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Angela Ciaverella, Nostra Bisnonna, Michael C. Vocino Jan 2007

Angela Ciaverella, Nostra Bisnonna, Michael C. Vocino

Technical Services Department Faculty Publications

Family history of an individual's great grandmother who lived in a small village in the Gargano of Italy's Mezzogiorno.


Spaghetti Or Pasta, It's All The Same To Me, Michael C. Vocino Jan 2007

Spaghetti Or Pasta, It's All The Same To Me, Michael C. Vocino

Technical Services Department Faculty Publications

A short story/history of an individual's experiences visiting his family's home village in the Gargano of the Mezzogiorno of Itay.


Our Lady Of Constantinople, Wally, Bob And The Sannicandrese Jews, Michael C. Vocino Jan 2007

Our Lady Of Constantinople, Wally, Bob And The Sannicandrese Jews, Michael C. Vocino

Technical Services Department Faculty Publications

Brief history of some religious practices of Catholics and the Sannicandrese Jews of Sannicandro Garganico, a small village in the Gargano of Italy's Mezzogiorno.


Assessing Library Skills: A First Step To Information Literacy, Joanna M. Burkhardt Jan 2007

Assessing Library Skills: A First Step To Information Literacy, Joanna M. Burkhardt

Technical Services Department Faculty Publications

As part of the University of Rhode Island Libraries' "Comprehensive Plan for Information Literacy," a three-credit class in the skills and concepts of information literacy was first offered in the fall of 1999. More than 1,000 undergraduate students have taken the class since that time. A pre-test was given at the beginning of each semester, followed up by a post-test at the end. The pre- and post-test results were analyzed to determine: (1) whether students improved their test scores over the course of the semester, (2) which concepts and skills students mastered, and (3) where the course might need revision …