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John M. Weeks, Jason de Medeiros - A Research Guide to the Ancient World

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A Research Guide to the Ancient World

2014

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Ch02. Specialized Libraries S. 7-16

„… 72Specialized LibrariesA library catalog is a register of all bibliographic items found in a …” „… library or group of libraries, such as a network of libraries at several locations. A bibliographic item …” „… libraries with OPAC access still have card catalogs on-site, but these are now strictly a secondary resource …”

Appendix 1. Library of Congress Classification Scheme S. 185-189

„… ) is a system of library classification used by most research and academic libraries in the United …” „… States and several other countries. Most public libraries and small academic libraries, however, continue …” „… engineeringZ Books (General); Writing; Paleography; Book industries and trade; Libraries; BibliographyZA …”

Ch16. Photographic and Digital Collections S. 158-181

„… academic and public li-braries, foundations, and private companies such as Google. Upublished text …” „… documents on paper that have some endur-ing historical or research value are being digitized by librar-ies …” „… essential insurance against technologi-cal obsolescence. While some academic libraries have been contracted …”

Preface

„… Libraries Collection 7 3 Specialized Museum Collections 17 4 Guides to the Literature of the Ancient World …” „… libraries and museums with significant collections regarding the ancient world. The re-maining chapters are …” „… . Appendix 1 is a summary of the library classi-fication system used by most academic libraries throughout …”

Ch11. Abstracts and Indexes S. 106-111

„… of items owned by libraries around the world. Every item in the catalog has a listing of libraries …” „… libraries, subject cata-logues, inventory books, photograph archives, and any other form of text and image …” „… property. A worldwide network of libraries and documenta-tion centers contribute data on their combined …”

Ch04. Guides to the Literature of the Ancient World S. 62-65

„… . Jenkins. 2 ed. Westport: Libraries Unlimited, 2006. 401 p. PA91. J46 2006. Super-sedes: Classical studies …” „… : a guide to the reference literature/Fred W. Jenkins. Englewood: Libraries Unlimited, Inc. 1996 …”

Ch14. Directories of Organizations and Associations S. 139-152

„… research libraries in Rome; and an internationally recognized peer-reviewed journal and monograph series …” „… Studies at Ath-ens. Blegan Library. One of two libraries of the American School of Classical Studies at …” „… field, it is one of the premier research libraries in the world and the best in Greece. The Blegan …”

Ch05. Subject Bibliographies S. 66-68

„… special collections in large libraries. Often representing a body of materials on a subject acquired over …”

Index S. 405-446

„… Ashmunein. See Hermopolis Magna408 IndexAshur, A3.1030–A3.1052; alabaster, A3.1030; archives and libraries …” „… 5.263Babelon, J., A5.10, A5.184Babylon, A3.1053–A3.1074; architecture, A3.1071; archives and libraries …” „… 3.1078–A3.1088; archives and libraries, A3.1078; inscriptions, A3.1085; ivory, A3.1081, A3.1082; North …”

Ch17. Theses and Dissertations S. 182-184

„… Chapter 17Canada 17.21. AMICUS. A free catalog listing the holdings of 1,300 libraries across Canada …”

Ch12. Journal Literature S. 112-125

„… Pennsylvania Libraries. Holdings may or may not be complete.ELECTRONIC JOURNALSJournals are increasingly …” „… some important subscription-based collaborations between libraries and publishers to provide electronic …”

Ch01. What Is the Ancient World? S. 1-6

„… extensive collections at the University of Pennsylvania libraries, should meet the general needs of most …”

Ch03. Specialized Museum Collections S. 17-61

„… a research project. Because archives and some specialized libraries are not always accessible to the …”

Appendix 3. Archaeological Site Reports S. 198-335

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Wallace Koehler - Ethics and Values in Librarianship

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Ethics and Values in Librarianship

2015

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Chapter Four: On Public Libraries S. 79-102

„… FOUROn Public LibrariesIn 1876 the modern library movement began. . . . The growth of librar-ies …” „… Sixteenth-Century Public LibrariesLibraries most certainly existed in Europe in the fifteenth and six-teenth …” „… (1707–1784).Seventeenth-Century Public LibrariesPublic libraries begin to be mentioned again in the early …”

Chapter Six: Libraries and Democracy S. 133-144

„… libraries.Nadezhda K. Krupskaya, the architect of the Soviet library system, de-fined and designed libraries that …” „… ROLEIf libraries support the common good, however defined, and if librariesare reflections of the society …” „… subscription libraries.With the introduction of the rate-based library movement in the 1850s,access was …”

Chapter One: Libraries and Ethics S. 1-30

„… kinds of libraries—a golden thread that defines li-brarianship as a profession no matter where it is …” „… participated in the publicsphere from the first libraries of clay tablets to today’s digital libraries.Yet, as …” „… those libraries are found value archival, public, professional,private, or academic libraries.Libraries …”

Chapter Nine: Love of Libraries and Advice on Library Formation S. 199-212

„… NINELove of Libraries and Advice onLibrary FormationEvery country has its history of great …” „… libraries and library benefactors.Libraries have often depended on and often benefited from philanthropy.In …” „… software. The Gates Foundationalso provided equipment and services to libraries in developing …”

Bibliography S. 245-268

„… Research LibrariesNews 59: 176–177.Bridgeport Music Inc. v. Dimension Films. 2004. 230 F. Supp.2d at …” „… Knowledge and Africa’s University Libraries:The Case of Uganda. World Library and Information Congress: 72nd …” „… : PopularSupport for Public Libraries in Finland during the Nineteenth Century.” Librariesand Culture 31: 394–408 …”

Chapter Two: Stewardship and Service S. 31-42

„… emergence of universities and university libraries,libraries became tools for scholars.Slowly, libraries …” „… public libraries.The digital revolution has had a significant impact on the culturalhistory maintenance …” „… ” can and are brought together as part of the catalog ofphysical and virtual libraries.The virtual state …”

Chapter Five: On the Freedom of Expression, Intellectual Freedom, and Their Control S. 103-132

„… libraries—particularly public libraries and certain speciallibraries—properly engage in de-selection or collection …” „… targets are con-stantly changing. Libraries have never been, are not, and cannot be com-pletely immune to …” „… importantly its function in society. While all libraries are vul-nerable or subject to changes in the social …”

Preface

„… science—Moral and ethical aspects—History. 2. Librarians—Professional ethics—Histo-ry. 3. Libraries and …” „… brother BillMy son WillMy grandson BillContentsForeword ixPreface xiAcknowledgments xv1 Libraries and …” „… Ethics 12 Stewardship and Service 313 Classification 434 On Public Libraries 795 On the Freedom of …”

Chapter Eleven: Concluding Chapter S. 227-244

„… , church, and monastery librariesbut no public libraries in medieval Europe. The public library as an …” „… brought both challenges and op-portunities to libraries.According to some, the future of the library is in …” „… Kirkwood, aScot and a Presbyterian minister, sought to create libraries in every parishin Scotland …”

Chapter Ten: New Conditions and New Principles S. 213-226

„… , particularly to African Americans. These restrictions covered bothemployment in and use of libraries.New …” „… libraries in the 1850s, theacceptance of women as patrons and librarians in the late nineteenthcentury, the …” „… introduction of “riff-raff” literature into public libraries atthe beginning of the twentieth century, or the …”

Chapter Eight: Qualifications of the Librarian S. 171-198

„… all the most famous libraries”—in a word, a man like Naudé himself.John Dury on the Qualifications of …” „… of the role of librariesand librarians. Prior to Kirkwood’s work, libraries were considered thedomain …” „… . This was not realized in the earlier days of modern librar-ies when the librarian was looked upon as a …”

Chapter Three: Classification S. 43-78

„… United States public librarieshave long preferred DDC, while academic libraries generally employ LC.In …” „… early 1990s, university libraries’statuses increased as they launched automation programs and …” „… strong ethical basis to the changes as well.LIBRARIES AND CLASSIFICATIONHistorically libraries have been …”

Chapter Seven: Intellectual Property, Copyright, and Fair Use S. 145-170

„… , library historians inform us that major librar-ies, including the Library at Alexandria, enhanced and …” „… thedeposit of books published in a country in one or more designed deposi-tory libraries. According to …” „… requirementexists. These deposit laws were, as Edwards maintains (1859 ii, 598–600),an uncertain way for libraries …”

Index S. 269-274

„… Internet copy tax, 149Protection Act copyright, 20, 146circulating libraries, 93 Copyright Designs and …” „… 1789, 106Colon classification, 46, 61–62 democracy, 133; catalyst, 134democratization of libraries, 95 …” „… Gallois, Pierre, 2 Marxism-Leninism, 4, 47, 134Lévi-Strauss, Claude, 9, 10 miners and mechanics libraries …”

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Karen C. Kohn - Collection Evaluation in Academic Libraries

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Collection Evaluation in Academic Libraries

2015

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Chapter 6. List-Checking—Collecting and Analyzing the Data S. 71-86

„… earlier.Resources for College LibrariesOne of the most prominent authoritative lists for books is Resources for …” „… purchase.Table 6.1. Research Methods Texts Owned by Arcadia and Three Comparison LibrariesARCADIA …” „… as “such a basic form of communication among libraries and among scholars that their viability …”

Chapter 4. Benchmarking—Collecting and Analyzing the Data S. 41-60

„… moment, WorldCat Discovery seems like the most desirable tool for the majority of libraries—it is …” „… done by finding aspirational institutions. Libraries planning for collaborative collection development …” „… , however, many libraries will want to use this list. The rest of this chapter uses different scenarios to …”

Chapter 1. How Collection Evaluation Can Benefit Your Library S. 1-10

„… smaller than that of other libraries?What authors and topics are important to your patrons?What are the …” „… compared to others.Another common evaluation that libraries do is use usage reports to decide which …” „… to spending money carefully. Although libraries have long tried to count how often print journals …”

Preface

„… _WEB.indb 2 5/6/15 8:05 AMCollection Evaluation in Academic LibrariesA Practical Guide for …” „… (pbk. : alk. paper) — ISBN 978-1-4422-5065-9 (ebook) 1. Academic libraries—Collection development. 2 …” „… . Collection development (Libraries)—Evaluation. I. Title. Z675.U5K765 2015 025.2'1877—dc23 …”

Chapter 3. Before You Start S. 23-40

„… librariesLibrary Statistics Program from NCESU.S. News rankingsMay compare holdings counts to enrollment or …” „… with contemporary libraries. There is often a way to respond to these requests according to your own …” „… that only affects one material type. For instance, many libraries review all of their journals …”

Chapter 2. Approaches to Evaluating Your Collection S. 11-22

„… from other libraries?What are the most requested items that you don’t have?Does patron-driven …” „… recommended titles• Quantitative benchmarking of book collection against four peer librariesHow the Data Was …” „… not whether you have the same number of books as other libraries or the books someone else recommends …”

Chapter 5. Benchmarking—Interpreting and Acting on the Data S. 61-70

„… collection that fare especially poorly in comparison to other libraries. If your library has at most 5 perent …” „… by other libraries. Either the other libraries had different editions, or their holdings were simply …” „… libraries should col-lect what, infrastructure is even more important when starting out. A shared catalog is …”

Chapter 7. List-Checking—Interpreting and Acting on the Data S. 87-94

„… also help libraries transition to patron-driven acquisitions. Building a core and finding strategies to …” „… materials. Although defining a list as “core” implies that libraries should own the entire list, none of the …” „… data you collected comparing your holdings to other libraries can help you make this judgment.If the …”

Chapter 8. Usage Statistics—Collecting and Analyzing the Data S. 95-120

„… Complications of Usage StatisticsW HILE MOST LIBRARIES TRY TO COLLECT WORKS with lasting significance, the main …” „… mission of many libraries is to provide the materials their patrons want to use. When materials are …” „… heavily used, the library is both satisfying user needs and spending money well. Libraries’ missions vary …”

Chapter 9. Usage Statistics—Interpreting and Acting on the Data S. 121-136

„… services at Stanford University, who questions whether libraries should treat usage as a measure of value …” „… , although it will still have low usage. Bourg also argues that libraries have a responsibility to promote …” „… di-versity of information, and that niche topics will never find their audience when libraries only purchase …”

Index S. 183-184

„… of Research Libraries, 5budgets: allocation by format, 43, 96, 131, 140, 158, 169; allocation by …” „… people, 34, 170Resources for College Libraries: content and purpose, 76–77; Intota Assessment …”

Chapter 12. Sharing What You Found S. 165-182

„… outside agencies that are compiling survey data on multiple libraries, like ARL or your local consortium …” „… libraries and found that different administrators pre-ferred different data. Most did not believe that the …” „… ink and space.A popular way for libraries to display data is the dashboard. The term dashboard does …”

Chapter 11. Citation Analysis—Interpreting and Acting on the Data S. 153-164

„… most libraries’ journal collections are predominantly online now anyway, the analysis goes beyond …” „… orders selected by librari-ans to orders requested by faculty. If librarian-selected titles are not being …” „… it, was intended to help libraries create a goal for a core collection, which would be one that …”

Chapter 10. Citation Analysis—Collecting and Analyzing the Data S. 137-152

„… libraries that keep copies of their students’ disserta-tions or theses sometimes catalog them with a special …” „… principle for libraries, states that 20 percent of a library collection will usually account for 80 percent …” „… (November): 514–22.Gross, P. L. K., and E. M. Gross. 1927. “College Libraries and Chemical Education …”

About the Author S. 185-186

„… articles about collection evaluation in College & Research Libraries and Collection Management and has …”

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Anders C. Dahlgren, Charles Forrest - Eye-Popping, Show-Stopping Libraries

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APPENDIX B Alphabetical List of Award-WinningLibraries S. 103-110

„… BAlphabetical List of Award- Winning LibrariesLibrary City, State (Country) YearAcademy of the New Church Bryn …” „… 1 0 3This appendix consists of an alphabetical list of award- winning libraries. The city, state …” „… Libraries Half Moon Bay Library Half Moon Bay, CA 20191 0 8 A P P E N D I X BLibrary City, State (Country …”

APPENDIX A Chronological List of Award-Winning Libraries S. 95-102

„… Award- Winning LibrariesYear Library City, State (Country) Architect1963 Bennington College Library …” „… Regional LibraryLouisville, KY MSR Design, with JRA ArchitectsSan Mateo County Libraries, Half Moon Bay …”

2 MARQUEE PROJECTS Stand-Out Libraries That Rose to the Top S. 21-28

„… of libraries writ large.Among academic libraries, the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library at …” „… was damaged by arson and an earthquake in the MARQUEE PROJECTSStand- Out Libraries That Rose to the …” „… Library has responded effectively to heavy use and the changing landscape of libraries while retaining its …”

8 SIX DECADES OF EXEMPLARY LIBRARY DESIGN From Collections to Connections S. 73-78

„… recognizes excellence in the architectural design and planning of libraries, acknowledging and honoring …” „… design.Chapter 2, Marquee Projects, visited libraries that almost seemed designed to win an award, whether for an …” „… . The award- winning libraries described in Chapter 4, Emblematic of Their Time, reminded us that a …”

Preface

„… - winning libraries.NOTES1. A marked difference is evident up to and including the 1980 cycle versus 1983 …” „… staff for building, expanding, and renovating award- winning libraries for their user communities and …” „… : Recognizing Excellence in Library Architecture 12. Marquee Projects: Stand- Out Libraries That Rose to the Top …”

1 FORGING A PARTNERSHIP Recognizing Excellence in Library Architecture S. 1-20

„… differences in missions and structures of libraries.”After the NBC disbanded prior to the 1974 cycle and AIA …” „… stated, “It was agreed that it would be mutually beneficial both to the Librari-ans and to the Architects …” „… of the United States to provide for awards to be made to new libraries, yearly, for their excellence …”

4 EMBLEMATIC OF THEIR TIME Embracing the Architecture of the Moment S. 35-44

„… institutional buildings, such as schools and libraries.The Skokie Public Library in Illinois, designed by …” „… universities include one or more examples of Brutalist architecture, including many libraries.An award winner …” „… s, many libraries have been designed and built that reflect and celebrate the architectural style of …”

ABOUT THE AUTHORS S. 129-130

„… worked in libraries for more than forty years, serving at dif-ferent times as a page/shelver, reference …” „… of pursuing his interest in facilities planning and has since consulted with more than 150 libraries …” „… - five years of experience in academic and research libraries. After nearly a decade with the University …”

AFTERWORD Where Are They Now? S. 79-94

„… selected sev-enteen recipients in all. This chapter reviews each of the original award- winning libraries …” „… Branch, Dallas, TexasThe Walnut Hill Branch of the Dallas Public Library was one of two public libraries …” „… , Vermont, was one of two academic libraries to receive a First Honor Award in the initial cycle of the …”

3 LITTLE GEMS Small Projects That Made a Big Difference S. 29-34

„… libraries, almost by nature, are small in scale. A school library is usually a relatively small part of a …” „… school libraries have been recognized.The P.S. 192, Robin Hood Foundation Library in New York City is the …” „… improve the libraries in New York pub-lic schools in high- poverty neighborhoods, historically exhibiting …”

7 ALSO OF NOTE Firsts, Multiples, and Repeats S. 59-72

„… identified in Appendix C. Nineteen more libraries have each received two awards for different projects, which …” „… are likewise identified in Appendix C.Among the libraries with two honors, Salt Lake City Public …” „… Archives (Timothy Hursley, Arkansas Office)6 4 C H A P T E R 7In many ways the two main libraries honored …”

APPENDIX D Chronological List of Jurors S. 117-120

„… Associates, Inc. Madison, WIBarbara Norland Montgomery County Libraries Rockville, MDRich Rosenthal Public …” „… Norland Montgomery County Libraries Rockville, MDRich Rosenthal Public Library of Charlotte and …” „… State University Libraries Raleigh, NCChristopher Noll, AIA Noll & Tam Architects Berkeley, CASara A …”

INDEX S. 121-128

„… libraries, 74AIA archives, 16, 20n1, 24, 26–27, 29, 31–33, 35–37, 43, 45–46, 48–49, 55–56, 62–63, 65–66, 68 …” „… , 76Ashe, Douglas E., FAIA, 120Association of College and Research Libraries, 86Atlanta-Fulton County …” „… Excellence in Academic Libraries Award (ACRL), 86FFairwood Library (King County Library System), 61Favrot …”

5 THEY BEAT THE ODDS Success in Challenging Circumstances S. 45-50

„… design and planning of libraries. When the inaugural cycle of the award was announced in the early 1960s …”

6 BREAKING THE BOX Getting Off the Library Grid S. 51-58

„… 5 1In the beginning of the Library Building Awards pro-gram, libraries recognized by the jury …”

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Peter Botticelli, Martha R. Mahard, Michèle V. Cloonan - Libraries, Archives, and Museums Today

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Preface

„… Certainly, there are more reasons for collaboration among libraries,archives, and museums of all types and …” „… Libraries,Museums, and Archives” in Edward Higgs, ed., History and Electronic Artefacts (Oxford:Clarendon Press …” „… of informa-tion, and how they communicate with one another. Our aim in Libraries,Archives, and …”

Part I: Digital Strategies S. 1-36

„… Architecture (FEDORA),” in Research and Advanced Technology for Digital Libraries:Second European Conference …” „… Independent Research LibraryPeter BotticelliRESEARCH LIBRARIES AND DIGITIZATIONIn recent years, digitization …” „… projects by research libraries1 have resulted inlarge numbers of digital surrogates representing …”

Conclusion S. 141-148

„… with over thirtyhistoric properties; and one of the earliest American public libraries—arestriving to …” „… now a partnership ofAustralian libraries and other cultural collecting agencies. Cornell …” „… records arebeing discovered in libraries and archives when digitization projects areundertaken …”

Part IV: Institutions in Transition S. 105-130

„… that libraries and archives face when thereis a realignment of priorities and a shift in resource …” „… dozens of mu-seums, libraries, educational institutions, and other nonprofits, successfullyidentifying …” „… the Auburn University Libraries in Auburn, Ala-bama; and the oil painting Middlesex Company Woolen …”

Index S. 163-170

„… Silos of the LAMs:Collaboration among LibrariesArchives and Museums, xii, 81Blake, Tom, 67, 72Boston …” „… , 115Northeast Historical Film PreservationCommission, 32Northeastern University Libraries’Archives and …” „… , 52Association of Research Libraries, xiiATHM. See American Textile HistoryMuseumAtlantic …”

Part III: Strategic Use of Resources S. 79-104

„… a long history of effective collaboration with other libraries,perhaps best exemplified by the …” „… LAMs:Collaboration among Libraries, Archives and Museums.2 Based on the col-laborations suggested in this report, I …” „… digitalresources.Collaboration among libraries, archives, and museums (LAMs) has becomean increasingly important activity as …”

Part II: Collaboration within and across Institutions S. 37-78

„… , compartmentalizedstructure that had long characterized BPL and other large public libraries.Leonard notes that “organizations …” „… for libraries, archives, and museums. For instance, mu-seum-oriented collection management systems …” „… basis.Sauer believes that libraries, archives, and museums (LAMs) have madeprogress recently in building their …”

Bibliography S. 155-162

„… Evidence-BasedPractice in Collaborations between Academic Librarians and Education Faculty.” portal:Libraries and the …” „… . https://journals.le.ac.uk/ojs1/index.php/mas/article/view/2427 (accessed May 17, 2018).Allard, Suzie. 2002. “Digital Libraries …” „… Heritage Informatics. Lanham, MD:Rowman & Littlefield.Art Libraries Society of North America (ARLIS). 2016 …”

About the Authors and Contributors S. 171-173

„… avariety of positions in the Harvard University libraries, including the HarvardTheatre Collection, the …” „… Manage-ment Handbook: A 21st-Century Guide for Libraries, Archives, and Mu-seums (2014).Michèle V. Cloonan is …” „… materials in libraries and archives, particularly on their preservation.Ross has published widely in the …”

Part V: Culturally Sensitive Materials S. 131-140

„… Botticelli134INTERVIEWSWe initially approached the Peabody with the general question of how librar-ies …”

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