Browsing Joyner Library by Title
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A Place in the Sun: Cleaning up Online Content with the LibGuides Summer Project
(2015-10-21)ECU Libraries have attempted to address issues with out-of-date content in LibGuides by conducting an annual group cleanup project during the lull over the summer. Librarians are provided with a brief weekly instruction ... -
Planning for Tourism: NC Eco-Tourism
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Political Divergence: A Brief History of the North Carolina Farmers’ Alliance
(2011)The Farmers’ Alliance entered a North Carolina that teemed with agrarian activity. It was not the driver of unity or administer of organization, for local Clubs had already organized before it ever appeared. The Progressive ... -
Popular Reading Collections in Public University Libraries: A Survey of Three Southeastern States
(East Carolina University, 2009)Offering a separate, popular reading collection can be a valuable public service in academic libraries. Popular reading is also known as leisure reading, recreational reading, and reading for pleasure. These phrases are ... -
Professional Development During a Pandemic: Transforming a Conference for Library Paraprofessionals
(2021-09-03)The annual, one-day Paraprofessional Conference is hosted, planned, and coordinated by East Carolina University’s Joyner Library. Since 2004, the conference has provided professional development opportunities geared to ... -
Professionally Pinching Pennies
(East Carolina University, 2009)The effects of current economic conditions on technical services in public, community college, and university libraries. -
Project Management For Archivists: Befriending Your Backlog
(2020-03)Stymied by the amount of material in your backlog? Wondering where to start? Project Management for Archivists offers simple, step-by-step instructions on taking control of your inventory. From archival accessioning to ... -
Providing Support for Lactating Women at ECU
(2018-04-26)Returning to work after birth is challenging for many new mothers. East Carolina University has taken great strides in supporting nursing mothers’ transition from maternity leave back to work or school. As outlined in the ... -
Publishing in Open Access Education Journals: The Authors’ Perspectives
(2010)Abstract Open access publishing is now an accepted method of scholarly communication. However, the greatest traction for open access publishing thus far has been in the sciences. Penetration of open access publishing ... -
Race, insurance type, and stage of presentation among lung cancer patients
(2014-04-15)BACKGROUND: The percentage of adolescent and young adult (AYA) patients with cancer (those aged 15-39 years) diagnosed at a distant stage of disease did not significantly change between 1975 and 2004. It has been hypothesized ... -
The Records of a ‘Sober, Quiet, and Industrious People’: The Archives of the Moravian Church in America, Southern Province, in Winston-Salem
(East Carolina University, 2005)This article examines the history and holdings of the Moravian Archives at the Archie K. Davis Center in Winston-Salem. -
Records of the Children of the Light: The Friends Historical Collection at Guilford College
(East Carolina University, 2006)This article provides an overview to the Friends Historical Collection in Hege Library at Guilford College, in Greensboro, North Carolina. -
Rediscovering your Federal Documents
(2019-10-17)While not all libraries contain federal documents, federal documents are everywhere and they are available for anyone and everyone to use! Often an underutilized resource, join the presenter to find out different ways that ... -
Reference Interviews: Getting Things Right
(2012-12)Few would disagree that successful communication between librarian and patron is critical to success in the reference process. Based on Atul Gawande's book, The Checklist Manifesto, the authors indicate how a well-executed ... -
Reimagining the Library as a Technology: An Analysis of Ranganathan’s Five Laws of Library Science within the Social Construction of Technology Framework
(2014-04)S. R. Ranganathan’s five laws of library science have long been a theoretical cornerstone of librarianship. This article draws on theories in the field of technology studies to advance the claim that the enduring relevance ... -
Research and Practice in Academic Libraries: A Case Study
(2001)In recent decades, as academic librarians have achieved tenure-track or even special faculty status, a growing professional consensus has emerged that they should uphold this status by actively engaging in research and ... -
Respectful Metadata
(2022-05-12)Outlines some specific projects being done at East Carolina University's Academic Library Services to improve the respectfulness of library metadata, including retrospectively applying newly created Library of Congress ... -
Rev. of Library 2.0 and Beyond: Innovative Technologies and Tomorrow's User, ed. Courtney Stephens
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Revamping and Rethinking Popular Reading at an Academic Library
(2024-05-30)Many people think of academic libraries as physical (or virtual) spaces and collections maintained for the purpose of patrons acquiring professional knowledge and practicing scholastic research skills. Academic libraries ...