Copyright (c) 2009 All rights reserved. http://works.bepress.com/deana_groves Recent documents in Deana Groves en-us Sun, 31 May 2009 05:16:49 PDT 3600 http://works.bepress.com/deana_groves/2 http://works.bepress.com/deana_groves/2 Wed, 20 Aug 2008 12:46:00 PDT More and more librarians are sharing their knowledge with colleagues around the world. This paper examines several examples of the type of international work conducted by librarians and also explores the various opportunities available worldwide. A general list of suggested travel tips is also included. Deana Groves international librarianship library technical services http://works.bepress.com/deana_groves/1 http://works.bepress.com/deana_groves/1 Wed, 20 Aug 2008 12:45:57 PDT The 21st century technical services librarian has access to a plethora of electronic and online work tools from which to choose to complete daily tasks. An assessment of the Western Kentucky University Libraries 19 benchmark institutions shows a great disparity of online work tools made available through university libraries technical services departmental web sites. Four areas (technical services, cataloging, serials, and acquisitions) are discussed. Outcomes indicate that 1) few of these institutions list online work tools and 2) of those that do, there is very little overlap. This paper investigates this phenomenon of inconsistent technical services online work tools. Deana Groves library technical services