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Turning To The "Darkside": Fanficition As A Training Tool For Aspiring Genre Fiction Authors, Rhonda Mcginnis

Library Scholarly Publications

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Visual Materials And Online Access: Issues Concerning Content Representation, Joan E. Beaudoin

School of Information Sciences Faculty Research Publications

A more holistic view of the current situation surrounding image access is needed. Much of the research into content representation of images appears not to recognize a number of basic issues underlying the difficulty in achieving satisfactory results in this area. Beyond the lack of institutional support typically seen in collections of printed matter, visual materials have not received the level of intellectual research needed to develop the theoretical bases behind their access. Several basic issues stand out as being critical obstacles to providing access to visual materials, including a lack of agreement concerning types of information needed, a lack …

Archival Education In The Southeast: Auburn University, Joseph M. Turrini

School of Information Sciences Faculty Research Publications

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Collaboration Addresses Information And Education Needs Of An Urban Public Health Workforce, Deborah H. Charbonneau, Ellen B. Marks, Annette M. Healy, Carrie F. Croatt-Moore

Library Scholarly Publications

Addressing the health information needs of diverse, multiethnic, and multilingual communities can be both a challenge and an opportunity for libraries. The Vera P. Shiffman Medical Library at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan, is the only academic medical library in the Detroit area open to the public. The library provides services to many communities in southeastern Michigan. The diverse geographic area served by the library includes the nation’s highest concentration of Arab Americans. A review of the literature reveals that limited research has addressed how libraries can meet the health information needs of this target community. An understanding of …

Are Technical Services Topics Underrepresented In The Contributed Papers At The Acrl National Conferences?, Robert P. Holley

School of Information Sciences Faculty Research Publications

This study tests the hypothesis that the contributed papers at the 12 ACRL national conferences do not cover topics of interest to technical services librarians in proportion to their membership in ACRL. The analysis showed that 14.66% of contributed papers dealt with subjects that were part of the charge of ALCTS, the technical services division in ALA, and its five sections. This percentage dropped to 7.52% with the removal of collection development papers that are also of high interest to many public services librarians. Current overlap statistics indicate that 18.83% of ACRL members also belong to ALCTS—an indication of potential …

The Historical Profession And Archival Education, Joseph M. Turrini

School of Information Sciences Faculty Research Publications

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The Complete Copyright Liability Handbook For Librarians And Educators. [Book Review]., Robert P. Holley

School of Information Sciences Faculty Research Publications

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Critical Inquiry: Library Media Specialists As Change Agents, Kafi D. Kumasi

School of Information Sciences Faculty Research Publications

This article describes some of the key concepts and strategies associated with the term critical inquiry that are relevant to the work of school libraries in secondary settings. Practical examples are given for conducting critical inquiry in the library based on the authors work with African American youth in an after school literacy program.

Hai-Ya!!! Manga: Secret Tool Of Libraries, Rhonda Mcginnis

Library Scholarly Publications

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Wsuls 2007 Year In Review, Wayne State University Library System

Library Publications

2007 Annual Report includes: Message from the Dean; WSU Helps Launch Health Information Portal at Royal Oak Public Library; WSU Brings Library Instruction to Cass Tech Students; LISP Establishes New Grad Certificate and New Joint Degree Program; Library System Implements ArticleReach; LISP Selects Students for IMLS Fine and Performing Arts Grant; Service Improvements to LCMS Help Desks; LISP Appoints Stephen T. Bajjaly as New Director; Neef Law Library Participates in Pilot Project to Allow Free Access to Federal Court Records; Virtual Citizenship/New Technologies Symposium Held; The Big Read; DALNET Welcomes New Members; 2007 Purdy/Kresge Improvements; Statistics.

Demystifying Survey Research: Practical Suggestions For Effective Question Design, Deborah H. Charbonneau

Library Scholarly Publications

Objective ‐Recent research has yielded several studies helpful for understanding the use of the survey technique in various library environments. Despite this, there has been limited discussion to guide library practitioners preparing survey questions. The aim of this article is to provide practical suggestions for effective questions when designing written surveys.

Methods ‐Advice and important considerations to help guide the process of developing survey questions are drawn from a review of the literature and personal experience.

Results ‐Basic techniques can be incorporated to improve survey questions, such as choosing appropriate question forms and incorporating the use of scales. Attention should …

Libraries As Repositories Of Popular Culture: Is Popular Culture Still Forgotten?, Robert P. Holley, John H. Heinrichs

School of Information Sciences Faculty Research Publications

Purpose – To replicate a study done in 1992 on the bibliographic availability of 55 popular culture periodicals sold by a Kroger supermarket in Royal Oak, Michigan. The earlier study asked the question whether time might be a relevant variable for the number of holding libraries.

Design/methodology/approach – The authors searched WorldCat for the number of reported library holdings for the same 55 popular culture periodicals and analyzed the results. Findings – 34 periodicals with holdings during both periods had a median increase of 58.4%; but, when the 83.5% increase in OCLC full membership during the same period was taken …

Publishing In Wartime: The Modern Library Series During The Second World War, Gordon B. Neavill

School of Information Sciences Faculty Research Publications

American book publishing during the Second World War had to cope with a huge increase in demand for books coupled with scarcity of resources, especially paper rationing imposed by the War Produc- tion Board. Based on research in the Random House archives and focusing on the Modern Library series, this article examines how publishers coped with wartime challenges and opportunities. Ran- dom House grew rapidly during the war. Sales reached the million dollar mark in 1941 and exceeded three million dollars by 1946. Many new titles were published in smaller printings than demand would have justified and were out of …