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If Rumors Were Horses, Katina Strauch

Against the Grain

No abstract provided.

Letters To The Editor, Katina Strauch

Against the Grain

No abstract provided.

Wrl Newsletter September 2007, Maryke Barber

WRL Newsletters

No abstract provided.

Learning For Success In The 21st Century, Patricia A. Iannuzzi

Library Faculty Presentations

Content Knowledge — what do we want them to know?

Skills and Abilities — what are the essential skills and abilities we want them to apply to their learning?

Behaviors and Attitudes — what behaviors, attitudes, values do we want them to live?

Volume 27, Number 3, September 2007 Olac Newsletter, Jain Fletcher, Jan Mayo, Jay Weitz, Barbara Vaughan, Amy K. Weiss

OLAC Newsletters

Digitized September 2007 issue of the OLAC Newsletter.

Information Outlook, September 2007, Special Libraries Association

Information Outlook, 2007

Volume 11, Issue 9

Aids And Culture: The Case For An African Information Identity, Kendra S. Albright

Faculty Publications

The library and information profession in Africa is not well recognized. It does not carry an identifiable set of core activities that share a common understanding across societies in Africa. The number of libraries in Africa is limited for a variety of reasons including lack of resources, populations that are not based in print literacy, and having its roots in the British model of librarianship. HIV/AIDS continues to pose severe problems for Sub-Saharan Africa. Some countries in the region have successfully reduced the number of HIV/AIDS cases, citing information as the main source of prevention, presenting library and information professionals …

Lanthorn, Vol. 42, No. 04, August 30, 2007, Grand Valley State University

Volume 42, July 12, 2007 - June 12, 2008

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

A Survey Of Digital Information Literacy Of Faculty At Sambalpur University, Bulu Maharana, Champeswar Mishra

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Information now plays a vital part in the lives of individuals, organizations, and institutions, and information literacy is the key to the optimum use of information. Digital media pose new challenges for individuals in collecting, organizing, accessing, evaluating, and using it. This survey presents the results of a survey of faculty, who were asked about their use of digital resources and their knowledge of searching for and evaluating these resources.

Evaluation Of The Practicum Trainee Librarians At Delta State University, Abraka, Nigeria, P.A. Tiemo, Andrew Ogheneruemu

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Trainee librarians at Delta State University, Abraka, Nigeria, were surveyed about their library practicum experience. A questionnaire and observation elicited information to find out if the Industrial Training Programme has bridged the existing gap between theory and practice in librarianship. The population of the study were all the 17 trainee librarians and 12 out of the 19 practicing librarians were randomly sampled for a better representative of the population understudy. The major questions were put into table and they were analyzed accordingly.The trainee librarians made suggestions and recommendations for the improvement of the programme. The article makes further recommendations for …

The Anchor, Volume 121.01: August 29, 2007, Hope College

The Anchor: 2007

The Anchor began in 1887 and was first issued weekly in 1914. Covering national and campus news alike, Hope College’s student-run newspaper has grown over the years to encompass over two-dozen editors, reporters, and staff. For much of The Anchor's history, the latest issue was distributed across campus each Wednesday throughout the academic school year (with few exceptions). In recent years The Anchor moved to monthly print issues and a more frequently updated website. The Anchor is now published in print twice per academic semester. Occasionally, the volume and/or issue numbering is irregular.

Grand Valley Forum, Volume 032, Number 05, August 28, 2007, Grand Valley State University

2007-2008, Volume 32

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

Use Of Ict In Libraries: An Empirical Study Of Selected Libraries In Bangladesh, Md. Shariful Islam, Md. Nazmul Islam

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Bangladesh began to adopt information technology in 1964, but library automation is still in its infancy. The results of a survey of nine libraries and information centers in Bangladesh are presented. Public and private universities and research organizations were surveyed to determine the extent of Information and Communication Technology (ICT). Recommendations for solving problems associated with the implementation of ICT are included.

Lanthorn, Vol. 42, No. 03, August 27, 2007, Grand Valley State University

Volume 42, July 12, 2007 - June 12, 2008

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

Serials Unit Annual Report 2006-2007, Andree J. Rathemacher

Serials Unit Reports

Annual report of the Serials Unit, University of Rhode Island Library. Covers personnel, work flow, subscriptions, and statistics on expenditures by a number of variables.

Unl Digital Commons -- An Introduction, Paul Royster

Institutional Repository Information

A PDF'ed PowerPoint presentation on the rationale, organization, and operation of the UNL Digital Commons institutional repository. Updated August 2007.

Engaging The Spirit 2007: Topscholar™: Creating Information Possibilities, Connie Foster

TopSCHOLAR® Presentations and Reports

TopSCHOLAR™ is “The Database of Research and Creative Activity of Western Kentucky University.” It offers permanency, durability, and accessibility for discovering and storing content, such as articles, theses, conference papers, working papers, creative writing, and many other intellectual efforts of the University. TopSCHOLAR™ is indexed by Google Scholar and other metadata indexers. Each “deposit” has a permanent URL TopSCHOLAR™ supplements and complements existing information resources, and offers a publishing and archival opportunity where none existed before at one central web site.

Lanthorn, Vol. 42, No. 02, August 20, 2007, Grand Valley State University

Volume 42, July 12, 2007 - June 12, 2008

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

Participatory Co-Design: A Relationship Building Approach For Co-Creating Libraries Of The Future, Mary M. Somerville

University Libraries Librarian and Staff Presentations

No abstract provided.

Creativity - Resources, Tracy Bicknell-Holmes

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries: Presentations

No abstract provided.

Toward Meaningful Academic Library Ratio Analysis, Brinley Franklin

UConn Library Presentations

No abstract provided.

Metadata: A New Word For An Old Concept, Amin Yousefi, Shima Yousefi

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Metadata is a relatively new word for a concept with an long history. This article takes a general look at metadata as a means of cataloging electronic resources. Various definitions and types of metadata are presented and interpreted. Terms related to metadata are illustrated and some major metadata projects such as Dublin Core are discussed. Finally, some problems of metadata development are mentioned.

Greek Primary School Teachers Dream Of The Ideal School Library, Ioanna Arvaniti, Argyris Kyridis, Konstantinos Dinas

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

School libraries have been the subject of a number of regulations since the establishment of the Greek nation, but school libraries have never been treated as an essential feature of educational programmes. They lack space, funds and equipment. Moreover, teachers are not aware of their role and services in contemporary schools. This article reports on a study that analyzed written texts produced by primary school teachers, discussing the function, role, and potential of school libraries. The teachers participating in the research described the ideal library, which is quite different from the reality in primary schools.

The Effect Of Library Policies On Overdue Materials In University Libraries In The South-South Zone, Nigeria, Christina Ndedde Udoumoh, Clara Chinyere Okoro

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This study sets out to examine the extent to which library policies influences book overdue in university libraries in Nigeria . The study used a survey research design and a researcher made questionnaire as an instrument. Three universities were used for the study. 1000 registered library users comprising 800 students and 200 lecturers were used as sample for the study. One null hypothesis was formulated and tested using t-test analysis.

Hidden Under A Bushel? Evangelical Journals In An Era Of Web-Based Communication, Gregory A. Smith

Faculty Publications and Presentations

Evangelicals face significant obstacles as they seek to make their publications accessible to potential readers. This study measures the extent to which evangelical scholarly journals have made their contents available in electronic form. Thirty-five journals--all active, refereed, evangelical in perspective, and published in English--were chosen for analysis. Two serials management tools and individual journal Web sites provided data regarding electronic accessibility. Twenty-six of the journals are available in some electronic form--most commonly in one or more aggregated databases. Evangelical information professionals could play a significant role in helping to make additional evangelical journal content available electronically.

Grand Valley Forum, Volume 032, Number 04, August 13, 2007, Grand Valley State University

2007-2008, Volume 32

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

Library Organizational Charts

Library Organizational Charts (1995-2018)

No abstract provided.

Review Of One Hundred Years Of Inquiry And Innovation: An Illustrated History Of The American Dairy Science Association, Edited By Coleen M. Jones, Dana W. R. Boden

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries: Faculty Publications

In recognition of its centennial, the American Dairy Science Association (founded in July 1906) has produced this large (8 1/2 x 11) coffee-table book, chronicling the Association’s first 100 years. The book is richly illustrated with both black and white, and color photographs, gleaned from many academic dairy science programs, individual association members, and well-known dairy industry publications. Beginning with information on dairying prior to 1906 and the founding of the ADSA, the arrangement is then divided into 25-year intervals. Each of the four sections leads with a short overview of dairying, followed by line graphs of the number of …

Olininfo, August 2007, Olin Library

OlinInfo

Newsletter of the Franklin W. Olin Library at Rollins College

Information Interface - Volume 35, Issue 3 - August/September 2007, George Washington University, Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library

Information Interface (1976 - 2009)

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