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E-Book Usage On A Global Scale: Patterns, Trends, And Opportunities, Michael Levine-Clark

University Libraries: Faculty Scholarship

This study examines worldwide usage of over 600,000 e-books from Ebook Library (EBL) and ebrary. Using multiple modes of analysis, the study shows that there are variations in usage by geographic region as well as by subject. The study examines usage in relation to availability of titles, different types of usage per session, usage of the top ten percent of titles, and intensive and extensive use. These patterns can be used for benchmarking and as a model for local e-book studies.

Indefatigable, Maria A. Perez-Stable

Gatherings: Friends of the University Libraries Newsletter

Article from Gatherings No. 48 Summer 2015 -- Special Issue: Tribute to Laurel.

Laurel Grotzinger Is A Complex Person, Monica Ann Evans

Gatherings: Friends of the University Libraries Newsletter

No abstract provided.

A Force To Be Reckoned With, Linda Rolls

Gatherings: Friends of the University Libraries Newsletter

Article from Gatherings No. 48 Summer 2015 -- Special Issue: Tribute to Laurel.

Connections, July 2015, University Library

Library Newsletter

No abstract provided.

Ua51/1 Collections & Connections, Jennifer Wilson

Collections & Connections

Collections & Connections is a bi-annual newsletter of WKU Libraries. This Spring-Summer 2015 issue features another successful book fest organized by the partnership of WKU Libraries, WC Public Library, and the Barnes & Noble Booksellers. Diana Gabaldon, an author known for her Outlander series, is featured in an headline article and so is Kiran Bhatraju, who received this year's Kentucky Literary Award.

Another article features the announcement of the launch of Kentucky Research Commons by WKU Libraries as well as the publication of the new Faith Community Nursing journal on its own digital institutional repository known as TopSCHOLAR.

Yet another …

She Has Made A Difference, Marty Deming Maytnier

Gatherings: Friends of the University Libraries Newsletter

Article from Gatherings No. 48 Summer 2015 -- Special Issue: Tribute to Laurel.

The World Is Yours, Laurel, Courtney Holsworth

Gatherings: Friends of the University Libraries Newsletter

Article from Gatherings No. 48 Summer 2015 -- Special Issue: Tribute to Laurel.

A Champion Of Intellectual Freedom, Greg Fitzgerald

Gatherings: Friends of the University Libraries Newsletter

Article from Gatherings No. 48 Summer 2015 -- Special Issue: Tribute to Laurel.

Worked Magic, Henry M. Yaple

Gatherings: Friends of the University Libraries Newsletter

Article from Gatherings No. 48 Summer 2015 -- Special Issue: Tribute to Laurel.

Tribute To Laurel, Sharon Carlson

Gatherings: Friends of the University Libraries Newsletter

Carlson, Sharon. "Tribute to Laurel." Gatherings 48 (2015): 1.

Gatherings No. 48 Summer 2015 -- Special Issue: Tribute To Laurel, Friends Of The University Libraries

Gatherings: Friends of the University Libraries Newsletter

Complete issue of Gatherings No. 48.

A Review Of The Uk's Interdisciplinary Research Using A Citation-Based Approach, Lei Pan Phd, Sophia Katrenko Phd

Public Reports

A review of interdisciplinary research in the UK from 2009-2013 conducted by Elsevier. This report was commissioned by the UK higher education funding bodies and the Medical Research Council.

Tactical Destabiliazation For Economic Justice: The First Phase Of The 1984-2004 Rhythm & Blues Royalty Reform Movement, Matt Stahl

FIMS Publications

This article examines an early (1980s) phase in a two-decade effort towards ‘royalty reform’ in the US recording industry, whereby ageing African American rhythm & blues performers sought to redress systematic underpayment of record royalties. The record companies to which these performers had signed in the 1940s and 1950s had contractually obligated themselves to provide biannual statements of royalty accounts, and to pay artists record royalties, once initial costs had been recouped. Yet this is rarely how things turned out, and many performers found themselves broke and vulnerable as they reached retirement age, even though many of their records had …

Lister Hill Letter - July/August 2015, Lister Hill Library

Lister Hill Letter (2011-2015)

No abstract provided.

Preservation Perspectives: Caring For Family Papers, Bill Stolz

University Libraries' Staff Publications

The article offers tips to protect, preserve and prolong the life of family papers. It suggests to make an inventory of the items, whether business records, order books, diaries and letters. It recommends to thoroughly examine the material and prioritize items by the condition, where deteriorating or damaged items need to be taken to a conservator for advice and stabilization's estimate.

Strategic Vision: Navigating Change, Deborah Gaspar

Libraries Scholarship

No abstract provided.

How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The Bits: Archival Motivation In The Digital Age, Heather Ryan, Jane Nelson

Library and Information Science: Student Scholarship

Why do people become archivists? Historically (and anecdotally) it was a deep love of musty, old records that drew people to the profession. While there have been many other motivating forces that inspired would-be archivists, it is most often that one hears of people seeking jobs in archives for love of “the stuff,” as evidenced in Kate Thiemer’s blog post, Honest tips for wannabe archivists (2012).

As a result of the continually advancing presence of digitized and born digital archival collections, the physical nature of archival “stuff” is changing. While there remains the physical imprint of digital information on floppy …

Least-Loved Juvenile Book Display, Maggie Mason Smith

Presentations

No abstract provided.

Foregrounding The Research Log In Information Literacy Instruction, Louise R. Fluk

Publications and Research

Updating an earlier study, this article reviews the literature of information literacy (IL) instruction since 2008 for empirical evidence of the value of research logs or research journals for effective pedagogy, assessment, and prevention of plagiarism in IL instruction at the college level. The review reveals a mismatch between the acknowledged theoretical and practical value of research log assignments and the mixed advocacy for them in the literature. The article further analyzes the literature for the drawbacks of research log assignments and points toward ways of mitigating these drawbacks.

Review Of The Book Guide To Reference In Genealogy And Biography, John A. Drobnicki

Publications and Research

Review of the book Guide to reference in genealogy and biography.

Supportive Of Critical Thinking, Diane Worden

Gatherings: Friends of the University Libraries Newsletter

Article from Gatherings No. 48 Summer 2015 -- Special Issue: Tribute to Laurel.

Developing A Data Narrative: Analyzing Trends In An Academic Interlibrary Loan Department, Heather Grevatt

Library Faculty Publications and Presentations

Between 2010 and 2015 interlibrary loan request rates at Albertsons Library at Boise State University were observed to be in decline. This study details the efforts to explore this trend and determine a cause using existing data available through the OCLC Atlas ILLiad Web Reports interface. A simple, but effective method to analyze these substantial reports is presented and practical examples of analysis conducted at Albertsons Library are discussed. By looking at factors such as usage patterns, new user registrations, and cancelation language, the decrease in borrowing and lending requests was confirmed and attributed primarily to decreases in graduate student …

Preservation Perspectives: Connecting The Next Generation To The Past, Bill Stolz

University Libraries' Staff Publications

A personal narrative is presented which explores the author's experience of being a librarian dealing on topics including presidential museum and tomb of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln, World War II and historical sites in Kentucky.

2015 Summer - Friendly Correspondence Newsletter, Courtright Memorial Library

Friends of the Library

No abstract provided.

Book Review - The Family Legacy Of Henry Clay: In The Shadow Of A Kentucky Patriarch, Allison Galloup

Georgia Library Quarterly

No abstract provided.

After The Book: Information Services For The 21st Century, Chuck Hodgin

Library Faculty Scholarship

Both inside and outside of the library, the use of print information objects declines while the use of electronic information objects escalates. This phenomenon and how libraries respond to it should be the chief concerns of librarians going forward, according to author George Stachokas. Stachokas argues that nearly everything about the practice of current librarianship is rooted in "the print era" and is therefore "intrinsically linked to the physical library" (35). Given that society "increasingly abandons print" (1), librarians face the daunting task of reshaping themselves and their profession; otherwise, they "risk the problem of seeming and becoming obsolete" (36). …

Reviewing Political Controversy: Book Reviewers Assess Childrens Literature Set In Israel/Palestine, Christina M. Desai

University Libraries & Learning Sciences Faculty and Staff Publications

Abstract Because book reviewers influence which books are purchased for libraries and schools, it is important to understand the explicit or implicit criteria they employ. Reviewer practices with books on politically controversial topics set in Israel/Palestine and available to a US audience often reflect partisan views, with the dominant political discourse favouring the Israeli position, although this is far from ubiquitous. While some reviews avoid addressing the books' politics, others are decidedly partisan. Many base their evaluations on their estimation of the degree of hope and political balance achieved in the works, yet these expectations are applied selectively. Some expect …

Scholarly Communications Report On Activities 2014-15, Janelle Wertzberger

All Musselman Library Staff Works

2014-15 annual report for Scholarly Communications work at Musselman Library, including Gettysburg College's institutional repository, The Cupola: Scholarship at Gettysburg College. Covers June 2014-May 2015.

The Link, Summer 2015, University Of Northern Iowa. Division Of School Library Studies.

The Link: A School Library Studies Alumni Newsletter

Inside this issue:

-- What should I read?
-- Sharing the need for teacher librarians
-- Making a difference in Marshalltown
-- Tracking the impact of student research
-- Endless possibilities
-- Guides for guided inquiry