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Questions & Answers -- Copyright Column, Laura N. Gasaway

Against the Grain

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The Renaissance Of The Ebook: Transformations And Question Marks, Tony Horava

Against the Grain

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Papa Abel Remembers -- The Tale Of A Band Of Booksellers, Fasicle 2: Ready, Set, Go!, Richard Abel

Against the Grain

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Evaluating Engineering Reference Ebooks, Barbara Williams

Against the Grain

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From The University Presses -- Dissertations Into Books? The Lack Of Logic In The System, Sandy Thatcher

Against the Grain

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Innovations Affecting Us -- Open Source In The Library: An Alternative To The Commercial Ils?, Kristen Devoe

Against the Grain

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Ebooks: Acquisition, The User, And The Future, Aline Soules

Against the Grain

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2007 Charleston Conference -- 27th Annual Issues In Book And Serial Acquisition, Editor

Against the Grain

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Stockton State General Hospital And Insane Asylum: Documented, Michael J. Wurtz

University Libraries Librarian and Staff Articles and Papers

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Unlv Authors Honored For Publications In 2006, Unlv Lied Library

Faculty Author Receptions

Lists UNLV authors and their publications who were honored at the 2007 UNLV authors reception. Includes cover art.

Federated Searching: Do Undergraduates Prefer It And Does It Add Value?, C. Jeffrey Belliston, Jared L. Howland, Brian C. Roberts

Faculty Publications

Randomly selected undergraduates at Brigham Young University, Brigham Young University Idaho and Brigham Young University Hawaii, all private universities sponsored by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, participated in a study of federated searching. This paper reports the study results including differences in time spent between searching databases in federated and non-federated fashion, satisfaction with citations gathered using each method, preference between methods, and quality of citations retrieved by each method judged by two different rubrics. Undergraduates rated their satisfaction with the citations gathered by federated searching 6.5% higher than their satisfaction using non-federated search methods. Additionally, 70% …

My Own Private Library: A Peek Inside The Personal Library Of A Librarian, Dusty Gres

Georgia Library Quarterly

The article focuses on the personal library collection of the author. She states that her first personal library collection included the books "Alice in Wonderland," "Little Women," and "Tom Sawyer." She mentions that her library has grown over the years which now houses reference collection and those from her husband's.

Leebaw Appointed To Post At Emory Library

Georgia Library Quarterly

The article announces that Danya Leebaw was appointed business research librarian at the Goizueta Business Library of Emory University's Robert W. Woodruff Library in Atlanta, Georgia.

Chattahoochee Valley News And Notes

Georgia Library Quarterly

Recent news from the Chattahoochee Valley Library System.

Hall County Library News And Notes

Georgia Library Quarterly

Recent news from the Hall County Library System.

South Georgia Regional News And Notes

Georgia Library Quarterly

Recent news from the South Georgia Regional Library System.

Review: Sweetgrass Baskets And The Gullah Tradition, Laura Tartak

Georgia Library Quarterly

Review of the non-fiction book "Sweetgrass Baskets and the Gullah Tradition," by Joyce V. Coakley.

Review: Ghosts And Shadows Of Andersonville: Essays On The Secret Social Histories Of America’S Deadliest Prison, Elizabeth White

Georgia Library Quarterly

Review of the non-fiction book "Ghosts and Shadows of Andersonville: Essays on the Secret Social Histories of America’s Deadliest Prison," by Robert S. Davis.

Review: Remembering Georgia’S Confederates, James A. Taylor

Georgia Library Quarterly

Review of the non-fiction book "Remembering Georgia’s Confederates," by Dr. David N. Wiggins.

Georgia Library Quarterly, Spring 2007, Susan Cooley

Georgia Library Quarterly

Complete issue of Georgia Library Quarterly, Spring 2007, vol. 44, no. 1.

Information Outlook, April 2007, Special Libraries Association

Information Outlook, 2007

Volume 11, Issue 4

Reeling Them In: On-Site Practicum Experiences For Library / Information Science Students In Distance Learning Programs, Charlotte M. Droll, Mary Lou Baker Jones

University Libraries' Staff Publications

Librarians at Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio - two hundred miles from the state's only ALA-accredited Library and Information Science school at Kent State University - want to become actively engaged in promoting academic librarianship but have few local opportunities to do so. Dayton-area distance-learning students in the Kent State University program need practical experiences in academic libraries. The students' need for mentoring and hands-on experience and the librarians' desire to support their profession create the perfect environment for the establishment of a WSU Libraries' practicum program.

How It All Comes Together:

• The KSU SLIS program encourages a practicum …

Turnitin: Friend, Not Foe, Marianne A. Buehler

Library Faculty Research

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Lanthorn, Vol. 41, No. 53, March 29, 2007, Grand Valley State University

Volume 41, July 13, 2006 - June 14, 2007

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

From Digital Library To Institutional Repository: A Brief Look At One Library’S Path, Marianne A. Buehler, Marcia Trauernicht

Library Faculty Research

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to give an overview of the initial transformation of one academic library’s digital media library into the institutional repository (IR) of its entire academic organization. Design/methodology/approach – Description of an academic digital library’s evolution into an institutional repository, accompanied by both practical and philosophical analyses. Findings – Materials supporting an academic institution’s scholarship (from colleges and from supporting organizations on campus) can play an important part in the success of an institutional repository. Standards for metadata content, data structures and hierarchies of collections must be followed consistently, and adequate storage for digital …

Student Expectations Of Faculty In A Nigerian Lis School, Esharenana E. Adomi

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Final year undergraduate students of the Department of Library and Information Science, Delta State University, Abraka, Nigeria were surveyed and asked to list five qualities they would like their lecturers to possess. The responses were analyzed using frequency counts and percentage. Results reveal that students would like their lecturers to be knowledgeable in the courses they are teaching, to be punctual, to be able to impart knowledge, to assess students objectively and possess ICT knowledge and skills. Lecturers should strive to have deep knowledge of the courses they are teaching and also employ relevant methods to deliver lectures. A code …

Library Mentoring And Management For Scholarship, Necia Parker-Gibson

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Discusses strategies for managers supporting new academic librarians in their pursuit of scholarship. Advice includes types of support that are worthwhile, including collegiality, communication, conference travel, the need for active, positive recognition and the pivotal role of office space. The article draws from interdisciplinary sources in the literature and personal experience in interviewing, hiring, writing, editing and mentoring.

Lanthorn, Vol. 41, No. 52, March 26, 2007, Grand Valley State University

Volume 41, July 13, 2006 - June 14, 2007

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

The Role Of Nigerian Primary School Libraries In Literacy And Lifelong Learning, Ima M.P. Usoro, Eboro E. Usanga

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This paper examines the importance of primary school libraries in enhancing literacy and preparing students for lifelong learning. The role of school libraries in helping carry out the goals of education and in facilitating lifelong learning are discussed. The librarian or trained library staff are the key to good library service. The role of government in encouraging school libraries is also emphasized.

Managing Your First Digital Project: Lessons Learned, Cory K. Lampert

Library Faculty Presentations

• Know thyself. Be realistic…
• Each institution has a unique culture, unique materials, unique challenges
• Every digitization program has a chronology
• Every digital project has a life-cycle
• Where UNLV is now
• Ready to start?