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2005 Atlantic Storm Tracks, University Of South Alabama

Weather/Natural Disasters

Bibliography and photographs of a display of government documents from the University of South Alabama.

Women's History Month, St. John's University, Minnesota

Women

Bibliography and photographs of a display of government documents from St. John's University, Minnesota.

Women's History, Southwest Minnesota State University

Women

Bibliography and photograph of a display of government documents from Southwest Minnesota State University.

Women's History Month, Minnesota State University Mankato

Women

Bibliography and photographs of a display of government documents from Minnesota State University, Mankato.

Women's History Month: Government Resources For Gender Studies, University Of South Alabama

Women

Bibliography and photographs of a display of government documents from the University of South Alabama.

Women In The Labor Force, Poplar Creek Public Library District

Women

Bibliography and photograph of a display of government documents from Poplar Creek Public Library District, Illinois.

Developing A Web-Based Evaluation Tool For Purchasing Electronic Resources: A Librarian-Faculty-Student Partnership, Peter Linberger, Lori Jean Fielding, Frank J. Bove

E-JASL: Electronic Journal of Academic and Special Librarianship (1999-2009, Volumes 1-10)

Introduction

“While the principles of collection development, which were developed in the world of print publications, do not change radically with new publishing technologies, methods of decision making and specific selection guidelines must be adjusted significantly to incorporate new publishing formats” (Demas).

The goals of acquiring and maintaining a good collection of resources that directly benefit teaching and research at a university are important ones. It is nearly impossible for most library budgets to acquire every available electronic research database and the task of deciding which of these resources to purchase has been mostly left to librarians. In order to …

Integrating E-Books Into The Collection: Some Practical Considerations, John Doncevic, Kathryn Floyd

The Christian Librarian

About five years ago, when many believed digitization would become the panacea for libraries, some of our colleagues predicted that e-books would supplant print. For example, Andrew Pace wrote in 2000: “In five years e-book sales will match those of traditional print; in ten years, e-books will outsell print. There is little doubt left in my mind – e-books are among us and are here to stay.”1 While the proliferation of e-books has not matched the lofty predictions, the availability and usability of e-books is expanding each year. The options for reader and search platforms have increased, more titles are …

Renewal Of The Sacred Heart University Library: Progress Report, 2006: Executive Summary, Dennis C. Benamati

Librarian Publications

In early 2003, I presented the Provost’s Council and the President’s Cabinet with a plan for the renewal of the University Library. In October, 2003, I provided the students, faculty and staff with a document that made public our plan to revive library organization, infrastructure, collections and services. As calendar year 2006 has come to a close, so has the fourth year of the plan. Now that the fifth year is beginning, it seems appropriate that I report on our progress.

Historical Statistics Of The United States, Millennial Edition, Janice Schuster

Library Faculty and Staff papers

This is a review of Historical Statistics of the United States, Millennial Edition.