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Information Literacy Across Disciplines: Sociology, Modern Languages, Nursing, And Library Science, Leo Mundy, Elizabeth Combier, Michelle Byrne, Shawn Tonner Oct 2008

Information Literacy Across Disciplines: Sociology, Modern Languages, Nursing, And Library Science, Leo Mundy, Elizabeth Combier, Michelle Byrne, Shawn Tonner

Georgia International Conference on Information Literacy

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Ipods, Inquiry And Information Literacy Handouts, Louise Erickson, Brenda Davenport, Andrew Kearns Oct 2008

Ipods, Inquiry And Information Literacy Handouts, Louise Erickson, Brenda Davenport, Andrew Kearns

Georgia International Conference on Information Literacy

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Global Dissemination Of Scholarly Research Through Open Source System, Guili Zhang, Diane D. Kester, Elizabeth Swaggerty, William Grobe Oct 2008

Global Dissemination Of Scholarly Research Through Open Source System, Guili Zhang, Diane D. Kester, Elizabeth Swaggerty, William Grobe

Georgia International Conference on Information Literacy

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Plagiarism The Construct, The Research, The Response, Donna Gunter Oct 2008

Plagiarism The Construct, The Research, The Response, Donna Gunter

Georgia International Conference on Information Literacy

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Using Libguides To Support Library Instruction, Leecy Barnett, Charles Kuhn, Susan, Montgomery Oct 2008

Using Libguides To Support Library Instruction, Leecy Barnett, Charles Kuhn, Susan, Montgomery

Georgia International Conference on Information Literacy

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The Big 6 Goes To College, Ru Story-Huffman Oct 2008

The Big 6 Goes To College, Ru Story-Huffman

Georgia International Conference on Information Literacy

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Learning English As A Second Language Outside The Box Creating “Hello!,” A Professional Student Newsletter, Bozena Apolonia Warchol Oct 2008

Learning English As A Second Language Outside The Box Creating “Hello!,” A Professional Student Newsletter, Bozena Apolonia Warchol

Georgia International Conference on Information Literacy

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Using Libguides To Promote Faculty/Librarian Interaction, Betsy Whitley, Ross C. Alexander, Jonathan S. Miner Oct 2008

Using Libguides To Promote Faculty/Librarian Interaction, Betsy Whitley, Ross C. Alexander, Jonathan S. Miner

Georgia International Conference on Information Literacy

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It Takes Two Partnering For Freshman Achievement, Linda K. Colding, Stephen O'Connell Oct 2008

It Takes Two Partnering For Freshman Achievement, Linda K. Colding, Stephen O'Connell

Georgia International Conference on Information Literacy

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Assessing The Student Use Of The Print Collections Of Three Suburban High Schools, Kathryn Bonnell Oct 2008

Assessing The Student Use Of The Print Collections Of Three Suburban High Schools, Kathryn Bonnell

Georgia International Conference on Information Literacy

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Ibx Image Based Xml For Digital Projects In The Humanities, Ionut Emil Iacob, Kevin Kiernan Oct 2008

Ibx Image Based Xml For Digital Projects In The Humanities, Ionut Emil Iacob, Kevin Kiernan

Georgia International Conference on Information Literacy

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Just Drive Right In: A Pathfinder To 'Get Your Feet Wet' In The 'Pool' Of Digital Primary Sources, Rebecca, Amerson Oct 2008

Just Drive Right In: A Pathfinder To 'Get Your Feet Wet' In The 'Pool' Of Digital Primary Sources, Rebecca, Amerson

Georgia International Conference on Information Literacy

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"You Can Download It For Free, Can't You?": Ethics In Professional Communication, Christy Mroczek Oct 2008

"You Can Download It For Free, Can't You?": Ethics In Professional Communication, Christy Mroczek

Georgia International Conference on Information Literacy

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Information Literacy In Library Spaces And Interfaces: Exploring The Libraries Of Seattle, Megan J. Kelly Oct 2008

Information Literacy In Library Spaces And Interfaces: Exploring The Libraries Of Seattle, Megan J. Kelly

Georgia International Conference on Information Literacy

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Go Ask The Freshmen: How Millenials Define Information Literacy And Their Own Skill Levels, Don Latham, Melissa Gross Oct 2008

Go Ask The Freshmen: How Millenials Define Information Literacy And Their Own Skill Levels, Don Latham, Melissa Gross

Georgia International Conference on Information Literacy

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Library Instruction For Freshmen: Avoiding Repetition Or The Inevitable "We've Done This Before.", Toni M. Carter Oct 2008

Library Instruction For Freshmen: Avoiding Repetition Or The Inevitable "We've Done This Before.", Toni M. Carter

Georgia International Conference on Information Literacy

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Promoting Government Documents While Instilling Information Literacy, Lori L. Gwinett Oct 2008

Promoting Government Documents While Instilling Information Literacy, Lori L. Gwinett

Georgia International Conference on Information Literacy

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Polishing The Dimond: Changing Spaces For Enhanced Services To The Unh Community, Louise Buckley, Eleta Exline Oct 2008

Polishing The Dimond: Changing Spaces For Enhanced Services To The Unh Community, Louise Buckley, Eleta Exline

University Library Scholarship

In 2007 the UNH Library orchestrated several space redesign projects to enable new services and functions within the Library and adapt to changing academic support needs. These projects included the creation of a digital imaging lab in an unused preservation workroom, and the redesign of the Government Documents Department office to accommodate the transfer of its public service desk to the IT Support Center of the new Dimond Academic Commons. Creativity and flexibility by all participants as well as a shared goal of providing the best possible service to students, faculty, and staff helped meet challenges such as tight deadlines, …


Creating Online Subject Guides Using Libguides, Kelly Smith, Cristina Tofan Oct 2008

Creating Online Subject Guides Using Libguides, Kelly Smith, Cristina Tofan

Library Faculty and Staff Papers and Presentations

A poster session that describes the implementation of new subject guides using LibGuides, a web-based software application which includes tools such as RSS and podcast feeds, Delicious tag clouds, dynamic scripts, Facebook and LibraryThing integration, and tracking of usage statistics. Embedding features such as search boxes, canned catalog searches, and videos is easily accomplished using this software. Discover how LibGuides allows for collaborative creation and maintenance of subject guides.


Lanthorn, Vol. 43, No. 13, October 2, 2008, Grand Valley State University Oct 2008

Lanthorn, Vol. 43, No. 13, October 2, 2008, Grand Valley State University

Volume 43, July 10, 2008 - June 7, 2009

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


Open Access Publishing: Its Impact On You, Marilyn Moody, Eric Forte, Peggy S. Cooper Oct 2008

Open Access Publishing: Its Impact On You, Marilyn Moody, Eric Forte, Peggy S. Cooper

Library Faculty Publications and Presentations

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All You Ever Wanted To Know About Arc Storage And Then Some, Fred Smith, Debra G. Skinner, David A. Lowder, Cynthia J. Frost Oct 2008

All You Ever Wanted To Know About Arc Storage And Then Some, Fred Smith, Debra G. Skinner, David A. Lowder, Cynthia J. Frost

University Libraries: Faculty Presentations

Zach S. Henderson Library at Georgia Southern University has been using its automated retrieval collection (ARC) for close to two years now. In the automated storage environment, books and other materials are stored in bins. Robotic machines deliver the bins to an area convenient to the Circulation Desk after users request books electronically. Presenters will discuss the advantages and disadvantages of automated storage. They will then explain how they selected materials for ARC storage and how they implemented their ARC storage plans. Presenters will speak from the perspective of technical services, computer systems, and shelving. Finally, they will address public …


The Importance And Influence Of Philosophical Thinking For Librarians, Nazli Alkan Oct 2008

The Importance And Influence Of Philosophical Thinking For Librarians, Nazli Alkan

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Nazli Alkan The Importance and Influence of Philosophical Thinking for Librarians (html) PDF September 2008 This paper explores the importance and influence of the adoption of philosophical thinking by today's librarians and to encourage them in such thinking. The principal findings of the paper include the following: that the librarian's philosophical thinking is a process through which something is systematically and critically questioned in the framework of the library, the librarian and the profession of librarianship; related meanings, values and purposes are identified; and a meaningful judgement is reached. Although there are some librarians today who are engaged in intellectual …


Counting More Than The Gate: Developing Building Use Statistics To Create Better Facilities For Today's Academic Library Users, Daniel S. Dotson, Joshua B. Garris Oct 2008

Counting More Than The Gate: Developing Building Use Statistics To Create Better Facilities For Today's Academic Library Users, Daniel S. Dotson, Joshua B. Garris

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

What areas and types of seating do users of academic libraries use? These authors contend that using sampling methods to conduct building-wide surveys can provide better data for more substantial analysis of user trends in order to more accurately respond to patron needs.


Use Of The Internet And Electronic Resources For Dental Science Information: A Case Study, Rajeev Manhas Oct 2008

Use Of The Internet And Electronic Resources For Dental Science Information: A Case Study, Rajeev Manhas

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

A study was undertaken to assess dentists' attitude towards the Internet and electronic resources. A questionnaire was distributed among the dental teachers and students of ten dental colleges and hospitals of Punjab State of India to find out the use of Internet services and electronic resources. The colleges under study are affiliated to Baba Farid University of Health Sciences, Faridkot, India. The responses were gathered from 171 dental teachers and students (75 teachers, 96 students). The findings of the survey include that a majority of the dental teachers and students (73.7%) under study have their own personal computers or laptops; …


10-2008 Newsletter, Minnesota State University, Mankato. Library Services Oct 2008

10-2008 Newsletter, Minnesota State University, Mankato. Library Services

Library Services Newsletters

Minnesota State University, Mankato, Library Services Newsletter for October 2008.


October 2008: The Architecture Of The Capitol, Dacus Library Oct 2008

October 2008: The Architecture Of The Capitol, Dacus Library

Dacus Docs News

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Fall 2008, Friends Of Dacus Library Oct 2008

Fall 2008, Friends Of Dacus Library

Friends of Dacus Library Newsletter

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Nota Bene; Volume Xxiii, Number Ii, Yale University Library Oct 2008

Nota Bene; Volume Xxiii, Number Ii, Yale University Library

Nota Bene

Nota Bene is published during the academic year to acquaint the Yale community and others with the resources of the Yale Library.


Outlook, Fall 2008, Wayne State University Library System Oct 2008

Outlook, Fall 2008, Wayne State University Library System

Library Publications

Newsletter from the Wayne State University Library System. Fall 2008 articles include: Reflections on G. Flint Purdy; 2007-2008 G. Flint Purdy Memorial Award; Virtual Motor City Adds Over 20,000 Images and Videos; Library System Introduces Encore Search; Library System Joins International Consortium for Greater Access; LISP Offers Online Degree; Classroom Technology Redesign; Shiffman Medical Library to Reopen in 2009; Jacob Lawrence Traveling Display; Dean of Library System Elected to OCLC Board of Trustees; Neef Law Library Director Retires; Shiffman Medical Library Director Steps Down; Greeting From Dean Sandra Yee.