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Technical Services Annual Report 2006-2007
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Technical Services Annual Report, 2007-2008
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Technology, scholarship, culture: Trends in higher education and libraries
(Wichita State University Libraries, 2008-05-09)The 1st part of the seminar was devoted to the examination of the major cultural and environmental trends that shape higher education and create an image of a library as collaborative learning space. -
Textual Portraits: Using Word Clouds as an Analysis Tool for Digitized Texts
(2015-02-28)Digital collections of textual material have become rich repositories for primary source materials. However, dense collections of digitized text can prove daunting to patrons seeking to access and analyze the documents ... -
The federated search solution
(Linworth Publishing, Inc, 2010-09-01)Federated search provides a single search interface that allows users to search multiple online resources simultaneously—subscription databases, library catalogs, and other electronic resources—with one query that returns ... -
There's an App for That! Part I
(Routledge, 2012-05-18)Useful smartphone apps for academic, public services librarians. -
"This is our library, and it's a pretty cool place": A user-centered study of public library YA spaces
(Taylor & Francis Group, 2015-03-03)This study sought to collect data from teens and librarians about their preferences and recommendations for the effective design of physical library spaces for teens. Librarians and teens at twenty-two U.S. public libraries ... -
Trends in content development and licensing of electronic resources
(Routledge, 2021-03-10)Academic libraries face the dual challenges of decreasing budgets and increasing demand for electronic resources. Librarians at three midwestern US public research universities discuss the electronic resources environment, ... -
The visual effect: A literature review of visual design principles as they apply to academic library websites
(Routledge, 2019-12-27)This paper reviews the concept of visual design as it applies to academic library webpages. There exist multiple unsettled aspects of visual design on library websites, prompting a need to critically examine and update ... -
The VPAT as an e-resources assessment tool: Putting accessibility to the test
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We deliver: Overcoming microform collection access issues with electronic delivery
(North American Serials Interest Group, Inc., 2010-04-09)This presentation described the problems library users experienced trying to scan and save or print microform images at Valparaiso University. Complex, difficult to use equipment and software, unfamiliar formats, and file ... -
We've wordled: Have you?
(American Library Association, 2011)The article describes the use of the word-cloud generator, Wordle, by three subject librarians at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, in various aspects of library instruction and outreach. -
Web search field trip: Find it on the web with field searching
The author describes the functionality of field searching, a search technique which locates specific terms in a specific field. The author points out field searching options available via the advanced search page of the ... -
What ‘open to the public’ means at IUPUI
(2013-09-01)The article presents the author's views on the move of Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis' (IUPUI) University Library which opened its doors to the public. He states that IUPUI's University Library is an ... -
Where we’ve been -- where we’re going: Virtual tour
(Wichita State University Libraries, 2008-05-09)The 2nd part of seminar was focused on historical evolution of libraries' buildings and interiors. During the impressive virtual tour, over 120 pictures of historical and contemporary libraries were presented. The following ... -
Why do we teach? Adult learning theory in professional standards as a basis for curriculum development
(American Library Association, 2013-09)This article provides an overview of adult learning theory in relation to teaching philosophies among librarians belonging to ACRL, using Hadley’s Educational Orientation Questionnaire. Although not significant as a ... -
Wichita State University Virtual Herbarium: Filling a critical gap
(Kansas State University. Great Plains Plant Systematics Symposium, 2010-10-08)The Wichita State University (WSU) Herbarium is an active, regional collection with data that fill an important geographical gap in the Great Plains region. Specimens and associated data are essential in the management ... -
Wichita State University’s implementation of dynamic mapping in WebVoyage
(SCVUGM (South Central Voyager User Group Meeting) 2007, 2007-10-19)In this session, presenters from Wichita State University will discuss their implementation of dynamic library location maps in WebVoyage. This feature provides customized map displays in the online public access catalog. ... -
Women in Horror Month stalks the academic library: Highlighting genre and popular culture collections
(Taylor and Francis, 2018-05-17)University and college collections typically focus on academic texts, yet most institutions contain popular culture resources that are overlooked or relegated to leisure reading. Although highlighting such collections is ...