The influence of librarians in liberal arts colleges in selected decision making areas, by Whitbeck, George Walter, 1932-

Analogical-vocabulary : containing above two thousand Latin words, which an utter stranger to the language may learn to construe in the short space of a single day. ... See the most respectable recommendations of a general plan for facilitating languages and the liberal arts, subjoined to this first part of the vocabulary... by Nixon, William

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The future of library space /

Table of Contents: “…Library Spaces Redefined: A Case Study At A Liberal Arts College /…”
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The library's role in supporting financial literacy for patrons /

Table of Contents: “…MoneyFitness: one academic library's experience of building a financial literacy program at a small liberal arts college /…”
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Electronic collection management /

Table of Contents: “…Cultivating our garden: The impact of digital full text periodicals on the liberal arts college library -- Information technology and collection development departments in the academic library: Striving to reach a common understanding -- SPARC: An alternative lifestyle for academic libraries -- Challenges in electronic collection building in interdisciplinary studies -- Collection development in the new millennium-Evaluating, selecting, annotating, organizing for ease of access, reevaluating, and updating electronic resources -- Collection development and organization of electronic resources -- Distance learning and the opportunities and challenges for libraries -- Some issues for collection developers and content managers.…”

The academic library in the United States : historical perspectives /

Table of Contents: “…McCallon and John Mark Tucker -- Introductory Essays -- Book Collections and Classical Training, 1638-1799 -- Liberal Arts Colleges and Professional Education, 1800-1875 -- Formation of the University, 1876-1919 -- Experimentation and Redefinition, 1920-1945 -- Expansion, Science, and Technology, 1946-1988, Part I -- Diversity and Retrenchment, 1946-1988, Part II -- Digital Expansion, 1989-2015 -- Historiographical Futures -- Further Reading.…”
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Books in early modern Norway / by Dahl, Gina

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- Books and their distribution -- Books of ordinary people -- Books of the clergy -- Books and the liberal arts -- Books on medicine -- Books on jurisprudence -- Enlightenment and expansion -- Books for entertainment -- Conclusion.…”
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The committed reader : reading for utility, pleasure, and fulfillment in the Twenty-First century / by Stebbins, Robert A., 1938-

Table of Contents: “…Modern reading -- Leisure and information in the study of reading -- Utilitarian reading -- Reading for pleasure -- Self-fulfilling reading : the liberal arts hobbies -- Reading in everyday life -- Conclusions : reading and society.…”
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Introducing scholarly research : ready-to-use lesson plans and activities for undergraduates / by Carter, Toni M.

Table of Contents: “…-- Research design -- The two Qs of research -- Start with the liberal arts -- Science research: the familiar -- Social science research: the less familiar -- Digital humanities -- The job of scholarly journals -- Choosing where to publish -- Subscriptions to scholarly research -- Open access -- The research university -- Show me the grant money -- Protecting humans -- The value of the library -- Undergraduate research -- Publish or perish.…”

Academic libraries : their rationale and role in American higher education /

Table of Contents: “…Scott -- Benign neglect of the "heart of the college" : liberal arts college deans look at the library / Lloyd W. …”

Restructuring academic libraries : organizational development in the wake of technological change /

Table of Contents: “…Clair -- Restructuring liberal arts college libraries: seven organizational strategies / Peggy Seiden -- Caught in the crossfire: organizational change and career displacement in the University of California libraries / Rita A. …”

Assessing student learning outcomes for information literacy instruction in academic institutions /

Table of Contents: “…Comer -- First year experience research skills survey / Allison Armstrong -- Information competency as historian's craft / Michael Barrett -- Assessing liberal arts classes / Lori E. Buchanan -- Assessing information literacy in a MBA program introductory course / Barbara Burd -- Assessing student learning in sociology / Cynthia H. …”

Technology-centered academic library partnerships and collaborations /

Table of Contents: “…Taylor [and 6 others] -- Collaborations in liberal arts colleges in support of digital humanities / Lisa M. …”
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The quality infrastructure : measuring, analyzing, and improving library services /

Table of Contents: “…Silcox, Mary-Deirdre Coraggio, Susan Makar, and Mylene Ouimette -- Pursuing organizational performance excellence : the Emory University Libraries' journey / Xuemao Wang and Emily Thornton -- The development of an evaluation and assessment program for the Ontario Council of University Libraries / Dana Thomas and Kate Davis -- Creating analyst positions in an academic library : the UC-San Diego example / Kymberly Anne Goodson and Daniel Suchy -- Kansas State University Libraries' Office of Library Planning and Assessment / Laurel Ann Littrell -- Building an assessment program in the Liberal Arts College Library / Lucretia McCulley -- Developing a library assessment program at Washington University in St. …”
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Open access and the future of scholarly communication : policy and infrastructure /

Table of Contents: “…Inefuku and Charlotte Roh -- Opportunities through open access : a small liberal arts college perspective / Annie Erdmann and Jeremy Shaw-Munderback -- Navigating the political waters of open access publishing in libraries / Carol Ann Borchert, Charlene N. …”
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Excellence in the stacks : strategies, practices and reflections of award-winning libraries /

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The role of the library in the first college year /

Table of Contents: “…Jackson -- Librarians as change agents : the evolution of a first-year information fluency program at a small liberal arts college / Teresa Fishel, Beth Hillemann & Jean Beccone -- Developing a first-year information literacy program : the contexts and challenges of change / Randall Schroeder & Judith Griffith -- Integrating information literacy into a discipline-specific course in the first year : a case study of Sociology 101 / Kathy S. …”

We can do IT : women in library information technology /

Table of Contents: “…Dority Baker -- The story of my unintended journey into systems librarianship / Olufunmilayo Fati -- "I've had the perfect job for me" : an interview / Alexandra Gallin-Parisi and Donna Kaminski -- My journey through library IT / Robin Hastings -- Not the "same as it ever was" : an accidental systems librarian / Amy Hezel -- Library IT is never boring / Tari Keller -- IT and libraries : a perfect career marriage / Karen Knox -- Blending liberal arts and IT : finding a place for a tech-loving non-programmer / Amanda Hartman McLellan -- How Hamlet helped me become a library techie / Este Pope -- Chimera in the library : a journey through the cultures of IT, libraries, & library IT / Stephanie Walker…”
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Teaching reference today. by Ellis, Lisa A.

Table of Contents: “…Evolution of reference values and roles -- Plus ca change : instilling foundational values within evolving reference service pedagogy / Miriam Matteson (Kent State University, Ohio), Donald Boozer (Cleveland Public Library), Cynthia Boyden (Consultant for State Library of Ohio) -- Repositioning reference librarians as agents of change : approaches to socially responsible critical information literacy in the LIS curriculum / Michael Courtney (Indiana University at Bloomington) -- Partner in the process : redefining reference to create an integrated educational experience / Ashley Cole, Cindy Judd and Brad Marcum (Eastern Kentucky University) -- Job-embedded training and specialized skills to support new librarians in higher education : a case study from a liberal arts college / Kasia Gonnerman and Maglen Epstein (St. …”
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