Search Results - "librarians"

Taking liberties the war on terror and the erosion of American democracy / by Herman, Susan N.

Table of Contents: “…United States Part II -- The Secret Court and the One-Sided Litigation -- A Job for Congress and the Courts -- Chapter 7 The Patriot Act and Library/Business Records -- American Librarians -- Judicial Fumbling -- Third Party Records and the Fourth Amendment -- Reconsidering the "Library Provision" -- Chapter 8 Gagging the Librarians -- The Library Connection -- Other Librarian Tales -- Chapter 9 John Doe and the National Security Letter -- Why National Security Letters? …”
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Taking liberties the war on terror and the erosion of American democracy / by Herman, Susan N.

Table of Contents: “…United States Part II -- The Secret Court and the One-Sided Litigation -- A Job for Congress and the Courts -- Chapter 7 The Patriot Act and Library/Business Records -- American Librarians -- Judicial Fumbling -- Third Party Records and the Fourth Amendment -- Reconsidering the "Library Provision" -- Chapter 8 Gagging the Librarians -- The Library Connection -- Other Librarian Tales -- Chapter 9 John Doe and the National Security Letter -- Why National Security Letters? …”
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Cornell University Press, Est. 1869 : Our First 150 Years / by Laun, Karen M., 1970-

Table of Contents: “…Smith, director of Cornell University Press -- A virtuous circle of scholarship / by Gerald Beasley, Carl A. Kroch University Librarian -- A history of Cornell University Press (on the occasion of its sesquicentennial celebration) -- First edition : America's first university press -- Revisions : Comstock Publishing and the long campaign to reestablish the press -- Second edition : University press redivivus? …”
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Cornell University Press, Est. 1869 : Our First 150 Years / by Laun, Karen M., 1970-

Table of Contents: “…Smith, director of Cornell University Press -- A virtuous circle of scholarship / by Gerald Beasley, Carl A. Kroch University Librarian -- A history of Cornell University Press (on the occasion of its sesquicentennial celebration) -- First edition : America's first university press -- Revisions : Comstock Publishing and the long campaign to reestablish the press -- Second edition : University press redivivus? …”
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Engaging first-year students in meaningful library research : a practical guide for teaching faculty / by Flaspohler, Molly R.

Table of Contents: “…From the start : advice from librarian colleagues -- Creating effective library experiences -- The next step : advancing information literacy beyond the first year -- One final note.…”

Engaging first-year students in meaningful library research : a practical guide for teaching faculty / by Flaspohler, Molly R.

Table of Contents: “…From the start : advice from librarian colleagues -- Creating effective library experiences -- The next step : advancing information literacy beyond the first year -- One final note.…”

Massa por Argamassa : A Biblioteca de Babel e o Sonho de Totalidade by Basile, Jonathan

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Massa por Argamassa : A Biblioteca de Babel e o Sonho de Totalidade by Basile, Jonathan

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Academic librarianship in the 21st century

Table of Contents: “…Bowers -- Users' information needs in academic libraries of the 21st century : assessment of the LibQUAL+TM tools in improving service quality standards / Maria Anna Jankowska -- Bibliographic management software and Z39.50 connection in Thai academic libraries / Aurathai Waressa-ard -- Fair use in the twenty-first century : a librarian's perpective / Angela Weiler -- Increasing information retrieval through subject access improvements / Susan E. …”
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Academic librarianship in the 21st century

Table of Contents: “…Bowers -- Users' information needs in academic libraries of the 21st century : assessment of the LibQUAL+TM tools in improving service quality standards / Maria Anna Jankowska -- Bibliographic management software and Z39.50 connection in Thai academic libraries / Aurathai Waressa-ard -- Fair use in the twenty-first century : a librarian's perpective / Angela Weiler -- Increasing information retrieval through subject access improvements / Susan E. …”
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Teaching​ Information Literacy and Writing Studies : Volume 2, Upper-Level and Graduate Courses /

Table of Contents: “…Writing as a way of knowing -- Information literacy and writing studies -- Information in the making -- Teaching "digital natives" to think -- Common dispositions and habits of mind -- Using beam to integrate information literacy and writing -- Molding of ideas -- Creative invention -- Toward a research ethos -- In, into, among, between -- Reading to write -- Crossing the bridge -- Problem-based learning and information literacy -- Teaching the literature review -- Librarian intervention -- No more first-year writing -- Not just research partners -- How to talk about copyright so kids will listen, and how to listen about copyright so kids will talk -- Information literacy instruction and citation generators -- Learning in the middle -- A conversation.…”
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Teaching​ Information Literacy and Writing Studies : Volume 2, Upper-Level and Graduate Courses /

Table of Contents: “…Writing as a way of knowing -- Information literacy and writing studies -- Information in the making -- Teaching "digital natives" to think -- Common dispositions and habits of mind -- Using beam to integrate information literacy and writing -- Molding of ideas -- Creative invention -- Toward a research ethos -- In, into, among, between -- Reading to write -- Crossing the bridge -- Problem-based learning and information literacy -- Teaching the literature review -- Librarian intervention -- No more first-year writing -- Not just research partners -- How to talk about copyright so kids will listen, and how to listen about copyright so kids will talk -- Information literacy instruction and citation generators -- Learning in the middle -- A conversation.…”
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Librarianship as a bridge to an information and knowledge society in Africa

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Librarianship as a bridge to an information and knowledge society in Africa

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Greening libraries

Table of Contents: “…Kendall and Kriss Ostrom -- Tending the garden : growing your own green library committee / by Christine Andresen, Amy Gustavson, David Hisle, and Matthew Reynolds -- West Vancouver Memorial Library : green by nature / by Julie Backer -- Greening a library, greening a community : the Calgary Public Library's eco-action plan / by Rosemary Griebel -- Library-sponsored sustainable living outreach in Denver / by Kate Lawrence -- Going green @ your library : one librarian's lessons in programming / by Robbie Sittel -- Bookmobiles are going green / by Kathryn Totten -- Toward sustainable conferences : going green at the 2009 ACRL 14th National Conference in Seattle / by Charles Forrest, Karen Munro, and Kate Zoellner -- Green librarians blogging / by Beth Filar Williams -- Resources for greening libraries / compiled and annotated by Laura L. …”
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Greening libraries

Table of Contents: “…Kendall and Kriss Ostrom -- Tending the garden : growing your own green library committee / by Christine Andresen, Amy Gustavson, David Hisle, and Matthew Reynolds -- West Vancouver Memorial Library : green by nature / by Julie Backer -- Greening a library, greening a community : the Calgary Public Library's eco-action plan / by Rosemary Griebel -- Library-sponsored sustainable living outreach in Denver / by Kate Lawrence -- Going green @ your library : one librarian's lessons in programming / by Robbie Sittel -- Bookmobiles are going green / by Kathryn Totten -- Toward sustainable conferences : going green at the 2009 ACRL 14th National Conference in Seattle / by Charles Forrest, Karen Munro, and Kate Zoellner -- Green librarians blogging / by Beth Filar Williams -- Resources for greening libraries / compiled and annotated by Laura L. …”
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Boomers and beyond reconsidering the role of libraries /

Table of Contents: “…Jureller -- Old dogs, new tricks : the myths and the realities / Stephen Abram -- Musings on challenges for librarians in 2040 / Pauline Rothstein.…”
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Boomers and beyond reconsidering the role of libraries /

Table of Contents: “…Jureller -- Old dogs, new tricks : the myths and the realities / Stephen Abram -- Musings on challenges for librarians in 2040 / Pauline Rothstein.…”
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Global perspectives on school libraries projects and practices /

Table of Contents: “…A self-evaluation model for school libraries in Portugal / Glória Bastos, Elsa Conde, and Rosa Martins -- Building a model school library at Madrasah Tsanawiyah Negeri Piyungan in Yogyakarta, Indonesia / Labibah Zain, Marwiyah and Sri Rohyanti Zulaikha -- Developing understanding of information literacy in the Croatian school environment / Sonja Špiranec and Mihaela Banek Zorica -- Personal learning networks and participatory culture : getting teacher-librarians connected in the 21st century / Jennifer L. …”
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Global perspectives on school libraries projects and practices /

Table of Contents: “…A self-evaluation model for school libraries in Portugal / Glória Bastos, Elsa Conde, and Rosa Martins -- Building a model school library at Madrasah Tsanawiyah Negeri Piyungan in Yogyakarta, Indonesia / Labibah Zain, Marwiyah and Sri Rohyanti Zulaikha -- Developing understanding of information literacy in the Croatian school environment / Sonja Špiranec and Mihaela Banek Zorica -- Personal learning networks and participatory culture : getting teacher-librarians connected in the 21st century / Jennifer L. …”
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