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Informal Assessment For Library Middle Managers, Jeanne M. Brown

Library Faculty Research

Library middle managers juggle a variety of responsibilities. They are responsible for supervisory tasks such as coaching and team building. They are responsible for the service their unit provides or the output of their unit. They report up the organization and are responsible for planning for efficiency and quality. They manage those who report to them as well, motivating and mobilizing. Underlying all of these responsibilities is the need for sound decision making, based on data and a steady supply of information.

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Ferpa And Student Work: Considerations For Electronic Theses And Dissertations, Marisa Ramirez, Gail Mcmillan

Library Scholarship

Information privacy is an important consideration when transitioning university collections from paper to electronic access. Yet the protection of -- and limits to -- student privacy regulations have rarely been addressed in the literature for online electronic theses and dissertations (ETDs). The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) and its relevance to student work should be a consideration when widely distributing scholarship like e-portfolios, ETDs, and senior capstone projects. In this article, we share several campus approaches to FERPA and electronic student work.

Don Juan, Brett B. Bodemer

Library Scholarship

2010 American translation of Jean Baptiste Poquelin’s Dom Juan ou Le Festin de Pierre. Some liberties taken to convey the sense of metaphors , and to transform exclamatory oaths into something less alien to American speech patterns of the early twenty-first century.

The Information Master: Jean-Baptiste Colbert's Secret State Intelligence System, Brett B. Bodemer

Library Scholarship

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Even An Ocean Away: Developing Skype-Based Reference For Students Studying Abroad, Sarah Faye Cohen, Andy Burkhardt

Library Scholarship

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to outline the development of a Skype-based, study abroad reference service.

Design/methodology/approach – The paper discusses the criteria used for technology and situates the project in the literature on study abroad reference services.

Findings – Using Skype, a free video-conferencing software, allows librarians to offer reference services to study abroad students effectively, easily, and without new technologies or significant cost.

Originality/value – The paper offers other librarians strategies for developing and launching similar programs and shares challenges encountered to prepare librarians for success in their own projects.

Optimizing Pdf Searchability With Google, Barbara West, Pat Newcombe, Steve Bobowicz

Faculty Scholarship

The Authors recount how they optimized pdf searchability of faculty scholarship on Digital Commons--an institutional repository. They used Adobe Professional to ensure the PDFs were searchable via the full text.

“Why Does Google Scholar Sometimes Ask For Money?” Engaging Science Students In Scholarly Communication And The Economics Of Information, Scott Warren, Kim Duckett

Librarian Publications

This article outlines instructional strategies for teaching students about scholarly communication and the economic realities that surround scientific information. Exposing students to the business side of academic communication provides a foundation for understanding how Google relates to library-subscription resources, how research is both shared and discovered, what the role of libraries is in providing access to costly information, and how disparities arise in information access. Such instruction contextualizes search tools such as article databases as well as Google Scholar, and thereby serves as an appropriate starting point for teaching students to use such tools.

Bookbinding & Conservation: A Sixty-Year Odyssey Of Art And Craft By Don Etherington, Peter D. Verheyen

Librarian Publications

For those involved with bookbinding, book conservation, or with the Guild of Book Workers, Don Etherington needs no introduction – he has served as a teacher, mentor, and friend. Now, with Bookbinding & Conservation: A Sixty-year Odyssey of Art and Craft we can read about how he came to enter this field, was influenced by his teachers and mentors, and how he helped shape the world of bookbinding and conservation.

"Bookbinding & Conservation: A Sixty-year Odyssey of Art and Craft" contains a forward by Bernard Middleton, another leader in the field, and one who needs little introduction himself. It is …

Volume 3, Issue 10, December 2010, Parkland College

The Toilet Paper

Library Hours during the semester break; Avoid Fines!; Does holiday stress have you at your breaking point? Follow these tips to enjoy the festive season; TGIF: Thank Goodness It’s Finals!; Fall Textbook Buy Back is December 13-18

Volume 3, Issue 9, November 2010, Parkland College

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In observance of the Thanksgiving Holiday, Parkland Library will have the following schedule changes; November is National Novel Writing Month; Parkland is Expanding!; Need A Quick Alternative to Google?; Having trouble with the bird? Contact one of these turkey hotlines; This month in the library, check out our exhibits on cooking for Thanksgiving and beyond, plus Native American Heritage Month!

Volume 3, Issue 8, October 2010, Parkland College

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Pick a topic and make yourself familiar with it; Find some specific research; Write an amazing thesis and organize your paper; Write, baby, write!; Document your sources and polish!

Volume 3, Issue 6, Summer 2010, Parkland College

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Did you hear? Parkland will be closed on Fridays; It's never too late to sign up for summer classes; Check parkland.edu/library for our hours, as they vary throughout the summer; Summer Reading and Movies Available Now; Get a NEW Parkland ID Card Today

Volume 3, Issue 7, September 2010, Parkland College

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Ask a Librarian; You need a new ID to check out at the Library; The Library was quoted as a “top pick for those who enjoy a quiet spot” for studying by the August 25 edition of the Prospectus!; Did you know we carry “the good stuff?”; Where to study in the Library

Volume 3, Issue 5, May 2010, Parkland College

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A Successful National Library Week; Need Caffeine?; Check parkland.edu/library for our hours after finals; Avoid library fines!; Congratulations to all of our graduates

Volume 3, Issue 4, April 2010, Version 2, Parkland College

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National Library Week April 11 - 17, 2010 Celebrating "Communities Thrive @ Your Library"; Tell Us What You Think; Second Annual Cupcake-A-Book Contest; READ Poster Unveiled; Check out our books on display! Literally!

Volume 3, Issue 4, April 2010, Version 1, Parkland College

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Wanting to finish your degree without leaving the area?; Check out our books on display! Literally!; National Library Week 2010

Volume 3, Issue 3, March 2010, Parkland College

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Make Up Your Own Holiday on March 26; Of the thinks you can think up if only you try; Check out a laptop at the Service Desk; National Library Week coming in April; Need a quiet study space; Check out parkland.edu/library for our hours during Spring Break

Volume 3, Issue 2, February 2010, Parkland College

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The library will be closed on Thursday, February 25 for Professional Development Day; Parkland Celebrates Black History Month; New Computers; Calling All Art Students and Fans; It's Tax Time Again

Volume 3, Issue 1, January 2010, Parkland College

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Avoid Library Fines!; Feature Films at the Library; Some New Resolutions for the New Year; Be Ready, Change Is Just Around the Corner!; Coming March 2010: the Parkland Connection online service's website is changing

A Primer On Digital Object Identifiers For Law Librarians, Benjamin J. Keele

Library Staff Publications

No abstract provided.