Reference Services Review: Volume 14 Issue 4
Reference and instructional services for libraries in the digital age
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National Engineers' Week: Week of 22 February
Charlotte ErdmannNational Engineers' Week takes place annually during the week of George Washington's birthday. Washington, best known as a soldier and stateman, was also a surveyor and road…
National Women's History Week:First Week in March
Marjorie Peregoy, Julia M. Rholes, Sandra L. TuckerThis is a resource guide for librarians who wish to gather books and other materials to use in promoting National Women's History Week or, as it will be soon, National Women's…
National Coin Week: Third Week in April
Marjorie PeregoyEach year, National Coin Week, the third week in April, brings together coin enthusiasts in honor of one of the world's oldest and most popular pastimes. Numismatics, the study…
National Transportation Week: Second Week in May
Lisa T. Abbott, John P. AbbottThe topic of transportation incorporates a vast amount of divergent information. The subject matter varies greatly, and includes titles ranging from Camels of the Outback to The…
National Animal Health Week: Last Week in May
Linda FriendNational Animal Health Week, usually the last week in May, was instituted by presidential proclamation in 1984. (The related observances Be Kind to Animals Week, sponsored by the…
National Theatre Week: First Week in June
Roberta Pitts, Katie ClarkWhile the terms theatre and drama are often used synonymously, they are marked by distinct differences. Drama is concerned with the literature of the theatre, the written basis…
National Space Week: Week of 13 July
Julia M. Rholes, Jean KelloughOn 13 July 1974, President Nixon signed a proclamation declaring the week of 20 July National Space Week, in honor of man's landing on the moon on 20 July 1969. Although the lunar…
National Clown Week: 1–7 August
Karen T. MorrisA television comic announces a satiric Golden Fleece Award for the faux pas of some government official. The San Diego Chicken hams it up in the stands of the baseball park. A…
American Newspaper Week: Week of 25 September
Naomi Caldwell Wood, Bill PageAmerican Newspaper Week is celebrated each year during the week of 25 September by the Committee for the Observance of American Newspaper Week. The event commemorates the…
National Fire Prevention Week: Week of 9 October
William WieseFire Prevention Week takes place during the week of 9 October, the date of the great Chicago fire. Fire prevention in the narrow sense refers to precautionary measures taken to…
National Children's Book Week: Last Week of November
Charles B. ThurstonChildren's Book Week, which occurs during the last week of November, was first inspired by a speech delivered by E.W. Mumford of the Penn Publishing Company at the American…
National Human Rights Week: 10–17 December
Linda RicherHuman Rights Week, 10–17 December, occurs each year in the United States to highlight and emphasize international human rights issues. Human Rights Day, 10 December, is the…
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