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Lanthorn, Vol. 40, No. 34, January 16, 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.

Lanthorn, Vol. 40, No. 33, January 12, 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.

Grand Valley Forum, Volume 030, Number 22, January 9, 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.

Lacuny Disability Services Roundtable Meeting Minutes January 2006, Lacuny

Meeting Minutes

No abstract provided.

Lanthorn, Vol. 40, No. 32, January 9, 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.

Transforming Teachers Into Teacher Researchers: How To Become Information Literate Teacher Researchers And Model Information Literacy For Student Researchers, Susan Kendall, Mary Nino, Lorene Sisson

Faculty and Staff Publications

Information literacy is one of the major areas emphasized by the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE). According to NCATE, all candidates in school settings must be able to systematically integrate information literacy in Pre-K and K-12 school curriculum to assist student learning. The 21st century requires information literate teacher-researchers who are capable of meeting the standards set by the professional organizations such as (NCATE), the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) and the American Association of School Librarians (AASL). Teaching is no longer finite knowledge distributed by the teacher and returned upon demand. Critical thinking, …

Options For The E-Reference Collection, Sue Polanka

University Libraries' Staff Publications

The electronic reference book revolution is in full swing, and nearly every reference book publisher is on board with the latest titles and interfaces for searching and retrieving top-notch scholarly resources. But which product will best suit your library? Which product has the best access and search features? And what about price-should you look for ownership or a subscription service? To assist with the reference e-book dilemma, this article examines five major electronic reference book products-ABC-CLlO's History Reference Online, Gale Virtual Reference Library, Greenwood Digital Collection, Oxford Reference Online, and Xreferplus-and compares them for content, search capabilities, interface, special features, …

Constitution Day, Humboldt State University

Constitution

Bibliography of a display of government documents from Humboldt State University, California.

Internet And Personal Computing Fads. [Book Review]., Robert P. Holley

School of Information Sciences Faculty Research Publications

No abstract provided.

How Presentation Of Electronic Resource Gateway Pages Impact Student Research Behavior, Lisa Finder, Valeda Dent, Brian K. Lym

University Libraries Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

January 2006 Volume 2, Number 1, Winthrop University Archives And Special Collections

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

No abstract provided.

Turnaround Time Between Illiad’S Odyssey And Ariel Delivery Methods: A Comparison, Ruth S. Connell, Karen L. Janke

Library Faculty Publications

Interlibrary loan departments are frequently looking for ways to reduce turnaround time. The advent of electronic delivery in the past decade has greatly reduced turnaround time for articles, but recent developments in this arena have the potential to decrease that time even further. The ILLiad ILL management system has an electronic delivery component, Odyssey, with a Trusted Sender setting that allows articles to be sent to patrons without borrowing staff intervention, provided the lending library is designated as a Trusted Sender, or this feature is enabled for all lenders. Using the tracking data created by the ILLiad management system, the …

Volume 12, Number 1: February/March 2006, Suzanne Zack

UConn Libraries Newsletter

Page 2 - The Vice Provost for University libraries reflects on what constitutes the library as place.

Page 3 - Norman Stevens, emeritus director of the University of Connecticut Libraries is profiled.

Page 5 - The Julia Brooker Thompson Library joins in the 40th anniversary of the Torrington campus.

Page 6 - The Class of 1956 will support the University archives with its class gift.

Volume 12, Number 4: November/December 2006, Suzanne Zack

UConn Libraries Newsletter

Page 2 - The Vice Provost for University Libraries reviews the comments made and conclusions reached in the 2006 Library User Survey.

Page 3 - Professor James Crawford of Cambridge University delivers the Raymond and Beverly Sackler Distinguished Lecture.

Page 4 - An illustrated copy of Salvador Dali’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland is donated to the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center.

Page 5 - In a guest column on diversity issues, Associate Professor of Sociology and Asian American Studies Bandana Purkayastha discusses children of immigrants.

Wsuls 2006 Annual Report, Wayne State University Library System

Library Publications

2006 Annual Report includes: Message from the Dean; IMLS Grant to Recruit 21st Century Librarians; Library System Expands Open Access to Scholarly Communications; LISP Moves Up in Grad School Rankings; LISP Recognized for Excellence in Distance Education; LIS Faculty Judith J. Field Honored with John Cotton Dana Award; LISP Hosts Kuwaiti Professor; LISP Names 2006 Distinguished Alumna and Distinguished Professional; DALNET Makes VA Archives Available to Public; The First-Ever National Rock & Roll Library Tour Featuring the High Strung; Legal Writing and Research Modules; WSULS Digital Collection Comes to Life in Detroit Historical Museum Exhibition; First-Year Experience Web Page; Michigan …

Beyond Assessment: Transcending The Tragedy Of The Commons, D. Russell Bailey

Library Commons Basics

An introduction to the concept of the Information Commons in libraries.

Findings From A Study Of Jelis, Anita Coleman

Faculty Publications

This is a presentation of 29 slides at the Scholarly Communication panel session of the 2006 Annual Conference of the Association for Library and Information Science Education, 19 January, 2006, San Antonio, Texas. Reports the findings from a study that investigated the value of the Journal of Education for Library & Information Science (JELIS). As far as growth is concerned, JELIS is in a holding pattern. Practitioners have decreased as authors and most articles continue to focus on Curriculum in library schools. Articles on distance education and cognition are increasing as are authors from foreign countries (outside US and Canada), …

Connecting With Aim: The Search For A Virtual Reference Niche, Lucretia Mcculley, Olivia Reinauer

University Libraries Faculty and Staff Publications

Launching virtual chat reference services at Boatwright Library at the University of Richmond has been an interesting challenge of “trial and error” over the years. After trying several different software programs and staffing options, librarians have finally found a niche with AOL’s Instant Messenger service. The first section of the article describes a path of experimentation, including early collaborations with the computing services help desk, staffing patterns within the library, technical and financial challenges with virtual reference software, and attempts to get students to use reference chat services. The second half of the case study will describe the great success …

Olininfo, January 2006, Olin Library

OlinInfo

Newsletter of the Franklin W. Olin Library at Rollins College

Information Interface - Volume 34, Issue 1 - January/February 2006, George Washington University, Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library

Information Interface (1976 - 2009)

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

2006 Author Recognition Bibliography, Grand Valley State University Libraries

Author Recognition

No abstract provided.

Foundations For A Successful Digital Preservation Program: Discussions From Digital Preservation In State Government: Best Practices Exchange 2006, Christy Allen

Libraries Publications

No abstract provided.

Certainty Identification In Texts: Categorization Model And Manual Tagging Results, Elizabeth D. Liddy, Victoria L. Rubin, Noriko Kando

School of Information Studies - Faculty Scholarship

This chapter presents a theoretical framework and preliminary results for manual categorization of explicit certainty information in 32 English newspaper articles. Our contribution is in a proposed categorization model and analytical framework for certainty identification. Certainty is presented as a type of subjective information available in texts. Statements with explicit certainty markers were identified and categorized according to four hypothesized dimensions – level, perspective, focus, and time of certainty.

The preliminary results reveal an overall promising picture of the presence of certainty information in texts, and establish its susceptibility to manual identification within the proposed four-dimensional certainty categorization analytical framework. …

Fy2006 National Center For Education Statistics (Nces) Academic Libraries Survey: University Of Rhode Island Data

University Libraries Reports & Statistics

The main document posted here is a report generated from the online subscription service ACRLMetrics. The report contains FY2006 data submitted by the University of Rhode Island Libraries to the National Center for Educational Statistics (NCES) for their biennial Academic Libraries Survey. Two files are included as supplemental content: "NCES Academic Libraries Survey -- URI FY2006 data.xlsx," the report (above) in spreadsheet format, and "ACQuestionnaire_FY06.pdf," the Fiscal Year 2006 Questionnaire & Instructions from NCES.

Fy2006 Association Of College And Research Libraries (Acrl) Statistical Survey: University Of Rhode Island Data

University Libraries Reports & Statistics

The main document posted here is a report generated from the online subscription service ACRLMetrics. The report contains FY2006 data as submitted by the University of Rhode Island Libraries for the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) 2005-2006 statistical survey. It also provides additional metrics calculated by ACRL. Several files are included as supplemental content: "ACRL academic library survey -- URI FY2006 data.xlsx," the report (above) in spreadsheet format; "2006 ACRL data entry printout - URI.pdf," a printout of URI's final FY2006 data as entered in the ACRL Web-based form; "ACRL Statistics 2005-06 Worksheet.pdf" provided by ACRL; "ACRL Statistics …

Building Interoperable Vocabulary And Structures For Learning Objects, Jian Qin, Naybell Hernández

School of Information Studies - Faculty Scholarship

The structural, functional, and production views on learning objects influence metadata structure and vocabulary. We drew on these views and conducted a literature review and in-depth analysis of 14 learning objects and over 500 components in these learning objects to model the knowledge framework for a learning object ontology. The learning object ontology reported in this paper consists of 8 top-level classes, 28 classes at the second level, and 34 at the third level. Except class Learning object, all other classes have the three properties of preferred term, related term, and synonym. To validate the ontology, we conducted a query …

The Semantic And Syntactic Model Of Metadata, Jian Qin, Javier Calzada Prado

School of Information Studies - Faculty Scholarship

As more information becomes “born digital”, metadata creation is increasingly becoming part of the information creation process. Current metadata schemes inherit much of the library cataloging tradition, which has shown limitations on representing “born digital” type of resources. Through analysis of issues of metadata schemes and review of metadata research and projects, the authors propose an ontology-based approach to building a modular metadata model in which semantics and syntax may be integrated to suit the needs for representing “born digital” resources. The authors use an learning object ontology as an example to demonstrate how the semantics and syntax may be …

Holy Cross Libraries Annual Report Fy2006, James E. Hogan

Holy Cross Libraries Annual Reports

At the end of the fiscal year, the Director of the Holy Cross Libraries issues an annual report that provides a review of library services, details budgets and regular operations, and highlights programs, projects and activities that were initiated, sponsored or assisted by the Libraries.

Trademark Searching Tools And Strategies: Questions For The New Millennium, Jon R. Cavicchi

Law Faculty Scholarship

The intent of this discussion is to raise questions about trademark searching which will be discussed in future issues of IDEA. I will lead you through the questions raised by my journey through primarily legal literature in treatises and periodicals on the Lexis and Westlaw platforms.

Keeping Up To Date With Ip News Services And Blogs: Drowning In A Sea Of Sameness?, Jon R. Cavicchi

Law Faculty Scholarship

It seems like so many IP related Websites you visit invite you to join their free email list to keep you up to date. Sources span a wide spectrum including governmental organizations, non-governmental organizations, educational institutions, consulting services, law firms, commercial publishers and more. These sources span the spectrum from free, to low fee to premium pricing. With all of this information overload and choices, how do you differentiate and choose news sources?

The goals of this article are twofold. Goal one is to present a survey of types and categories of IP news tools available to IP researchers. Since …