Sentences with phrase «academic librarians at»

Four academic librarians at different stages of implementing patron - driven acquisition (PDA) at their institutions share a range of experiences as they tackled issues surrounding PDA and ebook discovery.

I'm an academic librarian at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, Minnesota.

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As an academic librarian, I am now mortified that I did not look at any of these claims through a critical lens until after I gave birth for the first time.

While librarians at many academic institutions are considered faculty, many of them are also 12 month employees: we don't get the summer off.

Collins will receive the award, which honors a distinguished academic librarian who has made an outstanding contribution as an education and / or behavioral sciences librarian, at the American Library Association Annual Conference in Anaheim, Calif., on Saturday, June 28.

I have been a librarian for 20 years, most recently at the Martin J. Gottlieb Day School in Jacksonville, Florida, where I not only run the library but also teach students modern learning skills and serve as the academic coordinator for grades 3 - 5.

By shifting money to pay for more academic counselors and librarians next year at the lowest - performing schools, administrators of East Side Union High School District in San Jose have revised the district's draft three - year Local Control and Accountability Plan, incorporating key recommendations of parents and teachers.

Counselors and other educational specialists such as academic coaches, CST professionals, librarians / media specialists, paraprofessionals, athletic trainers, health workers and counselors, etc. who do not have a class roster, may set SGOs at the discretion of local district leadership.

Over 80 librarian leaders gathered at HGSE in late July to attend the Leadership Institute for Academic Librarians.

Among the thousands of participants who engaged in professional education at HGSE this past summer, new college presidents worked together to prepare for their roles as leaders of higher education institutions; scores of academic librarians met to discuss the challenges facing their ever - changing field; and over 100 early career principals developed leadership skills to better support teacher development and student achievement.

My son, a bio-sci professor at a NJ university has told me how deficient many of his students are in doing academic research because they didn't have school librarians.

The avenues and opportunities of the expansion of traditional roles into new areas of work and expertise are addressed in this volume, aimed at academic - and medical - librarian professionals.

Jill Emery is the Collection Development Librarian at Portland State University Library and has 20 years of academic library experience.

The study found that the overall percentage of students who met expectations on the Texas Assessment of Academic Skills (TAAS) in reading was ten percent higher at schools with librarians.

Sue Polanka, associate university librarian for public services at Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio, received the Jay Ladd Distinguished Service Award from the Academic Library Association of Ohio October 27.

Carol Stephenson, University Library Sector Over the past 27 years as an academic librarian, Carol Stephenson has been engaged in issues affecting scholarly communication from roles at the university, provincial, and national level and from participation on publisher advisory boards.

My son, a bio-sci professor at a NJ university has told me how deficient many of his students are in doing academic research because they didn't have school librarians.

Amazon's description: «[This book] brings together 30 chapters from librarians and academics across the United States who've served as: board members for library organizations; heads of special collections; state library consultants; directors of state library associations; outreach coordinators; archivists; researchers; presenters at conferences; and other positions.»

The books below lay out the history of graphic novels, their standing among the arts, and the most current academic thinking on their utility today, specifically at an educational mindset with an eye toward the concerns and thoughts of librarians.

I never thought about becoming a librarian even when I started working at my university's library part - time for two years and then two years full - time as a library academic technician.

In our analysis of the ebook buying methods in academic libraries, we've examined thus far the unexpected effects of Demand - Driven Acquisitions (DDA), a model that showed promise at its inception but eventually led librarians and publishers to question its long - term sustainability, and we've cleared up some confusion surrounding the Approval Plan and explained why it remains as effective for purchasing digital books as for print.

In a world that sees hundreds of thousands of new academic titles published each year, keeping up and ordering books on a title - by - title basis is a daunting task for time - strapped librarians — even at the most affluent academic institutions not facing severe budget cuts or staff reduction.

Indeed, having librarians take an instructional role — and do it well — has been correlated with students» success at meeting academic standards.

-LSB-...] Uta Hussong - Christian is one of the authors of an article in The Digital Shift detailing an experiment at Oregon State University examining the use of ereaders — by academic librarians.

«Across American law schools, you can hear the loud sucking sound of academic productivity being flushed down the drain today,» writes Joe Hodnicki at Law Librarian Blog.

From the perspective of an academic law librarian, and after having heard from and spoken to law librarians from many sectors last month at CALL, I'd say you've pointedly and accurately summed up our concerns about looseleaf titles generally and, specifically, about their supplementation.

Here's the URL (it's also typed in full below) and the abstract of an article by a few members of the U.S. academic branch of the profession who at least imply that U.S. practitioners are somewhere near librarians (professionally speaking, that is).

In defence of LRW instruction in law schools, at least from the point of view of law librarians, I should point out that we work at universities, and as such we have to make sure our students know how to do academic research and writing, as well as how to do practical legal research and writing — something colleagues in the rest of the university libraries do not have to contend with, unless they also work in professional schools.

Now it is time to push the envelope and for all of us in the academic arena, especially librarians, to extend in - house understanding of fair dealing to at least the levels widely agreed as acceptable.

The aim was to engage their colleagues at the university in thinking about how they might use free - to - use applications (apps) in support of teaching, so was targeted firmly at academic staff and others with a teaching role at the university: e-learning teams and librarians.

Spartan College, Fort Hood, TX 5/2012 — Present College Student Worker • Greet students and their families and guardians as they arrive at the front desk • Inquire into their purpose of visit and provide them with detailed information on the academic services offered • Assist students in choosing the right courses and provide support by eliciting enrollment information • Inform students of onboard facilities and services such as on - campus residence and financial aid • Assist the school staff with the setup and breakdown of special events such as convocations and annual plays • Provide support to the librarian in overseeing and tidying up the library area • Oversee the school supplies inventory system, communicating stock situations to the manager • Provide clerical support such as copying and scanning documents, handling records and performing data entry work