Adrian K. Ho

Open Access Webliography

Purpose – The paper aims to present a wide range of useful freely available internet resources (e.g. directories, e‐journals, FAQs, mailing lists, and weblogs) that allow the reader to investigate the major aspects of the important open access (OA) movement.Design/methodology/approach – The internet resources included in this webliography were identified during the course of one of the authors writing the Open Access Bibliography: Liberating Scholarly Literature with E‐prints and Open Access Journals. The authors evaluated, selected, categorized, and annotated these resources to construct this webliography, which complements the bibliography.Findings – The most useful resources have been annotated and organized into webliography sections. For example, the “Starting Points”, “Debates”, and “General Information” sections list resources that orient the reader to OA and the issues involved. The different “Directories (and Guides)” sections alert the reader to useful finding aids on relevant subjects.Originali...

Making the Switch from Print to Online: Why, When, and How? A Report of a Program Presented by ALCTS CMDS Collection Development & Electronic Resources Committee. American Library Association Annual Conference, Anaheim, June 2008

Making the Switch from Print to Online: Why, When and How? This bibliography was created for an ALCTS CMDS program at the 2008 American Library Association Annual Conference. It annotates selected articles published from Jan. 2006 through April 2008. It was compiled by: Adrian K. Ho Collections Coordinator University of Houston Libraries akho@mail.uh.edu Joe Toth Collection Development Librarian Middlebury College LIS jtoth@middlebury.edu This annotated bibliography is available online at:

Library Services in Support of Distance Learning (2004-2005)

Abstract Welcome to the new “Best of the Literature” column of Public Services Quarterly. Every issue of this column will provide a survey of the best of the recent library literature either on a particular topic within public services (as with this first column on services to distance learners) or on public services broadly conceived. I hope that this column can highlight library literature that deserves to be read by every public services librarian. Ideally, readers of the column and I will collaborate to select the best of the literature. In that spirit, suggestions for great articles or special topics are always welcome.