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What A Woven Web: Archives, Websites, And The Coming Legacy Of "Light Gray Literature", Earle E. Spamer

Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists

Website content is notoriously ephemeral. Its electronic existence is in communication with its components at one moment, gone at the next. A solution to preserving that content is to "permanently archive" the entire website. This raises concerns about technological accessibility and longevity. A website can also manifest itself as a dispersed collection of printed pages and downloaded electronic files redistributed amongst the paper and electronic records of individuals and organizations. What distinguishes that which is the record of an individual or an organization from the flotsam of reprinted and hyperlinked ephemera? Are archivists preparing appraisal methods for websites and their …

Trends In The Job Market For Librarians: 1985-2000, Kelly Blessinger

E-JASL: Electronic Journal of Academic and Special Librarianship (1999-2009, Volumes 1-10)

This article discusses the major influence that the information age has had on librarianship. Computer-related technology has changed the way librarians do their jobs, their duties and has created a whole new realm of opportunities for librarians. Data from the Library Journal annual salary surveys and the ALA Placement Center are included in charts and figures to track job market trends from 1985-2000. Issues such as salary, job mobility and education are also discussed.

Prospero Power: Web-Based Document Delivery Allowing Libraries To Exchange Documents Through Interlibrary Loan, Gentry Lankiewicz Holbert, Ellen N. Sayed, Sally D. Murray

E-JASL: Electronic Journal of Academic and Special Librarianship (1999-2009, Volumes 1-10)

Prospero, a free, Web-based document delivery program created by the Prior Health Sciences Library at Ohio State University in Columbus, can help librarians meet the needs of users for convenient electronic document delivery with control over copyright issues.

Gnosis Ii: A Library Tutorial For Undergraduate Students, Elvira Saurina Solanes, Alicia Gaete

E-JASL: Electronic Journal of Academic and Special Librarianship (1999-2009, Volumes 1-10)

Library use instruction in the Library System of the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile is an important issue that involves librarians, faculty and students. The Library System aims to have autonomous library users by teaching and engaging them in effectively using the resources offered by the library. Web tutorials offer a relaxing environment to students who can learn at their own pace and when they require it.

Gnosis II is a web-based tutorial, in Spanish, built by three librarians of the Library System, a faculty from the School of Nursing and staff from the Computer Department of the University. It …

The English-Speaking Librarians' Club Of The Ukrainian Library Association, G. Jaia Barrett, Janet Dolya

E-JASL: Electronic Journal of Academic and Special Librarianship (1999-2009, Volumes 1-10)

We decided to tell this story of the English-Speaking Librarians' Club in this article with the hope that English-speaking librarians living and visiting elsewhere in the former Soviet Union will look for similar opportunities. To our knowledge, none of the library associations in the other countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States have yet established such a professional unit. For readers in the U.S., we add a word about the name of the group. The word "club" is commonly used in Ukraine for groups that come together around a common agenda but it does not carry the connotations associated with …

Old Dominion University Library: History, Jean A. Major

University History Bookshelf

A history of the library at Old Dominion University, written by Jean A. Major, University Librarian 1992-2002.

Copyright In Cyberspace: Questions And Answers For Librarians By Gretchen Mccord Hoffmann, Vicki Gregory

School of Information Faculty Publications

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Making Sense Of Leased Popular Literature Collections, Kerri Odess-Harnish

All Musselman Library Staff Works

There is a well-publicized debate in the library field on whether or not it should be an academic library’s responsibility to collect and preserve popular culture materials. Budget constraints, space issues, and the “quality” of these materials, are all widely documented concerns as to why popular culture materials—especially popular literature titles—are still not making their way into an academic library’s permanent collection. This study describes a survey of 22 academic libraries throughout the country that use a leased popular literature collection in addition to or instead of purchasing popular literature titles for their permanent collection. The study was designed to …

Long-Term Retention Of Electronic Theses And Dissertations, Thomas H. Teper, Beth Kraemer

Library Faculty and Staff Publications

This paper examines the increasing trend of universities to pursue electronic thesis and dissertation (ETD) programs. Although the goal of most programs is similar, procedural variations impact a program’s long-term success. As primary research generators, responsibility for providing long-term access to unique materials must be borne by universities. However, this responsibility is in conflict with many ETD program goals, such as increased access and ease of production.

Grand Valley Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 2 Winter 2002, Grand Valley State University

Grand Valley Magazine

Grand Valley Magazine is a quarterly publication about Grand Valley State University produced by University Communications since 2001.

Trends In The Job Market For Librarians: 1985-2000, Kelly D. Blessinger

Faculty Publications

This article discusses the major influence that the information age has had on librarianship. Computer-related technology has changed the way librarians do their jobs, their duties, and has created a whole new realm of opportunities for librarians. Data from the Library Journal annual salary surveys and the ALA Placement Center are included in charts and figures to track job market trends from 1985-2000. Issues such as salary, job mobility and education are also discussed.

Penggunaan Teknologi Maklumat (It) Dan Penglibatan Jawatankuasa Kemajuan Dan Keselamatan Kampung (Jkkk) : Satu Kajian Kes Di Kawasan Dewan Undangan Negeri Melekek, Alor Gajah, Melaka, Mohamad Zabidi Zainal

Student Works (2000-2009)

Wawasan Kerajaan Malaysia menjelang tahun 2020 ialah mewujudkan masyarakat bermaklumat dan berinformasi. Wawasan ini selaras dengan perkembangan pesat yang berlaku dalam 'Information Communication Technology' (ICT) pada masa ini. Berasaskan matlamat ini kerajaan telah merangka berbagai-bagai program. Program Gerakan Desa Wawasan (GOW) yang dilancarkan pada tahun 1996 adalah satu usaha untuk meningkatkan kesedaran penggunaan ICT kepada masyarakat luar bandar. Di bawah program ini Jawatankuasa Kemajuan dan Keselamatan Kampung (JKKK) dibekalkan dengan komputer untuk memperkukuhkan pengurusan dan pentadbiran kampung di samping memperkenalkan ICT di peringkat kampung. Kajian ini dijalankan adalah bertujuan untuk menilai sejauhmana keberkesanan program GOW dalam mewujudkan masyarakat celik ICT. …

Opac 123 Smart Searching Library System, Hamzah Norzalina

Student Works (2000-2009)

Isu membaca dan kepentingan ilmu adalah begitu sinonim untuk diperkatakan. Dari dahulu hingga sekarang, di media massa seperti internet sehingga meniti dibibir masyarakat, isu ini tak pernah lapuk dek hujan dan tak pernah lekang dek panas. Membaca menjadi sumber utama pengumpulan ilmu dan dalam dunia yang semakin mencabar ini, semua orang berlumba-lumba dalam menguasai pelbagai bidang ilmu. Perpustakaan sebagai gedung ilmu memainkan peranan penting dalam hal ini. Perpustakaan menjadi jawapan kepada segala persoalan, menjadi rujukan, panduan dan sumber maklumat, perpustakaan dan pustakawan pastinya seiring dalam menjalankan tanggungjawab penyebaran ilmu kepada masyarakat. Selaras dengan keghairahan manusia untuk mendapatkan maklumat, sumber rujukan …

"Steering By Standards": Videoconference Series Report, Ellen T. Mcgrath

Law Librarian Other Scholarship

No abstract provided.

Review Of Blinded By Might: Why The Religious Right Can’T Save America, Lowell Walters

Faculty Publications and Presentations

No abstract provided.

Review Of 6000 A Day: Account Of A Catastrophe Foretold, A Film By Philip Brooks, John Stephen Brantley

Faculty & Staff Research & Creative Activity

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Review Of 6000 A Day: Account Of A Catastrophe Foretold, A Film By Philip Brooks, John Brantley

Faculty & Staff Research & Creative Activity

No abstract provided.

Review Of It's My Life, A Film By Brian Tilley, John Brantley

Faculty & Staff Research & Creative Activity

No abstract provided.

Your Money Or Your Speech: The Children's Internet Protection Act And The Congressional Assault On The First Amendment In Public Libraries, Steven D. Hinckley

Faculty Scholarship

This article examines the inherent conflict between This article examines the inherent conflict between two Congressional approaches to public access to the Internet - the provision of federal funding support to schools and public libraries to ensure broad access to online information regardless of financial means, and federal restrictions on children's use of school and public library computers to access content that the government feels could be harmful to them. It analyzes the efficacy and constitutionality of the Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA), Congress's attempt to use its powers of the purse to control objectionable online content in the very …

Collection Development In Media Centers In Overseas America And International Independent Schools In Asia, Joyce Bush Whalen

Graduate Research Papers

The purpose of this study was to investigate the collection development process in lower school media centers in overseas American and international schools in Asia to see if the collections reflect the ethnic diversity of the student body.

Admissions Directors of the schools were asked to provide information regarding the citizenship of the students in kindergarten through grade five in their schools. A questionnaire was sent to the media specialists at the six schools in the International Association of Southeast Asian Schools conference. It was found that multicultural and international literature is addressed in less than sixty percent of the …

The Effects Of Reading Poetry In Library Classes On Circulation Of The Library’S Poetry Collection, Mary Musselman

Graduate Research Papers

Many of the elementary poetry books on the shelves of the Manson Northwest Webster Barnum Center library in Barnum, Iowa were not being checked out by students. By reading poetry from those books to third and fourth graders during library time the librarian hoped to stimulate interest in those poetry books and increase circulation of them. After keeping track of the poetry book circulation before and after reading poetry to the groups, the reading did in fact increase the circulation of the poetry books significantly at the .05 level.

Evaluating School Media Specialists, Pamela J. Wible

Graduate Research Papers

Guidelines for successful media specialists are available from a variety of reputable sources, but specific criteria and measurement tools for evaluation by school administrators either are not in place or are not implemented. The purpose of this videotape was to portray the variety of criteria which can be incorporated by administrators for the evaluation of school media specialists.

The program opened with the title Evaluation of School Library Media Specialists. The videotape presented criteria administrators can use in evaluating school media specialists. The criteria were presented in a direct, clear-cut approach using graphics and staged scenarios. Dr. Connie Erpelding, Ed.D., …

Narnia In The News, C.S. Lewis & Harpercollins, Roger Phillips

The Christian Librarian

C.S. Lewis' beloved Narnia has withstood the attack of the White Witch (aka Queen Jadis) from within and the Calormenes from without, but can it stand against modern publishing giant HarperCollins? This question in various forms has been voiced in the New York Times, Atlantic Monthly and Christianity Today. So let's just get the facts out into the light of day and decide for ourselves. But those facts are shrouded in a fog that would rival any to be found in Narnia.

Resource Reviews, Phyllis Fox

The Christian Librarian

No abstract provided.

Editorial, Diane Garber

The Christian Librarian

Have you ever felt cramped? Out of space? Short of room? Working on this issue of The Christian Librarian is a continuation of a theme in my life lately. This is issue is jammed packed with articles and features and ACL Conference information that must go out to readers. There wasn't even room for "pull-quotes" -- those attention grabbing statements that highlight each article in hopes of attracting you to read further, and add an attractive graphic element to each page. We've even added extra pages so there would be enough room to fit it all in.

Frontmatter (The Christian Librarian 45:3)

The Christian Librarian

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Reaching Students And Faculty: Offering Instructional Design Services In Your Library, C. Michael Sturgeon

The Christian Librarian

This presentation is to show how libraries have changed over time and become academically responsible for more that handling books, periodicals, videos and the like. As libraries have changed and led in the area of technology on many university campuses, they find that information is becoming more and more accessible via technology of one kind or another; either the internet or CD-ROMs. Libraries have to be involved in the process of education as they have in the past, now is their opportunity to do so by offering a service to instructors for designing the electronic materials.

The Invisible Web: A Quick Overview, Robert Ellis Jd, Mls

The Christian Librarian

This article provides a quick overview of recent literature published about the Invisible Web. In particular, this article covers such topics as what is the Invisible Web, weaknesses of popular search engines, types of information found on the Invisible Web, when to use the Invisible Web, search tools and search strategies.

Resource Reviews, Phyllis Fox

The Christian Librarian

No abstract provided.

Underwood Law Library Newsletter, Vol. 13, No. 2 – Spring 2002, Southern Methodist University, Dedman School Of Law, Underwood Law Library

Law Library Newsletter (1989-2006)

No abstract provided.