Czech libraries have undergone significant changes since the fall of communism in 1989. All facets of Czech librarianship
have been affected and continue to evolve as the country adopts international practices and sta ...
This presentation, given at ALA 2008 in Anaheim, covers Czech history, the history of libraries and librarianship in the Czech Republic during the 20th century, cultural differences encountered while teaching library sch ...
Some academic libraries no longer assign subject headings to bibliographic records for dissertations, but have not evaluated the impact this might have on dissertation usage. In this study, bibliographic and circulation ...
This set of presentations was used in July-August, 2007, to train staff at Oregon State University in the application of the Library of Congress Classification system and related shelflisting practices. The presentations ...
This presentation provides a brief introduction to the Library of Congress Classification, including terminology, structure and notation, cuttering, geographic cutters and tables.
The Purchase on Demand (POD) pilot conducted at OSU Libraries from February 2009 - February 2010 was well-received and very successful based on several different measures. The 190 items that met the pilot criteria were p ...
Presented at OLA, 2007, this program covers preparing for a sabbatical on a Fulbright exchange. It includes preparing to teach in a foreign country, increasing sensitivity to cultural differences, communicating with col ...