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Articles 751 - 780 of 2002

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Tryin' To Get My Mojo Workin', Emily Ford Jul 2010

Tryin' To Get My Mojo Workin', Emily Ford

Library Faculty and Staff Publications and Presentations

The article discusses the reasons why librarians in the U.S. get burned out in their jobs and lose their librarian mojo. It states that librarians are dependent on systems which make them prone to systems failure while most libraries rely on tools and technologies instead of their skills and subsequently lose their mojo. It suggests to attend the American Library Association's (ALA) annual meeting and meet other librarians and get inspired about librarianship.


Rrh Library Newsletter, July 2010, Libraries At Rochester Regional Health Jul 2010

Rrh Library Newsletter, July 2010, Libraries At Rochester Regional Health

Rochester Regional Health authored publications and proceedings

Newsletter sections include: Hospital-Acquired Pressure Ulcers; New Acquisitions -- Management CDs


Insider Express Blog;New Library Catalog Interface;Stat!Ref, Vol.8 (7), Houston Academy Of Medicine-Texas Medical Center Library Jul 2010

Insider Express Blog;New Library Catalog Interface;Stat!Ref, Vol.8 (7), Houston Academy Of Medicine-Texas Medical Center Library

Insider Express (2003-2013)

No abstract provided.


International Encyclopedia Of Gambling, J. Cory Tucker Jul 2010

International Encyclopedia Of Gambling, J. Cory Tucker

Library Faculty Research

An update to the author's Gambling in America (CH, Apr'02, 39-4347). this excellent encyclopedia provides detailed information on the gambling phenomenon throughout the world. In more than 300 entries, this two-volume set covers a wealth of information on a wide variety of topics related to gambling.


Grand Valley Magazine, Vol. 10, No. 1 Summer 2010, Grand Valley State University Jul 2010

Grand Valley Magazine, Vol. 10, No. 1 Summer 2010, Grand Valley State University

Grand Valley Magazine

Grand Valley Magazine is a quarterly publication about Grand Valley State University produced by University Communications since 2001.


The West Africa Theological Seminary, Joan Taylor Jul 2010

The West Africa Theological Seminary, Joan Taylor

Georgia Library Quarterly

A personal narrative is presented which explores the author's experience of journeying to Nigeria to volunteer in a library in the fall of 2009.


The International University Of Grand-Bassam, Laura Burtle Jul 2010

The International University Of Grand-Bassam, Laura Burtle

Georgia Library Quarterly

A personal narrative is presented which explores the author's experience of participating in a book drive for the International University of Grand-Bassam in Cote d'Ivoire in 2008.


Newest Cobb County Branch Library Wins Rave Reviews Jul 2010

Newest Cobb County Branch Library Wins Rave Reviews

Georgia Library Quarterly

The article focuses on the construction of the Cobb County branch library at the Parkaire Landing Shopping Center in Cobb County, Georgia. According to the author, Cobb County chose its own in-house resources in order to reduce expenses on the project. The author reports that the library features a circulation desk that is designed to utilize future library systems and a self-checkout station.


Dlg Launches Atlanta Newspaper Archive Jul 2010

Dlg Launches Atlanta Newspaper Archive

Georgia Library Quarterly

The article reports that the Digital Library of Georgia (DLG) has launched its online newspaper archive, The Atlanta Historic Newspapers Archive, at http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/atlnewspapers.


Macon To Host Catalogers Conference Jul 2010

Macon To Host Catalogers Conference

Georgia Library Quarterly

The article offers information on the 2010 Online Audiovisual Catalogers (OLAC) conference to be held in Macon, Georgia on October 15-17, 2010.


Georgia Southwestern State News And Notes Jul 2010

Georgia Southwestern State News And Notes

Georgia Library Quarterly

Recent library news from Georgia Southwestern State.


Georgia State News And Notes Jul 2010

Georgia State News And Notes

Georgia Library Quarterly

Recent library news from Georgia State University.


Mobile Library Brings Broadband Access Jul 2010

Mobile Library Brings Broadband Access

Georgia Library Quarterly

The article reports that the Chattahoochee Valley Libraries is launching a high-tech mobile library in early 2011.


Flint River Regional News And Notes Jul 2010

Flint River Regional News And Notes

Georgia Library Quarterly

Recent news from the Flint River Regional Library System.


Mobile Librarian Service To The Wayne State University College Of Nursing, Nancy A. Wilmes Jul 2010

Mobile Librarian Service To The Wayne State University College Of Nursing, Nancy A. Wilmes

Library Scholarly Publications

In recent years, College of Nursing faculty and students have visited the Science and Engineering Library (which houses the Nursing Collection) less frequently to obtain reference assistance and research support. Nursing faculty and students are using online resources for their research, but these patrons still need to be able to ask questions and obtain clarification about: database search strategies, electronic journal access and full-text document delivery. To address these important resource and service issues, the Nursing Librarian Liaison has been offering reference service and research support in person, on-site in the Wayne State University College of Nursing office building. This …


Ipals: International Partnership For Advocacy And Library Services, Suzan A. Alteri, Stephanie Carr, Jasmina Jusic, Lucas Mak, Valeria Molteni Jul 2010

Ipals: International Partnership For Advocacy And Library Services, Suzan A. Alteri, Stephanie Carr, Jasmina Jusic, Lucas Mak, Valeria Molteni

Library Scholarly Publications

Project for the Emerging Leaders team for the International Relations Roundtable, which included creating a new website for international librarians to access technology and advocacy links as well as providing a marketing and assessment plan. This is the full report given to the IRRT board.


5 Simple Things You Can Do To Engage Volunteers Using Social Media, Jennifer Kelley Jul 2010

5 Simple Things You Can Do To Engage Volunteers Using Social Media, Jennifer Kelley

Library Scholarship

A presentation given to DuPage Association of Volunteer Administration members.


Cataloging Unit Statistics 2009-2010, Amar K. Lahiri Jul 2010

Cataloging Unit Statistics 2009-2010, Amar K. Lahiri

Technical Services Reports and Statistics

Annual productivity statistics from the Cataloging Unit of the University of Rhode Island Library for 2009-2010. 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.


Citizen Ambassadorship On Behalf Of Libraries, Ann Hamilton Jul 2010

Citizen Ambassadorship On Behalf Of Libraries, Ann Hamilton

Georgia Library Quarterly

A personal narrative is presented which explores the author's experiences as an ambassador to South Africa on behalf of libraries for the People to People organization.


Brooks Honored For Humanitarian Efforts Jul 2010

Brooks Honored For Humanitarian Efforts

Georgia Library Quarterly

The article announces that Mary Ellen Brooks received the Governor's Award in the Humanities from the University of Georgia on May 11, 2010 for her humanitarian efforts.


Valdosta State News And Notes Jul 2010

Valdosta State News And Notes

Georgia Library Quarterly

Recent library news from Valdosta State University.


Non-Sela News Jul 2010

Non-Sela News

The Southeastern Librarian

Recent news of interest to libraries and librarians. Includes: Content from small-market newspapers accessible through LexisNexis; ASERL offers discussion draft proposal for coordinated management of Federal documents collections in Southeast; Popular Culture Association and the American Culture Association annualconference will be held April 20-23, 2011 in San Antonio.


People News Jul 2010

People News

The Southeastern Librarian

Recent professional developments from SELA members.


The Open Access Availability Of Library And Information Science Literature, Doug Way Jul 2010

The Open Access Availability Of Library And Information Science Literature, Doug Way

Scholarly Papers and Articles

To examine the open access availability of Library and Information Science (LIS) research, a study was conducted using Google Scholar to search for articles from 20 top LIS journals. The study examined whether Google Scholar was able to find any links to full text, if open access versions of the articles were available and where these articles were being hosted. The results showed the archiving of articles is not a regular practice in the field, articles are not being deposited in institutional or subject repositories at a high rate and the overall the percentage of available open access articles in …


Citizen Ambassadorship On Behalf Of Libraries, Ann Hamilton Jul 2010

Citizen Ambassadorship On Behalf Of Libraries, Ann Hamilton

University Libraries: Faculty Publications

A personal narrative is presented which explores the author's experiences as an ambassador to South Africa on behalf of libraries for the People to People organization.


Library Profile: Dan Manier, Susan Hamilton Jul 2010

Library Profile: Dan Manier, Susan Hamilton

Law Library Staff & Faculty Works

Dan Manier, Director of Law School Technology since 1998.


Digitalcommons@University Of Rhode Island Statistics 2009-2010 Jul 2010

Digitalcommons@University Of Rhode Island Statistics 2009-2010

Technical Services Reports and Statistics

Statistics on the total number of full text downloads from the DigitalCommons@University of Rhode Island institutional repository for 2009-2010. Data are provided monthly on the number of full text downloads by collection and document, and on the number of referrals by domain and country. Dissertations are included in the statistics. Digital Commons statistics are COUNTER-compliant, with downloads from robots and automated processes filtered out.


Information Literacy: A Call To Action, Sharon A. Weiner Jul 2010

Information Literacy: A Call To Action, Sharon A. Weiner

Libraries Research Publications

No abstract provided.


Thinking About Technology – 2010: The Year Of The Ipad?, Darla Jackson Jul 2010

Thinking About Technology – 2010: The Year Of The Ipad?, Darla Jackson

Other Faculty Publications

In April 2010 Apple released the iPad. Other technology producers have announced upcoming releases of tablet computers. This article discusses how the iPad may serve the needs of the legal community and potentially affect law libraries.


Videos In The Kitchen: The Lesbian Herstory Archives As A Moving-Herstorical-Image, Shawn(Ta) D. Smith Jul 2010

Videos In The Kitchen: The Lesbian Herstory Archives As A Moving-Herstorical-Image, Shawn(Ta) D. Smith

Publications and Research

No abstract provided.