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Webworthy-Computer Viruses, Pamela M. Rose, Sandra K. Paul, Albert Simmonds Jun 2000

Webworthy-Computer Viruses, Pamela M. Rose, Sandra K. Paul, Albert Simmonds

Against the Grain

No abstract provided.


An Update: Sources For Electronic Journals On The Web, Judy Luther Jun 2000

An Update: Sources For Electronic Journals On The Web, Judy Luther

Against the Grain

No abstract provided.


Library Profile-Millsaps-Wilson Library: On The Brink Of Change, Barbara Dean, Jack W. Montgomery, Allison Mays Jun 2000

Library Profile-Millsaps-Wilson Library: On The Brink Of Change, Barbara Dean, Jack W. Montgomery, Allison Mays

Against the Grain

No abstract provided.


Allison Mays, Collection Development Librarian, Millsaps College, Barbara Dean, Jack W. Montgomery, Allison Mays Jun 2000

Allison Mays, Collection Development Librarian, Millsaps College, Barbara Dean, Jack W. Montgomery, Allison Mays

Against the Grain

No abstract provided.


Squeezing The Most Out Of The Approval Plan Budget: The University Of Texas At Austin And Blackwell's Book Servics Preferred Edition And Paper Preferred Options, Glen Worley Jun 2000

Squeezing The Most Out Of The Approval Plan Budget: The University Of Texas At Austin And Blackwell's Book Servics Preferred Edition And Paper Preferred Options, Glen Worley

Against the Grain

No abstract provided.


An Introduction-Atg Special Report On The Digital Dilemma, Ann Okerson Jun 2000

An Introduction-Atg Special Report On The Digital Dilemma, Ann Okerson

Against the Grain

No abstract provided.


The Digital Dilemma: Intellectual Property In The Information Age, Ann Okerson, Sarah Sully Jun 2000

The Digital Dilemma: Intellectual Property In The Information Age, Ann Okerson, Sarah Sully

Against the Grain

No abstract provided.


Letters To The Editor, Katina Strauch Jun 2000

Letters To The Editor, Katina Strauch

Against the Grain

No abstract provided.


Rumors, Katina Strauch Jun 2000

Rumors, Katina Strauch

Against the Grain

No abstract provided.


The Digital Dilemma: A Publisher's Perspective, Ann Okerson, Karen Hunter Jun 2000

The Digital Dilemma: A Publisher's Perspective, Ann Okerson, Karen Hunter

Against the Grain

No abstract provided.


Innovations Affecting Us-Dataplay's High Density Disc And Agilent's Optical Switch Fabric, Norman Desmarais, Sandra K. Paul, Albert Simmonds Jun 2000

Innovations Affecting Us-Dataplay's High Density Disc And Agilent's Optical Switch Fabric, Norman Desmarais, Sandra K. Paul, Albert Simmonds

Against the Grain

No abstract provided.


Book Review-Digital Libraries: Philosophies, Technical Design Considerations And Example Scnearios, Debbie Vaughn Jun 2000

Book Review-Digital Libraries: Philosophies, Technical Design Considerations And Example Scnearios, Debbie Vaughn

Against the Grain

No abstract provided.


Adventures In Librarianship: Here's The Pitch, Ned Kraft Jun 2000

Adventures In Librarianship: Here's The Pitch, Ned Kraft

Against the Grain

No abstract provided.


Here's Looking At...Library-Based Profiling: The Real New Business Model (A Plan To Reinvigorate Library/Vendor Relations), Rick Lugg, Ruth Fischer Jun 2000

Here's Looking At...Library-Based Profiling: The Real New Business Model (A Plan To Reinvigorate Library/Vendor Relations), Rick Lugg, Ruth Fischer

Against the Grain

No abstract provided.


Information Outlook, June 2000, Special Libraries Association Jun 2000

Information Outlook, June 2000, Special Libraries Association

Information Outlook, 2000

Volume 4, Issue 6


Grand Valley Forum, Volume 024, Number 39, May 30, 2000, Grand Valley State University May 2000

Grand Valley Forum, Volume 024, Number 39, May 30, 2000, Grand Valley State University

1999-2000, Volume 24

Grand Valley Forum is Grand Valley State's faculty and staff newsletter, published from 1976 to the present.


Remarks, Delivered At The Enrichment Dinner On May 24, 2000, Arend D. Lubbers May 2000

Remarks, Delivered At The Enrichment Dinner On May 24, 2000, Arend D. Lubbers

Presidential Speeches

Remarks, delivered at the Enrichment Dinner on May 24, 2000 by Arend D. Lubbers, who served as President of Grand Valley from 1969-2001.


Monograph And Serials Expenditures By Fund Code, Fy1998-Fy2000, William T. O'Malley May 2000

Monograph And Serials Expenditures By Fund Code, Fy1998-Fy2000, William T. O'Malley

Collection Development Reports and Documents

Spreadsheet listing University Library expenditures for monographs and serials by fund code for the fiscal years ending 1998, 1999, and 2000.


Grand Valley Forum, Volume 024, Number 38, May 15, 2000, Grand Valley State University May 2000

Grand Valley Forum, Volume 024, Number 38, May 15, 2000, Grand Valley State University

1999-2000, Volume 24

Grand Valley Forum is Grand Valley State's faculty and staff newsletter, published from 1976 to the present.


Program Accommodations Made By New Jersey Elementary School Librarians To Meet The Needs Of Exceptional Readers, Beverly S. Siti May 2000

Program Accommodations Made By New Jersey Elementary School Librarians To Meet The Needs Of Exceptional Readers, Beverly S. Siti

Theses and Dissertations

As teacher and educational partner, the elementary school library media specialist must accommodate the diverse abilities and interests of students in all stages and degrees of literacy development. In order to examine if and how school librarians in New Jersey meet the needs of students who read either above or below grade level expectations, a survey was designed to measure key attributes of a library program that successfully accommodates all readers: the librarian's background knowledge of the reading process, his/her collaboration with others who have knowledge of students' strengths and needs, the accessibility of appropriate materials to students within the …


Information Literacy Skills: Successful Cross-Curricular Integration At The Secondary Level In New Jersey, Susan T. Rohrman May 2000

Information Literacy Skills: Successful Cross-Curricular Integration At The Secondary Level In New Jersey, Susan T. Rohrman

Theses and Dissertations

Focusing on information literacy skills instruction at the secondary level, the purposes of the field research were to examine the impact of national and state curriculum standards on library skills curriculum; to explore the instructional role of the school media specialist; and to create a model for successful information literacy skills projects. Field research was conducted at the media centers of two secondary schools, grades 9 - 12 in southern New Jersey. Two educational media specialists in secondary schools and their 10th grade Biology classes were observed during an instructional period. Application of information literacy skills was incorporated into the …


The Information-Seeking Experience Of Users In The Reference Section Of The Rowan University Library, Faye E. Robinson May 2000

The Information-Seeking Experience Of Users In The Reference Section Of The Rowan University Library, Faye E. Robinson

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to learn about the information-seeking experience of users of the Rowan University library. The data were collected by way of a self-administered questionnaire. One hundred and five library users participated in the study; the average respondents were male undergraduates 18-22 years old. The data were analyzed by examining the percentages of responses. One major finding of the study is that 92% of the respondents did not think they needed the help of the librarian to use electronic resources. Another relevant finding was that users found one-on-one assistance from a librarian was more effective than …


Gender Preferences In The Recreational Reading Of Sixth Grade Students, Dorothy H. Holmes May 2000

Gender Preferences In The Recreational Reading Of Sixth Grade Students, Dorothy H. Holmes

Theses and Dissertations

This study compared what sixth graders like to read for pleasure by gender with the collection of the Voorhees New Jersey Middle School media center. An interest survey was given to 105 sixth-grade students. A sample of the Voorhees Middle School library was done. A comparison of the two analyzed what is available in the library with what the students like to read. The influence of the Harry Potter books on recreational reading was also studied. This study showed that males and females have favorable attitudes towards recreational reading and enjoy both fiction and nonfiction as well as a variety …


Can Computer Technology Help Elementary Students Achieve Information Literacy?, David Calvanico May 2000

Can Computer Technology Help Elementary Students Achieve Information Literacy?, David Calvanico

Theses and Dissertations

In an attempt to determine if computer technology helps elementary students achieve information literacy, a quasi-experiment was conducted using the Solomon four-group design with two fourth grade and two fifth grade classes. Information Literacy Standards from Information Power: Building Partnerships for Learning and Eisenberg and Berkowitz' Big 6™ Information Literacy model were used to structure the experiment. The researcher was a participant observer, the school's librarian. Two classes were pretested and posttested, the other two were only posttested following Solomon four-group protocol. The researcher used a rubric to assess students at each step of the Big 6™ Information Literacy model …


2000 Report Of Gifts (84 Pages), South Caroliniana Library--University Of South Carolina May 2000

2000 Report Of Gifts (84 Pages), South Caroliniana Library--University Of South Carolina

University South Caroliniana Society - Annual Report of Gifts

No abstract provided.


Accommodating Learning Disabled Students In New Jersey Middle School Media Centers, Dawn Duelly May 2000

Accommodating Learning Disabled Students In New Jersey Middle School Media Centers, Dawn Duelly

Theses and Dissertations

Learning disabled students are being placed in regular education classrooms because of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act '97 (IDEA'97). A questionnaire was sent to library media specialists in New Jersey middle schools asking how they accommodated learning disabled students. It questioned the library media specialists' training, programs, feelings and how they service this population. It also asked about the accommodations made for the learning disabled student in the library media center. The results of the survey indicated that more staff training is needed. School library media specialists are concerned about finding materials that are low level reading, but high …


Leisure Reading Among Fourth And Sixth Grade Boys, Linda Kissling May 2000

Leisure Reading Among Fourth And Sixth Grade Boys, Linda Kissling

Theses and Dissertations

This study attempted to determine whether middle school boys read less for leisure than elementary school boys. Forty-eight boys and 45 girls in fourth grade and 48 boys and 52 girls in sixth grade maintained a log for one week to determine how their time outside school was spent and responded to a survey to describe their attitudes toward leisure reading. Time outside school was divided into three categories; personal, including sleeping, eating, and hygiene; structured or demand time, including homework, chores, and sports and music practice; and leisure, including television, reading, time with friends, etc. The survey asked respondents …


History Of The George J. Mitchell Elementary School Library Media Center, Little Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey, Susan D. Lescure May 2000

History Of The George J. Mitchell Elementary School Library Media Center, Little Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey, Susan D. Lescure

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this case study was to identify the factors that led to the formation of the George J. Mitchell Elementary School Library Media Center and give local historical reference to the community about the library services offered. Data was collected through literature, personal communications, documents, observations, and site visitations. Historical developments illustrated relevant patterns in the evolution of library service to elementary schools. The research was used to inform the community about the history of the library using the district's web page.


Development Of The Avalon And Stone Harbor School Library Media Programs: A Case Study, Roberta A. Dean May 2000

Development Of The Avalon And Stone Harbor School Library Media Programs: A Case Study, Roberta A. Dean

Theses and Dissertations

This case study was an attempt to discover the circumstances that prompted the Avalon and Stone Harbor schools to establish school library media centers and how each school district developed its program. The people who were personally involved in establishing the libraries and former students who attended the schools at the time each library was established were interviewed. Questionnaires were designed to collect oral history data. Archival documents, such as school board minutes, annual reports from the Cape May County Free Library, and New Jersey Department of Education records were consulted to verify the oral history information and provide additional …


Teaching Research Skills With Electronic Reference Tools: A Study Of Curriculum Development And Articulation, Johanne Milnes May 2000

Teaching Research Skills With Electronic Reference Tools: A Study Of Curriculum Development And Articulation, Johanne Milnes

Theses and Dissertations

Elementary teachers and elementary school library media specialists are expected to prepare students to be able to complete independent research using a variety of print and electronic reference tools. The purpose of this study was to examine what programs are available in elementary schools that prepare students to do independent research. The subjects were library media specialists who taught grades three, four, five, and six in schools in New Jersey. The schools were part of the FG group of the New Jersey District Factor Grouping System. Using a self-administered questionnaire the subjects described the essentials of their library programs, responded …