June 2007 newsletter online

You can read the June 2007 issue of the Library Insider newsletter at http://www.bsu.edu/ library/ virtualpress/ libinsider/. Articles in this latest issue include:

• Harriet Whitney Frishmuth’s Sculpture Scherzo Beautifies Bracken Library, p. 1
• Libraries Collaborate on Immersive Learning Experience for Students, p. 2
• Faculty and Student Comments about Immersive Learning Project, p. 3
• Student Assistants Value Employment at the Libraries, p. 4
• Providing Customer Service at the University Libraries, p. 5
• PC Workstations Favorably Received in the Libraries’ Scholar Carrels, p. 5
• Libraries Unveil New Homepage, p. 6
• Bracken Provides Space for Meetings, Conferences, Even Weddings, p. 6
• Newly Developed Software Increases Office Efficiency, p. 7
• Time-Saving Benefits Provided Students, Faculty by the Libraries, p. 8
• Technique for Making a Library’s Digital Assets Known Globally, p. 9
• Intellectual Property Issue: Faculty Academic Ownership, p. 10
• Libraries’ Public Workstations Cleaned, Sanitized Regularly, p. 10
• Personnel Profile: Danny L. Taylor, p. 11

Congratulations, Timothy Andrews

The Advertising Specialty Institute recently named Timothy Andrews, a 1984 graduate of Ball State University and member of its journalism Hall of Fame, as their president and CEO. To read more about Andrews' accomplishments and the ASI, please see the recent Daily News article linked here.

Web searching made better

A custom search engine from Google allows you to search a group of select websites to find highly-targeted information in a specific field of study. I have used this tool to create a Journalism Research custom search engine that searches reputable journalism and media resources on the web. You can try it out by using the search box found below or in the right-hand column of this blog, or by going to the search engine’s homepage linked here. Good search examples include research topics such as “audience analysis,” “plagiarism,” or “racism in the media.”