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Selection Connection: Creating An Internal Web Page For Collection Development, Julie Rabine, Linda A. Brown
Selection Connection: Creating An Internal Web Page For Collection Development, Julie Rabine, Linda A. Brown
University Libraries Faculty Publications
Collection development librarians often use Web resources as they select materials, but only a few libraries have built a working Web page for this purpose. The authors suggest that a collection development Web page is a valuable asset to an academic library. The Web page can be used to communicate with university faculty and others outside the library, and can provide a single source for links to Web tools used by collection development librarians. The authors discuss sources of Web-based bibliographer’s tools and suggest useful types of information to include.
Adult Learning Theory And Reference Services: Consonances And Potentials, Jimmy Ghaphery
Adult Learning Theory And Reference Services: Consonances And Potentials, Jimmy Ghaphery
VCU Libraries Faculty and Staff Publications
There is long history of exchange between librarians and adult educators. This history not only points to previous successes but also highlights a tension of defining an appropriate focus within libraries for the provision of adult education. The similarities between contemporary adult education thought and reference services can provide some interesting possibilities in looking toward the future of reference in a digital age, both in terms of service and professional development.
The Printed Book: Still In Need Of Ccd, Anna H. Perrault
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.