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Direct linkAlbanese, Andrew Richard – Library Journal, 2006
In 2005, the University of Texas (UT) at Austin made some surprising national headlines when it removed the book collection from its undergraduate library. Behind the sensational headlines, the move was in fact more "life-as-usual" than "radical change." In today's academic libraries, technology is constantly redefining library…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Library Services, Books, Library Materials
Library Journal, 2005
Most librarians think literacy is an important goal, but Loriene Roy, an Anishinabe (Ojibwe) enrolled on the White Earth Reservation, knows it's a harder sell among America's two million Native Americans, who associate it with a history of forced assimilation and attempts to eliminate their language and culture. Considering most tribal schools…
Descriptors: Electronic Libraries, Reading Materials, Librarians, Library Services
Block, Marylaine; Kim, Ann – Library Journal, 2006
This article describes how librarians stepped up to the plate to rescue materials and meet the needs of thousands of uprooted evacuees from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, employing their unique skills and resources to put forth a humane and herculean effort. In Houston and Austin, Texas; Baton Rouge, Louisiana; Memphis; Fayetteville, Arkansas; and…
Descriptors: Librarians, Libraries, Library Services, Library Materials
