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Digital Video Communication And Preservation For Educational Purposes, Chelsea Lyon Jun 2010

Digital Video Communication And Preservation For Educational Purposes, Chelsea Lyon

Graphic Communication

The purpose of this study is to demonstrate the benefits of digital video to communicate and preserve scholarly work. This study asks the question: How can digital video benefit communication and scholarly work? Combining both visuals and audio, digital video has become a unique educational tool between scholars and students alike to communicate, teach, and learn. As technology advances, the creation, preservation, and viewing of digital video continues to increase; however, so do the challenges that arise as a result. Digital video currently faces challenges in defining and effectively managing metadata standards for media files, bridging a gap between traditional …

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A Survey Of Copyright Workflows For Institutional Repositories (Poster Session), Ann Hanlon, Marisa Ramirez Jun 2010

A Survey Of Copyright Workflows For Institutional Repositories (Poster Session), Ann Hanlon, Marisa Ramirez

Library Faculty Research and Publications

Many institutional repositories (IRs) provide open access to published work. The authors of those works typically transfer copyright or exclusive distribution rights for their work to their publisher. This means the author cannot themselves grant permission for deposit in the IR; rather permissions must be secured from the publisher. In Fall 2009, the authors conducted a survey of institutional repository managers to gain a clearer understanding of the staffing, resources, activities and tools employed to clear copyright for published work, with the intent to deposit into an IR. This poster summarizes preliminary findings.

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Foreign Languages In Academic Librarianship: A Survey Of Skills, Use, And Perceptions, Brian Vetruba Jun 2010

Foreign Languages In Academic Librarianship: A Survey Of Skills, Use, And Perceptions, Brian Vetruba

WashU Libraries Publications

No comprehensive study of academic librarians’ attitudes and perceptions toward foreign language skills in libraries has occurred. Similarly, the question of how librarians use foreign languages has only been cursorily examined. The authors conducted an online survey in the spring of 2007 asking academic librarians in the US and Canada about their knowledge of non—English languages, use of languages professionally, and the perceived value of language skills. Results indicate substantial use of and value placed on language skills. Of the 1,858 respondents, more than 25 percent reported using foreign languages daily and over 75 percent desire better language skills to …

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Urban Public School Libraries And Educational Reform: The Case Of The Detroit Public Schools, Kafi D. Kumasi May 2010

Urban Public School Libraries And Educational Reform: The Case Of The Detroit Public Schools, Kafi D. Kumasi

Urban Library Journal

This article explores the implications of school reform on school libraries using the Detroit Public Schools (DPS) as a case study in urban librarianship. A literature review on the role and impact of school librarians in K-12 education is included to help illustrate the role of school libraries in public school reform. Two DPS reforms are selected for closer evaluation: a 2002 district-initiated reform and a 2008 state-mandated reform. The article concludes by offering a list of recommendations to help strengthen DPS reform goals and objectives by utilizing the professional knowledge and resources of school librarians in the district. These …

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Selecting Success: Disconnected Youth’S Reading Choices, Eva Raison, Sandra Sajonas May 2010

Selecting Success: Disconnected Youth’S Reading Choices, Eva Raison, Sandra Sajonas

Urban Library Journal

By examining a sample of books chosen by participants in Brooklyn Public Library’s Young Adult Pre-GED program, this article will explore characteristics of reading materials that appeal to out-of-school youth. Authors will share the selection process behind the creation of a special collection targeted to low-literacy young adults (16–24 years old). Using youth participants’ independent reading logs, we will compare what we expected students to enjoy reading with what youth chose to read. A discussion will include lessons learned about collection development for out-of-school youth and how libraries can improve access for struggling adolescent readers.

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“I Feel Like I Could Do It Too”: A Paradigm Shift In An Urban Library Internship Program, Daren A. Graves, Doris Ann Sweet, Mary Mcgowan May 2010

“I Feel Like I Could Do It Too”: A Paradigm Shift In An Urban Library Internship Program, Daren A. Graves, Doris Ann Sweet, Mary Mcgowan

Urban Library Journal

In the 2007/2008 academic year Simmons College Library put the life experiences of eight Boston high school students at the heart of an already established, IMLS-funded forty-hour library internship. The internship’s long standing goal was to create lifelong library ambassadors and future librarians, by teaching the students information literacy skills, introducing them to how a complex organization (the library) is organized and run, and imparting college and career skills. The learning paradigm conceived of the librarians as reciprocal learning and research partners, positioning the lived experiences and authentic interests of the students as central to the internship. The article describes …

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Safety And Security In Urban Academic Libraries: A Risk Assessment Approach To Emergency Preparedness, Thomas Edgar Raffensperger May 2010

Safety And Security In Urban Academic Libraries: A Risk Assessment Approach To Emergency Preparedness, Thomas Edgar Raffensperger

Urban Library Journal

Academic libraries have developed a wide range of emergency preparedness policies, procedures, and training programs. Libraries have traditionally focused on the recovery of collections after an emergency. Risk assessment has focused on collections, largely as an outgrowth of valuation for insurance purposes and the core responsibility of libraries to safeguard collections. Risk assessment has rarely been systematically applied to personal safety and security. There is an anecdotal sense that urban academic libraries are subject to higher risk from property and violent crime than other academic libraries. This study examines the level of risk of property and violent crime using Clery …

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Digital Libraries: Functionality, Usability, And Accessibility, Mayank Trivedi May 2010

Digital Libraries: Functionality, Usability, And Accessibility, Mayank Trivedi

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Emerging technology for digital libraries (DL) can drastically improve the management of resources of libraries. The advantages of having a DL are now well understood by librarians, technologists,and others. Several factors play a major role in digitization of materials for a DL. This paper discusses the transformation of a library from traditional to automated to digital.

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Blogging For Libraries And Librarians, Mayank Trivedi May 2010

Blogging For Libraries And Librarians, Mayank Trivedi

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Blogs are the most popular personal publishing platform on the Internet. They evolved from “What's New” pages. Blogs contain frequently-updated posts with the most recent entry at the top. This article describes the use of blogs for marketing and information-sharing by librarians.

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Web Affinity: A Study Of Undergraduate Students In Nigerian Universities, Obuh Alex Ozoemelem May 2010

Web Affinity: A Study Of Undergraduate Students In Nigerian Universities, Obuh Alex Ozoemelem

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The study focused on undergraduates in Nigerian universities. Three hundred students, 100 each from the three universities, were sampled using simple random sampling methods. The analysis of the data reveals a low level of ICT skill and web experience among the students. Nevertheless, there is a high level of Web use that cuts across genders. E-mail, research, and e-payments were the major reasons for Web use.

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Availability And Use Of Information And Communication Technology (Ict) In Six Nigerian University Library Schools, Bappah Magaji Abubakar May 2010

Availability And Use Of Information And Communication Technology (Ict) In Six Nigerian University Library Schools, Bappah Magaji Abubakar

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The study investigated the availability and use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in six university -based library schools in Nigeria. Survey research methodology was adopted, and two sets of questionnaires were administered to the directors and 65 academic staff of the six library schools. Findings indicate that all six schools studied have a fair number of IT applications for education and training of students but that more is needed.

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Authentication And Authorization: Security Issues For Institutional Digital Repositories, Md. Zahid Hossain Shoeb, M Abdus Sobhan May 2010

Authentication And Authorization: Security Issues For Institutional Digital Repositories, Md. Zahid Hossain Shoeb, M Abdus Sobhan

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Information sharing, dissemination, digital libraries, and repositories are not new concepts. Open Access Initiatives make digital information more accessible to users. Access management is an important issue which illustrates the process of providing controlled, secure access to online resources which involves both authentication and authorization. Online security is one of the key services for the network infrastructure of digital repositories. Confidentiality and integrity of information cannot be ensured without a proper access management mechanism. This paper reviews available informatin on user authentications and authorization, and the authentication of digital materials is illustrated.

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Status Of Textile Engineering College Libraries In Haryana, India, Chetan Sharma, Rajender Kumar May 2010

Status Of Textile Engineering College Libraries In Haryana, India, Chetan Sharma, Rajender Kumar

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The purpose of the study is to estimate the performance of the textile engineering institute libraries of Haryana, India, and determine what collections and services are provided. A survey was conducted through a questionnaire circulated among the librarians of textile engineering institutes. The paper discusses the collection and worth of various services rendered by these libraries.

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A Systems Approach To Book Search In A Library, Kiran Sharma, Dhruv Sharma May 2010

A Systems Approach To Book Search In A Library, Kiran Sharma, Dhruv Sharma

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

A librarian and a systems engineer present four heuristics that can improve the techniques used in libraries to search for lost material. Examples of the role of serendipity in user behavior and information-seeking, as well as the classification of interdisciplinary works, are presented.

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Are Indian Libraries Vip-Friendly? Information Use And Information Seeking Behaviour Of Visually Impaired People In Delhi Libraries, K.P. Singh, Easther Moirangthem May 2010

Are Indian Libraries Vip-Friendly? Information Use And Information Seeking Behaviour Of Visually Impaired People In Delhi Libraries, K.P. Singh, Easther Moirangthem

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The purpose of this paper is to study the various library services and information sources provided to the visually impaired people in different Braille Libraries and Talking Book Libraries in Delhi and also explore the information needs and information seeking behavior of this special group of people. For this study, literature survey and review of literature related to the study were made to have a better understanding of the problem and examine the findings of earlier relevant studies. Semi-structured interview was used as a data collection tool to collect the relevant data from the subjects under study. An interview was …

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School Libraries In India: Present-Day Scenario, Preeti Mahajan May 2010

School Libraries In India: Present-Day Scenario, Preeti Mahajan

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

While emphasizing the need and importance of the school libraries, the paper traces the changing scenario in which school librarians provide information to their users. The collaborative role of the government, school authorities, librarians, and teachers is stressed for the implementation of efficient school library services in India.

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Information Support Systems For Small- Scale Industries In Salem District: With Special Reference To Tapioca Processing Industries, S. Thanuskodi, K.S. Kalyani May 2010

Information Support Systems For Small- Scale Industries In Salem District: With Special Reference To Tapioca Processing Industries, S. Thanuskodi, K.S. Kalyani

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Information resource management supports information management, which is managing the ownership, content, quality, and use of information.The research reported on in this article aimed to know how information systems are supported for small scale industries, represented here by the tapioca industry. The sample selected for the study is 155. The results of the analysis of data collected using a questionnaire found that a majority of respondents received information frequently.

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4 Wikis + 4 Blogs + 70 Third Year Medical School Students = Improved Students’ Confidence In Practicing Ebm. A Pilot Project Using Blogs And Wikis For A Collaborative Ebm Assignment In A 3rd Year Internal Medicine Clerkship., Jessica Salt, Md Facp, Anthony J. Frisby, Phd, Margy Grasberger, Ms, Gary Kaplan, Ms, Daniel G. Kipnis, Msi, Karen Krasznavolgyi, Mls, Jon Veloski, Ms May 2010

4 Wikis + 4 Blogs + 70 Third Year Medical School Students = Improved Students’ Confidence In Practicing Ebm. A Pilot Project Using Blogs And Wikis For A Collaborative Ebm Assignment In A 3rd Year Internal Medicine Clerkship., Jessica Salt, Md Facp, Anthony J. Frisby, Phd, Margy Grasberger, Ms, Gary Kaplan, Ms, Daniel G. Kipnis, Msi, Karen Krasznavolgyi, Mls, Jon Veloski, Ms

Academic Commons and Scott Memorial Library Staff Papers and Presentations

PowerPoint presented at national Medical Library Association conference in Washington DC on May 25, 2010, 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM Section Program: Beyond Cool: Reflecting on Web 2.0 Adventures and Misadventures.

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Difficulties And Motivation Of Postgraduate Students In Selected Nigerian Universities, Stella E. Igun May 2010

Difficulties And Motivation Of Postgraduate Students In Selected Nigerian Universities, Stella E. Igun

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

A total of two hundred questionnaires were sent to selected postgraduate schools in Nigeria. There was a 78 percent response rate. Questions inquired about difficulties encountered during the study period and motivational indices based on Maslow's theory of need were applied. The answers given were computed using percentages. Nigerian postgraduate students were found to be unmotivated and facing difficulties in their studies. The Nigerian postgraduate schools need immediate overhauling and updating to the international standard of e-study environment.

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A Snapshot Of Information-Seeking Behavior Literature In Health Sciences: A Bibliometric Approach, Ahmed Bakeri Abubakar, Yahya Ibrahim Harande May 2010

A Snapshot Of Information-Seeking Behavior Literature In Health Sciences: A Bibliometric Approach, Ahmed Bakeri Abubakar, Yahya Ibrahim Harande

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This study is a snapshot on the literature of information seeking behavior in the discipline of health sciences during the years 2000-2007. A total of 801 papers were identified in Medline through the PubMed database. Bibliometric analysis was conducted to explore growth of the literature, authorship patterns, and Bradford distribution of the literature and language of dispersion of the literature. The findings indicate that there is a rapid growth of information seeking behavior in health sciences from 2004 onward. On the language of dispersion of the literature, English was found to be dominant with score of 56 percent, followed by …

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A Study Of The Usefulness Of Pakistan Library Automation Group's (Paklag) Services, Muhammad Ajmal Khan, Khalid Mahmood May 2010

A Study Of The Usefulness Of Pakistan Library Automation Group's (Paklag) Services, Muhammad Ajmal Khan, Khalid Mahmood

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The paper presents the results of a survey on the usefulness of the services offered by Pakistan Library Automation Group (PakLAG). A questionnaire was distributed to participants (n=207), who included LIS practitioners, faculty, and students. Most respondents found PakLAG services very useful for their work. They praised the PakLAG's efforts to help the library community in using ICTs and gave many suggestions to improve services.

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Internet Use Behavior And Attitude Of College Students: A Survey Of Leadership Colleges' Network, Muhammad Safdar, Khalid Mahmood, Saima Qutab May 2010

Internet Use Behavior And Attitude Of College Students: A Survey Of Leadership Colleges' Network, Muhammad Safdar, Khalid Mahmood, Saima Qutab

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This article reports on a survey on Internet use behavior and attitude of college students. Data were collected using a questionnaire developed after a related literature review. A total of 800 students from four campuses of Leadership College's network were chosen for the survey. Demographics (sex, age, educational level) and reasons for Internet use, availability of computer and Internet at home, training in Internet use, most-used search engines and email services, as well as attitudes of students were analyzed. Students acknowledge the worth of the Internet for learning and sharing.

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Nigeria Public Library Service To Rural Areas: Libraries In Niger Delta States, Posigha Bassil Ebiwolate May 2010

Nigeria Public Library Service To Rural Areas: Libraries In Niger Delta States, Posigha Bassil Ebiwolate

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The library and its services are fundamental to the socioeconomic and educational development of a nation. In the Niger Delta, a majority of the people live in rural areas and engage in fishing and farming. Library services can improve their level of literacy and education and and enhance their ability to use information relevant to their daily lives. Barriers to library service in the rural areas of the Niger Delta are poor infrastructure, inadequate funding, and inadequate staffing. Recommendations are made to improve the situation.

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Friends Of Henderson Library Newsletter, W. Bede Mitchell, Mary Margaret Jones, Marvin Goss, Julie Harwell May 2010

Friends Of Henderson Library Newsletter, W. Bede Mitchell, Mary Margaret Jones, Marvin Goss, Julie Harwell

Library Publications (1999-2023)

In This Issue: "The Budget Crisis and Henderson Library", "Collection Spotlight: Oral History Collection", "Statesboro Magazine Enhanced by Index", "Henderson Heroes: Spotlight on Employees", "Limited Edition Frank Fortune Print", "national Library Week Events", "FOHL Advisory Board", "Georgia Literary Festival in Statesboro: October 22-23, 2010", "New Benefits for Friends of Henderson Library Members"

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Understanding The Deep Web, Rabia Iffat, Lalitha K. Sami May 2010

Understanding The Deep Web, Rabia Iffat, Lalitha K. Sami

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The article discusses the concept of Deep Web and differentiates between Deep and Surface Web. It also provides the tools and tips for searching the Deep Web.

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Creative Solutions For Managing Eresources Workflow, Kelly Smith, Laura Edwards May 2010

Creative Solutions For Managing Eresources Workflow, Kelly Smith, Laura Edwards

Library Faculty and Staff Papers and Presentations

As the number of eResources we acquire continues to grow, Eastern Kentucky University Libraries have attempted to develop more effective ways to manage our online collections. Traditional methods for dealing with print resources do not apply to the entire eResources lifecycle, and we have been challenged to think creatively about possible solutions. Our strategies have included adjusting the staffing model of the eResources team, analyzing our workflow using process mapping to identify areas of improvement, and finding appropriate ways to incorporate support staff into the eResources workflow.

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Lacuny Junior Faculty Research Roundtable Meeting Minutes, May 2010, Lacuny May 2010

Lacuny Junior Faculty Research Roundtable Meeting Minutes, May 2010, Lacuny

Meeting Minutes

No abstract provided.

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Speech At The Friends Of Alten Reception, Delivered On May 20, 2010, Arend D. Lubbers May 2010

Speech At The Friends Of Alten Reception, Delivered On May 20, 2010, Arend D. Lubbers

Presidential Speeches

Speech at the Friends of Alten Reception, delivered on May 20, 2010 by Arend D. Lubbers, who served as President of Grand Valley from 1969-2001.

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Building The Infrastructure: The Ohiolink Collaborates Project, Barbara J. Strauss, Margaret Maurer May 2010

Building The Infrastructure: The Ohiolink Collaborates Project, Barbara J. Strauss, Margaret Maurer

Michael Schwartz Library Publications

This presentation describes the OhioLINK CollaboraTeS project and assesses the survey used to create the CollaboraTeS Tookbox.

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Oral History Workshop, Randy Williams May 2010

Oral History Workshop, Randy Williams

Library Faculty & Staff Presentations

No abstract provided.

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