Library and Information Science Commons^™

Government Information For Your Mobile Phone, Rebecca Arzola, Debbie Rabina

Publications and Research

A tasting menu of selected apps, created by U.S. government agencies, that provides information accessible from your mobile phone.

Making Your Mobile Device An Art Expert: Using Qr Codes To Tell The Story Behind Artifacts In Your Library, Jessica Howard, Carolyn Sautter

All Musselman Library Staff Works

We explain how Gettysburg College is using QR codes to tell the stories behind public art in Musselman Library.

Getting Started In The Library: A Sacred Heart University Colloquium On Information Literacy, Amy Jansen

Librarian Publications

Presentation by Amy Jansen, Business & Web Experience Librarian at the Ryan Matura Library of Sacred Heart University, for students, covering the basics of college undergraduate research.

Launching An Institutional Repository And Library Publishing Platform With Digital Commons, Zach Coble, Carolyn Sautter, Janelle L. Wertzberger

All Musselman Library Staff Works

Presentation given at Pennsylvania Library Association on October 2, 2012.

Making It Relevant: Creating Engaging Il Experiences For Students, Meggan D. Smith, Kayla M. Lenkner

All Musselman Library Staff Works

We’ve all been there – in front of the classroom with students half listening, eyes slightly glazed. This poster will highlight ways to combat student disinterest by collaborating with faculty from the very start. Come hear ideas about how to create meaningful, relevant assignments by breaking information literacy instruction into manageable segments.

10-2012 Newsletter, Minnesota State University, Mankato. Library Services

Library Services Newsletters

Minnesota State University, Mankato, Library Services Newsletter for October 2012.

Library Education And Development Newsletter, Volume 6, Issue 1, Uno Library Science Education

Library Education and Development (L.E.A.D.)

This issue of the Library Education and Development Newsletter features UNO Registration Dates, Advice from the Frontlines from Joy Harvey, a Student Spotlight of Erin Solheim, Announcements, Professional Development, and Things to Consider: "Talking Comics: Starting your Graphic Novel Book Club," by Jack Baur and Jessica Lee.

The Liaison Connection Issue 6, University Of Denver, University Libraries

The Liaison Connection

Fall 2012 issue of the Library Liaison Advisory Group newsletter from the University of Denver, Penrose Library. The newsletter provides information about library collections, services, and research instruction.

Using Gimlet To Improve Service At The Library, Barry J. Bailey, Mark J. Swails, Jessica Tipton

Library Papers and Presentations

In 2011, Johnson County Community College’s Billington Library first piloted and then implemented a low-cost online reference statistics tool called Gimlet. The system replaced an outmoded and inaccurate pen-and-paper statistics system. This paper details the struggles and advantages of this change. Implementation and training programs are discussed, as well as strategies for generating staff buy-in. Both the expected and unexpected advantages of a Gimlet based online system are explored, and future directions for the system are described.

Libraries looking for a very low cost, easy to implement electronic statistics solution should consider Gimlet. The experience of JCCC’s Billington Library can …

Among Friends Fall 2012 Vol 13 No 1, Friends Of The Bethel University Library

Among Friends Library Newsletter

Contents:

• Did I Hear You Right?
• Remembering
• Why Be a Friend?
• What's Your Library Story?
• Conversation Starters
• Footnotes

Faculty In The Mist: Ethnographic Study Of Faculty Research Practices, Marilyn R. Pukkila, Ellen L. Freeman

Faculty Scholarship

A report on ethnographic research on college faculty research and teaching methods, with their use of information resources, library services, technology, and academic IT support.

October 2012: Volume 2 Issue 1, Dacus Library

Dacus Developments

In this Issue:

Friends of Dacus Endowment Nears Goal
Dacus Library of Winthrop University
Medieval Manuscripts Acquired; Carlisle Recognized by Friends

The Boston Marathon (Conference), Clare Gaynor Willis

Librarian Scholarship

Clare Willis discusses the 2012 AALL Annual Meeting.

Friends Of The Library Newsletter Autumn 2012, Michael J. Paulus Jr.

Library Newsletters

No abstract provided.

Nota Bene: News From The Yale Library, Yale University Library

Nota Bene

Nota Bene is published during the academic year to acquaint the Yale community and others with the resources of the Yale Library.

Academic Gateway, Fall 2012, San Jose State University Library

Library Gateway

No abstract provided.

The Joint Archives Quarterly, Volume 22.03: Fall 2012, Amanda Palomino, Geoffrey D. Reynolds

The Joint Archives Quarterly

No abstract provided.

Grand Valley Forum, Volume 037, Number 06, October 1, 2012, Grand Valley State University

2012-2013, Volume 37

Grand Valley Forum is Grand Valley State's faculty and staff newsletter, published from 1976 to the present.

Library Ledger, University Of Southern Maine Libraries

Library Ledger

Fall 2012

Foundations And Grants Workshops: Grant Preparation Basics, Sarah Cisse

Staff Presentations, Proceedings, Lectures, and Symposia

No abstract provided.

Fulcrum, Newsletter Of The Furman University Libraries. Issue 01, Jenny Colvin

Libraries Institutional Records

The first issue of Fulcrum, the newsletter of the Furman University Libraries, features articles on the Scholarly Communication series, the QR Code Scavenger Hunt, Faculty Fridays, and the Max Heller Collection.

The issue also includes News from the Stacks, and updates from the Digicenter, and Special Collections and Archives.

Between The Columns Newsletter: Fall 2012, Eastern Kentucky University Libraries

Between the Columns Newsletter

Table of Contents

• Friends of EKU Libraries to Feature Silas House: an Evening with an Appalachian Son (p. 1)
• Message from the Dean: Exciting Progress, New Vision (p. 2)
• The Eastern Progress: Historic Issues Going Digital (p. 3)
• EKU Libraries Calendar of Events (p. 3)
• EKU Libraries Enhance Online Learning (p. 4)
• Explore New Online Resources (p. 5)
• A Civil War Story: Private William Waste (p. 6)
• Student Stars in the Noel Studio (p. 7)
• Library Babies (p. 7)
• A Fond Farewell: Freer and Warren retire after a combined 60 years of service (p. 8)

Autumn 2012 Vol. 12 No. 2, School Of Information Studies

iSchool Newsletter

No abstract provided.

Information Outlook, September/October 2012, Special Libraries Association

Information Outlook, 2012

Volume 16, Issue 5

Library Focus (Fall 2012), University Libraries, Linda K. Ginn

Library Focus

The Aquila Digital Community
From the Dean
Spotlight on Harvey Brenneise
de Grummond Book Group
Friends of University Libraries
Science Cafes

Improving Library Services For International Students, Lauren Marshall, Mina Chercourt

Grasselli Library

Inspired by the book, International Students and Academic Libraries: A Survey of Issues and Annotated Bibliography, we decided to investigate ways to improve library services for the international students at John Carroll University.

Fall 2012, Friends Of Dacus Library

Friends of Dacus Library Newsletter

Inside this Issue:

Business Report of the Friends / Endowment to be Established
Dean Herring
Kay McSpadden Wins Norman Mailer Award
A Note From the Chair
Member Application

Criss Chronicles, Volume 3, Issue 1

Criss Chronicles Newsletter

This issue highlights the Kaneko-UNO Library, reCAPTCHA and libraries, A Conversation With... Lindsey Bailie, pictures from 1965 Homecoming festivities in the university archive, Roving Reference @ Criss Library, PsychTests database, Campaign 1996: Hagel for Senate in the Osborne Family Gallery, new media equipment, Copyright Corner, The Life of a Book by Megan Klein-Hewitt, and a calendar of events.

Ua51/1 Collections & Connections, Jennifer Wilson

Collections & Connections

This is the Fall-Winter 2012-13 issue of the bi-annual newsletter of the University Libraries at Western Kentucky University. This issue introduces the new Dean of WKU Libraries Connie Foster; a new Library System Office; a new service of iPad lending; and the on-going project of The Commons at Cravens, a brand new one-stop library service point where patrons can check out library materials and get professional help from the librarians and trained tech people in the same place. This issue features several award recipients, namely, the SOKY Book Fest, which has received Commendation from the KY School Media Association; Jim …

Inkling (Review), Amanda Chiplock

HPD Library Faculty/Staff Articles

Inkling strives to build digital textbooks that streamline learning and create an engaging experience for both teachers and students, while keeping prices lower than traditional textbooks by partnering with major publishers such as McGraw-Hill, Wolters Kluwer (LWW), Thieme, Pearson, Elsevier, and more.