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People Profile: Christy Allen, Editor

Against the Grain

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Book Reviews -- Monographic Musings, Debbie Vaughn

Against the Grain

No abstract provided.

People Profile: Frances Mcnamara, Editor

Against the Grain

No abstract provided.

Isbn-13 At The Unviersity Of Chicago Library, Frances Mcnamara

Against the Grain

No abstract provided.

People Profile: Wendell Lotz, Editor

Against the Grain

No abstract provided.

Atg Deadlines, Editor

Against the Grain

No abstract provided.

Back Talk -- June 1, 2010 Southern California State University Post Google Super Print And Post Tsunami, Anthony (Tony) W. Ferguson

Against the Grain

No abstract provided.

Electronic Ordering And Isbn-13 -- "How Will I Order Books In A 13-Digit World?", Eric Throndson

Against the Grain

No abstract provided.

2005 Charleston Conference -- 25th Annual Issues In Book And Serial Acquisition, Editor

Against the Grain

No abstract provided.

Implementation Timeline For Isbn-13 At The Library Of Congress, David Bucknum

Against the Grain

No abstract provided.

President's Column, Judith Gibbons

The Southeastern Librarian

Column by SELA President, Judith Gibbons.

From The Editor, Perry Bratcher

The Southeastern Librarian

Column by Perry Bratcher, editor of The Southeastern Librarian.

Creating A Reading Culture In An Academic Library, Kathy A. Campbell, Debbie O'Brien, Jean Flanigan

The Southeastern Librarian

Aliteracy is becoming a growing concern on college campuses, including East Tennessee State University (ETSU). Several years ago, a colleague emailed the librarians at Sherrod Library an article from the online edition of the Washington Post (Weeks 2001) about a graduate student at Park University in Kansas City who was making it through school by skimming texts, drawing information and themes from dust jackets, watching television, and listening to audio books. Jeremy Spreitzer, the focus of the Washington Post story, represented the growing number of students in the United States who are aliterate. After discussing this article at our faculty …

Live Virtual Reference And The Database Dilemma, Jennifer Mcclure

The Southeastern Librarian

Live virtual reference programs in the university setting have blossomed in recent years as librarians have aspired to become as “virtual” as the resources they offer. While some libraries have chosen to limit their service to affiliated members, many have preferred to open their programs to the wider community. The motivation to do so is perhaps particularly strong among public university librarians, who often feel a dual responsibility to their own affiliates and to the citizens of their state. However, the decision to offer a chat reference service to the public raises a number of legal, ethical, and practical questions …

Eku Libraries And The Nova Program: Collaborating To Bring Information Literacy To First Year Students, Brad Marcum

The Southeastern Librarian

During the fall semester of 2003, Eastern Kentucky University libraries and the NOVA program for first year students initiated a collaborative effort aimed at achieving two goals: 1) better prepare the one hundred students selected to participate in the NOVA program for their career at EKU, and 2) provide those students with information literacy skills needed to function as discriminating consumers of information throughout their lives.

This article will discuss the creation and outcomes of our first year of collaboration. It will touch on our positive experiences and on some of the challenges EKU librarians encountered as we worked with …

Striving For Success: Practical Advice For Reference Graduate Assistants (And Other New Reference Providers), D. Brett Spencer, Amia Baker, Richard A. Stoddart, Sheri Helt, Adrienne R. Lee, Bryan Paul Tronstad

The Southeastern Librarian

With a little reflection, most librarians can recall the excitement, anticipation, and fear that filled their early days at the reference desk:

“What will people ask me?”

“What if I don’t know how to help someone?”

“What do I need to do to be successful?”

Many librarians first experienced this emotional turbulence while working as graduate assistants (GAs) in academic library reference departments. Although demanding, working as a reference graduate assistant yields many benefits. An assistantship introduces participants to basics of reference librarianship like customer service, search techniques, and teamwork. Assistantships also help students get their foot in the door …

Assessing Library Services With Libqual+: A Case Study, William J. Hubbard, Donald E. Walter

The Southeastern Librarian

There is a growing body of literature on the development of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) assessment tool, LibQUAL+ (Cook, Heath, Thompson). Because LibQUAL+ is a fairly recent innovation, there has been little published on its use in individual libraries. The 2001 LibQUAL+ survey at Texas Tech (Kemp) and the 2002 survey at the University of Washington (Hiller) are two exceptions. Both were conducted at ARL libraries, which is appropriate as LibQUAL+ is an ARL program. ARL has announced a forthcoming title, From Data to Action: Libraries Report on Their Use of LibQUAL+™ Survey Findings, but this has yet …

Information-Seeking Behaviors Of Practitioners In A Primary Care Practice-Based Research Network (Pbrn), James E. Andrews, Kevin A. Pearce, Carol Ireson, Margaret M. Love

School of Information Faculty Publications

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to examine the information-seeking behaviors (e.g., information resource usage patterns, access to types of sources and to medical libraries, and use of particular information technologies) of members in a primary care practice-based research network (PBRN) to inform future efforts supporting primary care practitioners in their daily care of patients.

METHODS: Every primary care practitioner who was a member of the Kentucky Ambulatory Network-including family practitioners, general practitioners, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants-was surveyed. The cross-sectional survey included twenty-six questions to investigate the information-seeking behavior of primary care practitioners.

RESULTS: The response rate was …

Information Outlook, April 2005, Special Libraries Association

Information Outlook, 2005

Volume 9, Issue 4

Spring 2005, John M. Pfau Library

Peacock – John M. Pfau Library Newsletter

Content:

• Library without Walls - Palm Desert's Electronic Library by Stacy Magedanz
• One Search to Rule Them All - ExpertSearch by Brent Singleton
• The Book and Beyond, Part I: A Brief History of the John M. Pfau Library by Michael Burgess
• Library Goings On

Lanthorn, Vol. 39, No. 28, March 31, 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.

Lacuny Acquisitions Roundtable Meeting Minutes, March 2005, Lacuny

Meeting Minutes

No abstract provided.

Lacuny Disability Services Roundtable Meeting Minutes, March 2005, Lacuny

Meeting Minutes

No abstract provided.

Grand Valley Forum, Volume 029, Number 33, March 28, 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.

Nemo News, Volume 1, Issue 3, Uno Library Science Education

NEMO Newsletter

This issue of NEMO News features the Spring Mixer is a Success, Important Dates, May 2005 Commencement Information, and Scholarships.

Ordering Chaos: An Integrated Guide And Online Archive Of Walt Whitman’S Poetry Manuscripts, Brett Barney, Mary Ellen Ducey, Andrew Jewell, Kenneth M. Price, Brian L. Pytlik Zillig, Katherine L. Walter

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries: Faculty Publications

In order to organize the widely dispersed manuscripts of Walt Whitman, The Walt Whitman Archive, in partnership with the University of Nebraska- Lincoln Libraries, has utilized the power of Encoded Archival Description (EAD) to create a single, scholarly enhanced guide to Whitman’s poetry manuscripts. This integrated finding guide to Whitman’s poetry manuscripts includes item-level description, links to repository guides that provide both location information and collection context, links to digital images of the manuscripts, and links to Text Encoding Initiative (TEI) transcriptions. In creating such a guide, we had to work cooperatively across disciplines and institutions, expand the use of …

Lanthorn, Vol. 39, No. 27, March 24, 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.

Ufa Aac Library Sub-Committee Meeting Minutes, March 2005, Barbara Swartzlander

UFA AAC Library Sub-committee Meeting Minutes

Meeting report from the University Faculty Assembly Academic Affairs Committee's Library Sub-committee meeting at the University of New England.

Grand Valley Forum, Volume 029, Number 32, March 21, 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.

A Thank You, Jonathan L. Entin, Erik M. Jensen, Kent D. Syverud, D Don Welch, Carrie Menkel-Meadow, Mark Tushnet

Journal of Legal Education

No abstract provided.