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Health Communication, Marilia Antunez

Marilia Y. Antunez, MLS, MA

The interdisciplinary area of health communication has seen dramatic growth since the late 1980s as research continues to validate its important role in addressing complex and challenging public health problems worldwide.

The Personal Information Trainer, Stuart Basefsky

Stuart Basefsky

The Personal Information Trainer (PIT) can become a unique employee benefit written into the employment contract of key individuals (very few) deemed to be essential to the success of a firm or institution. This is a no-extra-cost (non-compensatory) benefit that can help improve recruitment and retention of top talent and enhance the library’s value proposition. This concept is useful to human resource managers, libraries, and the institutions they serve. This article provides the fundamental concepts and constructs necessary to implement such a program with an emphasis on why and how this should be done.

Trauma Professionals’ Attitudes Towards And Utilization Of Evidence-Based Practice, Larry Schmidt

Larry O Schmidt

No abstract provided.

Best Free Reference Web Sites Ninth Annual List, Rosemary Meszaros, James Langan, Margaret Perkins, Charles Cobine, Christopher Dunham, Caroline Geck

Charles Cobine

No abstract provided.

Know Your Students, Ann Marshall, Vicki Burns, Judi Briden

Ann Marshall

Endnote Web, Andrew Shimp

Andrew Shimp

Information Literacy For Branch Campuses And Branch Libraries, James Hooks, Carl Rahkonen, Christopher Clouser, Kelly Heider, Rena Fowler

Chris Clouser

How Do You Manage?, Michael Rogers, La Loria Konata, John Small

La Loria Konata

No abstract provided.

Knowing Our Students: Undergraduates In Context, Ann Marshall, Judi Briden, Vicki Burns

Ann Marshall

No abstract provided.

Review Of Michel Brault, Oeuvres 1958-1974 Work., Johan Oberg

Johan Oberg

No abstract provided.

Why Don’T I Fall Out When A Roller Coaster Goes Upside Down?, Susan Cole

Susan Westerberg Cole

No abstract provided.

Designing And Implementing Business Information Services In The Smme Sector In A Developing Country: The Case For Namibia, Elisha Chiware

Elisha Chiware

This article outlines the development and implementation strategies that can be applied in the deployment of business information services in the small, medium and micro enterprises (SMMEs) sector in Namibia. The paper is based on a doctoral project that was carried out at the University of Pretoria from 2005 to 2007 and looks at the stages of user needs assessment, the design of services and the implementation stage as well as the impact assessment of the services.

Guide To The Kathleen Goddard Jones Papers, 1933-2001, Nancy Loe

Nancy E. Loe

Papers of environmental activist Kathleen Goddard Jones, including correspondence, clippings, research files, organization records, and 35mm slides, primarily relating to her efforts to protect the Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes on the central coast of California, her participation in regional and national Sierra Club efforts, and other activities in defense of the ecosystems of California, donated by Kathleen Goddard Jones in 1993.

Reference & Instruction For African Visual Culture, Nedda Ahmed

Nedda H Ahmed

No abstract provided.

Guide To The Lee Wilson Papers, 1956-1989, Nancy Loe

Nancy E. Loe

Papers of San Luis Obispo environmental activist Lee Wilson, including correspondence, research notes and materials, and photographs, primarily relating to the founding and early years of Santa Lucia Chapter of the Sierra Club, the creation of the Santa Lucia Wilderness Area, and other watchdog efforts in San Luis Obispo County, California, donated by the family to The Environmental Archives of San Luis Obispo County in 1994.

Training Requirements For Librarians For The Digital Age In African University Libraries, Elisha Chiware

Elisha Chiware

Paper presented at the IT and Research in African University Libraries: Present and Future Trends. Pre-IFLA Satellite Meeting, Durban, South Africa 17th August 2007.

Postcards From The Edge: Reference & Instruction For Theatre Studies [Presentation File], Nedda Ahmed, Greg Hatch

Nedda H Ahmed

No abstract provided.

Perceptions Of Campus-Level Advocacy And Influence Strategies Among Senior Administrators In College And University Libraries, Janice Simmons-Welburn, Beth Mcneil, William Welburn

William C Welburn

No abstract provided.

Meet Your Librarian – Again, And Again And Again!, Aimee Dechambeau

Aimee deChambeau

A brief case study highlighting ways in which the library became an integral part of a journalism program based on shared interests in information and news literacy.

Guide To The Harold Miossi Papers, Nancy Loe

Nancy E. Loe

Papers of California native and environmental activist Harold Miossi, containing extensive correspondence with other environmentalists, government employees, elected officials, and leaders of non–profit environmental groups, legal proceedings, government documents, photographic prints, maps, and text and notes for many of Miossi’s statements at public hearings, donated by Harold Miossi in 1994.

Rachel Carson: Selected Reading List (Library Of Congress), Susan Cole

Susan Westerberg Cole

No abstract provided.

Research Competency Guidelines For Literatures In English - Acrl Literatures In English Section Ad Hoc Committee On Literary Research Competencies, Jeanne Pavy

Jeanne Pavy

"Research Competency Guidelines for Literatures in English" was first developed for use within the Literatures in English Section (LES) of ACRL. Although based on framework of the "ACRL Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education" (2000), these guidelines address the need for a more specific and source-oriented approach within the discipline of English literatures, including a concrete list of research skills.

Identifying The Core Periodical Literature Of The Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Joseph Zumalt

Joseph R. Zumalt

Agricultural communications" is an emerging field which is naturally both part of the "agriculture" and "communications" literature. However, it is much broader than just a subset of each. The coverage of standard databases such as CAB Abstracts and Communication Abstracts, while a good start, does not sufficiently cover the field. The Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has, over the last quarter century, worked to help define and collect this literature, by identifying relevant documents and entering them into a Web-searchable Microsoft Access database. An analysis of this database reveals important clues concerning the …

The Electronic Resources (Er)Librarian As Teacher: Bibliographic Instruction And Information Literacy, Cheryl Goldenstein

Cheryl Goldenstein

The transition to electronic resources (ER) creates opportunities and challenges for library instruction. Users have access to abundant information even without consultation with librarians. Instruction must address not only the mechanics of finding information, but also how to evaluate and ethically use information from any medium. Information literacy has been used to describe these competencies. Schools and post-secondary institutions are integrating information literacy (IL) into curricula, giving librarians a more prominent role in the educational process.

Guide To The Julia Morgan-Walter T. Steilberg Collection, 1908-1974, Nancy Loe, Denise Fourie

Nancy E. Loe

Collection of architect and engineer Walter T. Steilberg, who worked for Julia Morgan in the 1920s and 1930s, including vintage photographic prints of Morgan projects and Steilberg’s published and unpublished recollections of Morgan and her practice.

Postcards From The Edge: Reference & Instruction For Theatre Studies [Handout File], Nedda Ahmed, Greg Hatch

Nedda H Ahmed

No abstract provided.

What Can I Expect To Earn: Information Sources For Library Salary Negotiations, Joseph Zumalt

Joseph R. Zumalt

Finding salary information about individual library positions is a difficult but not impossible task. There are sources available for free and for fee which tell someone what salary to ask for in a given location. Commercially available tools are also available over the Internet. Two Internet-accessible salary tools, from Salary.com and SalaryExpert.com, were reviewed for library positions in the immediate Champaign-Urbana (IL) area. To test the accuracy of these tools, a file was created to compare salary, years of experience and level of responsibility. While requiring a considerable effort, this level of detail provides a better sense of library salaries …

Is It Possible To Fry An Egg On The Sidewalk If It’S Hot Enough?, Susan Cole

Susan Westerberg Cole

No abstract provided.

To "Keep The Past In Lively Memory": William Carl Bolivar's Efforts To Preserve African American Cultural Heritage, William Welburn

William C Welburn

The contributions of William Carl Bolivar, a Philadelphia African American bibliophile and journalist, are considered. Bolivar’s interest in historical documentation shaped his sense of interconnectedness with the collective memory of Philadelphia’s black community. His collecting interests are manifested in his column published in the Philadelphia Tribune, in his contributions to the American Negro Historical Society and other social and cultural organizations in Philadelphia, and in a published catalog of portions of his collection. Bolivar’s network of collectors and associates formed a “nucleus for a larger effort” to preserve African American cultural heritage. Their collecting efforts formed the foundation for black …

Is Our Cd/Dvd Collection Worth All This? A Cost-Per Use Study Of Accompanying Materials, Marie Kennedy

Marie R. Kennedy