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Providing Enhanced Access For The Oregon State University College Catalogs : A Case Study, Susan A. Kunda, Elizabeth A. Nielsen Oct 2011

Providing Enhanced Access For The Oregon State University College Catalogs : A Case Study, Susan A. Kunda, Elizabeth A. Nielsen

Journal of Western Archives

The academic catalog is a vital record for colleges and universities. Until the late 1980s, Oregon State University catalogs were published, distributed and archived solely in print format. With the advent of web and digital technologies, the Oregon State University Registrar’s Office also began placing an electronic version of the most recent catalogs online, while the Oregon State University Libraries provided access to earlier versions of the catalog through a subscription to College Source®, an online vendor for academic catalogs.

In 2006, the Registrar’s Office was looking for a home for its archive of digital files, while the escalating cost …

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State News Jul 2011

State News

The Southeastern Librarian

Recent developments from SELA member institutions.

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From Both Sides Now: A Recently-Hired Librarian And A Library Veteran Respond To The Loss Of A Favorite Database, Harry D. Nuttall, Carley Knight Apr 2011

From Both Sides Now: A Recently-Hired Librarian And A Library Veteran Respond To The Loss Of A Favorite Database, Harry D. Nuttall, Carley Knight

The Southeastern Librarian

The last three decades, and especially the last fifteen years, have seen an expansion in the formats in which library materials are available, as electronic resources have joined the traditional print offerings produced by library suppliers. More and more, the electronic resource is becoming the first stop “go-to” information source, a predominance which can be confirmed by the number of reference and other sources which have shifted from print to electronic format or, not making the change, have simply ceased to exist.

This paradigm shift has affected acquisitions departments and collection development librarians, particularly in academic libraries, as they now …

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Non-Sela News Jan 2011

Non-Sela News

The Southeastern Librarian

Recent news of interest to libraries and librarians. Includes: HBCU Library Alliance awards $70,000 Mellon Foundation Grant; The Informed Librarian Online website now offers premium content from all major library journal publishers; The Academic and Cultural Enrichment (ACE) Scholars at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG) will be holding the unconference Un-hushed: Speaking out About the Library and Information Science Profession (or the Really Fun Super Cool Library Conference) March 26, 2011; 20th North Carolina Serial Conference will be held March 10, 2011, in Chapel Hill, NC.

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State News Jan 2011