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'...The Times They Are A-Changin': Political Protests—Iowa State University—May 1970, A Photographic Essay And Oral History, Gerry Mckiernan, Michele Christian

Michele Christian

In early May 1970, thousands of Iowa State University students gathered to protest the expanding war in Vietnam and Southeast Asia and the killing of four unarmed students on the campus of Kent State University. This photographic essay seeks to document significant events of the first week in May 1970 on the ISU campus and in Ames, Iowa, utilizing photographs selected from the archives of the Iowa State University Library, Special Collections Department, excerpts of reports from the university newspaper, the Iowa State Daily, and summaries from a chronological account of these and other events presented in a masters thesis …

Instant Messaging Reference: Users' Evaluation Of Library Chat, Margie Ruppel, Jody Fagan

Jody C Fagan

This article analyzes survey results of university students who used Morris Messenger, the instant messaging (IM) reference service at Southern Illinois University Carbondale's Morris Library. It focuses on the complete results of two surveys, including a comparison of IM reference and traditional reference desk experiences. An overview of the IM reference system and usage data are also discussed. Survey respondents indicated overall enthusiasm for the IM reference service and provided useful suggestions for improvements, which are also listed.

Teaching At The Desk: Toward A Reference Pedagogy, James Elmborg

James K. Elmborg

This article proposes that we use constructivist learning theory—primarily composition theory—to develop a pedagogy for the reference desk. This approach implies that reference is a form of teaching, and that to maximize their educational effectiveness, academic librarians need to approach reference transactions as academic conferences where teaching and learning take place.

Hope From Hopelessness: Finding Contemporary Southern Literature Through Anne Tyler’S Use Of The Sound And The Fury, Amy M. Elliott

Amy M. Elliott

Critical debate focuses on the trend of Southern writers and the classification of their work within the tradition of Southern literature. One side of the argument supports contemporary writers as part of the Southern literary tradition. That is, it proposes that contemporary Southern writers continue to write Southern literature not by writing with the same style and magnitude as Faulkner and Warren, but by basing their writing on this tradition and modernizing it. An excellent example lies in Anne Tyler’s use of William Faulkner’s The Sound and the Fury as a foundation for her Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant. Through …

Information Literacy: The National Scene, Patricia Mileham

Patricia Mileham

No abstract provided.

Periodical Price Survey 2002: Doing The Digital Flip, Lee C. Van Orsdel, Kathleen Born

Lee C. Van Orsdel

No abstract provided.

Palm Pilot Initiative Within An Academic Library Information Commons, D. Russell Bailey, Barbara Tierney

Barbara Tierney

1. The Atkins Library Information Commons is currently engaged in an experimental “Palm Pilot Initiative” to identify and implement public service applications for Palm Pilots in an “integrated library services” setting
2. Public Service Desk Staff are encouraged to creatively utilize the Palm Pilot’s unique attributes (its small size, mobility, & portability) while assisting library patrons out on the Floor of the Information Commons.
3. Special “Atkins Palm Pilot Web Page” has been created that provides staff with convenient access to essential, regularly updated information regarding:

Electronic Funds Transfer Arrives In The Midwest, K. Munson, Linda Walton

Linda J. Walton

No abstract provided.

Cinahl On The Web: Ebsco, Ovid And Silverplatter., Betty Ladner, Barbara Tierney

Barbara Tierney

The Impact Of The Web On Reference, Linda Walton, S Kerns, K Munson, L O'Dwyler, C Powell, J Shedlock

Linda J. Walton

2002 Research Award Honorable Mention

The Age Of The Electronic Document: The Documenting Challenge For Academic Archives, Tanya Zanish-Belcher, Michele Christian, Coralina Daly

Michele Christian

The newest challenge for archives located in academic and research libraries is an increasing emphasis on the problem of collecting and preserving electronic records. How does the archivist create collecting strategies in a time when much of the nation's business is conducted online? How is history documented without a paper trail? It is obvious that in the future, archivists will be forced to deal with the many intellectual and preservation issues related to electronic records and other forms of digital information. This does not mean the end of paper records in the archives; it simply indicates that the issues are …

Finding Nlrb And Related Court Decisions, Suzanne Cohen, Michael Gold

Suzanne Cohen

No abstract provided.

On Recommending, Jonathan Furner

Jonathan Furner

The core of any document retrieval system is a mechanism that ranks the documents in a large collection in order of the likelihood with which they match the preferences of any person who interacts with the system. Given a broader interpretation of “recommending” than is commonly accepted, such a preference ordering may be viewed as a recommendation, made by the system to the information-seeker, that is itself typically derived through synthesis of multiple preference orderings expressed as recommendations by indexers, information-seekers, and document authors. The ERIn (Evaluation--Recommendation--Information) model, a decision-theoretic framework for understanding information-related activity, highlights the centrality of recommending …

Super Searchers Go To The Source: The Interviewing And Hands-On Information Strategies Of Top Primary Researchers—Online, On The Phone, And In Person: By Risa Sacks, Edited By Reva Basch. Medford, Nj: Cyberage Books, Information Today, Inc., 2001. (Super Searchers, V. 7) Isbn 0-910965-53-6, Elizabeth Parang

Elizabeth Parang

No abstract provided.

What’S Under Your Pc’S ‘Hood’: A Primer For Today’S Machines, Li Chen

Li Chen

When was the last time you popped the hood on a brand-new PC and took stock of its inner workings? Read this crash course to brush up on the newest models, features, and options available in today's machines before you take any "test drives."

Information And Communication Technologies In Rural Secondary Schools In Africa, Elisha Chiware

Elisha Chiware

Proceedings of a Workshop held in Harare, Zimbabwe 29th Nov. – 3rd Dec. 1999. (Project Report no. 20). International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions/Advancement for Librarianship Programme. Uppsala: Uppsala University Library, 2002

Changes In The 17th Edition Of Sears List Of Subject Headings, Dorothy Bowen

Dorothy N. Bowen

Users coming to our library catalogs are more often looking for materials dealing with particular subjects rather than seeking specific titles or authors. Therefore, when we prepareour catalogs we must take special care to use terminology which will best retrieve this material. We must pay special attention to the "aboutness" of each item in order to select themost precise term.

Teaching Culture, James Elmborg

James K. Elmborg

No abstract provided.

Cutting Edge Or Bleeding Edge? Experience Of A Wings Development Partner, Cheryl B. Truesdell

Cheryl B. Truesdell

No abstract provided.

Shera's Social Epistemology Recast As Psychological Bibliology, Jonathan Furner

Jonathan Furner

Shera, the library scientist, is often credited with introducing the term and concept of social epistemology; but his idea is most profitably viewed not as a contribution to epistemology or even to the sociology of knowledge, but rather as the forerunner of a document-focused strain of socio-cognitive psychology influential in the information sciences from the 1970s onwards. In turn, the work of Shera and his colleague Egan is itself reminiscent of the psychological bibliology defined by the documentalists Otlet and Rubakin in the early 20th century.

Organizing Information Professionals On Campus, Fredrick Miller

Fred Miller

No abstract provided.

Discovering Information In Context, Paul Solomon

Paul Solomon

No abstract provided.

Scholarly Communication And Bibliometrics, Christine L. Borgman, Jonathan Furner

Jonathan Furner

Why devote an ARIST chapter to scholarly communication and bibliometrics, and why now? Bibliometrics already is a frequently covered ARIST topic, with chapters such as that by White and McCain (1989) on bibliometrics generally, White and McCain (1997) on visualization of literatures, Wilson and Hood (2001) on informetric laws, and Tabah (2001) on literature dynamics. Similarly, scholarly communication has been addressed in other ARIST chapters such as Bishop and Star (1996) on social informatics and digital libraries, Schamber (1994) on relevance and information behavior, and many earlier chapters on information needs and uses. More than a decade ago, the first …

Every Night When The Sun Goes In - Mixed Choir, Keith D. Rowley

Keith D Rowley

Information Literacy From Australia To Allendale, Kim L. Ranger

Kim L. Ranger

No abstract provided.

Use Of An Academic Library Web Site Search Engine, Jody C. Fagan

Jody C Fagan

No abstract provided.

Interlibrary Loan: Integral Component Of Global Resource Sharing, Robert A. Seal

Robert A Seal

No abstract provided.

A Social Constructivist Approach To Computer-Mediated Instruction, Joseph J. Pear, Darlene E. Crone-Todd

Darlene Crone-Todd