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Information Outlook, January 2008, Special Libraries Association

Information Outlook, 2008

Volume 12, Issue 1

Volume 14, Number 1: February/March 2008, Suzanne Zack

UConn Libraries Newsletter

Page 2 - The vice provost for University Libraries examines what the Libraries are doing to support the University’s new academic plan.

Page 2 - Poems and papers belonging to Louise Gaffney Flannigan, sister and wife to brakemen for the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad, who served as poetess of the Brotherhood of Railroad Brakemen Lodge No. 201.

Page 3 - Werner Pfeiffer, an artist whose book sculpture “Endangered Species” will be permanently installed in Bookworms Café is profiled.

Page 5 - The director of the Women’s Center traces the beginnings of the Center 35 years ago and …

ความต้องการบริการของผู้ใช้ห้องสมุดประชาชนกรุงเทพมหานคร, ขนิษฐา จิตรหลัง

วารสารบรรณารักษศาสตร์ (Library Science Journal)

การวิจัยนี้มีวัตถุประสงค์เพื่อศึกษา ความต้องการของผู้ใช้ห้องสมุดประชาชนกรุงเทพมหานคร ในด้านทรัพยากรสารนิเทศ ประเภทของบริการ และอาคารสถานที่ ตลอดจนปัญหาในการใช้บริการห้องสมุดประชาชน กรุงเทพมหานคร โดย ศึกษาจากผู้ใช้ห้องสมุดประชาชนที่เป็นกลุ่มตัวอย่างจำนวน 453 คน ผลการวิจัยพบว่า ผู้ใช้ส่วนใหญ่เป็นเพศหญิง จำนวนสูงสุดเป็นนักเรียนนักศึกษา ส่วนใหญ่มาใช้ห้องสมุดสัปดาห์ละ 1-2 ครั้ง โดยใช้บริการพื้นฐานและบริการสืบค้นอินเทอร์เน็ตและวัตถุประสงค์ในการใช้ห้องสมุดคือ เพื่อแสวงหาความรู้ เพื่อ ความเพลิดเพลิน และเพื่อติดตามข่าวสาร ในด้านความต้องการของผู้ใช้ พบว่า ผู้ใช้ต้องการทรัพยากรสารนิเทศทั้งประเภทสื่อสิ่งพิมพ์ สื่อโสตทัศน์และสื่ออิเล็กทรอนิกส์ในระดับปานกลาง แต่ต้องการหนังสือสารคดี ความรู้สาขาต่าง ๆ หนังสือสำหรับ เยาวชน หนังสือพิมพ์และนิตยสารในระดับมากต้องการทรัพยากรสารนิเทศเนื้อหาความรู้ทั่วไป ภาษาและประวัติศาสตร์ ภูมิ ศาสตร์ในระดับมาก ต้องการบริการพื้นฐานในระดับมาก และต้องการบริการเฉพาะในระดับปานกลาง บริการที่ต้องการในระดับมากได้แก่ บริการยืมคืนหนังสือ บริการสืบค้นอินเทอร์เน็ตและบริการข่าวสารทันสมัย ในด้านอาคารสถานที่ผู้ใช้ต้องการให้จัดเพิ่มและจัดให้มีสถานที่ต่าง ๆ โดยรวมในระดับมาก โดยต้องการให้จัดเพิ่มสถานที่อ่านหนังสือ มุมหนังสือสำหรับเยาวชน มุมหนังสือสำหรับเด็ก สถานที่รับฝากของ ต้องการให้มีสถานที่จัดแสดงหนังสือใหม่ มุมหนังสือวิชาการและสารคดี และมุมหนังสือบันเทิงคดีในระดับมากและต้องการให้ปรับปรุงสถานที่ในระดับมากทุกด้าน ในด้านปัญหาการใช้ห้องสมุด ผู้ใช้ประสบปัญหาทรัพยากรสารนิเทศมีจำนวนน้อย ประเภทของทรัพยากรสารนิเทศมีน้อย และเนื้อหาของทรัพยากรสารนิเทศไม่ทันสมัย ในระดับปานกลาง ในด้านบริการผู้ใช้ประสบปัญหาบริการพื้นฐานในระดับปานกลาง และประสบปัญหาบริการเฉพาะในระดับน้อย ส่วนในด้านอาคารสถานที่ผู้ใช้ประสบปัญหาในระดับปานกลาง The purpose of this research was to study user needs for Bangkok Metropolitan Public Library services in terns of information resources, services, library building, and problems in using the libraries. The questionnaires were used to collect data from 453 users. The research …

Ebsco’S Communication & Mass Media Complete: An Appreciable Improvement Over Previous Communication Studies Indexing?, David C. Tyler, Signe Boudreau, Katharine C. Potter, Misty Redinbaugh

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries: Faculty Publications

In a prior edition of this study, we examined whether the established online communication studies indexes—Communication Abstracts, ComIndex, and ComAbstracts—provided a good avenue of access to the journal literature that researchers in the field cite and whether, where the current journal literature was concerned, that avenue of access might be equal or superior to that provided by large, multisubject online indexes. In this iteration of the study, we similarly address EBSCO’s new product for communication studies, Communication & Mass Media Complete.

Gale Virtual Reference Library: A Case For Electronic Reference Books, Sue Polanka

University Libraries' Staff Publications

The case study discusses the benefits of switching from a bound reference collection to an electronic reference collection. The case study for the Gale Virtual Reference Library titled A Case for Electronic Reference Books was created by Sue Polanka.

Media Literacy In The Digital Age: Implications For Scholars And Students, Barbara R. Burke

Communication, Media, and Rhetoric Publications

Advocates of the practice assert becoming media literate may be the way to take control, and to be better able to identify and control the borders between the real world and the world manufactured by the media. This paper embraces this assertion, and suggests advocating expanding our understandings of media literacy, and creating new strategies for analysis and critique of New Media. To make this argument, the paper will describe American attempts at shaping media education to foster media literacy. Then, a comparison between Campbell’s system and Federov’s modules of media literacy will be offered. Finally, two new elements of …

Scholarly Monographs On Rock Music: A Bibliographic Essay, Monica Berger

Publications and Research

Purpose This article is an overview of scholarly monographs on rock music from 1980 to the present. It provides an overview to the literature for practical purposes of collections development as well as giving the reader insight into key issues and trends related to a interdisciplinary topic that attracts scholars from many disciplines in the humanities and social sciences.

Design/methodology/approach This bibliographic essay, focusing on works related to American culture and of a general nature, includes an overview and historical background; a discussion of how music and ethnomusiciological scholars approach the topic; geographic approaches; literature on four key icons (Elvis, …

Archival Work In A Surreal World: The Imagination Of George Saunders, Erica Olsen

Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists

When George Saunders’s first collection of short stories, CivilWarLand in Bad Decline, came out in 1996 reviewers emphasized the surrealism of his fictional world of run-down theme parks and virtual-reality franchise businesses: "… a nightmarish post-apocalyptic world that might have been envisioned by Walt Disney on acid," wrote the Philadelphia Inquirer, while Newsweek called it "a cybernetic, postapocalyptic dystopia."

Review Of La Biblilothèque Parisienne De Gabriel Naudé En 1630: Les Lectures D'Un Libertin Èrudit By Estelle Boeuf, Brett B. Bodemer

Library Scholarship

No abstract provided.

Florida University Libraries Collection Analysis Project, Anna H. Perrault, Diana Loper

School of Information Faculty Publications

Collection analysis for 26 Florida University Libraries using OCLC Collection Analysis product. The SUL project sponsored by FCLA to analyze the book collections of the Florida university libraries was conducted in 2008 utilizing the OCLC WorldCat Collection Analysis service (WCA). The study findings constitute a baseline assessment of the collections of the Florida university libraries.

Immersive Learning Environments In Parallel Universes: Learning Through Second Life, Ken Haycock, Jeremy Kemp

Faculty Publications

Opportunities for more creative and innovative environments for learners continue to develop through distance education. Especially at the post-secondary level, these immersive environments can involve high-end video game technologies to create multi-user virtual worlds that can both replicate and far extend physical classrooms. At San Jose State University's School of Library and Information Science, courses offered in and through Second Life develop both competence and comfort in working with library users. Several useful lessons have also been learned.

Evaluation Of The New Jersey Digital Highway, Judy Jeng

Faculty Publications

The aim of this research is to study the usefulness of the New Jersey Digital Highway (NJDH, www.njdigitalhigh way.org) and its portal structure. The NJDH intends to provide an immersive and user-centered portal for New Jersey history and culture. The research recruited 145 participants and used a Web-based questionnaire that contained three sections: for everyone, for educators, and for curators. The feedback on the usefulness of the NJDH was positive and the portal structure was favorable. The research uncovered several reasons why some collections did not want to or could not participate. The findings also suggested priorities for further development. …

Developing A Multifaceted Approach To Identify A Core Undergraduate Browsing Collection, Doug Way, Sarah Beaubien, Julie A. Garrison

Presentations

In planning for a new library that will include a limited number of open stacks, Grand Valley State University librarians were asked to identify what materials should be reserved for the browsable shelves. To accomplish this, librarians considered user behavior by discipline, material types, shelving options and the role of core collections. This paper will discuss these issues as well as differences in how library resources are located and the impact of new discovery tools, such as Innovative Interface's Encore, Bowker’s Syndetics, and Google’s Book Search on redefining browsability. The paper will also include a discussion of resources used in …

A Parliament Of Urls: Medieval Resources On The Web, Beth Juhl

University Libraries Faculty Publications and Presentations

No abstract provided.

Scholarly Communication In The Sciences, From Tycho Brahe To The Cdc, University Libraries--University Of South Carolina

Rare Books & Special Collections Publications

This catalog accompanied the exhibit of documents which focus on 400 years of scholarly communication, showing how scientists have used print culture to document their activities, disseminate information, and share discoveries. The increasing professionalization of science can be seen in examples of publishing from the early 16th century to the present day. In the late medieval and early modem periods, science and the dissemination of scientific research was generally an informal, gentlemanly pursuit. In the 18th and 19th centuries, it changed into an increasingly rigorous and organized practice, with growing standards for verification, inclusion, and publication.

The Use Of Cmc Technologies In Academic Libraries, Courtney Crummett, Anna Perrault

School of Information Faculty Publications

Computer mediated communication technologies such as instant messaging, blogs, wikis, and podcasts provide new avenues to foster communication and collaboration in the academic library environment. These tools provide innovative ways to reach new technologically savvy academic library users, highlight library services, and allow the library to remain the intellectual center of the academic community. Additionally, these tools also provide mechanisms for internal staff development and collaboration, saving time and building a more technologically expert staff. This chapter highlights various ways that the academic library community can incorporate CMC technologies by providing current examples of instant messaging, blog, wiki, and podcast …

Resource Reviews, Phyllis Fox

The Christian Librarian

No abstract provided.

Credibility On The Internet: Shifting From Authority To Reliability, R. David Lankes

Faculty Publications

Purpose – This paper seeks to understand how users determine credibility in the internet environment from a conceptual level and the implications of these new methods of credibility determination on internet tools (primarily software) and services.

Design/methodology/approach – The author first examines the underlying reasons for increased dependence on the internet for information, using electronic commerce as a starting point. The central concept of “information self-sufficiency” is introduced and then examined through the lens of the internet and conversation theory.

Findings – The author finds that users are shifting from more traditional “authority” methods of credibility determination, where users cede …

Conference Program [2008], Georgia International Conference On Information Literacy

Georgia International Conference on Information Literacy

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Research In Academic Library Collection Management, Mary F. Casserly

University Libraries Faculty Scholarship

This chapter describes the empirical quantitative and qualitative research and case studies pertaining to collection management practice in academic libraries published between 1990 and 2007. The topics covered include collection size and growth, material cost, library expenditures, budgets and budgeting, collection development policies, collection composition, organization and staffing for collection management, selection, and the evaluation of the collection development process and the collection itself. The chapter identifies the most influential and useful studies and the most active areas of research. The collection management research literature was limited in the methodologies employed (surveys and case studies), statistical analyses applied (basic and …

Grand Valley Forum, Volume 032, Number 21, December 17, 2007, Grand Valley State University

2007-2008, Volume 32

Grand Valley Forum is Grand Valley State's faculty and staff newsletter, published from 1976 to the present.

Tidings, Volume 11, Number 2 - Winter 2007, Nova Southeastern University Libraries

Tidings: A publication of Nova Southeastern University Libraries

No abstract provided.

Georgia Library Quarterly, Autumn 2007, Susan Cooley

Georgia Library Quarterly

Complete issue of Georgia Library Quarterly, Autumn 2007, vol. 44, no. 3.

Emory University News And Notes

Georgia Library Quarterly

Recent library news from Emory University.

Lanthorn, Vol. 42, No. 24, November 12, 2007, Grand Valley State University

Volume 42, July 12, 2007 - June 12, 2008

Lanthorn is Grand Valley State's student newspaper, published from 1968 to the present.

Feast And Famine: A Statewide Science Serial Collection Assessment Inillinois, Tina E. Chrzastowski, Chew Chiat Naun, Michael Norman, Karen Schmidt

Staff publications, research, and presentations

In 2004, a group of Illinois librarians was awarded a research grant to assess the state of Illinois’ science serial collection. This collection assessment focused on academic libraries in the state, specifically those participating in the Consortium of Academic Research Libraries in Illinois (CARLI), but also including another 10 academic libraries in the state that do not belong to the consortium. Current serial subscription data were collected through both automated and manual means and the analysis was conducted in conjunction with Ulrich’s Serials Analysis System. Due to cataloging limitations and issues surrounding different ISSNs for print and electronic formats, the …

Options For The E-Reference Collection, Sue Polanka

University Libraries' Staff Publications

Last year, we looked at 5 options for the e-reference collection for the academic and large public library market: ABC-CLIO's History Reference Online, Gale Virtual Reference Library, Greenwood Digital Collection, Oxford Reference Online, and Xrefer's Xreferplus. Much has changed in one year. Xrefer has now become Credo Reference and has added more than 200 historic videos and flash_audio animations, 1,700 audio files, a link resolver for bibliographic entries, and a new interface (to debut in less than 6 months). Greenwood added 500 new tides in 2007, all imprints from 2005 to 2007. Gale added 16 new publishers and released an …

News From The South Carolina Library Association V.5 N.4 11/2007

South Carolina Libraries

News from the South Carolina Library Association v.5 n.4 11/2007

People Profile: Susan Mueller, Editor

Against the Grain

No abstract provided.

Moving Beyond Marc: Initiating And Embracing Change In A Traditional Technical Services Department, Melanie Feltner-Reichert, Marielle Veve

Against the Grain

No abstract provided.