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Ua51/1 Collections & Connections, Roxanne Spencer, Katherine Pennavaria Apr 2004

Ua51/1 Collections & Connections, Roxanne Spencer, Katherine Pennavaria

Collections & Connections

Collections & Connections is a newsletter of Western Kentucky University Libraries periodically featuring its major events. This Spring '04 issue includes Southern Kentucky Book Fest, Women's History Month, Regional Art Extravaganza, One Campus-One Community-One Book Discussion, Black History Month, The Frankenstein Exhibit, and Kentucky Writers Conference. This issue also highlights Java City, Alice Gatewood Waddell, The KERA Web Site, Quilt Exhibit Historical Society, WILLS Virtual Reference, Kentucky Literary Award, and recent acquisitions.

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One Mission, Five Facets: Literacy And International College Students, Deana Groves, Shiu Yue Mak Jan 2004

One Mission, Five Facets: Literacy And International College Students, Deana Groves, Shiu Yue Mak

DLTS Faculty Publications

Today’s University population looks very different from those in the past. Multiple cultures combine to make-up both student and faculty personnel. With this in mind the library and librarian's role to ensure quality service can take cues from five forms of literacy that reach well beyond information literacy. This poster will identify and discuss five facets of literacy in relation to the University international student: Information literacy, Reading literacy, Media literacy, Technology literacy, and Visual literacy.

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Further Additions To The Bibliography Of Alfred Russel Wallace (1823-1913), Charles H. Smith Jan 2004

Further Additions To The Bibliography Of Alfred Russel Wallace (1823-1913), Charles H. Smith

DLPS Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

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Ua51/1 Collections & Connections, Roxanne Spencer, Katherine Pennavaria Oct 2003

Ua51/1 Collections & Connections, Roxanne Spencer, Katherine Pennavaria

Collections & Connections

Collections & Connections is a newsletter of Western Kentucky University Libraries periodically featuring its major events. This Fall '03 issue highlights NASA Astronaut Terry Wilcutt, quilt collections, the Book Fest's Traverse Award, Dean's presentation to a conference in UK, local folk music collection, the reception of the Canadian Studies Grant, the implementation of the EZProxy, KY Library & Museum educational activities, and recent acquisitions.

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Ua51 University Libraries, 1994-2001: Statistics Aug 2003

Ua51 University Libraries, 1994-2001: Statistics

Library Annual Reports, Reports, and Statistics

No abstract provided.

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In Memoriam: Alfred Jaeger (1923-2003), Connie Foster Jul 2003

In Memoriam: Alfred Jaeger (1923-2003), Connie Foster

DLTS Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

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Ua51/1 Collections & Connections, Roxanne Spencer, Katherine Pennavaria Apr 2003

Ua51/1 Collections & Connections, Roxanne Spencer, Katherine Pennavaria

Collections & Connections

Collections & Connections is a newsletter of Western Kentucky University Libraries periodically featuring its major events. This Spring '03 issue highlights Southern Kentucky Festival of Books (now Southern Kentucky Book Fest), faculty and staff Jonathan Jeffrey, Ellen Micheletti, Jack Montgomery, Jennifer Small, and development officer Heather Slack-Ratiu.

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Textbooks To The Shelf -- Making The Connection Faster, Deana Groves, Nelda Sims, Ellen Micheletti Jan 2003

Textbooks To The Shelf -- Making The Connection Faster, Deana Groves, Nelda Sims, Ellen Micheletti

DLTS Faculty Publications

The Educational Resources Center (ERC) at Western Kentucky University was searching for ways to shorten the processing time for its collection of textbooks for grades K-12. These textbooks are replaced on a regular rotation with new editions as they are published. The collaborative effort between ERC and the Bibliographic Access Unit streamlined the processing and greatly decreased the time between acquisition and availability to library patrons.

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Standing Strong: A History Of The Bowling Green Public Library, Jonathan Jeffrey Jan 2003

Standing Strong: A History Of The Bowling Green Public Library, Jonathan Jeffrey

SCL Faculty and Staff Book Gallery

Standing Strong is the heroic story of ordinary citizens who believed in and worked for extraordinary results. The Bowling Green Public Library (now Warren County Public Library) began as a Works Progress Administration project in 1938 through the effort of local women who believed the city’s children and adults needed free library service. When these funds were no longer available, the library subsisted for several years on a $50 per month appropriation form the city. To create tax-based funding for the cash strapped organization, the City Commission created the Bowling Green Public Library by municipal order on October 2, 1953. …

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Bowling Green In Vintage Postcards, Jonathan Jeffrey Oct 2002

Bowling Green In Vintage Postcards, Jonathan Jeffrey

SCL Faculty and Staff Book Gallery

Bowling Green in Vintage Postcards is an engaging collection designed to entertain, educate, and enthrall history buffs, residents, and visitors alike with scenes of Bowling Green of yesterday. When long hunters paused along the banks of the Barren River in 1776, little did they realize that this beautiful, varied landscape would one day boast a thriving city. Today, the city is hailed as the educational, retail, and commercial hub of South Central Kentucky. Preserved in this photo journal is the area’s rich and vibrant past. Showcased are things unique to the region—horses, tobacco, strawberries, building stone, Corvettes, and Western Kentucky …

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Ua51/1 Collections & Connections, Elisabeth Knight, Jack Montgomery, Roxanne Spencer, Katherine Pennavaria Apr 2002

Ua51/1 Collections & Connections, Elisabeth Knight, Jack Montgomery, Roxanne Spencer, Katherine Pennavaria

Collections & Connections

Collections & Connections is a newsletter of Western Kentucky University Libraries periodically featuring its major events. This Spring '02 issue includes Southern Kentucky Festival of Books, a feature article titled about final summons, a gift from Lila Greene to create a listening library, National Library Week, the "Remembering Hilltoppers" exhibit, calendar and events, membership, a section named "Out & About," and a remark by the development officer Heather Slak-Ratiu.

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Baker, Jane Stark (Helm), B. 1942 (Sc 1355), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jan 2002

Baker, Jane Stark (Helm), B. 1942 (Sc 1355), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below" for Manuscripts Small Collection 1355. Letter, 19 January 2000, written by Jane S. Baker, Glasgow, Kentucky, in which Baker recalls her aunt Margie Helm, who was an outstanding Western Kentucky University librarian.

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Ua51/1 Collections & Connections, Elisabeth Knight, Jack Montgomery Oct 2001

Ua51/1 Collections & Connections, Elisabeth Knight, Jack Montgomery

Collections & Connections

Collections & Connections is a newsletter of Western Kentucky University Libraries periodically featuring its major events. This Fall '01 issue highlights the relocation of Glasgow Library, the acquisition of Mammoth Cave Collection, the map donation by Albert Pertersen, Nancy Baird Acting the Head of DLSC as Riley Handy retires, the Picturing Faith exhibit, Kentucky Women Artists, Lowell Harrison, membership, Southern Kentucken Festival of Books, Kentucky Tour of Folk Music, Artist in Residence, a unique gift to ERC, Library Advisory Committee, and Brian Coutts' being featured on the cover of a library journal.

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Biodiversity: The World Of Life, Charles H. Smith May 2001

Biodiversity: The World Of Life, Charles H. Smith

DLPS Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

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Ua51/1 Collections & Connections, Elisabeth Knight, Jack Montgomery Apr 2001

Ua51/1 Collections & Connections, Elisabeth Knight, Jack Montgomery

Collections & Connections

Collections & Connections is a newsletter of Western Kentucky University Libraries periodically featuring its major events. This Spring '01 issue highlights Southern Kentucky Festival of Books, R.R. Donnelley & Sons Award Grant, Hilliard Lyons support to ERC, Kentucky Women Artists, African American Folk Art, Bellsouth Community Internet Workshops, Charles Smith's reception of Oberly Award, attendance at Internet Librarian 2000, collection of music, membership, access to New Deal Records, celebration of National Library Week, gratitude to Minix's Donations, remembrance of Sara Tyler, and calendar & events.

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Ua51 Strategic Plan 2001-2005 Jan 2001

Ua51 Strategic Plan 2001-2005

Library Annual Reports, Reports, and Statistics

No abstract provided.

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Ua51/1 Collections & Connections, Elisabeth Knight, Jack Montgomery Oct 2000

Ua51/1 Collections & Connections, Elisabeth Knight, Jack Montgomery

Collections & Connections

Collections & Connections is a newsletter of Western Kentucky University Libraries periodically featuring its major events. This Fall 2000 issue highlights a librarian's visit to China, a sheet music collection, the New Kentuckians art project, the new development officer Robbin Taylor, African American Folk Art in KY Museum, a fund for the access to the Union Shakers materials, Bellsouth Community Internet Workshops, Hascal Haile, reception of Canadian Studies Grant, the Museum Advisory Board, the third annual Book Fest, a Japanese Sister City Library agreement, archives available via the Internet, the first "Far Away Places" program, and an introduction to the …

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Ua51/1 Collections & Connections, Elisabeth Knight, Jack Montgomery Apr 2000

Ua51/1 Collections & Connections, Elisabeth Knight, Jack Montgomery

Collections & Connections

Collections & Connections is a newsletter of Western Kentucky University Libraries periodically featuring its major events. This Spring 2000 issue highlights the second Book Festival that brought in LeVar Burton, the opening of the Libraries Millennial Exhibit, the acquisition of genealogical and political cartoons and contemporary quilts, the Expressing Kentucky project, the Bellsouth Community Internet Workshops, the Natcher, Pace, and Jim Wayne Miller collections, and the celebration of the 2000 National Library Week.

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Ua51/1/5 Wku Libraries Scrapbook 10, Wku Libraries Jan 2000

Ua51/1/5 Wku Libraries Scrapbook 10, Wku Libraries

WKU Administration Documents

Scrapbook of photos, clippings, invitations and other items for the year 2000 compiled by the WKU Libraries Dean's Office.

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Ua51/1/5 Wku Libraries Scrapbook 16, Wku Libraries Jan 2000

Ua51/1/5 Wku Libraries Scrapbook 16, Wku Libraries

WKU Administration Documents

Scrapbook of photos, clippings, invitations and other items for the year 2000 compiled by the WKU Libraries Dean's Office.

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Belize School Of Nursing, Mary Margaret (Peggy) Wright Jan 2000

Belize School Of Nursing, Mary Margaret (Peggy) Wright

DLPS Faculty Publications

This is an undated library needs assessment for the Belize School of Nursing.

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Ua51/1 Collections & Connections, Elisabeth Knight, Jack Montgomery Oct 1999

Ua51/1 Collections & Connections, Elisabeth Knight, Jack Montgomery

Collections & Connections

Collections & Connections is a semiannual newsletter of Western Kentucky University Libraries featuring its major events. This Fall '99 issue highlights the Melton Collection, the launch of TOPCAT 2000, Librarians Honored, the new CD-ROMs collection, Louis Shores Award received by Brian Coutts, Book Festival 2000, the addition of a new parking lot at the Kentucky Building, the Winchel Endowment that supports the ERC, the Reference Unit's reorganization, the inclusion of Kentucky Museum exhibits in the Smithsonian Virtual Exhibits, the arrival of a new Artist-in-Residence, and a schedule of the BellSouth Community Internet Workshops.

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Ua51/1 Collections & Connections, Elisabeth Knight, Earlene Chelf Apr 1999

Ua51/1 Collections & Connections, Elisabeth Knight, Earlene Chelf

Collections & Connections

Collections & Connections is a semiannual newsletter of Western Kentucky University Libraries featuring its major events. This Spring '99 issue highlights the history of Libraries' Web site, the Southern Kentucky Fesitival of Books (now Southern Kentucky Book Fest), the acquisition of broadsides, the implementation of Topcat II, the Jonesville Artwork exhibition, a Civil War re-enactment, the National Library Week celebration, the microfilming of Daily News' stray issues, and the display of Japanese clothing at the Kentucky Museum.

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Ua51/1 Collections & Connections, Earlene Chelf, Elisabeth Knight Oct 1998

Ua51/1 Collections & Connections, Earlene Chelf, Elisabeth Knight

Collections & Connections

Collections & Connections is WKU Libraries' newsletter periodically featuring major events of the Libraries and the Kentucky Museum and connecting them with their users and potential donors. This Fall '98 issue highlighted the first Southern Kentucky Festival of Books (now Southern Kentucky Book Fest); exhibitions of Lincoln, British and American childhood, and The Kentucky Orphan Brigade; the National Library Week celebration; the inauguration exhibit in honor of WKU President Gary Ransdell; and changes in Libraries and Kentucky Museum Advisory Councils. This issue also reported the reception of donations and the purchase of an art collection by the Main Library.

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Ua51/1/4 Collections & Connections, Wku Libraries Apr 1998

Ua51/1/4 Collections & Connections, Wku Libraries

WKU Administration Documents

Collections & Connections is WKU Libraries' newsletter periodically featuring major events of the Libraries and the Kentucky Museum and connecting them with their users and potential donors. This Spring '98 issue highlighted: quilt exhibit, national library week, Hascal Haile guitars, College High records, model train exhibit, Kentucky death records and Rowland Tharaldson.

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Ua3/9/5 Russellville Speech, Wku President's Office Jan 1998

Ua3/9/5 Russellville Speech, Wku President's Office

WKU Administration Documents

Speech delivered by WKU president Gary Ransdell at unidentified function in Russellville, Kentucky.

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Ua51/1 Collections & Connections, Earlene Chelf, Elisabeth Knight Oct 1997

Ua51/1 Collections & Connections, Earlene Chelf, Elisabeth Knight

Collections & Connections

Collections & Connections is a semiannual newsletter of Western Kentucky University Libraries featuring its major events. This Fall '97 issue highlights Pearl Carter Pace, the availability of Internet Resources to Friends of Libraries and Museum, the Charitable Gift Annuity Program, the acquisition of new museum artifacts, Mary Ellen Miller, the change of membership in the Advisory Council, the creation of the First Virtual Library, and the acquisition of Warren Biographer's Archives.

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Ua51/1 Collections & Connections, Earlene Chelf, Elisabeth Knight Apr 1997

Ua51/1 Collections & Connections, Earlene Chelf, Elisabeth Knight

Collections & Connections

Collections & Connections is a semiannual newsletter of Western Kentucky University Libraries featuring major events of the Libraries. This Spring '97 issue highlights the creation of WWII drama and documentary, Gits to KY Library and Manuscripts, National Library Week, Circus in the Attic, Historic Rural Churches in Photographic Exhibit, New Firstsearch Database, Bicentennial Celebration, the new microlab in the Glasgow Campus Library, upgrading of University Archives, WWW Workshops,Expanded Library Hours, the introduction of the new InfoLab, a new look of the Circulation Area,Susan B. Anthony, and the Kentucky Museum Store.

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Ua51/1/4 Collections & Connections, Wku Libraries Oct 1996

Ua51/1/4 Collections & Connections, Wku Libraries

WKU Administration Documents

Collections & Connections is WKU Libraries' newsletter periodically featuring major events of the Libraries and the Kentucky Museum and connecting them with their users and potential donors. This Fall '96 issue highlighted the William Natcher Collection, U.S. Bicentennial Celebration, quilt exhibition, Marilyn Casto, the American South exhibit, donations, extended campus library services, TopCat and Julia Neal.

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Ua51/1/5 Wku Libraries Scrapbook 5, Wku Libraries Jan 1996

Ua51/1/5 Wku Libraries Scrapbook 5, Wku Libraries

WKU Administration Documents

Scrapbook of photos, clippings, invitations and other items for the year 1995-1996 compiled by the WKU Libraries Dean's Office.

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