No Passport Needed: Border Crossings in the Academic Library

Alteri, Suzan; Sensisba, Michael C.

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Title

No Passport Needed: Border Crossings in the Academic Library

Author(s)

• Alteri, Suzan
• Sensisba, Michael C.

Issue Date

2008-08

Keyword(s)

• Social Science Libraries
• academic Library Assessment
• information Portals
• information Technology

Abstract

This paper explores the planning and creation of one emerging technology – a social sciences vertical portal (vortal) – at Wayne State University, and how this vortal fosters and supports research communities by discussing the areas crucial to the vortal’s success: content, audience, usability, awareness, and assessment.

Type of Resource

text

Language

eng

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http://hdl.handle.net/2142/8808

Sponsor(s)/Grant Number(s)

• Title VI National Resource Center Grant (P015A060066)
• University of Toronto, Library
• International Federation of Library Associations
• University of Illinois, Library
• University of Toronto, Faculty of Information

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