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Public Libraries As Conduits For Indigenous Knowledge In South Africa, Maned Mhlongo, Patrick Ngulube

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The dearth of indigenous knowledge (IK) in libraries in general and in South Africa in particular is cause for concern as the situation can lead to its demise. Awareness of the usefulness of IK in various aspects of community life is well documented. It is imperative that public libraries, as gateways to information and knowledge should be at the forefront of facilitating access to all knowledge, including IK. The article explores how public libraries in South Africa can facilitate access to indigenous knowledge. Data for this multiple case study was collected through semi-structured interviews with directors of provincial library services. …

Lanthorn, Vol. 52, No. 40, February 5, 2018, Grand Valley State University

Volume 52, July 10, 2017 - April 23, 2018

Lanthorn is Grand Valley State's student newspaper, published from 1968 to the present.

Evaluation Of Nigeria Universities Websites Quality: A Comparative Analysis, Sunday Adewale Olaleye, Ismaila Temitayo Sanusi, Dandison C. Ukpabi, Adekunle Okunoye

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The use and continuous use of the website in the developed countries universities are predominant, and the developing countries universities are heightening their effort in the aspect of education technology. The reason why one university website is better than the other concerning quality and accessibility is the focus of this study and this prompt evaluation of 141 Universities in Nigeria across the Federal, State, and the Private ownership. We opted for a hybrid approach to cover the gap in the previous studies. WebQual and SITEQUAL as a framework is adopted based on the web analytical tools. The study contributes theoretically …

Food Systems, Sustainability And Health Afs 404, Michael Cerbo

Library Impact Statements

No abstract provided.

Guidelines For Submission And Author Instructions

The Southeastern Librarian

Guidelines for article submission to The Southeastern Librarian.

Manuscript Preparation Rules And Guidelines, February 2018

Insecta Mundi

Insecta Mundi is an ongoing experiment in publishing. Our goal is to produce taxonomic publications that are free for authors (no page charges) and openly accessible for users (see Skelley and Thomas 2007). To accomplish this, we require the participation of authors in the publication process. Authors are required to make their manuscripts publishable by our standards prior to submission. Authors unwilling or unable to follow the guidelines should ask friends for help or consider paying to have their article published in journals which charge for the services.

The purposes for these rules and guidelines are to ensure consistency in …

Data-Driven Music Score Approval Plans: Working With Data And Vendors To Get What You Need, Rachel Fox Von Swearingen

Librarian Publications

Approval profiles for music scores are detailed plans that require local data analysis, assessment, and coordination between vendors and librarians. This panel will explore the process of developing, assessing, and editing approval criteria, with a focus on making evidence-based decisions.

Librarian experiences presented will include setting up an approval plan for the first time and adjusting an established approval plan with new criteria. Local data sources discussed include use data from circulation and interlibrary loan histories, institutional performance history from concert and recital programs, e-resource availability, and faculty input from surveys and interviews. The panel will also cover broader issues …

Culture Shift: Facilitating Institutional Culture Change To Boost The Adoption, Use, And Sharing Of Oers, Stephanie Walker

Librarian Posters and Presentations

In 2015, the University of North Dakota (UND) had no institutional program to promote adoption, creation, or utilization of Open Educational Resources (OERs). That September, UND’s new Dean of Library & Information Resources was given a mandate to advocate for OERs. Initial campus climate was resistant; a respected senior faculty member gave a speech in opposition to OERs at the University Senate, claiming OERs infringed on academic freedom. In 2 years, we’ve achieved a major cultural shift. UND has become a state leader in OERs. We are on our 4th round of funding for faculty stipends, workshops, and support for …

Use Of Research By Librarians And Information Professionals, Hamid R. Jamali

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The study’s aim is twofold: first to determine the extent to which Australian library and information professionals produce research literature (specifically journal articles); and second to explore the status of the use of research literature by library and information science (LIS) practitioners as evidence for their practice. All articles published in the field of LIS in 2015 by Australian authors were analysed and seven interviews were conducted with Australian librarians. Out of 152 articles published in 2015 by Australian authors, 37 articles (20.3%) were authored by at least one practitioner, 29 articles (15.9%) were fully authored by practitioners, and eight …

Sela/General News, Library News, And Personnel News

The Southeastern Librarian

Recent activities from the Southeastern Library Association, developments from SELA member institutions, and personnel news.

What Usc Upstate Alumni Say About Information Literacy In The Workplace, Andrew Kearns

The Southeastern Librarian

Librarians have rightly focused their efforts on helping students acquire the information literacy skills needed to complete academic research while in college, but what comes after? While the way we teach information literacy may be a good preparation for those students going on to graduate school, many of us teach in institutions where a majority of our students will be heading directly to the workplace after they graduate. What information literacy skills are most important in the workplace? What are the differences or similarities in the process of finding and using information? What can librarians do to help prepare these …

The Southeastern Librarian V 65 No. 4 (Winter 2018) Complete Issue

The Southeastern Librarian

No abstract provided.

The Three Graces Of Val-Kill: Eleanor Roosevelt, Marion Dickerman And Nancy Cook In The Place They Made Their Own, Carol Walker Jordan

The Southeastern Librarian

The Three Graces of Val-Kill: Eleanor Roosevelt, Marion Dickerman, and Nancy Cook in the Place They Made Their Own. Emily Herring Wilson Chapel Hill: The University of North Carolina Press, 2017. ISBN 978-1-4696-3583-5 (Hard: $25); 978-1-4696-3584-2 (Ebook: $19.99). 232 p.

The Beer Cheese Book, Melinda F. Matthews

The Southeastern Librarian

The Beer Cheese Book. Garin Pirnia. Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 2017. ISBN 978-0-8131-7466-2 (hardcover: acid-free paper). $24.95. 197 p.

The Southern Foodways Alliance Guide To Cocktails, Melinda F. Matthews

The Southeastern Librarian

The Southern Foodways Alliance Guide to Cocktails. Sara Camp Milam and Jerry Slater. Photographs by Andrew Thomas Lee. Athens: The University of Georgia Press, 2017. ISBN 978-0-8203-5159-9 (hardcover: alk.paper) $29.95. 202 p.

Beyond The Crossroads: The Devil And The Blues Tradition, Carol Walker Jordan

The Southeastern Librarian

Beyond the Crossroads: The Devil and the Blues Tradition Adam Gussow. Chapel Hill: The University of North Carolina Press, 2017. ISBN 978-1-4696-3366-4 (pbk: $29.95); 978-1-4696-3365-7 (Hard: $90); 978-1-4696-3367-1 (Ebook: $19.99). 416 p.

Miriam Hopkins: Life And Films Of A Hollywood Rebel, Melinda F. Matthews

The Southeastern Librarian

Miriam Hopkins: Life and Films of a Hollywood Rebel. Allan R. Ellenberger. Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 2018. ISBN: 9780813174310 (Hardcover: acid-free paper); 9780813174327 (pdf); 9778-813174334 (epub) $44.98. 360 p.

Who Killed Betty Gail Brown? Murder, Mistrial, And Mystery, Barbara Kelly

The Southeastern Librarian

Who Killed Betty Gail Brown? Murder, Mistrial, and Mystery. Robert G. Lawson. Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 2017. ISBN 978-0-8131-7462-4 (cloth); 978-0-8131-7464-8 (epub); 978-0-8131-7463-1 (epub). $34.95. 216 p.

Editorial Staff & State Representatives

The Southeastern Librarian

Listing of editorial board for The Southeastern Librarian and current SELA state representatives.

My Curious And Jocular Heroes: Tales And Tale-Spinners From Appalachia, Melanie Dunn

The Southeastern Librarian

My Curious and Jocular Heroes: Tales and Tale-Spinners from Appalachia. Loyal Jones. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 2017. ISBN 978-0252041136. $95.00 (Cloth). ISBN 9780252082672. $25.00 (Paper) 246 p.

Hitchhiker: Stories From The Kentucky Homefront, Carol Walker Jordan

The Southeastern Librarian

Hitchhiker: Stories from the Kentucky Homefront. Bob Thompson. Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 2017. ISBN 978-0=-8131-7428-0 (cloth); 978-0-8131-7429-7 (web pdf); 978-0-8131-7430-3 (epub). $29. 166 p.

Patriots And Indians: Shaping Identity In Eighteenth-Century South Carolina, Allison Faix

The Southeastern Librarian

Patriots and Indians: Shaping Identity in Eighteenth-Century South Carolina. Jeff W. Dennis. Coluumbia, SC: The University of South Carolina Press, 2017. ISBN: 978-1-61117-756-5 (hardcover), 978-1-6117-757-2 (ebook), $29.99. 240 p.

February 2018, Volume 14, Number 1, Winthrop University Archives And Special Collections

Retrospect: News from the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections at Winthrop University

No abstract provided.

Winter 2018 Notes From The Stacks, Central Washington University

Notes from the Stacks: CWU's Library Newsletter

No abstract provided.

Top Library Technology Trends, Ping Fu

Library Scholarship

This report will review ten popular top library technology trends proposed by the LITA (Library and Information Technology Association) Top Technology Trends Committee (TTTC) at the 2017 ALA (American Library Association) Midwinter & Exhibits and seven top library trends discussed by the LITA TTTC at the 2017 ALA Annual Conference in Chicago. This report will also review eight innovative technologies to implement at the library of the future proposed by Piotr Kowalczyk. Those emerging and innovative technologies include the apps, devices, software, and best practices and cover the areas of such as Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR), book …

Gish Jen: Vocation Of The Writer (Library Resources), Holy Cross Libraries

Library Resources for Campus Events

A bibliography of resources available through the Holy Cross Libraries which provide additional information related to "Gish Jen: Vocation of the Writer" a lecture by award-winning author and speaker Gish Jen. The conference is sponsored by the Rev. Michael C. McFarland, S.J. Center for Religion, Ethics and Culture, the Creative Writing Program, and Asian Studies and was held at the College of the Holy Cross on February 27, 2018.

Library Monthly - February 2018, Amy Filiatreau, Leecy Barnett, Hunter Murphy, Jared Wellman, Tsukasa Cherkaoui, Alison Leonard, Sabine Dantus

Library Newsletter

In this issue:

• 10th Annual Published Faculty Reception
• Nominate Students' Best Papers for Our 3rd Annual Student Research Award!
• Lynn Library's Creative Writing Contest
• Library Usage
• Fantastic Library Assistants
• Masterclass: Learning Through Observation
• 7 Amazing and Totally Free Things You Can Do on the Library Website

Himmelfarb Headlines - February/March 2018, George Washington University, Health Sciences Library

Himmelfarb Headlines (2009 - present)

News and information about Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library of interest to users.

Information Outlook, January/February 2018, Special Libraries Association

Information Outlook, 2018

Volume 22, Issue 1

African Americans In Times Of War, Auburn University

Ethnic History

Bibliography and photograph of a display of government documents from Auburn University Libraries.