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A.I. Application In Information Science: A Review Of Imformation Visualization Softwares., Fatima Fahimnia, Nader Naghshineh

Proceedings of the IATUL Conferences

No abstract provided.

Information Literacy At The Frontier., Ann Cleary

Proceedings of the IATUL Conferences

No abstract provided.

Experimenting With The Future Of American Literary Study, Andrew Jewell

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries: Presentations

As digital Americanists, we are in the exciting but somewhat unfortunate position of having to give new ideas a try. Some of us will succeed and alter the paradigms of American literary scholarship; some of us will, like Lucius Sherman, one day look a little ridiculous. Though I think we can trust the value of some of our digital work, like making important but hard to find texts rigorously edited and fully accessible, we cannot finally predict which experiments will succeed and which will fail. As academics with tenure and review committees in our future, many of us do not …

Lanthorn, Vol. 40, No. 61, May 18, 2006, Grand Valley State University

Volume 40, July 14, 2005 - June 15, 2006

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

Metadata Committee Task 1 Update, Margaret Mering, Charity K. Martin, Judith Wolfe

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries: White Papers

1. Doorway Records.
2. Migration of architectural images from the online catalog to ContentDM.
3. Registering ContentDM collections on WorldCat (OCLC)

Report Of Task Force On Metadata Analysis, Margaret Mering, Scott Childers, Adonna Fleming, Sue Ann Gardner, Charity K. Martin, Judith Wolfe

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries: White Papers

This report :
/="/"> 1. Provides a brief overview of the different metadata schemes that are available.
/="/"> 2. Identifies the various metadata schemes being used to search and access information and digital content in the UNL Libraries.
/="/"> 3. Provides an analysis of the state of cross-searching among the various metadata schemes.
/="/"> 4. Provides recommendations on how UNL should decide which metadata schemes to use and when to use them.

Nemo News, Volume 2, Issue 8, Uno Library Science Education

NEMO Newsletter

This issue of NEMO News features Congratualtions to the Winter Semester 2006 Graduates, Please Welcome Erica Rose, Student Spotlight on Robin Brooks, Alumni Annotations with Julie Hector, Faculty Focus on Melissa Cast, SISLT Calendar, Commencement Information, Practicum Application information, and Scholarships.

Lacuny Instruction Committee Meeting Minutes, May 2006, Lacuny

Meeting Minutes

No abstract provided.

Information Professional Or Caretaker Of "Old Stuff", Daniel Davis

Library Faculty & Staff Publications

Do archivists emphasize their role as technicians with specialized skills and knowledge or do they emphasize their role as sort of "semi-pro" historians? This debate has been around since the 1930s and is not likely to be decided any time soon. My argument is that young archivists cannot afford to take an either/or approach and must incorporate elements of both paths or risk obsolescence and/or continued low salaries.

Analysis Of Elementary School Library Web Sites In Southern New Jersey, Tricia L. Squire

Theses and Dissertations

Elementary school library media centers have the opportunity to utilize a Web site to promote the goals and objectives of the program, assist students with information literacy skills and encourage students to read more. Organizations such as the American Library Association and the International Association of School Librarianship provide guidelines for creating Web sites. The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether or not elementary school library media centers in southern New Jersey were using these guidelines when creating Web sites.

Using a researcher designed checklist, Web sites were evaluated for information provided for all students, content for all …

An Investigative Study Of The Library Information Skills Taught By Elementary School Library Media Specialists In Camden City Public Schools, Michele Gold Feldman

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this investigative study was to explore the library information skills that elementary school library media specialists in the Camden City Public Schools taught to students in kindergarten through fifth grade. The study was conducted to determine the school library media specialists' perceptions of the collaboration that existed for one selected research project. Of the 12 respondents to the mailed survey, all 12 replied that they taught alphabetical order, 10 taught the Dewey Decimal System, 10 taught use of an index, 8 taught how to use the Internet, and only 2 taught the Big6/Super3 Skills. Instruction in library …

Building Better Working Relationships Between High School Library Media Specialists And School Technology Coordinators, Jennifer Lynn Sedlock

Theses and Dissertations

The impetus for this study came from numerous conversations regarding the frustrations colleagues had when communicating with their technology coordinators and/or technology services. In many ways, technology and technology-integration within school media centers are just as important these days as traditional curriculum and teachings. Embracing this fact is essential to a successful school library media program, especially those programs whose main goal is to produce the next generation of information-literate, lifelong learners. By analyzing the results and open-ended responses of a survey presented to New Jersey high school library media specialists, guidelines were proposed on how to establish and maintain …

Public And School Library Collaboration In Atlantic And Cape May Counties, Jennifer Jamison, Terri Lee Tabasso

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to identify the elements necessary for a successful collaboration between public libraries and school libraries, as well as to measure the collaborative efforts between the school and public libraries. This study was geographically limited to all school libraries and public libraries in Atlantic and Cape May Counties of Southern New Jersey. This study of public and school library collaboration utilized applied research techniques. Mailed questionnaires were sent to public and school libraries in Atlantic and Cape May Counties. The response rate was 58% for public libraries and 54% for school libraries from the two. …

Present And Future Senior Services At South County Regional Library In Camden County, Edward J. Cuneo Iii

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to survey the South County Regional Library's present senior services and plans for future senior services. The library's manager was interviewed for the study as was an administrator from an assisted-living facility and a director from a health and rehabilitation center. The interview questions asked dealt with present services for seniors and future considerations as the number of senior citizens is expected to increase. The public library had a number of services already available. The assisted living facility and health and rehabilitation center had some services. Neither scheduled regular trips to the public library. …

Effective Collaboration Methods Of School Media Specialists And Classroom Teachers, Cynthia Anne O'Reilly

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this investigative study was to determine if student achievement was greater when media specialists and classroom teachers spent more time collaborating. This was accomplished by surveying media specialists and the classroom teachers they collaborated with. Surveys were mailed to media specialists in the Cherry Hill Public School District in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. Those media specialists were asked to present a separate survey to classroom teachers they had collaborated with. Results of the surveys determined that 54% of media specialists and classroom teachers felt that their students achieved higher on lesson assessments when the media specialist and …

Pre-K Student And Teacher Access To And Use Of School Library Media Programs, Michelle Tullio

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to determine the extent to which public schools in Southern New Jersey offered library services to preschoolers as well as the characteristics of those programs. The population, which was nonrandom and purposive, consisted of twenty library media specialists in public elementary schools in Southern New Jersey. Of the twenty surveys mailed out, a total of thirteen were returned with a response rate of 65%. Data were tallied and analyzed for the following information: types of services offered to preschoolers, number of preschoolers serviced per week, rating of current collection for use by preschoolers and …

Learning Commons: The University Of Michigan Experience, Michael D. Miller

Robert E. Kennedy Library

No abstract provided.

What’S It Worth? Estimating The Value Of Coursepack Permissions In E-Journal Licenses, Athena Hoeppner

Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works

No abstract provided.

Grand Valley Forum, Volume 030, Number 38, May 8, 2006, Grand Valley State University

2005-2006, Volume 30

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

Techniques Used By Elementary Library Media Specialists To Teach Caldecott Medal And Honor Award Books, Kathy Lee Simpkins

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to determine elementary library media specialists' perceptions of the usefulness of Caldecott Medal and Honor Award books in the elementary library media center curriculum. The study was conducted to measure the techniques elementary school library media specialists considered the most effective towards increasing student reading and reading choices. A total of 255 people responded to the 11 question survey on SurveyMonkey.com. Of these 255 responses, 250 were used in this research. The majority of respondents stated that their library programs did have written library skill curriculum guides and almost half of the 250 elementary …

Lacuny Acquisitions Roundtable Meeting Minutes, May 2006, Lacuny

Meeting Minutes

No abstract provided.

Digital Commons Workshop For Depositors, Paul Royster

Institutional Repository Information

This is the PowerPoint presentation from a hands-on instructional and demonstration session to show UNL faculty and/or student researchers how to deposit published or unpublished research, scholarship, and creative activity in the library’s online digital archive. Topics covered include eligibility, copyright and permissions, appropriate file formats and metadata, document preparation and presentation, search-engine maximization, repository policies, and deposit procedures. We also covered help and other services available from the Office of Scholarly Communication. Materials deposited in the Digital Commons are available online immediately, 24/7, worldwide, free to all users, and are preserved permanently as part of the UNL Libraries digital …

Lacuny Cataloging Roundtable Meeting Minutes, May 2006, Lacuny

Meeting Minutes

No abstract provided.

Unlv Authors Honored For Publications In 2005, Unlv Libraries, Extended Study Area

Faculty Author Receptions

Lists UNLV authors and their publications who were honored at the 2006 UNLV authors reception. Includes cover art.

05-2006 Newsletter, Minnesota State University, Mankato. Library Services

Library Services Newsletters

Minnesota State University, Mankato, Library Services Newsletter for May 2006.

May 2006 Volume 2, Number 2, Winthrop University Archives And Special Collections

Retrospect: News from the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections at Winthrop University

No abstract provided.

West Virginia Libraries 2006 Vol.59 No.3, Pamela Coyle

West Virginia Libraries Newsletter

No abstract provided.

Information Interface - Volume 34, Issue 2 - May/June 2006, George Washington University, Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library

Information Interface (1976 - 2009)

News and information about Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library of interest to users.

On Speaking Terms: How To Get Through Talking In Front Of A Crowd, Samantha Hines

Mansfield Library Faculty Publications

We’ve all heard the axiom that the thing people fear most in life is speaking in public. Perhaps that is even true for some librarians. Even if public speaking isn’t on your personal top ten list of fears, it can still be difficult to muster up the courage to address a crowd. Yet, librarians’ job descriptions increasingly involve speaking to groups of people, through teaching, addressing a meeting, interviewing for a job, or presenting at conferences.

May 2006: Homeland Security Digitial Library, Dacus Library

Dacus Docs News

No abstract provided.