Articles Concerning Texas Libraries, 1996-1997
Maurice G. Fortin

Articles were drawn from periodicals other than Texas Libraries or Texas Library Journal. Simple announcements, news items, information on new acquisitions, or appointments are not included. These articles primarily include information concerning research conducted in or services offered by Texas libraries. The listing was compiled from searches of Library Literature, ERIC, and Periodical Abstracts. The entries are grouped by broad subject areas.

Collection Development

Dorman, David. "Library Therapy." (TexShare and ICUT Libraries Using OCLC/AMIGOS Collection Analysis CD) American Libraries 28, no. 1 (January 1997): 66.

Johnson, Bill T. "Citation Analysis of the Texas Tech Uni-versity’s Statistics Faculty: A Study Applied to Collection Development at the University Library" (Computer File) LIBRES 6 no. 3 (1996): 21959 bytes.

Kemp, Jan H. "Common Ground: Intersections in the Work of Acquisitions and Collection Development Librarians. (Texas Tech University Libraries) Collection Management 21 nos. 3–4 (1996): 103–120.

Pratt, Gregory F., Patrick Flannery, and Cassandra L. D. Perkins. "Guidelines for Internet Resource Selection. (Houston Academy of Medicine-Texas Medical Center Library) College & Research Libraries News 57 no. 3 (March 1996): 134–135.

College and University Libraries

Marshall, Nancy H. "Libraries and Athletics at Texas A & M: A Winning Team. College & Research Libraries News 57 no. 9 (October 1996): 576+.

Thornton, Joyce K. "Transition: An Interview with Fred Heath." (Dean and Director of the Sterling C. Evans Library at Texas A & M University) Library Administration & Management 10 (Spring 1996): 69-73.

Consortia

Potter, William Gray. "Recent Trends in Statewide Academic Library Consortia. (GALILEO in Georgia, the Louisiana Library Network, OhioLINK, TexShare in Texas, and VIVA: Virtual Library of Virginia) Library Trends 45 (Winter 1997): 416–34.

Document Delivery

Rollins, Gene. "Electronic Document Delivery at Houston Public Library." Public Library Quarterly 15 no. 2 (1996): 7–22.

Thornton, Joyce K., and Kathy M. Jackson. "Using ProQuest Direct for Do-It-Yourself Document Delivery: A Case Study." (Texas A & M University) Online 21 (March/April 1997): 56–63.

Fund Raising

Goldberg, Beverly. "The Art of Schmoozing: Fundraising Techniques of Pamela Bonnell for the Waco-McLennan County Library." American Libraries 28 (March 1997): 24.

Information Retrieval

Spink, Amanda, and Abby Goodrum. "A Study of Search Intermediary Working Notes: Implications for IR System Design." (University of North Texas) Information Processing & Management 32 (November 1996): 681–95.

Law Libraries

Mangan, Katherine S. "Aesthetic Relief for Stressed-Out Law Students." (University of Texas Law School Library) Chronicle of Higher Education 43, no. 36 (May 16, 1997): B8-B9.

Library Instruction

Mosley, Pixey Anne, and Daniel Xiao. "Touring the Campus Library from the World Wide Web." (Texas A & M University) RSR: Reference Services Review 24, no. 4 (1996): 7–14, 30.

Parks, Joan, and Dana Hendrix. "Integrating Library Instruction into the Curriculum through Freshman Symposium." (Southwestern University) RSR: Reference Services Review 24, no. 1 (1996): 65–71.

Medical Libraries

Hannigan, Gale G., and Katherine A. Edwards. "Medical Informatics in the Medical School Curriculum." (Texas A&M University) Medical Reference Services Quarterly 15 (Spring 1996): 71–76.

Networking

Martin, Robert S. "Texas: Library Automation and Connectivity: A Land of Contrast and Diversity." Library Hi Tech 14, nos. 2–3 (1996): 291–302.

Rogers, Michael. "Grant Puts Three Million Texans on the Internet." Library Journal 121 (April 1, 1996): 23.

Sylvia, Margaret. "Remotely Possible? Simple Remote Access to the Network." (St. Mary’s University) Computers in Libraries 16 (November–December 1996): 63–67.

Planning

Ensor, Pat L. "(Inner) Space Planning for the Future; Or, If It’s Going to Be Virtual, Why Does the Furniture Look So Real?" (University of Houston) Technicalities 16 (May 1996): 8–9.

Public Libraries

Antonelli, Monika. "Saddle Up for Reading." (Denton Saddle Club: Children’s Library Program at Emily Fowler Public Library, Denton, Texas) Journal of Youth Services in Libraries 10 (Spring 1997): 253–263.

Dixon, Judith. "Are We Childproofing Our Public Libraries? Identifying the Barriers that Limit Library Use by Children." (Dallas Public Library Survey) Public Libraries 35 (January/February 1996): 50–56.

Waters, Marjorie R. T. "A Children’s Focus Group Discussion in a Public Library: Part One." Public Library Quarterly 15, no. 2 (1996): 5–6.

Waters, Marjorie R. T. "A Children’s Focus Group Discussion in a Public Library: Part Two." Public Library Quarterly 15, no. 3 (1996): 5–7.

School Libraries

Burks, Freda. "Student Use of School Library Media Centers in Selected High Schools in Greater Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas." School Library Media Quarterly 24 (Spring 1996): 143–149.

Burks, Freda. "Faculty Use of School Library Media Centers in Selected High Schools in Greater Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas." School Library Media Quarterly 25 (Spring 1997): 143–149.

Jansen, Barbara A. and Susan N. Culpepper. "Using the Big Six Research Process. The Coconut Crab from Guam and Other Stories: Writing Myths, Fables, and Tall Tales." (Live Oak Elementary, Round Rock) MultiMedia Schools 3 (November–December 1996): 32–38.

Jones, Leign Ann. "Better Libraries through Censorship." (Carroll Middle School, Southlake) School Library Journal 42 (October 1996): 54.

Morgan, Karen Ferris. "Responses of Fourth Graders to a Story-telling event (Study undertaken at four public elementary schools in the Dallas/Fort Worth area)." Journal of Youth Services in Libraries 9 (Spring 1996): 264–268.

Service Evaluation

Coleman, Vicki, Daniel Xiao, and Linda Bair. "Toward a TQM Paradigm: Using SERVQUAL to Measure Library Service Quality." (Texas A&M University) College & Research Libraries 58 (May 1997): 237–45+.

Special Libraries

McGlothlen, Linda. "EPA Region Comes to GRIPS with Document Imaging." (EPA’s Region VI office in Dallas, Texas) Inform 10 (June 1996): 18+.

Staff Training

Quinn, Alicia B. "Methods for Training Library Staff Members in the Use of CD-ROMs in Federal Depository Libraries in Texas." Journal of Government Information 23 (March-April 1996): 151-159.