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Monograph Validation Strategies in Shared Print Programs: Variations and Value
(Collaborative Librarianship, 2016)In 2013, the Central Iowa Collaborative Collections Initiative (CI-CCI) entered into a shared print monograph retention agreement which resulted in a project to fully validate the assigned retention commitments. While ... -
The Drake University Library: A Centennial Overview
(Drake University, 1980-02)Drake University's Professor of Librarianship and Foreign Languages, J. Elias Jones wrote this historical survey of the University Library largely inspired by the preparations for a year of celebration, marking the centenary ... -
Annual Report 2013
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Patron-Driven Acquisitions: Integrating Print Books With eBooks
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HeinOnline and Law Review Citation Patterns
(Law Library Journal, 2011-03)The authors tested the proposition that the ubiquity of HeinOnline in law libraries would alter law review citation patterns. Has HeinOnline’s provision of the full runs of law reviews in full text led to more citations ... -
Copyright For The Rest Of Us: A Guide For People Who Aren’t Lawyers
(Keyser, 2011-06)For those who want to teach or learn more about American copyright law, Copyright For The Rest Of Us is the book to use. Eleven chapters, with illustrations, outline concepts such as basic copyright law, where to find it, ... -
Clear as Glass: A Combined List of Print and Electronic Journals in the Knowledge Base
(Haworth Press, 2008)The non-standard practice at Cowles Library at Drake University has been to display electronic journals and some print journals in the Knowledge Base while simultaneously listing print journals and some electronic journals ... -
"Beyond the newsletter: concrete guidelines and innovative ideas for effective promotion"
(American Library Association, 2004-05)Even the most fabulous collections, programs, and services can all languish underutilized and ill-attended without effective promotion. At times, even the most creative among us can become stymied and fall into a rut, ... -
"DNA shall prevail: Postconviction DNA evidence: An annotated bibliography
(Haworth Press, Inc., 2006-06)This annotated bibliography is presented as a guide for attorneys, librarians, students, and the general public interested in postconviction DNA evidence. Part I presents a brief introduction to the history and use of ... -
"Evidence-based librarianship: opportunity for law librarians?"
(American Association of Law Libraries, 2006-01)Should librarians consult empirical research when making day-to-day operational decisions? Ms. Lerdal describes the concepts and methods of evidence-based librarianship, suggesting that this approach may provide ... -
Public school libraries: their history, curriculum, and impact on student achievement
(Kennedy-Western University, 2005-02)This dissertation explores the development of public school libraries from their origins in the late 18th century in New England to today’s dynamic, modern places where students and faculty use 21st century technology to ... -
"What one person can do: a theory of personal involvement in establishing library-faculty partnerships"
(2000-11-12)Centers on some of the theoretical and philosophical concerns that are encountered in the process of establishing librarian-teacher-faculty relationships. These thoughts should be of interest to those (particularly librarians) ... -
"Adding a library instruction unit to an established course"
(Elsevier Science, Inc., 1999)The article describes the creation of a two-day library instruction unit which became a required part of a freshman orientation seminar at Texas A&M University-Kingsville. The unit began with the creation of new library ... -
"Active learning and cooperative learning: understanding the difference and using both styles effectively"
(Elsevier Science, Inc., 2000)Active learning is any teaching method that gets students actively involved; cooperative learning is one variety of active learning which structures students into groups with defined roles for each student and a task for ... -
"The Academic mission and copyright law: are these values in conflict?"
(2004-06)If the academic mission of a university is to foster teaching and research, and the purpose of copyright is to "promote the sciences and useful arts," where is the conflict? It is in the day-to-day use of copyrighted ...
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