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The book, Library: An Unquiet History, by Mathew Battles, discusses the history of libraries and books and how they have shaped the way, we as people have advanced throughout history. The destruction of books throughout history has been pretty common. The dozens of political brawls and genocides in history of mankind have proved that books are a sign of freedom that isn't seen highly by war mongering generals and power hungry dictators. Yet, Battles repeatedly explains that although history…

arbara Percival In Preparation of an AFL-CIO Exhibit This past semester, I conducted my field study within the setting of an academic library working with the university archivists at the Hornbake Library at the University of Maryland (UMD). Due to unforeseen circumstances, my field study had to be cobbled together rather quickly and therefore consists of a patchwork. For example, there have been two projects in my field study with two different supervisors in two different departments.…

Library organization is a hot topic is library circles. To gentrify or not to gentrify …that is the question. I was quite surprised by the passion this topic ignites on library blogs and discussion boards. Some librarians are down right angry at the idea of “dissing” Dewey, while others embrace the change. After much consideration, if ever given the opportunity to organize a library, it would most definitely be in the genrefication or bookstore model, alphabetically for the fiction selections,…

Self-Evaluation In the fourth year review, according to the Copley Library Appointment, Rank, and Tenure Policy, “the candidate’s professional goals should include such evidence as a record of publication, progress in research projects, involvement in conference programs, and committee responsibilities” (p. 10). This self-evaluation provides a highlight of my accomplishments according to the four criteria and a reflection upon my strengths, my challenges, and my future plans. My aspiration…

down the definition of archives in five examples of archives. The five examples are documents, records, archives, historical records, historical manuscripts. With these example can be found in institution that are called archives libraries, record center, historical libraries and etc. Documents can be textual, graphic, photographic, and even audio and video. The important documents are to demonstrates by the way of people that seek to invent or to improve reading technology. Records are…

On a late Thursday afternoon, I thought it would be have been a nice day to go library and get some books. Being a geeky teenage girl, I love to read anything from a mystery to a good thriller. My day started off great! A big bowl of Frosted Flakes, a bright early morning and a little bit of television. Nothing could go wrong… or could it? “Oh crap, where’s my library card”.I yelled in frustration. I began to search through all my pockets and in between my father’s car seats.After fifteen…

list for Fall (1997) • Maryland Black-Eyed Susan list (1999-2000) • American Library Association (ALA) Notable (2002) • Parents' Guide to Children's Media Honor (2002) • New Mexico Battle of the Books (2005) • Excerpted in Weekly Reader (2004) • A Junior Library Guild Selection (2003) • Nominee for the Mark Twain Award (2006) • American Library Association (ALA) Best Books for Young Adults (2006) • A New York Public Library Book for the Teen Age (2005) • An IRA-CBC Children's Choice (2005) •…

First of all, what does digitization in a museum context means? The Smithsonian Museum gives an accurate definition of it: “a set of processes that convert physical resources to a digital form or that create materials […] in a digital format. […] They form a new type of collection — a digital collection — that requires special care and preservation” (Smithsonian Institution, 2010, p. 3). Processes of digitization started with the appearance of CD-ROM invented by Philips in 1979, when technology…

I chose Belk Library of Appalachian State University for my ethnography project. The reason that I pick library for this project was that I knew everyday men, women, children, elder, and people of different nation came to this place for studying, relaxing, or for some other reasons. Therefore, I thought by choosing library, I would have an opportunity to observe the behaviors of people of different genders, ages, and nation of this culture. It was a great experience working as a cultural…

My first memory of a library was my elementary school. Learning the dewey decimal system and how to naviaget the card catalog was the right of passage for any first grader. I also remember learning how to read. As if night and day came together, I woke up one morning and the letters on the page of a book also came together to form a word. A new door opened in my life and has never shut. My mother often says to me that she does not know where I learned to write. She stated to me…