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Volume 14, Number 3: September/October 2008, Suzanne Zack Oct 2008

Volume 14, Number 3: September/October 2008, Suzanne Zack

UConn Libraries Newsletter

Page 2 -The Vice Provost for University Libraries looks at how the Libraries’ strategic plan will support the University’s academic plan.

Page 3 - Profile of artist Hans Weiss.

Page 4 - Noted children’s literature author Leonard S. Marcus to speak October 22.

Page 5 - In a guest column, the Vice President for Enrollment Planning, Management, and Institutional Research examines diversity, enrollment, and the University’s academic plan.

Page 6 - Both the longtime head of MAGIC and the Dodd Research Center retire.


Review Of The Book, Library Assessment In Higher Education By Joseph R. Matthews, Brinley Franklin Sep 2008

Review Of The Book, Library Assessment In Higher Education By Joseph R. Matthews, Brinley Franklin

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Assessing The Value And Impact Of Digital Content, Brinley Franklin, Terry Plum Jul 2008

Assessing The Value And Impact Of Digital Content, Brinley Franklin, Terry Plum

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Institutional Repository Workflow From Initial Inquiry To Repository Upload, Michael J. Bennett Apr 2008

Institutional Repository Workflow From Initial Inquiry To Repository Upload, Michael J. Bennett

DigitalCommons@UConn Documents

A workflow flowchart on the verification steps involved in preparation to uploading assets to the University of Connecticut's institutional repository (http://digitalcommons.uconn.edu). This flowchart is geared towards assisting subject liaisons who also serve as series administrators for UConn@DigitalCommons.


A Digital Archive Of Historical Railroad Property Valuation Maps, Dean Chauvin Apr 2008

A Digital Archive Of Historical Railroad Property Valuation Maps, Dean Chauvin

UCCGIA PAPERS AND PROCEEDINGS

This paper describes the creation of a digital archive of railroad property valuation maps created for a railway line operated by the New York, New Haven, and Hartford Railroad Company. The original maps were created by the railroad company in 1915 for the Interstate Commerce Commission. The Commission took data on railroad property into account in calculating passenger and freight rates. Property title schedules for parcels along the railway are provided with the maps. Linen copies of close to 3,000 original maps were donated to Archives and Special Collections, Thomas J. Dodd Research Center, University of Connecticut Libraries by the …


Volume 14, Number 2: April/May 2008, Suzanne Zack Apr 2008

Volume 14, Number 2: April/May 2008, Suzanne Zack

UConn Libraries Newsletter

Page 2 - The vice provost for University Libraries examines library initiatives that support diversity.

Page 2 - Women’s rights ignored in many countries, says former judge at The Hague.

Page 3 - Former U.S. Rep. Nancy L. Johnson continues efforts to improve health care in U.S.

Page 5 - Conference marks new degree in African American studies.

Page 6 - Survey of students’ studying needs done at regional campus libraries.

Page 7 - Marshall and Levy research grants available at Dodd Research Center.


Volume 14, Number 4: November/December 2008, Suzanne Zack Jan 2008

Volume 14, Number 4: November/December 2008, Suzanne Zack

UConn Libraries Newsletter

Page 2 - Vice Provost for University Libraries Brinley Franklin reflects on Google’s 10th birthday.

Page 3 - Noted children’s literature writer, historian, and critic Leonard S. Marcus delivers a lecture at the Dodd Research Center.

Page 4 - A new collection of cetacean books is donated to the Avery Point Campus Library.

Page 5 - Asian American Studies marks its 15th anniversary at UConn with a conference.

Page 6 - UConn proves to be a top user of the Roper Center.

Page 7 - Lifelong learning occurring at UConn’s Waterbury campus with OLLI.


Volume 14, Number 1: February/March 2008, Suzanne Zack Jan 2008

Volume 14, Number 1: February/March 2008, Suzanne Zack

UConn Libraries Newsletter

Page 2 - The vice provost for University Libraries examines what the Libraries are doing to support the University’s new academic plan.

Page 2 - Poems and papers belonging to Louise Gaffney Flannigan, sister and wife to brakemen for the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad, who served as poetess of the Brotherhood of Railroad Brakemen Lodge No. 201.

Page 3 - Werner Pfeiffer, an artist whose book sculpture “Endangered Species” will be permanently installed in Bookworms Café is profiled.

Page 5 - The director of the Women’s Center traces the beginnings of the Center 35 years ago and …