Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors in the treatment of generalized anxiety disorder

Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors have proven efficacy in the treatment of panic disorder, obsessive–compulsive disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder and social anxiety disorder. Accumulating data shows that selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor treatment can also be efficacious in patients with generalized anxiety disorder. This review summarizes the findings of randomized controlled trials of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor treatment for generalized anxiety disorder, examines the strengths and weaknesses of other therapeutic approaches and considers potential new treatments for patients with this chronic and disabling anxiety disorder

Circulation on the Go: Implementing Laptop Circulation in a State University Academic Library

Article describing the implementation and evolution of Mary Livermore Library's laptop lending progra

Access Interviews: An Interview with Jane Mirandette

An interview with Jane Mirandette about the lending library system she started in Nicaragua, which previously had only a non-lending system

Training 2.0 - Library Assistants in the Age of Information

With less staff time and more things to do, providing consistent and thorough training is sometimes a challenge. In order to streamline training and provide for more effective communication among staff and student assistants, a Blackboard course was created to provide a graded, self-paced, and interactive training tutorial. The tutorials were compiled using Powerpoint, Camtasia, and Snag-It, as well as Blackboard's internal test system.Training is all about communication, and as communication evolves, training needs to adapt in order to ensure successful communication between library staff and library assistants. The evolution of training will continue to be ongoing, as new technologies develop and as stagnant program outgrow training needs. This paper gives an overview of how training of student workers is accomplished at the Mary Livermore Library at UNCP

21st Century Genealogy: Presentation for the Robeson County Genealogical Society March 7, 2020

Presentation given on online tools for genealogy given to the Robeson County Genealogical Society

Access the Web: Online Library Videos

Article reviewing 10 library related Youtube video

Access the Web – IM and SMS for the Circulation Desk

: It’s been well documented in a number of articles regarding the contemporary library patron that with the rise in mobile computing and smart phone technology, our patrons are looking for fast and easy service from whichever technological avenue they are using to access our library services. Libraries are responding with increasing numbers of online resources and online means of assistance. One means of communication that is seeing more widespread use in libraries is the use of instant messaging. Many reference desks, and more and more circulation desks, are using instant messaging as a means of communication regarding a number of different library services

Who's Your People?

This presentation covers genealogy basics, important resources for researching Native American ancestries, and useful web sites for finding more information and documenting your family history research. Additionally, the session will provide a demonstration of Ancestry.com, which is available for use in the Library by anyone in the community

Copyright and Access Right: A Balancing Act

A presentation on the application of copyright law to the use of materials in a college/university setting, including a description of copyright, fair use guidelines, a summary of the TEACH Act, and sample scenarios. This presentation has been given as part of the Teaching and Leaning Center's faculty development series

Sample Student Worker Handbook

A manual I first developed as part of training student workers at Averett University. It was modified for the Mary Livermore Library at UNCP and included as an appendix in Kimberly Burke Sweetman's How-To-Do-It book on managing student assistants in the library