Browsing Libraries Scholarly Works by Issue Date
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The art nouveau book designs of Talwin Morris
(2004-06)This article provides an overview of Morris' career, placing his work within the context of technological changes in bookbinding. The article concludes that Morris' designs signify the popularity of Art Nouveau and its ... -
Current Awareness in the New Millenium: RSS
(Taylor and Francis, 2006)Keeping current is essential for both patrons and librarians in the health sciences. We receive electronic and photocopied tables of contents. We subscribe to relevant mailing lists, newspapers and magazines. We review ... -
Direct to you: innovative information services to support nurses’ continuing competence in Manitoba
(Canadian Health Libraries Association/Association des bibliothèques de la santé du Canada, 2006)The libraries in Winnipeg, Manitoba, community hospitalsidentified an ideal opportunity to develop new programs andservices to reach practicing nurses in their own setting. In2004, the College of Registered Nurses of ... -
Competency Culture: An Innovative String of Pearls to Deliver Health Information to Nurses
(2006)Objective: To support Manitoba nurses in their new professional requirement to maintain competency. Setting: The College of Registered Nurses of Manitoba (CRNM) requires that licensed, practicing nurses in the province ... -
Referencing a website the APA way
(2006-03-09)After completing this interactive tutorial you will be able to create a proper American Psychological Association (APA) reference for a webpage. This flash tutorial requires a screen resolution of 1024 x 768 or higher. -
Referencing a book or journal the APA way
(2006-03-09)After completing this interactive tutorial the user will be able to complete a proper American Psychological Association (APA) reference for a book or journal article. This flash tutorial requires a screen resolution ... -
Bridging the Health Information Gap for Hospital Nurses
(2008)Objectives: To develop library services that support nurses in meeting their new professional continuing competency requirement and to connect nurses directly to quality information for practice and lifelong learning. ... -
Shelflessness as a virtue : Serendipity in an electronic reference collection
(2009)The reference collection traditionally rewards serendipity by presenting key resources in a compact group. At the University of Manitoba Libraries, reference collection space is at a premium and, increasingly, electronic ... -
Possibilities and Prospects: The Debate Over a Guaranteed Income
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Honouring Our Heritage: Manitoba Association of Health Information Providers (MAHIP) Chapter History Project
(2010)Background: The Manitoba Association of Health Information Providers (MAHIP), formerly Manitoba Health Libraries Association, has been in existence since 1976. The membership has been inspired to undertake a history project ... -
Academic law libraries and self-represented litigants
(2010)Self-represented litigants are growing in numbers and they are a concern in every sector of the legal community. These citizens use public institutions to do their legal research. In this article, I focus on academic ... -
A look back on the Prairie: the Manitoba Health Libraries Association / Manitoba Association of Health Information Providers (MHLA / MAHIP) chapter history project
(Canadian Health Libraries Association, 2011)The Manitoba Association of Health Information Providers (MAHIP) is the provincial chapter of the Canadian Health Libraries Association / Association des bibliothe`- ques de la sante´ du Canada (CHLA / ABSC). MAHIP ... -
Caring for your bariatric patient: a resource guide to the literature on care of the morbidly obese.
(2011-01)In response to escalating obesity in Manitoba, Canada, the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority (WRHA) formed a Bariatric Care Committee to address the issue of providing safe, efficient, and effective care for this population. ... -
Collection Usage Pre- and Post-Summon Implementation at the University of Manitoba Libraries
(Evidence Based Library and Information Practice, 2012-11-11)This study examines the use of print and electronic collections both before and after implementation of Summon at the University of Manitoba Libraries. Summon is a web-scale discovery service which allows discovery of ... -
The role of libraries and archives in canon formation and establishing literary value : a point of view from the English-speaking world
(2013-04-18)Since the 1970s, libraries and archives in the English-speaking world have dealt with changes wrought by economic, intellectual, technological, and political forces. These forces in turn have had a significant impact on ... -
The New England Collaborative Data Management Curriculum Pilot at the University of Manitoba: A Canadian Experience
(University of Massachusetts Medical School, 2014)Canada’s federal funding agencies are following the directions of funding agencies in the United States and United Kingdom, and will soon require a data management plan in grant applications. The University of Manitoba ... -
A Pilot Study Examining the Perceptions of Academic Librarians as Researchers According to Academic Librarians
(Alberta Library Conference, 2014)This pilot study explored the perception of academic librarians as researchers and academics according to academic librarians themselves. Previous research acknowledges the tendency of relations between librarians and ... -
Lights! Camera! Education! A Library and Nurse Educator Collaborative "Movie" Programs for Continuing Competence
(2014-06)Introduction: The College of Registered Nurses of Manitoba and the College of Licensed Practical Nurses of Manitoba implemented a continuing competence program as a requirement for registration renewal. To help nurses ... -
Building a Community of Practice for Research Data Services: Experience of CLIR/DLF E-Research Peer Network & Mentoring Group
(Digital Library Federation, 2014-10)From March to October 2014, eight academic libraries in the United States and Canada participated in the CLIR/DLF E-Research Peer Networking & Mentoring Group (ERPNMG), a program that aimed at encouraging and building a ... -
Digging Deeper into Virtual Reference Transcripts
(Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 2015)Purpose The purpose of the study is to identify the information needs of patrons in a large Canadian academic library system by analyzing the types of questions asked through the Library’s “Ask A Librarian” system. The ...