- Volume 25, Number 3 (2006)
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Item Doctoral Degrees and the Academic Librarian, or, is "There a Doctor in the House?"(H.W. Wilson Company, 2006) Hérubel, Jean-Pierre V. M.Recently, discussions have emerged concerning newly minted Ph.D.s entering the professional field of librarianship. To be certain, these discussions have revolved around the potential entrance of Ph.D. holders into academic librarianship, something that has caused concern over the value of the master's degree in library and information science (LIS). Of continuing professional interest is whether Ph.D.s should be permitted to compete for and hold professional positions within academic libraries, without the requisite master's degree in LIS. Todd Gilman, a librarian at Yale University, and Tatiana Weinstein, a public librarian in Illinois, hold similar views when upholding the necessity of LIS training as a viable vehicle for professional librarianship. Others propounding possible postdoctoral training programs, without LIS educational options, may hold differing views, often oriented to ward the need for doctoral expertise vis-a-vis the need to fill specialized positions, i.e., archival, special collections, or rare books librarianship. Such discussions have prompted some interesting and insightful concerns over the necessity of LIS education as the sine qua non for any position--all for the better understanding of what the essential purpose the LIS fulfils. Beyond the perceived professional characteristics offered the holder, i.e. union membership privileges, the master's degree in library science constitutes the only viable and recognized form of professional acculturation.Item In Step With Indiana Authors... Featuring an Interview With Tony Perona(H.W. Wilson Company, 2006) Wright, ElizabethAfter seeing the photos of Tony Perona at his website, tonyperona.com, which I perused in preparation for this interview, I wondered which man I would be meeting. Would it be the clean-cut businessman in a conservative suit, or the mysterious sword-wielding man with the wry grin who came through the door at Starbucks that afternoon? It was neither. The Tony Perona I had the pleasure of meeting drove up in a minivan and bounded through the door with a warm, friendly smile. He looked like any active dad out running errands in suburban Indianapolis on the weekend and, in fact, was fresh off the slopes from skiing the previous day with his church group.Item Indiana Libraries: Indiana Library Federation Professional Journal Advertising Reservation Form(H.W. Wilson Company, 2006) Indiana LibrariesItem From the Editor's Desktop(H.W. Wilson Company, 2006) Comer, Alberta DavisWelcome to the summer 2006 issue. From the book to the wiki, this issue covers the gamut of librarianship. Again we start off the issue with library news from around the state. Next, we learn about another Indiana author, mystery writer Tony Perona. Pat Steele's article talks about how the lines are blurring between public and academic libraries. Her commentary sets the stage for Juliet Kerico's article on community outreach, once a prerogative of public libraries, at Indiana State University library. John B. Straw's article on Friends' groups in academic libraries also demonstrates the blurring line between academic and public libraries. Robyn Young's article on collaborative research between a media specialist and a university professor illustrates that the blurring of lines also includes school libraries. And, J. Douglas Archer brings us up-to-date news on the USA PATRIOT Act, a concern of all libraries.Item IUPUI University Library Use and the Religious Studies Department(H.W. Wilson Company, 2006) Burmeister, Beverly; Oldfield, Tara; Schatzlein, SoniaThe purpose of this study was two-fold, to determine to what extent the Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) religious studies faculty expected students to use library resources and to discover the needs of the Religious Studies Department in an effort to improve library services and thus increase the use of the library.Item Westminster Village: A Theme-Based Approach to Teaching Seniors About the Internet(H.W. Wilson Company, 2006) Kerico, JulietIn the fall of 2004, the Indiana State University Library's Reference Department decided to venture out into territory normally reserved for public libraries. We began an instructional outreach program called Bits 'n Bytes to teach basic computer and Internet searching skills to a selection of seniors within our community. What makes this program so special is that it has served as a point of outreach to a community of patrons often forgotten by academic libraries. With the educational initiatives of our university in mind, which encourage community outreach and engagement with the community, we developed this program and tailored it specifically to seniors in our area. Currently, the Bits 'n Bytes program at Westminster Village Retirement Community in Terre Haute serves as an example of how academic libraries can, and should, remain connected to the educational needs of the seniors in their communities.Item Notes(H.W. Wilson Company, 2006) Indiana LibrariesItem Blurring of Lines: Academic and Public Libraries Revisited(H.W. Wilson Company, 2006) Steele, Patricia AnnAmong the conclusions reached in Perceptions of Libraries and Information Resources: A Report to the OCLC Membership in 2005, was the following: "The similarity of perceptions about libraries and their resources across respondents from six countries is striking. It suggests that libraries are seen by information consumers as a common solution, a single organization - one entity with many outlets - constant, consistent, expected." Does this mean that many of the traditional differences between public and academic libraries also are blurring? In this pieces, I would like to explore that thought informally and then suggest some approaches libraries of all types need to take.Item Forthcoming Issues of Indiana Libraries(H.W. Wilson Company, 2006) Indiana LibrariesItem Indiana Libraries: Submission Guidelines(H.W. Wilson Company, 2006) Indiana Libraries
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