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Digital Commons @ Ksu Libraries, Tom Klingler, Elizabeth A. Richardson Nov 2014

Digital Commons @ Ksu Libraries, Tom Klingler, Elizabeth A. Richardson

Elizabeth A Richardson

Digital Commons @ Kent State University Libraries is a suite of services that showcase KSU scholarship. This session will demonstrate how you can use these services, including department-based Academic Communities, individual SelectedWorks pages, Galleries of images and other visual scholarship, peer reviewed Journal Publishing, and Conference & Event hosting.


Scanning Our Needs And Options: How Selecting An Overhead Scanner For Ill Was A Team Effort (Poster Session), Elizabeth A. Richardson, Cindy Kristof Mar 2014

Scanning Our Needs And Options: How Selecting An Overhead Scanner For Ill Was A Team Effort (Poster Session), Elizabeth A. Richardson, Cindy Kristof

Elizabeth A Richardson

With an aging overhead scanner that would no longer be covered under the vendor’s service contract, our ILL department was in the market for a new scanner. Determining our needs and evaluating our potential choices became a team effort involving everybody from undergraduate student employees to the Head of Access Services. Informal conversations were the first step, followed by perusal of sales materials for scanners on the market to determine features available. Every member of the Interlibrary Loan department was invited to complete a survey of preferred and necessary features. The survey prompted a high level of staff engagement in …


Using The Tools In The Collaborates Toolbox To Get Work Done Presentation Handout, Margaret Maurer May 2013

Using The Tools In The Collaborates Toolbox To Get Work Done Presentation Handout, Margaret Maurer

Margaret Beecher Maurer

No abstract provided.


Using The Tools In The Collaborates Toolbox To Get Work Done Presentation Figuring Out What To Charge, Margaret Maurer May 2013

Using The Tools In The Collaborates Toolbox To Get Work Done Presentation Figuring Out What To Charge, Margaret Maurer

Margaret Beecher Maurer

No abstract provided.


Developing Best Practices For Technical Services Cross-Institutional Collaborations: Conditions That Foster Collaboration, Margaret Maurer, Julia Gammon, Bonita Pollock Dec 2012

Developing Best Practices For Technical Services Cross-Institutional Collaborations: Conditions That Foster Collaboration, Margaret Maurer, Julia Gammon, Bonita Pollock

Margaret Beecher Maurer

No abstract provided.


Midline President's Message Spring 2011, Clare Leibfarth May 2011

Midline President's Message Spring 2011, Clare Leibfarth

Clare Leibfarth

This Midwest Chapter/MLA newsletter article reports on the Executive Board meeting.


Restricted Section: The Library As Presented In Harry Potter, Elizabeth A. Richardson, Sarah Wagner Jan 2011

Restricted Section: The Library As Presented In Harry Potter, Elizabeth A. Richardson, Sarah Wagner

Elizabeth A Richardson

The authors report on a content analysis of the conceptualization of the library and librarian in the books in the Harry Potter series. The analysis includes all mentions of the library, the librarian, and library materials, from all seven books of the series. Content examined includes the format and types of library materials mentioned, limitations on access to library materials, the image of the librarian, and the characters’ use of library materials. The analysis reveals that the library is presented as both a heavily guarded and censored area and also a place where the young heroes of the book have …


"The Mad World Of Ebooks In The Scholarly Communications Supply Chain: A Focused Discussion", Rob Kairis, Kay Downey Jun 2010

"The Mad World Of Ebooks In The Scholarly Communications Supply Chain: A Focused Discussion", Rob Kairis, Kay Downey

Rob Kairis

No abstract provided.