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Information Outlook, March/April 2014, Special Libraries Association

Information Outlook, 2014

Volume 18, Issue 2

Ua51/1 Collections & Connections, Jennifer Wilson

Collections & Connections

Collections & Connections is a bi-annual publication of the Western Kentucky University Libraries featuring the Libraries' events with a view of reaching out to the Libraries supporters in the community. This issue highlights the Kentucky Book Fest, Brian Coutss ALA award winner, Faraway Flix inaugural year.

Becoming An Air Pilot In The 21st Century, Yazeed Alharbi

Undergraduate Research Award

No abstract provided.

Why We Have Too Few Women Leaders: Annotated Resource List, Rosa Crisantos

Undergraduate Research Award

No abstract provided.

“With The Help Of God And Right Thinking People”: Establishing Library Services In Allen County, Jonathan Jeffrey

SCL Faculty and Staff Publications

No abstract provided.

Center For The Study Of Free Reed Instruments Collection, 1947-2011 Finding Aid, Graduate Center Library, Cuny

Finding Aids

The Center for the Study of Free-Reed Instruments Collection is an archival collection at the City University of New York Graduate Center’s Mina Rees Library which contains materials donated by Professor Allan W. Atlas, related to free-reed instruments and the International Concertina Association.

Expanding The Conversation: Factors Influencing Quality Multicultural Literature In Western United States Elementary School Libraries, Maria Elena Martinez

McNair Scholars Research Journal

This study is a follow-up analysis of the 2012 study titled‚ A Study of the Availability of Multicultural Children’s Literature in Treasure Valley Schools: Quality, Access, and Inclusion. The focus of the initial study was the quantity of multicultural literature available in elementary schools; the focus of the current study is the selection process of the literature. Quality multicultural literature encourages children to reaffirm the values of their own culture and come to appreciate those of others. Thus, multicultural literature has a significant impact on students developing identities. For this reason, this article seeks to investigate factors that affect elementary …

Pulp In The Ivory Tower: One University Library's Development Of A Pulp Magazine Collection, Brian Flota, Mark Peterson

Libraries

No abstract provided.

Chat Reference: To Schedule Or Not To Schedule?, Michael Mungin

Libraries

Students in distance programs often have no way of visiting the physical reference desk to seek assistance from and engage in a reference interview with a librarian. Lack of access to this crucial research resource presents a major challenge to distance education. Luckily, chat reference services, available through various products and software, are becoming an increasingly common service offered by libraries. This technology allows the students and librarians to work together in real time to achieve the back and forth dialogue required in reference interviews. Unfortunately, the literature on creating and providing a chat reference service does not delve deeply …

Let's Talk About It: Muslim Journeys, Booth Library

Booth Library Programs

Photo galleries and supporting exhibits can be found on the MUSLIM JOURNEYS exhibit page.

Exhibit Dates

This exhibit was displayed at Booth Library January 29 - April 15, 2014

Between The Columns Newsletter: Spring 2014, Eastern Kentucky University Libraries

Between the Columns Newsletter

Table of Contents

• Inspiration is in the Experience: Developing Future Colonels (p. 1)
• From the Dean (p. 2)
• Happenings at EKU Libraries (p. 3)
• Get to Know Your Librarians: Linda Sizemore (p. 4)
• Top 5 Online Class Conundrums Answered (p. 4)
• Library Resources for Your Classroom (p. 5)
• Celebrating Students: Undergraduate Research Award (p. 6)
• Introducing First Year Writer's Studio and Writing Fellows (p. 6)
• Saving Emma's Keepsakes (p. 7)
• Faculty Q&A: Records Management Made Easy (p. 8)

Connections, April 2014, University Library

Library Newsletter

No abstract provided.

“Let Me Gather Spring Flowers For A Wreath”: Writing About Historical Trauma For Young People In A Wreath For Emmett Till, Kelly Wissman

Literacy Teaching & Learning Faculty Scholarship

Marilyn Nelson's book, "A Wreath for Emmett Till", (2005) was named a 2006 Coretta Scott King Honor Book and given the 2006 Printz Honor Award. "A Wreath for Emmett Till" tells the story of a 14-year-old African American boy who was lynched in 1955. Within 15 sonnets accompanied by illustrations by Philippe Lardy, Nelson not only provides an account of Till's experience but also describes the wreath of flowers that she would create to honor him. In this article, Kelly Wissman explores how Nelson provides guidance to young readers in ways that make reading this text "bearable." Wissman first provides …

Lister Hill Letter - April 2014, Lister Hill Library

Lister Hill Letter (2011-2015)

No abstract provided.

Directions - Spring 2014, Mervyn H. Sterne Library

Directions (Sterne Library, 1985-2015)

No abstract provided.

Usa Libraries Newsletter, Spring 2014, Usa Libraries

USA Libraries Newsletter

No abstract provided.

Results Of A Study Of The Uses Of The Coates Library, Trinity University, San Antonio, Tx, Jeremy W. Donald, Alexandra Gallin-Parisi

Library Faculty Research

This summary report presents highlights of a study of reader spaces in the Coates Library at Trinity University. In February 2014, a brief study of the uses of the reader spaces of the Coates Library was performed, based on methods detailed in Chapter 9, “Designing Academic Libraries with the People Who Work in Them,” by Nancy Fried Foster, in Studying Students: A Second Look, 2013 ACRL. This study also built on findings from a fall 2013 ethnographic study of library users investigating student study habits, behaviors, and terminology. We sought to record the locations, activities, motives, and preferences of seated …

Friends Of Musselman Library Newsletter Spring 2014, Musselman Library

Friends of Musselman Library Newsletter

Table of Contents: From the Director: Peer Research Mentors (Robin Wagner); Price of Freedom Diorama (Bill Cleary); Focus on Philanthropy (Jim Vinson ’63 and Susan Vinson); Story Behind Gray’s Anatomy; Phoenix and the Dragon: Embodiments of Yin and Yang Online Exhibit (Megan Blount ‘14); “The Lost Year” - Donation Illustrates the Integration Crisis in Little Rock (John Carland); Interesting Reading at Next Page (John Commito, Erin Duran, Jan Powers, Dave Flesner, Ed Riggs ’77); GettDigital – The World War I Letters of John Alexander Kinnear (Dori Gorczyca ’15); Amputation Saws, Scalpels and Bullet Extractors, Battlefield Medicine Exhibit (Natalie Sherif ’14); …

Authority Control, Melanie Shaw, Mavis Molto, Tim Olson, Liz Woolcott, Andrea Payant, Becky Skeen, Kurt Meyer

Library Faculty & Staff Presentations

No abstract provided.

Changing Lives, One Note At A Time, Timothy Sestrick, Lina Terjesen

University Libraries Faculty Publications

Library internships can be valuable learning opportunities for undergraduate students and excellent examples of the rich learning environment of college and university campuses. This article examines undergraduate academic library internships through the lens of an internship for music majors and discusses ways to create engaging, high-impact educational experiences that complement traditional academic settings and programs. Examples are taken from internship programs in music, reference, and special collections and include former interns’ reflections on the life-changing nature of their experiences.

James White Library Hidden Treasures Isaac Newton: Early Adventist Pioneer? A Physicist’S Perspective, Sarah Kimakwa

Faculty Publications

A Digital reproduction of the Newton Manuscript is available here

Open Access, Jill Cirasella

Publications and Research

This article describes some problems with the traditional system of scholarly journal publishing and explains how scholars can make their works open access, or freely available online. It also discusses some of the benefits of open access, as well as some of the challenges to achieving widespread openness.

The Next Page, Library And Information Technology

The Next Page

The Next Page is a semi-annual newsletter published by Bucknell University's Library and Information Technology department. The publication serves the community by providing software, project, and service updates. Regular features include a letter from the Vice President for L&IT, new staff updates, and interviews. This issue includes the following articles: "From the Vice President for Library and Information Technology," "We've Herd You," "The Best Ears in Town," "Open Educational Resources," "How Ya Gonna Call?" "Improved Wireless Access," "Celebrating Faculty Scholarship," "New Library and IT Staff."

The Myth Of Freedom Of Information., John Chenault

Faculty and Staff Scholarship

The article discusses the myths surrounding the founding of the U.S. and the freedoms of information supposedly conferred by its founders in the drafting and ratification of the U.S. Constitution. Particular focus is given to the efforts of libraries in defending the public's right to know and their attempts to inform and instruct the public on the significance of openness in government. The misuse of a quote by former U.S. President James Madison about freedom of information is explored.

World Intellectual Property Day Display, Maggie Mason Smith

Presentations

No abstract provided.

Out With The Old, In With The New: Best Practices For Replacing Library Signage, Mark Aaron Polger, Amy F. Stempler

Publications and Research

Signage is an essential way of communicating with users and is a vital way to alert patrons to important information, news, upcoming events, policies, and directions. Literature on library signage has emphasized the importance of consistency and clarity, to avoid clutter and contradictory messaging, and the need for buy-in from library staff, faculty and patrons. However, few scholarly studies address user preferences in signage. This article fills the void between theory and practice, and offers step-by-step details for revamping signage, specifically in an academic library. At the heart of the authors’ thesis is that library signs are living documents. Libraries …

Markdown For Librarians And Academics, Steven Ovadia

Publications and Research

The article offers information related to Markdown, a flexible markup language that allows text to be easily converted to different formats and has implications as a way to make academic content mroe shareable.

Internet Reviews: Crowdsourcing In Libraries And Archives, Jennifer A. Bartlett

Library Faculty and Staff Publications

No abstract provided.

Uni Faculty Senate Resolution – Encourages Contribution To The Uni Institutional Repository, University Of Northern Iowa. Faculty Senate.

Library Documents & Reports (entire collection)

No abstract provided.

Rod Library Newsletter: Rod Notes, V6n8, April 2014, University Of Northern Iowa. Rod Library.

Rod Library newsletter: Notes for the Stalled

Contents:

-- Museum Exhibit
-- National Library Week
-- Leanring Commons Open House
-- Flickr
-- Lost and Found