Library Faculty and Staff papers

Index to Legal Periodicals Retrospective: 1908-1981

Janice G. Schuster — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 18:59:18 PDT

Development and Implementation of an Online Database for Bibliographic Control of Governments Documents in a Selective Depository

Janice G. Schuster — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 16:14:02 PDT

Historical Abstracts on ABC-CLIO and EBSCO Platforms

Janice G. Schuster — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 14:33:32 PDT

America’s Historical Newspapers

Janice G. Schuster — Sun, 18 Mar 2012 18:49:39 PDT

Patrologia Latina

Janice G. Schuster — Sun, 18 Mar 2012 18:49:38 PDT

The Patrologia Latina Database offers 221 volumes of works written by the Latin Fathers. It is the extraordinary achievement of the nineteenth-century scholar and priest, Jacques-Paul Migne. It covers the works of the Latin Fathers from Tertullian around 200 a.d. to the death of Pope Innocent III in 1216 and contains the most influential works of late ancient and early medieval theology, philosophy, history, and literature. This review looks at the user interface and content details in this unique database offered by ProQuest.

International Trade Data Network (ITDN)

Janice G. Schuster — Sun, 18 Mar 2012 18:49:37 PDT

Historical Abstracts on the Web

Janice G. Schuster — Sun, 18 Mar 2012 18:49:35 PDT

The 2020+ Project: Using WordPress to Organize, Evaluate, & Discuss the College of the Future

Julie A. DeCesare et al. — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 09:19:12 PDT

The provost of Providence College asked the Library+Commons to compile scholarly materials on the future of higher education in order for the Academic Affairs Committee to prepare for the college of 2020. The committee needed an easily accessible, annotated "bibliography" that would allow for commenting and more. The research and education librarians focused on topics like teaching and learning, accountability, and student and faculty characteristics. The research end was challenging, and the librarians continue to explore avenues to find appropriate resources online. They experimented with many platforms before choosing WordPress as the best open-source vehicle to organize and present the multimodal scholarship.

Assessing the Utility of Bibliographic Instruction Programs for Graduate Level Students

Jim F. Salisbury — Tue, 14 Nov 2006 12:49:40 PST

Discusses a survey of five graduate leavel classes at Providence College that participated in a bibliographic instruction session as part of their course instruction that was presented by a Providence College librarian and designed specifically for their particular courses. About three-quarters of responding students indicated the instruction was useful. Students who had completed at least half their graduate program were equally as likely as beginning students to find the instruction useful.

Multimedia on the PC: A Guide for Information Professionals

Norman Desmarais — Thu, 13 Jul 2006 08:23:01 PDT

This book covers the minimum computer platform required to create and play multimedia on a personal computer. It discusses the requirements and procedures to follow when using text, audio, images, and video in a production. It examines the authoring process and discusses networking issues and looks at possible future developments. It includes a bibliography and a glossary.

ABCs of XML: The Librarian’s Guide to the eXtensible Markup Language

Norman Desmarais — Wed, 12 Jul 2006 05:56:35 PDT

This book provides an overview of XML and some of its possible applications in libraries. It examines the similarities and differences between XML, HTML, and SGML. It discusses the various components of the markup language, the structure of an XML document, the different types of style sheets, and XML's linking and pointing components. It includes a glossary and bibliography.

Hyperbolic Browsers: From GUI to KUI

Norman Desmarais — Mon, 10 Jul 2006 07:10:58 PDT

This paper studies the development of web browsers and describes a hyperbolic browser, a dynamic browser that organizes information visually.

Organizing the Internet

Norman Desmarais — Mon, 10 Jul 2006 07:10:57 PDT

This paper examines XML and its relationships with SGML (Standardized General Markup Language) and HTML (HyperText Markup Language). It examines the importance of metatags and the XML Document Type Definition (DTD) and proposed alternatives. It looks at the differences between the two types of XML data: “valid” and “well-formed” documents.

Arnold’s Treason: The French Connection

Norman Desmarais — Thu, 06 Jul 2006 08:46:37 PDT

This paper speculates on Benedict Arnold's hatred of the French as a cause of his treason. It includes the text of Arnold's Proclamation ... To all the officers and soldiers of the continental army which is presented as an apologia for his treason. It also includes an editorial comment from the first issue of the Gazette Francoise published in Newport, RI by the French navy.

XML in Action

Norman Desmarais — Thu, 06 Jul 2006 08:02:04 PDT

This paper reviews xreferplus and describes its use of a link resolver and hyperbolic browser.

Restraints to Electronic Publishing on the Horizon?

Norman Desmarais — Thu, 06 Jul 2006 07:50:45 PDT

This paper discusses efforts by the Recording Industry Association of America to prevent downloading music from the Internet or copying it. It also discusses the suit against the manufacturer of an MP3 player.

Newfire's Higher Education Partner Program

Norman Desmarais — Thu, 06 Jul 2006 07:41:32 PDT

This paper announces the Newfire Higher Education Partners Program. It describes the program, participating institutions, and possible future developments

The Evolution from Physical to Virtual Library

Norman Desmarais et al. — Thu, 06 Jul 2006 07:15:47 PDT

This paper examines the impact of the Internet and computer networking on library technical services and discusses the issue of access vs. ownership of materials.

Extending the Life-Cycle of Optical Media

Norman Desmarais — Thu, 06 Jul 2006 07:04:13 PDT

This paper examines the products that two companies provide to protect optical media and to eliminate scratches, gauges, and other marks that deface the playing surface.

The Cookie Monster: Personal Privacy and the Internet

Norman Desmarais — Thu, 06 Jul 2006 06:53:53 PDT

This paper explains what a cookie is and how it works. It identifies some uses and applications for cookies and provides suggestions for how to manage them to maintain personal privacy.