Acknowledgements
I would
like to express my deepest appreciation to Pam Bunde, Senior Thesis Editor at
Maryville College for her expertise and guidance with this project and to
Christine Nugent, Director of the Lamar Memorial Library, for suggesting this
project as a way of improving reference service.
Also, special appreciation is acknowledged to the following at
Maryville College: Dr. Sam Oversteet, Associate Professor in English, Dr. Chad
Berry, Assistant Professor in History, Dr. Kathie Shiba, Assistant Professor
in Psychology, and Dr. Paul Warne, Assistant Professor in Mathematics.