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Importance Of School Library Programs, Cynthia Strong

SPU Works

Within the discipline of library science, over 20 research studies have been done in the United States attesting to how high-quality school library programs contribute to improved academic achievement. On the other hand, in the fields of education, school counseling, administration, and school leadership, and so on, there is a dearth of scholarship and recognition of the positive impact librarians and library media program have on student success. This conceptual paper first presents an overview of the empirical research on school library programs and the positive impact they have on the academic achievement of students in the United States. Second ...

Stall Times - Spring Semester, 2014, Georgia State University Library

University Library Stall Times

No abstract provided.

Institutional Repository Software Comparison, Jean-Gabriel Bankier

Jean-Gabriel Bankier

Institutional Repositories were first developed as an online solution for collecting, preserving, and disseminating the scholarship of universities, colleges, and other research institutions. The repository quickly evolved into a platform for libraries to publish and showcase the entire breadth of an institution’s scholarship including articles, books, theses, dissertations, and journals. Added support for images, video, audio, and other media has brought greater depth to repository collections. Since 2000, a number of repository platforms have been developed, each with their own set of benefits and technical criteria.

Initially it was believed that repositories had to be open source and locally ...

Friends Of The Library Newsletter Spring 2014, Michael Paulus Jr.

Newsletters

No abstract provided.

Academic Gateway, Spring 2014, San Jose State University

Academic Gateway

No abstract provided.

Library Newsletter Volume 10, Issue 1, Sacred Heart University

Library Newsletter (Word from the Stacks)

No abstract provided.

H99-1355. Hope Academy Of Senior Professionals (Hasp). Records, 1987-[Ongoing]. 6.00 Linear Ft., Hope College

Collection Registers and Abstracts

Membership in HASP is by sponsor only with monthly meetings highlighted with special programs held on a wide ranging assortment of courses taught, to a large extent, by the membership itself aided by some Hope faculty. Field trips and special events are held and all activities are directed toward the intellectual and social development of older people who are dedicated to continued attainment and service. The collection includes: Tulip Time Trolley Guide Information script (2001), minutes, programs, correspondence and bulletins, and a series of papers written in 1993 titled the Vignettes of Hope College History that include topics such as ...

W96-1215.5. Holmes, Madeline (1904-1999). Papers, 1924-1993. 3.50 Linear Ft., Hope College

Collection Registers and Abstracts

Maryville College (Tennessee) class of 1924. Earned an M.A. degree from the University of Michigan in 1928. In 1935, she studied at the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University,Chicago, Illinois, and again at the University of Michigan from 1945‑1948. Spanish, English and journalism teacher at Ottawa High School in Grand Rapids. Missionary to Arabia (1952‑1968) and director of the House of Happiness Orphanage in Kuwait and Bahrain. Collection includes correspondence, writings, personal materials, and many photographs.

W88-0054. Hoekstra, Harvey T. (1920- ). Papers, 1942-1996, 2008-2014. 0.50 Linear Ft., Hope College

Collection Registers and Abstracts

Hope College class of 1944, graduated cum laude; Western Theological Seminary class of 1947; Fuller Theological Seminary Doctor of Missiology Degree 1976; Minister of the RCA, 1947‑1979; missionary to Africa, 1947‑1977; president General Synod, 1978‑1979. Galley proofs of the Anuak New Testament which he translated; correspondence for the years 1965‑1968, 1970‑1971, 1974‑1979 (most of this correspondence is in regards to his speaking engagements, his cassette tape ministry in Africa, his work at Fuller Seminary, or his being president of the general synod); clippings from various RCA and Christian publications; biographical information; and pamphlets. Correspondents ...

W99-1241. Michigan, Grand Rapids. Central Reformed Church. Records, 1848-1994. 34.50 Linear Ft., Hope College

Collection Registers and Abstracts

Founded in 1840 as First Reformed Church of Grand Rapids and later merged with the Second Reformed Church in 1921 to form the Central Reformed Church of Grand Rapids. The churches were served by many ministers of the Reformed Church in America (RCA) and included Rev. Taylor, Rev. H. S. Klyn, Rev. Philip, Rev. Cornelius Vander Meulen, Rev. Dosker, Rev. Christian Vander Veen, Rev. J. Vander Meulen, Rev. Peter Moerdyke, Rev. M. Kolyn, Dr. John A Dykstra, Rev. Marcus, Rev. Marion de Velder, Dr. Cyril E. Barker, Dr. Frederick H. Olert, and Rev. Marlin Vander Wilt. The collection includes records ...

H93-1186. Wolters, Edward J. (1898-1986). Papers, 1908-1979, 1994. 1.00 Linear Ft. Partially Restricted, Hope College

Collection Registers and Abstracts

Professor of Latin, German, and English at both Holland Christian High School and Hope College, 1920-1966. Includes biographical file, correspondence, class outlines, handouts, lecture notes, news clippings, and photographs.

W88-0128. Zwemer, Samuel M. (1867-1952). Papers, 1867-2006. 2.50 Linear Ft., Hope College

Collection Registers and Abstracts

Minister of the RCA and missionary to Arabia, India, and Egypt; professor of missions at Princeton Theological Seminary, 1929‑1937. Many pamphlets on missions, including “The Ship That Sailed and the Keel That Never Kissed the Sea” (Missionary Ship); published articles by or about him. See also W88-0060 for additional correspondence.

W88-0212.5. Zwemer, Frederick James (1858-1903). Papers, 1885-1902. 0.25 Linear Ft., Hope College

Collection Registers and Abstracts

Born in Holland, Michigan, on January 24, 1858, Frederick was the son of Adrian Zwemer. He graduated with an A.B. from Hope College in 1880 and then went to McCormick Seminary. He was licensed by the Classis of Wisconsin in 1885 and ordained by the Classis of Iowa in the same year. He served as a pastor at Charles Mix, South Dakota (1885-1887), Grand View, South Dakota (1887), as a missionary for the Classis of Dakota (1887-1892), as a pastor at Graafschap, Michigan from 1892-1896, as a missionary for the Classis of Illinois (1896-1898), as a pastor at Sheboygan ...

Breaking Silos: Staffing For The Open Access Library, Jill Emery

Library Faculty Publications and Presentations

This presentation looks at changes occurring in academic libraries, with special focus on open access, new service models, and future options.

H88 0212. Zwemer Family. Papers, 1881-1970. 0.50 Linear Ft., Hope College

Collection Registers and Abstracts

Adrian Zwemer (1823‑1910) moved his family to Holland, Michigan, in 1856. He was ordained by the Classis of Holland, Reformed Church in America, in 1858. He graduated from Hope College in 1887 and from New Brunswick Theological Seminary in 1890. That same year, Samuel Zwemer traveled to Arabia to become a missionary for the Reformed Church in America. In 1929, Samuel, his wife (Amy Wilkes), and their four surviving children (two died) moved back to the United States as Samuel had accepted a position at Princeton Theological Seminary from 1929-1937. Raymund Lull Zwemer was born in 1902 to Samuel ...

H03-1500.10. Zwemer, Adrian F. (1902-1961). Papers, Ca. 1917-1926. 0.25 Linear Ft., Hope College

Collection Registers and Abstracts

Son of Frederick James Zwemer and Anna Klumper Zwemer. Attended the Holland public school system and Hope College Preparatory School from 1917-1921; Hope College class of 1926 graduate; member of the Knickerbocker Society (fraternity), Science Course, Men’s Glee Club and Pre-Medic Club; earned a teaching certificate from Michigan State Teachers College and a master’s degree from Michigan State University and continued graduate work at New York State Teachers College in Albany and at Northwestern University; professional public school teaching career took him to Bay City and Lowell, Michigan. The collection includes biographical information, photograph of Zwemer and a ...

Wrl Newsletter March 2014, Rebecca Seipp

WRL Newsletters

No abstract provided.

H04-1540.5. Zeeland Brick Company (1848-1925). Papers, 1848-2004. 3.00 Linear Ft., Hope College

Collection Registers and Abstracts

An 1847 emigrant from Overijssel, the Netherlands, to Holland, Michigan, Jan Hendrik Veneklasen and his son Berend J. founded and operated the most successful brick making company in the area. Founded in 1848 in Holland Township, the brickyard moved to Groningen in 1853 and eventually established a yard and a factory on the western edge of Zeeland in 1872. The company also owned and was interested in brickyards elsewhere in Michigan, including Hamilton, Cloverdale, and Rudyard. This collection consists of papers, photographs, and researcher materials relating to Veneklasen & Sons Brickyard (Zeeland Brickyard), the Veneklasen family, and Veneklasen brick houses in ...

H88-0210. Yonkman, Frederick F. (1902-1974). Papers, 1927-1976. 0.25 Linear Ft., Hope College

Collection Registers and Abstracts

Hope College class of 1925; professor at Boston University and Wayne State University; vice president of research at Ciba Pharmaceutical Products, Inc. Collection primarily consists of professional journal articles on pharmacology. Also includes biographical information, a bibliography, correspondence, photographs, and a speech about his audience with Pope Paul VI.

H88-0206. Yntema Family (1851-1920). Papers, 1876-1985. 1.00 Linear Ft. Partially Restricted, Hope College

Collection Registers and Abstracts

Included in the collection are papers of Douwe B. Yntema, Mary Loomis Yntema, Chester Yntema, Clara Yntema, Dwight B. Yntema, Hessel Yntema, Leonard Yntema, Theodore Otte Yntema and Gordon Yntema. Materials include clippings, personnel file (RESTRICTED), photographs, articles, memorials, correspondence, scholarly research, financial material pertaining to Hope College, and biographies.