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  • E-Book Cataloging Workflows at Oregon State University

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    Sapon-White, Richard
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    Among the many issues associated with integrating e-books into library collections and services, the revision of existing workflows in cataloging units has received little attention. The experience designing new workflows for e-books at Oregon State University Libraries since 2008 is described in detail from the perspective of three different sources...
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    Abstract Among the many issues associated with integrating e-books into library collections and services

  • The Impact of Subject Heading Assignment on Circulation of Dissertations at Virginia Tech

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    Sapon-White, Richard and Hansbrough, Mary
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    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 records for a sample of 248 academic dissertations were examined to determine the effect of controlled subject headings in...
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  • Cataloging and Indexing

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    Sapon-White, Richard
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    Remote-access computer file serials, often referred to simply as electronic serials, possess characteristics that challenge our definition of the term “serial” and our ability to catalog them according to the established cataloging code. These challenges are reflected in the library science literature, where cataloging and indexing issues have generated thoughtful...
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    the library science literature, where cataloging and indexing issues have generated thoughtful

  • OSU Libraries Hosts Visitors from Fujian Province, China

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    Sapon-White, Richard
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    For the past six years, the Oregon State Library and the Fujian Provincial Library have collaborated in the Horner Exchange a program that fosters mutual understanding between librarians from Oregon and Fujian. In odd-numbered years, an Oregon librarian visits Fujian Province while in even-numbered years two Chinese librarians visit Oregon....
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    as possible about our library and Oregon libraries. We also wanted them to be exposed to American

  • A chance to learn while teaching in Prague

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    Sapon-White, Richard
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    systems through an in-depth understanding of American ones. At least one student, whose library was

  • Pamoja: Learning About International Library Issues Through a Simulation Game

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    Sapon-White, Richard
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    Winter 2000
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    LIBRARY ISSUES THROUGH A SIMULATION GAME By Richard Sapon-White The timeworn cliche that our world is

  • International Librarianship: Resources for Further Exploration

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    Sapon-White, Richard
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    “International librarianship” is a term that embraces many different, though related, topics. These include international exchanges of librarians, cooperation between libraries and librarians in different countries, and the development of library services in Third World countries. Because the term covers so much territory, the literature on the subject is extensive....
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    . International Leads. Madison, Wis.: International Relations Round Table, American Library Association, 1957

  • Series Authority Control at Oregon State University after the Library of Congress’ Series Policy Change

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    Sapon-White, Richard
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    The Library of Congress (LC) decided to suspend creating series authority records on May 1, 2006 and to transcribe all future series statements as untraced. To evaluate the impact on cataloging workload at Oregon State University (OSU), bibliographic records were examined for untraced series statements from June 1, 2006 to...
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