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Tuesday, 26th July 2005

The Information Needs of Nurses, OCLC Announces Promotions, New Statistics about America's Museums

Professional Reading Shelf
Cataloging
Source: ALA/AASL/Knowledge Quest on the Web
The Recent Evolution of Cataloging
"If you are in a quandary about cataloging standards and how they affect the way you process your library resources, you are not alone. Yet understanding and adhering to these rules is essential. A quick review of how cataloging practices have changed through the years can help you understand why."
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Museums--United States--Statistics
IMLS Releases National Report on Status of Museums' Data Collection Activities
"[The] Museum Data Collection Report and Analysis, a national study on the status of America's museums' data collection activities. The report updates a similar study commissioned by IMLS in 1998 and focuses on data collected and reported by museums between 1999 and 2004 (or planned through 2006)."
Summary Direct to Full Text (PDF)
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Information Needs--Nursing
Source: ManagingInformation.com
Royal College of Nursing's Survey On Information Needs
"Patients may not be getting the best care possible because nurses have limited access to the latest research and information in their workplaces, according to research from the Royal College of Nursing (RCN)."
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Psychology--Publications
Source: American Psychological Association
Librarian's Resource Center
"We have designed this page to give you a gateway to information about APA publications. We hope you can easily get to any information you need about our products from one page." In addition to pricing, licensing and technical info, includes:
+ PsychINFO User Guide
+ PsychNET Librarian's Reference Desk
+ Library Ressearch in Psychology
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OCLC
Source: OCLC
OCLC Announces Promotions
Congrats to ResourceShelf friend, Chip Nilges, on his promotion.

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