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26 Ogburn, Joyce L.Acquiring minds want to know: the future of technical servicesRecently I was asked to speak on the topic of the future of technical services departments. Just being asked to address such a topic seemed to affirm that there was going to be a future, contrary to the fears expressed by many folks in the trenches. So I approached the topic with great hope, and thi...Technical services; Libraries; Future1996
27 Ogburn, Joyce L.Acquiring minds want to know: what are our obligations?Acquiring Minds Want to Know column: "Are there rules that govern the practices of librarians, vendors and publishers? Clearly there are ethical considerations that guide our behavior as individuals. Acquisitions librarians are in the midst of making formal their code of ethics. But what other, perh...Acquisitions; Vendors; Publishers1993-11
28 Anderson, Richard BryanAcquisitions in a wired world: where are we going?This is a frightening time to be a thirty-something acquisitions librarian. Convention dictates that I follow up that statement by saying that this is also a very exciting time to be a thirty-something acquisitions librarian, but I'll tell you what: it's mainly just scary. I worry a lot about wha...Libraries; Acquisitions; Librarians; Future; Electronic libraries2001
29 Anderson, Richard BryanAcquisitions issues in serials managementWelcome to the first installment in the "Acquisitions Issues in Serials Management" column! The purpose of this inaugural essay is threefold: First, to explain the scope and purpose of the column; second, to invite future contributors; and third, to set out some potentially fruitful topics of di...Purchasing options; Collection development; Price inflation2007-08-19
30 Landesman, Margaret M.Acquisitions preconference 3: the summaryThe Acquisitions for the Eighties Preconference, sponsored by the Association of American Publishers and R.T.S.D., was intended to bring together publishers, wholesalers and acquisitions librarians to explore the issues that will affect acquisitions in the coming decade and to consider ways in wh...1980
31 Ogburn, Joyce L.Acquisitions, up, up and away: Yale University?s new acquisitions departmentAs of July 15, 1991 Yale University's Sterling Memorial Library began reconstituting an acquisition's department under Technical Services. In these days of bad news about closing departments, budget cuts and escalating serial prices, it's nice to be able to report some good news!Yale University; Sterling Memorial Library; Acquisitions1991
32 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
33 Arlitsch, Kenning; Jonsson, JeffAggregating distributed digital collections in the mountain west digital library with the CONTENTdm multi-site serverThis paper describes the creation of the Mountain West Digital Library (MWDL), a cooperative regional program distributed throughout Utah and Nevada. Its metadata are aggregated at a single website. Six digitization centers at the largest universities in both states digitize their own collections an...Consortia; Metadata; Computer software, Development2005-06
34 Landesman, Margaret M.Alphabetical fable : article and book meet the googleWherein an Apprehensive Article (doubtless from a scholarly journal) and a Rather Bolder Book (of the sort that may be monetizing your click stream any day now) discuss current affairs...World Wide Web; Print; Digitization; Internet2007-02-11
35 American Invents Act: roadshow and hearing schedule 20122012
36 Morrison, David L.An introduction to patent searchingPresentation by David Morrison at the Marriott Library Spring Semester Training Workshop, 2013.2013-08
37 Silverman, Randall H.Art of publishers' bookbindings, 1815-1915 by Ellen K. Morris and Edward S. LevinReview of the book The Art of Publishers' Bookbindings, 1815-1915.Books, Reviews; Publishers and publishing; Bookbinding2002
38 Le Ber, Jeanne M.Assessing user preferences for eReaders and tabletsLibrarians purchased twelve ereaders and six tablets to provide patrons the opportunity to experiment with the latest mobile technologies. After several train the trainer sessions, librarians shared device information with the broader health sciences community. Devices were cataloged and made availa...2012-01-01
39 Le Ber, Jeanne M.Assessment of the drug information and toxicology reference collection in the Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library at University of Utah Salt Lake City Utah.The collection assessed was the drug information and toxicology reference collection at the Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library at the University of Utah. Located on the main level within the reference department, the drug information and toxicology reference collection is one of 17 sections ...Libraries, Medical; Reference Books Medical; Medical Informatics1992-12
40 Anderson, Richard BryanAway from the Icebergs: row your library into the Web 2.0 environmentI DON?T THINK THERE?S ANY QUESTION THAT WE LIBRARIANS ARE WORKING hard, with the best intentions, to serve our users well in a world that has changed dramatically in the last decade. If the profession is a boat, then I think we?re all rowing pretty heroically. But I?m not sure we?re paying enough a...Web 2.0; Libraries2006
41 Silverman, RandyBernard C. Middleton, MBE (1924-2019):Bernard Chester Middleton was born in London in 1924 to Doris Hilda Webster, a secretary to a well-known barrister, and Regent Marcus Geoffrey Middleton, a talented bookbinder. At the age of thirteen in 1938, Bernard earned a trade scholarship to attend the Central School of Arts and Crafts in Londo...1995
42 Paiva, MarieBeyond databases: a creative approach in keeping up with our growing resourcesMost libraries in the 21st century provide databases for their users. These databases seem to have rapidly multiplied over the years. At our academic library, there are over 320 databases available giving both librarians and patrons a broad array to choose from at any given time. Even with this abun...Databases; Library resources; Electronic resources2005
43 Ogburn, Joyce L.Bit by Bit: EDUCOM (Electronic connection for higher education)Bit by Bit column: "This is a new column which will address technical issues including networking, consortia activities, electronic resources, and access. This column is on EDUCOM-The Electronic Connection for Higher Education.Educational computing; Education technology; Electronic resources; Networks; Datafiles; EDUCOM1990-09
44 Ogburn, Joyce L.Bit by bit: CAUSE, The Association for the Management of Information Technology in Higher EducationBit by Bit column: "A few columns ago we wrote about EDUCOM, an important player in the education and computing arenas. This column describes CAUSE, another player in this arena, which is probably less well known than EDUCOM."Information Technology, management; Academic Libraries, information technology; Computing and information technologies, evaluation1991-11
45 Ogburn, Joyce L.Bit by bit: communicating voucher information to the accounting department from automated library systems(pt. 1)Bit by Bit column: "This is the first of a two-part article. Part I presents general considerations involved in the automation process while Part II will discuss technical issues with examples from the NOTIS and INNOVACQ systems.Library automation; Library information systems; Library acquisitions1991-02
46 Ogburn, Joyce L.Bit by bit: communicating voucher information to the accounting department from automated library systems(pt. 2)Bit by Bit column: "This is the second of a two-part article. Part 1 (ATG Feb. 1991) presented some general considerations about the value of the automation process, the time and effort saved and the improved accuracy achieved by eliminating redundant data entry. Part II will present the rudiments o...Library automation; Library information systems; Library acquisitions1991-06
47 Ogburn, Joyce L.Bit by bit: digitizing informationBit by Bit column: "Librarians began to explore the technologies that allow printed materials to be converted to a digitized form in the 1980's. This technology essentially turns a printed original work into a computerized image. Although the technology is not new, it is only recently that it has be...Digital technology; Digital holdings, libraries1992-04
48 Ogburn, Joyce L.Bit by bit: electronic data interchange (EDI) and the X12 formatBit by Bit column: "Do you remember when you were trying to buy those socks, but had to wait at the cash register because the scanner would not read the barcode? You wondered why the clerk couldn't just ring up the price that was clearly marked on the tag and take your money. Welcome to the world of...Computers; Electronic data transfer; Libraries1992-02
49 Anderson, Richard BryanBiz of Acq--To license or not to license: that really ought to be the questionOf the many changes that the electronic information revolution has brought to library acquisitions, perhaps none is as significant as the licensing agreement. For centuries, copyright law set forth the legal parameters under which libraries appropriated and disseminated information products and ser...Electronic information; Contracts; Libraries; Copyright1999
50 Silverman, Randall H.Book repair in the U.S.A.: a library-wide approach to conservationAbstract: Modern research library collections are a composite of both rare and non-rare books the majority of which are out of print and irreplaceable. Consequently, conservation treatment priorities cannot responsibly ignore non-rare material without shortchanging future scholarly needs. To address...Preservation, books; Conservation, books1997
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