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Acrl Framework For Impactful Scholarship And Metrics, Rachel Borchardt, Wayne Bivens-Tatum, Polly Boruff-Jones, Robin Chin Roemer, Ted Chodock, Sandra Degroote, Alex R. Hodges, Sigrid Kelsey, Erika Linke, Jennifer Matthews Nov 2020

Acrl Framework For Impactful Scholarship And Metrics, Rachel Borchardt, Wayne Bivens-Tatum, Polly Boruff-Jones, Robin Chin Roemer, Ted Chodock, Sandra Degroote, Alex R. Hodges, Sigrid Kelsey, Erika Linke, Jennifer Matthews

Faculty Publications

The ACRL Impactful Scholarship and Metrics Task Force was formed primarily to create a framework for the measurement and evaluation of academic librarian scholarship. The framework is designed to address gaps between current scholarly evaluation practices and impactful scholarly activities within academic librarianship, including ways to measure and evaluate the impact of a wide range of research outputs.


Creating Collaborative Subject Guides For Multi-Insitutional Digital Collection: A Case Study From The Louisiana Digital Library, Sl Ziegler, Leah Powell Sep 2020

Creating Collaborative Subject Guides For Multi-Insitutional Digital Collection: A Case Study From The Louisiana Digital Library, Sl Ziegler, Leah Powell

Faculty Publications

This case study focuses on the development of subject guides for the Louisiana Digital Library (LDL), a state-wide digital repository for digital cultural heritage. While subject guides are always important for navigating large collections, during the state-wide shutdown of libraries due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the need for the guides was greater than ever. In keeping with the LDL’s multi-institutional and collaborative nature, representatives from seven Louisiana-based institutions responded to an open call to form a rapid-response working group. Within three weeks, ten guides were developed and published. Equally important, an iterative workflow for building and updating guides was established …


Supplementing The Swot Matrix For Personal Growth And Leadership, Irene Owens Apr 2020

Supplementing The Swot Matrix For Personal Growth And Leadership, Irene Owens

Library Diversity and Residency Studies

An integrated approach to personal growth and improving leadership skills is addressed in this article. These approaches include a personal SWOT analysis strategy using (1) defining strategic outcomes, (2), brainstorming strengths and weaknesses, (2) examining opportunities and threats, (3) examining cross-quadrant relationships, and (4) developing an action plan using a timeline. The second strategy includes updates to ones’ environment, and the utilization of Diversity Standards developed by the Diversity Committee of ACRL which may be integrated into SWOT. In using these strategies one can develop an integrated approach that may lead to continual personal growth and professional advancement as well …


Please Give Me The Opportunity To Find Out, Deborah Caldwell Apr 2020

Please Give Me The Opportunity To Find Out, Deborah Caldwell

Library Diversity and Residency Studies

No abstract provided.


Planning An Ldr, Gerald Holmes Apr 2020

Planning An Ldr, Gerald Holmes

Library Diversity and Residency Studies

This article provides recommendations and strategies for those seeking to either establish or strengthen a Library Diversity Residency Program. The article highlights the role of Library Administration, Librarians, Library Staff, Residency Coordinators and others. These roles that will lead to the success of the Library Residency Program for many years.


Ldrs V1 N1 Front Matter, Ldrs Editorial Board Apr 2020

Ldrs V1 N1 Front Matter, Ldrs Editorial Board

Library Diversity and Residency Studies

No abstract provided.


Recommendations For Diversity Residency: Summary Of A Mixed Methods, Jason Alston Apr 2020

Recommendations For Diversity Residency: Summary Of A Mixed Methods, Jason Alston

Library Diversity and Residency Studies

No abstract provided.


Guest Editorial: From School Librarian To Diversity Resident, Laura Tadena Apr 2020

Guest Editorial: From School Librarian To Diversity Resident, Laura Tadena

Library Diversity and Residency Studies

Guest Editorial by Laura Tadena to first issue.


Introduction To Library Diversity And Residency Studies, Martin Halbert Apr 2020

Introduction To Library Diversity And Residency Studies, Martin Halbert

Library Diversity and Residency Studies

The editorial serves as an overview of and introduction to the Library Diversity and Residency Studies Journal, a new independent, peer-reviewed journal which will engage with topics related to the broad topic of diversity, equity, and inclusion in libraries, as well as the more specific topic of library diversity residencies. The editorial also discusses the IMLS-funded project which led to the creation of the journal, including the series of Diversity Institutes and workshops which comprised the project, and the rationale for creating the journal as a spinoff effort. The editorial concludes with summary findings from the project regarding the current …


Practical Strategies For Onboarding New Residents, Latesha Velez Apr 2020

Practical Strategies For Onboarding New Residents, Latesha Velez

Library Diversity and Residency Studies

Developing a straightforward diversity residency onboarding program and well-defined milestones throughout the residency is one means to help new residents get acclimated to both the profession as a whole and your library specifically. This article, written by a former library diversity resident, provides step-by-step tips organized by approximate time in residence to help residency coordinators design and implement a successful onboarding program. This article includes recommendations for goal setting, mentorship, and making the resident feel welcome, among other suggestions. Residents can also use this article as a tool to initiate conversations aimed at increasing their success and wellbeing throughout their …


Serving Our Student Veterans In Louisiana, Mitchell J. Fontenot, Rebecca Kelley Apr 2020

Serving Our Student Veterans In Louisiana, Mitchell J. Fontenot, Rebecca Kelley

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.


"User Experience With A New Public Interface For An Integrated Library System", Kelly D. Blessinger, David Comeaux Mar 2020

"User Experience With A New Public Interface For An Integrated Library System", Kelly D. Blessinger, David Comeaux

Faculty Publications

The purpose of this study was to understand the viewpoints and attitudes of researchers at Louisiana State University toward the new public search interface from SirsiDynix, Enterprise. Fifteen university constituents participated in user studies to provide feedback while completing common research tasks. Particularly of interest to the librarian observers were identifying and characterizing where problems were expressed by the participants as they utilized the new interface. This study was approached within the framework of the cognitive load theory and user experience (UX). Problems that were discovered are discussed along with remedies, in addition to areas for further study.


Louisiana Digital Library Collections As Data Intro Survey: Selected Survey Results To Support Reports And Publications, Sl Ziegler, Leah Powell Duncan, Elizabeth Joan Kelly Jan 2020

Louisiana Digital Library Collections As Data Intro Survey: Selected Survey Results To Support Reports And Publications, Sl Ziegler, Leah Powell Duncan, Elizabeth Joan Kelly

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.


Educating For Whiteness: Applying Critical Race Theory’S Revisionist History In Library & Information Science Research, Suzanne Marie Stauffer Jan 2020

Educating For Whiteness: Applying Critical Race Theory’S Revisionist History In Library & Information Science Research, Suzanne Marie Stauffer

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.


Open Data In Cultural Heritage Institutions: Can We Be Better Than Data Brokers?, Sl Ziegler Jan 2020

Open Data In Cultural Heritage Institutions: Can We Be Better Than Data Brokers?, Sl Ziegler

Faculty Publications

Treating collections in cultural institutions as data encourages novel approaches to the use of historic collections. To reframe collections as data is to focus on how digitized collection material, collection metadata, and transcriptions can be used and reused for various types of computational analysis. Scholars active in the field of digital humanities have long taken advantage of computational data. This paper focuses on the work of cultural heritage institutions, which are increasingly offering collections as data. This paper outlines the collections as data project and examines specific examples of cultural institutions active in this space. The paper then details the …