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Approval Plans, Discipline Change, And The Importance Of Human Mediated Book Selection, John Brantley

Faculty & Staff Research & Creative Activity

This study examines holdings of 21 members of the Association of Research Libraries for books reviewed in American Historical Review. The study asserts that approval plans are inadequate for collecting from small publishers or from scholarship that crosses disciplinary boundaries. Although approval plans increase efficiency in collection development, the need for expert selection cannot be overstated. Results indicated that small publisher’s books were less likely to be in libraries than university press publisher’s books, and that history monographs are frequently classified outside disciplinary boundaries, and are therefore invisible to approval plans that define disciplines based on classification systems.

Interlibrary Loan Patron Use Patterns: An Examination Of Borrowing Requests At A Mid-Sized Academic Library, Bradley Tolppanen, Janice Derr

Faculty & Staff Research & Creative Activity

The results of a recently conducted study of interlibrary loan fee-based borrowing requests are presented in this article. The study examined 3,074 borrowing requests completed over a three-year period from January 2007 to December 2009. An analysis of the statistics was made to determine patron behavior in submitting requests and the types of materials being requested.

Technology In Practice. Your Virtual Brand, Meredith G. Farkas

Library Faculty and Staff Publications and Presentations

In this article the author suggests that prospective librarians must establish a positive online identity and presence as part of the job search process. She proposes that individuals assess themselves as a brand to be marketed. She points to the influence of personal profiles on online social networks such as Facebook and Twitter on employer hiring decisions.

Information Literacy And Social Power, Jonathan Cope

Publications and Research

An examination of information literacy literature using the perspective of social power research.

New In-Library Login Policy; Dynamed Access Restored, Vol 8 (3), Houston Academy Of Medicine-Texas Medical Center Library

Insider Express (2003-2013)

No abstract provided.

Au Courant - March 2010, Barbara Tuck

Au Courant

Newsletter of the Thomas G. Carpenter Library

Mathematics Library News 6, Aaron Lercher

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

A Conceptual Framework Of Information Requirements For Scientists Using Human Biological Samples, Sujin Kim

Information Science Faculty Publications

Introduction. This study was undertaken to develop an information requirement framework for scientists who use biological samples and related data in their research.

Method. A self-reporting questionnaire completed by 137 respondents was used to collect data regarding demographics, bio-sample management, bio-sample use and requirements, data requirements, and work and research-related roles and activities.

Analysis. Descriptive and TwoStep Cluster analyses were used to analyse the survey data necessary for developing a framework of information requirements.

Results. Two groups of biomedical scientists (clinical group and basic scientist group) were formed by their distinct characteristics. A conceptual framework of information requirements for bio-sample …

Interlibrary Loan Patron Use Patterns: An Examination Of Borrowing Requests At A Mid-Sized Academic Library, Bradley P. Tolppanen, Janice Derr

Faculty & Staff Research & Creative Activity

The results of a recently conducted study of interlibrary loan fee-based borrowing requests are presented in this article. The study examined 3,074 borrowing requests completed over a three-year period from January 2007 to December 2009. An analysis of the statistics was made to determine patron behavior in submitting requests and the types of materials being requested.

Approval Plans, Discipline Change, And The Importance Of Human Mediated Book Selection, John Steven Brantley

Faculty & Staff Research & Creative Activity

This study examines holdings of 21 members of the Association of Research Libraries for books reviewed in American Historical Review. The study asserts that approval plans are inadequate for collecting from small publishers or from scholarship that crosses disciplinary boundaries. Although approval plans increase efficiency in collection development, the need for expert selection cannot be overstated. Results indicated that small publisher’s books were less likely to be in libraries than university press publisher’s books, and that history monographs are frequently classified outside disciplinary boundaries, and are therefore invisible to approval plans that define disciplines based on classification systems.

Spontaneous Group Decision Making In Distributed Collaborative Learning: Toward A New Research Direction., Geoffrey Liu

Faculty Publications

This paper attempts to identify and establish spontaneous group decision making in collaborative learning as a new research direction, with particular attention to collaborative learning in distributed online environments. After a brief introduction, related concepts and theories are examined for differentiation of interpretation. The concept of “spontaneous group decision making” is established in the context of collaborative learning. Literature review is conducted to glean anecdotal observations from past research to identify potentially influential factors, and a diagram framework is proposed to charter the territory. The paper also reports findings from a preliminary survey of 159 graduate students on their group …

Grand Valley Forum, Volume 034, Number 23, March 1, 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.

Lacuny Junior Faculty Research Roundtable Meeting Minutes, March 2010, Lacuny

Meeting Minutes

No abstract provided.

Library Education And Development Newsletter, Volume 3, Issue 4, Uno Library Science Education

Library Education and Development (L.E.A.D.)

This issue of the Library Education and Development Newsletter features Advice from the Frontlines from Jo O'Garro, a Student Spotlight of Rebecca Irwin, Announcements, Conferences and Professional Development, Things to Consider: Code of Ethics of the American Library Association, and the 2010 Heartland School Library Conference registration form.

Assessing The Impact Of Gender And Race On Earnings In The Library Science Labor Market., Darren L. Sweeper, Steven A. Smith

University Libraries Scholarship and Creative Works

Using data from the 2003 National Survey of College Graduates, this paper examines earnings in the library science labor market and assesses the impact of gender on the income attainment process. We use this cross-sectional dataset to determine if there are significant income differences between male and female library science professionals. The approach taken in this paper is to build a theoretical model of income attainment for librarians. We then discuss the methodology used to analyze the data and test the model, followed by a discussion of the results and recommendations for further research.

Rod Library Newsletter: Rod Notes, V2n5, March 2010, University Of Northern Iowa. Rod Library.

Rod Library newsletter: Notes for the Stalled

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Library Profile: Ed Edmonds, Susan Hamilton

Law Library Staff & Faculty Works

Ed Edmonds was the sixth director of Kresge Law Library from 2006–2016. He retired and was awarded the status of professor emeritus of law.

Wrl Newsletter March 2010, Maryke Barber

WRL Newsletters

No abstract provided.

Digital Media Reviews: Themefinder [Review], Anne Shelley

Faculty and Staff Publications – Milner Library

Themefinder is a website that allows users to search for short musical incipits, or themes.

Scenario Planning: A Tool For Academic Health Sciences Libraries, Logan Ludwig, Joan Giesecke, Linda Walton

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries: Faculty Publications

Objective: Review the International Campaign to Revitalise Academic Medicine (ICRAM) Future Scenarios as a potential starting point for developing scenarios to envisage plausible futures for health sciences libraries.
Method: At an educational workshop, 15 groups, each composed of four to seven Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries (AAHSL) directors and AAHSL/NLM Fellows, created plausible stories using the five ICRAM scenarios.
Results: Participants created 15 plausible stories regarding roles played by health sciences librarians, how libraries are used and their physical properties in response to technology, scholarly communication, learning environments and health care economic changes.
Conclusions: Libraries are affected by many …