Reconstructing or Deconstructing Labor Archives? Shaping Labor Collection Development in an Uncertain Future

ABSTRACT

Labor archival programs confront numerous challenges to remain viable in a changing academic environment and institutional culture. The marketing of higher education, the anti-union stance of some university administrations, and the transition of labor studies programs create a less-than-benign environment for labor collection development activities. Labor collection development hinges upon the labor archivist's ability to mediate the often-divergent interests of the academic and labor communities. Contraction of the labor movement and union restructuring also have important repercussions for future labor collections development. This article examines these issues from the perspective of the historical development of Penn State University's labor archives program–focusing on the institutional pressures inherent in serving both academe and labor unions, and prospects for labor collection development in an uncertain future.     

欧美国家联合目录的进展与我国虚拟联合目录的发展思路

介绍欧美国家联合目录的发展概况,尤其是集中式联机联合目录和分布式虚拟联合目录的最新进展,并提出我国虚拟联合目录的发展思路。     

Personal librarian programs in medical and academic health sciences libraries: a preliminary study

Objective:This preliminary study examined how personal librarian programs are implemented within medical and academic health sciences libraries. Increasing awareness of these programs and how they are implemented could create a larger and more accessible knowledge base for establishing best practices that similar libraries can look to when creating their own programs.Methods:To characterize existing programs, a twenty-two-item survey was sent to MEDLIB-L, AAHSL-ALL, ARCL-HSIG, and PSS-Lists email listservs in October 2018 to reach a broad audience of medical and academic health sciences librarians. Survey responses were analyzed using Qualtrics and Excel.Results:Of the 2,882 potential email recipients, 49 survey sessions were recorded, and a total of 38 survey sessions were completed (1.3% response rate). Of the 38 completed responses, representatives of 12 libraries (31.5%) reported that a personal librarian program had been implemented at their institution. For implementation, eight libraries involved 1–5 librarians, and four involved 6–10. Librarians were assigned 50–100 (n=6), 101–150 (n=1), or 151 or more (n=1) students each. The identified programs served medical students (n=11), nursing students (n=7), health professions students (n=7), dental students (n=2), and students in other fields (n=4). Services provided and communication methods were also identified.Conclusions:The personal librarian programs identified by the survey were uniquely structured to best meet the needs of their users, though similarities in implementation existed across institutions. Medical and academic health sciences libraries can look to these libraries as practical examples when starting their own personal library programs.     

JSDataCenter:基于Z39.50的联机联合编目系统

联机联合编目是网络环境下图书馆之间共享编目数据资源、减少重复劳动、提高编目质量的重要手段。JSDataCenter是江苏高校文献信息保障体系 (JALIS)的核心组成 ,它通过Z39 5 0协议 ,提供了对联机联合编目的强大支持。本文介绍JSDataCenter的设计方案 ,为我国各地区建设联机联合编目中心提供参考。     

我国联合编目的现状及思考

本文通过对我国四大国家级联机联合编目中心发展现状的比较、分析与研究,及与国外OCLC的比较,以期找出我国联合编目所存在的问题并提出其今后发展的主要方向。     

How changes in work structure influence employees’ perceptions of CSR: millionaire managers and locked-out laborers

Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is widely understood as the various activities corporations engage in to meet stakeholder demands and demonstrate fit in society. Often employees are positioned as the beneficiaries of corporate largesse and worker recruitment and retention are offered as rationale for CSR activities. The voice of the employee, however, is noticeably missing from the CSR literature. This study uses a case study approach to explore how locked-out union workers define CSR. We conducted 51 semi-structured interviews and analyzed 27 secondary data sources. The results suggest that workers fuse together economic and ethical responsibilities to develop a portrait of their employer's CSR. Workers defined CSR as an economic/ethical responsibility that is intimately tied to a set of explicitly and implicitly communicated values. Our analysis exposed four additional dimensions that informed employees’ understanding of CSR: reciprocity, fair treatment, economic justice, and organizational structure. Propositions for future research and practical implications are offered based on the findings.     

Health Sciences Library Support of a University Common Reading Program: A Case Study

Common reading programs have become increasingly popular on college and university campuses as a means for increasing student engagement, retention, and success. This article describes the characteristics, goals, and benefits of common reading programs and provides examples from the literature of academic library involvement in them. Finally, an example is provided of how one academic health sciences library participated in its institution’s First-Year Summer Reading program.     

Labor and Collective Bargaining Web Sites

Abstract

This chapter outlines key resources in the labor and collective bargaining fields. The author covers Web directories, Web sites of the U.S. government and international organizations, unions, academic institutions, professional organizations, and interest groups.     

论我国高校图书馆联合目录的发展

随着时代的发展,网络的应用和技术的革新促进我国高校图书馆联合目录的迅猛发展。本文以CALIS联合目录为主要案例,从联合目录的建设背景、文献信息资源现状、成员馆数量、建库模式和服务情况等方面对我国高校图书馆联合目录发展现状进行分析研究,指出我国高校图书馆联合目录目前发展所面临的问题,并从虚拟目录、编目对象、网络信息资源比重、服务模式等方面探讨我国高校图书馆联合目录发展的趋势。      

Introducing NurseSearchTM into an Academic Setting

NurseSearch^TM is a floppy disk, abridged version of the Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), covering about sixty journals. The program is a menu-driven software package designed to allow end users with no prior searching experience to perform their own searches. It is available in annual editions from 1985 to the present. This paper describes the introduction of NurseSearch^TM within the Libraries at Kent State University and its School of Nursing. Reactions of new users to selected program operations are identified. Conclusions from a trial period are set forth.     

Library Outreach Positions: From Planning to Practice

East Tennessee State University has a diverse student population of approximately 12,500 students. Recent statistics have indicated that the student body is bypassing the physical library building, including reference services, and connecting to online sources from off campus. With only six public service librarians whose duties include interlibrary loan, instruction, and other key library functions, librarians are limited in their ability to provide outreach to those students who might never enter the library. In this article, the authors describe the decision process in developing outreach librarian positions for the graduate programs librarian and the undergraduate student services librarian and discuss the specific services that these librarians provide to students.     

日本国立国会图书馆联合目录网络化现状

文章介绍了日本国立国会图书馆联合目录网络的建库经过、系统功能、参加馆范围扩大等详细情况。     

推广Z39.50标准,发展虚拟联合目录

本文介绍了Z39．50的用途，通过介绍国外联合目录的发展历程，指出虚拟联合目录的优越性，提出我国应加紧步伐，发展虚拟联合目录。     

基于OAI-PMH协议构建山西省高校联合目录

本文在介绍OAI-PMH协议的基础上,构建了基于0AI-PMH协议的山西省高校联合目录,并对其组成部分进行了详细探讨。     

云计算在图书馆联盟中的应用探讨

本文介绍了云计算的概念,并对其核心技术进行了分析和阐述。文章着重论述了云计算对图书馆联盟模式的影响,提出了云计算在图书馆联盟中的应用前景。     

我国联机编目的现状研究

从现有技术条件、现有法律法规和实施状况等三个方面综述了我国联机编目的现状,主要以我国目前已建成的两大联机编目系统为例,即国家图书馆联机编目中心和中国高等教育文献保障中心联机编目系统,以期对我国今后联机编目的发展有所借鉴。     

基于数字资源的期刊联合目录数据库建设

为今后深入开展期刊信息资源整合机制方面的研究，本文从数据的收集、数据的规范和整合两方面探讨创建一个以期刊为纽带的链接数据库的方法、途径和实施步骤，并对此链接数据库未来的发展方向进行展望。     

Connecting Students of the Present,Past, and Future: An Activist Approach to the Collection and Use of Student Documents in the University Archives

ABSTRACT

Student documents, including scrapbooks, diaries, and student organization records, are invaluable resources for the study of higher education, reform movements, and intellectual and social trends. Not only do they provide fodder for scholarship and classroom instruction, these materials serve the multi-faceted research needs of administrators, alumni, and the community. In order to document student experience fully, it is essential that archivists and librarians institute an innovative outreach program that underlines the importance of maintaining and utilizing student related documents, and in the process actively engages students, faculty, administrators, and alumni in the archives' program.     

构建支持资源发现和传递的联合目录数据库

分析联合目录数据库所面临的客观环境的变化,包括用户信息查找行为的变化、资源出版模式的变化、资源建设模式的变化,并以中国科学院联合目录数据库为例,探讨如何利用最新编目理论和技术手段,将中国科学院联合目录数据库纳入到用户使用情景中,构建一个在开放环境中,作为“中间转换层”支持信息资源发现和传递的联合目录数据库。