Public Relations ; Library Advocacy ; Press Releases
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Professionals from various libraries give short overviews on specific areas related to promoting or publicizing your library to develop ideas for your own media promotions or write press releases.
The "Gold Standard" of the Wiregrass Primitive Baptists of Georgia: A History of the Crawford Faction of the Alabaha River Primitive Baptist Association, 1842-2007
The study of Primitive Baptists to date has focused primarily on the origins of the denomination in the 1830s. However, few works trace the subsequent development of the group. The object of this study was to examine the origins and development of a single Primitive Baptist Association and interpret their meaning in relation to the Primitive Baptists of the Wiregrass Region of Georgia as a whole. A single association was chosen because of the highly decentralized nature of the ...
This panel will present an overview of adoption and implementation of digital library software/platforms and standards with an international perspective. Decision factors in adoption of particular software/platform and standards are reviewed. Impact of organizational, social, legal, and cultural factors are highlighted.
Radio Frequency Identification ; RFID in libraries
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Radio Frequency Identification technology is a system composed of tags, antennae, and data readers that can track and collect data through radio wave signals. Most RFID tags do not have their own power source, but are instead powered by readers that send out a signal that activates them. RFID tags function by utilizing a tiny chip with an antenna that contains whatever necessary data relevant to the task. The antenna can transmit the chip's data when the prompted by a reader, ...
This paper presents an overview of an exploratory research project to identify, describe, and investigate the applicability of the Web services (WS) approach to access legacy data. In the Z Texas Implementation Component of the Library of Texas (ZLOT) project, the ZLOT technical team has implemented a multi-purpose Texas Library Directory Database (TLDD) that is used as a back-end database to support the Library of Texas (LOT) Resource Discovery Service (RDS). The researchers ...
text-to-speech ; computer program ; at-risk students ; first-grade ; literacy skills
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The purpose of this research was to determine the outcomes of using a text-to-speech computer program with first-grade at-risk students, including their skills related to the recognition of sight words and reading fluency. In this study, a text-to-speech program was used as a supplemental reading intervention for improving literacy skills. Ten first-grade students participated in the study over a four-week period. This study included data collection through pretest, posttest, ...
Online or Face-to-Face, That is the Question: Difference in Learning Experiences for Teachers Receiving Technology Professional Development Using Two Different Delivery Methods
The purpose of this action research study was to gain information regarding the effects, if any, of delivery method on learning outcomes for teachers receiving instruction on advanced PowerPoint skills delivered using two different delivery methods but with the same follow up. In addition, the study sought to gain information on the effect of delivery method and/or one-on-one follow up support as it related to teacher confidence for integrating new technology skills into instruction. ...
The purpose of this study was to determine if providing professional development to teachers on how to use technology and how to integrate technology into the curriculum would increase the use of technology in the classroom. Twenty-one elementary school faculty members participated in two professional development workshops to integrate technology into their lessons. Ongoing assistance in using technology and helping teachers to integrate technology into the curriculum was provided ...
math computation skills ; Math Blaster Software Program ; curriculum
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The purpose of this research was to identify and describe elementary students' attitudes toward and accuracy of math computation skills following implementation of the Math Blaster Software Program in the math curriculum. A group of forty-one third grade students utilized the Math Blaster Program each day over a three week period. Assessment scores, archival data, surveys, and observations were used to gather information to answer the research questions. The results indicated ...