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This document contains five issues of "NewsWire," a newsletter created for the SouthEast and Islands Regional Technology in Education Consortium (SEIR-TEC). Topics addressed in these issues include: leadership and educational technology; technology program development; resources for teaching and learning with technology; U.S. Department of Education funding for SEIR-TEC; a web-based collection of projects that promote collaborative constructivist learning; technology planning materials; research on the impact of technology on teaching and learning; SEIR-TEC partners; Gates Foundation challenge grants for leadership development; seven exemplary and promising educational technology programs; technology standards in the South; virtual courses; online staff development; adventures of the SEIR-TEC traveling mascot bear; interview about the Florida Virtual School; an online learning institute; online learning opportunities for adults; educational Web portals; EvaluTech software evaluation database; building a statewide virtual classroom; online learning resources; collaborative Web projects; and handheld technologies in schools. (AEF)

The article focuses on how Western Kentucky University's Special Collections Library uses its online institutional repository, TopSCHOLAR, to share and promote genealogical resources. It discusses the types of materials shared online, the popularity of genealogical collections, and the benefits of utilizing the repository for enhancing access . The article also highlights the features of the repository, including scalability, and discoverability through search optimization.

Henry Hardin Cherry had a dream; this dream came true with the completion of the Kentucky Building on Western Kentucky State Teachers college campus, now Western Kentucky University (WKU), in [...]

Neel, Douglas E. & Joel A. Pugh. The Food and Feasts of Jesus: Inside the World of First-Century Food with Menus and Recipes. Rowman & Littlefield. Sept. 2012. c.232p. bibliog, [...]

Holmes, David L. The Faiths of the Postwar Presidents: From Truman to Obama. Univ. of Georgia. (George H. Shriver Lecture Series in Religion in American History). Mar. 2012. c.296p, index. [...]

The article presents information on how librarian or museum professional gain access to standard library materials, as special collection stored at the library. It mentions the institutional repositories which has been described by Clifford Lynch as a set of services that a university offers to the members of its community.

Hamilton, Mary. Kentucky Folktales: Revealing Stories, Truths, and Outright Lies. Univ. of Kentucky. Jun. 2012. c.240p, bibliog. index. ISBN 9780813136004. $29.95. FOLKLORE Professional storyteller and Circle of Excellence Oracle Award [...]

The article offers information on how libraries address the resurgence of Cimex Lectularius or common bed bug. It mentions that the library personnel and general public need education association with bed bug elimination and prevention. It states that all library staff should be trained to recognize bedbugs, learn "Bed Bug Basics 101" and develop new skill set.

Welky, David. The Thousand-Year Flood: The Ohio-Mississippi Disaster of 1937. Univ. of Chicago. 2011. c.384p, illus, index. ISBN 9780226887166. $27.50. HIST The immediacy of news coverage of contemporary national disasters [...]

Deutsch, Stephanie. You Need a Schoolhouse: Booker T. Washington, Julius Rosenwald, and the Building of Schools for the Segregated South. Northwestern Univ. Jan. 2012. c.208p, illus, bibliog, index. ISBN 9780810127906. [...]

Asher, Brad. Cecelia and Fanny: The Remarkable Friendship Between an Escaped Slave and Her Former Mistress. Univ. Pr. of Kentucky. Oct. 2011. c.280p, illus. bibliog, index. ISBN 9780813134147. $30. HIST [...]

Johnson, Mary. An Unquenchable Thirst: Following Mother Teresa in Search of Love, Service, and an Authentic Life. Spiegel & Grau. Aug. 2011. c.539p. ISBN 9780385527477. $27. REL Mary Johnson, as [...]

Brady, Patricia. A Being So Gentle: The Frontier Love Story of Rachel and Andrew Jackson. Palgrave Macmillan. Feb. 2011. c.272p. illus. ISBN 9780230609501. $26. HIST Brady (former director of publications, [...]

MacDonogh, Steve. Pioneers: The Frontier Family of Barack Obama. Brandon Books, dist. by Dufour. 2010. c.288p, photogs, maps. bibliog. ISBN 9780863224331. $34.95. BIOG President Obama has said that he is [...]

Evans, Rachel Held. Evolving in Monkey Town: How a Girl Who Knew All the Answers Learned To Ask the Questions. Zondervan. Jul. 2010. c.240p. ISBN 978-0-310-29399-6. pap. $14.99. REL Who [...]

Reconstructing Appalachia: The Civil War's Aftermath. Univ. Pr. of Kentucky. May 2010. c.400p. ed. by Andrew L. Slap. photogs. maps. index. ISBN 978-0-8131-2581-7. $40. HIST Editor Slap (history, East Tennessee [...]

Miles, Sara. Jesus Freak: Feeding, Healing, Raising the Dead. Jossey-Bass. Feb. 2010. c.208p. ISBN 978-0-470-48166-0. $21.95. REL Pretty platitudes and trite church signs are not going to work for former [...]

Salwen, Kevin & Hannah Salwen. The Power of Half: One Family's Decision to Stop Taking. Houghton. Feb. 2010. c.256p. ISBN 978-0-547-24806-6. $24. SOC SCI Kevin Salwen (former reporter and editor, [...]

Gordon, Mary. Reading Jesus: A Writer's Encounter with the Gospels. Pantheon. Oct. 2009. c.240p. ISBN 978-0-375-42457-1. $24.95. REL Gordon, O. Henry Award winner and best-selling author of novels (e.g., Pearl) [...]

Lahaye, Tim. Jesus: Why the World Is Still Fascinated by Him. B&B: Bunim & Bannigan Ltd. Aug. 2009. c.240p. ISBN 978-1-43476-625-0. $22.99. REL Centuries ago, Jesus Christ asked, 'Who do [...]

Alexander, Paul. Signs and Wonders: Why Pentecostalism is the World's Fastest Growing Faith. Jossey-Bass. 2009. c.192p. index. ISBN 978-0-470-18396-0. $24.95. REL Pentecostalism's promise of immediacy of experience and influence with [...]

Bial, Raymond. The Shaker Village. Univ. Pr. of Kentucky. 2008.48p. photogs. ISBN 978-0-8131-2489-6. $24.95. HIST Although the last remaining active Shaker community, with its four members, is in New Gloucester, [...]

Thompson, Antonio S. German Jackboots on Kentucky Bluegrass: Housing German Prisoners of War in Kentucky, 1942-1946. Diversion. Jan. 2009. c.261p. bibliog. illus. index. ISBN 978-1-935290-00-1. pap. $24.95. HIST The arresting [...]

Chadwick, Bruce. I Am Murdered: George Wythe, Thomas Jefferson, and the Killing That Shocked a New Nation. Wiley. Jan. 2009. c.288p. bibliog. ISBN 978-0-470-18551-3. $24.95. HIST This tale of murder, [...]

LeMieux, Richard. Breakfast at Sally's: One Homeless Man's Inspirational Journey. Skyhorse, dist. by Norton. Nov. 2008. 432p. ISBN 978-1-60239-293-9. $24.95. REL Have you ever had breakfast with Sally? Perhaps not, [...]

The article discusses the importance of capturing and transmitting tacit institutional knowledge as a basic information sharing concept to prevent disruption of library services. Topics discussed include information usually considered as tacit knowledge such as collection location, budgets and idiosyncratic numbering system, and impediments to creating a knowledge transfer system. Also discussed are guides on how libraries can create an environment which facilitates transfer of knowledge.

The article offers information on the collection management software program PastPerfect used by the library of the Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green, Kentucky to open its hidden collections. It mentions that the PastPerfect includes the photograph, library and archives integration in its catalog modules. Also mentioned is the discoverability provided by PastPerfect which increases the use of manuscript collection of library and university archives.

The article discusses issues of handling "gifts of words," donated books, and printed material in public libraries. The authors comment on how even if the materials are donated with good intentions, material gifts to libraries present a variety of issues such as damaged pages, mold, and insects. They continue with advice for accepting donations and the need to implement a well-defined donation policy.

The article focuses on the Civil War Records as an excellent source of information for family history researchers seeking for ancestors who fought in the epic conflict. Topics discussed include details to find out and documents to look for including "Eagle" discharge papers to start the research, the 1910 U.S. federal census that give details if the person was a Union or Confederate army or navy survivor, and the digitized federal census from 1790 to 1940.

The article talks about the workshop, "Preserving your Treasures." held in Special Collections Library of Western Kentucky University. It discusses about how to preserve family photos, Bibles, scrapbooks, and other family materials with members of the community; teaching of preservation techniques; and need to handle and preserve the photos, books, and paper materials.

The author shares her reflections seeing women who are doing the work of men in the U.S. Highlighted is the possibility that women do men's job as a result of the war. Some of jobs taken by women include being a ticket agent, a writer and a congresswoman. Also mentioned are the work of working women in the West and Pacific Coast.

The article presents the basic techniques for family history researchers and how librarians can help people researching on African American heritage. It relates the challenges facing librarians regarding the growing interest in African American genealogy. Information is presented on the use of genealogy charts and the value of interviewing relatives and family friends.

The article offers information on various academic library resources for genealogy researchers. It says that the "Biography and Genealogy Master Index" provides details on about 15 million biographical entries in 5,000 volumes of reference material. It cites that the American Civil War Research Database helps researchers to search for individual soldiers and regiment and battle information. It adds that the "Historical Los Angeles Time" newspaper offers details on genealogical patrons.