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Developing Library Websites Optimized For Mobile Devices, Brendan Ryan Dec 2013

Developing Library Websites Optimized For Mobile Devices, Brendan Ryan

Brendan Ryan

The article explores the development of library websites optimized for mobile devices. Topics to be covered will include beginning the process of developing for mobile devices, assessing project goals, text-based contact with library staff, and mobile device emulators.


United We Stand: A Collaborative Approach To Legacy Print Collections, Matthew Revitt, Deborah Rollins Oct 2013

United We Stand: A Collaborative Approach To Legacy Print Collections, Matthew Revitt, Deborah Rollins

Matthew I Revitt

No abstract provided.


Together We Are Stronger: A Cooperative Approach To Managing Print Collections, Matthew Revitt, Clem Guthro Aug 2013

Together We Are Stronger: A Cooperative Approach To Managing Print Collections, Matthew Revitt, Clem Guthro

Matthew I Revitt

No abstract provided.


Mission Possible: A Retreat To Prepare Librarians To Infiltrate Upper-Level Curricula, Priscilla Finley, Diane Vanderpol, Susie Skarl, Sidney Lowe Aug 2013

Mission Possible: A Retreat To Prepare Librarians To Infiltrate Upper-Level Curricula, Priscilla Finley, Diane Vanderpol, Susie Skarl, Sidney Lowe

Susie Skarl

From its humble beginnings a scant fifty years ago as a small desert school, the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) has rapidly evolved into a dynamic urban academic institution dedicated to creating a learning environment that empowers students to become lifelong learners. UNLV's first classes were held in 1957, and its solitary campus building housed all of the classrooms, offices, science labs, and a library of 2,000 books managed by a part-time librarian. Today, the UNLV Libraries include the 302,000 square foot Lied Library, three campus branches, 125 employees, and a book collection that expanded to well past a …


Communication, Project Management & Decision-Making, Matthew Revitt Jun 2013

Communication, Project Management & Decision-Making, Matthew Revitt

Matthew I Revitt

No abstract provided.


Using Data In Collaboration: Experiences From The Maine Shared Collections Strategy, Matthew Revitt Jun 2013

Using Data In Collaboration: Experiences From The Maine Shared Collections Strategy, Matthew Revitt

Matthew I Revitt

No abstract provided.


Together We Are Stronger: A Cooperative Approach To Managing Print Collections, Matthew Revitt, Clem Guthro May 2013

Together We Are Stronger: A Cooperative Approach To Managing Print Collections, Matthew Revitt, Clem Guthro

Matthew I Revitt

No abstract provided.


Lightning Lunch Presentation, Matthew Revitt Mar 2013

Lightning Lunch Presentation, Matthew Revitt

Matthew I Revitt

No abstract provided.


An Introduction And Review Of Maine Shared Collections Strategy Project Objectives, Matthew Revitt Feb 2013

An Introduction And Review Of Maine Shared Collections Strategy Project Objectives, Matthew Revitt

Matthew I Revitt

No abstract provided.


Cultural Diversity And The School-To-Work Transition: A Relational Perspective, William Feighery Dec 2012

Cultural Diversity And The School-To-Work Transition: A Relational Perspective, William Feighery

William Feighery

Drawing on evidence from the European tourism sector and adopting a Bourdieusian approach, this chapter embraces a relational perspective on the school-to-work transition. Taking account of macro public policy, as well as meso organisational and micro individual social spheres, the reported study sought to develop insights on the perceived value of, and demand for, diversity in the European tourism sector. Based on data from three research instruments, it is suggested that in the European tourism sector, the school-to-work transition is in a process of transformation as a number of forces, including neoliberalism, globalisation and the “democratisation” of education, mitigate against …