PDA Disadvantages

For libraries to remain a place for a lively exchange of ideas, librarians should be armed with the right knowledge and strong conviction to preserve people’s rights.

The author starts off with a rhetorical question: “What kind of problem is a library?” urging the readers to think about this question as they continue to read the article. The question grabs the readers’ attention, and intrigues them to read on to find and answer. She further utilizes this technique of rhetorical questions throughout the article for the same purpose of emphasis on the vitality of the role of public libraries. Moreover, Smith extensively employs the use of metaphors and personification. For example, she describes the internet as libraries’ “universal death knell”, which portrays the internet’s negative impact on the development of

This source was important because it allowed us to see what is ‘legally’ considered a bill of rights for a library. As this is from a national association for libraries, it can be inferred that our own library would have shared the same ideals. This was important for the usefulness of for the Strategic Plan as it allowed us to outline the rules that the library would have to follow and how it would likely deal with events in the library.

The final stakeholder could be students who attend college now. The students now want the same thing as the students back then, to get good grades and study hard. Students now believe that libraries are used for the internet and a quiet place to study. Most students only use library databases if it is required by the teacher. Students today would say that Google is a reliable source and that it is easier to use than databases. Current students have more available options than the other stakeholders because they are a part of the new generation. Like the other stakeholders, students still use the library even with the technology changing. Jenny Platt is currently attending CSU and is in the class of 2015. She doesn’t go to the library but if she did she said she would get on her computer and go to google to start her research. She said she does not check books out from the library because the internet is easier (Platt). Platt says “The library has better information but Google is just faster and more convenient.” After taking a survey on the Facebook page for the class of 2015, at CSU, the students were more likely to start their research by using google instead of library databases and books. Out of the 32 students who responded, 27 said google, 4 said library databases and only 1

The PEVPAA must make certain that faculty, staff, administrators, and students have the resources they need to be successful. This means that the PEVPAA must actively seek out resources from within and outside the university to support the success of the members of the university community. The PEVPAA is also the chief spokesperson and advocate for the university’s academic programs and faculty to internal and external stakeholders. It is the PEVPAA’s responsibility to inspire academic excellence and commitment through visionary leadership and comprehensive strategic planning. As the university’s leading academic planner, the PEVPAA should actively engage students, staff, faculty, chairs, and deans in the planning process to ensure ongoing improvement in all aspects of the university. The development of excellent and innovative academic programs and initiatives should be a prime goal for the PEVPAA, deans, department chairs, and faculty. The PEVPAA must advocate the centrality of excellence in the academic program and provide a clear model of servant

In LIS 600 students evaluate democratic principles, major information policies, ethical policies, and the role information agencies play in preserving information. In the paper the student determines the role of librarians in the implementation of policy and the role of continuing education no user relations.The instructor describes my paper as “excellent research and smart thoughts.” I earned a B for the paper. The final exam is a culmination of knowledge and discussion of ethical policies, evolution of policies, and education of librarians. These topics provide a knowledge base for anyone entering the library profession. The understating of policy also intertwines with other coursework such as the strategic plan. One cannot create a strategic plan without understanding information policies. I received a letter grade of A for the final exam. Instructor comments for the exam include “a job well done.” These artifacts for LIS 600 build a foundation of library profession providing the theories for future librarian and library development.

To think that because the department is low-cost, requiring only textbooks, novels, and computers for research, that it is not as important as other subjects which require high tech gear and lab equipment is not fair. In fact, even students, together with their professors have found it important enough to stage protests to “save the humanities”. We have, over the years, witnessed a movement away from

As public libraries struggle to remain relevant in today’s society and respond to the changing needs of older adult patrons it is important to become more

Founded in 1899, Northern Arizona University’s (NAU) first library opened with a dictionary and encyclopedia in its collection. Located in the central part of the NAU Flagstaff campus, it provides both physical and virtual environments that foster intellectual discovery, collaborative research, and access to technology (Library overview, 2016). As with most academic libraries, the research collections are critical to supporting the curricular and research mission of the university. As of April 2016, members of the NAU community and public have access to more than 670,000 print and e-books, 81,000 e-journals, 161,000 online audio and video recordings (J. Swann, personal communication, April 19, 2016). Successful learning requires inclusive and widespread support along with relevant resources from the library. Thus, the library offers spaces including group and individual study rooms; multi-media production studios, classrooms, and a makerspace. The library’s mission statement confirms the organization is committed to:

The Rocky Mountain Middle schools rule on PDA states that any physical contact like hugging or holding hands is considered PDA. I will be talking about the positive effects of PDA and why it is not such a bad thing after all.

Although I am a librarian by practice, I am a teacher by choice. I believe in the educational mission of libraries and work hard to perpetuate the democratic ideals on which our profession was founded. I encourage my students to take their learning personally; to look beyond the assignment to see the connections to their everyday lives, and beneath the information to see the systems of social, economic, and political power that build and inform our world. As a teacher, I take the work I do seriously and I encourage my students to do the same.

The University develop a ‘summer bridge program’ for at-risk students and partnered with the Library to provide a meaningful orientation to the participants. As the Science Librarian, I worked with students and faculty in the summer bridge program to orientate them to the library and the

Why would you want to use PDT? It has no long-term side effects. It’s less invasive than surgery. PDT only takes a little time, compared to other treatments. It can target the cancer very accurately. PDT can repeat many times at the same place if the cancer doesn’t go away, unlike radiation. There’s often little or no scarring after the place that has been treated heals. It usually costs less than other cancer treatments. However, PDT can only treat areas where light can reach, so it’s mainly used to treat problems on or just under the skin, or in organs that can be reached by light. Because light can’t travel very far through the body, PDT can’t be used to treat large cancers or cancers that have grown deeply into the skin or other organs.

For students to be adequately informed about the value of the university library and resources such as the Internet in information retrieval there must be a careful collaboration between teaching staff and library staff (Kenney, 2007). The focus in this task, of course, is preparing students not just for the immediate research project at hand but rather to prepare them to be life long learners, to prepare them to be successful and productive once they leave the academic environment and take up their chosen careers (Lauer & Yodanis, 2012).

Curtin University Library (henceforth 'the Library ') is a large academic library that serves 30,000 students. Within this Library, the library services seeks to provide equal learning support and reference services to a diverse range of users. Currently these users range from: