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Going The Distance: Avoiding Mid-Career Plateaus., Deborah Boran Henry, Tina M. Neville Jan 2016

Going The Distance: Avoiding Mid-Career Plateaus., Deborah Boran Henry, Tina M. Neville

USF St. Petersburg campus Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.


Institutional Repositories--The Time Is Now!, Tina M. Neville Jan 2012

Institutional Repositories--The Time Is Now!, Tina M. Neville

USF St. Petersburg campus Faculty Publications

Librarians at USF St. Petersburg recently established an institutional repository to collect and preserve the documents and scholarly output of our institution. By preserving our organizational productivity (reports, committee minutes, images, theses, articles, etc) in one secure location, the entire campus community has quick and easy access to a wide variety of information by and about our campus. The presentation will offer tips on creating a repository of this type, consider content choices, and discuss how the repository can play a significant role in institutional planning, communication, and accreditation efforts.


Unions In Public And Academic Libraries, Kathleen De La Peña Mccook Jan 2010

Unions In Public And Academic Libraries, Kathleen De La Peña Mccook

School of Information Faculty Publications

The role of unions and collective bargaining in U.S public and academic libraries is stated with a summary of historical development. After noting the lack of national association attention to unionization, the evolution of the American Library Association-Allied Professional Association (ALA-APA) is described. The connection between human rights and unions is discussed. Appendices with URLS of public and academic library worker unions in the United States and Canada as compiled by the author are included.


Support For Research And Service In Florida Academic Libraries, Tina M. Neville, Deborah Boran Henry Jan 2007

Support For Research And Service In Florida Academic Libraries, Tina M. Neville, Deborah Boran Henry

USF St. Petersburg campus Faculty Publications

Following a 2003 survey that benchmarked the research and publication activities of Florida librarians, administrative support for these efforts was investigated. Library administrators were asked to identify various types and funding levels of travel and research assistance. Results suggest that Florida librarians receive support comparable to national and regional trends.


The Printed Book: Still In Need Of Ccd, Anna H. Perrault Jan 2000

The Printed Book: Still In Need Of Ccd, Anna H. Perrault

School of Information Faculty Publications

The present state of the printed book in the "national collection" or commons of resources owned by U.S. academic libraries is reviewed. The status of collecting of foreign language monographs is emphasized. The future of collecting printed materials is considered in the context of an international information commons and cooperation beyond the North American academic library community.


The Printed Book: Still In Need Of Ccd, Anna H. Perrault Jan 1999

The Printed Book: Still In Need Of Ccd, Anna H. Perrault

Anna H. Perrault

The present state of the printed book in the "national collection" or commons of resources owned by U.S. academic libraries is reviewed. The status of collecting of foreign language monographs is emphasized. The future of collecting printed materials is considered in the context of an international information commons and cooperation beyond the North American academic library community.


National Collecting Trends: Methods And Findings, Anna H. Perrault Jan 1999

National Collecting Trends: Methods And Findings, Anna H. Perrault

Anna H. Perrault

The primary focus of collection evaluation and assessment has been the subjective judgment of the strengths and weaknesses of library collections. The process has generally been a local application, often utilizing peer group comparative data. Quantitative collection analysis to support the subjective processes of collection evaluation and assessment is now almost universally conducted through extraction of data from local systems or network databases. National collecting patterns can be studied through the use of data extracted from the bibliographic utilities. This article examines the use of data from the OCLC/AMIGOS Collection Analysis CD and standard statistical series as a methodology for …


National Collecting Trends: Collection Analysis Methods And Findings, Anna H. Perrault Jan 1999

National Collecting Trends: Collection Analysis Methods And Findings, Anna H. Perrault

School of Information Faculty Publications

The primary focus of collection evaluation and assessment has been the subjective judgment of the strengths and weaknesses of library collections. The process has generally been a local application, often utilizing peer group comparative data. Quantitative collection analysis to support the subjective processes of collection evaluation and assessment is now almost universally conducted through extraction of data from local systems or network databases. National collecting patterns can be studied through the use of data extracted from the bibliographic utilities. This article examines the use of data from the OCLC/AMIGOS Collection Analysis CD and standard statistical series as a methodology for …


Study Confirms Increased Homogeneity In Academic Library Acquisitions, Anna H. Perrault Jan 1995

Study Confirms Increased Homogeneity In Academic Library Acquisitions, Anna H. Perrault

Anna H. Perrault

Article based on “The Changing Print Resource Base of Academic Libraries in the United States: A Comparison of Collection Patterns in Seventy-two ARL Academic Libraries of Non-serial Imprints for the Years 1985 and 1989, Ph.D. dissertation, The Florida State University, 1994. This research received the 1995 ALISE Doctoral Dissertation Award.


Reinventing Resource Sharing, Anna H. Perrault Nov 1994

Reinventing Resource Sharing, Anna H. Perrault

School of Information Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.


Reinventing Resource Sharing, Anna H. Perrault Jan 1994

Reinventing Resource Sharing, Anna H. Perrault

Anna H. Perrault

No abstract provided.