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    Note-Worthy Productivity Tools for Personal Knowledge Management
    (Georgia Institute of Technology, 2012) Axford, Mary ; Renfro, Crystal
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    Clarify Life and Work with Mind Maps
    (Georgia Institute of Technology, 2012) Axford, Mary ; Renfro, Crystal
    The authors discuss the powerful tool of mind mapping and its far reaching applications for the library from strategic planning and workflow optimization to daily problem solving and syllabus development. Key features of mind mapping tools will be presented to help readers determine the best product for their individual needs.
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    Inside ALA’s Emerging Leaders Program: How the Georgia Library Association Can Help You Get Involved
    (Georgia Institute of Technology, 2009) Steiner, Sarah ; Renfro, Crystal
    The American Library Association Emerging Leaders program, begun in 2006, has helped hundreds of librarians to improve their leadership ability, network with peers, and become involved with ALA. This article details the program's structure, content, goals, and future, and provides an insider’s look at its outcomes. The authors, two past GLA Emerging Leaders, share their thoughts on the program's efficacy and benefits. Finally, information on how the Georgia Library Association (and other ALA affiliates) can help future participants is included.
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    Going for the Gold: Identifying Academic-Quality Internet Resources
    (Georgia Institute of Technology, 2008) Axford, Mary ; Renfro, Crystal
    The purpose of this professional article is to review some of the key directories of Internet resources with a special focus on those that announce new academic-quality resources. Significant facets of the directories which will be incorporated in the discussion include scope of coverage, update frequency, identification of any e-mail alerts or RSS feeds offered, and resource selection criteria. Factors determining whether a site is given in-depth or brief coverage in this article include authority, currency, and whether sites are annotated and classified (the quality of the metadata). We also consider whether a site is broadly or narrowly selective. Broadly selective sites include many more resources, which can be an advantage, especially if they cover some of the more unusual topics in academia. At other times, one may be looking for a listing of a few good sites, so the more narrowly selective sites are more appropriate. Subject portals that cover only one topic are not included (as that would require a book); all the sites listed here cover many fields of study. Sites that meet all of our criteria are covered in more-in-depth reviews.We include shorter reviews for sites that, while not meeting all of our criteria, still offer considerable merit and deserve inclusion in our article. Last, in Appendix A, we provide a comparison chart summarizing some of the key facets of the sites reviewed. A literature review was conducted in the early stages of our project, and no comparable surveys of directories of Internet resources were discovered.
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    Twelve Years of Online Reference Services at Georgia Tech:
    (Georgia Institute of Technology, 2006) Carpenter, Cathy ; Renfro, Crystal
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    Creating a BUZZ: Attracting SCI/TECH Students to the Library!
    (Georgia Institute of Technology, 2006) Axford, Mary ; Bedner, Ray ; Carpenter, Cathy ; Critz, Lori ; Madden, M. Leslie ; Mathews, Brian S. ; Renfro, Crystal
    In the land of the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, we are "swarming" the campus with a multi-targeted publicity campaign. The Library's newly formed Information Services Marketing Group has launched several dynamic initiatives in 2005 -- all in an effort to raise the profile of the Library, to increase gate count and resource usage, and to expand campus-wide partnership opportunities in a fast-paced urban environment. Shattering the image of the library as a book mausoleum, our new programs include Tuesday Talks, an afternoon speaker series spotlighting exciting campus research, and T-Paper, a hip, student-oriented restroom newsletter. Emerging projects include a stereotype-bursting library entry in the University's Homecoming Parade and posters of "STAR" student-athletes promoting library resources. The Marketing Group is meeting some key challenges facing today's academic science libraries, by fostering campus connections, creating new collaborative opportunities with faculty, and helping to rebrand our Library as a progressive 21st century "apiary."