The American Library Association chose Neil Gaiman to be the Honorary Chair of the 2010 National Library Week, celebrated this month. Although I have dear friends that I suspect were raised by wolves, it is intriguing that he himself says he was a feral child raised by…librarians. His interview with Kate Pritchard Neil Gaiman TalksContinue reading “Neil Gaiman, feral child raised by…”
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Writing a Paper? Try These 7 Research Tips
This article by Lynn Jacobs and Jeremy Hyman in U.S. News & World Report offers practical tips for successfully starting, planning, and finishing papers. The following list gives article excerpts and along with links to Tarleton Libraries\’ resources and services to help you apply the research tips. Enjoy! Start from where you are. Pick aContinue reading “Writing a Paper? Try These 7 Research Tips”
Top Ten Tuesday – 10 websites for library and book lovers
I love the library! I always wanted to be a Librarian. This week I\’m giving you a top ten list of book and library type web applications! At this point most everyone has heard of LibraryThing, the most popular social cataloging website, or Shelfari, but here are a few websites for book lovers that youContinue reading “Top Ten Tuesday – 10 websites for library and book lovers”
Fore-Edge Paintings
In a recent post here, Janie mentioned fore-edge paintings, something I’ve wanted to blog about for a long time! It\’s easier to show how fore-edge paintings work than write/talk about them, so I\’ve included some very-short videos (with no audio) below. If you are holding a book in your hand, then the fore-edge is theContinue reading “Fore-Edge Paintings”
Libraries\’ Surprising Special Collections
\”Tucked away in libraries across the country are unexpected archives and world-class treasures\” according to the Smithsonian. Although the article is interesting, Jessamyn West made it much more useful by providing links to these collections (where available) at Unburied. The comments lead the reader to even more special collections across the country! I like stbalbach\’sContinue reading “Libraries\’ Surprising Special Collections”
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From Warehouse to Our House – Part 5
How items are added to the Dick Smith Library CollectionPart 5 – Processing Items newly added to the collection come over to processing from cataloging with a barcode on them, but they are not quite ready to be checked out. Cataloging Assistant Sharon Alexander and three student workers have a number of steps to goContinue reading “From Warehouse to Our House – Part 5”
From Warehouse to Our House – Part 4
How items are added to the Dick Smith Library CollectionPart 4 – Cataloging Cataloging is a complex and sometimes confusing process. The goal is completeness and consistency, the latter so that one would (ideally) find the same basic information about the same item in whatever library one uses. Catalog Librarian Melissa Cookson starts by wheelingContinue reading “From Warehouse to Our House – Part 4”
From Warehouse to Our House – Part 3
How items are added to the Dick Smith Library CollectionPart 3 – Acquisitions – Receiving Items The receiving process for new books and other items at the library is rather complex, varying depending on the way the library acquires them: through the Blackwell approval plan, departmental budgets, the library’s budget for specialty items, and standingContinue reading “From Warehouse to Our House – Part 3”
From Warehouse to Our House: Part 2
How items are added to the Dick Smith Library CollectionPart 2 – Acquisitions – Ordering Items Last week’s post was about selection of items the library acquires through the Blackwell approval plan, CHOICE cards and departmental budgets, and other specialty materials through Baker and Taylor and other vendors. Purchase orders are issued to encumber theContinue reading “From Warehouse to Our House: Part 2”
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