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Multiple Roles Of Academic Librarians, Justine Alsop, Karen Bordonaro

E-JASL: Electronic Journal of Academic and Special Librarianship (1999-2009, Volumes 1-10)

Abstract

This exploratory research study seeks to investigate the phenomenon of academic librarians working in other paid roles on university campuses in addition to working as librarians. Its purpose is to explore how prevalent this phenomenon might be, to discover what other types of paid positions librarians are engaged in, and to ascertain what the perceived advantages and disadvantages could be of working in dual roles on campus. An online survey was administered and results point out that some academic librarians are engaged in working in multiple roles on campus. Furthermore, a majority of those surveyed saw a number of …

2007 Spring - Friendly Correspondence Letter, Courtright Memorial Library

Friends of the Library

No abstract provided.

Spring 2007, John M. Pfau Library

Peacock – John M. Pfau Library Newsletter

Contents:

• "Embrace the Change": Johnnie Ann Ralph Retires by Barbara Quarton
• Database Developments by Stacy Magedanz
• The New Catalog Is Here! by Brent Singleton
• Library Goings On

On Being A New Librarian, Elizabeth J. Cox

Articles

This article includes tips and information from a new librarian as she reflects on her first year. Topics covered include professional development, mentoring, writing a manual, and reading the literature.

Library Journal Names Five Georgians To Annual List Of 'Movers & Shakers'

Georgia Library Quarterly

The article reports on five individuals in the library industry in Georgia who are noted in the list of fifty 2007 Movers & Shakers of the "Library Journal." Among them are Michael Casey of the Gwinnett County Public Library, Dustin Holland of library vendor Better World Books and Brian S. Mathews of the Georgia Tech Library and Information Center.

Review: Hell’S Broke Loose In Georgia: Survival In A Civil War Regiment, Carolyn M. Brown

Georgia Library Quarterly

Review of the non-fiction book "Hell’s Broke Loose in Georgia: Survival in a Civil War Regiment," by Scott Walker.

Southeastern Law Librarian Spring 2007, Seaall

Newsletters

No abstract provided.

Thomas Cooper Society Newsletter - Spring 2007, University Libraries--University Of South Carolina

Thomas Cooper Society Newsletter

Contents:

A Letter from the Dean of Libraries..... p.1
Kaye Gibbons Addresses Society’s Annual Dinner, Deposits Literary Archive at Carolina..... p.1
Thomas Cooper Society Elects Officers for 2007–2008..... p.2
University Student Publishes Previously Unknown Joseph Heller Chapters..... p.3
Scottish Poetry Exhibit Presented at Thomas Cooper Library..... p.3
Recent Exhibits Support African-American Studies at the University..... p.4
Class of 1956 Approaches Goal for Library Gifts..... p.4
In Memoriam: Edward S. Hallman..... p.4
James Dickey Exhibit and Panel Discussion Offered at Thomas Cooper Library..... p.5
News Briefs from Thomas Cooper Library..... p.5
As Good as Gold : Library Volunteers Clyde and Joan …

[Review Of] Sports Cinema 100 Movies: The Best Of Hollywood's Athletic Heroes, Losers, Myths, And Misfits, Robert A. Aken

Library Faculty and Staff Publications

No abstract provided.

Review: Touching The Web Of Southern Novelists, Melanie C. Duncan

Georgia Library Quarterly

Review of the non-fiction book "Touching the Web of Southern Novelists," by David Madden.

Three Rivers Regional News And Notes

Georgia Library Quarterly

Recent news from the Three Rivers Regional Library System.

Review: The Southern Railway: Further Recollections, Lonnie Roberts

Georgia Library Quarterly

Reviews the non-fiction book "The Southern Railway: Further Recollections," by C. Pat Cates, Dick Hillman, and Sallie Loy.

Review: The Yumion Series, Sandy Hester

Georgia Library Quarterly

Reviews the Yumion children's book series by Rhonda Frost Petty. Includes "The Onion Ambassador," "Yumion Goes to the City" and "Yumion's Mountain Holidays."

From The President, Joellen Ostendorf

Georgia Library Quarterly

The article focuses on legislative issues concerning libraries in Georgia. The author stated the need for vigilance regarding pending legislation and its effects on librarians. It is mentioned that the HB 226 replacement bill for the obscenity code that was struck down by the court has added lending to its wording.

Paper Recycling And Academic Libraries, Jack R. Fisher, Elaine Yontz

Georgia Library Quarterly

Paper recycling is a fitting endeavor for an academic library. A literature review and a feasibility study revealed that the benefits can include reduced costs to the university, librarians' involvement in a cooperative campus-wide project and improved staff morale throughout the library.

Library Tools For Connecting With The Curriculum: How To Create A Professional Development Workshop For Teaching Faculty, Sonya S. Shepherd, Debra Skinner, Robert W. Fernekes

Georgia Library Quarterly

The article focuses on ways taken by librarians in linking library tools with the faculty curriculum in Georgia. It states that librarians Sonya Shepherd, Debra Skinner and Bob Fernekes from Zach S. Henderson Library have formed a team that would push students into library resources required by their faculty. It also mentions the creation of linking tools tutorials to improve student and faculty use of the resources.

Rfid Technology In The Library Environment, Linda Howard, Max Anderson

Georgia Library Quarterly

The article focuses on the use of radio frequency identification (RFID) technology in libraries. It states that RFID offers libraries many advantages and disadvantages such as the benefit of saving time and money, nonprovision of fail-safe security, high cost, and lack of standards. It enumerates the factors that must be considered by librarians about RFID including workflow issues and return on investment (ROI).

Dtae Libraries Earn Accreditation

Georgia Library Quarterly

The article reports on the accreditation of libraries at the Georgia Department of Technical and Adult Education (DTAE) through the Commission on Colleges (COC) Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS). It states that this accreditation process has offered advantages such as bringing a working team closer together. Linda Floyd of Coosa Valley Technical College remarks that the library in her school has made progress with the support of the college.

Librarian Publishes Book On Tv Comedies

Georgia Library Quarterly

The article discusses the book "The Women Who Made Television Funny: Ten Stars of 1950s Sitcoms," by David C. Tucker.

Smyrna Library Celebrates A Life Of Service

Georgia Library Quarterly

The article reports on a dedication ceremony for a library meeting room at the Smyrna Public Library in Georgia named after former director Doris Patterson Morris. Her family, friends, library patrons and local political leaders attended the ceremony. During her tenure as director of the library, Morris developed a classic antique book collection and supervised a feasibility study that resulted in a new library on the Village Green.

South Georgia Regional Director To Retire

Georgia Library Quarterly

The article announces that Liza Newsom will resign as director of the South Georgia Regional Library System (SGRL).

Tech Retirees Account For 95 Years Of Service

Georgia Library Quarterly

The article announces the resignation of several administrators of Georgia Tech Library including Kathy Sharp Brackney, head of the Architecture Library, Jean Price Hudgins, head of Information Control and Management and Charles Crittendon Stuart, associate director for public services.

Athens Regional Library News And Notes

Georgia Library Quarterly

Recent news from the Athens Regional Library System.

Review: Best Garden Plants For Georgia, Marie Daum

Georgia Library Quarterly

Review of the non-fiction book "Best Garden Plants for Georgia," by Tara Dillard and Don Williamson.

Snacking On Candy

Georgia Library Quarterly

The article reports on the demolition of an old candy factory in Augusta, Georgia for the new Augusta-Richmond County library. A photograph of a Komatsu 450 dinosaur and Godzilla clearing the site is provided. According to the article, the new library will have 90,000 square feet of space and is slated to open in the summer of 2009.

Chestatee Regional Library News And Notes

Georgia Library Quarterly

Recent news from the Chestatee Regional Library System.

Georgia Southern News And Notes

Georgia Library Quarterly

Recent news from Georgia Southern University's library.

Caroliniana Columns - Spring 2007, University Libraries--University Of South Carolina

University South Caroliniana Society Newsletter - Columns

Contents:

Report from the President..... p.1
Chesnut Scholar Reminisces about Doing Research at SCL..... p.1
South Caroliniana Library to Participate in WWI Project..... p.1
News Briefs from the South Caroliniana Library..... p.2
William Gilmore Simms Exhibit Mounted in South Caroliniana Library’s Reading Room..... p.3
University Archivist Produces Pictorial History of USC..... p.3
The Plantation Journals of Davison McDowell..... p.4
Scenes from a 19th-century South Carolina Rice Plantation..... p.5
SCL Acquires POW Logbook of WWII Hero..... p.7
China in the 1930s Through the Eyes of an American Consul General..... p.8
Board of Trustees Meeting Rooms Decorated with Images from Library Collections..... …

Twenty-Third Annual Bibliography, 2007 (Contemporary German Literature Collection), Maryška Suda, Paul Michael Lützeler, Jonas Ivo Meier, Johannes Schneider

Annual Bibliography of the Special Contemporary German Literature Collection

Bibliography of contemporary German literature volumes added the previous year to Washington University Libraries' Contemporary German Literature Collection. These acquisitions generally include novels, poetry, short story collections, essays, autobiographical works, and literary and cultural periodicals from publishers in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. This Collection serves as the research arm for the Department of Germanic Languages and Literature's Max Kade Center for Contemporary German Literature. This bibliography is compiled by Washington University's Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures in cooperation with the University Libraries. See also Contemporary German Literature Collection and Max Kade Center for Contemporary German Literature.

Number 6 Spring 2007, Special Collections Research Center

Newsletters from The Special Collection Research Center - The Courant

No abstract provided.