Yeaman, A.R.J. (1993). Whose technology is it, anyway? [Electronic version],
Education Digest, 58(5),
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19-23. Retrieved May 30, 2005,
from EBSCO Host.
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Critically examines common myth brought on by inadequate education and computer design
causes computer anxiety. Challenges computerism to develop new curriculum and technologies to aid instructors and students to
become effective users and capable to overcome computer phobia.
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Banarjee, K. (2005). You can deliver the goods better, faster, and cheaper with open source
databases.
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[Electronic version],Computers in Libraries, 25(5), 16-22.
Retrieved June 12, 2005, from EBSCO Host.
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Discusses the benefits of open source databases libraries can use to expand services. Provides an
explanation on how to create a database, work with SQL, and use PHP to post databases on the Web. States sites for references.
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Brandt, S.D. (2001). Technologists and tinkers. [Electronic version],Computers in Libraries, 21
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(10), 55-57. Retrieved June 12, 2005, from EBSCO Host.
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Presents examples of how librarians have proven to be inventors. States librarians continue to
enhance the use of information
as they advance technology.
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Saracevic, T. (1999). Information science. Journal of the American Society for Information
Science,50(12),
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1051-1063. Retrieved June 18, 2005, from ProQuest database.
(Document ID: 45497401)
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Analyzes information science through a personal perspective by discussing an understanding of its history and issues in its future.
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Cowan, D.D., Mayfield, C.I., Tompa, F.W., & Gasparini, W. (1998). New role for community
networks. Association
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for Computing Machinery. Communication of the ACM, 41 (4), 61-63.
Retrieved June 19, 2005, from ProQuest. (Document ID: 28419987).
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Describes the CTT community network, a community based digital library. Highlighted two aspects of digital libraries:
browsing for information and acquiring data, which require solutions.
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Davies, J.E. (1998). Strategic issues in managing information and document supply in
academic libraries.
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Library Management, 19(5), 318-326. Retrieved June 19, 2005,
from ProQuest (Document ID: 116356647).
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Discusses how the userís behavior and the LIS managerís responsibility to the userís needs affect the resources, the demands, the information,
and the culture within the library.
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Shuler, J. (2004). INFORMATION POLICY privacy and academic libraries:
Widening the frame of discussion. Journal of
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Academic Librarianship, 30(2), 157-159. Retrieved June 30, 2005,
from EBSCO Host.
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Examines two layers of privacy within academic libraries, personal and organization. Discusses new roles for libraries in terms of privacy
and protection.
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Haycock, L.A. (2004). Citation anaysis of education dissertations for
collection development . Library Resources and
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Technical Services, 48(2), 102-106. Retrieved
July 21, 2005, from EBSCO Host.
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Uses the University of Minnesotaís 2000 ñ 2002 study to explain the advantages and
disadvantages of using dissertations for citation analysis.
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Wittenberg, K. (2004). Librarians as publishers: a new role in scholarly communication.
Searcher 12(10), 50-54.
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Retrieved July 21, 2005, from EBSCO Host.
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Explains the librarianís role as digital publishers to satisfy their usersí needs, to strengthen the initiative
through collaboration with university presses, to experiment in developing new programs and deal with challenges for continued support.
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Annotation #10
Schneider, K. (2005). The Ethical Blogger. Library Journal, 36.
Retrieved July 31, 2005, from ProQuest ABI/INFORM
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Trade & Industry (Document ID: 824374151).
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Discusses librariansí blogging and the need for them to follow the ethical
codes of transparency, fairness, cite it, get it right, and if you broke it, fix it, produced by Rebecca Blood and Michael Stephens.
References the code's authorís specific websites.
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