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Descriptive Summary
Historical Note
Scope and Content Note
Organization of Collection
Restrictions
Index Terms
Related Material
Administrative Information
Description of Series
Original Deposit of August 1998 (Acc. 1998-029b)
Addition of July 2002 (Acc. 2002-034)
Addition January 2015 (Acc. 2015-007)
Addition of August 2017 (Acc. 2017-047)
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Inventory of the University of Texas at San Antonio: Library: Public Services Department Records, 1974-2003
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Creator: |
University of Texas at San Antonio. Library. Public Services Department |
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University of Texas at San Antonio: Library: Public Services Department Records |
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Dates: | 1974-2003 |
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Creator Abstract: |
The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) Library was established in 1973, the first year students were admitted to the new university. As of 2017, the Library has four locations: the John Peace Library and the Applied Engineering and Technology (AET) Library, both on UTSA's 1604 Campus; the Downtown Library at UTSA's Downtown Campus; and the Special Collections Reading Room located at the HemisFair Campus-Institute of Texan Cultures. The Public Services Department oversaw reference, instruction, outreach, and other functions related to aiding UTSA faculty, staff, and students in library research. |
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Content Abstract: |
The collection spans the 1970s through the early 2000s and documents the operations of the Public Services Department of the University of Texas at San Antonio Library. Materials appear to emanate primarily from Margaret Joseph, Assistant Director for Public Services. Materials include annual reports, meeting minutes, correspondence and memoranda, budgets, surveys, statistical reports, policies and procedures, press releases, calendars, brochures, maps, and instructional materials. |
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Identification: |
UA 05.02 |
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Extent: |
4.7 linear feet (5 Boxes) |
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Materials are in English. |
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Repository: |
University of Texas at San Antonio Libraries Special Collections |
The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) Library was established in 1973, the first year students were admitted to the new university. As of 2017, the Library has four locations: the John Peace Library and the Applied Engineering and Technology (AET) Library, both on UTSA's 1604 Campus; the Downtown Library at UTSA's Downtown Campus; and the Special Collections Reading Room located at the HemisFair Campus-Institute of Texan Cultures.
The Public Services Department oversaw reference, instruction, outreach, and other functions related to aiding UTSA faculty, staff, and students in library research. Public Services staff administered the University's Library Instruction Course (LIB 1001), in which UTSA students were taught how to conduct library research and compile bibliographies.
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The collection spans the 1970s through the early 2000s and documents the operations of the Public Services Department of the University of Texas at San Antonio Library. Materials appear to emanate primarily from Margaret Joseph, Assistant Director for Public Services.
Accession 1998-029b includes brochures, maps, instructional materials, correspondence, pathfinders (library subject guides), and question-and-answer forms from the Library's suggestion Box. Instructional materials document the Library Instruction course LIB 1001.
Accession 2002-034 comprises files transferred from the office of Margaret Joseph, Assistant Director for Public Services. Materials include annual reports, meeting minutes, correspondence and memoranda, budgets, surveys, statistical reports, policies and procedures, press releases, calendars, and other materials.
Accession 2015-007 includes a single VHS tape transferred from the Libraries' reference desk.
Accession 2017-047 includes correspondence, instruction notes, policy documents, annual reports, meeting minutes, and other materials.
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Organization of Collection |
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Original Deposit of August 1998 (Acc. 1998-029b) |
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Addition of July 2002 (Acc. 2002-034) |
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Addition of January 2015 (Acc. 2015-007) |
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Addition of August 2017 (Acc. 2017-047) |
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Access Restrictions
This collection is housed at UTSA's Hemisfair Campus and must be accessed via the Institute of Texan Cultures Special Collections Reading Room. To request access, please schedule a visit.
Use Restrictions
The researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright, property, and libel laws as they apply.
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Personal Names |
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Joseph, Margaret. |
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Organizations |
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University of Texas at San Antonio. Library. Public Services Department. |
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Subjects |
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Public services (Libraries)--History--20th century. |
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Public services (Libraries)--History--21st century. |
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Academic libraries--Reference services--Texas--San Antonio. |
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Academic libraries--Reference services--History--20th century. |
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Information services--User education. |
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Library orientation. |
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Academic librarians--Texas. |
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Locations |
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San Antonio (Tex.) |
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Genres/Formats |
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Correspondence. |
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Minutes. |
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Annual reports. |
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Brochures. |
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Curricula. |
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Maps. |
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Local Subjects |
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UTSA History |
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UTSA Records |
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There are no other known archival collections created by the UTSA Library Public Services Department at the date of accessioning. |
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[Identification of item], UTSA. Library. Public Services Department, UA 5.02, University of Texas at San Antonio Libraries Special Collections.
Transferred from the UTSA Library in August 1998 (Acc. 1998-029b), July 2002 (Acc. 2002-034), January 2015 (2015-007), and August 2017 (Acc. 2017-047).
The collection is in 4 accessions, and has been encoded by Angela McClendon Ossar, University Archivist. More detailed processing is not anticipated at this time. Addition of 2015-007 added by Julianna Barrera-Gomez. Addition of 2017-047 added by Kristin Law, University Archivist.
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Original Deposit of August 1998 (Acc. 1998-029b) |
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Includes brochures, maps, instructional materials, correspondence, pathfinders (library subject guides), and question-and-answer forms from the Library's suggestion Box. Instructional materials document the Library Instruction course LIB 1001, in which UTSA students were taught how to conduct library research and compile bibliographies. |
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Materials appear to have been created by Margaret Joseph, Assistant Director for Public Services. |
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Miscellaneous Library brochures, maps, and assorted materials |
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Assorted brochures, programs, and other materials |
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Correspondence |
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Procedures Manual for Margaret Joseph,1973-1975 |
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Pathfinders and instructional materials, 1974-1979 and undated |
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Library Instruction (LIB 1001) curriculum, units 1-5 |
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Library Instruction (LIB 1001) curriculum, units 6-10 |
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Library Instruction (LIB 1001) curriculum, units 11-13 |
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Copy 1, Library Instruction (LIB 1001) grading manual, units 5-9,1977-1978 |
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Library Instruction (LIB 1001) signage, undated |
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Suggestion Box questions and answers,1974-1978 (3 folders) |
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Addition of July 2002 (Acc. 2002-034) |
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These files of the Public Services Department were transferred from the office of Margaret Joseph, Assistant Director for Public Services. Materials include annual reports, meeting minutes, correspondence and memoranda, budgets, surveys, statistical reports, policies and procedures, press releases, calendars, and other materials. |
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Accreditation Reports |
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Agenda Management Group |
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Alamo Community College District |
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Allocation Formulas |
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Budget – UT System |
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Budget – FY 1994-95 |
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Classified Staff Salary Survey |
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Classified Stff Affairs Committee |
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Circulation Statistics Codes |
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Coral Statistics 1990- |
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Coral Statistics 1972-1990 |
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Coral |
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Coral Circill |
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Coral Continuing Education Committee |
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Complaints and Suggestions |
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Committee Teaching Effectiveness |
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Confidentiality of Library Records |
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Copyright |
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Director – Correspondence, Memos |
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Distance Learning |
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Disability Awareness |
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Exhibit Policy Committee |
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Extended Hours Plan |
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Feedback Exercise |
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Flex Time |
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Grantsmanship information |
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General correspondence |
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Goal Assessment FY91 |
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Goals FY1993-94 |
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Goals for 1992-93 |
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Interviewing Policies |
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Learning Community Study Group |
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Learning Theory |
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Library Focus |
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Library Instruction Evaluation Projects |
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Librarians Salaries - Studies |
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Location codes in Notis |
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Loex |
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Loex News |
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Materials Availability Survey |
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Materials Availability Survey 1992 |
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Materials Availability Survey 1994 |
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Materials Availability Survey 1998 |
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Management Group |
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Management Group Meeting Minutes |
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Memorandum Received |
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Memorandum Sent |
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Multimedia Center |
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New Student Notebook |
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Paisano |
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Palo Alto – UTSA Courses |
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Peace – Pipeline |
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Paraprofessionals at Reference |
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Permanent Reserve collections: Definition and Scope |
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Police |
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Policies – Library |
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Presence of the University of Texas at San Antonio |
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Privacy of Library Records |
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Procedures-Publications Review |
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Public Services Annual Report, 1975 |
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Public Services Annual Report, 1977-1978 |
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Public Services Annual Report, 1978-1979 |
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Public Services Annual Report, 1979-1980 |
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Public Services Annual Report,1980-1981 |
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Public Services Annual Report, 1981-1982 |
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Public Services Annual Report, 1982-1983 |
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Public Services Annual Report, 1983-1984 |
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Public Services Annual Report, 1984-1985 |
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Public Services Annual Report, 1985-1986 |
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Public Services Annual Report, 1986-1987 |
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Public Services Annual Report, 1987-1988 |
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Public Services Annual Report, 1989 |
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Public Services Annual Report, 1989-1990 |
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Public Services Annual Report, 1990-1991 |
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Public Services Annual Report, 1991-1992 |
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Public Services Annual Report, 1992-1993 |
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Public Service Minutes and Memos |
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Reference Sampling Survey Fall 1993 |
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Reference Sampling Survey 1992 |
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Reference Sampling Week 1991 |
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Reference Sampling Fall 1990 |
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Reference Satisfaction Survey Oct 1990 |
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Public Services Program Goals |
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Publicity |
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Publicity – Press Releases |
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Reciprocal Borrowing |
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Reference Sampling Fall 1994 |
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Reference Assessment Manual |
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Reference Desk Schedule Basic Calendars |
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Reference Effectiveness |
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Reference Sampling Survey Fall 1985 |
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Reference Sampling Survey Spring 1986 |
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Reference Sampling Survey Fall 1989 |
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Reference Sampling Survey Fall 1988 |
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Reference Sampling Survey |
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Reference Sampling Survey Fall 1987 |
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Reference Sampling Survey Fall 1986 |
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Reference Sampling Survey 1995 |
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Reference Sampling Refresher Training |
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Reorganization |
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Petty Cash Reports |
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Self Study Report |
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Salary Study Classified Staff |
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Sexual Harassment Policy |
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Staff Request 1992 |
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Statistical Methods |
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Stopwords |
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Student Guide |
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Style Manuals |
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Miscellaneous correspondence, reports, calendars |
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Miscellaneous correspondence, reports, calendars |
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Miscellaneous correspondence, reports, calendars |
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Addition January 2015 (Acc. 2015-007) |
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This is a VHS cassette produced by the Public Services Department as a reference video of microfilm use instruction, created circa 1987-1989. |
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VHS video: Microfilm instruction video, circa1987-1989 View Folder Contents
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Addition of August 2017 (Acc. 2017-047) |
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This accession includes correspondence, instruction notes, policy documents, annual reports, meeting minutes, and other materials. |
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Community Services Inventory, 1995 |
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Equipment Requests, 1994-1999 |
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Equipment Requests, 2000-2003 |
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Government Documents Inspection Information, 1994-1995 |
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Incidents, 1988 |
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Instruction - Class Materials; Maggi Joseph, 1993 |
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Instruction - College Entrance Library Skills Diagnostic Tests, 1993 |
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Instruction - Information Literacy and UTSA Library, 2001 |
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Instruction - Statistical Data (Historical), 2000 |
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Job Audit, 1980 |
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Librarian's Meetings - Agenda, 1995-1996 |
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Library Policy - before 1993, 1984-1992 |
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Library Policy - Reference Procedures Notebook, 1986 |
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Library Policy - Reference Procedures Notebook - up to 1993, 1993 |
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Library Resources Committee; Dr. Craven, Chair, 1993 |
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Library Resources Committee; Report and Recommendations - First Administration, 1993 |
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Library Skills Test - 1/2, undated |
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Library Skills Test - 2/2, 1989-1992 |
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Peer Institutions, 1995 |
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Pre-College Programs, 1993 |
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Public Services Annual Report, 1979-1982, and 1995 |
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Reference Sampling Survey, 1995-1997 |
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Reference Standards, undated |
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Renovations - Reference Office, 1995-1997 |
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Renovations - Reference Stacks and Offices, 1995-1999 |
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Renovations - Space Analysis, 1992 |
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State of the University Address, 1990s |
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Tennessee Williams Festival, 1993 |
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The Kirkpatrick Legacy, 1999 |
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UTSA Current newsletter, 1991-1993 |
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UTSA Downtown Campus, 1995-1997 |
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UTSA History (In the beginning there was a complaint…), 1979 |
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UTSA Library Handouts (Originals), 1982-1993 |
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UTSA Library Self-Guided Tour, 1992 |
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Virtual Libraries, 1993-1994 |
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