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Recent Submissions
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Review of The Oxford Handbook of Internet Studies, ed. by William H. Dutton.
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Public or Private? Reconsidering Ownership and Value of State Legislators’ Papers
(Journal of the Midwest Archives Conference (MAC), 2013)Unlike congressional and presidential papers collections, which have a rich archival literature in support of their acquisition and management, archivists and researchers frequently overlook and undervalue state legislators’ ... -
Evaluating Teen Services and Programs [Book review]
(2012)This is a book review of Evaluating Teen Services and Programs, by Sarah Flowers. -
Essential Library of Congress Subject Headings [Book review]
(2012)This is a book review of Essential Library of Congress Subject Headings by Vanda Broughton. -
Assessment Strategies for Cataloging Managers
(2014-01-22)Qualitative assessment activities, when conducted regularly and methodically, can help managers and administrators understand the impact and value of the work that we do for our customers. Are we meeting our customers' ... -
Looking Back, Moving Forward in the Digital Age: A Review of the Collection Management and Development Literature, 2004–8
(American Library Association, 2011-09)The collection and management of digital resources dominated collection development and management literature produced during 2004–8. Themes covered the changing nature of local collections, redefining collection management ... -
Library Catalogs Revisited: An Annotated Bibliography
(2013-12-04)Online Library Catalogs or OPACs are on the move again after years of little to no improvement. Once the subject of a large amount of research, catalogs had taken a back seat to other electronic information services ... -
Mold in the Library: Prevention and Response
(2013-11-19)The risks of mold to collections and people, identifying mold, prevention and and response to mold in libraries are covered in this introductory workshop. -
Collection Management as Risk Management
(Library Collections, Acquisitions, & Technical Services, 2004)Risk and technological changes are inexorably linked, and librarians, as experts, must communicate these risks to lay persons and develop appropriate risk management strategies. This paper identifies some of the risks to ... -
Web Citation Availability: Analysis and Implications for Scholarship
(College & Research Libraries, 2003-07)Five hundred citations to Internet resources from articles published in library and information science journals in 1999 and 2000 were profiled and searched on the Web. The majority contained partial bibliographic information ... -
Web Citation Availability: A Follow-up Study
(Library Resources & Technical Services, 2008-01)The researchers report on a study to examine the persistence of Web-based content. In 2002, a sample of 500 citations to Internet resources from articles published in library and information science journals in 1999 and ... -
Helping International Students Succeed Academically through Research Process and Plagiarism Workshops
(College & Research Libraries, 2011)Workshops on the research process and plagiarism were designed to meet the needs of international students at the University at Albany. The research process workshop covered formulating research questions, as well as ... -
Internet Reference Sources for Computing and Computer Science: A Selected Guide
(Haworth Press, 2006)Computing and computer science bibliographic databases, bibliographies, dictionaries, encyclopedias, directories, and guides, along with finding aids for technical reports, online books, and book reviews are listed and ... -
Beyond ‘‘green buildings:’’ exploring the effects of Jevons’ Paradox on the sustainability of archival practices
(2013-11-13)The sustainability of archival institutions will be greatly affected by attempts to mitigate their carbon footprint to meet the challenges of global climate change. This paper explores how recordkeeping practices may ... -
Technical Services Assessment in Pennsylvania Academic Libraries
(2013-11-08)This study was designed to explore assessment activities in Pennsylvania’s academic libraries. The author designed a survey to investigate whether technical services activities are assessed, how they are assessed, who is ... -
Assessment in Practice
(2013-11-08)This presentation explores the use of customer service surveys, focus groups, quality initiatives, benchmarking, and other methods to evaluate and assess the work that is done in academic library cataloging departments. -
Moving the Archivist Closer to the Creator: Implementing Integrated Archival Policies for Born Digital Photography at Colleges and Universities
(Journal of Archival Organization, 2012)This article discusses integrated approaches to the management and preservation of born digital photography. It examines the changing practices among photographers, and the needed relationships between the photographers ...
