SPEC Kit

SPEC Kit 273: Chat Reference (December 2002)

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SPEC Kit 272: Insuring and Valuing Research Library Collections (December 2002)

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Terms:Library Administration, Publications, Research Collections, SPEC Kit, Susan K. Martin, Text

SPEC Kit 271: Library Systems Office Organization (November 2002)

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Terms:Adriene Lim, Library Administration, Publications, Scott P. Muir, SPEC Kit, Text, Workforce

SPEC Kit 270: Core Competencies (October 2002)

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SPEC Kit 269: Integrating Preservation Activities (October 2002)

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Terms:Emily Holmes, Karen Brown, Library Administration, Preservation, Publications, SPEC Kit, Text

SPEC Kit 268: Reference Service Statistics & Assessment (September 2002)

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Terms:Assessment, Eric Novotny, Library Administration, Publications, SPEC Kit, Text

SPEC Kit 267: User Authentication (December 2001)

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Terms:Library Administration, Privacy, Security, and Civil Liberties, Publications, Richard Bleiler, SPEC Kit, Terry Plum, Text

SPEC Kit 266: Staffing the Library Website (November 2001)

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SPEC Kit 265: Instructional Support Services (October 2001)

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Terms:Carolyn A. Snyder, Howard Carter, Library Administration, Library Services, Mickey Soltys, Publications, SPEC Kit, Susan Logue, Text

SPEC Kit 264: Extended Library Hours (September 2001)

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Terms:Carolyn Walters, Library Administration, Library Services, Patricia Ann Steele, Publications, SPEC Kit, Text

SPEC Kit 263: Numeric Data Products and Services (August 2001)

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Terms:John J. Hernandez, Library Administration, Library Services, Michael N. Cook, Publications, Research Collections, Shawn Nicholson, SPEC Kit, Text

SPEC Kit 262: Preservation and Digitizationin ARL Libraries (July 2001)

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Terms:Digitization, Janice Mohlhenrich, Library Administration, Preservation, Publications, SPEC Kit, Text

SPEC Kit 261: Post-Tenure Review (October 2000)

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Terms:Gerald Powers, Library Administration, N. Doug Lees, Publications, Sara Anne Hook, SPEC Kit, Text, Workforce

SPEC Kit 260: The Interview Process (September 2000)

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Terms:Heidi Frank, Laura Dickson, Library Administration, Publications, Shawn Nicholson, SPEC Kit, Terri Tickle Miller, Text, Workforce

SPEC Kit 259: Fee-based Services (August 2000)

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SPEC Kit 258: Managing Corporate Annual Reports (July 2000)

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Terms:Library Administration, Publications, SPEC Kit, Text

SPEC Kit 257: The M.L.S. Hiring Requirement (June 2000)

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SPEC Kit 256: Changing Roles of Library Professionals (May 2000)

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Terms:Janice Simmons-Welburn, Library Administration, Publications, SPEC Kit, Text, Workforce

SPEC Kit 255: Branch Libraries and Discrete Collections (December 1999)

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Terms:Bradley H. Short, Karen S. Croneis, Library Administration, Library Services, Publications, SPEC Kit, Text

SPEC Kit 254: Managing Printing Services (December 1999)

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Terms:Julia C. Blixrud, Library Administration, Library Services, Publications, SPEC Kit, Text

SPEC Kit 253: Networked Information Resources (December 1999)

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Terms:Library Administration, Library Services, Publications, Research Collections, Richard Bleiler, SPEC Kit, Terry Plum, Text

SPEC Kit 252: Library Support Staff Position Classification Studies (October 1999)

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Terms:Joni Gomez, Laine Stambaugh, Library Administration, Publications, SPEC Kit, Text, Workforce

SPEC Kit 251: Electronic Reference Service (October 1999)

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Terms:Cynthia Todd, Laura Sowers, Library Administration, Library Services, Lori Goetsch, Publications, SPEC Kit, Text

SPEC Kit 250: Educating Faculty on Scholarly Communication Issues (September 1999)

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Terms:1995–1999, Campus Engagement, George J. Soete, Leadership, Library Administration, Publications, Scholarly Communication, SPEC Kit, Text

SPEC Kit 249: Cataloging of Resources Digitized for Preservation (September 1999)

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Terms:Digitization, Jutta Reed-Scott, Library Administration, Preservation, Publications, SPEC Kit, Text

SPEC Kit 248: Managing the Licensing of Electronic Products (August 1999)

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Terms:George J. Soete, Library Administration, Licensing, Publications, SPEC Kit, Text, Trisha Davis

SPEC Kit 247: Management of Library Security (July 1999)

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Terms:George J. Soete, Glen Zimmerman, Library Administration, Library Services, Publications, SPEC Kit, Text

SPEC Kit 246: Web Page Development and Management (June 1999)

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Terms:Library Administration, Library Services, Publications, SPEC Kit, Text, Y. Peter Liu

SPEC Kit 245: Electronic Reserves Operations in ARL Libraries (May 1999)

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Terms:Cindy Kristof, Library Administration, Library Services, Publications, SPEC Kit, Text

SPEC Kit 244: Library Buildings: Renovation and Reconfiguration (April 1999)

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Terms:Library Administration, Publications, Space, Facilities, and Services, SPEC Kit, Text, William G. Jones

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