Sentences with phrase «from academic libraries»

The reasons students mutilate and steal books from academic libraries are no less varied but far less interesting.

On the other hand, these can be had from any academic libraries.

The major difference between the Carnegie Medals and the other awards is the unique composition of our panel of judges: we have four librarians (two from academic libraries and two (including me) from public libraries, and three editors from ALA's Booklist, a magazine that plays a central role in helping librarians decide what books to purchase for their libraries.

The new venture, Bloomsbury explained, takes into account the «growing demand for e-books from academic libraries worldwide».

The best way to begin this search is to start from an academic library or from a job placement center.

Not exact matches

You registered for that last class, you signed up with an advisor, you checked out stacks of thick academic books from the library.

Explore our library of up - to - date resources, from in - depth academic papers on plant - based and clean meat to job opportunities at companies working on creating and selling good food

Although her regular academic salary from her tenured position provided the time for research and access to library facilities, she carried out her own «controversial» research without any additional funding.

So, thank you to those students who understand that the expectations in the library are there for me to enforce to provide an academic place for high school students, yet as an individual, aside from my role in the library, I may be someone to get to know.

The channel, called Horizons TV, will telecast events such as lectures, academic debates, and literary readings from universities, museums, libraries, and arts centers around the country, said Lawrence K. Grossman, a former president of PBS and of NBC News, who is spearheading the venture.

Washington — About 350 librarians from across the country gathered here last week to urge members of Congress to avert the establishment of a «cultural and educational deficit» by continuing federal support for public and academic libraries.

Administrators and all instructional staff benefit from an understanding of how school library media center instructional programs result in increased academic achievement.

The program consists of individualized coaching from a content expert; school level collaborative academic study teams; formalized specific feedback to teachers on how well aligned the content of their instruction is to their state standards; analysis of videos of their teaching; and, an online library of resources.

TDT Network schools have access to our enormous research library which includes everything from detailed academic research papers to more accessible summaries and discussion articles written for teachers.

Other clusters are using our library to develop a research culture, with access to articles from leading academics such as John Hattie, Dylan Wiliam and Carol Dweck.

Focus areas range from academic disciplines (K — 12 math, science, world languages, and so on) to specific programs (such as library media, guidance, or Response to Intervention) to approaches that promote deeper thinking (such as the extent to which critical thinking is embedded in a district's curriculum).

eBook Platforms: Lessons Learned from Managing Multiple Providers — p. 12 by Trey Shelton, Tara Cataldo, and Amy Buhler — Gives an overview of multiple eBook platforms from the perspective of a large academic library.

Ironically, such a huge digital cache of information can only be accessed from a few select terminals located at pre-designated spots which for now will be located in one of the top six academic libraries un UK and Ireland.

This data, compiled in part from its 6,500 public school library partners, shows that more students than ever before are using smartphones, tablets, and ereaders in the academic environment, with a 252 % increase in October in school library visits to the lending website from the same time a year ago.

This data, compiled in part from its 6,500 public school library partners, shows that more students than ever before are using smartphones, tablets, and ereaders in the academic... [Read more...]

As multivolume encyclopedias disappear from reference collections, this one - volume encyclopedia of information will continue to be useful in school, public, and academic libraries.

EBSCO makes it easy to build a collection from a growing selection of best - selling, frontlist and award - winning e-books supporting academic libraries, school libraries, public libraries, medical, government and corporate institutions.

Google Books is an online database that contains a massive library of scanned books from the collections of public and academic libraries.

Libraries across the country are gearing up for their own summer reading programs, and along with B&N, Scholastic, and some other mainstays in kids» books, the goal is to fight the dreaded summer slide that results in a drop in measurable academic gains from the previous school year.

«Our long term aim is to help public and academic libraries provide ebooks to their patrons and to make available the widest possible collection of ebooks from all over the world.

Academic books is one field in Germany to have embraced the ebook earlier, driven by demands from libraries for titles to be digitised, and is not far behind the US market, an academic publisher saAcademic books is one field in Germany to have embraced the ebook earlier, driven by demands from libraries for titles to be digitised, and is not far behind the US market, an academic publisher saacademic publisher said here.

This library partnership meets the need for digital content from libraries whose users and patrons are still clamoring for relevant academic digital content.

Kathleen McBroom has worked in public, academic, and school libraries, with students ranging from preschoolers through postgraduates.

Kathleen McBroom recently retired from a 40 - year career that spanned public, academic, and school library assignments.

Another 6 million have been preserved by the Eastern Academic Scholars» Trust, a consortium of 60 libraries from Maine to Florida.

Nashville, TN — Ingram Content Group Inc., today announced it continues to grow the range of titles available through its MyiLibrary ® e-book platform for academic and public libraries worldwide with the addition of content from leaders in the publishing industry.

Stats on that should be readily available from every library in the country, but public and academic.

Our roster of expert speakers and panelists presented innovative ideas and tools for and from libraries of all types — school, academic, and public, bringing a national library conference right to your desktop computer, laptop, tablet, or mobile device, complete with:

If the largest libraries lead the way — both public and academic — backed by the largest library associations (ALA) then while libraries will certainly find themselves embroiled in a lawsuit from major publishers for years I strongly believe the outcome will favour freedom of information, accessibility and centuries old precedent.

Titles for academic libraries have also been added from the Royal Society of Chemistry, CN Times Books, Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers and others.

The DPLA is a fine start as an academic system, and Jim Duncan and I wish it only the best — but it really needs to drop the P word from its name, so it doesn't risk preempting the creation of a true public system or jeopardizing the branding and franchise of traditional brick - and - mortar libraries.

We also know that research shows clear links from school libraries and library staff to improvements in student's reading and academic success.

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 situation for academic libraries is completely different from public libraries regarding digital content.

A statement by the academic librarian community expresses its frustration that many students from NJ high schools coming into their libraries are not prepared for the demands of academic study.

A statement by the NJ academic library community expresses its frustration that many students from NJ high schools coming into their libraries are not prepared for the demands of academic study.

This week we chat with two leaders from GALE Cengage Learning — Cynthia Sanner (far left), Publisher, General Reference and International, Cengage Learning and Erin Sullivan (left), Product Manager II, Gale Virtual Reference Library, about libraries, ebooks and Cengage Learning's innovative publishing programs for Public, K - 12, and Academic Llibraries, ebooks and Cengage Learning's innovative publishing programs for Public, K - 12, and Academic LibrariesLibraries.

As we turn our efforts to respond to patron demand and begin buying more e-books, and with only a small number of e-book vendors (mostly academic) allowing for any sort of ILL, the more our book collections go digital, the less we will be able to loan to other libraries or borrow from other libraries.

Full versions of this report are available for purchase, focused on public, academic, or school libraries and complete with detailed data broken down by size of library and budget, comparison of 2011 and 2010 data, and hundreds of comments from librarians about their experiences with ebooks:

«School libraries play an invaluable role in students» academic performance as they progress from elementary school to high school and college.

Individual academic libraries may license from Hachette, but Simon & Schuster does not license to academic libraries at all.

Individual Membership: Librarians, library professionals, and library staff from academic, public, school and special libraries; full - time students; retired librarians; vendors; and trustees, supporters, advocates.

Speakers from around the world discuss business models, tech trends, rights and licenses, as well as issues related to education and academic publishing, book production, library sciences, rights and licenses, marketing, and more.

Despite the user - friendly devices and what they can offer from the e-book retailers, when it comes to the academic market, Amazon and B&N would do well to look at what the vendors and aggregators are doing if they wish to streamline their systems to work more closely in tandem with the systems already in place for libraries.

Of note is the information liberator Aaron Swartz, who allegedly committed suicide only two days after releasing thousands of documents from the academic online «library» JSTOR that requires fees for reading some publications, especially for those without academic affiliation.