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The Evolution Of E-Books And Interlibrary Loan In Academic Libraries, Heather Wicht

Collaborative Librarianship

As academic libraries add electronic monographs (e-books) to their collections in increasing numbers, they are frequently losing the ability to lend this portion of their collections via Interlibrary Loan (ILL) due to licensing restrictions. Recently, new options have emerged as alternatives to traditional ILL for ebooks. These options introduce new opportunities for collaboration across library departments and within consortia. This article discusses the changing nature of resource sharing as related to e-books, examines e-book lending capabilities as they currently exist, and presents alternative models to traditional ILL, including short-term lending, purchase on demand and print on demand.

The Jewish Studies Book Awards: A Collection Development Strategy For Non-Sectarian Academic Libraries, Izabella Taler

Publications and Research

Article provides an alternative method of building quality collections for Jewish Studies collection development professionals in small and medium-sized academic libraries

Are E-Books Ready For Academic Libraries?, Anamika Dasgupta

Faculty and Staff Publications

No abstract provided.

Future Is Now: Introducing Ereaders To Cuny Libraries, Stefanie Havelka, Jennifer King, Rebecca Arzola, Alevtina Verbovetskaya

Publications and Research

Amazon.com’s announcement in July 2010 that eBooks out sold print books for the previous three months indicates that eBooks are here to stay. What effect will this have on teaching and learning? Will ease of access and portability facilitate cheating and plagiarism? How will eBooks and eReaders work in an urban academic environment? Are eReaders and eBooks the new digital divide?

Faculty from the Leonard Lief Library at Lehman College will share their experience with Sony eReaders and downloadable eBooks via OverDrive. Following this presentation there will be a guided discussion on eReader and eBook issues, such as:

• How do …

Bam! Pow! Graphic Novels Fight Stereotypes In Academic Libraries: Supporting, Collecting, Promoting, Beth Jane Toren

University Libraries Faculty Scholarship

This study examines the launch of a graphic novel collection in an academic library and presents a study analyzing the increase of titles in Association of Research Libraries with the subject heading “Graphic Novels” between fall 2008 and fall 2009. Statistics show a 40% increase, averaging 62 additional titles, during a year of global financial crisis. Exploring the prejudice against comics lingering in more traditional corners of academia, this paper encourages librarians to counter stereotypes and therefore bring more people, including other librarians, to view graphic novels as literature. This study includes recommended practices for supporting, collecting, and promoting these …

Developing Repository Collections — The Benefits Matter Most, Marianne A. Buehler

Library Faculty Presentations

Presentation Contents:
We have an IR-now what?
Open access mandates
Value proposition of mandates
ETD mandates
Timing can be everything
Campus content: Build relationships
Strategic repository collaborators
Engagement
Strategic repository partnerships

Information Outlook, December 2010, Special Libraries Association

Information Outlook, 2010

Volume 14, Issue 8

Electronic Reserves And Fair Use: Preservation Of Educational Exceptions To Copyright Law, Eric A. Robinson

Education Collection

Electronic course reserves serve a vital function in university instruction, enabling students to easily access important published literature in their discipline. While electronic systems have greatly improved the functionality of course reserves and have led to their ubiquitous use on campus, publishers have become more litigious and threaten to erode educational exceptions to copyright law under fair use. This paper reviews recent relevant case law with a view to providing recommendations for best practices for electronic reserves in university libraries that preserve traditional legal exceptions to copyright protections in education. While the courts have often upheld these exceptions, libraries could …

Information Outlook, October/November 2010, Special Libraries Association

Information Outlook, 2010

Volume 14, Issue 7

Government Information: Presidents & Elections, St. Mary's University, Texas

Elections/Voting

Bibliography and photographs of a display of government documents from St. Mary's University, Texas.

Weeding Or "Collection Refreshment", Brian Gallagher, Andrée Rathemacher, Loraine Winthrop

Technical Services Faculty Presentations

Powerpoint presentation slides for the session "Weeding or 'Collection Refreshment'" at the ACRL New England Chapter Access Services Interest Group program, The Many Hats of Access Services. The program took place on October 28, 2010 at The University of Massachusetts Boston in Boston, MA.

Building Global Bridges To Sustainability Research/Collaborations In Higher Education, Marianne A. Buehler

Library Faculty Presentations

Institutional/University Repository
Created/designed by faculty & librarians
Captures, preserves, showcases scholarly, peer-reviewed output
Eliminates financial barriers to subscription costs & provides global access to research and data
Extends the reach of authors’ work, ensuring worldwide access and increased impact factor
Effective and sustainable approach to disseminating scholarly knowledge

Caveat Emptor: It May Be Electronic, But Don’T Overlook The Fine Print, Stephanie N. Aken

Library Presentations

No abstract provided.

Strategic Planning For Sustaining User-Generated Content In Digital Collections, Cory K. Lampert, Su Kim Chung

Library Faculty Presentations

• Should there be an overarching philosophy for user-generated content in the organization?

• Who in the management or leadership determines this philosophy or guides the organization to come up with a shared vision?

•What technical considerations are there for these projects? Are there staff that need to be consulted for software choices and technical customization?

•Is there are point person for the project and does this person have the authority and appropriate expertise to moderate content and respond to user’s contributions?

•Should there be appropriate guidelines for communicating an institutions’ brand or message in these new venues?

•And ultimately, …

Technical Services' Trip To The Strand, Joanna Burkhardt, Andrée Rathemacher

Technical Services Faculty Presentations

Slides from a presentation, "Technical Services' Trip to the Strand," given to the University of Rhode Island Library Faculty Development Committee on September 27, 2010.

Native American History Month, Southwest Minnesota State University

Ethnic History

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

Information Outlook, September 2010, Special Libraries Association

Information Outlook, 2010

Volume 14, Issue 6

Tracking Online Document Usage From Your Catalog: Using Statistics To Demonstrate The Value Of Government Publications, Susan Kendall

Faculty and Staff Publications

No abstract provided.

Information Outlook, July/August 2010, Special Libraries Association

Information Outlook, 2010

Volume 14, Issue 5

Finding The Middle Ground In Collection Development: How Academic Law Librarians Can Shape Their Collections In Response To The Call For More Practice-Oriented Legal Education, Leslie A. Street, Amanda M. Runyon

Library Staff Publications

To examine how academic law libraries can respond to the call for more practice-oriented legal education, the authors compared trends in collection management decisions regarding secondary sources at academic and law firm libraries. The results of their survey are followed by recommendations about how academic and firm librarians can work together to best provide law students with materials they will need in practice.