1.  Provide information on any recent books (2004-2006) on the topic of management of electronic resources.

            I began this project by first scanning the list of databases to see which one(s) would produce the best results.  I chose three databases: Book Index with Reviews, Book Review Digest, and Books in Print.  I chose these databases because I did not want a database that specializes in periodicals.  Similarly, I felt having reviews would also be helpful.

            I did a basic search on the Book Index with Reviews database.  I limited the books to English, non-fiction, and adult.  I also limited the publication date from January 2004 until October 2006.  Using these limitations, a search for the term “management of electronic systems” yielded twelve results.  After reviewing the citations, I realized that only five were actually relevant:

Benson, L. K.  (2004). The power of eCommunication: a comprehensive guide for using e-mail, voice mail, instant messaging, conference calls, and web conferences.  Amherst, MA: HRD Press.

ISBN: 0-87425-756-5

*Available for $14.95 on amazon.com

Gregory, V. L. & Hanson, A. (2005). Selecting and managing electronic resources: a how-to-do-   it manual for librarians. New York: Neal Schuman Publishers.

ISBN: 1-55570-548-0

*Available for $65.00 on amazon.com

Intner, S. S., Lazinger, S., & Weihs, J. (2005). Metadata and its impact on libraries.  Westport,        CT: Libraries Unlimited.

ISBN: 1-59158-145-1

*Available for $45.00 on amazon.com

Lee, S. H. (2005).  Collection management and strategic access to digital resources: the new

            challenges for research libraries. Bingham, NY: Haworth Information Press.

ISBN: 0-7890-2936-7

*Available for $15.56 on amazon.com

Stanton, J. M. and Stam, K. R.  (2006). The visible employee: using workplace monitoring and surveillance to protect information assets without compromising employee privacy or trust.  Medford, NJ: Information Today, Inc.

ISBN: 0-910965-74-9

*Available for $17.22 on amazon.com

Next, I searched the Book Review Database.  I thought it would be interesting to compare results to those found on Book Index with Reviews.  Surprising enough, using the same search terms (management of electronic resources) and the same limitations (English, 2004-2006, etc.) yielded no results.  I thought this must be some sort of mistake, given the fact that Book Index with Review produced twelve (even though some were irrelevant).  I tried alternating the search terms and using Boolean Operators, all to no avail.  I decided to see what a similar search in the Books in Print would produce.

            In Books in Print, I tried an advanced search.  I separated the keywords in subject into twp groups: management and electronic resources.  I limited the format to book, the subject to nonfiction, the audience to adult/college, and the publication years to between 2004 and 2006.  Once again, I yielded no results.  Once my initial moment of frustration wore off, I decided that maybe I was making this too complicated.  I went back to the basic search screen and did a quick search for the keyword (phrase) “management of electronic resources,” limiting my search to in print and forthcoming books.  This yielded sixty seven results.  Unfortunately, since I had not limited the publication year, a glance over the list revealed that only fourteen of the records were published between 2004 and 2006.  Of those fourteen remaining records, only five proved to be relevant:

Lambert, G.  (2006). Fifty years in information systems. Morrisville, NC: Lulu.com

            ISBN: 1-4116-3587-6

            *Available for $20.00 on lulu.com (also available to download for $6.99)

McIlwraith, A. (2006). Information security and employee behaviour: How to reduce risk

            Through employee education, training, and awareness. Burlington, VT: Gower.

            ISBN: 0-566-08647-6

            *Available for $99.95 on amazon.com

McIvor, R. (2005). The outsourcing process: Strategies for evaluation and management.

            Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.

            ISBN: 0-521-84411-8

            (*note also available in E-book)

            *Available for $52.24 on barnesandnoble.com

Walton, L., Modschiedler, C., Rodgers, P., Schorre, B.J., Schneider, J., Rieke, H. and et al. (2004). DocKit#3: Collection development and management of electronic, audiovisual, and print resources in health science libraries. New York: Medical Library Association, Inc.

            ISBN: 0-912176-68-7

            *Available on mla.net for $35.00 (MLA members); $56.00 nonmembers

Weckert, J. (2004). Electronic monitoring in the workplace: Controversies and solutions.

            Hershey, PA: Idea Group Publishing.

            ISBN: 1-59140-457-6

            (*note also available in E book)

            *Available for $69.95 on amazon.com

            Before concluding this section of the assignment, I’d like to comment on something I noticed while preparing these citations.  The citations that were provided to me from the Books in Print database did not include publication city.  I had to manually look each one up.  Considering this a required element to APA citation format, should this be automatically included with each record’s information?  (I also noticed that Amazon.com does not provide a city of publication either.

2.       I want to order some journal on Computers and Education and Computers in Libraries.

      In order to answer this question, I searched the journal section of the Buley library homepage using search terms like “computer”, “libraries” and “education.”  By combining these terms in different ways, I was able to come up with the following possible journal sources:

Computers and Education

ISSN: 0360-1315

Publisher: Elsevier Ltd (worldwide locations, branches throughout the United States)

Institutional price: $1,638

Personal use price: $328

*available online and in print

Technology Teacher: a journal of the American Industrial Arts Association

ISSN: 0746-3537

Publisher: The Association

                  Reston, VA 1983-

Subscriptions: $80/year (for members of ITEA).  8 issues/yr

*available online and in print

Library Computer Systems and Equipment Review

ISSN: 0895-531X

Publisher: Meckler

                  Westport, CT

Subscriptions: *note This is available in print only.  Back issues 1988-1993.  The journal was discontinued in 1993.

3.      3.   I am updating my bibliography for my Materials and Services for Adults course for Fall 2006.  I need a list of five articles relevant to the course published in 2004-2006.

            I began this search on the Buley homepage.  From the database section, I chose Library Science” as the category that I was researching.  This provided me with the Library Literature database.  I varied my key words in order to come with the appropriate sources.  For example, I used the search terms “adults and learning” and “adult education.” I noticed that sometimes the keyword “adult” actually produced topics on “young adults.”  By varying my search terms, I was able to come up with the following list of sources:

Lawson, K. G. (2005) Using eclectic digital resources to enhance instructional methods for adult learners. OCLC Systems & Services, 21(1), 49-60.

Moyer, J. E.  (2005, Spring). Adult fiction reading: A literature review of reader’s advisory services, adult fiction librarianship, and fiction readers. Reference & User Services Quarterly, 44(3), 220-6, 229-31.

*also available in full text pdf format:

http://0-firstsearch.oclc.org.csulib.ctstateu.edu/WebZ/FSQUERY?sessionid=fsapp5-45715-etubf9bbj8jdky:entitypagenum=12:0:numrecs=1:searchtype=locateFT:tdbname=WilsonSelectPlus_FT:query0=sc%3d%2210949054+200521+44+3+220+AFRALR+%3F%22:format=BI:entityfttoprecno=1:next=NEXTCMD%7FFTFETCH:rule=0:tdbname=WilsonSelectPlus_FT:issuesici=10949054+2005+44+3:fetchtype=fulltext:tdisplaydbname=WilsonSelectPlus_FT:thirdpartydbid=138:isbillable=TRUE:isdirectarticle=FALSE:numrecs=1:format=BI:ftformat=PDF:entityemailfullrecno=1:entityrecno=1:entityemailfullresultset=6:entityemailftfrom=WilsonSelectPlus_FT:%7F

Onohwakpor, J. E.  (2005, Spring). The Role of Library Services in Adult Literacy Education.

            Library Philosophy and Practice, 7(2), 1-4.

Quick, M. (2006). The role of public libraries in adult learning: Parallel projects and research

            assignments. Scandinavian Public Library Quarterly, 39(2), 20-3.

Schomberg, J. & Grace, M. (2005) Expanding a collection to reflect diverse user populations.  

            Collection Building, 24(4), 124-6.

4.  I need information on the American Association of School Librarians.

My search for this information began on the Buley Library database page.  In the box labeled “My research is in,” I selected Library Science.  This would enable me to see a list of databases that pertaining to the related field of study.  Once I had my list of databases, I chose Academic Research Premier, in part because it was affiliated with EBSCO.  From EBSCO, I then conducted a search for “American Association of School and Librarians.” 

One article that immediately caught my attention was Library NEWS.  Since it was available in full text, I clicked on the link to direct me to the article.  The article contained information about the AASL and seeking proposals for 2007.  I was pleased to see a direct link to the AASL homepage in the article (http://www.aasl.org), as I figured this would provide me with the specific information I needed.

From the AASL homepage I was able to find the following information:

The AASL is a professional membership organization for school library media specialists.  It is a division of ALA that was founded in 1876.

Members of Staff:

Executive Director, Julie A. Walker
Deputy Executive Director, Beverley Becker
Manager, Communications, J.J. Huff
Manager, Professional Development, Kelly Bishop
Meeting and Special Events Planner, Brenda Dreier
Communications Specialist, Kathy Agarwal
Marketing Specialist, Andrea Parker
Program Coordinator, Jennifer Habley
Administrative Assistant, Elliot Mandel

Mailing Address::
AASL
50 East Huron Street
Chicago, IL 60611-2795

Telephone: 312-280-4382
Toll-free: 1-800-545-2433 ext. 4382
Fax: 312-280-5276
E-mail: aasl@ala.org

Publications and Journals:

Knowledge Quest
School Library Media Research
AASL Hotlinks
AASL Online StoreAASL Books & Products
Information Power Books & Products
AASL Resource Guides for School Library Media Program Development
AASL National Conference Products
For AASL Authors & Editors
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