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To Cite Or Not To Cite? Confronting The Legacy Of (European) Writing On African Music, Kofi Agawu

Publications and Research

English Abstract:

The current citational practice in Western scholarship is ideologically loaded, being far more suited to a written economy than a primarily oral culture in which knowledge is preserved in memory and disseminated through repeated performance. The impact of orality on musical scholarship should be more closely investigated; African scholars have all too often become informants rather than theorists of their own traditions. It is therefore proposed that the routine citation of a body of scholarship developed without Africa's historically-specific intellectual needs and ambitions in mind should in fact be discouraged.

German Abstract:

Die heutige Zitierpraxis der westlichen Wissenschaft …

Encyclopedia Of Industrial And Organizational Psychology, Leticia Camacho

Faculty Publications

In today’s global, competitive marketplace, firms are concerned with developing, retaining, and rewarding their workforce. With the proliferation of self-service human resource management applications, workplace issues are no longer the sole purview of the human resources department. Line managers need to be aware of legal and ethical issues as well as of the latest techniques to evaluate and motivate their employees. The Encyclopedia covers more than four hundred key topics that affect the workplace environment daily.

Redefining Academic Law Library Excellence In A Technological Age: From Evolution To Revolution, Steven D. Hinckley

Faculty Scholarship

This article focuses on the rapidly changing standards of academic law library excellence as the ready availability and diversity of information technologies and digital collections supplant traditional print collections as the determinative measurement of library quality. The author challenges the legal and law library professions to discard traditional qualitative standards (e.g., print volume and title holdings) and to embrace standards that recognize the importance of meaningful access to information that is not tied to physical ownership or location.

Scholarly Communication Issues: Raising Awareness On Many Fronts, James A. Van Fleet

Faculty Conference Papers and Presentations

No abstract provided.

Disaster Planning And Preparedness: Defining A Library "Disaster", James A. Van Fleet

Faculty Conference Papers and Presentations

No abstract provided.

Google Sets, Google Suggest, And Google Search History: Three More Tools For The Reference Librarian's Bag Of Tricks, Jill Cirasella

Publications and Research

This article examines the features, quirks, and uses of Google Sets, Google Suggest, and Google Search History and argues that these three lesser-known Google tools warrant inclusion in the resourceful reference librarian’s bag of tricks.

Review: Birds Of Georgia, Ruth Hayden

Georgia Library Quarterly

Review of the non-fiction book "Birds of Georgia," by Dr. John W. Parrish, Jr., Giff Beaton, and Gregory Kennedy, with contributions from Chris Fisher and Andy Bezener.

Plagiarism Pitfalls: Addressing Cultural Differences In The Misuse Of Sources, Nancy E. Fawley

Library Faculty Research

As a branch campus of an American university operating in the Middle East, Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts in Qatar must take into account the cultural differences that pertain to plagiarism and the misuse of sources before the school can begin to develop methods to address and prevent the problem. Differences in educational philosophies, students’ previous scholastic training and cultural differences in individual motivation are all factors that must be considered

The Organization And Description Of The Unlv Archives, Tom D. Sommer

Library Faculty Presentations

No abstract provided.

American Speeches: Political Oratory From The Revolution To The Civil War And Political Oratory From Abraham Lincoln To Bill Clinton, Priscilla Finley

Library Faculty Research

Ted Widmer (director, John Carter Brown Library; speechwriter, Clinton administration) has selected significant familiar examples of political oratory for this two-volume set. The first volume covers the Revolution to the Civil War, and includes selections from the expected Founding Fathers as well as leaders in the antislavery, women's rights, and labor movements.

Encyclopedia Of Gender And Technology, Priscilla Finley

Library Faculty Research

This encyclopedia compiles 213 four- to five-page entries making observations about the role of gender in human interaction with information technology and the IT profession. Intended as a preliminary research agenda encompassing essays on gender and IT education and the workplace, the volume contains many essays that simply survey struggles faced by women in many parts of the world who interact with the Internet or telecommunications technology.

Center For Women And Information Technology Web Archive, Priscilla Finley

Library Faculty Research

The Web site of the Center for Women and Information Technology at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, includes in the Resources section various listings of print and online resources relevant to women's studies.

Women In Science And Engineering: Politics Of Gender, Ibironke Lawal

VCU Libraries Faculty and Staff Publications

Women are fewer than men in science and engineering, therefore, the assumption is that women generally prefer arts and humanities. But to some analysts, the reason for the low percentage of women in these careers may be due to innate mental and psychological differences between them and men. Others contend that women have the capacity to excel in any profession and that their fewness in science and engineering can be attributed to other factors. They urge educational institutions and employers to develop programs and specific policies that would allow women to strike a better balance between the demands of work …

Market Research Databases: Comparison Of Mintel Reports Academic, Market Line Business Information Center, And Global Market Information Database, Leticia Camacho

Faculty Publications

Business students come to the library looking for quantitative and qualitative marketing research. They request sources containing information about a market, customers, potential competitors, and trends in a specific industry in order to work on a business plan, an entrepreneur-ship project, or a research paper. This review compares three databases that are useful for finding market research information. Global Market Information Database (GMID) was previously reviewed in Volume 12,Issue 1, but is included here to allow for comparisons to Mintel and MarketLine.

Recommender Systems In The Online Catalog: The Cornell Experience, Monica Berger

Publications and Research

A synopsis of a talk by Kornelia Tancheva, Cornell University, on how Cornell created a version of its online catalog that incorporated a recommender service that made the user experience similar to Amazon.com

Utilizing Online Software For Surveys, Alice B. Ruleman

The Christian Librarian

In institutions where assessment is part of our everyday vocabulary, we are always looking for ways to collect the data that we need in a more efficient manner. Online surveys may be one answer. There are some major advantages in using online surveys but there are also some critical disadvantages especially concerning representative population samples. In order to make an informed decision, we need to determine if and how these advantages and disadvantages affect our situation. We also need to understand what features are offered in these programs so that we can select a program that meets our own needs …

Improve Your Church Library, John Engle

The Christian Librarian

I began my journey as librarian for my church sometime at the end of 2004. I truly enjoyed the library experience at my previous church and wanted my new church home to offer a wide variety of great materials for our congregation. The good news for me was that we already had a room and materials that served as our church library. The bad news was that most of the materials were really outdated and only a very few people were using the library. So, I took a step back and devised a strategy for bringing our library back to …

The G. Allen Fleece Library Goes To Prison, Jo Ann Rhodes

The Christian Librarian

Preparing a library and setting up library services in a state prison setting presents some unique challenges for the planners. The librarians at the G. Allen Fleece Library at Columbia International University have recently faced such a challenge as they participated with other college officials in the Prison Initiative Program planning and preparation. Tools provided by the Association of Christian Librarians proved exceptionally helpful in the planning and preparation of the library, and in its usability once the program began.

Mirabile Dictu: The Bryn Mawr College Library Newsletter 11 (2007), Bryn Mawr College Library

Mirabile Dictu: Newsletter of the Bryn Mawr College Libraries

No abstract provided.

Takin’ It To The Streets: Quantitative Literacy, Public Policy, And Gis In A Service Context, Jeremy W. Donald

Library Faculty Research

Improved information literacy and quantitative literacy can help individuals overcome the information costs that discourage political participation and policy debate. Using place and public data as a touchstone, the students of a college political science course partnered with a group of middle school students to apply technology to a shared project. Together they learned techniques for representing demographic and geographic data with a variety of media, including Web 2.0 tools and GIS software. They created an online site designed to address the information needs of the local community, with a focus on promoting users’ information and quantitative literacy and encouraging …

Nations Of The World [Book Review], Leticia Camacho

Faculty Publications

Global learning is becoming an important topic in undergraduate courses. It is important for students to learn about other countries to prepare them for both globalization and life and work in a multicultural society. Libraries are experiencing demand for resources that contain international research and global issues information. This new edition of Nations of the World will provide undergraduate students with general political, economic, and business information.

Review Of Serials In Libraries: Issues And Practices, Yuezeng Shen

Michael Schwartz Library Publications

Review of Serials in Libraries: Issues and Practices

Tillinghast One Of 25 Winners Of New York Times’ 2006 Librarian Awards

Georgia Library Quarterly

Nancy Tillinghast, director of the Thomas County Public Library in Thomasville, Georgia, received the 2006 New York Times Librarian Award.

Mitchell Elected Vp Of Lama

Georgia Library Quarterly

Dean W. Bede Mitchell of Henderson Library has been elected vice president/president-elect of the Library Administration and Management Association (LAMA).

Hall County Library News And Notes

Georgia Library Quarterly

Recent news from the Hall County Library System.

Review Of Medline: A Guide To Effective Searching In Pubmed & Other Interfaces, Fran Mentch

Michael Schwartz Library Publications

Review of Medline: A Guide to Effective Searching in Pubmed & Other Interfaces

Review Of Digital Library Development: The View From Kanazawa, Glenda A. Thornton

Michael Schwartz Library Publications

Review of Digital Library Development: the View from Kanazawa. Deanna B. Marcum and Gerald George (Eds.). Westport, Connecticut: Libraries Unlimited, 2006, 269 pp., ISBN 1-59158-244-X. Reviewed by Glenda Thornton.

Review Of Developing Library And Information Center Collections, Glenda A. Thornton

Michael Schwartz Library Publications

Review of Developing Library and Information Center Collections, 5th ed. G. Edward Evans and Margaret Zarnosky Saponaro. Westport, Connecticut: Libraries Unlimited, 2005, 446 pp., ISBN 1-59158-219-9 (pbk.). Reviewed by Glenda A. Thornton.

Review Of Blogging And Rss: A Librarian’S Guide, Theresa M. Nawalaniec

Michael Schwartz Library Publications

Review of Blogging and RSS: A Librarian’s Guide

Review Of Computers In Libraries: An Introduction For Library Technicians, David Lodwick

Michael Schwartz Library Publications

Review of Computers in Libraries: An Introduction for Library Technicians