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Swenson Center News, 1999, Swenson Swedish Immigration Research Center, Augustana College

Newsletter: Swenson Center News

No abstract provided.

Ryan-Matura Library Annual Report, 1998-1999, Mary Rogers

Library Annual Report

Library Annual Report, presented by Mary Rogers, Interim University Librarian, for the Academic Year 1998-1999.

The Effects Of Linking On Genres Of Web Documents, Kevin Crowston, Marie Williams

School of Information Studies - Faculty Scholarship

Documents on the Web can be composed of multiple Web pages, suggesting the need to consider how linking between pages affects a document's form. We illustrate this point by considering patterns of linking in a common genre of document, the Frequently Asked Questions file or FAQ. In a sample of 70 FAQs, we found four patterns of linking: no links, links within the page, links to pages on the same host and links to other hosts. We suggest that links that tie together document pieces simply recreate the already accepted FAQ genre, but links that provide navigation within the document …

Information Outlook, January 1999, Special Libraries Association

Information Outlook, 1999

Volume 3, Issue 1

Preserving The History Of Boston's Diversity, Nancy Richard, Joan D. Krizack

Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists

These headlines appeared in Boston newspapers. The articles they introduce tell each story from the journalist's point of view. Mainstream institutions involved in the events-the courts, law enforcement, schools, and businesses--created records that provide additional information from a mainstream point of view. Often these sources are the only documentation preserved in archives and libraries that are available to researchers. Individuals from the communities involved generally pass on their perspectives on the events by word of mouth. Occasionally, members of the community or the individuals who were present create oral or written sources in which to preserve their story. Unless mainstream …

Annual Report: 1998-1999, Callie Mcginnis

Library Annual Reports

This is Columbus State University Libraries' Annual Report for the 1998-1999 Fiscal Year.

An Acquired Taste, Donna Heady

Gatherings: Friends of the University Libraries Newsletter

No abstract provided.

Gatherings No. 20 Winter 1999, Friends Of The University Libraries

Gatherings: Friends of the University Libraries Newsletter

Complete issue of Gatherings no. 20. Edited by Laurel Grotzinger.

The Book Man, David Isaacson

Gatherings: Friends of the University Libraries Newsletter

No abstract provided.

Ivy Leaves, 1998-1999, Ivy Leaves Editorial Staff

Ivy Leaves

The 1999 edition of the Anderson College journal of art and literature, Ivy Leaves.

The names of the known editors for this issue of Ivy Leaves were Asa Moran, Christopher Fyock, Jennifer Brown, Andy Burleson, Brian Gaines, David Parker, Emily Reese, Jill Roberts, Heather Rollins, Jeanna Simmons, Susan Wooten, and Wayne Cox. Cover art by Jill Roberts.

How Libraries Are Providing Access To Electronic Serials: A Survey Of Academic Library Web Sites, Julie Rabine, Linda Rich

University Libraries Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Faculty Manual, 1999, Clemson University

Faculty Manuals

No abstract provided.

Benchmarking The Advanced Search Interfaces Of Eight Major Www Search Engines, John Felts, Randy D. Ralph

Library Faculty Publications

This research project was designed to benchmark the performance of the advanced search interfaces of eight of the major World Wide Web (WWW) search engines, excluding the meta engines. A review of the literature did not find any previous benchmarking studies of the advanced interfaces based on quantitative data. The research was performed by fifty-two graduate students of library and information studies (LIS) on three campuses of the University of North Carolina (UNC) as a class research project for course LIS 645, Computer-Related Technologies in Library Management. The class was offered by the Department of Library and Information Studies at …

The Evolution Of The Cooperative Historically Black College And University Archival Survey Project (Chasp), Taronda Spencer

Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists

In 1987 Robert Smith, then director of Library and Media Services for the Highland Park (MI) School District, created an audiovisual presentation on the history of African American education for the training academy of the National Alliance of Black School Educators (NABSE). Moved by the presentation, many of the academy participants encouraged Smith to expand it into a documentary film. A year later Smith, intrigued by the idea and armed with a $5000 planning grant from the National Alliance, began research to determine the feasibility of such a venture. He discovered in the process that much of the material needed …

Fresh Focus: Mississippi's 'Spy Files': The State Sovereignty Commission Records Controversy, 1977-1999, Lisa K. Speer

Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists

Too often the pressure of the present day work environment lures archivists into ignoring their professional past or advancing shortsightedly into the future. To encourage such reflection on the archival enterprise, Provenance includes this section, Fresh Focus. We invite contributors to explore neglected chapters in archival history or to share an original, especially historical, perspective on the current world of archival affairs. Provenance particularly encourages submissions for Fresh Focus from new or student archivists who are, after all, the future of the profession. Foil owing is the third in a series of occasional essays or papers meeting these criteria.

Libraries Face Internet Filter Question, Pat Newcombe

Faculty Scholarship

The Author describes how libraries electronically bar access to objectionable Internet sites and the legal trouble encountered with this policy by free-speech advocates. The ALA, the American Civil Liberties Union, and other free-speech advocates have strongly resisted having libraries play the role of lnternet censor. But parents and patrons who use the libraries on a regular basis have pressured libraries in a growing number of communities to devise some kind of barrier to viewing sexually explicit material from the Internet on library PCs.

Successful Faculty Development And Evaluation: The Complete Teaching Portfolio By John P. Murray, Vicki Gregory

School of Information Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Paving The Way For Collaboration Between Librarians And Faculty, Cynthia Wright Swaine

Libraries Faculty & Staff Publications

This paper summarizes some of the traditional, as well as newer, ways that academic librarians can interact with faculty and thereby demonstrate what they have to offer in future collaborative efforts. Examples are drawn from the author's experience at Old Dominion University (Virginia). Highlights include: university service, including librarians serving on the faculty senate, committees, task forces, and interest groups; communications, including library newsletters; workshops, seminars, and forums for faculty and graduate students; events for new faculty, including participation in university-wide orientation; library instruction, including course-related library instruction and learning communities; collection development, including librarian attendance at faculty meetings of …

Information Literacy: An Issue Of Equity For New Majority Students, Lana Webb Jackman

Educational Studies Dissertations

Educating over 49% of those who attend higher education, public colleges and universities must assume a more dynamic leadership role during this societal transformation if New Majority students are to develop the intellectual skills required to compete effectively in today's marketplace. By adopting an information literacy culture, public higher education can foster the intellectual empowerment needed by New Majority students to evolve into competent life-long learners and contributors to American life and the world at large.

Extending Archives: Folklife, Social History, And The Work Of R. Henderson Shuffler, Matthew S. Darby

Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists

R. Henderson Shuffier set the historical record straight. Throughout his career, this self-proclaimed "myth-killer"' urged Texans, and anyone else who would listen, to reconsider what it meant to be Texan and how to study Texas history. As curator of the University of Texas's Texana Program and later as the first director of the Institute ofTexan Cultures in San Antonio, Shuffier expanded the traditional scope of Texas history beyond political, economic, and military achievements and presented a more complete, unbiased picture of the state's heritage that included groups previously underrepresented in historical and public discourse. At a time when academia was …

Documenting Cuban Exiles And The Cuban American Experience In South Florida, Esperanza B. De Varona, Diana Gonzalez Kirby

Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists

When Fidel Castro rose to power on 1January1959, Cubans left their Caribbean island in a mass exodus with hopes of returning in the near future. Miami, Florida's geographic location made it the logical point of entry into the United States. Today, forty-two years after the triumph of the Cuban revolution, Miami-Dade County contains the largest concentration of Cubans living in exile, approximately seven hundred thousand. With Hispanics comprising 49 percent of Miami-Dade County's population, Cubans by far outnumber all other Hispanics and are a majority across more than half the county's residential areas. Along with demographic growth and occupational mobility, …

Provenance Xvii, Sheryl B. Vogt

Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists

No abstract provided.

Annual Report 1999, Houston Academy Of Medicine-Texas Medical Center Library

Annual Reports: 1943 - Present

The file contains the annual report for the library from 1999.

Seaall Officer Election Materials, 1999, Seaall

Administrative Materials

The material for the 1999 Officer Election includes a letter to the SEAALL Community from Diana Osbaldiston with enclosed candidate biographical sketches (dated January 15, 1999) and mailing labels for Diana Osbaldiston.

The Impact Of Scheduling On Cooperative Program Planning And Teaching (Cppt) And Information Skills Instruction, Ken Haycock

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Propositions For Information Technology: Planning For Success, Ken Haycock, G. Jopson

Faculty Publications

In Canada, the West Vancouver School Board proposed 13 propositions about the selection, management, and effective use of information technology. For each proposition, the senior management included a full outline of the current status, a plan of action, the name of the staff member responsible, and a time line. An external assessment of implementation of each proposition and of the impact on achievement was undertaken. The propositions, clustered in the areas of vision, statement of beliefs, student learning goals, definition, social issues, learning issues, clarification of roles and responsibilities, integration of information delivery systems, community-based information infrastructure, and assessment, are …

Nota Bene; Volume Xiii, Number I, Yale University Library

Nota Bene

Nota Bene is published during the academic year to acquaint the Yale community and others with the resources of the Yale Library.

Examining How Presentation Technology Affects Communication Of Student Ideas, Barbara Besch

Graduate Research Papers

This research examines the impact of presentation technology and the effect it has on the way students communicate their ideas. Students have traditionally stood at the front of the room and talked about their research and findings. Technology offers new means in presenting student research. The class that will be participating in this study will have access to presentation software and the tools to use it effectively to create dynamic presentations. Before the process begins, students will be asked to evaluate their attitudes and feelings on presenting the results of research. They will then evaluate the overall quality of their …

Gvsu Press Releases, 1999, Grand Valley State University

University Press Releases, 1961-Present

A compilation of press releases for the year 1999 submitted by University Communications (formerly News & Information Services) to news agencies concerning the people, places, and events related to Grand Valley State University.

Web Regulation Battles Heat Up, Pat Newcombe

Media Presence

No abstract provided.