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Riding The Wave: Using Google For Library Committee Collaboration, Teressa M. Keenan

Mansfield Library Faculty Publications

A review of using Google Wave for committee and project collaboration.

Engaging Learners Through Wikipedia, Megan Dazey, Samantha Hines

Mansfield Library Faculty Publications

In August 2010, a professor in the University of Montana School of Journalism approached the authors to draft a Wikipedia-based assignment for the course JOUR380: News Editing.

Winter 2010, School Of Information Studies

iSchool Newsletter

No abstract provided.

Questions To Be Asked & Answered On Nlp’S Role In Improving Semantic Annotation For Ir, Elizabeth D. Liddy

School of Information Studies - Faculty Scholarship

What was early information retrieval like? (before it was called search!)

How was NLP first applied to the task?

Which levels of language analysis were utilized?

Which were successful? Which were not?

Why were other levels not incorporated ?

Do we now see that the higher levels can and need to be included?

If they are, how might they change how we do IR, as well as what tasks we use it for?

Of Zeroes And Ones, Eric C. Shoaf

Publications

An introduction to the journal is presented in which the editor discusses an article about hiring older workers, another about performance reviews in the workplace, and the series "Perspectives on Leadership."

Term Papers, Google, And Library Anxiety: How Can Information Literacy Improve Students' Research Skills?, Ann E. Donahue, Carolyn White Gamtso

The University Dialogue

No abstract provided.

Supporting Inquiry By Identifying Gaps In Student Confidence: Development Of A Measure Of Perceived Competence, Marilyn P. Arnone, Ruth V. Small, Rebecca Reynolds

School of Information Studies - Faculty Scholarship

Critical to inquiry-based learning is information literacy. Educators can enhance students’ experiences during the inquiry process if they are aware of the skill areas in which students either have or lack confidence. This article describes the development and psychometric properties of the Perceived Competence in Information Skills (PCIS) measure. Educators can use the measure to support student inquiry by identifying and addressing gaps in student confidence. The measure is freely available through Syracuse University’s Center for Digital Literacy.

Handcrafted Collaborative Copyright, Ann Bartow

Law Faculty Scholarship

Tribute essay to Dean Laura Gasaway's tenacious and fearless information access advocacy.

Llne Letter To Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick, Susan Drisko Zago

Law Faculty Scholarship

A letter from Law Librarians of New England President Susan Drisko Zago urging Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick to restore funding to the State Library of Massachusetts for FY 2010 and subsequent years to a realistic level needed to maintain and increase its collections and services.

Playaways And Rda: Summary Of Relevant Sections From Rda Chapters 3, 6, And 7, Online Audiovisual Catalogers, Inc.

OLAC Publications and Training Materials

Playways and RDA: Summary of Relevant Sections from RDA Chapters 3, 6, and 7.

Provenance Xxviii, Jody Thompson

Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists

No abstract provided.

Perspectives On Leadership: An Interview With Hampton "Skip" Auld, Eric C. Shoaf

Publications

No abstract provided.

Beyond Description: Converting Web Site Usage Statistics Into Concrete Site Improvement Ideas, Julie Arendt, Cassie Wagner

VCU Libraries Faculty and Staff Publications

Web site usage statistics are a widely used tool for Web site development, but libraries are still learning how to use them successfully. This case study summarizes how Morris Library at Southern Illinois University Carbondale implemented Google Analytics on its Web site and used the reports to inform a site redesign. As the main campus library at a research university with about 20,000 undergraduate and graduate students, the library included resources from multiple library departments on a single site. In planning the redesign, Morris Library's Virtual Library Group combined usage reports with information from other sources, such as usability tests …

Fifty At Fifty: A Catalogue Of Incunabula In The University Libraries Grand Valley State University, Robert Beasecker

Books and Contributions to Books

No abstract provided.

The Southeastern Librarian V. 57, No. 4 (Winter 2010) Complete Issue

The Southeastern Librarian

Complete issue of The Southeastern Librarian, volume 57, No. 4 (Winter 2010).

Sela Activities

The Southeastern Librarian

Recent activities from the Southeastern Library Association. Highlights include: call for presenters for the New Voices program at the 2010 joint Arkansas Library Association/Southeastern Library Association conference; call for nominations for the SELA Outstanding Author Awards; call for nominations for the Ginny Frankenthaler Memorial Scholarship in Library Science; call for participants in the SELA mentoring program; results of the SELA membership survey; the text of the SELA Executive Board's resolution on the 2009 reauthorization of the US Patriot Act.

State News

The Southeastern Librarian

Recent developments from SELA member institutions.

People News

The Southeastern Librarian

Recent professional developments from SELA members.

Dates To Remember

The Southeastern Librarian

Upcoming library conference events for 2010.

Fulfillment Of A Higher Order: Placing Information Literacy Within Maslow’S Hierarchy Of Needs, Mary Francis

Research & Publications

No abstract provided.

Fay B. Kaigler Children's Book Festival, Karen Rowell, The University Of Southern Mississippi, The University Of Southern Mississippi's School Of Library And Information Science

Fay B. Kaigler Children's Book Festival Programs

The program for the forty-third annual Fay B. Kaigler Children's Book Festival held on the campus of The University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg, Mississippi in 2010.

Volume 16, Number 1: February/March 2010, Suzanne Zack

UConn Libraries Newsletter

Page 2 The University’s Capital Campaign supports the increasingly popular Libraries, according to the Vice Provost for University Libraries.

The new electronic devices available for loan are hot items.

Page 3 Alumni artists Janet Cummings Good ’66 and Peter Good ’65 do a 10 year retrospective of their popular long and literate wall calendar in the Dodd Research Center.

Page 4 Art & Design Librarian Michael Young traveled to the pilgrimage site of Loreto, Italy to research why there are more than 50 copies of the San Loreto's Holy House in the Czech Republic.

Page 5 Professor William H. Foster …

Blurring Borders, Visualizing Connections: Aligning Information And Visual Literacy Learning Outcomes, Benjamin R. Harris

Library Faculty Research

Purpose – This paper seeks to offer a rationale and practical suggestions for the integration of visual literacy instruction and information literacy instruction practice and theory.

Design/methodology/approach – The paper aligns visual literacy and information literacy competency standards, revealing connections and opportunities for practical integration during library instruction and traditional classroom instruction.

Findings – On analysis of 11 visual literacy competencies, three exhibit a strong relationship with the ACRL's Information Literacy Competency Standards.

Practical implications – The paper provides guidelines for teaching and learning scenarios that may be used in a library instruction session or as part of a course …

Library Anxiety Of Law Students: A Study Utilizing The Multidimensional Library Anxiety Scale, Stacey L. Bowers

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine whether law students experienced library anxiety and, if so, which components contributed to that anxiety. The Multidimensional Library Anxiety Scale (MLAS) developed by Dr. Doris Van Kampen was used to assess library anxiety levels of law students. The MLAS is a 53 question Likert scale instrument that measures the construct of library anxiety. Participants in the study were law students enrolled in a private Midwestern university during the 2009-2010 academic year who completed the survey instrument.

Law students are a unique graduate school population who undergo an extremely rigorous and competitive …

Easing The Learning Curve: The Creation Of Digital Learning Objects For Use In Special Collections Student Training, Judith A. Wiener

Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists

Low-staffed and often under-funded, academic libraries have traditionally relied upon student labor to maintain library services and to complete a seemingly unending workload. The use of students within the archival or special collections setting is no different. Special Collections departments often use students to complete tasks that could be reserved to the realm of professional staff. These include processing collections, preservation and conservation work, digitizing, and providing reference assistance.

2010 Abstracts, University Of Rochester

Upstate New York Science Librarians Conference

No abstract provided.

Engineering A Collaborative Information Literacy Partnership, Jill Dixon, Angelique Jenks-Brown

Upstate New York Science Librarians Conference

No abstract provided.

Using User Research To Remodel A Chemistry Subject Guide, Sue Cardinal

Upstate New York Science Librarians Conference

No abstract provided.

Evolving Collaboration: Keeping Library Instruction Relevant With Biomedical Engineering Senior Design Students, Alison Bersani

Upstate New York Science Librarians Conference

No abstract provided.

Lessons Learned From “Climategate:” The Importance Of I.C.E. (Information, Communication, Education) For Global Warming And Other Topics, Fred Stoss

Upstate New York Science Librarians Conference

No abstract provided.