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Information Outlook, December 2009, Special Libraries Association Dec 2009

Information Outlook, December 2009, Special Libraries Association

Information Outlook, 2009

Volume 13, Issue 8


Reference Universe, Pete Mcdonnell, Kellian Clink Nov 2009

Reference Universe, Pete Mcdonnell, Kellian Clink

Library Services Publications

This original research described a comparison of 50 composition topics taken from my library instruction sessions with Reference Universe versus simple keyword searching of the online catalog. Pete and I concluded that twenty-three percent of the "good" hits in Reference Universe were also found in OPAC search and that the OPAC search found fewer "good" hits overall; but also found different relevant resources.


Information Outlook, October/November 2009, Special Libraries Association Nov 2009

Information Outlook, October/November 2009, Special Libraries Association

Information Outlook, 2009

Volume 13, Issue 7


Information Outlook, September 2009, Special Libraries Association Sep 2009

Information Outlook, September 2009, Special Libraries Association

Information Outlook, 2009

Volume 13, Issue 6


Information Outlook, July/August 2009, Special Libraries Association Aug 2009

Information Outlook, July/August 2009, Special Libraries Association

Information Outlook, 2009

Volume 13, Issue 5


Information Outlook, June 2009, Special Libraries Association Jun 2009

Information Outlook, June 2009, Special Libraries Association

Information Outlook, 2009

Volume 13, Issue 4


Information Outlook, April/May 2009, Special Libraries Association Apr 2009

Information Outlook, April/May 2009, Special Libraries Association

Information Outlook, 2009

Volume 13, Issue 3


Library Consortia In China, Elaine Xiaofen Dong, Tim Jiping Zou Mar 2009

Library Consortia In China, Elaine Xiaofen Dong, Tim Jiping Zou

University Libraries Faculty Publications and Presentations

This paper traces the history and development of library consortia in China from 1980 to the present. It also gives examples and descriptions of various types of library consortia in China, including academic, public, special, multi-type library consortia at the regional and national level.


Information Outlook, March 2009, Special Libraries Association Mar 2009

Information Outlook, March 2009, Special Libraries Association

Information Outlook, 2009

Volume 13, Issue 2


Information Outlook, January/February 2009, Special Libraries Association Feb 2009

Information Outlook, January/February 2009, Special Libraries Association

Information Outlook, 2009

Volume 13, Issue 1


The Library As An Agent Of Change: Pushing The Client Institution Forward, Stuart Basefsky Jan 2009

The Library As An Agent Of Change: Pushing The Client Institution Forward, Stuart Basefsky

Stuart Basefsky

The library in today's world must transform itself into an agent of change. Basefsky discusses why informing, discussing, soliciting, targeting, teaming and stretching need to be implemented if libraries want to remain useful and the institutions they serve wish to prosper.


Fay B. Kaigler Children's Book Festival, Karen Rowell, University Of Southern Mississippi, The University Of Southern Mississippi's School Of Library And Information Science Jan 2009

Fay B. Kaigler Children's Book Festival, Karen Rowell, University Of Southern Mississippi, The University Of Southern Mississippi's School Of Library And Information Science

Fay B. Kaigler Children's Book Festival Programs

The program for the forty-second annual Fay B. Kaigler Children's Book Festival held on the campus of The University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg, Mississippi in 2009.


Talkin' 'Bout My Generation: Exploring Age-Related Resources, Susie Skarl, Sidney Lowe Jan 2009

Talkin' 'Bout My Generation: Exploring Age-Related Resources, Susie Skarl, Sidney Lowe

Library Faculty Publications

In the past few years, as technology has radically changed how we find and use information resources, library staff have begun to notice significant generational differences in the information-seeking behavior of library patrons. These frequent observations at the reference desk and in library instruction classes planted the first small seeds of our interest in this topic. Internet sites and online articles about generational differences are plentiful and focus on a wide range of subjects, such as learning styles, social behaviors, moral values, technological skills, marketing, communication, and workplace performance.