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Information Outlook, December 2003, Special Libraries Association

Information Outlook, 2003

Volume 7, Issue 12

Volume 23, Number 4, December 2003 Olac Newsletter, Jain Fletcher, Barbara Vaughan, Vicki Toy-Smith, Nancy B. Olson

OLAC Newsletters

Digitized December 2003 issue of the OLAC Newsletter.

Information Outlook, November 2003, Special Libraries Association

Information Outlook, 2003

Volume 7, Issue 11

Portals To The Past, Diane Duesterhoeft, Trish Keogh

Faculty Publications

The article describes the effort to preserve the artifacts of a unique organization: video recordings of the President’s Peace Commission symposia held at St. Mary's University. Since cultural and educational institutions preserve their history with varying degrees of success, libraries can provide an important link to preservation. In addition to describing the reasons and process for coordinating with the St. Mary’s Learning Resources Center for videotaping of panel sessions, the original cataloging of these videotapes and incorporation into the Louis J. Blume Library collection is described. These videotapes can disseminate what transpired to a larger audience, and they provide a …

Information Outlook, October 2003, Special Libraries Association

Information Outlook, 2003

Volume 7, Issue 10

Managing The Reference Desk Online, Greg Sennema

University Faculty Publications and Creative Works

Communication between reference librarians is vital for the provision of enhanced reference services. This article discusses the creation and application of three Web-based tools that allow librarians to offer quick answers to questions posed on the library's e-mail reference service, to easily share news and ideas with each other between reference desk shifts, and to be actively involved in the scheduling of reference desk shifts.

Information Outlook, September 2003, Special Libraries Association

Information Outlook, 2003

Volume 7, Issue 9

Volume 23, Number 3, September 2003 Olac Newsletter, Jain Fletcher, Jan Mayo, Jay Weitz, Barbara Vaughan, Vicki Toy-Smith, Nancy B. Olson

OLAC Newsletters

Digitized September 2003 issue of the OLAC Newsletter.

Information Outlook, August 2003, Special Libraries Association

Information Outlook, 2003

Volume 7, Issue 8

Information Outlook, July 2003, Special Libraries Association

Information Outlook, 2003

Volume 7, Issue 7

Voluem 23, Number 2, June 2003 Olac Newsletter, Jain Fletcher, Jan Mayo, Barbara Vaughan, Vicki Toy-Smith, Nancy B. Olson

OLAC Newsletters

Digitized June 2003 issue of the OLAC Newsletter.

Information Outlook, June 2003, Special Libraries Association

Information Outlook, 2003

Volume 7, Issue 6

Information Outlook, May 2003, Special Libraries Association

Information Outlook, 2003

Volume 7, Issue 5

Information Outlook, April 2003, Special Libraries Association

Information Outlook, 2003

Volume 7, Issue 4

Information Outlook, March 2003, Special Libraries Association

Information Outlook, 2003

Volume 7, Issue 3

Volume 23, Number 1, March 2003 Olac Newsletter, Jain Fletcher, Jan Mayo, Jay Weitz, Barbara Vaughan, Vicki Toy-Smith, Nancy B. Olson

OLAC Newsletters

Digitized March 2003 issue of the OLAC Newsletter.

Information Outlook, February 2003, Special Libraries Association

Information Outlook, 2003

Volume 7, Issue 2

Usability Testing At Florida International University Libraries: What We Learned, Sarah J. Hammill

E-JASL 1999-2009 (Volumes 1-10)

The Florida International University Libraries’ Web site’s new look was launched in Fall 2001. As a result of the new look, a group formed to undertake a usability study on the top page of the site. The group tested three target groups to determine the usability of the top page. The study pointed out some revisions for the top page; however, more importantly, it suggested areas for future research.

The Catalog Vs. The Home Page? Best Practices In Connecting To Online Resources, Georgia Briscoe, Karen Selden, Cheryl Rae Nyberg

Librarians' Articles

Connecting users to the best available sources of legal information is one of the traditional functions of the law library. These sources now include Web sites, electronic journals, and subscription databases. This article explores the best way to bring these useful Internet resources to the attention of users, concentrating on the pros and cons of using the catalog or the home page.

This article received the 2004 Law Library Journal Article of the Year Award from the American Association of Law Libraries.

Textbooks To The Shelf -- Making The Connection Faster, Deana Groves, Nelda Sims, Ellen Micheletti

Deana Groves

The Educational Resources Center (ERC) at Western Kentucky University was searching for ways to shorten the processing time for its collection of textbooks for grades K-12. These textbooks are replaced on a regular rotation with new editions as they are published. The collaborative effort between ERC and the Bibliographic Access Unit streamlined the processing and greatly decreased the time between acquisition and availability to library patrons.

Information Outlook, January 2003, Special Libraries Association

Information Outlook, 2003

Volume 7, Issue 1

Textbooks To The Shelf -- Making The Connection Faster, Deana Groves, Nelda Sims, Ellen Micheletti

DLTS Faculty Publications

The Educational Resources Center (ERC) at Western Kentucky University was searching for ways to shorten the processing time for its collection of textbooks for grades K-12. These textbooks are replaced on a regular rotation with new editions as they are published. The collaborative effort between ERC and the Bibliographic Access Unit streamlined the processing and greatly decreased the time between acquisition and availability to library patrons.

Fay B. Kaigler Children's Book Festival, Karen Rowell, Rosemary Chance, University Of Southern Mississippi

Fay B. Kaigler Children's Book Festival Programs

The program for the thirty-sixth annual Fay B. Kaigler Children's Book Festival held on the campus of The University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg, Mississippi in 2003.