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Lanthorn, Vol. 44, No. 56, April 12, 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. The Lanthorn, Vol. 44 No. 55 is missing.

Grand Valley Forum, Volume 034, Number 29, April 12, 2010, Grand Valley State University

2009-2010, Volume 34

Grand Valley Forum is Grand Valley State's faculty and staff newsletter, published from 1976 to the present.

National Library Week, Georgia Southern University, Zach S. Henderson Library

Library Publications (1999-2023)

• National Library Week

Best Practices For U.S. Academic Library Consortia, Judi Guzzy

Library Papers and Presentations

No abstract provided.

Holocaust Remembrance Day, South Dakota State University

Ethnic History

Bibliography and photographs of a display of government documents from South Dakota State University.

Managing The Data Deluge: Understanding Scientists' Need For Data Curation Services, Jeanine Marie Scaramozzino, Marisa Ramirez, Karen Mcgaughey

Library Scholarship

While library research on data curation is active and ongoing in the humanities and social sciences, the research regarding data curation within the sciences is in its infancy. The lack of knowledge about data creation, management, and reuse has a direct impact on librarianship, library services, and library users, as libraries are now being asked to provide services to archive data created at their universities. What are the data curation needs on campus, and what services are libraries and librarians willing and able to provide to meet these needs? Information gathered from a survey distributed to Cal Poly State University …

Early Career Issues In Academic Librarianship, Katherine O'Clair

Library Scholarship

Are you early in your career (< 5 years) as an academic librarian or a library school student thinking about pursuing a career in academic librarianship? Do you have questions or concerns about how to plan your career and stay on track (RPT, anyone?) or even how to land that first job as an academic librarian? Bring your questions, concerns, thoughts, and more and let’s talk! We’ll get out that “elephant in the living room” and have a discussion about the issues that matter most to early career librarians and library school students. Are you an experienced librarian with some advice and suggestions for those early in their careers or just starting out? Please join us and share your thoughts on how to navigate successfully through the bends and turns of the first few years as an academic librarian.

Staff Users And Overdue Fines In Nigerian Polytechnic Libraries, Nelson Edewor

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This study investigates the attitudes of staff users toward the payment of overdue fines in Nigerian Polytechnic libraries. A survey was applied to staff users of the libraries of the Delta State Polytechnic Oghara-Otefe, and Delta State Polytechnic. A total of 87 staff participated in the study. A questionnaire and oral interview were used in data collection. Findings reveal that staff users rarely pay overdue fines and would like the system discontinued. The study affirmed the fact that fines are a means of generating funds for the library and a measure to compel users to return books on time. The …

Mobile Phones For Library Services: Prospects For Delta State University Library, Abraka, Basil Enemute Iwhiwhu, Josiah Oghenero Ruteyan, Aroghene Eghwubare

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

A survey of staff and students at Delta State University, Abraka showed that nearly all staff and students have a personal mobile phone, but that GSM technology has not been implemented in the library. Staff and students see potential for GSM use in library services, although there are problams with infrastructure, cost, and service interruption. Recommendations are made for improving the situation and implementing GSM.

The Anchor, Volume 123.19: April 7, 2010, Hope College

The Anchor: 2010

The Anchor began in 1887 and was first issued weekly in 1914. Covering national and campus news alike, Hope College’s student-run newspaper has grown over the years to encompass over two-dozen editors, reporters, and staff. For much of The Anchor's history, the latest issue was distributed across campus each Wednesday throughout the academic school year (with few exceptions). In recent years The Anchor moved to monthly print issues and a more frequently updated website. The Anchor is now published in print twice per academic semester. Occasionally, the volume and/or issue numbering is irregular.

Condensed Social Media Presentation, Barry Bailey

Library Papers and Presentations

This is a short presentation illustrating some of the different ways that libraries (specifically academic libraries) can use social media to better connect with their user base. Presented as part of a technology panel from the Kansas Library Association's 2010 Preconference.

Lanthorn, Vol. 44, No. 54, April 5, 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. The Lanthorn, Vol. 44 No. 55 is missing.

Grand Valley Forum, Volume 034, Number 28, April 5, 2010, Grand Valley State University

2009-2010, Volume 34

Grand Valley Forum is Grand Valley State's faculty and staff newsletter, published from 1976 to the present.

Data Curation And Libraries: Short-Term Developments, Long-Term Prospects, Anna Gold

Robert E. Kennedy Library

This paper was prepared as background for a talk given at AGU 2009 on “Data & Libraries.” It summarizes the developments and events from late 2006 through early 2010 that are shaping library roles in scientific data curation while underscoring the range, complexity, and varying granularity of systems, actions, and efforts involved. The main conclusions are: (1) leaders of major research libraries have committed their institutions to support data curation. (2) The library profession has demonstrated significant conceptual progress in characterizing and understanding data curation both in theory and in practice. (3) There has been progress since 2006 in legitimizing …

Wikipedia And The Making Of A (Wo)Man: Biographical Construction In The Digital Age, Christopher Sweet

Scholarly Publications

Did you know that according to their Wikipedia biography entries, Senators Edward Kennedy and Robert Byrd both died on January, 20, 2009? In reality, neither Senator died on that date. Robert Byrd is still very much alive and Edward Kennedy lived through August of last year. In a few short years, Wikipedia has come to dominate the field of easy-to-access information on just about any topic. Due to prominent placing in search engine results, the first stop for biographical information is often Wikipedia. Since Wikipedia entries are user-generated, errors and blatant smear campaigns are commonplace. Political hopefuls now carefully craft …

Database Trial And Evaluation: American Antiquarian Society Historical Periodicals Collection, Georgia Southern University, Zach S. Henderson Library

Library Publications (1999-2023)

• Database trial and evaluation: American Antiquarian Society Historical Periodicals Collection

04-2010 Newsletter, Minnesota State University, Mankato. Library Services

Library Services Newsletters

Minnesota State University, Mankato, Library Services Newsletter for April 2010.

Inside Information Spring 2010

Inside Information

No abstract provided.

Learning Abstracts: Scholarspace @ Jccc, Barry J. Bailey

Library Reports

Even as budgets are reduced, many large publishers are increasing the cost of access to their databases. Institutional repositories are creating a strong and necessary interconnected community of researchers interested in open access to legitimate scholarly publications. Learn how Johnson County Community College is preserving the institution's intellectual output. Copyright 2010 by the League for Innovation in the Community College. All rights reserved.

The final published version is available here. Your institution must have a League for Innovation in the Community College membership, which allows you to create a username and password.

Tutorials On The Fly: Directing Students From A Distance, Marisa Walstrum

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.