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African American Librarians In Kentucky, Reinette F. Jones

Library Faculty and Staff Publications

Kentucky was the first North American state to establish a free public library exclusively for African Americans. The library, located in Louisville, Kentucky, was managed by Thomas Fountain Blue, the first African American to manage a public library. The establishing of the Colored Library and Thomas Fountain Blue's Apprentice Training Program was the beginning of librarianship and libraries for African Americans in Kentucky.

Library Tech Notes, The Unlv Libraries Technology Committee

Library TechNotes

A newsletter containing a variety of sections including:

Camille's Comments

PC Mechanic

Technology Booklist

The Cheyenne Conference: Planning for Internet 2000

Tech Book Review

Collaboration In A Continuum Of Learning: Developing The Next Generation Of Leadership, Fred W. Roper, Daniel D. Barron, Carla J. Funk

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Lanthorn, Vol. 31, No. 06, September 26, 1996, Grand Valley State University

Volume 31, July 18, 1996 - April 17, 1997

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

The Anchor, Volume 110.05: September 25, 1996, Hope College

The Anchor: 1996

The Anchor began in 1887 and was first issued weekly in 1914. Covering national and campus news alike, Hope College’s student-run newspaper has grown over the years to encompass over two-dozen editors, reporters, and staff. For much of The Anchor's history, the latest issue was distributed across campus each Wednesday throughout the academic school year (with few exceptions). In recent years The Anchor moved to monthly print issues and a more frequently updated website. The Anchor is now published in print twice per academic semester. Occasionally, the volume and/or issue numbering is irregular.

The Anchor, Volume 110.04: September 18, 1996, Hope College

The Anchor: 1996

The Anchor began in 1887 and was first issued weekly in 1914. Covering national and campus news alike, Hope College’s student-run newspaper has grown over the years to encompass over two-dozen editors, reporters, and staff. For much of The Anchor's history, the latest issue was distributed across campus each Wednesday throughout the academic school year (with few exceptions). In recent years The Anchor moved to monthly print issues and a more frequently updated website. The Anchor is now published in print twice per academic semester. Occasionally, the volume and/or issue numbering is irregular.

The Anchor, Volume 110.03: September 11, 1996, Hope College

The Anchor: 1996

The Anchor began in 1887 and was first issued weekly in 1914. Covering national and campus news alike, Hope College’s student-run newspaper has grown over the years to encompass over two-dozen editors, reporters, and staff. For much of The Anchor's history, the latest issue was distributed across campus each Wednesday throughout the academic school year (with few exceptions). In recent years The Anchor moved to monthly print issues and a more frequently updated website. The Anchor is now published in print twice per academic semester. Occasionally, the volume and/or issue numbering is irregular.

Lanthorn, Vol. 31, No. 03, September 5, 1996, Grand Valley State University

Volume 31, July 18, 1996 - April 17, 1997

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

Volume 16, Number 3, September 1996 Olac Newsletter, Sue Neumeister, Patricia Thompson, Barbara Vaughan, Verna Urbanski

OLAC Newsletters

Digitized September 1996 issue of the OLAC Newsletter.

Rapier, Joyce Oral History Interview: Sesquicentennial Of Holland, "150 Stories For 150 Years", Tracy Bednarick

Sesquicentennial of Holland, "150 Stories for 150 Years"

No abstract provided.

Acquisitions Unit Annual Report 1995-1996, Martha H. Kellogg

Technical Services Reports and Statistics

Annual report of the Acquisitions Unit, University Library, University of Rhode Island for fiscal year 1995-1996. Covers staffing, technology, acquisitions of monographs and serials, binding and processing.

For monographs, includes four years of monthly statistics (1992/93-1995/96) on requests searched, duplicates returned, titles ordered, titles claimed, volumes added by acquisition type, approvals returned, microforms added, media added, and invoices processed.

For serials and processing, includes four years of monthly statistics (1992/93-1995/96) on volumes withdrawn, titles added, volumes added, volumes bound, volumes processed, volumes mended, and microforms added.

Lanthorn, Vol. 31, No. 01, July 18, 1996, Grand Valley State University

Volume 31, July 18, 1996 - April 17, 1997

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

Lindstrom, Charles Oral History Interview: Sesquicentennial Of Holland, "150 Stories For 150 Years", Tracy L. Bednarick

Sesquicentennial of Holland, "150 Stories for 150 Years"

No abstract provided.

Special Libraries, Summer 1996, Special Libraries Association

Special Libraries, 1996

Volume 87, Issue 3

News And Views Of The South Carolina Library Association V.17 N.4 07/1996

South Carolina Libraries

News and Views of the South Carolina Library Association v.17 n.4 07/1996

Volume 16, Number 2, June 1996 Olac Newsletter, Sue Neumeister, Ian Fairclough, Barbara Vaughan, Varna Urbanski

OLAC Newsletters

Digitized June 1996 issue of the OLAC Newsletter.

Runaways In Young Adult Fiction – A Survey And Annotated Bibliography, Anna E. Edwards

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this thesis is to compare causes and consequences for runaways in real life with those in young adult fiction, in order to ascertain whether any similarity exists between the two. The thesis also provides an annotated bibliography of young adult books about runaways.

Research was carried out to obtain information about what real runaways must face, and various guides to young adult literature were consulted in order to evaluate fictional runaway lifestyles.

With few exceptions, real lives of runaway children bear very little resemblance to those of their fictional counterparts. In fiction, happy endings (or at least …

Reading Interests Of Fifth And Sixth Grade Boys, Judith E. Sheridan

Theses and Dissertations

Fifth and sixth grade boys were studied to determine their reading interests for the purpose of developing a bibliography of books that the boys had read and enjoyed to use for collection development for the school library. One class of fifth grade students and one class of sixth grade students were surveyed to determine their reading attitudes, habits, and interests. Reading logs were kept during a three month period recording books that the students read during that time and enjoyed. Both boys and girls participated in the data collection portion of the study.

Major findings reinforced the author's perceptions that …

Cd-Rom Technology: How It Is Utilized In K-12 School Library Media Centers, Amy Jo Hufana

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study is to investigate how CD-ROM technology is utilized in school library media centers in Cape May County, New Jersey and in other locations throughout the United States. A survey has been conducted to supply information about many aspects of CD-ROM use, including the types of hardware and software used, the extent of use of different types of programs, the responsibilities of library media specialists in utilizing and managing CD-ROM resources, and the amount of use by teachers, students, and others. Library media specialists from Cape May County and other locations in New Jersey have responded …

Is Access Synonymous With Use?: Evaluation Of Access And Use Of Technology In Salem County High Schools, Romine B. Rosenberger

Theses and Dissertations

The high schools of Salem County were studied for their use of technology in general and the Internet specifically. Literature regarding the effective use of technology in education nationwide was researched. It was found that even though Salem County has access to much technology, it is underutilized, due primarily to lack of thorough professional development. Particular attention was given to Internet technology because of grants received by the county for the express purpose of establishing a local node for use by the schools in the county. A preliminary review of the literature indicated that the scope of the study needed …

Modern Storytelling: The Power Of Myth Revisited, Laura J. Kaighn

Theses and Dissertations

This thesis paper examines the art of storytelling in its modern form. Its purpose is to evaluate the continued use and worth of fairy tale literature within a modern, industrialized society. Through the use of fairy tale literature and interviews with local storytellers it attempts to redefine storytelling as an essential art form and educational medium.

Storytelling not only perpetuates our cultural norms and values, but also our sense of humanity as well. Storytelling fulfills a deep need for us to define ourselves through our stories, the shells of our societal seeds. The art is experiencing a renaissance, and a …

Recommendations For A Policy Regarding Online Searching At The Cape May County Library, Linda L. Melroy

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this thesis is to ascertain and compare the methods used by other New Jersey public libraries in order to best serve their patrons' needs in a technological society. The libraries of today, including Cape May County Public Library, are facing the challenge of providing online services to an ever more sophisticated clientele. At the same time, the funds for these services may be difficult to obtain.

A questionnaire was sent to fifteen New Jersey public libraries, twelve of whom responded. Questions involving the type of online searching being done at their institution were raised. Also questioned were …

The Interdisciplinary Approach To Learning: Theory, Design, And Implementation, Kathleen E. Ratz

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this thesis is to examine a synergistic form of learning known as the integrated curriculum. An interdisciplinary approach to teaching, the integrated curriculum seeks to explore the connections and interrelations that exist between academic subject areas in order to create educational experiences that reflects what We know about the learning process.

Discussed in the thesis are the theoretical and philosophical background of this form of experiential learning, historical attempts at implementation, current thinking on design and implementation, and finally practical applications. Conclusions are drawn from all of the above sources and a list of essential criteria for …

Lanthorn, Vol. 30, No. 31, May 30, 1996, Grand Valley State University

Volume 30, June 29, 1995 - May 30, 1996

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

Grand Valley Forum, Volume 020, Number 39, May 13, 1996, Grand Valley State University

1995-1996, Volume 20

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

Saying What We Will Do, And Doing What We Say: Implementing A Customer Service Plan, Susan Wehmeyer, Dorothy Auchter, Arnold Hirshon

University Libraries' Staff Publications

The corporate literature on customer service has much to offer academic libraries. A customer service plan can improve customer relations, improve internal operations, and empower the front line staff to meet customer needs. This article explores the practical aspects of the development of a service pledge at the Wright State University Libraries.

The Social Work Docuverse, Roger A. Lohmann

Faculty & Staff Scholarship

The impact of electronic technology on social work has not been fundamental or transformative in any way comparable to the impact upon a variety of other professions and disciplines. A major potential impact of electronic systems for communications-based knowledge systems like social work lies in the area of textual processing systems which are only beginning to come to the fore. This article concentrates on one such set of technology -- hypermedia -- which already makes possible the construction and delivery of a social work docuverse which contains an electronic knowledge base of the field. Actual realization of such a web …

Unclassified, Andrews University

Unclassified

James White Library Newsletter

• RE-DESIGNING THE HEART
• STUDENT DESIGN PROJECT
• MEDIA ARCHIVES RECEIVED
• LIBRARY FACULTY ACTIVITIES

News And Views Of The South Carolina Library Association V.17 N.3 05/1996

South Carolina Libraries

News and Views of the South Carolina Library Association v.17 n.3 05/1996

The Anchor, Volume 109.24: April 24, 1996, Hope College

The Anchor: 1996

The Anchor began in 1887 and was first issued weekly in 1914. Covering national and campus news alike, Hope College’s student-run newspaper has grown over the years to encompass over two-dozen editors, reporters, and staff. For much of The Anchor's history, the latest issue was distributed across campus each Wednesday throughout the academic school year (with few exceptions). In recent years The Anchor moved to monthly print issues and a more frequently updated website. The Anchor is now published in print twice per academic semester. Occasionally, the volume and/or issue numbering is irregular.