Studying Students: The Undergraduate Research Project at the University of Rochester (PDF 2,643 KB)
This book provides a view into the groundbreaking application of ethnographic tools and techniques to the understanding of undergraduate students and their use of information. The publication describes findings of the work at the University of Rochester River Campus Libraries and provides insight into how academic librarians might use these techniques on their own campuses.
A Guide for Writing CMC Collection Development Policies (PDF 637 KB)
Since the second edition of the "Curriculum Materials Center Collection Development Policy" was published in 1993, technology has become an ever-present force in the areas of library collections and teaching and learning delivery methods. This new document attempts to meld traditional collection development policy requirements with the challenges of new technologies and collection formats. It was designed to help CMC librarians define their own collection development programs, and to provide guidance to staff employed in these centers for building and maintaining their collections. The outline is meant to give prompts for areas that may need to be addressed in a CMC collection development policy, with sample language after each prompt and also within the sample policy at the end. Lists of selection criteria and "points to ponder" when writing a policy have been included. The format is intended to be easily adaptable by any higher education institution to meet local needs and to be inclusive in order to accommodate all types of curriculum centers and collections. Local policy may dictate more or less specificity, and may require more prescriptive language than is used in this document.
Your Old Books (PDF 1,644 KB)
This guide addresses some frequently asked questions about rare and older books and their values. The answers are meant only as general responses to these questions, and many possible exceptions are not described. No attempt has been made to identify or to evaluate individual books, nor does RBMS have the resources to respond to such requests. The appendix lists online and print resources for more information on the questions covered. This publication was made possible through the generous support of ABAA and the Rare Books School at the University of Virginia.
Global Evolution (PDF 1,370 KB)
ACRL is proud to offer Global Evolution: A Chronological Annotated Bibliography of International Students in U.S. Academic Libraries by Kaetrena D. Davis, as both a print publication and an online, downloadable publication. This slim booklet is a chronological, annotated bibliography that shows the evolution of the issues concerning undergraduate and graduate international students in American academic libraries and contains many possible guidelines and ideas for meeting the basic and advanced information needs of an increasingly diverse patron group. From library orientation and information literacy to programming and outreach, the gathered information covers over forty years of articles, dissertations, theses, book chapters, books, other bibliographies, and even multimedia. (Also available from the ALA Book Store)
