I attended the in class lecture on October 18 over Texas A&M’s library resources and services. The lecture was presented by Daniel Xiao and reviewed the many applications of the university libraries. Texas A&M has six libraries: Evans, Annex, Cushing, Business, Medical Science, and Policy Sciences & Economics Library. All together they include five million volumes and over ten thousand electronic resources. A&M students can borrow books, DVDs, digital cameras, voice recorders, science calculators, and laptops from the library. The libraries also feature a variety of study spaces for anywhere from one person to ten. Open access lab computers and printing stations are available as well. Another handy tool are course reserves, a library amenity
Texas A&M University and the University of Texas have been rivals for over 90 years. Every year Texas A&M held an annual bonfire tradition which attracts thousands of people. It is a tradition for Texas A& M to build a huge bonfire right before the game against rivals with University of Texas. Students would spend several weeks building the bonfire. On November 18, 1999 the stack of logs collapsed over and killed 12 A&M students. The aggie bonfire tradition would never again be the same.
From my perspective as a library graduate student, however, my attention was drawn to the section titled "Library School is Revolting." This collection of essays explores questions such as "Are we really learning the practical skills necessary to be librarians, such as public relations and professional writing?" and "Is accreditation really a big deal?" While I felt fortunate that some of the not-so-subtle digs at library schools didn't really apply too heavily to SIRLS, some of it is familiar enough to make you laugh (or cry).
"Challenges by Reason, Initiator & Institution for 1990-99 and 2000-09." American Library Association. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Mar. 2014.
The Friends of the Library Author Lecture Series presented Unger’s lecture at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday in the Sacramento State University Library Gallery.
Why Colleges Shower Their Students with A’s” by Brent Staples argues on the current grading practices in the U.S colleges and universities. According to Staples, colleges and universities keep the students from attending the less interesting classes such as humanities. He says, colleges are issuing more A’s because of the increasing consumer demand and competition among colleges and universities. He asserts that the importance of college education is deteriorating because of the result of grade inflation.
My parents convinced me to have a picture taken a couple of months after I graduated from high school, back when I still thought I was pretty smart. Now, I only take the trouble to dress up when I'm back at home, where I can be pampered by my parents. Here at Caltech, I'm usually slightly emaciated (they don't bother with feeding Techers over weekends here) with a wearier complexion (Sleep? What is this "sleep"?). Also, I tend to be a little more shaggy-looking, since haircuts are rather rare for many Scurve Techers.
The evolution of Texas from one-party Democratic state started at the end of Reconstruction in 1874. It lasted almost a hundred years ending in the 1960’s. The loyalty that the Democratic party had to the state of Texas was based on several key points.
Diagnosed with cancer and given just months to live, Randy Pausch decided to give a last lecture. Randy felt this was important so that he may give a sort of goodbye to those who he cared about, share advice and life-experiences that he felt were important, and most importantly for his kids, whom would never really get to know him because of their age. This book is a collection of stories and general life advice that Randy felt was important to share before moving on.
The focus of this report is to compare the structure of Trinity College Library and The Hive.
While the Dewey decimal system contains a comprehensive index, the Library of Congress Classification system does not (Taylor 430). Each volume of the LCC schedules contains its own index and these indexes do not refer to one another. Finding subjects in the schedules can be awkward. To locate a topic, one must check through each volume index of all the different disciplines that may ...
The right and privilege to higher education in today’s society teeters like the scales of justice. In reading Andrew Delbanco’s, “College: What It Was, Is, and Should Be, it is apparent that Delbanco believes that the main role of college is to accommodate that needs of all students in providing opportunities to discover individual passions and dreams while furthering and enhancing the economic strength of the nation. Additionally, Delbanco also views college as more than just a time to prepare for a job in the future but a way in which students and young adults can prepare for their future lives so they are meaningful and purposeful. Even more important is the role that college will play in helping and guiding students to learn how to accept alternate point of views and the importance that differing views play in a democratic society. With that said, the issue is not the importance that higher education plays in society, but exactly who should pay the costly price tag of higher education is a raging debate in all social classes, cultures, socioeconomic groups and races.
A building is only as good as its foundation. The Talent Incubator is the building representing Texas A&M, and the individuals within are the foundation. Therefore, the individuals within this program must be strong. Although, skill is not enough to propel this program forward. It moves forward when skill is coupled with a burning desire to provide value to others.
RUSA’s (Reference and User Services Association, a division of ALA) Standards and Guidelines Committee revised the existing guidelines for Liaison work in 2009. The standards and guidelines help librarians identify users that can help in collection services and issues. They also identify objectives and continuing education opportunities for liaisons. (2010, p. 97)
... to the Library and that have generally been underused resources. B. Greater use of the Library's Capitol Hill facilities by scholars for the kind of interdisciplinary, cross-cultural, multimedia, multilingual, and synthetic writing that is important to Congressional deliberation and national policy-making, but inadequately encouraged both by special interest groups and by advocacy-oriented think tanks; and C. Greater use by the general public through programs that stimulate interest, increase knowledge, and encourage more citizens to use the collections on-site and electronically.”The Library employees will add their position as information guides by “helping more people find appropriate materials in a swelling sea of unsorted information” and directing them to services and resources exclusive to the Library of Congress. This requires not only more growth of employees that the Library has formerly had, but also making it easier in new ways more wide-ranging and “systematic use by researchers of the distinctive materials that only the Library of Congress has.” Courses for the common public, such as displays or publications, must display the importance and value of the collections.
Library managers should organize technology-based training for librarians in order to make them comfortable with new technologies and more aware of their dangers. Since technology skills are important part of most library and information jobs, librarians should make sure they acquire technological skills continuously. University libraries should employed qualified information and technology specialist and troubleshooters to maximize system accessibility and provide a level of comfort to the librarians.