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Robert Burns In Print At The National Library Of Scotland, Robert Betteridge Dec 2017

Robert Burns In Print At The National Library Of Scotland, Robert Betteridge

Studies in Scottish Literature

Discusses the early Burns editions now in the National Library of Scotland, compares the NLS holdings to those of other major UK research libraries, examines the limited role of the deposit privilege in bring early Burns editions to the Advocates' Library before the founding of the NLS, and provides examples of significant early editions that were subsequently acquired for the library by purchase and donation.


Growing Old In New Town: What Marked Me, What Marred Me, What Made Me, Wendy Moore Sep 2017

Growing Old In New Town: What Marked Me, What Marred Me, What Made Me, Wendy Moore

South Carolina Libraries

Wendy Moore, Doctoral student at the University of South Carolina's SLIS program, and a cataloger at Francis Marion's James A. Rogers Library, reviews Growing Old in New Town: What Marked Me, What Marred Me, What Made Me by Michael E. Goings.


Leon's Lines, Shelia Martina Keaise Sep 2017

Leon's Lines, Shelia Martina Keaise

South Carolina Libraries

Shelia Martina Keaise, Children's Librarian at Colleton County Memorial Library, reviews Leon's Lines by Ember Estridge.


News From Around Scla Sep 2017

News From Around Scla

South Carolina Libraries

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Baby Steps To Big Impacts: The Evolution Of Library Involvement In The Textbook System, Amie D. Freeman, Tucker Taylor Sep 2017

Baby Steps To Big Impacts: The Evolution Of Library Involvement In The Textbook System, Amie D. Freeman, Tucker Taylor

South Carolina Libraries

This article will discuss how textbook support and open educational resources (OER) have become critical considerations in the evolving library landscape. For years, textbooks have been the purview of the teaching staff at our colleges and universities, but libraries can no longer ignore the high costs, both societal and financial, of the current textbook environment. Library involvement in the textbook dilemma has come in three phases: chosen ignorance, meeting the immediate need, and striving for sustainable solutions. We will discuss each of these phases and will detail the University of South Carolina Libraries’ involvement in the textbook system. We will …


When Archives And Libraries Collaborate: One Institution Benefiting Another, Shannon Smith, Scott Reeves Sep 2017

When Archives And Libraries Collaborate: One Institution Benefiting Another, Shannon Smith, Scott Reeves

South Carolina Libraries

This article explores the transferal of a historic library of books known as the Salzburger Collection, and the collaboration which resulted from this transferal between a library and archives.


Reflections On A Lifetime Of Reading, Frederick W. Guyette Mr. Sep 2017

Reflections On A Lifetime Of Reading, Frederick W. Guyette Mr.

South Carolina Libraries

Here I give an account of my life as a reader. The first books I remember enjoying are those that were read aloud on Captain Kangaroo, such as Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel, The Story about Ping, and Stone Soup. When I was a little older, in school we learned about science and current events from the stories in Weekly Reader. This was followed by an interest in baseball and the sports page in the local newspaper. In high school, I was more interested in films than books, but “visual literacy” has it place in life, …


Richland Library Main, Tracy Allen Sep 2017

Richland Library Main, Tracy Allen

South Carolina Libraries

Tracy Allen, Director of Library Experience at Richland Library's Main branch gives an overview of the branch's services, spaces, and changes that have recently taken place.


Greeting From The President Of Scla, Amber Conger Sep 2017

Greeting From The President Of Scla, Amber Conger

South Carolina Libraries

SCLA's 2017 president, Amber Conger, profides a greeting to SCLA members.