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  • On the Trail(s) with Lewis and Clark: Native American Beliefs Revealed
    Blakeslee, Donald J. (Wichita State University Libraries, 2008-02-21)
    The incredible journey of the Corps of Discovery led by Lewis and Clark generated a gold mine of information for the anthropologist and historian. Most of the information lies in their journals, but there are some wonderful ...
  • OPAC redesign at WSU Libraries
    Li, Hongfei; Deng, Sai (Kansas Library Association Tri-Conference, 2007-03-13)
    This program presents the OPAC enhancements especially two pioneer features developed by the WSU Libraries, dynamic map direction for each item on OPAC, and a link to Amazon.com added to provide users with access to each ...
  • Optimized metadata repurposing in a library using MarcEdit
    Deng, Sai (ALCTS Catalog Form and Function Interest Group Meeting, ALA Midwinter 2009, 2009-01-24)
    At WSU Libraries, Special Collections and Technical Services had been creating in-house inventories in Excel and MARC records in OCLC separately for their projects, including for a collection of 1800 poems by American poet ...
  • Optimizing the online catalog: experiences at WSU
    Blackburn, Gemma; Deng, Sai (College and Universities Libraries Section of the Kansas Library Association Annual Meeting, 2008-10-23)
    In February 2008 the OPAC Redesign and Evaluation Team at Wichita State University Libraries was charged to investigate options to improve the online catalog to provide better access for all library users. This presentation ...
  • Paul Dickey, Poet
    Dickey, Paul (2011-10-26)
    Paul Dickey, poet from Omaha, Neb. and WSU alumnus, reads new and published poetry (from "They Say This is How Death Came Into the World").
  • Peter Barnes and the nature of authority
    Golomb, Liorah Anne (Ottawa National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada,[1999], 1998)
    Peter Barnes (1931-2004) was among the most theatrically-minded playwrights of the contemporary non-musical stage in England. His work makes use of virtually every element of theatre: spectacle, music, dance, heightened ...
  • Preferred political, social, and technological characteristics of electronic resources (ER) librarians
    Downes, Kathy A.; Rao, Pal V. (Taylor & Francis, 2007)
    The digital revolution has created a need for a new type of professional called the electronic resources (ER) librarian. This chapter traces the development of this new position in academic libraries, identifies preferred ...
  • Promoting Library Advocacy, Diversity, Family Literacy, and Global Outreach
    Chou, Min; Lee, Esther; Tseng, Sally; Deng, Sai (ALA (American Library Association) Annual Conference 2011., 2011-06-25)
    The Chinese American Librarians Association (CALA) is an ALA affiliate. In the 2011 Poster Session at the Diversity and Outreach Fair, CALA will showcase its mission, programs and services to diverse people of all ages, ...
  • RDA Training I: A Gentle Introduction
    Deng, Sai (Wichita State University Libraries, 2011-05-17)
    This presentation gives a gentle introduction to the new cataloging standard “Resource Description and Access” (RDA). It starts from the conceptual models and principles RDA is built on and the rationale to switch from ...
  • Reaching youth through diverse collections
    Williams, Virginia Kay; Deyoe, Nancy (2012-09-21)
    Do our collections reflect the diverse youth we serve? We present the preliminary results of a nationwide assessment on how collections reflect experiences of youth of different ethnicities, sexual orientations, and ...
  • Repository services for students, faculty, and research administration
    Matveyeva, Susan J. (Kansas Library Association, 2012-04-12)
    Institutional repository services are a fast growing new academic library service. Unlike other library services focused on delivering information created elsewhere, institutional repository services concentrate on collecting, ...
  • Resolved: A Chronicle of Technical Services (2006)
    Deyoe, Nancy (2006-11-27)
    The news reports of Technical Services
  • Resolved: A Chronicle of Technical Services (2007)
    Deyoe, Nancy (2007-01-31)
    The news reports of Technical Services
  • Rightly sore subscribers: where libraries are going wrong with RSS
    Blackburn, Gemma; Walker, Mary (Maryville, MO, Northwest Missouri State University, c2008, 2008-11-07)
    During the past several years a lot of attention has been given to RSS feeds and how this syndicating technology can be used to channel information to library patrons. Libraries can certainly benefit from the power of this ...
  • Rites of deliverance and disenchantment: The marriage celebrations for Charles II and Catherine of Braganza, 1661-62
    Madway, Lorraine (Manchester University Press, 2012)
    This article examines the political significance of royal and civic pageantry staged in Portugal and England in 1661-62 to celebrate the marriage of Charles II to Catherine of Braganza. Portugal used its celebrations to ...
  • A role for classification: the organization of resources on the Internet
    Matveyeva, Susan J. (Michigan Library Association, 2002-06-14)
    The author explores a number of theoretical and practical issues concerning classification of remote electronic resources. The necessity to catalog electronic resources has raised questions regarding including and ...
  • RSS feeds: Promoting new materials
    Williams, Virginia Kay; Goff, Bobby (2007)
  • RSS Feeds: Promoting New Materials at Mississippi State University
    Williams, Virginia Kay (2008)
    Most libraries promote new materials by displaying them together, but MSU Libraries also uses RSS feeds to promote recent arrivals to people who aren’t in the library. This article describes how MSU Libraries developed ...
  • Saddling the whirlwind: exploring an organizational culture of a hybrid library
    Matveyeva, Susan J.; Deyoe, Nancy (Maryville, MO : Northwest Missouri State University, c2006., 2006-11-03)
    How to cope with the whirlwind of changes with no additional staff or money? The small cataloging unit seeks the answer on this familiar question in its organizational culture that includes a “team” and “hierarchical” ...
  • Sam Taylor, Poetry Reading
    Taylor, Sam (2012-07-27)
    Wichita State faculty member Sam Taylor reads his poetry.

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