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Zach's News, Georgia Southern University, Zach S. Henderson Library

Library Publications (1999-2023)

• System downtime resolved
• Passwords for Computers in Henderson Library

Developing Metadata For The Drinet Repository, Jake R. Carlson

2011 Symposium on Data-Driven Approaches to Droughts

No abstract provided.

Born-Digital Files: Workflows And Standards, Marsha Miles

Michael Schwartz Library Publications

This presentation discusses born-digital content workflows and standards utilized at The College of Wooster in conjunction with the Five Colleges of Ohio's Next Steps in the Next Generation Library: Integrating Digital Collections into the Liberal Arts Curriculum grant projects.

Institutional Repositories In The Libraries Of The Institutions Of Higher Education Of The Kharkiv Methodical Association Of Ukraine, Iryna Zhuravlyova

Proceedings of the IATUL Conferences

No abstract provided.

Lacuny Executive Council Meeting Minutes, June 2011, Lacuny

Meeting Minutes

No abstract provided.

Monitoring And Evaluation Of Electronic Resources In Academic And Research Institutions In Kenya, Nasra Gathoni, Evan Njoroge, Agatha Kabugu, Damiana Kiilu, Felicitas Ratanya, Jane Gikandi, Eddah Wasike

Libraries

The revolution of Information Communication and Technology has brought a great change in the way libraries are providing services. Libraries have continued to embrace these technologies vis‐à‐vis Internet thus seeing the introduction of electronic resources to the library collection and services. The availability of good internet connectivity is essential in the provision of electronic resources. Kenya has had internet since 1996 (Mutula, 2001) and over the years there has been great effort to improve connectivity such as the recent introduction of fibre optic cable in 2009. The need for good internet connectivity has also been supported by initiatives such as …

Zach's News, Georgia Southern University, Zach S. Henderson Library

Library Publications (1999-2023)

• Possible GALILEO/GALILEO Services Outages (6-7am, 6/16/2011)
• Hot Doc: The Congressional Pictorial Directory for the 112th Congress is now available from the U.S. Government Printing Office

Geopolitics: A Guide To The Issues, Bert Chapman

Libraries Research Publications

Provides overview of how geography influences international relations and international politics including climate change, energy security, international economics, and international security.  Introduces key figures in geopolitics development as a discipline such as Alfred Thayer Mahan and Halford Mackinder, covers the geopolitical interests of individuals countries, describes disciplinary divisions within geopolitics, details international geopolitical crisis areas and provides maps of some of these areas, emphasizes geopolitics information resources, and stresses the critical importance of geography in studying international politics and security.

Strategically Leveraging Learning Space To Create Partnership Opportunities, Tomalee Doan

Libraries Faculty and Staff Scholarship and Research

The Management & Economics Library at Purdue University began a major physical and conceptual renovation four years ago. The conceptual renovation involves a rethinking of library faculty and staff roles and responsibilities based on the library’s and university’s strategic directives. The LearnLab space is being used as a springboard to create new partnerships, to implement our new roles, and to transform the perspective of an academic library’s present capability. This article will highlight the variety of opportunities that have arisen by leveraging the Learn Lab space.

Hot Doc: Statutes At Large, Georgia Southern University, Zach S. Henderson Library

Library Publications (1999-2023)

• Hot Doc: Statutes at Large

Analysis Of Educational Technology, Research And Design, 2001-2010, Holt Zaugg, Mayavel Amado, Tyler Randall Small, Richard E. West

Faculty Publications

This article examines 10 years (2001-2010) of journal articles from Educational Technology, Research, and Design (ETRD) to determine trends in article topics, key contributing authors, citation patterns and methodological trends. Our analysis identified several unique characteristics of this journal over the past decade including a balance between theory, research, and design, as well as a commitment to international perspectives.

Presentation For Marshall University Institutional Repository Proposal, Jingping Zhang, Edward Aractingi, Gretchen Rae Beach, Nathaniel Debruin, Paula Kaplan, Thomas Walker

Librarian Research

The purpose of this proposal is to identify the need for establishing an Institutional Repository at Marshall University to facilitate the collection, preservation, and dissemination of the intellectual output of the students, faculty, and administrative offices of the University.

Institutional Repositories (IRs) provide a digital ‘storehouse’ for academic institutions to house a wide variety of scholarly material created by students, faculty, and administrators. They also provide a readily accessible depository for selected archival material, video and still images, current news and events, procedural and policy guidelines, and other information that benefits the university community and other users, including the public. …

Ua51 Preparing Information Literate Students At Wku: Report Of The Task Force On Universal Information Literacy, Bryan Carson Chair, John C. Gottfried, Amanda Hardin, Jonathan J. Jeffrey, Sara Mccaslin, Tammera Race, Amy J W Slowik, Wku University Libraries

Library Annual Reports, Reports, and Statistics

Purpose:

The Task Force on Universal Information Literacy was formed in the fall of 2010 and charged with reviewing the advisability and viability of providing information literacy instruction to every student at WKU.

Hot Docs Carnival: An Ounce Of Prevention..., Georgia Southern University, Zach S. Henderson Library

Library Publications (1999-2023)

• Hot Docs Carnival: An Ounce of prevention...

Addressing Information Needs In Sport Management, An Interdisciplinary Field, Kendra Spahr, Stephanie Wiegand

University Libraries Publications

Sport management as a scholarly discipline is relatively new, and very few students who earn doctorates in this field go into academia, instead choosing to go into practice where salaries are much higher. Due to these circumstances, literature research in sport management is difficult for students as well as librarians, as very little primary research exists in published journals and books. This poster reviews challenges for librarians, the best information resources to support academic sport management programs, common student questions, and tangential research areas that support research in this discipline.

What Libraries Can Learn From Kanye, Emily Ford

Library Faculty and Staff Publications and Presentations

What can libraries learn from Kanye West. The presentation focuses on three things that Kanye West does really well and what libraries and library workers should do more of. The video of Emily's presentation is located here: http://vimeo.com/25485191

Recently Added Databases, Georgia Southern University, Zach S. Henderson Library

Library Publications (1999-2023)

• Recently Added Databases

Lanthorn, Vol. 45, No. 62, June 9, 2011, Grand Valley State University

Volume 45, July 8, 2010 - June 9, 2011

Lanthorn is Grand Valley State's student newspaper, published from 1968 to the present. This issue is misnumbered as Vol. 45, No. 43.

Information Literacy Follow-Through: Enhancing Pre-Service Teachers' Information Evaluation Skills Through Formative Assessment, Sara Seely, Sara Fry, Margie Ruppel

Library Faculty Publications and Presentations

An investigation into pre-service teachers' information evaluation skills at a large university suggests that formative assessment can improve student performance. Pre-service teachers were asked to apply information evaluation skills in the areas of currency, relevancy, authority, accuracy and purpose. The authors compared the pre-service teachers’ and researchers’ evaluations and used Perreault and Leigh’s Index of Reliability to analyze final projects from two semesters. When asked to evaluate the sources cited in a final project for an Education methods course, pre-service teachers who received formative feedback from librarians improved in most information evaluation areas. Formative assessment is explored as a tool …

Review Of Science For Science Librarians: Graphene, Kathleen A. Lehman

University Libraries Faculty Publications and Presentations

Graphene is, in many ways, a simple substance. Made of a single atomic layer of graphite, graphene has emerged as a material providing many surprises and having immense scientific and industrial potential. In 2010, scientists Andre K. Geim and Konstantin S. Novoselov received the Nobel Prize in Physics for their isolation of graphene and for their research pertaining to the ultrathin material. In his presentation speech, Professor Per Delsing described how we all have made graphene each time we write with a pencil: microscopic bits of graphite and graphene flake away as the pencil moves across the paper (Delsing 2010). …

Striking A Balance: Effective Use Of Facebook In An Academic Library, Dianna Sachs, Edward J. Eckel, Kathleen Langan

University Libraries Faculty & Staff Publications

As one of the fastest growing social networking sites, Facebook presents librarians with a prime opportunity to engage academic library patrons. A survey of 136 users at Western Michigan University measured the effectiveness of Facebook as a marketing, reference, and instruction tool. It also measured user comfort and satisfaction with a library’s presence on Facebook. The majority of respondents found Facebook to be a useful and engaging medium to learn about library resources and services. The study shows that an effective library Facebook page must maintain a balance between providing pertinent and useful information, and preserving patron privacy.

Zach's News, Georgia Southern University, Zach S. Henderson Library

Library Publications (1999-2023)

• Voyages: The Trans- Atlantic Slave Trade Database now available in GALILEO
• Mostly Sunny, high 94, low 67

Database Trial And Evaluation: Sustainability Watch, Georgia Southern University, Zach S. Henderson Library

Library Publications (1999-2023)

• Database Trial and evaluation: Sustainability Watch

Simply Brilliant Science: Creating Healthier Eggs For A Healthier You, Kiyomi D. Deards

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries: Faculty Publications

Guest post on June 7, 2011, on the Scientific American Guest Blog, on eggs rich in omega-3 fatty acids.

Library Lockdown: Preparing For Violent Crime At The Swosu Libraries, Jason Dupree

Faculty Articles & Research

No abstract provided.

A Fine Romance Jewish Composers, Georgia Southern University, Zach S. Henderson Library

Library Publications (1999-2023)

• A Fine Romance Jewish Composers

On Beyond E-Journals: Integrating E-Books, Streaming Video, And Digital Collections At The Helin Library Consortium, Amy Carlson, Martha Rice Sanders, Bob Mcquillan

HELIN Staff Publications

With trends in collection development moving towards digital, streaming resources, and acquiring sets of materials, the HELIN Consortium pulled together cataloging, acquisitions and licensing information through a discovery platform. The discovery layer, in this case Innovative Interface’s Encore, harvests disparate collections and enables the library user to easily refine her search through facets. Rice Sanders described the HELIN Consortium’s Encore implementation and experiences, while McQuillan highlighted the West Bloomfield Townships Public Library use of the Encore platform and other products.

Town And Gown: First Steps In A Campus-Community Civic Engagement Partnership For Deliberative Democracy Forums, Chad M. Kahl

Faculty and Staff Publications – Milner Library

Presentation focused on a joint effort between Illinois State University's Political Engagement Project and a community organization, The Living Democracy Project of Bloomington-Normal, to bring a deliberative democracy forum to campus.

The forum, titled "What Are Schools For? What is the 21st Century Mission for Our Public Schools," was designed to attract both community and campus participants to a deliberative democracy forum setting.

Presentation will examine the challenges of coordinating an event with campus and community groups; efforts to ensure student involvement; and how this event hopefully acts as the first step in a broader town-gown collaboration on civic and …

Wvvln Distance Education Forum Return On Investment (Roi) Discussion: Mu Library Example, Monica Brooks, Crystal L. Stewart

Librarian Research

No abstract provided.

Trading Places: Empowering Users Through The Cephalonian Orientation Method, Amanda Izenstark, Mary C. Macdonald

Public Services Faculty Presentations

Slides from an electronic poster session at the 2011 Rhode Island Library Association Conference, held at Bryant University, Smithfield, RI.

The slides provide an introduction to the Cephalonian Method and how it was adapted to provide an introduction to the University Libraries for first year students and other audiences.