APRIL READINGS

Required:

• "Why Science Journals are so Expensive" by Alexander M. Grimwade. The Scientist, Vol. 12, Feb 1, 1999.

• "Training users for desktop access" by Marcia A. King-Blandford. Computers in Libraries, Vol. 18, No 1, Jan. 1998, pp 51-4.

• "Characteristics of Engineering Citations" by Linda R. Musser and Thomas W. Conkling. Science & Technology Libraries, Vol. 15, No. , 1996, pp.41-9.

• "Changing roles for science & technology librarians..."/ by Daryl C. Youngman. Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship, No. 18, (Spring 98).

• "The New Age of the Book" by Robert Darnton. The New York Review of Books, Vol. 46, #5, March 18, 1999, pp 5-7.

• "Reflections in a Fun House Mirror: Web Trends and Evolving Roles for Information Specialists" by Josh Duberman. Searcher, Vol. 7, No. 2, February 1999.

Additional readings which may be of interest:

• "EEVL: An Internet for Engineers" by Linda Kerr and Roderick A MacLeod. Library Hi Tech, Vol. 15, No. 3-4, 1997, pp 110-18.

• "TOC/DOC: It has changed the way I do science" by Kimberly Douglas and Dana L. Roth. Science & Technology Libraries, Vol. 16, No. 3/4, 1997, pp 131-145.

• "Mental Models Theory: Applications for Library & Information Science" by Mitchell B. Gill and Patricia Dewdney. Journal of Education for Library & Information Science, Vol. 39, No. 4, (Fall 98), pp 275-81.

• For Fun Reading: Whales in the Minnesota River?

Updated March 8, 1999