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Better Pleasing The Court: How The American Collegiate Moot Court Association Can Improve Its Competition, Alan R. Gray Jr.

National Forensic Journal

The American Collegiate Moot Court Association strives to educate undergraduates about the American legal system through participation in moot court, a simulated oral argument before an appellate court. Its competition structure, however, suffers from defects that undermine the educational value of the event. This article argues that the ACMCA ought to adopt certain reforms in its operational structure, including geographically locking its regional competitions, abandoning its practice of power-matching preliminary rounds, and rewriting its judging ballot. These goals would not only enhance the quality of the legal education received by its participants, but improve students’ forensic learning experience as well.

Volume 32, Number 4, December 2012 Olac Newsletter, Marcy A. Strong, Bruce Evans, Jan Mayo, T.J. Kao, Christina Hennessey, Jay Weitz

OLAC Newsletters

Digitized December 2012 issue of the OLAC Newsletter.

Getting The Whole Story: Getting The Best Federal, State & Nongovernmental Agencies' Websites To Your Users, Kellian Clink

Library Services Publications

No abstract provided.

11-2012 Newsletter, Minnesota State University, Mankato. Library Services

Library Services Newsletters

Minnesota State University, Mankato, Library Services Newsletter for November 2012.

Pcc Practice For Assigning Motion Picture And Television Program Uniform Titles: Lcri 25.5b, Appendix I And Future Directions In Rda, Peter H. Lisius

OLAC Research Grant

Research results of the OLAC Research Grant awarded in 2010, presented at the 2012 OLAC Conference on October 21 in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Noaa Digital Collections: Archiving, Online Access, And Metadata Exchange, Anna Fiolek

OLAC Conferences

Fiolek presented a summary of several projects and metadata exchange efforts conducted by the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Central Library. In giving details about one of the projects, Fiolek stated that for the last ten years the library has been cooperating with the NOAA Climate Database Modernization Program. As a result of this collaborative effort, more than 250,000 print documents have been scanned to PDF and TIFF formats, over 800 analog media converted into DVD, MOV, MP4, and AVI formats, and around 75,000 photographs born digitally or converted to high and regular resolution JPEG files for the NOAA …

Digitizing And Hosting Streaming Media Directly From Libraries, Cyrus Ford

OLAC Conferences

The latest developments in streaming technologies allow direct access to media contents in real time through personal computers and mobile devices over the Internet. Ford’s presentation dealt with the different acquisition and distribution methods used in delivering a wide range of streaming video and audio resources to the faculty, staff, and students of the University of Nevada in Las Vegas, as well as with the attendant licensing and copyright issues. Ford also talked about the joint project conducted by the library and the UNLV Film Department, the goal of which is to digitize videos for teaching, learning, and research purposes.

Snakes In The Library: "Taking Up Serpents" In A Dvd Collection, Valerie Prescott Adams

OLAC Conferences

This poster session provided an overview of an archival collection, The Hood-Williamson Archives on the Serpent Handlers of Southern Appalachia, at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. The collection contains 184 DVD discs of original films that document the contemporary serpent handlers of Southern Appalachia from 1975 to 2004. Adams highlighted the creation and preservation processes, the metadata access to the collection, while emphasizing the importance of the unique collection to the scholars and researchers. The full description of the collection can be found at: http://findingaids.library.utc.edu/Hood.html

From Carrier To Equivalence: Cataloging Reproductions In An Rda/Frbr Environment, Morag Boyd, Kevin Furniss

OLAC Conferences

Recipients of the 2008 OLAC Research Grant, Kevin Furniss, Serials and Electronic Resources Catalog Librarian, Tulane University, and Morag Boyd, Head, Special Collections Cataloging, The Ohio State University, spoke of their research into the cataloging of reproductions now that we are ‘on our way to RDA.'

Eserials Cataloging Using The Conser Standard Record, Steve Shadle

OLAC Conferences

This workshop will provide an overview of cataloging eSerials following current CONSER Standard Record practices. Steve will also discuss anticipated changes to CONSER eSerials cataloging practice based on the upcoming implementation of RDA.

Videorecordings Cataloging Workshop, Jay Weitz

OLAC Conferences

This session will cover sources of information, when to input a new record, special considerations for music videos, physical/technical descriptions, streaming video, and other topics to be determined by audience interest. Attendees should have a basic knowledge of the MARC 21 format for Visual Materials and AACR2 cataloging rules for videorecordings. Some of the basic changes that RDA will bring to the future of cataloging videorecordings may also be discussed.

Batchloading Serials And Other E-Resources: An Introductory Workshop, Bonnie Parks

OLAC Conferences

Electronic resources are now a key component of many libraries. We have long known that catalog records for individual resources facilitate discovery and access. However, as libraries continue to increase their acquisition of electronic resources by purchasing packages of serials, ebooks, and streaming media content, cataloging individual titles isn’t always a possibility. Instead, libraries often rely upon outside sources for their MARC records and load records in large sets. This workshop introduces those new to batch record loading to some practical tools and workflow strategies to manage their records more effectively. Topics covered include: what to look for in vendor …

Sound Recordings Cataloging Workshop, Jay Weitz

OLAC Conferences

This session will cover sources of information, when to input a new record, physical/technical descriptions, Playaways and other digital media, and other topics to be determined by audience interest. Attendees should have a basic knowledge of the MARC 21 format for Sound Recordings and AACR2 cataloging rules for Sound Recordings. Some of the basic changes that RDA will bring to the future of cataloging Sound Recordings may also be discussed.

Big, Social And Media-Rich, Eric Childress

OLAC Conferences

Childress' presentation focused on the overarching patterns, specifically the virtualization of audiovisual materials, which are affecting media resources.

From Carrier To Equivalence: Cataloging Reproduction In An Rda/Frbr Environment, Morag Boyd, Kevin Furniss

OLAC Research Grant

Updated presentation based on research results of the OLAC Research Grant awarded in 2008, presented at the 2012 OLAC Conference held on October 18-21 in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Managing Catalog Departments, Or, The Accidental Leader, Robert L. Bothmann, Rebecca Lubas

OLAC Conferences

You've found yourself playing a leadership role in cataloging, or would like to pursue a leadership role. Many of us come to this point in our careers because we've been good catalogers -- we know our subject area, we're on top of the standards. But much of our cataloging training is focused on the work itself, and not on management on a macroscale. What are the issues managers of cataloging departments face?

Our workshop will help you think about these issues, and give you practical advice and tips to take home and use, whether you are a newbie or experienced …

10-2012 Newsletter, Minnesota State University, Mankato. Library Services

Library Services Newsletters

Minnesota State University, Mankato, Library Services Newsletter for October 2012.

Volume 32, Number 3, September 2012 Olac Newsletter, Marcy A. Strong, Bruce Evans, Jan Mayo, Barbara Vaughan, Katie Eller, Jay Weitz

OLAC Newsletters

Digitized September 2012 issue of the OLAC Newsletter.

Video Language Coding: Best Practices, Kelley Mcgrath, Cindy Badilla-Melendez, Susan Leister, Katia Strieck, Carolyn Walden, Karen Gorss Benko, Irina Stanishevskaya

OLAC Publications and Training Materials

The 2006-2007 task force was charged with creating a set of best practices for coding MARC 008/lang and 041 language information for videos, especially DVDs, and with using that exercise to examine whether any changes could be made to the MARC21 format (coding or directions) that would improve access to the multiple types of language information found on videos. The work of that task force resulted in a number of changes to the MARC format, which are described in appendix 1. This current document, completed by the 2012 task force, provides guidance for coding video language information using the current …

Underground Railroad, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus

Ethnic History

Bibliography and photographs of a display of government documents from Oklahoma State University.

Volume 32, Number 2, June 2012 Olac Newsletter, Marcy A. Strong, Bruce Evans, Jan Mayo, Barbara Vaughan, Katie Eller, Jay Weitz

OLAC Newsletters

Digitized June 2012 issue of the OLAC Newsletter.

Cultural Differences In The Levels Of Rewards Between Adolescents From America, Australia, Tanzania, Denmark, Honduras, Korea, And Spain, Kendra J. Homan, Daniel Houlihan, Kari Ek, Joseph Wanzek

Psychology Department Publications

The intent of this study is to determine what items are reinforcing for high school students from different regions of the world including America, Australia, Tanzania, Denmark, Honduras, Korea, and Spain. Additionally, the researchers sought to determine if there is a difference in the levels of rewards between individuals from America and individuals from these other countries. Seven hundred and fifty high school students from seven countries participated in this study. The only requirement for inclusion in the study was current enrollment in high school in their native country. Subject ages ranged from 12 to 19 years, with a mean …

Social Workers In Rural Places: A Study Of Practitioners In The Upper Peninsula Of Michigan, Paul Force-Emery Mackie

Social Work Department Publications

No abstract provided.

04-2012 Newsletter, Minnesota State University, Mankato. Library Services

Library Services Newsletters

Minnesota State University, Mankato, Library Services Newsletter for April 2012.

School Psychologists' Self-Perceptions Of Multicultural Competence: The Relevance Of Experience And Training, Jacquelyn B. Wright, Kevin J. Filter, Julene Douty Nolan, Sarah K. Sifers

Psychology Department Publications

A national survey of 216 school psychologists' perceptions of multicultural competence indicated that multicultural competence significantly increases as a function of hours of training and frequency of experience working with individuals from cultures different from their own. Results are discussed in the context of measurement limitations for multicultural competence and implications for trainers of school psychologists.

A Critical Analysis Of The Epas Competencies And Practice Behaviors, William A. Anderson, Paul Force-Emery Mackie

Social Work Department Publications

This papers reviews the changes in the expectations regarding EPAS Competencies and Practice Behaviors since first presented by CSWE and how that has affected program development and outcome assessment. The language of the EPAS is critiqued from several perspectives, including Bloom's Taxonomy, face validity, and exhaustiveness.

Hiring Social Work Faculty: An Analysis Of Employment Announcements, Paul Force-Emery Mackie

Social Work Department Publications

An eleven-month long analysis of social work faculty position advertisements examined differences in social work faculty job descriptions between past and present findings, rural land, urban-located social work programs, doctorate and non-doctorate conferring institutions, and public and private institutions. Additionally, this investigation addressed 2008 EPAS standard 3.3.1 expectations regarding practice.

Volume 32, Number 1, March 2012 Olac Newsletter, Marcy A. Strong, Bruce Evans, Jan Mayo, Barbara Vaughan, Katie Eller, Jay Weitz

OLAC Newsletters

Digitized March 2012 issue of the OLAC Newsletter.

02-2012 Newsletter, Minnesota State University, Mankato. Library Services

Library Services Newsletters

Minnesota State University, Mankato, Library Services Newsletter for February 2012.

Celebrate Earth Day, Every Day, Humboldt State University

Conservation/Energy Alternatives

Bibliography of a display of government documents from Humboldt State University, California.