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Library and Information Science

Faculty and Staff Publications

2001

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The Birth Of A New Library In A Silicon Valley Community, Yuhfen Diana H. Wu Jun 2001

The Birth Of A New Library In A Silicon Valley Community, Yuhfen Diana H. Wu

Faculty and Staff Publications

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Academic Librarianship: Changing Roles In The Digital Age, Yuhfen Diana H. Wu Jun 2001

Academic Librarianship: Changing Roles In The Digital Age, Yuhfen Diana H. Wu

Faculty and Staff Publications

No abstract provided.


Internet-Based Content Management In Academic Libraries, Yuhfen Diana H. Wu May 2001

Internet-Based Content Management In Academic Libraries, Yuhfen Diana H. Wu

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No abstract provided.


An Online Competency Test For Information Literacy: Development, Implementation, And Results, Lynn Cameron, Rebecca Feind Mar 2001

An Online Competency Test For Information Literacy: Development, Implementation, And Results, Lynn Cameron, Rebecca Feind

Faculty and Staff Publications

Librarians, faculty, and assessment specialists at James Madison University (JMU) collaborated to develop an online Information-Seeking Skills Test (ISST) to measure competencies relating to information literacy. In this paper we will report on how we developed and implemented the test as a required competency for all first-year students in General Education. We will also report on test results, challenges in implementing a competency test for all freshmen, our training program for faculty, and our remediation program.