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The Usability Study Of The Coates Library Website: Final Report, Benjamin R. Harris

Library Faculty Research

Philosophies underlying web design principles and the usability of web architecture change over time. What worked 5 years ago may be irrelevant today, and design fads quickly come and go. Therefore, it is helpful to conduct research studies in the usability and design of web pages to determine how these resources continue to perform well and what areas require revision or would benefit from improvement. After a number of revisions and after two years in its current iteration, a usability study of the Coates Library website would give librarians and web team members the opportunity to evaluate the site. In …

Unlv Authors Honored For Publications In 2004, Unlv Libraries, Amargosa Room

Faculty Author Receptions

Lists UNLV authors and their publications who were honored at the 2005 UNLV authors reception. Includes cover art.

Grand Valley Forum, Volume 029, Number 36, April 18, 2005, Grand Valley State University

2004-2005, Volume 29

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

Lacuny Executive Council Meeting Minutes, April 2005, Lacuny

Meeting Minutes

No abstract provided.

Lacuny Instruction Committee Meeting Minutes, April 2005, Lacuny

Meeting Minutes

No abstract provided.

The Anchor, Volume 118.22: April 15, 2005, Hope College

The Anchor: 2005

The Anchor began in 1887 and was first issued weekly in 1914. Covering national and campus news alike, Hope College’s student-run newspaper has grown over the years to encompass over two-dozen editors, reporters, and staff. For much of The Anchor's history, the latest issue was distributed across campus each Wednesday throughout the academic school year (with few exceptions). In recent years The Anchor moved to monthly print issues and a more frequently updated website. The Anchor is now published in print twice per academic semester. Occasionally, the volume and/or issue numbering is irregular.

"Well, There It Is", Mark Y. Herring

Dacus Library Faculty Publications

While PASCAL meet all the requirements of a collaborative funding source, the Palmetto state still starved it of funds.

Encyclopedia Of Public Relations (Review), Sue Polanka

University Libraries' Staff Publications

This article is a book review of "Encyclopedia of Public Relations" by Robert L. Heath.

Making Serials Visible: Basic Principles Of Serials Cataloging, Marsha Seamans

Library Presentations

No abstract provided.

Lanthorn, Vol. 39, No. 30, April 14, 2005, Grand Valley State University

Volume 39, July 15, 2004 - June 16, 2005

Lanthorn is Grand Valley State's student newspaper, published from 1968 to the present.

Campus Learning Spaces: Investing In How Students Learn, Stephen R. Acker, Michael D. Miller

Robert E. Kennedy Library

To justify the substantial investment in bricks-and-mortar construction, colleges and universities must design and continually renew the physical spaces in which students learn. A variety of research studies document that today's students learn differently than did many of the faculty now teaching them and that the design of learning spaces can favor or disadvantage various ways of learning. Campus planners are challenged to build flexible interior spaces so that buildings with 100-year life spans can continually adapt to new generations of learners and our new discoveries of how people learn. Without this capacity to modify the learning environment, institutions put …

Grand Valley Forum, Volume 029, Number 35, April 11, 2005, Grand Valley State University

2004-2005, Volume 29

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

Reference On The Road: In-Class Reference Assistance For Composition Students, Charlotte M. Droll, Mary Lou Baker Jones

University Libraries' Staff Publications

Description:

Wright State University's Dunbar Library has successfully combined its outstanding traditional reference service with the College of Liberal Arts completely modernized electronic classrooms to provide in-class, at-the-elbow reference consultations to 60%, or 1200, of the University's composition students.

The Solution:

Two years ago the Reference and Instruction Department initiated a service called "in-class reference assistance". It serves the University's composition program in which all incoming students enroll. At the request of a composition teacher two Reference staff members work one-on-one with students right in their electronic classrooms. They help students to generate good search terms, choose places to look, …

Up The Down Escalator: Creating Realistic Expectations With Teaching Faculty, Stephanie Wiegand, Sarah Naper

University Libraries Publications

Has a faculty member ever approached you and asked you to come to her class to talk to students about library services and research tools, and when you ask, “What are the learning objectives for the session?” the faculty member replied, “Oh, they just need to know everything about library research, library services, how to evaluate information, and how to access materials in the library and online.” How much is reasonable for a subject librarian to impart to students in a single 50-minute one-shot? Join colleagues to discuss strategies for managing faculty expectations of library sessions and approaches for narrowing …

Information Literacy In Science & Technology Disciplines, Virginia A. Baldwin

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries: Presentations

"Information Literacy in Science & Technology Disciplines" is a presentation given as part of the 2005 ACRL preconference, “Information Literacy in the Disciplines: Librarian/Faculty Collaboration for 21st Century Research Skills.” The purpose of the presentation was to give preconference attendees a background that would assist in facilitating discussions of methods of collaborating with faculty to develop library instruction that addresses information literacy standards relevant to specific disciplines.

Lanthorn, Vol. 39, No. 29, April 7, 2005, Grand Valley State University

Volume 39, July 15, 2004 - June 16, 2005

Lanthorn is Grand Valley State's student newspaper, published from 1968 to the present.

Multilingual Virtual Reference Services, Yuhfen Diana H. Wu

Faculty and Staff Publications

No abstract provided.

Grand Valley Forum, Volume 029, Number 34, April 4, 2005, Grand Valley State University

2004-2005, Volume 29

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

Spring 2005, Billington Library

Library Newsletter

Mark Daganaar discusses library operations over Spring Break, United We Read books The Kite Runner and Stiff are highlighted, employees Renee Stuart and Miguel Morales are featured, including their awards for Outstanding Student Award and the Campus Ledger's KACP award respectively. Sharon Yohn writes about Belize, National Library Week is given mention, the library participates in National Take Your Child to Work Day, Susan Gundy writes about ways to find information on family histories, Rhea Reitmeyer reviews Life Expectancy, Jack the Gorilla studied at the library for Dollars for Scholars, and Kathy Labelle asks librarians why they entered the …

April 2005: Notable State Documents, Dacus Library

Dacus Docs News

No abstract provided.

The Information Commons Service Model: Off The Map And Through The Rapids, Patricia Mileham

Library Faculty Presentations

Just as good captains rely on maps when guiding their ships in unfamiliar territory, so can we chart our own courses from others’ work in exploring variants of the information commons model. Here at Valparaiso University, we rejected the idea of an “information commons area” separated from traditional library services and resources when designing our new building. Joining with our campus IT User Services colleagues and the Writing Center, we consider our model to be an attitude of service that encompasses our organization and includes the entire building. We purposefully include print and electronic resources together throughout the building with …

Volume 11, Number 1: February/March 2005, Suzanne Zack

UConn Libraries Newsletter

Page 2 - Brinley Franklin and Scott Kennedy find much to celebrate as the library adapts to a world of digital information

Page 3 - Richard Schimmelpfeng, the first director of the library’s special collections department, continues to volunteer his time and donate his collections to the library.

Page 6 - Staff News: Brinley Franklin is promoted to Vice Provost of University Libraries. Iris King retires after 34 years of service to the University Libraries. Tony Hopkins joins the Tri-Campus Libraries staff.

Page 7 - Donors to the University Libraries, July 1 – December 31, 2004

Nota Bene; Volume Xix, Number I, Yale University Library

Nota Bene

Nota Bene is published during the academic year to acquaint the Yale community and others with the resources of the Yale Library.

The Joint Archives Quarterly, Volume 15.01: Spring 2005, Hope College, Geoffrey D. Reynolds

The Joint Archives Quarterly

No abstract provided.

Olininfo, April 2005, Olin Library

OlinInfo

Newsletter of the Franklin W. Olin Library at Rollins College.

Number 2 Spring 2005, Special Collections Research Center

Newsletters from The Special Collection Research Center - The Courant

No abstract provided.

Spring 2005, School Of Information Studies

iSchool Newsletter

No abstract provided.

Among Friends Spring 2005 Vol 5 No 2, Friends Of The Bethel University Library

Among Friends Library Newsletter

Contents:

• Over and Back Wows a Crowd
• Dear Friends
• Homecoming Attendees Experience "Extreme Makeover: Library Edition"
• Yikes! IC Li-Bear-ian Loose in the Library!
• Books from Friends
• Bethel Librarians Honored
• Bethel Author Corner
• For Travelers Who Read, Or Readers Who Travel, Or Travelers, Or Readers
• In Memory of Dr. Art Lewis
• Knitter Unite to Celebrate Women's History Month
• Library Footnotes

Volume 11, Number 2: April/May 2005, Suzanne Zack

UConn Libraries Newsletter

Page 2 – The Vice Provost cites 2004/2005 as a year of significant accomplishments for the Libraries. • The Dodd Research Center and the Human Rights Institute plan a conference on economic human rights for October.

Page 3 - Researcher Bill V. Mullen talks about the work of avant garde musician, composer, and author Fred Ho, whose archive is in Archives & Special Collections.

Page 4 - Students tell us why they come to the library. • The Dodd Research Center commissions two students to create a logo for its 10th anniversary celebration. • Fragile pamphlets are given new life …

Gatherings No. 36 Spring/Summer 2005, Friends Of The University Libraries

Gatherings: Friends of the University Libraries Newsletter

Complete issue of Gatherings no. 36. Edited by Laurel Grotzinger.