Library Profile: Roscoe L. West Library, Trenton State College

Wilma L . West Library Resource Notes Fire in Australia

People with disabilities, physical or mental, are often at special risk in the event of a fire. The National Fire Prevention Association has special tips for people with disabilities and their caregivers, beginning with how to plan ahead for emergencies. Like all disasters, the trauma from experiencing a fire is long lasting and affects all aspects of victims' lives. Mark S. Rosenfeld discusses...

Wilma L . West Library Resource Notes Ethics July 2002

An unusual number of featured articles in our newspapers have included discussions about ethics or ethical behavior, most often, the stories concern ethical violations or unethical behavior. Think of all those corporate CEOs and financial advisors, not to mention our government officials, for instance, Anthony Williams, mayor of the District of Columbia, and Senator Robert G. Torricelli. Unfort...

Wilma L . West Library Resource Notes Phenomenological Research Method

Phenomenological Studies Cross Sources: Qualitative, Critical ethnography, Grounded theory, Case study Definition: The examination of human experiences through detailed descriptions of the people being studied. The procedure involves studying a small number of subjects through extensive and prolonged engagement to develop patterns/relationships of meaning. Reference: Dukes; Oiler (as cited in C...

Implementing the Junior College Library Standards

I P L E M E N T A T I O N of the Junior College Library Standards is one of the important tasks facing junior college librarians, administrators, and instructors in the 1960's. Even as the members of the ACRL Committee on Standards were finishing their work at the ALA Midwinter meeting in January 1960, they realized that completed standards are only a beginning, that the most difficult task sti...

"I Am More Productive in the Library Because It's Quiet": Commuter Students in the College Library