Reading, Writing, Research

Monthly Archives: September 2011

Information seeking: the Internet vs bookstores vs the library
information literacy

Information seeking: the Internet vs bookstores vs the library

Finding information isn’t difficult. We can talk to friends, watch TV, listen to the radio, read the newspaper, etc. Not …Read the Rest

What is a library? What one element is required?
librarians

What is a library? What one element is required?

Most people, I suppose, think of a building when they think of a library, but a library doesn’t need a …Read the Rest

WorldCat: a librarians’ tool the pubic can use
library catalogs

WorldCat: a librarians’ tool the pubic can use

Libraries of any size probably rely on the various services of a company called OCLC. No one else needs to …Read the Rest

Finding authors, or rather, names in a library catalog
library catalogs

Finding authors, or rather, names in a library catalog

The most basic information in any record in a library catalog is the title, subject, and author. I have to …Read the Rest