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The Alternative Fix - Talking Points, Derek Wilmott Dec 2007

The Alternative Fix - Talking Points, Derek Wilmott

Publications

The Alternative Fix examines the controversy over complementary and alternative medicine. This documentary features interviews with staunch supporters, skeptical scientists, and other observers on both sides of the alternative medicine debate.


Volume 27, Number 4, December 2007 Olac Newsletter, Jain Fletcher, Jay Weitz, Barbara Vaughan, Amy K. Weiss Dec 2007

Volume 27, Number 4, December 2007 Olac Newsletter, Jain Fletcher, Jay Weitz, Barbara Vaughan, Amy K. Weiss

OLAC Newsletters

Digitized December 2007 issue of the OLAC Newsletter.


Halloween Open House, Vol.5 (6) November - December 2007, Houston Academy Of Medicine-Texas Medical Center Library Dec 2007

Halloween Open House, Vol.5 (6) November - December 2007, Houston Academy Of Medicine-Texas Medical Center Library

The Insider (2003-2008)

No abstract provided.


Fund Raising, Vol.21 (2) October - December 2007, Houston Academy Of Medicine-Texas Medical Center Library Dec 2007

Fund Raising, Vol.21 (2) October - December 2007, Houston Academy Of Medicine-Texas Medical Center Library

Library Lines (1998-2009)

No abstract provided.


Northwest Georgia News And Notes Dec 2007

Northwest Georgia News And Notes

Georgia Library Quarterly

Recent news from the Northwest Georgia Regional Library System.


Global Information Technology Report 2006-2007: Connecting To The Networked Economy, Priscilla Finley Dec 2007

Global Information Technology Report 2006-2007: Connecting To The Networked Economy, Priscilla Finley

Library Faculty Research

This World Economic Forum report by Dutta (INSEAD) and Mia (WEF) evaluates the penetration of information and communication technologies (ICT) in 122 economies across the globe.


From The President, Joellen Ostendorf Dec 2007

From The President, Joellen Ostendorf

Georgia Library Quarterly

The article discusses GLA (Georgia Library Association) and the benefits of membership.


My Own Private Library: A Peek Inside The Personal Library Of A Librarian, Elizabeth Leslie Bagley Dec 2007

My Own Private Library: A Peek Inside The Personal Library Of A Librarian, Elizabeth Leslie Bagley

Georgia Library Quarterly

The article discusses the personal library of the author. Her collection falls into one of three categories: children's books, books related to her college experience, and books with a personal connection.


Mala Members Meet, Tour Gsu’S Library Renovations, Louise S. White Dec 2007

Mala Members Meet, Tour Gsu’S Library Renovations, Louise S. White

Georgia Library Quarterly

The article discusses the May 2007 spring meeting of MALA (Metro-Atlanta Library Association). The meeting highlights included an overview of the recent renovations of the Georgia State University and a tour of the facility.


Emory Chemistry Library Renovation Showcases Flexible Design Dec 2007

Emory Chemistry Library Renovation Showcases Flexible Design

Georgia Library Quarterly

The article discusses the physical renovation of the James Samuel Guy Chemistry Library at Emory University.


Chattahoochee Valley News And Notes Dec 2007

Chattahoochee Valley News And Notes

Georgia Library Quarterly

Recent news from the Chattahoochee Valley Library System.


Dekalb County News And Notes Dec 2007

Dekalb County News And Notes

Georgia Library Quarterly

Recent news from the Dekalb County Library System.


Gwinnett County News And Notes Dec 2007

Gwinnett County News And Notes

Georgia Library Quarterly

Recent news from the Gwinnett County Library System.


Review: A Bone To Pick: Everyone’S Guide To Gourmet Venison Cookery, Jewell Anderson Dec 2007

Review: A Bone To Pick: Everyone’S Guide To Gourmet Venison Cookery, Jewell Anderson

Georgia Library Quarterly

Review of the non-fiction book "A Bone to Pick: Everyone’s Guide to Gourmet Venison Cookery," by Gary D. Grossman.


Georgia Library Quarterly, Autumn 2007, Susan Cooley Dec 2007

Georgia Library Quarterly, Autumn 2007, Susan Cooley

Georgia Library Quarterly

Complete issue of Georgia Library Quarterly, Autumn 2007, vol. 44, no. 3.


Rrh Library Newsletter, December 2007, Libraries At Rochester Regional Health Dec 2007

Rrh Library Newsletter, December 2007, Libraries At Rochester Regional Health

Rochester Regional Health authored publications and proceedings

Newsletter sections include: The Joys of Holiday Stress


Growing Pains, Stewart Brower Dec 2007

Growing Pains, Stewart Brower

Communications in Information Literacy

No abstract provided.


Training College Students In Information Literacy 2006-2007 Edition [Review], Karen Bronshteyn Dec 2007

Training College Students In Information Literacy 2006-2007 Edition [Review], Karen Bronshteyn

Communications in Information Literacy

No abstract provided.


Uncharted Waters: Tapping The Depths Of Our Community To Enhance Learning [Conference Report], April Cunningham Dec 2007

Uncharted Waters: Tapping The Depths Of Our Community To Enhance Learning [Conference Report], April Cunningham

Communications in Information Literacy

No abstract provided.


Research Students In The Electronic Age: Impacts Of Changing Information Behavior On Information Literacy Needs, Kirsty Williamson, Vivienne Bernath, Steven Wright, Jen Sullivan Dec 2007

Research Students In The Electronic Age: Impacts Of Changing Information Behavior On Information Literacy Needs, Kirsty Williamson, Vivienne Bernath, Steven Wright, Jen Sullivan

Communications in Information Literacy

Because of the rapid uptake of information and communication technology (ICT), understanding the ways in which information seeking has changed over the past decade is crucial to gaining a picture of how information literacy needs may also be changing in the electronic age. This qualitative research took an interpretivist/ constructivist approach in examining the ways in which access to electronic information-seeking affects the information literacy needs of 15 research students in an Australian university setting. An ethnographic technique, the interview, was used for the data collection. Three particular areas, related to information seeking and use, were selected: (1) information source …


Active Learning With Interactive Whiteboards: A Literature Review And A Case Study For College Freshmen, Robert Schroeder Dec 2007

Active Learning With Interactive Whiteboards: A Literature Review And A Case Study For College Freshmen, Robert Schroeder

Communications in Information Literacy

A well-designed classroom that includes appropriate technology can inspire and support successful instructional design. Interactive whiteboards (IWBs), an example of this technology, have been adopted in Great Britain, primarily in primary and secondary schools. While the literature anecdotally suggests that there are benefits associated with using them in classroom instruction little has been written about their application and efficacy in higher education. The author describes an exercise designed for college freshman, and discusses the benefits of the group work and active assignments engendered by the IWB.


Instructional Outreach To High Schools: Should You Be Doing It?, Kenneth J. Burhanna Dec 2007

Instructional Outreach To High Schools: Should You Be Doing It?, Kenneth J. Burhanna

Communications in Information Literacy

Academic librarians have recognized the need for and the benefits of instructional outreach to high schools, but faced with budgetary challenges, increasing workloads, and other pressures, librarians sometimes struggle to determine if and how they can work with high schools. This paper will seek to provide practical direction in considering these questions. Using the library high school outreach program at Kent State University Informed Transitions as a sample case, this paper will share observations, discuss practical considerations, and offer recommendations that will serve to guide academic librarians in determining what role they can play in providing instructional outreach to local …


Information Literacy For Social Workers: University At Albany Libraries Prepare Msw Students For Research And Practice, Mary Jane Brustman, Deborah Bernnard Dec 2007

Information Literacy For Social Workers: University At Albany Libraries Prepare Msw Students For Research And Practice, Mary Jane Brustman, Deborah Bernnard

Communications in Information Literacy

In a series of workshops, University at Albany librarians collaborate with the School of Social Welfare to impart information literacy skills to Master in Social Work students. The rationale, curriculum, and embedded ACRL information literacy standards are discussed. Also presented are assessments and a discussion of the challenges of implementation.


Twenty Professionals Selected For Pinnacle Class Of 2008 Dec 2007

Twenty Professionals Selected For Pinnacle Class Of 2008

Georgia Library Quarterly

The article lists the selected participants for PINNACLE, the Public Library Institute for New and Creative Leadership Education, a new training program run by Georgia Public Library Service. The Carl Vinson Institute of Government helped design the curriculum and will lead the training.


Five New Staff Members Join Georgia Southwestern State Dec 2007

Five New Staff Members Join Georgia Southwestern State

Georgia Library Quarterly

The article lists the five new library hires at Georgia Southwestern State.


Falling In Line: Curricular Alignment In A Library Credit Course, Michael Aldrich Dec 2007

Falling In Line: Curricular Alignment In A Library Credit Course, Michael Aldrich

Georgia Library Quarterly

The article discusses the usefulness of curricular alignment and how it can be achieved in teaching a library & information science course.


Emory University News And Notes Dec 2007

Emory University News And Notes

Georgia Library Quarterly

Recent library news from Emory University.


And They Were There -- Reports Of Meetings -- 27th Annual Charleston Conference, Ramune K. Kubilius Dec 2007

And They Were There -- Reports Of Meetings -- 27th Annual Charleston Conference, Ramune K. Kubilius

Against the Grain

No abstract provided.


Letters To The Editor, Katina Strauch Dec 2007

Letters To The Editor, Katina Strauch

Against the Grain

No abstract provided.


Innovations Affecting Us -- Enhancing The Opac Through Library Thing, Elaine Robbins Dec 2007

Innovations Affecting Us -- Enhancing The Opac Through Library Thing, Elaine Robbins

Against the Grain

No abstract provided.