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Laws in Libraries: The Practice of American Libraries and Librarians in the Legal Environment

Tags: Legal Environment, Library Laws

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Inspirations from Studying US State Library Laws

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U.S. State Library Laws about the Citizen’s Role
and Rights in Public Library Matters

Libraries in the U.S., especially public libraries are deeply rooted in local communities. What has made this strong relationship between libraries and their communities? The question can be answered in relation to different sources.
In this article…

Tags: Citizens, Local Library Establishment, Public Library, U.S. State Law, Voters

Position: 323 (451 views)

How Will Google Print Library Project Affect the Use of Books?

Since its announcement in December 2004, Google Print Library Project has attracted many reactions, optimistic and pessimistic. Google as a corporation enters the library domain by digitizing millions of library books and providing them online. Many…

Tags: Book Search, Electronic Books, Google Print Library Project, Library Users, Online Books, Web Site Search

Position: 421 (419 views)

How Librarians Used E-Resources–An Analysis of Citations in CCQ

How are library professionals who do research about bibliographic organization using electronic resources (e-resources) in their journal articles? Are they keeping pace with the use of e-resources outside the library world? What are the e-resources…

Tags: CCQ, E-Resources, Research

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Protection of Library Users' Privacy - An Analysis of US States' Laws on the Issue

The right of having privacy is related to the safety of everybody in a society. Therefore, it is a topic that should concern everyone. In the library field, it focuses on the protection of library users' personal registration and circulation records,…

Tags: Library, Privacy, U.S. Law

Position: 284 (461 views)

Teacher Expectations of Student Reading in Middle and High Schools

This article investigates China's middle school and secondary school teacher expectations of student book use as an aspect of learning environments. A questionnaire was used to probe the following teacher expectations: physical accessibility of…

Tags: Educational Environment, Foreign Countries, High School Students, Homework, Middle School Students, Middle School Teachers, Moral Values, Reading Materials, Recreational Reading, Secondary School Teachers, Teacher Expectations of Students

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Information Innovations: From the Web to the Blog – a Case Study

Purpose – Aims to provide a methodology to establishing a campwide‐blog service and the reasons why libraries might consider using blogging software in their institutions.

Tags: Communications, Computer software, Internet

Position: 105 (541 views)

Bridge Cultures and Promote Diversity: A Chinese American Librarian's Experience

What can a Chinese American librarian do to help promote diversity? This may not be a difficult question for Asian Studies librarians or librarians working in libraries whose patrons are mostly ethnic minorities. But for a Chinese American librarian…

Tags: Chinese American, Diversity, Librarian

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Monkey King

Journey to the West creates a monkey hero known as the Monkey King. The classic Chinese novel is epitomizes various aspects of the Chinese civilization, particularly in terms of its religions, its indigenous popular beliefs in particular.

Tags: Chinese civilization, Classic Chinese novel, Monkey King, Religions

Position: 503 (383 views)

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