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Robert A. Machalow: Chief Librarian, John A. Drobnicki Jan 2001

Robert A. Machalow: Chief Librarian, John A. Drobnicki

Publications and Research

Profile of Robert Machalow, who was appointed as Chief Librarian at York College in 1992.


Letter To The Editor: Libraries, The Homeless, And Fax Policies, John A. Drobnicki Jan 2001

Letter To The Editor: Libraries, The Homeless, And Fax Policies, John A. Drobnicki

Publications and Research

Responding to the article by Karen M. Venturella ("Disparity of Internet Access and the Role of the Librarian") in the previous issue of JRTI, the author points out that some libraries also discriminate against the poor and the homeless through their fax policies.


Recruit, Recruit, Recruit: Organizing Benefits For Employees With Unmarried Families, Polly Thistlethwaite Jan 2001

Recruit, Recruit, Recruit: Organizing Benefits For Employees With Unmarried Families, Polly Thistlethwaite

Publications and Research

This article argues that librarians should work to adopt domestic partner benefits for employees in unmarried same- and opposite-sex couples given the inequities in compensation manifest in their absence. It provides new information about the domestic partner practices of Tier 1 and Tier 2 institutions based on a spring/fall 2000 telephone survey. The article includes an outline of actions to institute domestic partner benefits in university settings.


Holocaust-Denial Literature: A Fourth Bibliography, John A. Drobnicki Dec 2000

Holocaust-Denial Literature: A Fourth Bibliography, John A. Drobnicki

Publications and Research

This bibliography is a supplement to three earlier ones that were published in the Bulletin of Bibliography. Holocaust denial is a body of literature that seeks to prove that the Jewish Holocaust did not happen. This bibliography includes both works about Holocaust denial and works of Holocaust denial.


Review Of The Book Central Europe Profiled: Essential Facts On Society, Business And Politics In Central Europe, John A. Drobnicki Dec 2000

Review Of The Book Central Europe Profiled: Essential Facts On Society, Business And Politics In Central Europe, John A. Drobnicki

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Review of the book Central Europe Profiled: Essential Facts on Society, Business and Politics in Central Europe.


Lacuny Cataloging Roundtable Meeting Minutes, November 2000, Lacuny Nov 2000

Lacuny Cataloging Roundtable Meeting Minutes, November 2000, Lacuny

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No abstract provided.


Lacuny Executive Council Meeting Minutes, November 2000, Lacuny Nov 2000

Lacuny Executive Council Meeting Minutes, November 2000, Lacuny

Meeting Minutes

No abstract provided.


Both Sides Of The Looking Glass: Librarian And Teaching Faculty Perceptions Of Librarianship At Six Community Colleges, Devin Feldman, Susan Sciammarella Nov 2000

Both Sides Of The Looking Glass: Librarian And Teaching Faculty Perceptions Of Librarianship At Six Community Colleges, Devin Feldman, Susan Sciammarella

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Librarians and teaching faculty often have different perceptions of the roles of the library and the librarian in undergraduate education. A study surveying six community colleges reveals that there is much room for improvement in the interrelationship between librarians and teaching faculty. More effective communication and mutual respect would enhance the educational experience for students and provide a richer learning environment.


Lacuny Executive Council Meeting Minutes, October 2000, Lacuny Oct 2000

Lacuny Executive Council Meeting Minutes, October 2000, Lacuny

Meeting Minutes

No abstract provided.


Review Of The Book The Holocaust: Memories, Research, Reference, John A. Drobnicki Oct 2000

Review Of The Book The Holocaust: Memories, Research, Reference, John A. Drobnicki

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Review of the book The Holocaust: Memories, Research, Reference.


International Institute Of Social History, John A. Drobnicki Sep 2000

International Institute Of Social History, John A. Drobnicki

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Review of the International Institute of Social History's website.


Making The Transition From Special To Academic Librarianship, Philip Barnett Aug 2000

Making The Transition From Special To Academic Librarianship, Philip Barnett

Publications and Research

The transition from working in either a special library or corporate information center to an academic library requires some adjustments. The least adjustment is the change from chemical information specialist to chemistry librarian in a dedicated chemistry library primarily used by advanced chemistry students and chemistry faculty. Most librarians, however, must either serve in multidisciplinary science libraries, or become science specialists in single campus libraries. In such situations librarians may face new responsibilities. Generally, librarians teach more in academic libraries, often to novice library users. They may teach credit bearing chemical information courses. Some academic librarian positions carry faculty rank …


Review Of The Book The Handbook Of Central Asia: A Comprehensive Survey Of The New Republics, John A. Drobnicki Jul 2000

Review Of The Book The Handbook Of Central Asia: A Comprehensive Survey Of The New Republics, John A. Drobnicki

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Review of the book The Handbook of Central Asia: A Comprehensive Survey of the New Republics.


Lacuny Cataloging Roundtable Meeting Minutes, May 2000, Lacuny May 2000

Lacuny Cataloging Roundtable Meeting Minutes, May 2000, Lacuny

Meeting Minutes

No abstract provided.


Lacuny Acquisitions Roundtable Meeting Minutes, April 2000, Lacuny Apr 2000

Lacuny Acquisitions Roundtable Meeting Minutes, April 2000, Lacuny

Meeting Minutes

No abstract provided.


Financial Information Resources For Special Librarians, Di Su Apr 2000

Financial Information Resources For Special Librarians, Di Su

Publications and Research

Speed has always been a competitive factor and corporate asset in business world. The growth of the Internet has created an equal opportunity for information service professionals in both big and small companies to improve their efficiency. The prominent advantages of Web source are currency, accessibility, and thus, the speed. You are provided with instant updates on issues like rules, official statements, interpretations, statistics, etc., and these documents can be accessed twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. There are so many valuable Web sites on the Internet that it is impossible to include them all in this article, …


Review Of The Book The Post-Soviet Handbook: A Guide To Grassroots Organizations And Internet Resources, Revised Ed., John A. Drobnicki Apr 2000

Review Of The Book The Post-Soviet Handbook: A Guide To Grassroots Organizations And Internet Resources, Revised Ed., John A. Drobnicki

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Review of the book The Post-Soviet Handbook: A Guide to Grassroots Organizations and Internet Resources, revised ed.


Lacuny Executive Council Meeting Minutes, March 2000, Lacuny Mar 2000

Lacuny Executive Council Meeting Minutes, March 2000, Lacuny

Meeting Minutes

No abstract provided.


Lacuny Executive Council Meeting Minutes, February 2000, Lacuny Feb 2000

Lacuny Executive Council Meeting Minutes, February 2000, Lacuny

Meeting Minutes

No abstract provided.


Literary Reference Into The New Century, Michael Adams Jan 2000

Literary Reference Into The New Century, Michael Adams

Publications and Research

Changes in providing reference services for academic research in literature are examined, with the emphasis on the effects of new technologies.


Lacuny Executive Council Meeting Minutes, October 1999, Lacuny Oct 1999

Lacuny Executive Council Meeting Minutes, October 1999, Lacuny

Meeting Minutes

No abstract provided.


Lacuny Cataloging Roundtable Meeting Minutes, October 1999, Lacuny Oct 1999

Lacuny Cataloging Roundtable Meeting Minutes, October 1999, Lacuny

Meeting Minutes

No abstract provided.


Lacuny Acquisitions Roundtable Meeting Minutes, October 1999, Lacuny Oct 1999

Lacuny Acquisitions Roundtable Meeting Minutes, October 1999, Lacuny

Meeting Minutes

No abstract provided.


Lacuny Executive Council Meeting Minutes, September 1999, Lacuny Sep 1999

Lacuny Executive Council Meeting Minutes, September 1999, Lacuny

Meeting Minutes

No abstract provided.


Review Of The Book The Genealogist’S Address Book, 4th Ed., John A. Drobnicki Jul 1999

Review Of The Book The Genealogist’S Address Book, 4th Ed., John A. Drobnicki

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Review of the book The Genealogist’s Address Book, 4th ed.


Holocaust Denial And Libraries: Should Libraries Acquire Revisionist Materials?, John A. Drobnicki Jun 1999

Holocaust Denial And Libraries: Should Libraries Acquire Revisionist Materials?, John A. Drobnicki

Publications and Research

Historical revision is a valid practice whereby historians reinterpret the past from different viewpoints and in the light of new documents or research. Those who deny the Holocaust, however, call themselves "revisionists" in an attempt to gain scholarly legitimacy, trying to align themselves with the' historians of the 1920s and 1930s who reinterpreted the causes of the first World War. Should libraries acquire materials that deny the Holocaust, whether through purchase or donation?


Quick Access: Find Statistical Data On The Internet, Di Su May 1999

Quick Access: Find Statistical Data On The Internet, Di Su

Publications and Research

In a typical business library, current or historical quotes on interest rates, foreign exchange rates, stocks, etc. are requested frequently. This article reviews and annotates a selected list of sources on the Internet that provide most popular statistical data in an accounting library.


Lacuny Executive Council Meeting Minutes, April 1999, Lacuny Apr 1999

Lacuny Executive Council Meeting Minutes, April 1999, Lacuny

Meeting Minutes

No abstract provided.


Lacuny Executive Council Meeting Minutes, March 1999, Lacuny Mar 1999

Lacuny Executive Council Meeting Minutes, March 1999, Lacuny

Meeting Minutes

No abstract provided.


Lacuny Executive Council Meeting Minutes, February 1999, Lacuny Feb 1999

Lacuny Executive Council Meeting Minutes, February 1999, Lacuny

Meeting Minutes

No abstract provided.