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1 Paiva, Marie Clare P.Adventures in an Ethiopian libraryDuring my sabbatical time from mid-September 2007 to mid-March 2008, I worked as a volunteer librarian at Addis Ababa University (AAU) in the Institute of Ethiopian Studies Library (IESL) on a collection development project in Ethiopia.University libraries; Collection development; Ethiopian studies2008
2 Kraus, Peter L.Boys from the Brooklyn Museum venture to ZionThe Brooklyn Museum is the second largest museum in New York City, and one of the largest in the United States. Although now known primarily as an art museum, prior to the Second World War, the Museum pursued an aggressive acquisition policy in the field of Natural History and Archeology. Various me...Naturalist; Engelhard, George P.; Entomology2008
3 Ogburn, Joyce L.Defining and achieving success in the movement to change scholarly communicationIn the pursuit to change scholarly communication, libraries have undertaken a number of initiatives. These may include establishing a formal program, creating a committee, or taking other concerted actions at their institutions. While librarians have been engaged in targeted activities for some tim...Scholarly communication; Change2008
4 Silverman, Randall H.Fire and ice : a soot removal technique using dry ice blastingAwelder's spark touched off the attic fire in the Sevier County Recorders Office in Richfield, Utah on May 2, 2006, igniting a blaze that ripped through the crawl space consuming the building's paper-backed insulation. The fuel readily spent, the fire burned itself out 15 minutes later, sparing the ...Manual wiping; vacuuming with a HEPA filter; ozone treatment2008
5 Anderson, Richard BryanIMHBCO (in my humble but correct opinion): Preservation, yes - but what shall we preserve?Our work as librarians has always been the work of making difficult choices, but sometimes it seems like the choices we have to make are getting harder and harder. In this column, I'd like to talk about one that's so tough we don't even talk about it: how do we decide what information is not worth t...2008
6 Anderson, Richard BryanIMHBCO (In my humble but correct opinion): three reason I?m a librarianWhy am I a librarian? I?m sure all of us have asked ourselves that question at one time or another, and I imagine that for some of us the answer is simple and for others it?s complex or even ineffable. For me, I think it boils down to three memories from my childhood and young adulthood, all of ...Library profession; Materials access2008
7 Patrick, Sally MulfordMedical information -- when limited acess can have life changing consequencesThere is no subject where information being current, accurate and thoroughly validated is as critical as it is with medical information. Health professionals including Physicians Assistants, social workers, nurses, dieticians, psychologists and others often work independently, without access to a ho...Online medical information; Library outreach; Document delivery2008
8 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
9 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
10 Anderson, Richard BryanScholars and libraries in radically changed -- and changing -- publication environmentWhite paper presented to the Faculty Senate on November 3, 2008. Working scholars face two basic problems when it come to information access and distribution: The access problem and the publication problem.2008
11 Mower, Allyson; Youngkin, Mary E.Expanding access to published research: open access and self-archivingThe paper describes how creators can expand access to research by publishing with open access journals and by archiving in digital repositories.Open Access; Research; Self-Archiving2008-03
12 Mower, Allyson; Gregory, Joan M.; Youngkin, Mary E.Institutional Repository: the bridge that connectsThis presentation shows how the development of an institutional repository is possible by coordinating across departments and by using a work flow system.Institutional Repositories; Technical Services; Public Services. Workflow Management2008-05-20
13 Arlitsch, Kenning; Morrow, AnneIR workflow software: extending the power of CONTENTdm for Institutional RepositoriesA PowerPoint presentation given as part of "OCLC CONTENTdm User Showcase: Digital Collections Delivered" at ALA Midwinter, January 13, 2008 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.Digital technology; Digital holdings, libraries; Institutional archiving2008-01-13
14 Mower, Allyson; Paiva, Marie Clare P.; Morrow, AnneOpen, Sesame! Accessing the treasures of a communityThis presentation is a primer on how you might plan, organize and maintain a digital collection. With the tools available today, creating a digital collection does not require extensive technical expertise.Digital Collections; Collection Development; Libraries2008-04-30
15 Morrison, David L.Patent Searching and so much more: Invention Fair, SLC Public Library, May 2008.Video of a presentation given by David Morrison at the Invention Fair, Salt Lake City Library, May 10, 2008.2008-05-10
16 Mower, AllysonPublishing the Results of Clinical Research: The Current State and the Impact on Your Research ArticleThis presentation covers the larger scholarly communication system, changes that are on the horizon and the implications for scholarship and scientific research. It was given at the Clinical Research and Methods luncheon on October 22, 2008.scholarly communication; open access; semantic web; research2008-10-22
17 Lombardo, Nancy T.; Mower, Allyson; McFarland, Mary M.Putting wikis to work in librariesWikis are part of the suite of Web 2.0 technologies enhancing collaboration and communication. This article describes the ways in which one academic health sciences library has utilized wiki software. The Eccles Health Sciences Library has found wikis to be valuable collaboration tools. Case scenari...Collaboration; Libraries; Web 2.0 technology; Wikis2008-06-02
18 Mower, AllysonUniversity Scholarly Knowledge Inventory System (U-SKIS)The presentation describes why U-SKIS was created and shows some of its functionalityWorkflow; Institutional repository2008-06-05
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