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The Role Of The Library In Achieving Co-Curricular Activities In Civic Engagement On College Campuses, Mary Reddick, Susan Metcalf

LOEX Conference Proceedings 2007

Recent trends in higher education highlight the value of intentionality in pedagogical approaches to civic learning. Student success and retention in the first year of college is particularly important in setting the foundation for the rest of the college experience, and evidence is mounting that First Year Learning Communities that are involved in civic and service learning projects tend to produce higher rates of retention and graduation. The Library can play a vital role in achieving co-curricular activities. This role may include creating, sponsoring and promoting intellectual, cultural, and social activities that emphasize library, classroom, campus, community, and civic connectivity, …

The Dynamic Duo: Collaboration Between Writing Centers And Academic Libraries, Wendell Barbour, Lisa Burns, Debra Hoffmann, Kathleen Klompien, Mark Lenker

LOEX Conference Proceedings 2007

As academic libraries move toward the model of the information commons – a place where users can expect support in finding, interpreting, creating, and communicating information – it increasingly makes sense for university writing centers to have a more prominent presence within the library. But collaboration between libraries and writing centers promises more than just “one-stop shopping” for students as they write their papers. Working together can also provide both libraries and writing centers new opportunities to promote their services to students and faculty.

In order for such collaborations to move forward, libraries and writing centers need to acknowledge the …

Discovering Buried Treasure: Teaching Strategies For The Aging Population, Susan Frey, Juliet Kerico

LOEX Conference Proceedings 2007

Traditionally community engagement for academic libraries translates as outreach to the academic community. But what are the possibilities when an academic library extends outreach to people not normally defined as university stakeholders? At Indiana State University (ISU), we learned that extending outreach to an untapped population can reap unexpected gains. For the past two years ISU instruction librarians have traveled to a local retirement community to teach computer skills as part of ISU’s Bites & Bytes program. The initial goal of the program was to benefit the community-at-large by providing these adult learners with therapeutic activity and a social outlet. …

A Sexier Literacy: Information Literacy Through Media Literacy, Shana M. Higgins, Sara L. Prahl

LOEX Conference Proceedings 2007

The similarities in scope and objectives between information literacy and media literacy education are remarkable. On the surface, each is concerned with issues of access, analysis, evaluation, and use or production. But even beyond these basic tenets, guiding learners toward critical thought, creative agency, ethical use and production of information, and civic empowerment are shared concerns. In fact, as we begin to work with the generation of students dubbed "Generation M" by the Kaiser Family Foundation, we will increasingly find the distinctions between information and media literacies breaking down. Generation M, or the media generation, has grown up steeped in …

Crossing Boundaries: Facing The Challenges Of Library Instruction And Research For Evolving Interdisciplinary Topics, Justin Harrison

LOEX Conference Proceedings 2007

This session will address the rise in interdisciplinary programs and research on university campuses, their impact on libraries, and discuss some ways of dealing with the complexities involved in helping students try to access information from across multiple departmental lines. Increasingly, as new fields and perspectives emerge from the strengths of other disciplines, instruction and reference librarians are faced with the often tricky challenge of educating students on how best to find research on their new and emerging topics. And this challenge is not going away—new programs and fields of research are burgeoning across university campuses everywhere as scholars seek …

How Passion And Perseverance Steered The Course Towards A University's Information Literacy Framework, Jacqui Weetman Dacosta

LOEX Conference Proceedings 2007

This paper will outline how an Information Literacy Framework evolved out of research which was undertaken at a British university. This research facilitated the raising of awareness about the topic. From that basis, an Information Literacy Framework was designed which went through the due process of the university’s committees’ approval in order to become established as a document to inform curriculum development.

The research was first undertaken to obtain academic staff perceptions of information literacy and to ascertain how skills relating to information and research were being incorporated into student learning. The main findings were that, whilst the skills were …

Taking Immersion Home: Developing Ownership Of Information Literacy Among Faculty, Karen Michaelsen, Kelley Mchenry, Esther Sunde

LOEX Conference Proceedings 2007

“I just can’t get faculty interested in information literacy” - sound familiar? We used to say this too. At a regional ACRL Immersion program, the Seattle Community College District librarians asked themselves how they could get faculty more involved with information literacy on their campuses. One way to do it: Take Immersion home.

Engaging faculty in developing information literacy programs is a common concern among librarians. Our program was the result of a year of planning, development, and implementation that is now bearing fruit. In a three-college district with over 27,000 students and only a dozen librarians, faculty across the …

Encouraging Faculty Requests For Library Materials: Midwest’S New Book Selection Service, Lydia F. Knight

Georgia Library Quarterly

The article discusses the use of Midwest Library Service's notification scheme by Dalton State College in Georgia. It offers a New Book Selection Service, which replaces the notification slip as a medium of distributing announcements on forthcoming titles. This information is sent by electronic mail instead. The lists can be profiled using the Library of Congress Subject Classification.

Georgia, Iowa Lead Oclc Campaign For Increased Library Support

Georgia Library Quarterly

The article reports on the campaign of the Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) that seeks to promote awareness of the needs of local libraries and increase support for their services. The campaign was funded by the Bill & Belinda Gates Foundation and will be run at selected areas in Georgia and Iowa. Libraries fear that the recesison may bring further budget cuts.

Dekalb Unveils First Construction Projects

Georgia Library Quarterly

The article reports on the expansion of the Toco Hill-Avis G. Williams Library and other branches of the DeKalb County Public Library System of Georgia. The expanded library is twice as large as its former size. Its collection includes 64,000 publications, additional computers and special area for children and adolescents.

Special Libraries Association News, Notes

Georgia Library Quarterly

Recent news from the Georgia Chapter of the Special Libraries Association.

Former Library Director Anthony Passes

Georgia Library Quarterly

An obituary for Emily Hasson Anthony, former director of the Northeast Georgia Library System, is presented.

Carter Library Co-Sponsors Briars' Event

Georgia Library Quarterly

The article reports on a forum held by the Georgia Southwestern State University in celebration of the Black History Month in 2009. More than 70 participants viewed the documentary "Briars in the Cotton Patch." The event was a joint project of Kainonia Farm and Faith Fuller, director of communications for the Fuller Center for Housing.

Brewer Receives Smithsonian Internship

Georgia Library Quarterly

The article reports that library student Camille Ann Brewer was granted an internship at the Smithsonian Archives of American Art.

Atlanta Student Wins Archives' Award

Georgia Library Quarterly

The article announces that Myron McGhee won first place in the Excellence on Genealogy competition.

Woodruff Library Prepares For Renovation

Georgia Library Quarterly

The article reports on the renovation of the Robert W. Woodruff Library of the Atlanta University Center in Georgia. Research and reference services will be relocated during the renovation. Interlibrary loan participation will also continue. The renovation will transform the facility into a 21st century learning environment.

Curtis Retires, Nielsen To Serve As Interim

Georgia Library Quarterly

The article reports on the retirement of Susan Curtis from her position as head of reference at the University of Georgia Libraries (UGA) and the appointment of Kristin Nielsen as her interim successor.

Mountain Regional Holds Celebrations

Georgia Library Quarterly

The article reports on the community wide celebration held by the Union County Public Library in Georgia to thank the Union County citizens and other parties who have contributed to the renovation of the library. Library Director Donna Howell welcomed the guests, including Senator Chip Pearson, Representative Stephen Allison, and Commissioner Lamar Paris.

Georgia Library Quarterly, Summer 2009, Susan Cooley

Georgia Library Quarterly

Complete issue of Georgia Library Quarterly, Summer 2009, vol. 46, no. 3.

Young Adult Volunteering In Public Libraries: Managerial Implications, Anthony Bernier

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

From Laboratory To Library: The History Of Wayne State University's Education Library, Suzan A. Alteri

Library Scholarly Publications

The Education Library at Wayne State University has a long and storied history. From its beginning at the Detroit Normal School to its final merger with the general library, the Education Library has been at the heart of not only Wayne State University, but also in the development of the College of Education. This paper chronicles the history of the library, and the people who created it, from its very beginning to its final place among the volumes of the Purdy/Kresge Library.

First-Year Student Initiatives At An Urban Research University, Judith M. Arnold, Carrie F. Croatt-Moore

Library Scholarly Publications

At a time when universities and colleges are placing emphasis on the first-year experience, there has been an effort on the part of the libraries to address this audience with a customized approach. Involvement with academic orientation programs is one method of reaching these first year students, and as one step the Wayne State University Library System has established a presence in the university’s iStart program (http://www.istart.wayne.edu/). In the large environment of a research university with over 30,000 students, technology has also been employed as an efficient way to establish a connection between first year students and the library. As …

July 2009, Volume 5, Number 2, Winthrop University Archives And Special Collections

Retrospect: News from the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections at Winthrop University

No abstract provided.

Cataloging Unit Statistics 2008-2009, Amar K. Lahiri

Technical Services Reports and Statistics

Annual productivity statistics from the Cataloging Unit of the University of Rhode Island Library for 2008-2009. Includes total number of copy-cataloged records and original catalog records created. Also includes bibliographic and item records created, modified, and deleted in the local Innovative Interfaces library system.

We Love Libraries!, Jenny Mccurdy

Georgia Library Quarterly

The author discusses how she can contribute to the advocacy of the interests of libraries. She emphasizes the importance of timely communication with authorities involved in funding. She also cites social networking and collaboration as crucial factors in library success. Selling proposals to library authority is also discussed.

Gla Announces Slate Of Nominees For 2010 Officers

Georgia Library Quarterly

The article lists and provides brief biographies of the nominees for 2010 officers of the Georgia Library Association.

Gold/Galileo Conference Coming July 31

Georgia Library Quarterly

The article announces the Gold/Galileo Users Group Conference, to held in Georgia on July 31, 2009.

Imls Taps Henderson To Attend Conference

Georgia Library Quarterly

The article reports that Francine I. Henderson, research library administrator for the Auburn Avenue Research Library on African American Culture and History, was chosen by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) to attend the conference "Stewardship of America's Legacy: Answering the Call to Action," to be held in June 2009.

Leveraging Institutional Repositories To Support Your Institution's Strategic Mission (July), Richard W. Clement

Library Faculty & Staff Presentations

This presentation was given at the 2009 American Library Association annual conference. It addresses how to improve the chances of a successful Institutional Repository and updates his previous presentation at the 2009 Association for College and Research Libraries conference.

Nelinet Costs 2008-2009

Technical Services Reports and Statistics

This report lists the total charges paid by the University of Rhode Island Libraries to the bibliographic utility NELINET during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2009. Costs are broken down by invoice date and category. Categories include cataloging, interlibrary loan, barcodes, membership, conference fees. Cataloging total: $31,416.59. ILL total: $41,067.95. Membership: $12,705. Grand total: $85,559.96.