Many Last Things
This post is part of a series of posts documenting my trip to Egypt. To read from the beginning, go to the first post and follow the links at the bottom of each page. Monday, 11 January 2010 The last...
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Egypt in the Rearview Mirror
This post is part of a series of posts documenting my trip to Egypt. To read from the beginning, go to the first post and follow the links at the bottom of each page. Thursday, 14 January 2010 So,...
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Knowledge Notes: Information Literacy (30 August 2010)
Welcome to Knowledge Notes! This is the first "topic-based" post in Cowles Library's semi-regular series of reflections on the changing nature of scholarly information in a digital world. Personal...
View ArticleOpen Educational Resources – Two Interesting Pointers
The future of education (especially Higher Education) is Open Educational Resources (OER), that is, those resources that are freely available for anyone to use to learn and to teach. (Another large...
View ArticleCowles in the Cloud: Rethinking information access
Personal context: Your author is Andrew Welch, Librarian for the Integrated Library System at Cowles Library. I was recently hired to—among other things—assess and oversee the library management system...
View ArticleBest Fiction and Non-Fiction Books I’ve read this year: One Librarian’s List
'tis the end of the year, which means it's time for: "Best of" lists. Following is a list, in no particular order, of the three best non-fiction, and fiction, books I read this year. Note that these...
View ArticleLibrarian for Digital Literacy & General Education
Please note that this position has been filled. Drake University is committed to an integrated combination of liberal arts and professional programs. As a learning-centered private institution with...
View ArticleNatural Standard is now for Pet Owners, too
Natural Standard provides a critical and transparent review of the evidence regarding herbs and supplements. Drake has had access to this database and its wealth of evaluative information on...
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New mobile feature for SuperSearch
Last year, EBSCO provided a mobile interface for SuperSearch that automatically loads when you access SuperSearch from your mobile device. This was a vast improvement over the “mobile-friendly” display...
View ArticleNo more PINs!
As of February 2013, current Drake students, faculty and staff can use your Drake ID and password (the same one you use to access blueView and Drake webmail) instead of a PIN to access your library...
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Top Study Tips from Cowles Library
We asked the faculty and staff at Cowles Library for their best study tips for finals. Here’s what they said …
View ArticleCowles Library launches initiative to share print collections
The library directors of Drake University, Grinnell College, Grand View University, Central College, and Simpson College officially announced the formation of the Central Iowa Collaborative Collections...
View ArticleIowa media reports on collaborative collections initiative
The CI-CCI received news coverage on WHOTV!
View ArticleLinks to Copyright Info
Here’s a link to my Copyright Research Guide (found under Help – Services for Faculty) http://researchguides.drake.edu/copyright It has links to many good and useful copyright sites.
View ArticleThe Georgia State E-reserves case, Part 1: Cold Calls
In 2005, a jointly authored document titled “Campus Copyright: Rights and Responsibilities” was issued. it was authored by the Association of American Publishers , the Association of American...
View ArticleThe Georgia State E-reserves Case, Part 2: The Case
The Georgia State E-reserves Case, 2008-2012. Those of us who work with or study policies regarding e-reserves and copyright issues have long wondered when and where this issue would first come to...
View ArticleWhat is the Hathi Trust and How Did It Help Define Fair Use?
“The Hathi Trust is a partnership of academic and research institutions, offering a collection of millions of titles digitized from libraries around the world.” Full text of documents in the collection...
View ArticleBrief service outage on Saturday, July 13
OIT will be performing maintenance on network equipment servicing the Drake Internet connection on Saturday, July 13. Maintenance will begin at 6:00 AM and be completed by 7:00 AM. All Internet...
View ArticleUniversity Archives to Receive Another Major Collection
A major new collection slated for the new Cowles Library — Drake University Archives & Special Collections: “The Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs and Drake University today announced a new...
View ArticleCopyright, Libraries, and the AAP and AG.
The Association of American Publishers (AAP) – Who are they? According to their web site: “The 300 members of AAP are building the future of publishing. We are America’s premier publishers of...
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