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02-2010 Newsletter, Minnesota State University, Mankato. Library Services

Library Services Newsletters

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

February 2010: United States Supreme Court Cases, Dacus Library

Dacus Docs News

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Information Literacy Plans: Does Your Law Library Need One?, Judith Gire

Law Faculty Scholarship

[Excerpt] "Although information literacy plans were initiated by and for academe, there is no reason they will not work in any law library. Information literacy is about preparing patrons with the skills necessary to locate, evaluate, and effectively use information throughout their lives, including their lives in law firms, corporations, government agencies and courts, as well as law schools. An institutional information literacy plan makes perfect sense for any law library in the business of equipping patrons to manage the information age like pros regardless of whether those patrons are law clerks, associates, partners, judges, or law students. And isn’t …

Nemo News, Volume 6, Issue 3, Uno Library Science Education

NEMO Newsletter

This issue of NEMO News features Advice from the Frontlines from Ann Wills, Important Dates and Reminders, Student Spotlight on Meg Curtiss, Congratulations, and 2010 Heartland School Library Conference.

Self-Study Report To The Academic Planning Committee

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries: White Papers

I. PROGRAM OVERVIEW
A. Brief History of the Libraries
B. Libraries’ Goals
Libraries Vision Statement
Revised 2009/10 Library Goals
C. Progress on the 2003 Academic Program Review (APR) Recommendations

II. SUMMARY OF LIBRARIES ACTIVITIES AND CONTRIBUTIONS
A. Collections, Content, and Scholarly Communication
Collections
CONTENTdm
Digital Commons
Table 1. Digital Commons Content and Access
GIS
Media Services
Government Documents
Cataloging Campus Collections
Scholarly Communication Programs
Data Curation
B. User Services and Access
Liaison Program
Reference
Library Instruction
Search and Discovery Tools
Outreach, Public Relations, and Development
C. Diversity
Figure 1. Timeline of the Libraries Diversity Initiatives
Scout & Search: Recruitment Strategies …

Correlates Of Access To Business Research Databases, John C. Gottfried

DLPS Faculty Publications

This study examines potential correlates of business research database access through academic libraries serving top business programs in the United States. Results indicate that greater access to research databases is related to enrollment in graduate business programs, but not to overall enrollment or status as a public or private institution.

Grand Valley Forum, Volume 034, Number 19, February 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.

Mobile Access To Dynamed; Pubmed Changes; Scitable, Vol. 8 (2), Houston Academy Of Medicine-Texas Medical Center Library

Insider Express (2003-2013)

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Random Ramblings: The Digital Divide, Robert P. Holley

School of Information Sciences Faculty Research Publications

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Human Rights Reference Sources: A Critical Annotated Bibliography, Chad Kahl, Stephanie Davis-Kahl

Scholarly Publications

The area of human rights has had significant attention both nationally and internationally in the press and in the political arena. While there is a renewed commitment to human rights advocacy, there is also an upward trend in popular culture of depictions of torture. This article provides critical annotations of English-language reference sources, published since 1990, and available both in print and online, in an effort to aid librarians collecting and weeding materials for human rights research.

This article was included in the Journal of Academic Librarianship's Guide to the Professional Literature in 2010. The Guide "is a highly selective …

Connecting First-Year Students With The Library: Wayne State University's Initiative, Carrie F. Croatt-Moore, Judith M. Arnold

Library Scholarly Publications

The session reports on two institutional initiatives for connecting first-year students with the library. The first project, situated in a research university environment, Wayne State University, utilized technology to create a first-year webpage (http://www.lib.wayne.edu/sites/fye/) that brought together library information and resources with relevant university-wide services. The presenters begin with a demonstration of the webpage, discussing the impetus for the project, the literature review and other research that went into the design and development. They report on the findings of the usability studies conducted with the webpage. Using a think-aloud protocol reviewed by the university’s institutional review board, students completed a …

Library Education And Development Newsletter, Volume 3, Issue 3, 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 David Privett, a Student Spotlight of Julia Reddel, Announcements, Conferences and Professional Development, Things to Consider by Doug Johnson, and the 2010 Heartland School Library Conference registration form.

Making Our Communities Greener: A Case Study Of Promoting Biogas Energy By Tongwei Evergreen Libraries In China, Wenjie Zhou, Tim J. Zou, Elaine X. Dong

University Libraries Faculty Publications and Presentations

Promoting the consumption of new energies, particularly of biogas, in rural areas is a strategic initiative of the Chinese government. The government has incorporated this initiative into many of its rural development plans. Likewise, Tongwei Evergreen Libraries (TEL, 通渭青树图书馆) has also integrated ideas of the initiative into its library services. This paper describes the Biogas Promotion Program (BPP) that TEL implemented, discusses the BPP model and roles of TEL in the program, and analyzes the initial results of the program through surveying local farmers. A survey was developed for this assessment study. The survey results show that the government biogas …

Rrh Library Newsletter, February 2010, Libraries At Rochester Regional Health

Rochester Regional Health authored publications and proceedings

Newsletter sections include: The Power of Compassion in Healthcare; New Acquisitions -- Management CDs

Auralog's Tell Me More, Ed Rock

Publications

Review of proprietary database for learning foreign languages.

How Scholarly Is Google Scholar? A Comparison To Library Databases, Jared L. Howland

Faculty Publications

PDF of Powerpoint Presentation. This presentation was given at the Norwegian National Library Conference in Oslo, Norway. It discusses the similarities and differences between library databases and Google Scholar.

International Dateline -- Books For All: From Blyton's Secret Seven To Wittgenstein's Investigations, Rita Ricketts

Against the Grain

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Library Perspective, Vendor Response, Robin Champieux, Steven Carrico

Against the Grain

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Charleston Conference 2010: Issues In Book And Serial Acquisition

Against the Grain

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The Perfect Library, Alice Keller

Against the Grain

No abstract provided.