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Europarl: The European Parliament On-Line, John A. Drobnicki
Europarl: The European Parliament On-Line, John A. Drobnicki
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Review of EUROPARL: The European Parliament On-Line.
Review Of The Website City Directories Of The United States Of America, John A. Drobnicki
Review Of The Website City Directories Of The United States Of America, John A. Drobnicki
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Review of the website City Directories of the United States of America.
Freshmen's Use Of Library Electronic Resources And Self-Efficacy, Michael Waldman
Freshmen's Use Of Library Electronic Resources And Self-Efficacy, Michael Waldman
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To encourage students' use of the library, and in particular of its electronic resources, we need to understand what factors encourage students to seek out information in the library setting. Research has shown that self-efficacy influences academic achievement. This paper looks at the role self-efficacy plays in their search for information and use of the library's electronic resources, by surveying a class of freshmen at Baruch College. Their library and computer use were analyzed and correlated with their self-efficacy scores. Through statistical analysis, we found that use of the library correlated to the students' use of the library's electronic resources. …
Mary Salome Cutler Fairchild (Librarian), Janet Butler Munch
Mary Salome Cutler Fairchild (Librarian), Janet Butler Munch
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Biographical sketch of librarian and administrator Mary Salome Cutler Fairchild (1855-1921).
Old Maids And Faeries: The Image Problem, Polly Thistlethwaite
Old Maids And Faeries: The Image Problem, Polly Thistlethwaite
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Librarian stereotypes are akin to those of gays and lesbians. Librarians battling negative professional images are in common cause with gays and lesbians battling similarly slanderous representations. This article proposes relationships between these varieties of maligned people and professionals.