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Past Volume Issues & Article Updates—

Volume 26
July 2006	How Much Does Biology Really Need, Anyway?: Determining Library Budget Allocations by Rebecca Donlan
May 2006	Enhancing Students’ Academic Honesty and Respect for Research by William Miller
March 2006	Repurposing Older Libraries for New Times: Creating New Learning Space by Edward D. Garten & Delmus E. Williams
January 2006	The Library Blog: Innovative Idea or Wasted Words by Steven Bell
November 2005	Cornucopia of Library Technology: What to Choose and Use by Steven Bell
September 2005	Meeting the Accountability Challenge by Kathleen Hoeth

Volume 25
July 2005	What Do Librarians Do? by Mignon Adams with Steven Bell and Barbara Fister
May 2005	A New Strategy for Enhancing Library Use: Faculty-Led Information Literacy Instruction by William Miller and Steven Bell
March 2005	Google's Digitization Project — What Difference Will it Make? by Barbara Fister
January 2005	The System of Scholarly Communication: Shaping the Future by Ray English
November 2004	Linking the Library to Courseware: A Strategic Alliance to Improve Learning Outcomes by Steven J. Bell and John D. Shank
September 2004	Common Ground: Libraries and Learning by Barbara Fister

Volume 24
July 2004	Changing Role of the Library Director in Fund-raising by William Miller
May 2004	The Reform Movement for the First Year Experience: What is the Role of librarians? by John N. Gardner and Larry Hardesty
March  2004	Budget Care for the Heart of the University: Diet or Surgery? by Sarah M. Pritchard
January 2004	The USA PATRIOT Act: How Will Your Library Respond? by Kathleen Hoeth
November 2003	Joint-Use Libraries: Sharing Facilities for Greater Efficiency by William Miller
September 2003	Recruiting and Retaining Academic Librarians: A Calm Before the Storm? by Larry Hardesty
Volume 23
July 2003	Can Electronic Scholarship Survive? by Deanna Marcum and Gerald George
May 2003	TEACH (Technology, Education and Copyright Harmonization Act): Its Value is Up to You by Carrie Russell
March 2003	Meaningful Measures for Libraries by Carla Stoffle and Shelley Phipps
January 2003	What Do They Know? Assessing the Library’s Contribution to Student Learning by Barbara Fister
November 2002	Changes in Scholarly Communication: University Presses, Libraries and the Campus by Maureen Pastine and Charles Ault
September 2002	What Constitutes Quality Academic Library Space? by William Miller (additional information added 11/02 online only)
Volume 22
July 2002	Plagiarism: Finding It and Stopping It by Mignon Adams
May 2002	The Clash with Copyright: What Higher Education Stands to Lose by Carrie Russell
March 2002	Consumerism and the Web: Helping Students Consume Information by D. Scott Brandt
January 2002	The Library as a Place: Tradition and Evolution by William Miller
November 2001	Campus Libraries: Time to Market an Undervalued Asset? by Richard M. Dougherty and Mignon Adams
September 2001	Staffing Issues for Academic Libraries by Ivy Bayard, Carol Lang, and Maureen Pastine
Volume 21
July 2001	Information Literacy: New Buzzword or New Library Service? by Thomas Kirk, Jr.
May 2001	Questia, XanEdu and Friends:What Campuses and Libraries Can Learn from Them by Mignon Adams
March 2001	Academic Libraries and Regional Accreditation by Larry Hardesty
January 2001	Wanted: Library Leaders for a Discontinuous Future by Terry Metz
November 2000	What's Happening to the Book — and Why You Should Care by Jeanette McVeigh
September 2000	Looking for Director Goodboss: How to Recruit a Head Librarian by Sarah M. Pritchard and Steve Marquardt
Volume 20
July 2000	Are We Ready for the Virtual Library? by Mignon Adams
May 2000	Information Access for Users With Disabilities by William Miller and Edward Erazo
March 2000	Unrealistic Expectations of Digitizing Libraries by Maureen Pastine, Jean Dorrian and Ann Dougherty
January 2000	The Virtual University: Lessons for the Mainstream by Edward D. Garten Counterpoint: Virtual Pottage by Fred Jenkins
November1999	Library Support for Distance Education by Nancy Baker and Steve Marquardt
September1999	The Need for New Space and Storage Facilities by Maureen Pastine, Jean Dorrian and Ann Dougherty Bibliography
Volume 19
July 1999	License at Your Own Risk by Jeanette McVeigh
May 1999	Preserving Rights in the Information Age by Mignon Adams Privacy in the Information Age: Implications for Libraries by William Miller
March 1999	Serials Wars: The Academy Strikes Back by Steve Marquardt
January 1999	Full-Text Databases Ahead—Proceed With Caution by Rebecca L. Johnson and E. Ann Ford
November 1998	Weeding the Collection—Painful But Necessary by Evan Farber Academic Libraries and Information Technology by William Miller
September 1998	Balancing the Trade-Offs: Pros and Cons of Library Technology by Barbara Fister
Volume 18
July 1998	An Open Letter to Provosts on Libraries and Technology by Ron Force
May 1998	The Challenge of Technology support in Libraries: Two Steps Forward, One Step Back by Mark Cain
March 1998	Multimedia and Fair Use: The Practical Side of a Philosophical Debate by Paul A. Soderdahl and Carol Ann Hughes
January 1998	Library Director/Provost Relationships and Faculty Attitudes toward Changes in Libraries Introduction and Overview by Richard M. Dougherty, Addressing the Specifics by Herb White
November 1997	Library Alliances: Different Forms, Similar Benefits by Steve Marquardt Computer Equipment Costs in Academic Libraries by William Miller
September 1997	Library and Computer Center Relations at Smaller Academic Institutions by Larry Hardesty
Volume 17
July 1997	Scientific Journal Online: Five Emerging Models by Mignon Adams
May 1997	Free Books: Are They Worth What They Cost? by Dennis W. Dickson
March 1997	Government Documents and Libraries: The Impact of the Digital Revolution by William Miller and Margaret S. Walker JSTOR: The Vanguard of the Retrospective Digital Library by Richard DeGennaro
February 1997	Article Update - Fundraising for Libraries: Four Important Elements by Joan Hood
January 1997	Library Collections and the Undergraduate Curriculum: So Near and Yet So Far? by Sarah Pritchard
December 1996	Article Update - Academic Libraries on the Cusp by Dennis Dickinson
November 1996	Coursepacks and Fair Use by Carol Ann Hughes Copyright, Licensing, and a Rule of Reason by Carol Ann Hughes
September 1996	Transforming Library Staff Roles by Mark Sandler
Volume 16
July 1996	The “Productivity Paradox” in the Academic Library by Steve Marquardt

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