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Wayne State University

2005

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An Introduction To Digital Commons, Jeff Riedel Nov 2005

An Introduction To Digital Commons, Jeff Riedel

Digital Commons Information

This presentation outlines the Digital Commons resource and Institutional Repositories.

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Faculty-Librarian Collaboration To Teach Research Skills: Electronic Symbiosis, Navaz P. Bhavnagri, Veronica Bielat Oct 2005

Faculty-Librarian Collaboration To Teach Research Skills: Electronic Symbiosis, Navaz P. Bhavnagri, Veronica Bielat

Teacher Education Faculty Publications

This article discusses faculty-librarian collaboration to integrate technology in a course that focuses on teaching empirical research methodologies and library research skills to elementary and early childhood education graduate students. Vygotsky’s theory, standards in teacher education, and information literacy standards form the conceptual framework that supports this collaboration. The purpose and procedures of this collaboration, as well as student, faculty, and librarian outcomes, are discussed. This present collaboration on bibliographic instruction and the use of Blackboard courseware is framed within the context of past history of collaboration and future plans to expand this collaboration.

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Outlook, Fall 2005, Wayne State University Library System Oct 2005

Outlook, Fall 2005, Wayne State University Library System

Library Publications

Newsletter from the Wayne State University Library System. Fall 2005 articles include: New Technology Resource Center Opens in Time for Fall Semester; Wayne State University Library System Receives $150,000 Grant to Expand Access to Digital Collections; Alexander Hamilton: The Man Who Made Modern America; McRaes' Passion for African American Past Leads to Large Donation; Charles Johnson Featured as "Conversations with Authors" Event; A Message from Dean Sandra Yee.

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Image And Text: A Review Of The Literature Concerning The Information Needs And Research Behaviors Of Art Historians, Joan E. Beaudoin Sep 2005

Image And Text: A Review Of The Literature Concerning The Information Needs And Research Behaviors Of Art Historians, Joan E. Beaudoin

School of Information Sciences Faculty Research Publications

This article seeks to present a coherent corpus of materials useful to information professionals interested in the research needs of art historians. The information needs and information-seeking behaviors of art historians are addressed through a discussion of this user group’s research methodologies, the types of materials they consult, the impact of technology on their scholarship, and the discipline’s continuing development and redefinition. As a review of the literature on the topic, this article’s core incorporates the ideas expressed by a number of authors.

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The Effect Of The Internet On The Out-Of-Print Book Market: Implications For Libraries, Robert P. Holley, Kalyani Ankem Jun 2005

The Effect Of The Internet On The Out-Of-Print Book Market: Implications For Libraries, Robert P. Holley, Kalyani Ankem

School of Information Sciences Faculty Research Publications

This study presents the results of an analysis of the offers by out-of-print dealers to buy and to sell items in AB Bookman’s Weekly during two periods (1982 and 1992) compared with availability and prices in 2004 in Used.addall.com, a metasearch site for out-of-print materials. After searching 786 items with 690 valid cases, the authors discovered a high availability of items in all four samples (95%) and a significant decline in prices in inflation-adjusted dollars (-48.7% for 1982 sell ads and -46.62% for 1992 sell adds). The items in the sample were most heavily concentrated in history, arts, and literature; …

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Wsuls 2005 Annual Report, Wayne State University Library System Jan 2005

Wsuls 2005 Annual Report, Wayne State University Library System

Library Publications

2005 Annual Report includes: Message from the Dean; Access to New Resources and Services; Events; New Faculty; New Librarians; Grants, Awards, and Honors; Statistics; Donor Profiles; Donors

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Fundamentals Of Collection Development And Management [Book Review], Robert P. Holley Jan 2005

Fundamentals Of Collection Development And Management [Book Review], Robert P. Holley

School of Information Sciences Faculty Research Publications

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Genetics Home Reference: Locating Easy-To-Understand Genetics Information, Deborah H. Charbonneau, Annette M. Healy Jan 2005

Genetics Home Reference: Locating Easy-To-Understand Genetics Information, Deborah H. Charbonneau, Annette M. Healy

Library Scholarly Publications

This article describes the Genetics Home Reference, the National Library of Medicine's searchable Web resource that provides reliable information about genetic conditions, genes, and chromosomes and their relationship to the health of individuals, families, or populations. This resource contains descriptions of hundreds of genes and genetic conditions, with new content being added regularly. Features of the resource will be described as well as the browse and search methods used to access the information.

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