Papers by Daniel D Liestman
This paper proposes six approaches to library research serendipity. Coincidence assumes that a re... more This paper proposes six approaches to library research serendipity. Coincidence assumes that a researcher inevitably will find something useful. Prevenient grace accounts for the prior organization of information as a means toward serendipity. Synchronicity proposes the existence of hidden patterns and unknown forces aiding the researcher. Perseverance maintains that thorough researchers are likely to encounter serendipity. Altamirage assumes that unique behaviors can cause serendipity. Sagacity is a pragmatic and applied approach. It is conceded that serendipity carries a research stigma. Nevertheless, serendipity can be better understood and experienced more frequently.
Thesis (M.A.)--Midwestern State University, Wichita Falls, Tex., 1985. Includes bibliographical r... more Thesis (M.A.)--Midwestern State University, Wichita Falls, Tex., 1985. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 158-170). Photocopy. s
College & Undergraduate Libraries, 2001
The literature indicates most academic libraries do not have formal reference collection policies... more The literature indicates most academic libraries do not have formal reference collection policies, or that if they do, such documents are not up-to-date. Kansas provides an optimum setting to examine college and undergraduate libraries as most institutions of higher learning in the state are small to medium in size. Kansas is consistent with the trends indicated in the literature. All academic libraries in the state were asked to submit a copy of their policy. Each document was examined in light of: rationale for having a policy, defining the nature of the collection, criteria on inclusion and exclusion, input from stakeholders, managing budget costs, electronic resources, and weeding. Selection criteria and sample polices provide a practical guide for the development of a policy. All formats are considered.
Electronic Resources Review, 1999
Electronic Resources Review, 1999
The Reference Librarian, 2000
... But, as Carr observes, ''We will never find a more important form of Page 13. Servi... more ... But, as Carr observes, ''We will never find a more important form of Page 13. Serving Diverse Populations ... 6. Dania M. Bilal, ''International Students' Acquisition of Library Research Skills: Relationship with their English Language Proficiency,'' Reference Librarian 24 (1988): 143. ...
The Reference Librarian, 2003
The Western Historical Quarterly, 1999
... A Tour through Arizona and Sonora with Notes on the Silver Regions of Nevada (New York, 1869)... more ... A Tour through Arizona and Sonora with Notes on the Silver Regions of Nevada (New York, 1869), 390; JL Dillard, Black English ... George Kraus, "Chinese Laborers and the Construction of the Central Pacific," Utah Historical Quarterly 37 (Winter 1969): 51; John Hoyt Williams, A ...
The Western Historical Quarterly, 1993
... History 55 (Summer 1977): 125-44. 4 Robert Edward Wynne, "Reaction to the Chinese in the... more ... History 55 (Summer 1977): 125-44. 4 Robert Edward Wynne, "Reaction to the Chinese in the Pacific Northwest and British Columbia, 1850 to 1910" (Ph.D. diss., University of Washington, 1964), 41-43. 5 Home missions, in the ...
The Western Historical Quarterly, 2003
... Western Women and the Frontier Experience, 1800-1915(1982), Elliott West's Growi... more ... Western Women and the Frontier Experience, 1800-1915(1982), Elliott West's Growing Up with the Country: Childhood on the Far Western Frontier (1989), Donald J. Pisani's To Reclaim a Divided West: Water, Law, and Public Policy, 1848-1902 (1992), Duane A. Smith, Rocky ...
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Papers by Daniel D Liestman