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Redesigning Nebraska's Libraries Technical Services: Creating A Climate For Change, Debra J. Pearson, Nancy J. Busch Aug 2011

Redesigning Nebraska's Libraries Technical Services: Creating A Climate For Change, Debra J. Pearson, Nancy J. Busch

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This article explains the purpose and methodology of physically re-arranging a large work area used for the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) Libraries Technical Services operations. The article also provides information and experience on utilizing Project Management for working through the process of relocation of staff, furniture and equipment. The authors also discuss the management theory that provided a framework for the Libraries administrative staff to investigate the future of the department. Changing formats, new technologies, staff reductions, and dwindling materials budgets were factors considered and integrated into the project. Finally, evaluation and follow up on the project provides insight into …

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Con Safos: A Chicano's Journey Through Life In California, E. David Sierra Jul 2011

Con Safos: A Chicano's Journey Through Life In California, E. David Sierra

Con Safos: A Chicano's Journey Through Life in California by E. David Sierra

No abstract provided.

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Collection Development Of Hiv/Aids Information Resources In American Libraries, Joseph G. Andrews Jr Jul 2011

Collection Development Of Hiv/Aids Information Resources In American Libraries, Joseph G. Andrews Jr

School of Information Student Research Journal

HIV/AIDS remains an incurable epidemic in the United States that disproportionately affects men who have sex with men (MSM) and African Americans. Library and information science (LIS) professionals can play a vital role in keeping these higher risk groups informed about preventing HIV/AIDS and living with the disease, through a variety of current information resources that addresses their specific questions. This paper reviews collection development policies proposed by LIS professionals and library agencies since the late 1980s, and evaluates how such policies took higher-risk user groups into consideration. The findings of this paper are that collection development policies have become …

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Ethical Considerations In Web 2.0 Archives, Antoinette E. Baker Jul 2011

Ethical Considerations In Web 2.0 Archives, Antoinette E. Baker

School of Information Student Research Journal

In April 2010, the Internet company Twitter announced that it had granted its entire archive of “Tweets” to the Library of Congress. These Tweets are typically generated by public users, who may or may not understand or expect that their submissions will be archived by a government agency. Archives of Web 2.0 material raise new ethical considerations for archivists, who must balance interests in preserving material with privacy interests of users who generated the content. Archivists can address these concerns by requiring corporate donors to fully disclose the nature of the archive to users and by allowing users to opt-out …

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Discovery Tools And Local Metadata Requirements In Academic Libraries, Mary S. Wood Jul 2011

Discovery Tools And Local Metadata Requirements In Academic Libraries, Mary S. Wood

School of Information Student Research Journal

As the second decade of the twenty-first century commences, academic librarians who work to promote collection access must not only contend with a vast array of content available in a wide range of formats, but they must also ensure that new technologies developed to accommodate user search behaviors yield satisfactory outcomes. Next generation discovery tools are designed to streamline the search process and facilitate better search results by incorporating metadata from proprietary and local collections, then by providing relevancy-ranked results. This paper investigates the implications of discovery tool use for accessing materials housed in institutional repositories and special collections, in …

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Reaching Escape Velocity And The Purpose Of Slis Student Research Journal, Anthony Bernier Jul 2011

Reaching Escape Velocity And The Purpose Of Slis Student Research Journal, Anthony Bernier

School of Information Student Research Journal

No abstract provided.

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Collaborative Scholarship In Library And Information Science, Suzanne Scott Jul 2011

Collaborative Scholarship In Library And Information Science, Suzanne Scott

School of Information Student Research Journal

No abstract provided.

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Global Warming Symposium 2010 Zero1, Sara Gevurtz Jul 2011

Global Warming Symposium 2010 Zero1, Sara Gevurtz

SWITCH

The 2010 “Global Warning” symposium, part of the ZERO1 Biennial in San Jose, explored the role of artists in addressing climate change. Keynote speaker Dr. Kathleen Dean Moore, co-editor of Moral Ground, argued that solving environmental crises requires appealing to society’s moral conscience, not just presenting scientific information. Moore explained that artists can inspire a sense of wonder and connection to nature, making climate change more tangible for the public

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The Art Of Beatriz Da Costa, Sara Gevurtz Jul 2011

The Art Of Beatriz Da Costa, Sara Gevurtz

SWITCH

In this article, the author interviews Beatriz da Costa, an interdisciplinary artist whose work combines art, science, engineering, and politics to address environmental and social issues. While in residence at Montalvo Arts Center in 2010, she developed The Endangered Species Finder, a smartphone app that guides users to the habitats of threatened species in the UK, encouraging real-world encounters beyond museum displays.

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Review Of Working The Past: Narrative And Institutional Memory, Jan English-Lueck Jul 2011

Review Of Working The Past: Narrative And Institutional Memory, Jan English-Lueck

Faculty Publications, Anthropology

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Creating A Supportive Culture For Online Teaching: A Case Study Of A Faculty Learning Community, Anne Marie Todd, Mei-Yan Lu Ph.D., Michael T. Miller Jul 2011

Creating A Supportive Culture For Online Teaching: A Case Study Of A Faculty Learning Community, Anne Marie Todd, Mei-Yan Lu Ph.D., Michael T. Miller

Faculty Publications

This case study describes the creation of a supportive culture for online teaching at a western university that was transitioning to a new learning management system. The case study highlighted the creation of a faculty learning community as one strategy to address the challenge of faculty working through a change process. The faculty learning community provided a space for the development of best practices in teaching, drawing from the pedagogical experiences of teachers from diverse disciplines. The learning community also provided a venue for expanding the technical knowledge level of faculty members with a range of comfort levels with varied …

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Analysis Of Lis Research Articles 1997-2007: Critical Thinking, Gender, And Education, Fahimeh Babalhavaeji, Mitra Ghiasi Jul 2011

Analysis Of Lis Research Articles 1997-2007: Critical Thinking, Gender, And Education, Fahimeh Babalhavaeji, Mitra Ghiasi

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This article reports on research into the quality of critical thinking factors in research articles of Iranian researchers in library and information science (LIS) over a period of 10 years (1997-2007). The research method includes content analysis, a checklist built on Facion's critical thinking factors, and the international test of Paul and Elder. The collected data are analyzed by using descriptive, analytical, and deductive methods. The research population includes 138 research articles examined based on systematic stratified random sampling selected out of 521 articles. The findings indicate that the presence of critical thinking factors in researched articles was higher than …

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Lis Professionals’ Staffing Patterns: Pakistani Public Sector Universities, Nosheen Fatima Warraich, Kanwal Ameen Jul 2011

Lis Professionals’ Staffing Patterns: Pakistani Public Sector Universities, Nosheen Fatima Warraich, Kanwal Ameen

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Competent staff in university libraries are essential for the delivery of quality services and research productivity. This study explores the staffing patterns of LIS professionals in the university libraries (ULs). It also investigates the level of satisfaction of library directors with the available professional staff. A questionnaire survey was conducted in 20 public sector ULs of the Punjab province. The findings reveal that most libraries (79%) are understaffed (including unfilled vacancies) and library directors are not satisfied with the number of available staff. All libraries used print advertisements to publicize job vacancies.

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Information Sources Used By Postgraduate Students In Library And Information Science: A Citation Analysis Of Dissertations, R. I. Echezona, V. N. Okafor, Scholastica C. Ukwoma Jul 2011

Information Sources Used By Postgraduate Students In Library And Information Science: A Citation Analysis Of Dissertations, R. I. Echezona, V. N. Okafor, Scholastica C. Ukwoma

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This paper is a citation analyses that assesses references of theses submitted to the Department of Library and Information Science at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka from 1997 to 2007 The results revealed that journals are cited more than other information resources, and online resources cited were very rarely from 1997-2005, but increased from 2006 and 2007. College and Research Libraries is the most cited journal. The major subject area covered in their research is library management/administration; user studies, information communication technology, and collection development while bibliometrics, preservation, special and public libraries were less commonly researched.

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The Life And Death Of Urls: The Case Of Journal Of The Medical Library Association, Alireza Isfandyari-Moghaddam, Mohammad-Karim Saberi Jul 2011

The Life And Death Of Urls: The Case Of Journal Of The Medical Library Association, Alireza Isfandyari-Moghaddam, Mohammad-Karim Saberi

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This research aims to examine URL decay of articles published in Journal of the Medical Library Association (JMLA). To do this, at first, we extracted all issues of JMLA from 2002 to 2008 and calculated number of all Web citations (URLs). Afterwards, we checked decay or availability of individual cited URLs. Results of these tests were then compiled and analyzed to examine reasons for failure as well as to obtain the half-life value of Web citations in JMLA. The study revealed that 76% of articles have Web citations and each article on average uses 5 URLs. From 1049 cited URLs, …

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Student Citation Behaviour In Delta State University, Abraka, Nigeria, Alex Ozoemelem Obuh, Ihuoma Sandra Babatope Jul 2011

Student Citation Behaviour In Delta State University, Abraka, Nigeria, Alex Ozoemelem Obuh, Ihuoma Sandra Babatope

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This study seeks to ascertain undergraduate students' citation behaviour in two departments in Delta State University, Abraka, Nigeria. It assesses the types and formats of resources preferred and their reasons for preferring a particular format /type.

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A Survey Of Children's And Young Adult Books In Iran: 2000-2008, Mina Akhbari Azad, Zahra Abazari Jul 2011

A Survey Of Children's And Young Adult Books In Iran: 2000-2008, Mina Akhbari Azad, Zahra Abazari

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This paper presents a study of children's and young adult books in Iran from 2000-2008. The books were published for the first time in Iran, in the Persian language.

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Information Use Patterns By Scientists: A Case Study Of Neist, Jorhat, North East India, Rabinarayan Mishra Jul 2011

Information Use Patterns By Scientists: A Case Study Of Neist, Jorhat, North East India, Rabinarayan Mishra

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Information has pragmatic value for scientists for research and development. In the changing industrial climate in the North Eastern Region of India, institutes like North East Institute of Science and Technology (NEIST) play a significant role. NEIST is an R&D institute and a reservoir of technologies that have added to the rural development of the region. Working scientists spend one third of their time searching for information and the cost of this search represents one fifth of all the money allocated to science. Socio-economic development and technological progress depend on the effective use of the information generated in science and …

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The Impact Of Gender On The Use Of The Digital Library At The University Of Ibadan, Sylvester Ozioma Anie Jul 2011

The Impact Of Gender On The Use Of The Digital Library At The University Of Ibadan, Sylvester Ozioma Anie

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Digital libraries have the potential to offer unprecedented resources to enhance effective use of library services and resources. This paper addresses gender as a factor in digital library use, how digital library resources are located, and factors inhibiting effective use of the digital library. The paper uses a descriptive survey to explore gender in the use of digital libraries.

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Workshop On Gender And Leadership, Erueterio Josephine Onohwakpor Jul 2011

Workshop On Gender And Leadership, Erueterio Josephine Onohwakpor

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This is a report on the training workshop on gender and leadership for women in the Academic Staff Union of Nigerian Universities (ASUU), in collaboration with BAOBAB for Women's Human Rights. It was held at Grendhill Hotel, Abuja, 14th-18thApril, 2010.

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Bibliometric Analysis Of The Indian Journal Of Chemistry, S. Thanuskodi Jul 2011

Bibliometric Analysis Of The Indian Journal Of Chemistry, S. Thanuskodi

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The present study deals with bibliometric analysis of articles and references provided at the end of each article contributed in Indian Journal of Chemistry from 2005-2009. The analysis cover mainly the number of articles, authorship pattern, forms of document cited, etc. All the studies point towards the merit and weakness of the journal which will be helpful for its further development. This study showed that most of the contributions are India. The authorship pattern of the articles published during the period of study. Maximum number of articles were contributed by two authors. This study also showed that majority of the …

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Relevance Of Ranganathan's Laws Of Library Science In Library Marketing, R. K. Bhatt Jul 2011

Relevance Of Ranganathan's Laws Of Library Science In Library Marketing, R. K. Bhatt

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Marketing for libraries has become an important topic in libraries in India. Philip Kotler is credited with creating the philosophy of marketing management. When we study the marketing process and marketing management, we find that many of the tasks in the process have already been advocated by Dr. S.R. Ranganathan, the father of library science in India, in his book Five Laws of Library Science. This study examines how the five laws can be used in marketing LIS products and services.

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Automation Of University Libraries: A Comparative Analysis Of Islamabad And Khyber Pukhtoon Khwa, Pakistan, Seed Ullah Jan, Rafia A. Sheikh Jul 2011

Automation Of University Libraries: A Comparative Analysis Of Islamabad And Khyber Pukhtoon Khwa, Pakistan, Seed Ullah Jan, Rafia A. Sheikh

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This study depicts the status of automation in public sector university libraries of Islamabad and Khyber Pukhtoon Khwa, Pakistan with a comparative analysis. The areas covered in this paper are: available library services and resources, digital library infrastructure, status of library automation in university libraries of Islamabad and Khyber Pukhtoon Khwa and means and ways for their improvement.

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Providing Access To Knowledge In Africa: The Need For Capacity Building In Classification, Indexing, And Abstracting Skills, Nwabuisi T. Imo, Uche H. Igbo Jul 2011

Providing Access To Knowledge In Africa: The Need For Capacity Building In Classification, Indexing, And Abstracting Skills, Nwabuisi T. Imo, Uche H. Igbo

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The realities of the present era of globalization and information and communication technologies (ICT) culminating to the African Virtual Library and information Network (AVLIN) have made it expedient that African information professionals should be able to develop, showcase and make accessible African indigenous information to the knowledge world. This literature- based opinion paper has tried to identify with the view of the conference organizers that “Major digital initiatives involving African content are currently being undertaken by non-African organizatiosn without widely accepted protocols and agreement” and therefore, argues that there is a serious need for a theoretical and policy framework necessary …

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E-Learning Through Digital Libraries: The Case Of National Open University Of Nigeria, Nkiru J. Otubelu Jul 2011

E-Learning Through Digital Libraries: The Case Of National Open University Of Nigeria, Nkiru J. Otubelu

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The Information Gateway is the online library of the National Open University of Nigeria. It is a gateway to a wide range of online information resources, each of which provides tools that help navigate the contents. This paper appraises the status and importance of online resources available in the Information Gateway and the enabling technology for the effective functioning of the National Virtual Library.The paper also appraises the online services in the e-library and makes recommendations for enhanced service delivery and use of the online resources to boost e-learning in Nigeria.

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Physical Facilities As Determinants Of Undergraduate Students' Use Of Federal University Libraries In Nigeria, Georgina Uchey Oyedum Jul 2011

Physical Facilities As Determinants Of Undergraduate Students' Use Of Federal University Libraries In Nigeria, Georgina Uchey Oyedum

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Adequate physical facilities such as furniture and lighting systems are essential for any meaningful academic work to be achieved in a university library. This paper assesses the adequacy and level of physical facilities in federal university libraries in Nigeria to determine the extent to which they affect undergraduate students' use of the university libraries. The study population was 1,453 undergraduates from across Arts, Education, Engineeing, Law, Science, and Social Science faculties in the selected universities and the survey research method was used for the study. The main instrument used for the data collection was a questionnaire. Descriptive statistics such as …

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Information Outlook, June 2011, Special Libraries Association Jun 2011

Information Outlook, June 2011, Special Libraries Association

Information Outlook, 2011

Volume 15, Issue 4

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User Evaluations Of Intermodal Travel To Work: Exploratory Studies, Research Report Wp 10-03, Steven D. Silver Jun 2011

User Evaluations Of Intermodal Travel To Work: Exploratory Studies, Research Report Wp 10-03, Steven D. Silver

Mineta Transportation Institute

The general importance of intermodal travel (i.e., travel in which there is a combination of modes to a destination, for example, train or light rail and a bus connection) has been emphasized in extensive congressional hearings and in state and regional spon¬sored transportation studies. Available empirical studies of the use of intermodal travel have predominantly been in cases where travel is across cities or regions. These studies have most often related use of intermodal travel options to distance, time of day and user demographics and user-identified factors and ratings that evaluate these factors. The principal objective of this explor¬atory study …

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Examination Of Regional Transit Service Under Contracting: A Case Study In The Greater New Orleans Region, Research Report 10-09, Hiroyuki Iseki, Charles R. Rivasplata, Rebecca Houtman, Adam L. Smith Jun 2011

Examination Of Regional Transit Service Under Contracting: A Case Study In The Greater New Orleans Region, Research Report 10-09, Hiroyuki Iseki, Charles R. Rivasplata, Rebecca Houtman, Adam L. Smith

Mineta Transportation Institute

Many local governments and transit agencies in the United States face financial difficulties in providing adequate public transit service in individual systems, and in providing sufficient regional coordination to accommodate transit trips involving at least one transfer between systems. These difficulties can be attributed to the recent economic downturn, continuing withdrawal of the state and federal funds that help support local transit service, a decline in local funding for transit service in inner cities due to ongoing suburbanization, and a distribution of resources that responds to geographic equity without addressing service needs. This study examines two main research questions: (1) …

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Understanding Household Preferences For Alternative-Fuel Vehicle Technologies, Hilary Nixon, Jean-Daniel Saphores Jun 2011

Understanding Household Preferences For Alternative-Fuel Vehicle Technologies, Hilary Nixon, Jean-Daniel Saphores

Mineta Transportation Institute

This report explores consumer preferences among four different alternative-fuel vehicles (AFVs): hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs), compressed natural gas (CNG) vehicles, hydrogen fuel cell (HFC) vehicles, and electric vehicles (EVs). Although researchers have been interested in understanding consumer preferences for AFVs for more than three decades, it is important to update our estimates of the trade-offs people are willing to make between cost, environmental performance, vehicle range, and refuel¬ing convenience. We conducted a nationwide, Internet-based survey to assess consumer preferences for AFVs. Respondents participated in a stated-preference ranking exercise in which they ranked a series of five vehicles (four AFVs and …

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