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Uncovering Black Feminist Writers 1963-90: An Evaluation of Their Coverage in Research Tools
(American Library Association, Reference & User Services Quarterly, 2009-03)
Has the move toward online resources had an effect on source material for the study of black feminist theory? The last forty years have witnessed a critical mass of literary and theoretical writings on the black feminist ...
An Open Source Alternative for Libraries
(2007-06)
As Linux becomes a major operating system and Apache becomes the most popular Web server today, the concept of Open Source Software (OSS) has been familiar to many people. Software developers from all over the world have ...
The Impact of Electronic Bibliographic Databases and Electronic Journal Articles on the Scholar's Information-Seeking Behavior and Personal Collection of "Reprints"
(Haworth Press, 2004)
This article examines the potential changes to the information seeking behavior of scholars and how they manage their own collection of research article “reprints”. With bibliographic databases and electronic journals ...
Meeting Our Users Where They Conference: A Texas A&M Model to Support Librarian Attendance at Subject-Specific Conferences
(Public Services Quarterly, 2009-04-01)
Today’s academic librarian is frequently called upon to function as
a subject specialist, with or without advanced degrees in other disciplines.
One method of monitoring trends within a given field is to
study its ...
Oral History, Civil Rights and the Archival Role
(Dr. Clyde Robertson; New Orleans Public Schools, 2004-07-19)
The years 2003 to 2006 will witness the anniversaries of many of the events that represent the Modern Civil Rights Movement. With the 50th anniversary celebration of the historic Brown v Board decision, the court order ...
A Tale of Two Depositories: Weeding Federal Depository Collections
(DttP: Documents to the People, 2009)
Lessons Learned by a Standing Search Committee: Developing Better Practices
(Journal of Academic Librarianship, 2009-07)
This paper describes the reasons for establishing a standing committee for faculty searches at Texas A&M University Libraries, the committee’s practices as they have evolved over time, and the successes the committee has ...