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U.S. Federal Government Cios: Information Technology's New Managers--Preliminary Findings, Marianne A. Buehler

Library Faculty Research

The Clinger-Cohen Information Technology Management Reform Act of 1996 (Clinger-Cohen Act) has changed the dynamics of how federal agencies view and manage their information technology. The mandated provision for Chief Information Officers (CIOs) is to act as information change agents and technology “watchdogs” for their agency. To observe how government is reacting to employing CIOs, field studies were conducted by e-mail with eight agencies to discover the successes and the challenges of this new information initiative. Four of the agencies contacted were mandated by the Clinger-Cohen Act and four were non-mandated. The results of this study depict varying levels of …

Medline Global Update Due, Thomas A. Ipri

Library Faculty Research

If you use OVID to search Medline, have you noticed it has been stuck on the "December week 4 1999" update for several weeks?

Normally, MEDLINE is updated weekly and runs a couple of weeks ahead of the calendar. What is going on? Every year in January, the National Library of Medicine (NLM) updates its Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) to reflect growth and change in medical language. OVID programs the changes, releases a "global update" at the end of January, then resumes our normal weekly updates in February.

Minor Y2k Headaches For Reference Manager Uses, Thomas A. Ipri

Library Faculty Research

While the much-hyped predictions of Y2K disaster turned out to be a big yawn for most of us, some minor problems have cropped up. If you use an older version of one of the popular citation management programs, you may be having some date problems. Fortunately, there is a solution.

Information Research Strategies (Imt 220) And Fluency With Information Technology (Cse 100): Two Approaches To Teaching Use Of Technology, Anne E. Zald, Nana Lowell, Zoe Clelland

Library Faculty Research

The University of Washington has recently initiated two approaches to teaching technology and information resources via the School of Library and Information Science (SLIS) and Computer Science and Engineering (CSE). The courses developed by the respective departments, IMT 200 2 and CSE 100, offered specialized instruction, regarding computer use and the availability of information resources. These courses were offered during Winter 1999 and Spring 2000 quarters, allowing for the evaluation of their success over time, and comparison to courses that were unaccompanied by this type of information resource instruction. Questionnaires were administered to students in IMT 220 and CSE 100 …

An Overlap Study Of Architecture Resources On The Internet, Jeanne M. Brown

Library Faculty Research

Every librarian knows the importance of a core collection of print materials. Those are "the important materials that form the center of the collection that most libraries would wish to hold."(FN1) Now certain Web sites and certain categories of sites are starting to emerge as core Internet resources. This paper studies whether there is consensus among architecture librarians and bibliographers about the Web sites of value for students and faculty in accredited architecture degree programs.

Caribbean: Online Bibliography Environmental History Of Latin America, Darcy C. Del Bosque

Library Faculty Research

This is an annotated bibliography of articles, conference proceedings, reports, and books.

Information Resources In Interdisciplinary Writing Program (Iwp) Courses: Winter And Spring 1998, Anne E. Zald, Nana Lowell

Library Faculty Research

The University of Washington (UW) Interdisciplinary Writing Program (IWP) provides five-credit expository writing courses each of which is linked to a discipline-based lecture course. Students enroll in both the writing and discipline-based courses, and complementary assignments allow them to improve their writing skills within a subject area of their own particular interest. In Winter and Spring of 1998, the UW UWired program sponsored a pilot program adding librarian-taught class sessions to existing IWP courses. These sessions focused on the use of information resources in the context of student research for writing assignments. Post-course questionnaires were composed primarily of items drawn …

Library Tech Notes, The Unlv Libraries Technology Committee

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HTML From the Ground Up

Tuma's Wondrous Web Sites

Technology Book List

Library Tech Notes, The Unlv Libraries Technology Committee

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Jason's Updates

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Library Tech Notes, The Unlv Libraries Technology Committee

Library TechNotes

A newsletter containing a variety of sections including:

Jason's Update

HTML From the Ground Up

Tuma's Wondrous Web Sites

Did You Know?

Technology Booklist

Book Review

Library Tech Notes, The Unlv Libraries Technology Committee

Library TechNotes

A newsletter containing a variety of sections including:

Camille's Comments

HTML From the Ground Up: Your First Web Page

Did You Know?

Kay's Wonderous Web Sites

Technology Booklist

Book Review

Library Tech Notes, The Unlv Libraries Technology Committee

Library TechNotes

A newsletter containing a variety of sections including:

Camille's Comments

Tuma's Wondrous Web Sites

HTML From the Ground Up

Book Review

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Library Tech Notes, The Unlv Libraries Technology Committee

Library TechNotes

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Did You Know?

PC Mechanic

"Authentic" Patrons?

HRAF

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Library Tech Notes, The Unlv Libraries Technology Committee

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PC Mechanic

Technology Booklist

Like Magic

Sending Mail Between cc: Mail and Pioneer

Tech Book Review

Assessing Libraries In Support Of Campus Missions, Patricia Iannuzzi

Library Faculty Presentations

I’ve chosen to address the educational role of the library. There are many other facets of library programs and services that are an integral part of the campus mission -- such as building collections that support research and teaching - but in continuing Rita’s focus on access vs. ownership, and balancing the functions of collection development with connection development - our role as educators also continues to evolve from point of use instruction - to classroom instruction - from teaching library research skills to teaching information literacy skills.

Library Tech Notes, The Unlv Libraries Technology Committee

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Congratulations! The Index is Done!

PC Mechanic

Technology Booklist

Technical Services Web Team Resources Now Online

Nevada Newspaper List on the Internet

Intranet NEW Section and Intranet Index

News Flash! Library Web Site has Index!

More Electronic Indexes Available

Library Tech Notes, The Unlv Libraries Technology Committee

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The Library Intranet

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Checking for Viruses on PCs or Diskettes

Library Tech Notes, The Unlv Libraries Technology Committee

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The Virtual Chase

Library Tech Notes, The Unlv Libraries Technology Committee

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Murmurings From a Listserv Owner

Book Review

Technology Booklist

Ready Reference Using the Internet

PC Mechanic

How to Download a List From INNOPAC Using Serving FTP

Library Tech Notes, The Unlv Libraries Technology Committee

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Neon and Innopac

Locating People on the Internet

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Library Tech Notes, The Unlv Libraries Technology Committee

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The Cheyenne Conference: Planning for Internet 2000

Tech Book Review

Library Tech Notes, The Unlv Libraries Technology Committee

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Kwon Kwotes

Old Shows New Stuff

What's Wrong With the Web?

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Unix

Library Tech Notes, The Unlv Libraries Technology Committee

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Tuma's Wondrous Web Sites

Software Experts List

Virus Checking Instructions

Library Tech Notes, The Unlv Libraries Technology Committee

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Tuma's Wondrous Web Sites

Using HTML in the Classroom

Library Web Renovation

Library Tech Notes, The Unlv Libraries Technology Committee

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PC Mechanic

Accolades to Lamont!

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New CD-ROM and Electronic Products

Universal Access to E-Mail: Rand Corporation Study

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Library Tech Notes, The Unlv Libraries Technology Committee

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Tech Book Review

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Calendar of Library Tech Events

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Library Tech Notes, The Unlv Libraries Technology Committee

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Internet Resources: Expanding The Reference Power Of The Architectural Library, Jeanne M. Brown

Library Faculty Research

Architects have varied and eclectic needs for information. Some types of information are needed repeatedly. Some types are needed only occasionally. A university branch library or a firm library attempts to handle the ongoing needs with in-house resources. As for the occasional need, space and financial considerations have necessitated a reliance on larger libraries, a situation which works with varying degrees of success.

/="/">So it has been until now. Now the Internet is starting to change the ground rules. I say STARTING, for several reasons. First, many libraries and firms do not yet have access to the Internet. Second, …

The Multifile Opac Environment: A Manageable Approach To Developing An Instruction Program, Jeanne M. Brown

Library Faculty Research

The article offers advice on developing an instruction program in the multifile online public access catalog (OPAC) environment in a systematic manageable way. Several areas that emerged as basic to an instruction program for multifile OPAC include selection criteria for various databases and search concept relevant across databases. It cites some reasons behind the need for remote database searching including finding citations to materials not at the home library. It suggests approaches for initial exploration of a system.

Internet Resources For Architecture Studies, Jeanne M. Brown

Library Faculty Research

There are many means of finding one's way around the Internet. Gopher, Veronica, and WAIS are just some of the search mechanisms currently in place. For the beginner, however, the Internet can be overwhelming in the wealth of its resources and in the multiplicity of its organization.