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A Fund Allocation Process: Employing a Use Factor
(2014-11-07)Beginning in 2012, two librarians sought to revise the beastly allocation formula used to distribute monographic funds at East Carolina University. After investigating different methods, they decided to develop a formula ... -
Fundamentals of Collection Development and Management (Review)
(East Carolina University, 2010)Book review of the second edition of Peggy Johnson's Fundamentals of Collection Development and Management (ALA, 2010). -
The Future of OER Outreach
(2023-05-19)Over the past two decades, Open Educational Resources (OER) have been utilized in all types of education across all disciplines. In addition to saving learners money, OER offers educators the flexibility to customize ... -
The Future of Reading and Academic Libraries
(2015-01)The e-book is raising fundamental questions around the dynamics and habits of reading; the role of books in the academic library; and the role of librarians in addressing new realities of reading and learning. Print and ... -
The Future of Reading and Academic Libraries
(2014-11-07)The rise of the ebook is raising fundamental questions around the dynamics and habits of reading, and a perennial question - the importance of books in the academic library. Print and digital texts foster different styles ... -
The Future of Reading: The Importance of Preserving Hybrid Collections in the Digital Age
(2012-05-11)As e-books continue to grow in popularity and usage, it appears quite possible that they will one day not just supplement but outright replace print books. A growing body of evidence, however, suggests that reading off a ... -
Giving Patrons What They Want: An Analysis of a Thesis and Dissertation Purchase-on-Demand Project at East Carolina University
(East Carolina University, 2010-04)Joyner Library's Interlibrary Loan Department has been purchasing theses and dissertations that it could neither borrow from other libraries nor find freely available online to fulfill patron requests. Purchased documents ... -
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of Data Migration: a Case Study with ECU
(2018-05-31)In 2016, East Carolina University sought a user-friendly, innovative system for faculty activity reporting to replace their current technology. Although their requirements were straightforward—integration with institutional ... -
Google Wave
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Green Chemistry Web Resources
(2012)This article reviews a variety of authoritative Green Chemistry web resources. -
Helping Keep the Costs of Textbooks for Students Down: Two Approaches
(2018-05)Librarians at East Carolina University and the University of North Carolina at Greensboro received a 2-year grant to support a combined alternative textbook project. This project engages in a two-pronged approach to reduce ... -
Herding Cats: Project Management for Digital Scholarship
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HUAC Investigates North Carolina: How Federal Documents Can Help Uncover State and Local History
(2016-06-29)Federal government documents tend to be all too often overlooked when providing general reference assistance, especially on topics involving state and local history. Reasons include the unique and often arcane nature of ... -
HUAC vs. the “Greenville Benevolent Association”: Investigating the Klan in Eastern North Carolina, 1965-66
(2020-10-15)In 1965, with the civil rights revolution at its height, the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) opened an investigation into the Ku Klux Klan (KKK). The committee found that the Klan’s largest presence was in ... -
In Step with Library Leaders
(2024-05-30)Welcome to the inaugural article for a new column, to be focused on library leadership. Leadership may provide vision, direction, encouragement, or a model, and it may come from those in positions of authority or from ... -
Information Literacy and Global Readiness: Library Involvement Can Make a World of Difference
(East Carolina University, 2010)Information literacy has evolved to encompass a variety of skills as technology and the availability of information has increased. It is a fundamental concept of academic librarianship and the need for students to obtain ... -
Information Literacy Concepts
(2017-08-29)Overview: Purpose and goals This open educational resource provides learners with an overview of major information literacy concepts identified in the ACRL Framework for Information Literacy. Information literacy skills ... -
An Information Literacy Umbrella for Instruction
(2004-03)Instructional activities at Joyner Library, East Carolina University, currently include course-integrated instruction, online tutorial use, class web pages, research consultations, a customizable subject guide database, ...