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Librarian of the Year 2009: Team Cedar Rapids
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Berry, John N., III – Library Journal, 2009
When flood came to Cedar Rapids city, the Cedar Rapids Public Library (CRPL), IA, lost 160,000 items including large parts of its adult and youth collections, magazines, newspapers, reference materials, CDs, and DVDs. Most of its public access computers were destroyed as was its computer lab and microfilm equipment. The automatic circulation and…
Descriptors: Microforms, Public Libraries, Information Sources, Reference Materials
The RASD Outstanding Reference Sources Committee: Retrospect and Prospect.
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Sheets, Janet; Masters, Deborah C. – RQ, 1981
Describes the Reference and Adult Services Division's Outstanding Reference Sources Committee procedures for preparation of the 1979 listing, discusses expansion to include nonbook sources, and provides a retrospective list of nonbook sources selected by the 1979-80 committee. Nonbook sources include microforms and databases. Six references are…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Databases, Library Material Selection, Library Materials
The Acquisition of the Publications of the Quebec Government.
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Carpentier, Louise – Government Publications Review, 1992
Describes the depository library program for publications issued by the government of the Province of Quebec. Selection tools and acquisition practices for obtaining Quebec government publications in paper, microform, and nonprint media are discussed, and developments of private sector firms in publishing documents in microform are considered.…
Descriptors: Depository Libraries, Foreign Countries, Government Publications, Library Acquisition
The Impending Crisis in Government Publications Reference Service.
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Zink, Steven D. – Microform Review, 1982
Discusses a dilemma facing government documents librarians as a result of the multitude and complexity of presently available indexing aids to government publications: how to provide the library users with the means for understanding sophisticated access tools and enhanced collections. A 13-entry reference list is included. (Author/JL)
Descriptors: Federal Government, Government Publications, Indexes, Librarians
A Brief History of an Ethnographic Database: The HRAF Collection of Ethnography
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Roe, Sandra K. – Behavioral & Social Sciences Librarian, 2007
Since 1950, the Human Relations Area Files, Inc. has produced what is currently known as the eHRAF Collection of Ethnography. This article explores the reasons why it was created and describes the structure of this complex collection of ethnographic works. Over time, this resource has been produced in four different formats: paper slips,…
Descriptors: Ethnography, Cross Cultural Studies, Reference Materials, History
Small Change: Expenditures for Resources in School Library Media Centers, FY 1995-1996.
Miller, Marilyn L.; Shontz, Marilyn L. – School Library Journal, 1997
Comparing 1994 and 1996, the eighth biennial survey of school libraries found median expenditures for books unchanged; audiovisuals, periodicals, microforms, and CD-ROM expenditures down; and software, local area network, and Internet expenditures up. The report also examines the extent of collaboration between library media specialists and…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Books, Budgets, Comparative Analysis