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English Language Learners And Library Research, Jessica Schomberg

All Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Other Capstone Projects

The purpose of this project was to study problems English language learners (ELLs) face when doing research in U.S. academic libraries. A review of the literature indicates that ELLs face both linguistic and cultural barriers. Those barriers are related to learning expectations, library anxiety, and technology. Research on organizational culture and its influence on website design was consulted and used to compare the design of a library catalog’s interface with student responses to a library instruction session offered within Composition 101 for non-native speakers. Based on those results, it is argued that library catalogs are designed to match the cultural …

Volume 26, Number 4, December 2006 Olac Newsletter, Jain Fletcher, Jan Mayo, Barbara Vaughan, Jay Weitz

OLAC Newsletters

Digitized December 2006 issue of the OLAC Newsletter.

11-2006 Newsletter, Minnesota State University, Mankato. Library Services

Library Services Newsletters

Minnesota State University, Mankato, Library Services Newsletter for November 2006.

09-2006 Newsletter, Minnesota State University, Mankato. Library Services

Library Services Newsletters

Minnesota State University, Mankato, Library Services Newsletter for September 2006.

Volume 26, Number 3, September 2006 Olac Newsletter, Jain Fletcher, Jan Mayo, Barbara Vaughan, Vicki Toy-Smith, Jay Weitz

OLAC Newsletters

Digitized September 2006 issue of the OLAC Newsletter.

Librarians And Gumshoes, Kellian Clink

Library Services Publications

I studied how the protagonists in prize winning murder mysteries used libraries as well as the gratifying number of times that the authors of said mysteries praised their public libraries in their acknowledgements page.

Volume 26, Number 2, June 2006 Olac Newsletter, Jain Fletcher, Jay Weitz, Barbara Vaughan

OLAC Newsletters

Digitized June 2006 issue of the OLAC Newsletter.

05-2006 Newsletter, Minnesota State University, Mankato. Library Services

Library Services Newsletters

Minnesota State University, Mankato, Library Services Newsletter for May 2006.

03-2006 Newsletter, Minnesota State University, Mankato. Library Services

Library Services Newsletters

Minnesota State University, Mankato, Library Services Newsletter for March 2006.

Volume 26, Number 1, March 2006 Olac Newsletter, Jain Fletcher, Jan Mayo, Jay Weitz, Barbara Vaughan

OLAC Newsletters

Digitized March 2006 issue of the OLAC Newsletter.

02-2006 Newsletter, Minnesota State University, Mankato. Library Services

Library Services Newsletters

No abstract provided.

Constitution Day, Humboldt State University

Constitution

Bibliography of a display of government documents from Humboldt State University, California.

La Transformació Dels Sistemes Integrats De Gestió Bibliotecària = The Transformation Of Integrated Library Systems, Joan Roca

Library Services Publications

Es descriuen les darreres transformacions dels catàlegs en línia i se'n presenten exemples concrets: el catàleg de nova generació de la North Carolina State University i el treball que està fent el servei bibliotecari de la University of California per redefinir l'estructura dels serveis que ofereixen a través del seu catàleg. Es detallen les principals característiques del corrent Web 2.0 i la seva aplicació corresponent a la Biblioteca 2.0 com a teixit de rerefons per a aquestes transformacions. Tots aquests canvis suposen una (r)evolució en el sentit de considerar els usuaris com a objectiu central i primordial dels serveis i …

10-2005 Newsletter, Minnesota State University, Mankato. Library Services.

Library Services Newsletters

Minnesota State University, Mankato, Library Services Newsletter for October 2005.

Volume 25 Number 3/4, September/December 2005 Olac Newsletter, Jain Fletcher, Jan Mayo, Barbara Vaughan, Vicki Toy-Smith, Jay Weitz

OLAC Newsletters

Digitized September/December 2005 issue of the OLAC Newsletter.

Volume 25, Number 2, June 2005 Olac Newsletter, Jain Fletcher, Jan Mayo, Barbara Vaughan, Vicki Toy-Smith, Jay Weitz

OLAC Newsletters

Digitized June 2005 issue of the OLAC Newsletter.

Currents And Convergence: The Acrl 12th National Conference Wrap-Up, Julia Kelley, Joan Roca, Ross Thrasher

Library Services Publications

No abstract provided.

05-2005 Newsletter, Minnesota State University, Mankato. Library Services

Library Services Newsletters

Minnesota State University, Mankato, Library Services Newsletter for May 2005.

03-2005 Newsletter, Minnesota State University, Mankato. Library Services

Library Services Newsletters

Minnesota State University, Mankato, Library Services Newsletter for March 2005.

Volume 25, Number 1, March 2005 Olac Newsletter, Jain Fletcher, Jan Mayo, Barbara Vaughan, Vicki Toy-Smith, Jay Weitz

OLAC Newsletters

Digitized March 2005 issue of the OLAC Newsletter.

02-2005 Newsletter, Minnesota State University, Mankato. Library Services

Library Services Newsletters

Minnesota State University, Mankato, Library Services Newsletter for February 2005.

Some Of The Best From 2005!, Minnesota State University, Mankato

Government Documents (General)

Bibliography and photographs of a display of government documents from Minnesota State University, Mankato.

Celebrate Constitution Day, Poplar Creek Public Library District

Constitution

Bibliography and photographs of a display of government documents from Poplar Creek Public Library District, Illinois.

Constitution Day, Texas Tech University School Of Law

Constitution

Bibliography and photographs of a display of government documents from Texas Tech University School of Law.

Source Of Title Note For Internet Resources, Steven Miller, Greta De Groat, Susan Leister

OLAC Publications and Training Materials

The purpose of this document is to address this situation, for the sake of greater consistency in cooperative cataloging and record sharing, by providing:

• a brief selected list of terms commonly used for source of title and a definition of each
  
  
• a clarification of common sources and which of these commonly-used terms refer to the same source

Volume 24, Number 4, December 2004 Olac Newsletter, Jain Fletcher, Jan Mayo, Jay Weitz, Barbara Vaughan

OLAC Newsletters

Digitized December 2004 issue of the OLAC Newsletter.

10-2004 Newsletter, Minnesota State University, Mankato. Library Services

Library Services Newsletters

Minnesota State University, Mankato, Library Services Newsletter for October 2004.

Volume 24, Number 3, September 2004 Olac Newsletter, Jain Fletcher, Jan Mayo, Jay Weitz, Barbara Vaughan, Vicki Toy-Smith

OLAC Newsletters

Digitized September 2004 issue of the OLAC Newsletter.

Volume 24, Number 2, June 2004 Olac Newsletter, Jain Fletcher, Barbara Vaughan

OLAC Newsletters

Digitized June 2004 issue of the OLAC Newsletter.

03-2004 Newsletter, Minnesota State University, Mankato. Library Services

Library Services Newsletters

Minnesota State University, Mankato, Library Services Newsletter for March 2004.