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Twenty-one scholarly papers and fifteen abstracts comprise the content of the tenth annual Brick and Click Libraries Symposium, held annually at Northwest Missouri State University in Maryville, Missouri. The peer-reviewed proceedings, authored by academic librarians and presented at the symposium, portray the contemporary and future face of librarianship. The 2010 paper and abstract titles include: (1) Quick & Dirty Library Promotions That Really Work! (Eric Jennings and Kathryn Tvaruzka); (2) Leveraging Technology, Improving Service: Streamlining Student Billing Procedures (Colleen S. Harris); (3) Powerful Partnerships & Great Opportunities: Promoting Archival Resources and Optimizing Outreach to Public and K12 Community (Lea Worcester and Evelyn Barker); (4) Mobile Patrons: Better Services on the Go (Vincci Kwong and Gary Browning); (5) ERMes: An Open Source ERM (Galadriel Chilton and William Doering); (6) All Stressed Out? Enumerating and Eliminating Stress in the Academic Library (Mary Wilkins Jordan); (7) But What Did They Learn? What Classroom Assessment Can Tell You about Student Learning (Catherine Pellegrino); (8) The Impact of Budget Cuts on Acquisitions Workflow (Clint Wrede and Susan Moore); (9) The Library through Students' Eyes: Exploring Student Research Needs in the Brick and Click Space (Julie Gilbert, Anna Hulsberg, Sarah Monson, and Amy Gratz); (10) 23 Things x 600 People = Building an Online Library Learning Experience in Kansas (Heather Braum, Rebecca Brown, Jan Brooks, and Diana Weaver); (11) Keeping the Baby, Throwing Out the Bathwater: Exporting Cataloging Data from a Commercial ILS into a Locally-Developed Catalog (Rob Withers and Rob Casson); (12) My InfoQuest: Collaborative SMS Reference Service (Rene Erlandson and Rachel Erb); (13) Inquiry, Peer Mentors and Collaboration - Redefining How and When to Teach Library Skills (Jennifer McKinnell, Janine Knight, Ben Mccutchen, Roopinder Kaloty, and Jasmine Dhaliwal); (14) From Forgotten Intranet to Successful Wiki: Best Practices for Implementing an Academic Library Staff Wiki (Kristen Costello and Darcy Del Bosque); (15) Current Trends in Library Web Site Redesign with CMS/Drupal (Elaine Chen); (16) Purchase on Demand: Using ILL Requests to Influence Acquisitions (Amy Soma); (17) Electronic Theses and Dissertations: Issues, Alternatives, & Access (Janice Boyer); (18) To Buy and Not Borrow - Does It Pay? (Brad Reel and Erica Conn); (19) A University's Information Literacy Assessment Program "Using Google Docs" (Ma Lei Hsieh and Patricia H. Dawson); (20) Making Significant Cuts to an Approval Plan without Drawing Any Blood (Lea Currie); (21) To Inventory or Not: Findings from Inventory Projects Performed in Two Different Types of Academic Libraries (Jan Sung and Nackil Sung); (22) Thursdays at the Library - or "Be Careful What You Wish for!" (Joyce A. Meldrem); (23) Say This, Not That: Library Instruction for International Students in Intensive English Programs (Andrea Malone); (24) There Are No Limits to Learning! Academic and High School Libraries Collaborate to Teach Information Literacy to High School Seniors (Jeff Simpson and Cendy Cooper); (25) �??A Living Book�?? (Shuqin Jiao); (26) Boost Your Use: Promoting E-Resources to Students and Faculty (Andrea Malone); (27) Embedded Librarianship: A Briefing From the Trenches (Galadriel Chilton and Jenifer Holman); (28) Managing the Multi-generational Library (Colleen Harris); (28) Getting Started With Assessment: Using the Minute Paper to Find Trends in Student Learning; (29) No Ballast to Throw Overboard: Restructuring an Already Lean Library for Hard Times (Lisa Wiecki, Adam Haigh, and Mike Berry); (30) Ne How, Hola, Welcome: Coordinating and Providing Meaningful Library Services to International Students (Martha Allen); (31) Access to Video Material in Academic Libraries (Sandra Macke); (32) Reference E-Books: The Other Hidden Collection (Sara E. Morris, Frances Devlin, Judith Emde, and Kathy Graves); (33) Copyright 0 to 60 in One Year (Kati Donaghy); and (34) Getting Ready to Go Mobile: A Primer for the Uninitiated (Rene Erlandson and Rachel Erb). An author/title index is also included. (Individual papers contain references.) [Abstract modified to meet ERIC guidelines. For the 2009 proceedings, see ED507380.] Note:The following two links are not-applicable for text-based browsers or screen-reading software. Show Hide Full Abstract

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Twenty-one scholarly papers and fourteen abstracts comprise the content of the ninth annual "Brick and Click Libraries Symposium," held annually at Northwest Missouri State University in Maryville, Missouri. The peer-reviewed proceedings, authored by academic librarians and presented at the symposium, portray the contemporary and future face of librarianship. Many of the papers include charts and illustrations, which enhance readers' understanding of the information presented. Several papers describe research projects or deployment of current trends in a specific library setting. Topics incorporate information of interest to librarians working in the areas of reference, instruction, access services, and collection development. The 2009 paper titles include: (1) The Process and Promise of Consolidating Public Service Desks: You Can't Hurry Love (Phillip J. Jones and Tim Zou); (2) Build an iLibrary with iGoogle: Building Blocks for Libraries (Rene Erlandson and Rachel Erb); (3) Evaluating "CamStudio and Wink" Screen Capture Programs for Library Instruction (Ted Gentle); (4) Physical Space in a Virtual World: Implications for Library Space (David Alexander); (5) Collection Development in Tight Economic Times: A Homegrown Workflow Analysis Program (Anna Hulseberg and Julie Gilbert); (6) Creating Usability Tests that Work for Your Web Site and Other Web Applications (Kari D. Weaver and Kimberly Babcock Mashek); (7) 11,000,000 Words: An Avalanche of Academic Archive Photos at KState at Salina (Heidi Blackburn, Pam Bower, and Alysia Starkey); (8) Are You Ready for "The Cloud"? Implications and Uses of Cloud Computing for Libraries (Alyssa Martin, Kent Snowden, and Debbie West); (9) Using "Jing" to Turn Your IM or Chat Reference into a Multimedia Educational Experience (William Breitbach); (10) Empowering College Students' Research Skills via Digital Media (Elaine Chen); (11) "Meebo": Jumpstarting an Instant Message Reference Program (Jennifer Nelson); (12) Taking the Library Where Our Users Are (Where Is That, Exactly?) (Julia Bauder); (13) Expanding while Simplifying: Document Delivery Services at the University of Wyoming Libraries (William O. Van Arsdale, III); (14) What We Do for the Sake of Correct Citations (Connie Jo Ury and Patricia Wyatt); (15) New Acquisitions Retrieval System (NARS) a New Tool to Promote Library Collection (Youbo Wang); (16) "Excel"erate Your Metadata: Tips and Tricks for Using Excel to Generate Metadata for the NonProgrammer (Teressa Keenan); (17) This Is the World Calling: The Global Voices and Visions of Internet Radio and Television (John Barnett); (18) Comparing Bananas with Grapes: Ebook Use Data from a Bunch of Vendors (Joseph Kraus); (19) What the Text Is Happening? (Linda L. Parker and Audrey DeFrank); (20) Cataloging Streaming Media: Tools and Rules (Janice Boyer); and (21) "Coursecasting" with iTunes University (Plamen Miltenoff, Pamela Salela, and Gary Schnellert). An author/title index is included. (Individual papers contain notes, figures, tables and references.) [Abstract modified to meet ERIC guidelines. For the 2008 proceedings, see ED503310.] Note:The following two links are not-applicable for text-based browsers or screen-reading software. Show Hide Full Abstract

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Library Education; Instructional Design; Semantics; Copyrights; Metric System; Online Courses; Computer Software; Academic Libraries; Library Services; Information Technology; Technology Integration; Electronic Libraries; Computer Mediated Communication; Newspapers; Online Searching; Partnerships in Education; Librarians; Search Strategies; Library Automation; Web Sites; Library Materials

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Eighteen scholarly papers and eighteen abstracts comprise the content of the 8th "Brick and Click Libraries Symposium," held annually at Northwest Missouri State University in Maryville, Missouri. The proceedings, authored by academic librarians and presented at the symposium, portray the contemporary and future face of librarianship. Many of the papers include charts and illustrations, which enhance readers' understanding of the information presented. Several papers describe research projects or deployment of current trends in a specific library setting. Topics incorporate information of interest to librarians working in the areas of reference, instruction, access services, and collection development. The following are included: (1) "You've Been Poked by the OPAC" (Ryan Gjerde); (2) "Creating an Online Learning Suite of Tools & Tutorials: How to Put It All Together" (Nancy Weichert) [abstract only]; (3) "Constructing a Communication Framework: Simple Ideas to Enhance Collaboration" (Carmen Orth-Alfie, Lora Farrell, Sarah Thomas, and Tammy Weatherholt); (4) "Reshaping Spaces and Rethinking Roles: Reference as Place" (Susan M. Frey, and Margit Codispoti); (5) "Loan Service" (Joyce Neujahr, and Stephen R. Shorb); (6) "Improving Reference Services through Assessment" (Judy Druse) [abstract only]; (7) "When Worlds Collide: Lessons Learned from Merging Two Key Service Points" (Mary Chimato and Rodney Reade) [abstract only]; (8) "Save Time, Save Money, Have a Cleaner OPAC--Using Data Miner 2 for Importing Government Document Records" (Nancy Luzer); (9) "HTML Meets the Humanities" (Lisa Wolfe, and Lisa Pritchard) [abstract only]; (10) "Catching the Eye of the Google and Facebook Generation with Library Publicity" (Lori Mardis and Joyce A. Meldrem); (11) "Indexing University Newspapers in Your Spare Time" (Sarah G. Park, Frank Baudino, Catherine Palmer, and Hong Gyu Han) [abstract only]; (12) "Back to the Basics: Library Instruction Redux" (Diane Hunter, Brent Husher, Melissa Muth, and Fu Zhuo); (13) "The Collaborative Library Intranet" (David Hodgins, and Tabby Becker); (14) "Is Good Enough OK? Undergraduate Search Behavior in Google and in a Library Database" (Judith Emde, Kathy Graves, Fran Devlin, and Lea Currie); (15)"Marketing Partnerships: How Academic Librarians Are Partnering Across Campus to Promote Library Services" (James G. Rhoades Jr.) [abstract only]; (16) "Using Facebook to Promote Your Library" (Lauren Jensen); (17) "Webmasters Are from Mars, Instruction Librarians Are from Venus: Developing Effective and Productive Communication between Information Technology Departments and Reference/Instruction Librarians: How Instructional Design Collaborations Can Succeed" (Marvel Maring); (18) "The Death of Print Reference: A Great Exaggeration?" (Katy Smith) [abstract only]; (19) "Deer in the Headlights" (Julie Petr, Kim Glover, Jill Becker, and Tami Albin) [abstract only]; (20) "Rightly Sore Subscribers: Where Libraries Are Going Wrong with RSS" (Gemma Blackburn, and Mary Walker); (21) "We're Never in the Same Room!": Using Technology Tools in the Training and Management of Library Staff and Student Employees (Erin Fritch, Danielle Theiss-White, and Jason Coleman); (22) "MARC Format for OPAC Designers" (Felicity Dykas) [abstract only]; (23) "iMacro, You Macro: Using iMacros as an Alternative to Federated Searching" (Todd Quinn) [abstract only]; (24) "Wikipedia Judo: Mutual Benefit by Way of Altruism" (Raleigh Muns); (25) "Survivor Library: An Active Approach to Library Instruction" (Jamie Holmes) [abstract only]; (26) "What Do Undergraduates Really Want in an Information Literacy Course? A Case Study of a Hybrid Online Course Using the FYILLAA Tool" (Crystal Gale) [abstract only]; (27) "Remember The Rolodex, Vertical Files, and the Reference Desk Notebook? Using the Virtual Notebook, a Wiki-Based Tool, to Support Reference Service" (Matthew M. Bejune, and Sara E. Morris) [abstract only]; (28) "Making Magic with Simple Software: Using MS Movie Maker and MS PowerPoint to Reh Millennial Students in the Information Literacy Classroom" (James Lovitt); (29) "Copyright Law and Libraries: A Brief Overview" (Ursula Scholz) [abstract only]; (30) "Metrics in Technical Services" (Morgan O. H. McCune); (31) "Building a Digital Reference Collection at Washington University Libraries" (Colin McCaffrey, Deborah Katz, and Lisa Pritchard) [abstract only]; (32) "JTacq: Putting the Fun Back into Acquisitions" (Jim Taylor) [abstract only]; (33) "Downloading for Keeps: Extending the Archival Process to the Web" (Anselm Huelsbergen) [abstract only]; (34) "Ready, Set, Wiki!" (Jill Sodt) [abstract only]; (35) "EMPOWER Your Students Now: Rapid Repackaging of Open Publication Software into a Customized Information Literacy Tutorial" (Nan Myers, Cindy Craig, Gemma Blackburn, and Angie Paul); and (36) "Bringing Semantic Diversity to the Online Catalog with LibraryThing" (Rachel A. Erb, and Melissa Cast-Brede.) An author/title index is also included. (Individual papers contain notes, figures, tables and references.) [Abstract modified to meet ERIC guidelines. For the 2007 proceedings, see ED499082.] Note:The following two links are not-applicable for text-based browsers or screen-reading software. Show Hide Full Abstract

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Twenty-three scholarly papers and eleven abstracts reflect the content of the seventh "Brick and Click Libraries Symposium," held annually at Northwest Missouri State University in Maryville, Missouri. The proceedings, authored by academic librarians and presented at the symposium, portray the contemporary and future face of librarianship. Many of the papers include charts and illustrations, which enhance readers' understanding of the information presented. Several papers describe research projects or deployment of current trends in a specific library setting. Topics incorporate information of interest to librarians working in the areas of reference, instruction, access services, and collection development. The following are included: (1) Introduction (Connie Ury and Frank Baudino); (2) Often Overlooked: Database Users with Disabilities (Chris Le Beau and Rebecca Power) [abstract only]; (3) Are ebooks the Greatest Thing Since Sliced Bread? We Think So, Why Don't They? (Julia F. McGinnis and William M. Meloy); (4) Are We Having Fun Yet? Putting Fun into the Workplace! (Joyce Meldrem); (5) Outsourcing Outreach: Developing a Student Ambassador Program (Kristin J. Whitehair); (6) Representing eJournals in the Library Catalog: Trying to Fit a Square Peg in a Round Hole? (Kelly Smith) [abstract only]; (7) At the "Point-of-Need": Usage Patterns of Streaming Video Tutorials (Jack M. Maness); (8) The Impact of Usage Statistics (Bob Schufreider and Ed Goedeken) [abstract only]; (9) Government Information in the All-Electronic Age and the Implications for Libraries (Laura Sare); (10) Thinking inside the Box: Applying Design Principles to Your Physical Library (Denyse K. Sturges) [abstract only]; (11) Keeping on Track (Lori Mardis, Lisa Jennings, Kathy Ferguson, and Sara Duff) [abstract only]; (12) Designing YouTube Instructional Videos to Enhance Information Literacy (Robert Monge); (13) Communicating and Training across the Hours: Using Course-Management Software to EnhanceStudent Training and Build Community (Peggy L. Kaney, Brande M. Flack, and Donna G. Graham); (14) Oral History in the Library: Collecting and Preserving "Voices" (Tanya Finchum and Juliana Nykolaiszyn); (15) ERM on a Shoestring (Dalene Hawthorne) [abstract only]; (16) Mabee Wikis Are Better: Transitioning from Static Research Guides to Wikis (Tony Greco, Cal Melick, Heather Smith-Collins, and Kelley Weber); (17) When the Whole Is Greater than the Sum of Its Part(ner)s: Northwestern Partnerships for Success (Denise M. Shorey and Bob Davis) [abstract only]; (18) Weeding the Storage Facility: WorldCat Collection Analysis as a De-Selection Tool (Mary C. Aagard) [abstract only]; (19) Measure for Measure: Developing an Assessment Plan for Access Services (Robin Ewing) [abstract only]; (20) The Librarian as Hacker, Getting More from Google (R. Philip Reynolds); (21) The Online Information Literacy Game: A Trivial Pursuit? (Scott Rice and Amy Harris); (22) Supporting Campus Publications at the University of Kansas Libraries (Brian Rosenblum and Holly Mercer); (23) Digg This: Tagging and Social Collaboration on the Web (Keri Cascio) [abstract only]; (24) A Semester Long Library Research Course (Pamela M. Salela and Julie M. Chapman); (25) Information Literacy: Creating Modules for Summarizing and Evaluating Quantitative Studies in Education and Psychology (Jose A. Montelongo); (26) Not Just Q & A! Teaching through Digital Reference (Frances Devlin, John Stratton, and Lea Currie); (27) Understanding Evolving User Requirements in the Library New Media Service (Sean Cordes); (28) Enhancing Library Services through Support Staff Training: A Unique Approach (Jill Becker and Monica Claassen-Wilson); (29) Looking at the Whole Pie & One Piece at a Time: Measuring Our Instructional Delivery (Connie Ury and Gary Ury); (30) Developing a Digital Collection (Edwin B. Burgess); (31) Blackboard to the Rescue: Use of Course Management Systems in Employee Management and Training (Marian G. Davis and Robert Hallis); (32) The MOBIUS-YBP Statewide Purchasing Plan: First Year Implementation Experiences (Dennis L. Goodyear, Jean Eaglesfield, and Robert Frizzell) [abstract only]; (33) Journey of Incorporating Portable Media Players into Library Services (Larisa Hart and Amy Presley) [abstract only]; (34) Strategies for Preparedness for Library Disasters: The ILL Response (Sarah McHone-Chase); and (35) Web Based Photo Database: Creation and Maintenance on a Shoestring (Raleigh Muns). An author/title index is also included. (Individual papers contain references.) [Abstract modified to meet ERIC guidelines. For the 2006 proceedings, see ED493910.] Note:The following two links are not-applicable for text-based browsers or screen-reading software. Show Hide Full Abstract

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Web Sites; Internet; Organizational Culture; Library Instruction; Information Literacy; Distance Education; Community Resources; Cataloging; Library Services; Surveys; Academic Libraries; Copyrights

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These proceedings document the sixth year of the "Brick and Click Libraries Symposium," held annually at Northwest Missouri State University in Maryville, Missouri, on November 3, 2006. Thirty-four peer-reviewed papers and abstracts, written by academic librarians, and presented at the symposium are included in this volume. Many of the entries have references and charts. Several of the papers describe research projects. Topics covered include reference, instruction, collection development, cataloging, government documents, and circulation services as follows: (1) Introduction: IMPACT (Connie Ury and Frank Baudino); (2) Kinetic Instruction: Mobility and Flexibility with Tablet PCs (Todd Quinn); (3) To Boldly Go: Implementing a Copyright Policy for Electronic Reserves (Susan Clayton); (4) Implementing a MARC Record Service: The Practical Challenges and Theoretical Implications (Patrick L. Carr); (5) Issues and Trends in Collection Development: Where Do We Go from Here? (Vicki Wainscott and Carolyn Johnson) [abstract only]; (6) Big Wings, No Bull: Do-It-Yourself Podcasts for the Distributed Course (Sean Cordes); (7) Piloting the ILT: Lessons Learned and Future Turns (Connie Ury, Sarah G. Park, Frank Baudino, and Gary Ury); (8) Putting It All Together: Designing a Library Website Using Project Management Techniques (Katherine E. Pitcher) [abstract only]; (9) How to Be a Depository Library without Being a Depository Library: Adding Records for Electronic Government Documents to the Library Catalog (James T. Shaw); (10) Fast, Cheap and Out of (Our) Control: IM Service in the Library (Scott Collard and Kara Whatley); (11) Administrative Metadata for Electronic Resources Management (Dalene Hawthorne) [abstract only]; (12) Electronic Serials and Options for Access at Two Universities (Sally Gibson and Felicity Dykas) [abstract only]; (13) Government Information as a Knowledge Management Resource for Library Instruction to the Millennial Generation (Barbara Miller and Helen Peeler Clements); (14) The Times They Are a'Changing: Advancing the Academic Library through Collaborative Initiatives (Daryl Youngman) [abstract only]; (15) Beyond Scanning: Collaborating to Create Community Resources from Digital Collections (Bart Schmidt and Claudia Frazer) [abstract only]; (16) Enhancing Service Desk Management with ScheduleSource (Tim Zou); (17) Jupiter: A Tool for Cataloging Web Resources (Judith Emde, Jill Glaser, and Holly Mercer); (18) Take the Library with You on the Web: A Mozilla Firefox Toolbar (Scott Rice); (19) Saddling the Whirlwind: Exploring the Organizational Culture of a Hybrid Library (Susan Matveyeva and Nancy Deyoe); (20) Research from Afar: The Library Usage Patterns of Distance Students (Lea Briggs) [abstract only]; (21) Using a Personal Response System to Enhance Interaction and Assessment in Library Instruction (Richard Eissinger) [abstract only]; (22) Promotion for Pennies: Marketing and Promoting Your Academic Library on a Shoestring (Jennifer A. G. Jenness) [abstract only]; (23) Leave No Stone Unturned: Bring Your Holdings to Light with WorldCat Collection Analysis (Deb Ehrstein) [abstract only]; (24) May We Organize You? Document Management for the Idealistic Technical Services Librarian (Beatrice L. Caraway and Jane Costanza) [abstract only]; (25) Search Engine Toolbox: Rethinking and Improving Your Web Search Strategies (William H. Weare, Jr.) [abstract only]; (26) Establishing Virtual Reference through Partnership: The GWLA Model (Phillip J. Jones and Kristine K. Stacy-Bates); (27) Making Instruction Audience-Appropriate: Information Literacy for Non-Traditional Students (Kara Whatley); (28) From Far and Near: Analysis of On-Campus and Distance Learning Students' Responses to a Library Assessment (J. Ann Jerabek, Lynn M. McMain, Joseph Hardenbrook, and S. Thomas Kordinak); (29) Training Made Fun! Enhancing Student Training through Online Tutorials and Interactive Games (Stephanie S. Atkins); (30) Virtually Yours--How to Construct an Electronic Resource Room for an HLC Visit (Candice Baldwin and Connie Migliazzo) [abstract only]; (31) Library Instruction Evaluation: Measuring Success in an Increasingly Complex Electronic Environment (Curt G. Friehs, III and Cindy Craig); (32) Cancelled Requests: A Study of Interlibrary Loan Requests at the University of Arkansas (Tess Gibson) [abstract only]; (33) Interactive Citation Style Instruction Using the WRrite-Cite[TM] Tutorial (Carol Leibiger and Alan Aldrich) [abstract only]; and (34) Proxies, URL Redirectors, and VPNs--Oh My! (Nancy B. Thomas) [abstract only]. An author/title index is also included. [Abstract modified to meet ERIC guidelines. Individual papers contain references. For the 2005 proceedings, see ED490060.] Note:The following two links are not-applicable for text-based browsers or screen-reading software. Show Hide Full Abstract

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Computer Mediated Communication; Reference Materials; Search Engines; Marketing; Library Services; Reference Services; Online Systems; Librarian Teacher Cooperation; Search Strategies; Academic Libraries; Computer Software; On the Job Training; Information Literacy; Instructional Materials; Web Sites; Internet; Library Instruction; Distance Education; Teaching Methods; Online Courses; Librarians; Online Catalogs; Intellectual Property; Copyrights; College Freshmen; Users (Information); Trend Analysis; Accessibility (for Disabled); Disabilities; Electronic Journals; Evaluation; Library Skills; Games; Databases; Foreign Students; Language Usage; Information Management; Archives; Electronic Libraries; Government Publications

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These proceedings document the fifth year of the "Brick and Click Libraries Symposium", held annually at Northwest Missouri State University in Maryville, Missouri. Thirty five peer-reviewed papers and abstracts, written by academic librarians, and presented at the symposium are included in this volume. Many of the entries have references and charts. Several of the papers describe research projects. Topics covered include reference, instruction, collection development, and public service as follows: (1) Did We Say Brick or Click? Did We Say Both? (Connie Ury and Frank Baudino); (2) Demystifying Documents in the New "Born Digital" Government: A "Heads Up" for Reference (Cynthia M. Akers, Christine Angolia, and Tatiana Pashkova); (3) Listservs Gone Wild at KU Libraries! Using RSS Feeds and Blogs to Tame Information Chaos (Tami Albin and Debra Riley-Huff); (4) Online Customer Care: Making the Case for a Knowledge Base (Jackie AlSaffar); (5) Join the Google World: Market Your Collections Using Google Scholar (Frank Baudino, Carolyn Johnson, and JR Jenkins); (6) Slipping into Approval Plans: A View of Collection Development Collection Management (Carol Campbell, Anne Barker, and Jean Eaglesfield); (7) Building Skills F2F--Using Chat Reference Techniques! (Kimberly Chapman and Darcy Del Bosque); (8) With a Little Help from My Friends: Library, Faculty and Instructional Technology Collaboration (Susan Clayton); (9) Working with Your Whole Campus to Create an Institutional Repository (Jane Costanza and Bea Caraway); (10) Federated Search: How Will It Change the Way We Teach? (Christopher Cox); (11) The Fox is in the Chicken Coop: Refocusing Reference for All Users (Frances A. Devlin and Nancy J. Burich); (12) U Rock: Informality in Chat Reference (Joe Dobbs and Lynn Westbrook); (13) Promoting Electronic Resources (Eleonora Dubicki); (14) How Small Academic Libraries Can Develop Database-Driven Web Applications Using Macromedia's ColdFusion MX Software (Michael Garrett); (15) Engaging Library Staff through Dynamic Training (Kim Glover); (16) WebQuest as Information Literacy Strategy (Richard Graham); (17) RefPole: Reference Data Collection and Analysis Application (Hong Gyu Han and Sarah Park); (18) F2F Library Instruction with Remote and Online Students: Using VOIP Technology (Robin Lockerby); (19) Providing Effective Instructional Resources in Library Environments (Andrew P. Lokie, Jr.); (20) New Methods for Delivering Instruction at Missouri State University (Andrew P. Lokie, Jr. and Crystal Gale); (21) Serving as an "Embedded Librarian" in an Online Course (Mark Love and Scott Norwood); (22) You Got What You Paid For... Now Learn How to Fix It! Manipulating "Free" Records and Loading Electronic Resources in Your Catalog (Debbie Montgomery and Ellen Safley); (23) Fair's Fair: Intellectual Property, Fair Use, and Copyright (Heather Moulaison); (24) Government Information Awareness to the Masses (of Staff and Users) (Carmen Orth-Alfie and Jeff Bullington); (25) On Site and Online: The Library and College Freshmen (Bill Pfannenstiel and Cynthia Pfannenstiel); (26) Bookmarklets and Your Library: How to Search Your Catalog from Any Web Page (Scott Rice); (27) Information Literacy and Reference Skills Assessments: Evaluation and Application of SAILS and WOREP (Heather Smith-Collins and Dean Corwin); (28) Evaluating Trends in Reference Questions (Connie Ury, Lori Mardis, and Kathy Hart); (29) I'm NOT Ready for Retirement Yet: Effects and Accommodations for Disabilities that Can Be Made in the Work Place (Vicki Wainscott and Pat Wyatt); (30) From Access Science to xreferplus: Making the Transition from a Print to an Online Reference Collection (Mary Anne Waltz); (31) Instruction by Immersion: Using a Quest Game Model to Teach Library Skills (Abbey Warner); (32) Seeing the Invisible User: Support for the Virtual Patron (Lynn Westbrook); (33) The Evolving Nature of E-Journal Usage Data: An Institutional Comparison (Kyle D. Winward and Buddy Pennington); (34) RefXpert: A Simple Knowledge Management Application for the Reference Desk (John Wynstra); (35) To Be or Not To Be: International Students and Language Preferences in Library Databases Use (Fu Zhuo, Jenny Emanuel, and Shuqin Jiao); and (36) The Convergence of Reference: A Bird's Eye View of Changing Sources, Services, and Venues (Christy Zlatos). (Individual papers contain references. For the 2004 proceedings, see ED489937.) Note:The following two links are not-applicable for text-based browsers or screen-reading software. Show Hide Full Abstract

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Government Publications; Periodicals; Indexes; Library Services; Librarian Teacher Cooperation; Electronic Libraries; Reference Services; Library Instruction; Accessibility (for Disabled); Supervisory Methods; Student Employment; Web Sites; Information Literacy; Academic Libraries; Use Studies; Program Evaluation; Information Needs; Sciences; Budgeting; Retrenchment; Electronic Publishing; Metadata; Web Based Instruction; Computer Mediated Communication; Crime Prevention; Evaluation; Distance Education; Copyrights; Electronic Journals; Teamwork; Library Materials; Instructional Materials; Human Factors Engineering; Cooperative Learning

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The 2003 Brick and Click is a one-day conference that focuses on providing library resources and services for students who are either on-campus learners or off-campus learners. The conference theme was "The Shape of Tomorrow". It is sponsored by the Northwest Missouri State University in order to offer academic librarians a forum for sharing practical information. The proceedings include papers and abstracts of the conference presentations as follows: (1) From Grant to Website: Creating a Free, Online Index to State Periodicals (Janet H. Ahrberg and Tanya Finchum); (2) Streaming Audio and Course Reserves (Alan Asher); (3) Weaving Our Common Threads: Developing Librarian/Faculty Collaboration (Susan Avery and Jennifer Masciadrelli); (4) 3D Virtual Libraries: The Way of the Future? (Tara Baillargeon); (5) Adapt or Die: Shaping the Future of Reference and Instructional Services (Frank Baudino, Carolyn Johnson, Lori Mardis, and Connie Ury); (6) Reference Recycling (David Darryl Bibb); (7) Leveling the Playing Field for Patrons with Special Needs (Christopher R. Bloss, Kelli K. Murphy, and John Van Balen); (8) One For All and All For One! (Susanne Boatright, Marty Miller, and Mary Northrup); (9) Rethinking Library Instruction (Clifton W. Boyer and Karen Swetland); (10) Supervising Student Assistants: Planning for Success (Alberta Davis Comer, Rebecca Stinnett, and Nancy Watkins); (11) Our Webmaster, Ourselves: Using the Team Concept to Develop and Maintain a Library Website (Felicity Dykas and Carrie Donovan); (12) Designing and Developing an Online Information Literacy Course (John Eye); (13) Rethinking the Library for Collaborative Learning (Ralph Gabbard, David Kaunelis, and Judy Tribble); (14) The Challenges of Vendor Added Content Linking and User Perceptions (Sally Gibson); (15) Implementing ILLiad in an Academic Library (Tess Gibson); (16) Library Use Today: Do Students Still Need Us? (Jim Gravois); (17) Reference and Instruction Program Assessment: Sounds Great, But Where Do I Start? (Jan L. Guise); (18) Information Needs in the Sciences: Implications for Library Collections and Services (JoAnn Jacoby); (19) Pleasing Everyone: Expanding Library Services During Budget Cuts and Freezes (Dustin P. Larmore); (20) But ... I'm Not a Lawyer! Mistakes to Avoid in Negotiating Your First License Agreement (Ben Lea); (21) Making a Web Tutorial with Camtasia (Carol Lockhart); (22) Electronic Resource Licensing Fundamentals (Jo McClamroch); (23) Striking a Balance: Metadata Creation in Digital Library Projects (Holly Mercer); (24) Web Tutorials (Chris Niemeyer); (25) Clicking Outside the Bricks--Digital Sizzle and Faculty/Librarian Collaboration (Linda Parker); (26) Virtual Reference Realities: If You Build It, Will They Come? (Todd Quinn and Lea Briggs Simon); (27) The Learning Delivery System: New Twists for Design, Development, and Delivery (Darla Runyon and Roger Von Holzen); (28) Collecting for Quality-Electronic Journal Archives in the 21st Century (Ellen Safley and Carolyn Henebry); (29) Fighting Crime at Your Library with Web Cams (Barton Spencer); (30) Web-Based Assessment of Collaborative Library Services to Distance Learners (Marcia Stockham and Beth Turtle); (31) Implementing Electronic Reserves: Tools, Teamwork and Copyright (Suzanne Aras Vesely and Rebecca Lefebvre); (32) Map the Way to the Destination: Quality Service (Vicki Wainscott and Lisa Jennings); (33) E-Collaboration Between Reference and Interlibrary Loan (Cherie L. Weible and M. Kathleen Kern); (34) No Pain, Your Gain: Advice for Making Sound Ergonomic Decisions in Your Office (Patricia Wyatt); and (35) Adapting to the Changing Needs of Today's Students: Utilizing Library and Other Information Materials in the Classroom (Christy Zlatos). (Individual papers contain references.) Note:The following two links are not-applicable for text-based browsers or screen-reading software. Show Hide Full Abstract

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Academic Libraries; Access to Information; Higher Education; Information Technology; Library Services; Reference Services; Technology Uses in Education

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This proceedings of the Brick and Click Libraries Symposium contains the following papers: (1) "Electronic Journals: Vendor Solutions to Access Issues" (Nona Barton); (2) "Tips on Funding" (Janice Borey); (3) "Why Are So Many Web Pages Still So Hard To Use?" (Jerry R. Brown); (4) "The Secrets of Full-Text Databases: The Overlap between a Same Vendor's Subject Database and General Database, and the Differences between Different Vendors in Embargo" (Xiaotian Chen); (5) "Copyright Compliance on Campus" (Judy Druse, Susan Jarchow, and Brenda White); (6) "From Sales Representative to Librarian: Using Sales Skills To Improve Library Liaison Work" (Connie Ghinazzi); (7) "Evolving Access Issues: Electronic Reserves" (Jennifer Green); (8) "ARL's Collection Analysis Project: Continuing Feasibility for a Medium-Sized Academic Library" (Jan Guise and David Feinmark); (9) "Usage Statistics: Interesting Changes and Challenges" (Melissa Holmberg); (10) "In Search of the Missing Record: Investigating How Keyword Searching is Often Not What It Seems" (Michelle Holschuh Simmons and Mary Hammond Iber); (11) "Problem-Solving Discussion Session" (Carolyn Johnson); (12) "Building Next Generation Library Web Sites Using Open Source Content Management Software" (Paul Lewis); (13) "It's All in How You Play the Game: Applying Educational Games to Library Instruction" (Lori Mardis, Connie Ury, Vicki Wainscott, Frank Baudino); (14) "QuestionPoint, Collaborative Reference Service" (Judy Pask and Deb Ehrstein); (15) "Designing Interactive Online Tutorials" (Jennifer Quinlan and John Small); (16) "Exploring the Challenges of Virtual Reference in an Academic Library" (Elizabeth Turtle and Marcia Stockham); (17) "Designing & Developing Interactive Instructional Concepts" (Roger Von Holzen and Darla Runyon); (18) "Providing Electronic Document Delivery Services: Juggling User Needs, Delivery Options, and Quality Service" (Cherie L. Weible); (19) "'Engineering' Academic Library Services for Continuing Quality Improvement" (Daryl Youngman); and (20) "Launching Chat Reference Service at Central Missouri State University: A Missouri Experience" (Fu Zhuo and John Small). Most papers contain references. (MES) Note:The following two links are not-applicable for text-based browsers or screen-reading software. Show Hide Full Abstract

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Academic Libraries; Evaluation Methods; Heuristics; Higher Education; Information Retrieval; Information Seeking; Intellectual Disciplines; Library Instruction; Lifelong Learning; Models; Skill Development

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Discusses lifelong learning and the need for information retrieval skills, and describes how Northwest Missouri State University incorporates a heuristic model of library instruction in which students continually evaluate and refine information-seeking practices while progressing through all levels of courses in diverse disciplines. (Author/LRW)

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