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Changemasters All: A Series On Librarians Who Steered A Clear Course Toward The Twenty-First Century: An Interview With Howard F. Mcginn, Darren Sweeper Oct 2007

Changemasters All: A Series On Librarians Who Steered A Clear Course Toward The Twenty-First Century: An Interview With Howard F. Mcginn, Darren Sweeper

Sprague Library Scholarship and Creative Works

As with many of the library administrators profiled in this exclusive LA&M series, Howard McGinn’s career was shaped by the civil rights movement of the 1960s. However, unlike many of his generation, McGinn was able to combine a profound religious sensibility with business acumen to forge an amazing career.


Continuing Education And Knowledge Retention: A Comparison Of Online And Face-To-Face Deliveries, Julie A. Garrison Apr 2007

Continuing Education And Knowledge Retention: A Comparison Of Online And Face-To-Face Deliveries, Julie A. Garrison

Scholarly Papers and Articles

Objective: Drawing upon earlier research that surveyed students’ grasp of subject knowledge after taking either an online or face-to-face EBM course, this paper explores the effectiveness of a Web-based professional continuing education course, compared with an equivalent face-to- face version. The course was designed to teach practicing medical librarians how to participate in and advocate for Evidence Based Medicine at their individual institutions. Methods: Seventy-two practicing librarians, self-selected to participate in either the distance education eight week course or the eight hour face-to-face class. Using a modified version of the Fresno Test of Competence in Evidence-Based Medicine, the authors compared …


Indian Library Consortia And Five Laws Of Library Science, Kishor Chandra Satpathy, Divya Soni, J. N. Satpathi Jan 2007

Indian Library Consortia And Five Laws Of Library Science, Kishor Chandra Satpathy, Divya Soni, J. N. Satpathi

Book Chapters

Briefly, explains the concept of Library Consortia and introduces library consortia functioning in India. Shows how consortium approach satisfies the Five Laws of Library Science.