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Buy, Not Borrow: Building A Bridge To A Patron-Centric Collection - A Case Study At The University Of Tennessee At Chattanooga's Lupton Library, Melanie J. Dunn, Sarla Murgai Apr 2015

Buy, Not Borrow: Building A Bridge To A Patron-Centric Collection - A Case Study At The University Of Tennessee At Chattanooga's Lupton Library, Melanie J. Dunn, Sarla Murgai

The Southeastern Librarian

Predicated on research demonstrating books requested through interlibrary loan that are purchased for the collection usually circulate more, cost less, and add value to the collection, Lupton Library’s Dean proposed this patron driven acquisition model. A Buy, not Borrow (BNB) pilot project was implemented at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga’s Lupton Library in January 2010.


Library News Apr 2015

Library News

The Southeastern Librarian

Recent Developments from SELA Member Institutions


Personnel News Apr 2015

Personnel News

The Southeastern Librarian

Recent Professional Developments from SELA Members


Book Review: Kentucky Hauntings: Homespun Ghost Stories & Unexplained History, Paris E. Webb Apr 2015

Book Review: Kentucky Hauntings: Homespun Ghost Stories & Unexplained History, Paris E. Webb

The Southeastern Librarian

Review of the book Kentucky Hauntings: Homespun Ghost Stories & Unexplained History. Brown, Roberta Simpson & Lonnie E. Brown. Lexington, KY: University Press of Kentucky, 2013. ISBN 978-0-8131-4320-0.


The Southeastern Librarian Editorial Staff And Sela State Representatives Apr 2015

The Southeastern Librarian Editorial Staff And Sela State Representatives

The Southeastern Librarian

Listing of editorial board for The Southeastern Librarian and current state SELA representatives.


From The Editor, Perry Bratcher Apr 2015

From The Editor, Perry Bratcher

The Southeastern Librarian

Column from Perry Bratcher, editor of The Southeastern Librarian


Sela News Apr 2015

Sela News

The Southeastern Librarian

Recent Activities from the Southeastern Library Association. Details on the Charles E. Beard Award, and New Voices Program Call for Submissions/Papers.


Book Review: The Booklover's Guide To New Orleans, 2nd Edition, Allison Faix Apr 2015

Book Review: The Booklover's Guide To New Orleans, 2nd Edition, Allison Faix

The Southeastern Librarian

Review of the book The Booklover's Guide to New Orleans. 2nd Edition. Larson, Susan. Baton Rouge, LA: LSU Press, 2013. ISBN 978-0-8071-5307-9.


Editorial Staff And State Representatives Apr 2015

Editorial Staff And State Representatives

The Southeastern Librarian

Listing of editorial board for The Southeastern Librarian and current SELA state representatives.


Editorial Staff And State Representatives Apr 2015

Editorial Staff And State Representatives

The Southeastern Librarian

Listing of editorial board for The Southeastern Librarian and current SELA state representatives.


Guidelines For Submission And Author Instructions Apr 2015

Guidelines For Submission And Author Instructions

The Southeastern Librarian

Guidelines for article submissions to The Southeastern Librarian.


Guidelines For Submission And Author Instructions Apr 2015

Guidelines For Submission And Author Instructions

The Southeastern Librarian

Guidelines for article submissions to The Southeastern Librarian.


The Diary Of Nannie Gaskins Williams: A Southern Woman's Story Of Rebellion And Reconstruction, 1863-1890, Carol Walker Jordan Apr 2015

The Diary Of Nannie Gaskins Williams: A Southern Woman's Story Of Rebellion And Reconstruction, 1863-1890, Carol Walker Jordan

The Southeastern Librarian

No abstract provided.


Patrick N. Lynch, 1817-1882: Third Catholic Bishop Of Charleston, Peter R. Dean Apr 2015

Patrick N. Lynch, 1817-1882: Third Catholic Bishop Of Charleston, Peter R. Dean

The Southeastern Librarian

Review of the book Patrick N. Lynch, 1817-1882: Third Catholic Bishop of Charleston by David C.R. Heisser and Stephen J. White Sr.


The Antipedo Baptists Of Georgetown South Carolina, 1710-2010, Carol Walker Jordan Apr 2015

The Antipedo Baptists Of Georgetown South Carolina, 1710-2010, Carol Walker Jordan

The Southeastern Librarian

No abstract provided.


The Ghosts Will See You Now: Haunted Hospitals Of The South, Kathelene Smith Apr 2015

The Ghosts Will See You Now: Haunted Hospitals Of The South, Kathelene Smith

The Southeastern Librarian

Review of the book The Ghost Will See You Now: Haunted Hospitals of the South by Randy Russell.


Voices From The Outer Banks: A Collection Of Personal Accounts, Carol Walker Jordan Apr 2015

Voices From The Outer Banks: A Collection Of Personal Accounts, Carol Walker Jordan

The Southeastern Librarian

Review of the book Voices from the Outer Banks: A Collection of Personal Accounts by Stephen Kirk.


Beyond Rosie, A Documentary History Of Women And World War Ii, Carol Walker Jordan Apr 2015

Beyond Rosie, A Documentary History Of Women And World War Ii, Carol Walker Jordan

The Southeastern Librarian

No abstract provided.


Race And Ethnicity In Arkansas: New Perspectives, Carol Walker Jordan Apr 2015

Race And Ethnicity In Arkansas: New Perspectives, Carol Walker Jordan

The Southeastern Librarian

No abstract provided.


Eastern Band Cherokee Women: Cultural Persistence In Their Letters And Speeches, Carol Walker Jordan Apr 2015

Eastern Band Cherokee Women: Cultural Persistence In Their Letters And Speeches, Carol Walker Jordan

The Southeastern Librarian

Review of the book Eastern Band Cherokee Women: Cultural Persistence in Their Letters and Speeches by Virginia Moore Carney.


The British Gentry, The Southern Planter And The Northern Family Farmer: Agriculture And Sectional Antagonism In North America, Carol Walker Jordan Apr 2015

The British Gentry, The Southern Planter And The Northern Family Farmer: Agriculture And Sectional Antagonism In North America, Carol Walker Jordan

The Southeastern Librarian

Review of the book The British Gentry, The Southern Planter, and the Northern Family Farmer: Agriculture and Sectional Antagonism in North America by James L. Huston.


Charles Walters: The Director Who Made Hollywood Dance, Melinda F. Matthews Apr 2015

Charles Walters: The Director Who Made Hollywood Dance, Melinda F. Matthews

The Southeastern Librarian

No abstract provided.


The Political Career Of W. Kerr Scott: The Squire From Haw River, Keith Gorman Apr 2015

The Political Career Of W. Kerr Scott: The Squire From Haw River, Keith Gorman

The Southeastern Librarian

No abstract provided.


Voice Of The Wildcats: Claude Sullivan And The Rise Of Modern Sportscasting, Karen J. Cook Apr 2015

Voice Of The Wildcats: Claude Sullivan And The Rise Of Modern Sportscasting, Karen J. Cook

The Southeastern Librarian

Review of the book Voice of the Wildcats: Claude Sullivan and the Rise of Modern Sportscasting by Alan Sullivan with Joe Cox.


Refugitta Of Richmond The Wartime Recollections, Grave And Gay, Of Constance Cary Harrison, Carol Walker Jordan Apr 2015

Refugitta Of Richmond The Wartime Recollections, Grave And Gay, Of Constance Cary Harrison, Carol Walker Jordan

The Southeastern Librarian

No abstract provided.


The Prince Of Los Cocuyos: A Miami Childhood, Melanie J. Dunn Apr 2015

The Prince Of Los Cocuyos: A Miami Childhood, Melanie J. Dunn

The Southeastern Librarian

Review of the book The Prince of Los Cocuvos: A Miami Childhood by Richard Blanco.


It's So Boring: Improving Library Orientation Sessions For First-Year Students, Melissa Dennis, Ashely S. Dees Apr 2015

It's So Boring: Improving Library Orientation Sessions For First-Year Students, Melissa Dennis, Ashely S. Dees

The Southeastern Librarian

Instruction librarians sometimes face challenges in planning and implementing successful one-shot sessions for students. Librarians understand the strain of assessing student learning for the university as well as the desire to teach every student important information literacy skills. The difficulties are managing limited time, uncontrollable space, faculty collaboration, and student motivation in order to develop and achieve class goals. There are a variety of factors that can lead to student boredom or frustration with the library. Library layout can lead to a potentially frustrating first impression with students because of their unfamiliarity with the physical space, library classification system, and …


I Feel The Need To Weed!: Maintaining An E-Book Collection, Jennifer Culley Apr 2015

I Feel The Need To Weed!: Maintaining An E-Book Collection, Jennifer Culley

The Southeastern Librarian

Libraries and library collections are evolving. Formats are changing as technology advances, and physical libraries are expanding into an ever increasing digital world. Acquiring more materials in several different formats, including electronic brings on the issue of what to do with it all. Anyone, or any entity, that collects books in print or electronic format will eventually come to the realization that their space is finite. In order to acquire new materials they must either expand their space or do that horrible "four letter word"... weed. The word itself sends shivers down the backs of librarians everywhere. How can any …


Editorial Staff And State Representatives Jan 2015

Editorial Staff And State Representatives

The Southeastern Librarian

Listing of editorial board for The Southeastern Librarian and current SELA state representatives.


Guidelines For Submission And Author Instructions Jan 2015

Guidelines For Submission And Author Instructions

The Southeastern Librarian

Guidelines for article submissions to The Southeastern Librarian.