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Atg Fiction Contest, Editor

Against the Grain

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Wild Rocks -- Pretties And Leave-Its, Marilynn Ford

Against the Grain

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Atg Deadlines, Editor

Against the Grain

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Adventures In Librarianship -- Encyclopedia Redux, Ned Kraft

Against the Grain

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Owl Usability Report: Appendices, Michael Salvo, H. Allen Brizee, Dana Lynn Driscoll, Morgan Sousa

Purdue Writing Lab/Purdue OWL Research Reports

This document includes appendices to the OWL Usability Report and contains survey and testing instruments, testing scripts, and testing data. It also includes information about the Creative Commons licensing associated with the OWL Usability documents produced in 2006.

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Purdue Online Writing Lab (Owl) Research Report, Michael Salvo, H. Allen Brizee, Dana Lynn Driscoll, Morgan Sousa

Purdue Writing Lab/Purdue OWL Research Reports

This report outlines the history of the Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL) and details the OWL Usability Project through the summer of 2006. The paper also discusses test methodologies, describes test methods, provides participant demographics, and presents findings and recommendations of the tests. The purpose of this report is to provide researchers, administrators, and pedagogues interested in usability and Writing Labs access to information on the Purdue OWL Usability Project. We hope our findings—and this open source approach to our research—will contribute positively to the corpus on usability and Writing Lab studies.

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Challenges Facing High-Volume Interlibrary Loan Operations: Baseline Data And Trends In The Cic Consortium, Anne K. Beaubien, Jennifer Kuehn, Barbara Smolow, Suzanne M. Ward

Libraries Research Publications

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On The Go With Chm 125, Econ 210, Phys 218, And Biol 205: Coursecasting At A Large Research University, Jeremy R. Garritano, David B. Eisert

Libraries Faculty and Staff Presentations

Considered one of the larger and broader coursecasting programs currently in the United States, Purdue University's BoilerCast system offers many challenges and opportunities for faculty, staff, and students on and off campus. The ease of accession of audio course lectures online and their integration with RSS feeds allow students to review lectures before exams, can supplement in-class talks, and even let faculty critique their own lectures. However, a podcasting or coursecasting service is not without its tribulations. For those exploring the possibilities of coursecasting, this paper will discuss the ongoing costs and benefits of a large-scale coursecasting system, lessons learned, …

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