FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2002
NEWS
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN = 5A
KU libraries share books online
By Kyle Ramsey
kramsey@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
In an effort to enhance their digital resources, the University of Kansas libraries joined other schools in the state in purchasing thousands of e-books, which can be checked out and accessed online through the libraries' Web site.
The collection is shared among 10 schools throughout Kansas. All Board of Regents schools are members of the group, along with several community colleges in northeastern Kansas.
The program began in Fall 2001 with 4,300 volumes. KU added 531 volumes last January. Since then, the collection has grown to more than 7,000 volumes.
All volumes are listed with the libraries' print editions in their online catalog.
The collection contains mainly
professional books, with titles in the fields of business, economics computer science, education and history.
E-books are complete copies of their printed counterparts. Unlike traditional print books, users can search through the texts with a Web browser's find function, said Neeley, librarian.
"That one book goes a lot farther than one printed book," Neeley said.
Each e-book costs about 50 percent more than the print edition. The collection is managed by NetLibrary. The higher price is a premium charged by the company.
KU's portion of the collection's total cost is $20,000, which breaks down to about $2.80 per title, said Richard Fyffe, assistant dean of libraries.
Part of the money came from the student library fee. Fyfe said the money was allocated to the collection because students
wanted more electronic information available to them.
Student interest in the year-old program has been low, Fyffe said. Because registration is not required to access the collection from a campus computer, NetLibrary can't keep accurate statistics regarding student use.
The company does keep "hit" statistics. These record which ebooks have been accessed.
Students and faculty can access the collection through the libraries' Web site, www.lib.ku.edu.To view e-books off campus, users must register through NetLibrary, www.netlibrary.com.
According to these statistics, 1,384 e-books have been accessed at least once. The most popular subjects are computers, business, social science, medicine and education.
- Edited by Ryan Malashock and Christina Neff
TOP 10 TITLES BY NUMBER OF ACCESSES:
'Sam's Teach Yourself Visual C++
6 in 21 Days' 28
'The 10 Smartest Decisions a Woman Can Make Before 40' 23
'101 More Best Resumes' 21
'SPSS for Windows: An Introduction to Use and Interpretation in Research' 21
Financial Engineering and Value Maximization' 19
'Sams Teach Yourself Perl in 21 Days' 17
'Active Server Pages 3.0 By Example' 1
The Warren Buffet Portfolio: Mastering the Power of the
Focus Investment Strategy' 16
'Learning Perf' 15
International Standards Desk Reference' 15
Graves says duty forced endorsement
Source: University of Kansas libraries
The Associated Press
TOPEKA — Moderate Republican Gov. Bill Graves acknowledged yesterday that a sense of partisan duty compelled him to endorse conservative GOP gubernatorial nominee Tim Shallenburger.
Graves said party loyalty was the "primary motivating factor" pushing him to declare his support for Shallenburger against Democrat Kathleen Sebelius in the Nov 5 general election.
The endorsement came six weeks after Shallenburger won the Aug. 6 primary, following a few meetings between the two men and discussions between their staffs.
Graves tried to minimize the
significance of the delay but acknowledged he and Shallen burger have become "the public face" of a moderate-conservative split that has bedeviled the Kansas GOP for decades.
At least a few moderates aren't endorsing Shallenburger, including Lt. Gov. Gary Sherrer.
"We're talking about the future of the state, and I just don't think the folks who are his core supporters see the state the way I do." Sherrer said. "Integrity comes before unity."
Sebelius hopes to exploit the long-standing tensions within the GOP to pull moderate Republican votes. Political activists in both major parties believe she needs to do so because registered Republican voters outnumber
registered Democrats by about 272,000.
Graves and Shallenburger had a joint news conference in the governor's Statehouse office. Also present was GOP State Chairman Mark Parkinson.
"The treasurer and I could find several things we probably are not going to agree on," Graves said. "This endorsement is about those things that we know we do agree upon, and principal among those is our commitment to the Republican Party." Shallenburger said that he is confident that most Republicans will vote for him and welcomed Graves' support.
Graves said he didn't put any conditions on his endorsement and is willing to participate in
Shallenburger campaign events and help him raise money.
Shallenburger said: "The governor is the leader of the Republican Party in this state and has a lot of good will out there, and so we appreciate him throwing some of it our way."
Democrats reacted to Graves endorsement with amusement.
"I think the really big news is that it's taken six weeks to happen," said Democratic State Chairman Tom Sawyer. "That speaks volumes."
The governor's slowness in endorsing Shallenburger became notable because other moderates, including U.S. Sen. Pat Roberts, were quick to endorse to declare their support for the GOP nominee.
'Proud to be a Jayhawk' Fund-raiser
This week's spotlight: KU Korean War Memorial
The KU game-day experience includes responsible pre-game tailgating, made possible by "Proud to be a Jayhawk" fundraising. Fans can participate by purchasing football programs; $1 of every program sold this season will go to four beneficiaries: KU's Korean War Memorial Fund, KU Marching Band, KU/K-State Phi Gamma Delta Run for Leukemia, and KU sports clubs.
Please remember when you tailgate:
Alcohol may be consumed only during a three-hour pre-game period in designated parking lots. Alcohol may not be brought into the stadium. Underage drinking or unlawful conduct will not be tolerated.
The Korean War (1950-53) has been called America's "forgotten war." More than 60 KU students and alumni lost their lives in this war. The University of Kansas is restarting a drive to create a permanent structure to preserve the memory of Jayhawks' service and sacrifice.
The "Proud to be a Jayhawk" program will help fulfill a decades-old vision for the Lawrence campus. Plans call for the memorial to be placed along KU's
Memorial Drive, which links the University's Vietnam Memorial to the World War II Memorial Campanile and overlooks Memorial Stadium, built in tribute to World War I.
So while you cheer on the Hawks and even if you don't tailgate -please consider supporting this worthwhile project. If you want to do more than purchase a copy of today's football program, please contact the KU Endowment Association, (888) 653-6111.
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KU Korean War Memorial Fund • KU Marching Band KU/KSU Phi Gamma Delta Run for Leukemia • KU Sports Clubs
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