Volume 26, Number 3 (2007)

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    Academic Library Residency Programs: An Avenue of Success for Newly-Minted Librarians
    (H.W. Wilson Company, 2007) Morgan, Leslie L.
    Library residency programs are invaluable sources for recruiting and developing professional librarians in academic libraries. In academia, some residency programs offer candidates the opportunity to work towards obtaining their M.L.S. degrees while working for a small stipend and health insurance up to a maximum period of two years as a student librarian. Other academic library programs offer the post M.L.S. degree residency position within the first year of obtaining the degree. Often, a first year librarian salary is offered with an excellent benefit package that may include a line item to cover moving expenses. A well designed residency program can be a window of opportunity and not just a crafty human resources recruitment tool. From the perspective of the M.L.S. student seeking an academic librarian position, the process of obtaining a position may seem daunting because most position descriptions found in academic libraries require one to two years of professional experience. Going through a residency program can help fill such a requirement. Residency programs encourage professional development of new librarians and allow them to learn from colleagues who can enrich their knowledge base of this profession.
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    Art History Dissertation Trends As a Selection Approach for Art History Collections
    (H.W. Wilson Company, 2007) Hérubel, Jean-Pierre V. M.
    Collection management in art history requires a diverse and multifaceted approach to collections activity. Not only does the librarian require a strong grounding in art historical and fine arts librarianship, but a sound appreciation of research and publishing trends inherent to art history. Among various approaches to selecting for art history, mapping dissertation research trends may not always come to mind. Often the art history or fine arts librarian relies upon publishers’ catalogs, book reviews, and other library-related venues for making decisions and final selections for inclusion. Not to be forgotten are museum catalogs and the contemporary art press, where advance notice of fine arts books and other materials appear in timely fashion. Reliance on these canonical collection tools is to be encouraged as they have proven to be core tools and approaches to collection activity in the fine arts in general and art history in particular. For the librarian dedicated to art history, there is another possible approach for useful collection oriented knowledge.
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    Coming Soon From Your Local Library... Family Literacy!
    (H.W. Wilson Company, 2007) Mathews, Alice
    We librarians sometimes like to imagine that everyone is highly literate and loves words as much as we do. But within our cities, suburbs, and rural areas are children who don’t grow up wanting to read books and parents who don’t understand the implicit and awesome value of words when spoken or read to their children. These are the families for which the decades-young term “family literacy” has been created.
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    Communicating Mission and Building Library Brand Using Taglines, Slogans, or Logos
    (H.W. Wilson Company, 2007) Hafner, Arthur Wayne, 1943-; Akers, Susan G.
    We live in a visual society. Everywhere you go, you can see various eye-catching logos, trademarks, service marks, and other identifying marks for organizations. These extend to the Internet, perhaps the most eye-appealing resource ever, where librarians increasingly use its power and reach to communicate with their publics using Flash, animated GIFs, and both audio and video messages.
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    (H.W. Wilson Company, 2007) Indiana Libraries
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    Forthcoming Issues of Indiana Libraries
    (H.W. Wilson Company, 2007) Indiana Libraries
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    From Program to Punch List: Planning a New Academic Library Building
    (H.W. Wilson Company, 2007) Miller, Ruth H.
    The original David L. Rice Library was the second structure built on the University of Southern Indiana (USI) campus. Opening in 1971 at a cost of $2,500,000 for a student body of 2,624, the three-story facility was built to house 150,000 volumes and to provide reading and study areas on the two upper floors. The lower level initially accommodated general purpose classrooms and faculty offices. The library building was long overdue for expansion or replacement by the mid-1990s, and by the time the new library building opened in the fall of 2006, the student population had grown to 10,021 students.
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    From the Editor's Desktop
    (H.W. Wilson Company, 2007) Comer, Alberta Davis
    Welcome to the summer 2007 issue. Ah summer…warm weather, blue skies, flowers, and vacation time for many of us. As you enjoy the sunshine and contemplate where you might like to travel, take some time to read the articles in this issue where you can learn about a number of library-related issues.
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    Graphic Novels: Leading the Way to Teen Literacy and Leadership
    (H.W. Wilson Company, 2007) Mori, Maryann
    Although people of varied ages read graphic novels, these books seem to have a special appeal to teens. A 2003 Publisher’s Weekly article gave credit to teenagers for causing the “phenomenal” sales growth of Japanese or manga graphic novels. With young adults (persons ages 12-18) representing “almost one quarter of the users of public libraries” and comprising 100% of the student population at middle schools and high schools, public and school librarians will do well not only to include graphic novels in their Young Adult collections, but also to gain a better understanding of these books and the benefits offered by them.
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    How Did an Indiana Librarian End Up in Italy Anyway?
    (H.W. Wilson Company, 2007) Hine, Betsy N.
    I’m sometimes asked if I have Italian ancestry. The answer is no, not a bit. And yet for the last ten years or so I seem to have immersed myself in all things Italian when previously all I knew about Italy was from my two years of high school Latin, from my love of cooking, and from being involved in music since age six! In 1994 I decided to start taking Italian, and I have been sitting in on one class or another since then. As a result of that, I’ve led two Globus tours to Italy.