Library Technical Services: Key Ingredients in the Recipe for a Successful Institutional Repository

For several years, academic institutions have been establishing and maintaining institutional repositories (IRs) to collect, make accessible, preserve and showcase the institution’s research and scholarly output. At a majority of institutions, the library is the entity that takes on the responsibility of organizing and maintaining the repository. As the nature and purpose of IRs has evolved over time, the opportunities and challenges for units within the library have also shifted. What has been the impact of IRs on academic libraries and specifically, on technical services functions within the library? What are some of the contributions technical services units can make to insure the success of an IR? This talk will address these questions and explore the changes in professional roles, resources and organizational structures that are currently taking place in academic libraries to support IR programs

The Annual Register, 1758-2001

Review of the database The Annual Register, 1758-2001. Journal available online at www.emeraldinsight.com/rr.ht

Book Review: The Peddler\u27s Grandson: Growing up Jewish in Mississippi

A review of the book The Peddler\u27s Grandson: Growing up Jewish in Mississippi, by Edward Cohen. Random House, 1999

The Peddler\u27s Grandson: Growing up Jewish in Mississippi

Book review of: The Peddler\u27s Grandson: Growing up Jewish in Mississippi. Cohen, Edward. New York: Random House, 1999

Engaging Students in the Research Process: Strategies for Success

This presentation shows that aspects of the revised Food Guide Pyramid can provide librarians with useful strategies for engaging students in the research process

Lewis & Clark 200th Anniversary: 1804-2004

This is the online component of the exhibit displayed in the Georgia State University Library, July - August 2004, to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the beginning of the Lewis and Clark Expedition in May, 1804

Creating a Web research guide: Collaboration between liaisons, faculty and students

This article discusses the efforts of two liaison librarians at William Russell Pullen Library, Georgia State University, to build a long-term, sustainable partnership among teaching faculty, graduate students, and librarians in the development and maintenance of a Web-based research guide for world history. The projects\u27 goals are: to provide access to the resources available at Pullen Library; to serve as a gateway to resources available on the Internet; and to showcase student contributions, including bibliographies and annotations of Web sites. The project is an organic endeavor, with the Web site\u27s organization open to periodic review and modification. Continuous discussions and mutual criticisms have marked the progress of the project. The authors see the success of this venture as a way to collaborate with more faculty, and increase the level of student participation on an ongoing basis

Academic Librarians, Professional Literature, and New Technologies: A Survey

Keeping abreast of professional literature and the latest trends is critical for academic librarians to be successful, but in a time of information glut, are librarians achieving this? Over seven hundred academic librarians responded to this survey and inform us about their use of both traditional methods and new technologies to stay current

Play to Win! Using Games in Library Instruction to Enhance Student Learning

Research has shown that educational games can have positive impacts on student learning and motivation. The success of a game played in a library instruction class depends on the type of game selected, the development of learning outcomes, and the flexibility of the librarian during class. This article explains the benefits to students and librarians of using games, discusses the development and use of a Jeopardy-style game, and provides practical tips for librarians interested in developing and incorporating games into one-time library instruction sessions

Making it Happen: Librarian-Faculty Collaboration to Improve Student Learning

Presenters offer ways to initiate, improve and sustain productive collaborative efforts between teaching faculty and academic librarians, taking into account the similarities and differences of the personality types of these two groups. Tips for achieving faculty buy-in and marketing basics are included