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Holy Cross Libraries Annual Report Fy2010, Karen Reilly

Holy Cross Libraries Annual Reports

At the end of the fiscal year, the Director of the Holy Cross Libraries issues an annual report that provides a review of library services, details budgets and regular operations, and highlights programs, projects and activities that were initiated, sponsored or assisted by the Libraries.

Improving Undergraduate Chemistry Student Scientific Writing Through Peer Review, Mary Lou Baker Jones

University Libraries' Staff Publications

Wright State University’s Chemical Literature and Composition course is team-taught by a Chemistry Professor and the Chemistry Librarian. Course requirements include writing a research paper. Many of our undergraduate students come to us with a very limited understanding of the process of writing scientific literature. To improve the students’ writing quality and their familiarity with scientific journal literature, we have invited a University Writing Instructor to collaborate with us in teaching the students to use peer review. Each student reviews two other students’ papers and receives reviews from two fellow students. Incorporating this peer review process into an already crowded …

Zach's News, Georgia Southern University, Zach S. Henderson Library

Library Publications (1999-2023)

• A Very Special Library Minute: Protecting Your Stuff
• Journal Citation Reports

Mba Student Library Collaboration: Progress And Pitfalls., Colleen Hailey, Jill Dixon

Library Scholarship

In 2008, four accounting students taking a graduate marketing class contacted the business and engineering librarians at the Binghamton University (BU) Libraries about collaborating on a market research project. We wholeheartedly agreed — at once recognizing the unique benefits of gaining patron feedback on library resources and services from the student perspective. The project was also an excellent opportunity to support the School of Management and business students with their graduate course work.

With the Libraries serving as their marketing client, the accounting students created a library survey to provide a “better understanding of the typical user and his/her perceptions …

Georgia State, E-Reserves, And Scholarly Publishing, Georgia Southern University, Zach S. Henderson Library

Library Publications (1999-2023)

• Georgia State, e-reserves, and scholarly publishing

Tilting At Windmills: Reflections On The Establishment Of The Journal Of Western Archives, J. Gordon Daines Iii

Journal of Western Archives

This article discusses how associations form professional identities and reflects on the establishment of the Journal of Western Archives. It highlights the ways in which the establishment of the journal is a manifestation of the development of a Western regional archival identity and underscores the role that individuals play in the creation of associational identities.

The Brief Wondrous Life Of The Syracuse Kindle, Melinda Dermody, Suzanne Preate, Nancy Turner, Scott Warren

Librarian Publications

In the fall 2009 semester, the Syracuse University Library launched a pilot program to test two Kindle DX e-book readers as content delivery devices. The pilot objectives included exploring additional options for access to curricular resources that are cost-prohibitive and frequently requested by library users, testing a new technology, i.e., Kindle DX, for delivery of ebooks, gauging user reactions to e-book readers, and using Kindle statistics and user feedback to develop or modify services and technologies. Through the pilot, the Library gained practical experience with a new technology and attempted to determine whether an e-book reader loan program would interest …

Taking Charge Of Adult Adhd, P. S. Mcmillen

Library Faculty Research

Barkley is one of the leading researchers and most prolific writers on attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) across the life span, having produced materials for mental health professionals and self-help books like this volume.

Prepare To Be Googled: Social Media, Privacy, And Your Digital Reputation, Amanda Izenstark

Public Services Faculty Presentations

Slides from a presentation for the Orphan Foundation of America, "Prepare to be Googled: Social media, privacy, and your digital reputation," part of a series of training sessions for volunteer mentors.

Lanthorn, Vol. 44, No. 62, June 7, 2010, Grand Valley State University

Volume 44, July 8, 2009 - June 10, 2010

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

Copyright: Parliament, The Copyright Board And The Courts..., Margaret Ann Wilkinson

Law Presentations

No abstract provided.

Raw As Archival Still Image Format: A Consideration, Michael J. Bennett, F. Barry Wheeler

Published Works

Source materials like fine art, over-sized, fragile maps, and delicate artifacts have traditionally been digitally converted through the use of controlled lighting and high resolution scanners and camera backs. In addition the capture of items such as general and special collections bound monographs has recently grown both through consortial efforts like the Internet Archive's Open Content Alliance and locally at the individual institution level. These projects, in turn, have introduced increasingly higher resolution consumer-grade digital single lens reflex cameras or "DSLRs" as a significant part of the general cultural heritage digital conversion workflow. Central to the authors' discussion is the …

Presentation On Raw As Archival Still Image Format: A Consideration, Michael J. Bennett, F. Barry Wheeler

UConn Library Presentations

No abstract provided.

Use Of Electronic Resources Among Academics At The University Of Karachi, Munira Nasreen Ansari, Bushra Adeeb Zuberi

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

A sample of seventy faculty from the University of Karachi Faculty of Arts were surveyed. The study explores the University of Karachi's facilities for using electronic resources. Some departments have fully-equipped computer labs, while some have a few computers. A few departments also provide computers to individual academics in their offices. An Internet connection is available to 92.9 percent of the departments. A majority of the academics have computer skills that facilitate the use of electronic resources, although a majority have little knowledge of electronic resources, which is not a positive aspect of the findings. Most use both electronic and …

Information Seeking Behaviour Of Researchers In Central Drug Research Institute (Cdri), Lucknow, Dr. M. Mazoom Raza, Sarwat Fatima, Ashok Kumar Upadhyay

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This study is based on Information-Seeking Behaviour of researchers of Central Drug Research Institute (CDRI), Lucknow. In this study, the method of collection of data, analysis, interpretation, findings are presented in a systematic manner. The primary data is collected through a questionnaire of 54 researchers of Central Drug Research Institute (CDRI), Lucknow. This study reveals the frequency of visit to the library, purpose of visiting the library, types of services, sources used to locate to the documents, behaviour of staff and user satisfaction, journal subscription, Internet facility etc. On the basis of data interpretation certain findings are given.

Internet Use Among Faculty Members In The Changing Higher Education Environment At The Islamia University Of Bahawalpur, Pakistan, Rubina Bhatti

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This study identifies patterns of Internet use by faculty members at the Islamia University of Bahawalpur. It investigates purposes for use, Internet resources used, places of use, and the problems faced while using the Internet. A structured questionnaire was used to collect data from the faculty members from Faculty of Arts, Sciences, Education, and Islamic Learning. The questionnaires were sent to 150 faculty members and 100 participants responded with a response rate of 66 percent. Research results show that Internet use among faculty is much higher than expected. A large majority have been using the Internet for teaching, research, and …

Assessment Of Legal Information Needs And Access Problems Of Lawyers In Uganda, Innocent Tuhumwire, C. Okello-Obura

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Access to the right kind of legal information is imperative for efficient and effective performance in any judicial process. This study investigated the legal information needs and problems faced by lawyers (as main consumers of legal information) in accessing legal information. The study used a survey design in which a structured questionnaire was used to elicit the required data. It was carried out in Kampala, the capital city of Uganda. The study found that law reference; laws of other countries; law reports; update of court rules and judge cases constitute the most needed legal information of lawyers and attorneys in …

Leonard Lief Library Sony Reader Program: Leading Cuny In Digital Media Technology, Stefanie Havelka, Jennifer A. King, Adelaide Soto

Publications and Research

No abstract provided.

Mctell Papers Of Michael Gray, Georgia Southern University, Zach S. Henderson Library

Library Publications (1999-2023)

• McTell Papers of Michael Gray

Volume 16, Number 2: April/May 2010

UConn Libraries Newsletter

Page 2 The Vice Provost for University Libraries reflects on Google’s recent experience in China. • A new digital collection of 19th-century Spanish women’s magazines is now available to researchers. Page 3 Collector Gary Wait donates a treasure trove of juvenile literature from the 19th century to the Northeast Children’s Literature Collection at the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center. Page 4 The Map and Geographic Information Center offers a new internship program, where students earn three academic credits and work eight hours a week while developing advanced Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and digitization skills. Page 5 Associate Professor of Anthropology …