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Wayne State University

School of Information Sciences Faculty Research Publications

2008

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The Time Is Now!: Talking With Black Youth About College, Stephanie Power Carter, James Damico, Kafi D. Kumasi Dec 2008

The Time Is Now!: Talking With Black Youth About College, Stephanie Power Carter, James Damico, Kafi D. Kumasi

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This article explores the authors work with a group of African American youth in an after school community literacy program. The authors examine how these youth used a set of Internet-based technology tools to evaluate whether or not a group of colleges would affirm their cultural identity and help them succeed if they attended these institutions. From this work, the authors describe how they began to rethink the relationships between college exploration,access, cultural identity, and students potential academic success.

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Random Ramblings: Introductions, Robert P. Holley Dec 2008

Random Ramblings: Introductions, Robert P. Holley

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In the author's inaugural entry for the recurring column "Random Ramblings" (Against the Grain), the author shares his professional background, research interests, and goals for the column.

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Computational Linguistics For Metadata Building: Aggregating Text Processing Technologies For Enhanced Image Access, Judith Klavans, Carolyn Sheffield, Eileen Abels, Joan E. Beaudoin, Laura Jenemann, Jimmy Lin, Tom Lippincott, Rebecca Passonneau, Tandeep Sidhu, Dagobert Soergel, Tae Yano Aug 2008

Computational Linguistics For Metadata Building: Aggregating Text Processing Technologies For Enhanced Image Access, Judith Klavans, Carolyn Sheffield, Eileen Abels, Joan E. Beaudoin, Laura Jenemann, Jimmy Lin, Tom Lippincott, Rebecca Passonneau, Tandeep Sidhu, Dagobert Soergel, Tae Yano

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We present a system which applies text mining using computational linguistic techniques to automatically extract, categorize, disambiguate and filter metadata for image access. Candidate subject terms are identified through standard approaches; novel semantic categorization using machine learning and disambiguation using both WordNet and a domain specific thesaurus are applied. The resulting metadata can be manually edited by image catalogers or filtered by semi-automatic rules. We describe the implementation of this workbench created for, and evaluated by, image catalogers. We discuss the system's current functionality, developed under the Computational Linguistics for Metadata Building (CLiMB) research project. The CLiMB Toolkit has been …

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The Wayne State University Library And Information Science Program Starts Records And Information Management Certificate Program, Joseph M. Turrini Jul 2008

The Wayne State University Library And Information Science Program Starts Records And Information Management Certificate Program, Joseph M. Turrini

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No abstract provided.

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Subject Access Tools In English For Canadian Topics: Canadian Extensions To U.S. Subject Access Tools, Robert P. Holley Apr 2008

Subject Access Tools In English For Canadian Topics: Canadian Extensions To U.S. Subject Access Tools, Robert P. Holley

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Canada has a long history of adapting United States subject access tools, including the Library of Congress Classification (LCC), Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH), the Dewey Decimal Classification, and the Sears List of Subject Headings, to meet the specific needs of Canadians. This paper addresses the extensions to these American tools for English-speaking Canadians. While the United States and Canada have many similarities, differences exist that require changing terminology and providing greater depth and precision in subject headings and classification for specifically Canadian topics. The major effort has been for Library and Archives Canada (LAC) systematically to provide extensions …

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Seeing White In Black: Examining Racial Identity Among African American Adolescents In A Culturally Centered Book Club, Kafi D. Kumasi Jan 2008

Seeing White In Black: Examining Racial Identity Among African American Adolescents In A Culturally Centered Book Club, Kafi D. Kumasi

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This qualitative, ethnographic study explores the various tensions and struggles around racial identity that thirteen African American youth encounter while participating in a culturally responsive, library-based book club called Circle of Voices. Data were collected twice a week over four months in an after school community literacy intervention program in a public library and a university Black cultural library setting. Thematic analysis of the corpus of data and a micro ethnographic discourse analysis were performed on the data. Whiteness and double consciousness serve as complementary theoretical frameworks. Findings reveal that: a) tension is an integral component in helping African American …

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Confiscations At Customs: Banned Books And The French Booktrade During The Last Years Of The Ancien Régime [Book Review], Robert P. Holley Jan 2008

Confiscations At Customs: Banned Books And The French Booktrade During The Last Years Of The Ancien Régime [Book Review], Robert P. Holley

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No abstract provided.

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Management Basics For Information Professionals, 2nd Ed. [Book Review], Robert P. Holley Jan 2008

Management Basics For Information Professionals, 2nd Ed. [Book Review], Robert P. Holley

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No abstract provided.

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A Preliminary Investigation Of Image Indexing: The Influence Of Domain Knowledge, Indexer Experience And Image Characteristics, Joan E. Beaudoin Jan 2008

A Preliminary Investigation Of Image Indexing: The Influence Of Domain Knowledge, Indexer Experience And Image Characteristics, Joan E. Beaudoin

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This study investigates the application of conceptual terms to images by individuals with various educational and occupational backgrounds. While the inherent complexities of applying terms to images are broadly acknowledged, few studies have addressed the issue of how subject expertise or practical image indexing experience may impact the work. This study begins work in this direction by examining the terms applied to a series of images by individuals with different levels of domain knowledge and practical indexing experience. In addition to the indexers’ varying backgrounds, the study examined how the images’ modes of representation and interpretation influenced the application of …

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Serviciile De Referinta: Cheia Succesului Unei Biblioteci [Reference Services: Key To Library Success], H.G.B. Anghelescu Jan 2008

Serviciile De Referinta: Cheia Succesului Unei Biblioteci [Reference Services: Key To Library Success], H.G.B. Anghelescu

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In any library setting reference services are the main activity with the public. The reference librarian represents the library’s interface, the library’s window. It’s at the reference desk that library users have their information needs met with the help of reference librarians. The article discusses three models of reference services and focuses on librarians’ customer-oriented attitude and behavior.

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