Library Quarterly

The article presents information on a new section of the periodical "Georgia Library Quarterly."

Coweta Public Library Partners With University Of West Georgia

Georgia Library Quarterly

The article reports on the partnership formed by the Coweta Public Library--Central Library with the Carrollton-based University of West Georgia's Ingram Library and Newnan Campus to enhance educational services within the community. The objective of the Central Library is to reflect on the importance of educating children and of providing access to materials and programs to people of all ages in support of lifelong learning. Its Book Bundles are another aspect of the public library of allowing its customers to be independent but provide the library staff an avenue of virtual engagement. It also focuses on the key areas when …

Open Source, Crowd Source: Harnessing The Power Of The People Behind Our Libraries, Cindi Trainor

Cindi (Trainor) Blyberg

Presented at the Bridging Worlds 2008 Conference in Singapore, this paper was later published in the journal Program: electronic library and information systems in July 2009: http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/00330330910978581

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide an insight into the use of Web 2.0 and Library 2.0 technologies so that librarians can combine open source software with user-generated content to create a richer discovery experience for their users.

Design/methodology/approach – Following a description of the current state of integrated library systems (ILS) and the developments with Web 2.0 and Library 2.0 technologies, examples are given of library suppliers and …

Getting The Most Out Of Your Student Worker Budget: A Survey Of Tasks Performed By Student Assistants In Access Services Departments, Bradley P. Tolppanen, Janice Derr

Faculty Research & Creative Activity

University libraries invest considerable funds and staff time in the hiring, training, and employment of student assistants. Access Services departments within university libraries depend on student assistants to complete tasks and aid in the work flow in virtually all areas of the department. With the recent increases in minimum wage and uncertain library budgets, the need for the most efficient and effective use of student assistants has become an even greater concern. This poster session will present the results of a recently conducted survey of Access Services department supervisors on the hiring, training, and duties assigned to student assistants. Results …

Getting The Most Out Of Your Student Worker Budget: A Survey Of Tasks Performed By Student Assistants In Access Services Departments, Bradley Tolppanen, Janice Derr

Faculty Research & Creative Activity

University libraries invest considerable funds and staff time in the hiring, training, and employment of student assistants. Access Services departments within university libraries depend on student assistants to complete tasks and aid in the work flow in virtually all areas of the department. With the recent increases in minimum wage and uncertain library budgets, the need for the most efficient and effective use of student assistants has become an even greater concern. This poster session will present the results of a recently conducted survey of Access Services department supervisors on the hiring, training, and duties assigned to student assistants. Results …

Getting The Most Out Of Your Student Worker Budget: A Survey Of Tasks Performed By Student Assistants In Access Services Departments, Bradley P. Tolppanen, Janice Derr

Bradley P. Tolppanen

University libraries invest considerable funds and staff time in the hiring, training, and employment of student assistants. Access Services departments within university libraries depend on student assistants to complete tasks and aid in the work flow in virtually all areas of the department. With the recent increases in minimum wage and uncertain library budgets, the need for the most efficient and effective use of student assistants has become an even greater concern. This poster session will present the results of a recently conducted survey of Access Services department supervisors on the hiring, training, and duties assigned to student assistants. Results …

The Interactive Research Guide: Will Function Bring Users Content? A Project Model Illustrated By A Proposed Paper-Writing Guide, Barry J. Bailey

Library Papers and Presentations

After reviewing the history of subject guides and their movement into an electronic format, their is an opportunity to change the format of information providing. Whereas a user goes to guides for lists of content, perhaps a user can go to guides to execute a function. By walking through the creation of a paper-writing guide, this idea of a functioning guide is illustrated.

Friending Our Users: Social Networking And Reference Services, Cliff Landis

University Library Faculty Publications

Social networking sites are changing the way that libraries engage their users. Sometimes called social networking software or social networking services, these Web sites are designed to let users share their lives with friends, family, and the general public. Many librarians immediately saw the possibilities in the proliferating social networks--by connecting with our users in "their space," we are making ourselves readily available and removing many of the obstacles to their information needs. As reference librarians, our first reaction to new technology is to "set up desk"--to provide the same services we have traditionally offered, only in a new medium. …

Kicking A Gift Horse In The Mouth, Mark Y. Herring

Dacus Library Faculty Publications

Yes, of course I know the expression is “Don’t look,” not kicking, but our collective professional behavior makes “kicking” the more operative and appropriate verbal. More about this in due course. As an expression, “don’t look a gift horse in the mouth” comes to us from the Lain, Noli equi dentes inspicere donate. Some argue Jerome said it first in 400 A.D., in which his words, very nearly our Latin literally translated, ran, “Never inspect the teeth of a gift horse.”

Friending Our Users: Social Networking And Reference Services, Cliff Landis

Cliff Landis

Social networking sites are changing the way that libraries engage their users. Sometimes called social networking software or social networking services, these Web sites are designed to let users share their lives with friends, family, and the general public. Many librarians immediately saw the possibilities in the proliferating social networks--by connecting with our users in "their space," we are making ourselves readily available and removing many of the obstacles to their information needs. As reference librarians, our first reaction to new technology is to "set up desk"--to provide the same services we have traditionally offered, only in a new medium. …

From The President, Betty D. Paulk

Georgia Library Quarterly

The article offers information on the COMO 2.0 conference of the Georgia Library Association, which will be held from October 15 to 17, 2008 in Athens, Greece.

Danowski Poetry Library Debuts At Emory

Georgia Library Quarterly

The article reports on the debut of the first major exhibition of items from Emory University's Raymond Danowski Poetry Library at the Schatten Gallery of the university's Woodruff Library in Atlanta, Georgia. The exhibition focuses not on one particular school or kind of poetry but rather provides a sense of the whole of poetry. The exhibition also highlights the democratic qualities of the poetry collection. It reveals the relevance of poetry to the events of the century. Other poetry collection books highlighted at the exhibition are mentioned.

State News

The Southeastern Librarian

Recent developments from SELA member institutions.

Atlanta-Fulton Hosts Children's Festival

Georgia Library Quarterly

The article reports on the Ashley Bryan Children's Literary Festival hosted by Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System's Auburn Avenue Research Library on African-American History and Culture presented on April 25 and 26, 2008. The children's literacy program celebrated the contribution of Ashley Brayan to children's literature with interactive and educational programs and events that introduced children of all ages to culturally relevant art, literature and poetry. The conference was attended by teachers, librarians and parents and many children.

Evaluación De Bibliotecas Y Acreditación Universitaria En Ee. Uu. = Library Evaluation And University Accreditation, Joan Roca

Library Services Publications

OBJETIVOS

• Visión general de la acreditación institucional
• Visión general de la evaluación de bibliotecas
• Introducción a los ACRL Standards for Libraries in Higher Education (2004)
• Aplicaciones prácticas de acción
• Beneficios de la Evaluación en MSU Mankato

The Eye Of The Brainstorm: Transforming The Library Through Creative Idea-Building, Lisa A. Forrest

Urban Library Journal

Research indicates that most people have capabilities for creativity if creative abilities are allowed to develop (Moser-Wellman, 2002). How can librarians get in touch with their creative potential to help energize and transform their libraries? This article discusses best practices for the use of group brainstorming sessions to generate new ideas.

What's In A Name? A Gen Xer And Gen Yer Explore What It Means To Be Members Of Their Generations In The Workplace, Lauren M. Collins, Elizabeth A. Yates

Law Faculty Articles and Essays

In the NextGen Librarian's Survival Guide by Rachel Singer Gordon, the author cites several reasons this time is different than times before in librarianship. Those that are most relevant to law librarianship include:

• Flattening workplace hierarchies and participative management increase the input of newer librarians in workplace decision making

• New technologies require changing skills that affect attitudes toward the integration of those technologies into our daily work

• Outside pressures, such as the prevalence of the Internet, impose a need for librarians to continually prove our relevance and improve relations with younger patrons

• The much talked about …

Party With A Plan: A Guide To Hosting Events, Annie Epperson, Sarah Naper, Stephanie Wiegand

University Libraries Faculty Publications

Need to connect with your community through an outreach or assessment activity? Careful planning leads to successful outcomes. This session provides step-by-step instructions, examples, timelines, & advice for hosting events large & small. Attendee outcomes: 1) participate in activities geared towards simulating productive events, 2) receive handouts, timelines, instructions, and examples for planning events, and 3) share you own event-planning problems and successes. This session is aimed at any librarian – or anyone who works in a library – who is or will be involved in event planning. Specifically, presenters will share examples of both positive and negative experiences from …

Us Academic Libraries: Today’S Learning Commons Model, Susan Mcmullen

Library Faculty Publications

In 2007, the author examined existing academic libraries in the United States to determine best practices for the design, implementation and service of learning commons facilities. A primary objective of this study was to discover how to create a higher education learning environment that sustains scholarship encourages collaboration and empowers student learning. This article explains how to plan for a modern learning commons and presents the various components that comprise the space.

Library Ledger, University Of Southern Maine Libraries

Library Ledger

Spring 2008