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Library and Information Science

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2009

Academic Libraries

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Little Boats, Big Catch: Institutional Repositories At Small Institutions, Melissa Nykanen Mar 2009

Little Boats, Big Catch: Institutional Repositories At Small Institutions, Melissa Nykanen

Melissa Nykanen

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Library Faculty Workload: A Round Peg In A Square Hole, Valeria Long, Lynn Sheehan Feb 2009

Library Faculty Workload: A Round Peg In A Square Hole, Valeria Long, Lynn Sheehan

Lynn Sheehan

An exploration of issues resulting from a mandate to better align library faculty with teaching faculty, which also coincided with University re-accreditation in fall 2008.

Along with the libraries’ Director of Research and Instruction, we (head librarian for liberal arts programs and head librarian for professional programs) were charged with devising ways to evaluate and determine library faculty workload.

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Developing A Multifaceted Approach To Identify A Core Undergraduate Browsing Collection, Doug Way, Sarah Beaubien, Julie Garrison Dec 2008

Developing A Multifaceted Approach To Identify A Core Undergraduate Browsing Collection, Doug Way, Sarah Beaubien, Julie Garrison

Sarah Beaubien

In planning for a new library that will include a limited number of open stacks, Grand Valley State University librarians were asked to identify what materials should be reserved for the browsable shelves. To accomplish this, librarians considered user behavior by discipline, material types, shelving options and the role of core collections. This paper will discuss these issues as well as differences in how library resources are located and the impact of new discovery tools, such as Innovative Interface's Encore, Bowker’s Syndetics, and Google’s Book Search on redefining browsability. The paper will also include a discussion of resources used in …

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Developing A Multifaceted Approach To Identify A Core Undergraduate Browsing Collection, Doug Way, Sarah Beaubien, Julie Garrison Dec 2008

Developing A Multifaceted Approach To Identify A Core Undergraduate Browsing Collection, Doug Way, Sarah Beaubien, Julie Garrison

Doug Way

In planning for a new library that will include a limited number of open stacks, Grand Valley State University librarians were asked to identify what materials should be reserved for the browsable shelves. To accomplish this, librarians considered user behavior by discipline, material types, shelving options and the role of core collections. This paper will discuss these issues as well as differences in how library resources are located and the impact of new discovery tools, such as Innovative Interface's Encore, Bowker’s Syndetics, and Google’s Book Search on redefining browsability. The paper will also include a discussion of resources used in …

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