Browse
Recent Submissions
Item 2004 AIME Staff Development Survey: Professional Activities Compared to National Averages(H.W. Wilson Company, 2005) Callison, Daniel, 1948-; Patterson, NaomiIn 2004 the Association of Indiana Media Educators (AIME) sent out the AIME Professional Development survey. Subjects covered staffing and professional development in the school library media center. A series of charts highlights the results of this survey and indicates how Indiana averages compare to national ones.Item Indiana Libraries Affected by USA Patriot Act(H.W. Wilson Company, 2005) Cochran, SteveThe Intellectual Freedom Committee of the Indiana Library Federation developed a “Question of the Year” questionnaire in late 2003 to poll Indiana libraries about a) their knowledge of the USA PATRIOT Act, b) whether the USA PATRIOT Act has resulted in any changes in privacy and confidentiality policies and procedures, and c) whether or not national security related inquiries about patron reading & Web browsing habits have been made since passage of the USA PATRIOT Act. (USA PATRIOT Act is capitalized thus because it is an acronym for the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001.)Item Correction(H.W. Wilson Company, 2005) Indiana LibrariesItem Serving the Religious Information Needs of Our Communities Without Blowing the Budget(H.W. Wilson Company, 2005) Archer, DouglasAnecdotal evidence suggests that some Indiana public libraries are hesitant to purchase religious materials, especially small and medium sized libraries. The most frequently cited reasons are a potentially high demand upon a limited budget, the enormous pool of materials from which to select and the sometimes controversial nature of religious materials. Yet religious information needs are as real as any other need for information and, within the context of the current war, are of special importance for American citizens. After first addressing these hesitations in more detail, this article will offer practical suggestions for building a modest collection of religious reference materials for small Indiana public libraries.Item A Crash Course in Teen Programming: Hosting Terry Trueman at Anderson Public Library's Read 'N' Feed(H.W. Wilson Company, 2005) Hull, Beth“You know, our Teen Librarian hosts a READ ‘N’ FEED every year. You up for it?” Those were the words of my manager shortly after I was hired as the new Teen Librarian. READ ‘N’ FEED? What the heck was that? Soon enough, I discovered exactly what a READ ‘N’ FEED was, but before I had any idea of the adventure I was embarking upon, I replied, “Sure!” Ah, the enthusiasm of the ignorant.Item Using Internet Resources of International Governmental Agencies for Research in College, Public and School Libraries(H.W. Wilson Company, 2005) Morrison, Andrea Marie, 1957-Information published by international intergovernmental organizations (IGOs) on the Internet is rich, varied, authoritative, and sure to please your library users. These are excellent sources of information on countries and regions of the world. IGOs publish on a broad range of subject areas covered in this article: agriculture and food, business and finance, copyright and intellectual property, culture, economics and economic development, education, energy, environment, foreign affairs, health, labor, law, regional affairs, trade, transportation and much more. The activities of the IGOs are reported in current news and cover hot topics that library users want to know about. The type of information published at no fee on the Internet by IGOs includes current news, online full-text magazines and journals, information on individual countries, statistical data, governmental policy and treaties, research and development, and much more. This article will introduce and describe major Internet subject resources produced by international intergovernmental organizations that supply quality information for librarians.Item Managing Student Employees(H.W. Wilson Company, 2005) Davis, Alberta; Okada, Emily; Stinnett, Rebecca; Swinson, BaraMany of us in public, academic, school, and special libraries find ourselves supervising student workers. This article will examine different aspects of the student employee experience, from the hiring process to bringing students into the organization to assessing the mutual benefits gained from hiring student workers.Item Management Basics: Life as a Library Board Member(H.W. Wilson Company, 2005) Snyder, Herbert W.I spend a lot of my time teaching and writing about financial management in libraries and elsewhere, but I’m also a member of my local library’s board. As a result, I found myself sitting through seven hours of board training a few weeks ago. If your library has never done this, I strongly recommend it, not because it’s particularly fun, but because it actually makes a difference in how well both the library and the board work.Item Documents Librarianship in Indiana: A Historical Review(H.W. Wilson Company, 2005) Malcomb, LouA topic of conversation and concern during ALA Midwinter was the announcement by Judith Russell, Superintendent of Documents, that “GPO will produce and distribute only 50 titles in print, those listed on the “Essential Titles for Public Use in Paper Format.” Everything else will be distributed to depository libraries in electronic format only. This decision had been mentioned at previous meetings of U.S. Federal Depository Librarians but never with a firm date for implementation, October 1, 2005. With all federal government information available on the Internet, will all librarians become “government information librarians” or will the specialist, “the documents librarian,” become even more important within the profession in order to maneuver the maze of our government’s actions on the information superhighway? This article provides a preliminary historical overview of how the specialty of government information grew within the profession with emphasis on its development within Indiana. Perhaps understanding its beginnings will assist in assessing future directions for this area of librarianship.Item Collaboration of Indiana Public and School Media Center Youth Services: A Survey Analysis of Current Practices(H.W. Wilson Company, 2005) LaMaster, JenniferThis project was designed to survey the collaborative efforts of Indiana public libraries with their elementary level school media center counterparts. Much has been written about the necessity of collaboration between entities providing children’s services – particularly agencies traditionally charged with reading and literacy skills.