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Grand Valley Forum, Volume 037, Number 26, March 4, 2013, 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.

Academic Library Websites In Rajasthan: An Analysis Of Content, Sarwesh Pareek, Dinesh K. Gupta

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Services are the most growing and the fast changing segment of academic libraries nowadays. Survey of web sites of 52 academic, libraries, i.e. government, deemed self-financed universities and research centres libraries of Rajasthan based on 133-item checklist. The purpose of this paper is to investigate library web sites in Rajasthan, to analyse their content and navigational strengths and weaknesses and to give recommendations for developing better web sites and quality assessment studies.

Entire Issue Volume 2, Number 1, Stacy Creel, Teresa Welsh

SLIS Connecting

Entire SLIS Connecting Volume 2, Issue 1

Scientometric Analysis Of Scientific Products With Co-Authorship Networks: The Case Of Sharif University Of Technology, Maryam Asadi, Somayeh Joolaei, Saman Saqhafi, Azam Bazrafshan

SLIS Connecting

Identifying the most important individuals, institutions, universities, and other academic activities related to scientific production can help in collaborating and also exchanging information in various fields of science. Scientific cooperation plays an important role in promoting qualitative and quantitative scientific publications. One of the forms of collaboration is co-authorship in which two or more authors collaborate to create scientific work. Co-authorship relationships form collaboration networks that can be analyzed and visualized. The structure of networks like co-authorship can reflect the degree of internal collaboration and show the changes of information through time and other variables

A Collection Analysis Of The African-American Poetry Holdings In The De Grummond Collection, Sarah J. Heidelberg

SLIS Connecting

This study presents an analysis of African-American poetry held in the de Grummond Collection at The University of Southern Mississippi.

Smith Wright Mercantile Store Ledger 1841 – 1845: Documenting The Content And History Of Archival Materials, Donna Ballard

SLIS Connecting

While earning a Graduate Certificate in Archives and Special Collections through The University of Southern Mississippi, a practicum at an archive or special collection was required. This obligation was fulfilled at the Billups-Garth Archives in the Local History Room of the Columbus-Lowndes Public Library in Columbus, Mississippi, during the spring of 2012. As part of the practicum requirements, archival collections were processed and research was conducted to document the context and history of a specific collection that is the focus of this study.

Highlights Of A Practicum: The Hattiesburg Coca-Cola Plant Collectibles Museum, Bernadette Birzer

SLIS Connecting

The Hattiesburg Coca-Cola museum is currently only opened for special company events and festivities, but there has been discussion of increasing availability to the museum. Even though this collection is currently closed to the public, it is valuable to the company because it generates feelings of pride regarding workers and provides a record of their history working in the community and surrounding area for over 100 years. This paper details the work done in a practicum at the museum.

46th Annual Fay B. Kaigler Children’S Book Festival, Karen Rowell

SLIS Connecting

The 46th Annual Fay B. Kaigler Children’s Book Festival will be held April 10-12, 2013, at the Southern Miss Thad Cochran Center. It looks to be another exciting year as the highlights will include awarding of the 2013 Southern Miss Medallion to recipient Jon Scieszka and a musical performance by four-time Grammy nominated folk-rock children’s music group Trout Fishing in America that will be open to the public.

Talk Dirty To Me: Why Books About Sex And Relationships Belong In Libraries, Stacy Creel

SLIS Connecting

Mississippi has the highest teen birth rate in the nation and over half of the teens in high school have had sex. This article discusses the facts about the state of Mississippi and why there is a need YA fiction and non-fiction in libraries dealing with sex & sexuality. It provides some brief tips for defending books in the library’s collection and a booklist of recommended titles.

From The Gas, Congratulations, Publications, And Presentations, Teresa Welsh

SLIS Connecting

Read a highlight From the GAs, and all about what our alum, students, and faculty have been doing in SLIS News: Congratulations, Publications, and Presentations.

Student Associations And Upcoming Events, Teresa Welsh

SLIS Connecting

Presents updates and news from the Library and Information Science Student Association (LISSA) and the Southern Miss Student Archivists Association (Southern Miss SAA) along with upcoming events of interest including but not limited to The Children's Book Festival, Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in Libraries International Conference (QQML 13), and British Studies.

Spotlights: Faculty, Alum, And Course, Stacy Creel

SLIS Connecting

Meet Dr. Xinyu Yu, who joined the School of Library and Information Science in fall 2007, and SLIS alum, Shelia Cork, who graduated from USM SLIS in spring 2002. Plus, there are two exciting courses taking place this summer. LIS 670 Literacy and Story Time is making its first appearance and LIS 666 has undergone major changes.

Slis Update, Elizabeth Haynes

SLIS Connecting

Welcome to the first issue of the second year of SLIS Connecting. These are exciting times for the School of Library and Information Science. We are conducting faculty searches for two positions, a new certificate program has been approved, there are new enhancements to the undergraduate program, and there are other developments as well.

Freedom Fighter, Ruani S. Freeman

Colby Magazine

Librarian Carolyn Additon Anthony '71 has emerged as a national leader in the opposition to the USA Patriot Act.

03-2013 Newsletter, Minnesota State University, Mankato. Library Services

Library Services Newsletters

Minnesota State University, Mankato, Library Services Newsletter for March 2013.

March 2013: Volume 2 Issue 3, Dacus Library

Dacus Developments

In this Issue:

On Finding One’s Way
Dacus Library of Winthrop University
Lutz Grant of $14,000 Awarded for Microform Conversion ...

Library Reader Issue 19: Open Access, Elizabeth Dyer

The Library Reader

Library resource awareness poster covering open access publishing and the evaluation of open access journals, along with staff pick Open Access.

From Hearts And Roses To Gore And Ghouls: Student Engagement At Li Ka Shing Library, Priyanka Sharma, Joseph Kennedy

Research Collection Library

The Li Ka Shing Library at Singapore Management University, SMU, employs various techniques for student engagement. SMU students are required to attend a compulsory orientation session at the library. A large number of SMU freshmen then attend an intensive library training session as a part of their Academic Writing course. Students also get to know us within the classroom environment – where librarians go to conduct ‘in class’ library training sessions focused on the very specific information and research needs of individual courses. This interaction – even though it is formal and regulated – sets the tone for the more …

White Gloves Sessions: Towson University Raises Awareness About Unique Collection, Nadia Nasr, Joyce Garczynski

Staff publications, research, and presentations

Imagine this: You’re two years into your first job as an archivist and just as you’re moving into your institution’s recently renovated facilities, you receive a gem of a collection: nearly three thousand volumes of rare Judaica books dating from the fifteenth through twentieth centuries. Only half the collection is cataloged and most of the material is printed in languages other than English, including Hebrew, German, Russian, Polish, French, Latin, and Yiddish. Much of it is in need of conservation work, but you don’t have an in-house lab and would need funding to outsource the work. You immediately recognize the …

The Thinker 1.03, Cheryl Stiles

Library Newsletters

The Thinker newsletter for March 2013.

The Sammy Grashio Victory Course, Stephanie Plowman

Foley Library Scholarship

No abstract provided.

Developing A Video Game Metadata Schema For The Seattle Interactive Media Museum, Rachel I. Clarke, Jin Ha Lee, Joseph T. Tennis, Michael Carpenter

School of Information Studies - Faculty Scholarship

As interest in video games increases, so does the need for intelligent access to them. However, traditional organizational systems and standards fall short. In order to fill this gap, we are collaborating with the Seattle Interactive Media Museum to develop a formal metadata schema for video games. In the paper, we describe how the schema was established from a user-centered design approach and introduce the core elements from our schema. We also discuss the challenges we encountered as we were conducting a domain analysis and cataloging real-world examples of video games. Inconsistent, vague, and subjective sources of information for title, …

Md Consult Being Retired By Publisher; Tmc Library Research Guide, Texas Medical Center Library

Insider Express (2003-2013)

No abstract provided.

Responsive Web Design For Libraries: Beyond The Mobile Web, Matthew Reidsma

Books and Contributions to Books

A responsive website adapts to each users' device, changing its presentation through fluid grids, scalable images, and CSS3 media queries. I give an introduction to responsive design, and then walk through converting the Grand Valley State University Libraries website to be responsive, so that looks great on every device and eliminates the need to maintain separate websites for "desktop" and "mobile" devices, while offering equal access to all.

Basics Of Evidence-Based Practice; Finding Citation Metrics; Tuesday Tech Lunch Series – Introduction To Creating E-Books, Vol 11. (3), Texas Medical Center Library

Insider Express (2003-2013)

No abstract provided.

Mentoring Through Collaborative Partnerships Until The End Of Time, Frances Reeve, Audrey Church

Education & Human Services Faculty Publications

The authors offer insights on mentoring through collaborative partnerships based on personal experience. According to them, as school librarians, their relationship with their students can be described as a lifelong partnership of learning. Their graduate students under their university's School Library Media Preparation program are nontraditional adult learners.

Beyond Jstor (For The Social Sciences And Education), Maria A. Perez-Stable

Advancing Your Research Skills for the Digital Age

Brief presentation at Advancing Your Research Skill for the Digital Age: a workshop for grad students and faculty researchers.

Advancing Your Research Skills For The Digital Age: A Workshop For Graduate Students And Faculty Researchers (Schedule Of Sessions), Graduate College, University Libraries

Advancing Your Research Skills for the Digital Age

Schedule of sessions for the graduate workshop "Advancing Your Research Skills for the digital Age."

West Virginia Libraries 2013 Vol.66 No.2, Pamela Coyle

West Virginia Libraries Newsletter

No abstract provided.

Digital Portfolios: Creating Your Selectedworks™ Profile, Lisa Marie Kruse

Advancing Your Research Skills for the Digital Age

Presentation from the "Advancing Your Research Skills for the Digital Age: A Workshop for Graduate Students and Faculty Researchers." Basic step-by-step instructions for creating your profile. Presentation highlighted advantages of having a digital portfolio and discussed ways of posting published work while honoring copyright.

Presentation repeated by Kent Craig February 17, 2015.