Archive for September, 2009

NEW BOOK HELPS LIBRARIANS IMPLEMENT CUTTING-EDGE LIBRARY 3.0 TECHNOLOGIES TO STAY CURRENT AND CONNECT WITH USERS

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

September 22, 2009 (New York, NY) – Today’s rapidly expanding information environment has produced a host of new Web tools and technologies that, when appropriately integrated, allow libraries to better serve and interact with their users. In Building Library 3.0: Issues in Creating a Culture of Participation, ...

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NEW BOOK HELPS RESEARCHERS AND INFORMATION PROFESSIONALS MAKE THE MOST OF VIRTUAL AND E-RESEARCH TOOLS

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

Guide to using virtual tools is tailored to researchers’ needs September 22, 2009 (New York, NY) –Virtual and e-research tools can significantly aid and improve research projects across a wide range of disciplines and domains. In Virtual Research Environments: From Portals to Science Gateways, to be released in North America ...

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NEW BOOK AND CD-ROM – WITH EIGHTY POLICIES, PROCEDURES, AND FORMS – MAKES IT EASIER TO CREATE A CURRENT AND EFFECTIVE SCHOOL LIBRARY MEDIA CENTER MANUAL

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

September 23, 2009 (New York, NY) – Improving student learning, teaching information literacy skills, serving as copyright specialist, managing technology, overseeing media center operations are a few of the diverse roles that school library media specialists can fill more effectively with a well-thought-out policy and procedure manual. The ...

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NEAL-SCHUMAN PUBLISHES NEW START-TO FINISH HOW-TO-DO-IT MANUAL FOR CREATING, DEVELOPING, AND MANAGING AN INSTITUTIONAL REPOSITORY

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

New York, NY (September 10, 2009) – Institutional repositories (IRs) have sparked an unprecedented transformation in scholarly communication and information dissemination. Starting, Strengthening, and Managing Institutional Repositories: A How-To-Do-It Manual, to be published by Neal-Schuman on November 30, 2009, is designed for anyone charged with starting or managing an IR. Author ...

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PRACTICAL NEW MANUAL OFFERS COST-EFFECTIVE PROCEDURES FOR LIBRARIANS NEW TO DOCUMENT DELIVERY AND INTERLIBRARY LOAN AND EFFICIENCY-BOOSTING TECHNIQUES FOR PROS

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

Interlibrary Loan (ILL) and document delivery services are critical parts of modern library service, but they often involve high costs and long task lists that can overwhelm busy librarians who already juggle multiple roles and tight budgets. In Document Delivery and Interlibrary Loan on a Shoestring, to be published ...

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