Dallas Campus 
Virtual Library News
Volume 1, Number 1                                                                                                                                                December,  2003
     

Contents

 

What’s New?

Introducing UNT Dallas Library Newsletter!

Libraries and librarians provide wonderful services to users everywhere, but they often don’t do a very good job of marketing/advertising those services.  The American Library Association’s "Campaign for America’s Libraries” is a multi-year public education campaign to speak loudly and clearly about the value of libraries and librarians in the 21st century.  During 2003, academic and research libraries and librarians are featured.  With that goal in mind, the staff of UNT Dallas virtual library has initiated a variety of marketing tools to "get the word out” about our unique library including this electronic newsletter.  We hope you will benefit from it.

 

Key features

The purpose of the Virtual Library Newsletter is to keep students, faculty, staff, and interested patrons of the community informed about new events and both new and existing services that UNT Dallas Campus Library has to offer.  Library services are far too often poorly marketed, and our goal is to get the word out about the wonderful resources available to our patrons.  The best part of all is that it’s free to our students, faculty, and staff!  Our knowledge and expertise won’t cost our patrons a dime.  To meet our goal of reaching out to UNT Dallas and our surrounding service area we have included, and will continue to include, features in this newsletter that we think will be important to you and to your information needs.   

 

Learn about services

The first question that patrons ask when they walk through the door of the library for the first time is, "Where are the books?"

The library maintains a core collection of print resources, but technology and e-resources are the primary components of the library's collection.  This is a full service library.  While more than 90 % of all materials needed by patrons will be found through e-resources with the assistance of the library staff, there may be materials that will need to be acquired from the Denton campus.  The keys to using the Virtual Library effectively and efficiently are Plan Ahead and Ask the Staff.   New services are constantly being added or improved.

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Featured Subject Guide

Each newsletter we will feature a different subject designed specifically for courses offered at UNT Dallas that contains valuable resources for that subject offered at UNT Dallas Library for students and faculty.  Many other subject guides are available now in the library or on the website (www.unt.edu/unt-dallas/librarysg.htm).

This semester we are proud to feature the Criminal Justice Subject Guide. 

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Services

"Instruction and education" is one of the primary missions of UNT Dallas Virtual Library.

Both individual and group instruction are available upon request.  Contact the library for more information.

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Meet the Staff


UNT Dallas Library Staff



* Leora Kemp, MRE, MLS
* Virtual Librarian, Dept. Head
* Email: lkemp@unt.edu
* Info: "I’m a graduate of Duncanville (TX) High School, East Texas State University (now Texas A&M Commerce; BA in English), Southern Methodist University (Master of Religious Education) and the University of North Texas (Master of Library Science). After graduating from UNT, I lived and worked in Waco, TX, for ten years. Upon my return to Dallas, I was hired by Dallas Public Library, where I worked for eleven years.  When I read about the opening of UNT Dallas, I immediately applied for a position as a Librarian. I’m very excited about being here and about the future of this Campus and our opportunity to provide some very unique library services. We’re truly pioneers in this venture."


*Cindy Batman, M.S.
*Visiting Librarian
*Email: cbatman@unt.edu
*Info: "I entered the SLIS program in the Fall of 2000 and immediately began my first library job in Circulation and Reference at the Nelson Memorial Library at Southwestern Assemblies of God University in Waxahachie, Texas. After twenty five years of business management experience, reinventing myself as a librarian has been tremendous fun! I worked several part time jobs while completing my degree, including a semester at Baylor College of Dentistry in Dallas at the Health Sciences Library and as a student assistant at UNT Dallas Library. I graduated in May of 2003 and went to work at Southern Methodist University in the Cox School of Business. When the hiring freeze was lifted, I came back to UNT Dallas to continue the programs I had started, such as developing projects for the library student assistants to showcase their skills and promote our library services. I am thrilled to be on UNT Dallas staff and to be involved in developing this campus from the ground up. We have unlimited opportunities to be innovative in working with our students, staff and faculty to facilitate their research and information needs and to market our university to the community."



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* Susie Kutchi, M.S.
* Lead Library/Lab Assistant
* Email: skemp@scd.unt.edu
* Info: "I grew up in Tennessee and received my BA in psychology from Memphis State University (now the University of Memphis). I went back home and taught special education at the junior high level on an emergency certificate. After a year back in my hometown to remind me why I had left just two weeks after graduating from high school to begin college, I moved to Texas in 1970, with my last paycheck in my pocket and everything I owned in my 1965 Corvair!  I spent almost 25 years at Delta Air Lines, working in reservations and ticket sales at both the airport and city ticket offices, retiring in 1999 so I could come back to school and start my next career. I graduated in August with my Masters in Information Science, with an advanced certificate in Reference and am now working on a second advanced certificate in Health Informatics. My interests are many, so I'm not sure where I'll end up in the library world!"  Now we know: Susie will start her new career as a Reference Librarian at the University of Texas at Dallas.

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* Marc D. Marchand, M.S.
* Library/Lab Assistant
* Email: mmarchand@scd.unt.edu
* Info: "I have a B.A. from the Univ. of Texas at Dallas in Interdisciplinary Studies and an M.S. in Library Science from UNT. My focus of study is on virtual libraries and distributed learning in academic libraries. There are many aspects of my work here at UNT Dallas Library that I love, but my favorite part is being a part of a team that is committed to information services in an innovative environment. Some of my responsibilities in the library include helping students with projects, answering reference questions, and teaching students to use electronic resources and be comfortable in an electronic environment. I also spend a lot of time developing new methods of library instruction through a WebCT section that I created for the library, experimenting with web design, revising or creating procedures for developing tools such as the subject guide, and keeping up with new ideas and techniques in the information profession.  UNT Dallas' Virtual Library is a wonderful place to be, and I can’t imagine a better place to practice my profession.” 


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* Brian Kemp, M.S.
* Library/Lab Student Assistant
* Email: bkemp@scd.unt.edu
* Info: "I am originally from the north, Indiana then Wisconsin, and then moved to Texas about 15 years ago. I graduated from Bishop Lynch H.S. and then got a bachelors degree in Biology from the University of Texas at Dallas. I am now in my last semester of a masters degree in Digital Image Management in the School of Library and Information Science. I am also getting married in January and moving to Austin. I enjoy interacting with the students and helping them solve their library or computer problems, or find what they are looking for in the library or online. I hope to utilize my skills in imaging and computers to help enhance the experience at the library on the campus of UNT-Dallas.”



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* Ramon Herrera
* Library/Lab Student Assistant; Statistics Tutor
* Email: rherrera@scd.unt.edu
* Info: "I am working on my Business Computer Information System degree right now and by next May, 2004, I will graduate with a B.S. in both Criminal Justice and B.C.I.S. After that I'm heading to medical school. Before and during college, I was in the marines, where I was a mechanic. The rest of my time is spent with my kids and training for boxing, which is a hobby for me.”

*Naomi Moffat
*Library/Lab Student Assistant
*Email: nmoffat@scd.unt.edu
*Info: I was born and raised in Oregon (for those of us who are clueless about geography, Oregon is the state above California) and am a current student at Southwestern Assemblies of God University in Waxahachie. I’m only one semester away from receiving my BS in Elementary Education. I then plan on entering the SLIS program and teaching third or fourth graders next fall. I greatly enjoy working here and interacting with the students. A random fact about me is that I come from a large family of 6 siblings.


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New Book List

Locke, Don C., et al, eds. The Handbook of Counseling. Thousand Oaks , CA : Sage Publications, 2001. A handbook created to capture the evolution of counseling as a profession, define counseling as it currently exists, and project the trends and issues that will challenge in the future decade and beyond.
(Call # BF 637 .C6 H365 2001 c.2)

Ponterotto, Joseph G., et al., eds. Handbook of Multicultural Counseling. 2nd ed., Thousand Oaks , CA : Sage Publications, 2001. A handbook created to provide, in one comprehensive work, a summary of the latest work in multi-cultural counseling and salient issues through the perspectives of 85 scholars.
(Call # BF 637 .C6 H3174 2001 c.2)

Dochartaigh, Niall Ó. The Internet Research Handbook: A Practical Guide for Students and Researchers in the Social Sciences. London : Sage Publications, 2002. Designed for use as a textbook for introductory courses on Internet research desiring to teach efficient and critical use of the Internet as a research resource, as well as for any other researcher who is trying to incorporate the Internet into their research practice.
(Call # H 61.95 .O36 2002 c.2)          
                                           
Cooper, Kathleen B. County and City Data Book: 2000: A Statistical Abstract Supplement. 13th ed., Washington , D.C. : U.S. Census Bureau, 2001. A summary of statistics on the social and economic structure of the counties and cities of the United States which is designed to serve as a statistical reference and guide to other publications and sources. Includes a selection of data from both governmental and private statistical publications and electronic sources.
(Call # HA 202 .C68 2002)
                                           

Audain, Linz and Cornelia J Strawser, eds. Business Statistics of the United States . 6th ed., Lanham , MD : Bernan Press, 2000. A basic desk reference containing recent and historical information about the U.S. economy. Includes predominantly federal government source economic time series, as well as extensive background notes. Contains annual data for 1970 through 1999; quarterly data for 1991 through 1999; and monthly data for 1996 through 1999.
(Call # HC 101 .A13122 2000 c.2)

Hoover , Gary . Hoover ’s Handbook of World Business 2003. Austin , TX : Hoover’s Business Press, 2003. Contains information on 300 of the world’s most influential companies based outside of the United States . One of the most complete sources of in-depth information on large, non-US-based business enterprises. Includes profiles and indexes.
(Call # HG 4009 .H66 2003 c.2)

Kushner, Harvey W. Encyclopedia of Terrorism. Thousand Oaks , CA : Sage Publications, 2003. Provides information regarding terrorism, including terrorist organizations, known terrorists and their aliases, and anti-terrorist government organizations. Organized in alphabetic order with appendices that provide maps, web sites, chronology, and bibliography information. 
(Call # HV 6431 .K883 2003)

McShane, Marilyn D. and Frank P. Williams III, eds. Encyclopedia of Juvenile Justice.  Thousand Oaks , CA : Sage Publications, 2003. An encyclopedia that attempts to provide an accurate, readable resource for students of juvenile justice, criminology, and criminal justice in alphabetical term order. Provides information regarding such topics as adoption, gangs and juveniles, and runaways. Appendices provide print and Internet resources for the field of juvenile justice.
(Call # HV 9104. E58 2003 c.2)

Sandoval, Jonathan, ed. Handbook of Crisis Counseling, Intervention, and Prevention in Schools. 2nd ed., Mahwah , NJ : Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2002. A handbook for school-based practitioners to assist in reducing children’s stress and facilitate their coping and healthy development. Covers crises as they affect elementary age children as well as adolescents.
(Call # LB 1027.55 .C74 2002 c.2)
                                            
Cabell, David W. E. and Deborah L. English, eds. Cabell’s Directory of Publishing Opportunities in Educational Curriculum and Methods. 6th ed., Beaumont , TX : Cabell Publishing, 2002. A 2-volume directory of over 350 journals, with a focus on Educational Curriculum and Methods, that includes editor’s name(s), address(es), telephone and fax number(s), and e-mail and web address(es), for those searching for publication outlets for their manuscripts. Also includes information on review processes, acceptance rate, style and format of the journal, manuscript guidelines, and other pertinent details.
(Call # Z 286 .E3 C322 6th ed. 2002-03)

Cabell, David W. E. and Deborah L. English, eds. Cabell’s Directory of Publishing Opportunities in Educational Psychology and Administration. 6th ed., Beaumont , TX : Cabell Publishing, 2002. . A 2-volume directory of over 350 journals, with a focus on Educational Psychology and Administration, that includes editor’s name(s), address(es), telephone and fax number(s), and e-mail and web address(es), for those searching for publication outlets for their manuscripts. Also includes information on review processes, acceptance rate, style and format of the journal, manuscript guidelines, and other pertinent details.
(Call # Z 286 .E3 C324 6th ed. 2002-03)
                                       
Lee, Sul H., ed. Collection Development in the Electronic Environment: Shifting Priorities. Binghamton , NY : The Hawthorne Information Press, 1999. A compilation of conference papers presented on March 4 and 5, 1999, at a conference of the same name and hosted by the University of Oklahoma Libraries in conjunction with the University of Oklahoma Foundations . Co-published simultaneously as Journal of Library Administration, Volume 28, Number 4 1999.
(Call # Z 675 .U5 C64235 1999)
                                          

Bahr, Alice Harrison, ed. Future Teaching Roles for Academic Librarians. Binghamton , NY : The Hawthorne Press, 2000. A compendium of papers dealing with the changing roles of academic librarians as they begin to build learning libraries, centers for collaborative, interactive student-centered learning of processes rather than facts.
Co-published simultaneously as College & Undergraduate Libraries, Volume 6, Number 2 2000.
(Call # Z 711.2 .F87 2000 c.2)

 

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Policy/Procedure Updates

FOOD AND BEVERAGES

Food is not allowed in the Library or Computer Lab.

Beverages are allowed in the Library, but not at the computers or in the Computer Lab.  All beverages must be in a covered container or cans from the vending machines.


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TexShare

Here’s what TexShare has to say about the program:

"The Card Program is a reciprocal borrowing program which allows registered users of participating TexShare libraries to obtain a TexShare card and use the card to borrow materials directly from other participating libraries. You must obtain a TexShare card from your home institution before going to other libraries. Special lending policies may apply at lending libraries. A list of participating TexShare libraries, lending policies, and further information on the Card Program may be found at the Card Program link above” (www.texshare.com).

So, come in to the library today and get your card!  For more information ask a library staff member or go to www.texshare.edu for more information.

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Contact Information

E-mail address

Leora Kemp: lkemp@unt.edu

Web address

http://www.unt.edu/unt-dallas/library.htm

Fax

972-780-3676

Office phone

972-780-3625

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Suggestions

Do you have suggestions for us?  Send us your comments and let us know what you’d like to see in the library.  Email Leora at lkemp@unt.edu or stop by and fill out a suggestion card located in front of the check-out desk. 

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*If you need further assistance with your research please do not hesitate to contact the library.
Phone: 972-780-3625 or
Email: LKemp@unt.edu


Updated: December 10, 2003
This page is maintained by Marc D. Marchand