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Databases A To Free: Open Access Databases' Presence On The Databases A To Z Page, Vickie Montigaud-Green, Taylor Baugher Oct 2021

Databases A To Free: Open Access Databases' Presence On The Databases A To Z Page, Vickie Montigaud-Green, Taylor Baugher

Presentations

Starting with the premise that most academic libraries have a Libguides Database A-Z, our poster explains the metacognitive exercise in evaluating our Database A-Z list and adding open-source/ government databases. We realized that after graduation, our students would no longer have access to expensive journals and databases; and, our goal was to provide students with free academic standard options that they would continue to use in their post-graduation lives.


The Machiavellian Govpub Librarian: The Value Of Internal Promotion Aka How A Politically Unsavvy Librarian Learned The Necessity Of Promoting To Colleagues, Laura Baker Oct 2021

The Machiavellian Govpub Librarian: The Value Of Internal Promotion Aka How A Politically Unsavvy Librarian Learned The Necessity Of Promoting To Colleagues, Laura Baker

Library Research and Publications

This poster communicates ways and reasons for promoting the government documents collections WITHIN the library and influencing decision makers. Librarians go to great lengths to promote our collections to patrons, but what about to our directors and co-workers? When our library had a change of leadership, our status as a depository was questioned. In the book The Machiavellian Librarian by Aho and Bennet, the editors contend that librarians need to boost their ability to influence decision makers. They suggest that, minus his misanthropic extremes, Machiavelli – a master at politics—has many things to teach others about the fine art of …


Constitution Day Display, Minnesota State University, Mankato Sep 2021

Constitution Day Display, Minnesota State University, Mankato

Constitution

Bibliography and photographs of a display of government documents from Minnesota State University, Mankato.


How To Use Government Documents Display, Minnesota State University, Mankato Aug 2021

How To Use Government Documents Display, Minnesota State University, Mankato

Government Documents (General)

Bibliography and photograph of a display of government documents at Minnesota State University, Mankato.


Martin Luther King Jr. Day/Idaho Human Rights Day, Boise Public Library Jan 2021

Martin Luther King Jr. Day/Idaho Human Rights Day, Boise Public Library

Holidays

Boise Public Library’s Martin Luther King Jr./Idaho Human Rights Day display in a window of the Main Library’s Youth Services division.