Diane M. Fulkerson

Diane Fulkerson is the Director of Information Commons/Assistant Librarian at the University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee in Sarasota, Florida. She was previously employed at the University of West Georgia as a Reference and Instruction Librarian. She holds an MA in History from SUNY College at Brockport and an MLS from the University at Buffalo--SUNY. Before changing careers, Diane worked in corporate America for 20 years in customer service, purchasing, and Information Technology support positions. She is the author of the IGI Global title, Remote Access Technologies for Library Collections: Tools for Library Users and Managers.

Publications

Gender and Technology
Gender and Technology
Diane Fulkerson. © 2015. 6 pages.
Open Access
Open Access
Diane Fulkerson. © 2015. 8 pages.
Remote Access
Remote Access
Diane Fulkerson. © 2015. 7 pages.
Remote Access Technologies for Library Collections: Tools for Library Users and Managers
Remote Access Technologies for Library Collections: Tools for Library Users and Managers
Diane M. Fulkerson. © 2012. 234 pages.
The growth of the Internet over the past 20 years has caused a fundamental shift in the way library materials are accessed. Remote Access Technologies for Library Collections...
Distance Education and Library Services
Distance Education and Library Services
Diane M. Fulkerson. © 2012. 16 pages.
Remote access technologies for library collections are the result of the growth of distance education programs in higher education. With the increased demand for online...
Meeting User Needs
Meeting User Needs
Diane M. Fulkerson. © 2012. 16 pages.
Determining how a library can meet user needs can be accomplished through different methods. Libraries can use focus groups, surveys, or other means of assessment. Liquid+® is a...
Copyright
Copyright
Diane M. Fulkerson. © 2012. 16 pages.
Copyright plays an important role in not only print materials one finds in a library but also the resources accessed from off-campus through online course management systems and...
Collection Development Policies
Collection Development Policies
Diane M. Fulkerson. © 2012. 15 pages.
The collection development policies of the library will determine the types of material included in the collection. Along with those policies are databases licensing agreements...
Developing Digital Collections
Developing Digital Collections
Diane M. Fulkerson. © 2012. 15 pages.
Digital collections are found in most libraries. They include not only databases but also photographs, institutional repositories, manuscript collections, materials from the...
Technology for Remote Access
Technology for Remote Access
Diane M. Fulkerson. © 2012. 15 pages.
Technology to access materials remotely has gone from document delivery via snail mail to documents received electronically. No longer do users have to come into the library to...
Remote Access and Course Management Software
Remote Access and Course Management Software
Diane M. Fulkerson. © 2012. 14 pages.
In addition to electronic reserves, instructors can link database materials through course management systems (CMS). This type of software allows faculty to link articles from...
Social Networks and Web 2.0 Tools
Social Networks and Web 2.0 Tools
Diane M. Fulkerson. © 2012. 12 pages.
Social network sites such as Facebook and Twitter can provide another opportunity for users to remotely access library resources. The creation of a library Facebook page provides...
Mobile Technologies
Mobile Technologies
Diane M. Fulkerson. © 2012. 15 pages.
Millions of people have a smartphone, and with smartphone technology comes the ability for Internet connectivity and with that the ability to access library resources. EBSCO...
Virtual Libraries
Virtual Libraries
Diane M. Fulkerson. © 2012. 14 pages.
Virtual libraries are often considered the same as digital collections but in fact, they are different from digital collections given the fact they often contain links to...
Remote Access Technology Problems
Remote Access Technology Problems
Diane M. Fulkerson. © 2012. 13 pages.
With any remote access technology, problems can and do arise. Some of the common problems with remote access technologies are security, broken links, and privacy. Most remote...
Conclusion
Conclusion
Diane M. Fulkerson. © 2012. 11 pages.
Remote access technologies for library collections encompass more than just the technology required to access the resources from an off-campus location. Users no longer have to...