Pub Date : 2013-10-01DOI: 10.21061/VALIB.V59I3.1271
Kate Denwiddie, K. Hamdan
A comic-con may seem like a strange fit for a library. People may think of comic books as an inferior form of literature, or not as literature at all, and they may think of a comic-con as a commercial enterprise (which it can be, but often isn’t). The most famous comic-con, popularly known as the Comic-Con, is the International Comic-Con: San Diego. Started in 1970, it has since grown to draw upwards of 13,000 people, and features superstar creators and authors of the comic, sci-fi, and fantasy world.
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Pub Date : 2013-08-01DOI: 10.21061/VALIB.V59I2.1260
Rebecca K. Miller, K. Debose, N. Hall, P. Lindblad, Allison Scripa, J. Speer, P. Young
In 2012, University Libraries at Virginia Tech participated in this event for the first time to raise awareness of open access in general, and to promote services offered by the library for preserving and providing access to digital scholarship and research. By sharing our experiences and lessons learned coordinating a week-long series of lectures, panel sessions, workshops, and promotional activities, our intention is to encourage others to look for opportunities at their own institutions to share information about OA and the value and impact of open publishing
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Pub Date : 2013-08-01DOI: 10.21061/VALIB.V59I2.1261
Tami C. Back
B efore sunrise on February 28, nearly 30 William & Mary faculty, staff, and librarians boarded a bus for Washington, D.C. The destination of the bus was the Library of Congress, where participants had the opportunity to tour the library, obtain library cards, conduct research, and meet with librarians with knowledge in their disciplines. Swem Library and the W&M Washington Office partnered to offer the trip to the campus community.
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Pub Date : 2013-04-01DOI: 10.21061/VALIB.V59I1.1249
Katelyn R. Tucker
D o you remember the first time you ever taught a class in the library? Who taught you how to teach? According to a survey administered by Julien and Genuis, 86.2% of librarians prepared themselves for instructional work informally while on the job. Westbrock and Fabian found that librarians learn the ACRL Proficiencies for Instruction Librarians and Coordinators through self-teaching or on-the-job training, not through library school courses. It seems like we are choosing to employ the sink-or-swim method of instructional training: throw new librarians into the classroom and hope that they manage to stay afloat. This method is detrimental to the instruction program, the librarian, and the students.
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Pub Date : 2013-04-01DOI: 10.21061/valib.v59i1.1245
John Connolly
ne of the greatest things about serving as an editor for Virginia Libraries is that it affords me the opportunity to let my digital path wander over all manner of resources. While working through my ordinary editing cycle, I came upon a beneficial web resource that many librarians might find useful: Libraries Thriving. Libraries Thriving bills itself as “a collaborative space for e-resource innovation and information literacy promotion.” Part collaborative internet forum and part learning resource, I was struck by the focus on providing workshops and seminars for librarians, including hosting videos of past workshops. Organized by Credo Reference and LYRASIS, Libraries Thriving espouses several causes to promote information literacy and promote the use of libraries. Another major theme of Libraries Thriving is usage statistics as a path to reaffirming the relevance of libraries in the digital age. The really intriguing hook of Libraries Thriving is its organization into a “Learning Community.” Each spring the site puts forward a handful of projects that librarians around the country are heading. Librarians have the ability to join the learning community for that project, putting heads together to solve problems and develop solutions applicable to other libraries. To accomplish these goals, Libraries Thriving provides an online space to explore common interests and address shared issues or community problems. By providing a space for librarians to get together and exchange ideas, Libraries Thriving has thoughts on topics from off-beat promotion ideas to the best free ebook sources. Topics are geared to all levels of experience, from veterans of library service to library students. I recommend taking a look at Libraries Thriving, accessible on the web at www.librariesthriving.org. VL
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Pub Date : 2013-04-01DOI: 10.21061/valib.v59i1.1246
Otis D. Alexander
I n 1888 Saint Paul Normal and Industrial School was founded by the former slave James Solomon Russell in Lawrenceville, Virginia. At that time, this member of the Protestant Episcopal Church started the institution with no more than twelve students. While the curriculum explored the basics, the students were enthusiastic. In 1941 Saint Paul Normal and Industrial School was changed to Saint Paul’s Polytechnic Institute. This was done when the Commonwealth of Virginia granted the institution authority to offer a four-year curriculum. The first bachelor’s degree was awarded four years later.
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Pub Date : 2013-04-01DOI: 10.21061/valib.v59i1.1247
Shanna Hollich, Allyson Lauer, Amanda Liss
T he Youth Services Forum (YSF) plays a prominent role in the Virginia Libraries Association (VLA), promoting quality library programs and services for children and youth across the Commonwealth. The Forum advocates for information access on behalf of Virginia’s young people; fosters the exchange of ideas and information among those who serve this age group; and presents awards to children’s book authors for outstanding writing in historical fiction, biography, and American history. YSF promotes reading as a year-round, life-long activity that is both enjoyable and essential for children of all ages.
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Pub Date : 2013-04-01DOI: 10.21061/VALIB.V59I1.1248
M. Mobashar, Beth Solka
I n the basement of the Central Rappahannock Regional Library headquarters in Fredericksburg, there is a minilibrary for very special patrons. This small but essential collection is tucked away in a corner of the lower level of the public library building. Occasionally someone who is looking for the law library or the Virginiana room wanders through the door expecting to see shelves of regular books. When they look up, their mouths usually drop open as they take in hundreds of shelves stacked high with thousands of blue boxes.
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Pub Date : 2013-04-01DOI: 10.21061/valib.v59i1.1250
Gwen Vredevoogd
W ith books now being read on mobile devices like iPads, Kindles, and even smart phones, it’s easy to forget how much the format of a standard book has changed since the nineteenth century. Publishing techniques and books themselves have transformed so much in the intervening years that it’s hard for us to imagine the effort and care that went into editing, typesetting, illustrating, and preparing a manuscript for publication 150 years ago. Then as now, visual elements enhance the reader’s understanding of a work in a way that changes the reading experience. As Alice wonders before she goes down the rabbit hole, “What is the use of a book … without pictures or conversations?” (Carroll 1870).
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Pub Date : 2012-12-31DOI: 10.21061/VALIB.V58I4.1235
J. Melton
T he Book as Art at the Pamunkey Regional Library started with a workshop for Earth Day and an enthusiastic Children’s Programmer! When we first decided to create a workshop for Earth Day, we began with a brainstorming session to come up with the best ideas. As such sessions go, we bandied about innumerable concepts, eventually settling on making notebooks that teenagers might enjoy using at school. The plan was to save food boxes to use as covers and dividers, and to add a variety of different pages using other papers and materials. We hoped to purchase a binding machine so workshop attendees could bind their own books. However, after investigating binding equipment, the cost proved to be prohibitive given the Library’s current budget.
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