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Item A Collaborative Approach to Teaching "Reference"(H.W. Wilson Company, 2004) Shaw, Debora; Okada, EmilyIn 2001 the Indiana University School of Library and Information Science (SLIS) revised its curriculum for the Master of Library Science Degree. The employers of SLIS students, SLIS alumni, and the faculty members and students who participated in the curriculum review agreed that, even at the dawn of the 21st century, any student planning to call himself or herself a librarian would need to take a course in reference sources and services.Item Cover(H.W. Wilson Company, 2004) Indiana LibrariesItem The Indianapolis Foundation Library Partners(H.W. Wilson Company, 2004) Champlin, Constance J.; Gall, Carole; Lewis, David W.In 1989 an anonymous bequest of nearly $15 million was made to The Indianapolis Foundation, creating the Library Fund, which would be used to support Marion County libraries. This group, which would come to be called The Indianapolis Foundation Library Partners, was made up of the Indianapolis Marion County Public Library (IMCPL); the libraries of all of the public, private, and parochial high schools in Marion County; and the libraries of Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI), Marian College, and the University of Indianapolis. The donor stipulated that that The Indianapolis Foundation “shall give preference to projects which cannot be met by the operating budgets of the recipient institutions.” Further, the donor expressed a hope that, “in exercising its discretion, the Foundation will emphasize provision of books and other library materials rather than the employment of personnel and the construction of buildings.” Thus the proceeds of the Library Fund were to be used for new, innovative, and collaborative projects. Core library operation expenses and building projects were excluded. This remarkable gift created a resource, now valued at approximately $25 million and producing approximately $1.25 million a year, that is truly unique. Since its beginning in 1989, the Library Fund has made over $16 million in grants to Marion County libraries. This resource in turn fostered a collaborative environment among the libraries and librarians in Marion County that is also unique. In this article we describe the history of The Indianapolis Foundation Library Partners, its current programs, and its growth over the years.Item IMCPL and IU SLIS-Indy Symposium Partnership(H.W. Wilson Company, 2004) Preer, Jean L.The expansion of the Indianapolis program of the Indiana University School of Library and Information Science has made possible an array of collaborative efforts and potential partnerships. Since fall 2002, Indiana University’s library school has been a single program in two locations with full-time faculty in Bloomington and Indianapolis, and a shared mission and curriculum. Located on the campus of Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI), SLIS Indy has an urban base in the state capital, affording proximity to an array of libraries. IUPUI as a comprehensive university counts civic engagement among its foremost institutional priorities. Academic programs are encouraged to partner both on campus and in the community.Item Excerpts From Sally Gardner Reed's Lecture "The Power of Friends: Raising Support for Your Library and Non-Profit"(H.W. Wilson Company, 2004) Reed, Sally Gardner, 1953-; Gustaferro, Janice E.“I think that we are at a very critical juncture with libraries.... We have challenges coming from the federal level in terms of policy making that’s not always library friendly and, of course, we have the economy and the money, which I think is more seriously threatened than ever before. Many of you may have heard that even during the great depression there isn’t at least any known case of a library closing and yet today they’re threatened everywhere.” “The privatization of publicly funded libraries is a new wave and it concerns me.... The people who make decisions for library funding… are really looking to save money, it’s not that they’re looking to make the libraries run better.”Item Library Services for Hispanic Patrons(H.W. Wilson Company, 2004) Buck, Katie; Millikan, Karyn; Rider, Cindy; Smith, SadieData from the 2000 Census show that “the Hispanic population has grown faster than the overall U.S. population since 1990 and is projected to become the largest U.S. minority group by 2005,” comprising 12.6% of the U.S. population. By 2050 that number will increase to 25%.2 The implications of these statistics give a clear mandate to public libraries to develop collections and services to meet the needs of the growing Hispanic population. This paper discusses the history of library services to Hispanics and current needs for staff development, marketing, programming, outreach services, and collection development to provide these services.Item Table of Contents(H.W. Wilson Company, 2004) Indiana LibrariesItem Indiana Library Federation Publication Subscription Information(H.W. Wilson Company, 2004) Indiana LibrariesItem The Questions of Academic Library Assessment(H.W. Wilson Company, 2004) Lee-Thomas, Gwen; Robson, JohnThe economic forces that affect colleges and universities – declining public tax support, increasing demand for market sensitivity, budget freezes, and a host of other factors - have shaped a need to know. Board members, administrators, and faculty need to know if all available resources are being used effectively to support the academic mission. Alumni and citizens ask, “Are the resources being used effectively, actually making a difference in improving the skills of students and assisting them in grasping the intellectual complexity of the environment in which they live and work?”Item Collaboration in Library Research(H.W. Wilson Company, 2004) Stamatoplos, Anthony C., 1958-; Mackoy, RobertCollaboration provides many opportunities and benefits to partners in library research, as well as to the library profession and literature. Through the application of diverse but complementary perspectives and skills, each partner plays an important role and makes a unique contribution to the whole enterprise. Research collaboration is a relationship and a process in which two or more persons work together to produce new knowledge. Ideally, each party contributes in various unique ways to the endeavor.