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 cover basic notation, cuttering, geographic cutters, special formats such as continuing resources, congresses, and biographies, and many other...
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...
Subject reference librarians at OSU create subject guides to assist library patrons to locate pertinent sources on their own. These guides direct patrons to information in a variety of formats, including books, series, and journals, but often lack Internet resources. The original intent of the CAMEL Project was to set...
Academic library faculty require a supportive atmosphere in order to successfully engage in research and publication. At Oregon State University, the Library Faculty Association (LFA) provides avenues for peer criticism of manuscripts and presentations and for the discussion of professional issues. A survey of LFA members on their level of...
Trip report and summary of conference content of Fifth Plenary Session, International Workshop on Implementing a Maghreb Digital Library for Education, Science & Culture held Jan. 25-28, 2007.
Consists of 12 PowerPoint presentations created for a course in subject analysis taught at Charles University, Prague, in 2005. Topics covered include subject heading construction, classification, shelf listing, and subject authority work, with emphasis on Library of Congress Subject Headings and Library of Congress Classification.
Consists of 12 PowerPoint presentations created for a course in subject analysis taught at Charles University, Prague, in 2005. Topics covered include subject heading construction, classification, shelf listing, and subject authority work, with emphasis on Library of Congress Subject Headings and Library of Congress Classification.
Consists of 12 PowerPoint presentations created for a course in subject analysis taught at Charles University, Prague, in 2005. Topics covered include subject heading construction, classification, shelf listing, and subject authority work, with emphasis on Library of Congress Subject Headings and Library of Congress Classification.
Consists of 12 PowerPoint presentations created for a course in subject analysis taught at Charles University, Prague, in 2005. Topics covered include subject heading construction, classification, shelf listing, and subject authority work, with emphasis on Library of Congress Subject Headings and Library of Congress Classification.