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151 Landesman, Margaret M.Multi-volume reference sets-have they a futureFor the past few years, I've felt badly about the sales representatives from major microform publishers who come to visit hoping to sell microform collections to the library. It seems a cruel thing for a publisher to do - to send a representative out in this day and budget to pitch microfilm to libr...Libraries; Collection development; Reference resources2001-11
152 Landesman, Margaret M.New challenges for scholarly communication in the digital era - changing roles and expectations in the academic community: a scholarly reportThis conference, co-sponsored by the Association of Research Libraries, the American Association of University Professors, the American Council of Learned Societies, the Association of American University Presses, and the Coalition for Networked Information, was held March 26-27, 1999, in Washington...Digital publication; Distance education; E-print2000
153 Estlund, Karen M.New librarians and scholarly communicationIncluded in the mission statement of many academic libraries is a phrase similar to this: "The library supports the research and instruction of the university." Scholarly communication is essential to this mission and it is critical that the problem of the lack of resources and access to scholarship...Scholarly communication; Academic libraries; Copyright; Research databases; Research; Librarianship2007
154 Ogburn, Joyce L.On anthropology and the internet (discussion and criticism)The Internet as a topic has taken over our professional lives as much as the Internet as a reality. Its application to anthropology deserves a timely and thorough exploration. The article on it by Brian Schwimmer (CA 37:561-68) is dated December 1995, and in the absence of information on how recent...Searching online; Website searching; Human history and culture1997
155 Anderson, Richard BryanOpen access in the real world: confronting economic and legal realityOpen access to scholarly information is a hot-button issue that quickly triggers heated discussion - especially if the topic arises in a mixed group of librarians and publishers. Sometimes the discussion ends up generating useful ideas and practical solutions to real-world problems; too often, it le...2004
156 Anderson, Richard BryanOpen access: clear benefits, hidden costsOpen Access offers real benefits to society. However, the net value of those benefits cannot be determined unless its costs are computed as well. The purpose of this statement is not to call on participants in the scholarly information chain to fight against OA, but only to move forward while taki...Open Access; Research; Publishers; Information2007
157 Ogburn, Joyce L.Organizing acquisitions: the Yale University experienceThe acquisition of materials for large research library collections is a complex process requiring large numbers of staff and highly developed management skills. Even in the best of times it is easy for this complicated process to be less than effective. When faced with budget cuts, staff layoffs, o...Acquisitions; Research libraries; Library management1992-12
158 Silverman, Randall H.Origins of offsetThe connection between this printed magazine you are reading and a discarded tin of tuna fish packed in oil or spring water is particularly fascinating, but requires a bit of historical sleuthing, and a brief excursion through the increasingly industrial 19th century.Tinplate; Direct lithographic printing; Offset lithography1995
159 Landesman, Margaret M.Our users are your users: blurring the lines between academic and public librariesAcademic and public libraries share core values and goals. We share users. We can get closest to filling our mission if we work at this together and if both sets of librarians work at telling both sets of users about both sets of libraries.Libraries; Collection development; Library use2008
160 Silverman, Randall H.Pamphlet binders and their use in research librariesBy definition, research libraries have a commitment to preserving pamphlets as well as all print and non-print media they collect. A discussion of the preservation requirements for pamphlets is useful for their survival, and pamphlet binders are an important tool in preparing these often ephemeral ...Pamphlets; Preservation; Binders1992
161 Morrison, David L.Patent searching resources2013-10-09
162 Anderson, Richard Bryan; England, Mark M.; Kendall, Mark M.Patron-driven acquisition of journal articles using ReadCube at the University of UtahThe University of Utah Library has teamed with a new company, Labtiva, to experiment with a product called ReadCube Access. This product allows the library to provide access to journal articles using a patron-driven acquisition (PDA) mechanism, using a tiered pricing structure based on level and per...2013-11-06
163 Perfect journey: WordPerfect helping the world communicateCan you imagine how difficult communication would be if the telecommunications industry had not adopted open industry standards on a global basis? As it is now, you don't have to know how the PBX system works in order to make a telephone call. You just pick up the phone and dial the number. That's h...Text editing; Interactive word processing1994
164 Landesman, Margaret M.Performance of American in-print vendors: a comparison at the University of UtahA study was conducted by the Monographs Order Division of the University of Utah Libraries to compare the performance of three domestic book vendors during the fiscal year 1978-79. The study was designed to measure performance in terms of speed, discount and service, and to compare vendor success in...Monographs order; Vendor performance; Trade materials1980
165 Anderson, Richard BryanPrint on the margins2011-06-15
166 Keiter, Linda S.Promoting unrequired reading in an academic libraryThe Unrequired Reading Group (URG) was established at the University of Utah, Marriott Library in 1998 to promote reading beyond the boundaries of the curriculum. A student's time spent at a college or university is one of discovery and searching, and much learning may take place outside the classr...Trapeze Interactive Poster2010
167 Paiva, Marie Clare P.Quick glimpse at public and academic libraries in Addis Ababa, EthiopiaEthiopia's 80 million people continue to live in a country with poor infrastructure in the Horn of Africa region. The population of Addis Ababa is estimated at 10-15 million and libraries have just recently been given some recognition. When I first came to this country as an ALA-USIA Fellow in...Libraries; Africa; Ethiopia2008
168 Ogburn, Joyce L.Rededication program: tradition and transformationUniversity of Utah J. Willard Marriott Library Rededication Program: Tradition and Transformation Joyce L. Ogburn University Librarian and Director2009-10-26
169 Neatrour, AnnaRegional Aggregation and Discovery of Digital Collections: The Mountain West Digital LibraryThe Mountain West Digital Library (MWDL) is a digital collaborative of over 180 partners from five states in the U.S. West, sharing free access to over 775 digital collections with over 950,000 resources. Partners of the MWDL work together on providing regional discovery via an online portal at m...Mountain West Digital Library; Discovery; Metadata aggregation; Digital libraries; Regional digital libraries2016
170 Ogburn, Joyce L.Report and commentary on the Faxon Institute: the second annual colloquium on scholarly communication issuesThe development of electronic means of publishing has forever changed the face of authorship, publishing and library services. Contracts are on the rise, fair use is waning, and this shift in emphasis has profound implications. For effective and economical dissemination of scholarly information to s...Electronic publishing; Libraries; Scholarly publishers1998
171 Chaufty, Lisa MarieResearch Data Curation Essentials: Presentation to the SEBS CIT, J. Willard Marriott Library, November 13, 2012An educational talk presented to a group of subject selectors representing the social science, education, and business disciplines. This is a PDF of the presentation, and includes some notes for the presentation.data curation; presentation; library2012-11-13
172 Lombardo, Nancy T.; Le Ber, Jeanne M.; Morrow, AnneRethinking Mobile Delivery: Using Quick Response Codes to Access Information at Point of NeedThis poster covers the use of quick response (QR) codes to provide instant mobile access to information, digital collections, educational offerings, the library website, subject guides, text messages, videos, and personnel in the library. The authors explain the array of uses and the value of using ...library services, mobile delivery, point-of-need access, QR codes2011-05-06
173 Silverman, Randall H.Running on alkalineSixteenth, seventeenth and eighteenth century paper is unmistakable; it reeks of permanence. Its color, opacity and quality speak of strength and durability Handmade, you say? Cotton and linen fibers? True enough. But the longevity in these ancient sheets (noticeably lacking in much nineteenth and ...Alkaline pH; Precipitated calcium carbonate; Acid paper1994
174 Morrison, David L.Salt Lake PTRC Report, 20132013
175 Breznay, Ann MarieSampler of databases for searches in historyTo review successfully the databases appropriate for historical research, some practical application is necessary. The following reviews of eight bibliographic databases emphasize their usefulness as practical research aids for topics in history. The comments are on only a selected number of the d...Historical research1982
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