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Valdosta State News And Notes Oct 2009

Valdosta State News And Notes

Georgia Library Quarterly

Recent library news from Valdosta State University.


Woodruff Library News And Notes Oct 2009

Woodruff Library News And Notes

Georgia Library Quarterly

Recent news from the Woodruff Library of Emory University.


Athens Regional News And Notes Oct 2009

Athens Regional News And Notes

Georgia Library Quarterly

Recent news from the Athens Regional Library System.


Pearson To Address Fogl Fall Workshop Oct 2009

Pearson To Address Fogl Fall Workshop

Georgia Library Quarterly

The article offers information on the annual fall workshop sponsored by the Friends of Georgia Libraries (FOGL), with the program to be led by Minnesota's Friends of Saint Paul Library President Peter Pearson, to be held at the Smyrna Public Library in Georgia on November 7, 2009.


Knight, Kunnupas Win Gla Scholarships Oct 2009

Knight, Kunnupas Win Gla Scholarships

Georgia Library Quarterly

The article announces the recipients of the Beard and C. S. Hubbard Scholarships from the Georgia Library Association (GLA), including library students Amber Knight and Tiia Kunnupas.


Macon State Showcases 'Lost' Literature Oct 2009

Macon State Showcases 'Lost' Literature

Georgia Library Quarterly

The article reviews the literature exhibit "Lost" at the Macon State College's library in Georgia.


Review: The History Of Public Library Access For African Americans In The South Or, Leaving Behind The Plow, Maureen Puffer-Rothenberg Oct 2009

Review: The History Of Public Library Access For African Americans In The South Or, Leaving Behind The Plow, Maureen Puffer-Rothenberg

Georgia Library Quarterly

Review of the non-fiction book "The History of Public Library Access for African Americans in the South or, Leaving Behind the Plow," by David M. Battles.


Blogging Communities Spurred To Action, Leonard Witt Oct 2009

Blogging Communities Spurred To Action, Leonard Witt

Faculty Articles

The article discusses the use of blogs to raise awareness of civil rights and social justice issues. When the public recognizes the invaluable role that high-quality journalism plays in social action, the author says that social media and journalism will become truly linked in common purpose. He suggests making the coverage of civil rights and social justice issues the core of a digital news organization or creating such content in partnership with other journalistic enterprises. He believes that if various online communities can find ways to come together in common purpose, they can come up with a new model of …


The Southeastern Librarian V. 57, No. 3 (Fall 2009) Complete Issue Oct 2009

The Southeastern Librarian V. 57, No. 3 (Fall 2009) Complete Issue

The Southeastern Librarian

Complete issue of The Southeastern Librarian, volume 57, No. 3 (Fall 2009).


From The Editor, Perry Bratcher Oct 2009

From The Editor, Perry Bratcher

The Southeastern Librarian

Column from Perry Bratcher, editor of The Southeastern Librarian.


Preserving And Providing Access To Digital State Publications In Alabama: A Case Of Cooperation, Rickey Best Oct 2009

Preserving And Providing Access To Digital State Publications In Alabama: A Case Of Cooperation, Rickey Best

The Southeastern Librarian

As initiatives to achieve a more interactive web-format for government information expand, concerns continue to mount over data security and preservation. While efforts to address these issues are ongoing at the federal level, at the state and local levels there continues to be gaps between state and local agencies creating digital publications and services and ensuring the long-term preservation of those publications. The nature of government information on theWeb also presents challenges. Some information is generated from databases (often federal) which pull together information and make it readily available. Such data, such as the Alabama’s agricultural statistics, are actually derived …


An Innovative Approach For Creating A Self-Guided Video Tour In An Academic Library, John H. Sandy, Mangala Krishnamurthy, Wayne Rau Oct 2009

An Innovative Approach For Creating A Self-Guided Video Tour In An Academic Library, John H. Sandy, Mangala Krishnamurthy, Wayne Rau

The Southeastern Librarian

Millions of students visit academic libraries each year, hoping to achieve success in the classroom and make progress with their research. Many of these students need help in navigating the complex services, collections, and facilities of a large academic library. Librarians often respond to this need by offering in-person orientation tours. However, with this approach, library personnel are unable to reach all who need assistance. Furthermore, the schedules of busy students and busy librarians do not always coincide, and students may prefer to learn about the library in a more flexible, self-paced fashion. It’s known that in-person tours are a …


Information Needs In A Hurricane Gustav Evacuation Shelter: Reflections On A Librarian’S Volunteer Experience, Donna Braquet Oct 2009

Information Needs In A Hurricane Gustav Evacuation Shelter: Reflections On A Librarian’S Volunteer Experience, Donna Braquet

The Southeastern Librarian

For three years following Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, residents of the Gulf Coast enjoyed a reprieve from serious threats. But in 2008 Hurricanes Gustav and Ike confirmed that massive evacuations are now a reality of hurricane season. A consequence of such large evacuations is the establishment of hundreds of shelters across the country. Opportunities exist to improve information assistance and information dissemination in hurricane shelters. Information professionals can help by conducting research and documenting their experiences in shelters. This article discusses observations of evacuees’ information needs at a Hurricane Gustav shelter in Knoxville, Tennessee, and details the resources and methods …


It Takes A Village To Support A Library, Peter D. Pearson Oct 2009

It Takes A Village To Support A Library, Peter D. Pearson

Georgia Library Quarterly

The author explains how friends of library groups and organizations can support a library. It points out the significance of political advocacy, particularly the role of the friends of library groups in promoting the importance of a public library. It encourages the holding of private fundraising combined with advocacy for the benefit of the library and taking into consideration the capabilities of its board of directors and moving beyond just membership contributions. Also proposed is the use of a merged model of a library friends group and foundation.


American Recovery And Reinvestment Act For Georgia Libraries, Diana J. Very Oct 2009

American Recovery And Reinvestment Act For Georgia Libraries, Diana J. Very

Georgia Library Quarterly

The article reports on the coordination of the statewide application of Georgia for funding of public computer centers for libraries under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act through the Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications Information Administration (NTIA). The funding will be made possible by the NTIA Broadband Opportunities Program. Among the library systems that filed application include Athens Regional, Atlanta-Fulton County and DeKalb County Partnership, and South Georgia Regional.


Bush Grant Will Fund 45 Scholarships Oct 2009

Bush Grant Will Fund 45 Scholarships

Georgia Library Quarterly

The article announces that the Georgia Public Library Services has received a Laura Bush 21st century Librarian Program grant worth 680,327 U.S. dollars from the Institute of Museum and Library Services.


Dekalb County News And Notes Oct 2009

Dekalb County News And Notes

Georgia Library Quarterly

Recent news from the DeKalb County Library System.


Ohoopee Regional News And Notes Oct 2009

Ohoopee Regional News And Notes

Georgia Library Quarterly

Recent news from the Ohoopee Regional Library System.


Atlanta Emerging Librarians Encouraging Distance Education, Ashley Dupuy Oct 2009

Atlanta Emerging Librarians Encouraging Distance Education, Ashley Dupuy

Georgia Library Quarterly

The article reports on the efforts of the Atlanta Emerging Librarians in encouraging students and new librarians to participate in distance education programs in library science. Programs were promoted by the group through library school electronic mailing lists and the membership of the Georgia Library Association. The group conducted a program on library user instruction in March 2009 featuring librarians as speakers, including Anne Wallace and Casey Long. One of the popular programs during the event was "Meet With the Admins."


Georgia Library Quarterly, Fall 2009, Susan Cooley Oct 2009

Georgia Library Quarterly, Fall 2009, Susan Cooley

Georgia Library Quarterly

Complete issue of Georgia Library Quarterly, Fall 2009, vol. 46, no. 4.


2009-10 Year Of Korea Reading List, Dewi J. Wilson Sep 2009

2009-10 Year Of Korea Reading List, Dewi J. Wilson

Research Guides & Subject Bibliographies

Reading list for Kennesaw State's "Year of Korea" Celebration.


Gatt/Wto Promotes Trade Strongly: Sample Selection And Model Specification, Xuepeng Liu Aug 2009

Gatt/Wto Promotes Trade Strongly: Sample Selection And Model Specification, Xuepeng Liu

Faculty Articles

Some recent empirical studies examine the impact of the GATT/WTO on trade. This paper investigates the sample selection bias and the gravity model specification issues in the literature. First, the GATT/WTO not only makes existing trading partners trade more at the intensive margin, but also creates new trading relationships at the extensive margin. Most existing papers exclude zero trade observations and hence ignore the extensive margin. Secondly, due to the violation of some maintained assumptions, the traditional log-linear gravity regressions fail to uncover the role of the GATT/WTO even at the intensive margin. Using a large bilateral panel dataset including …


Encouraging Faculty Requests For Library Materials: Midwest’S New Book Selection Service, Lydia F. Knight Jul 2009

Encouraging Faculty Requests For Library Materials: Midwest’S New Book Selection Service, Lydia F. Knight

Georgia Library Quarterly

The article discusses the use of Midwest Library Service's notification scheme by Dalton State College in Georgia. It offers a New Book Selection Service, which replaces the notification slip as a medium of distributing announcements on forthcoming titles. This information is sent by electronic mail instead. The lists can be profiled using the Library of Congress Subject Classification.


Georgia, Iowa Lead Oclc Campaign For Increased Library Support Jul 2009

Georgia, Iowa Lead Oclc Campaign For Increased Library Support

Georgia Library Quarterly

The article reports on the campaign of the Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) that seeks to promote awareness of the needs of local libraries and increase support for their services. The campaign was funded by the Bill & Belinda Gates Foundation and will be run at selected areas in Georgia and Iowa. Libraries fear that the recesison may bring further budget cuts.


Dekalb Unveils First Construction Projects Jul 2009

Dekalb Unveils First Construction Projects

Georgia Library Quarterly

The article reports on the expansion of the Toco Hill-Avis G. Williams Library and other branches of the DeKalb County Public Library System of Georgia. The expanded library is twice as large as its former size. Its collection includes 64,000 publications, additional computers and special area for children and adolescents.


Special Libraries Association News, Notes Jul 2009

Special Libraries Association News, Notes

Georgia Library Quarterly

Recent news from the Georgia Chapter of the Special Libraries Association.


Former Library Director Anthony Passes Jul 2009

Former Library Director Anthony Passes

Georgia Library Quarterly

An obituary for Emily Hasson Anthony, former director of the Northeast Georgia Library System, is presented.


Carter Library Co-Sponsors Briars' Event Jul 2009

Carter Library Co-Sponsors Briars' Event

Georgia Library Quarterly

The article reports on a forum held by the Georgia Southwestern State University in celebration of the Black History Month in 2009. More than 70 participants viewed the documentary "Briars in the Cotton Patch." The event was a joint project of Kainonia Farm and Faith Fuller, director of communications for the Fuller Center for Housing.


Brewer Receives Smithsonian Internship Jul 2009

Brewer Receives Smithsonian Internship

Georgia Library Quarterly

The article reports that library student Camille Ann Brewer was granted an internship at the Smithsonian Archives of American Art.


Atlanta Student Wins Archives' Award Jul 2009

Atlanta Student Wins Archives' Award

Georgia Library Quarterly

The article announces that Myron McGhee won first place in the Excellence on Genealogy competition.