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Giving Games The Old College Try, Amy R. Hofer
Giving Games The Old College Try, Amy R. Hofer
Library Faculty Publications and Presentations
Based on evidence that games might help students get more engaged in my online class, I decided to overcome my skepticism and road-test two information literacy games. First I tried BiblioBouts, which uses the online citation management tool Zotero to integrate gaming into a research paper assignment that is already part of the course syllabus. Students have to set up Zotero accounts and log into the game’s online platform to play and see their scoreboard; the technology requirements were too much for my class and the experiment didn’t feel successful. The following year I tried a comparatively low-tech game that …
Cross Cultural Competence As An Aspect Of Improving Diversity In Library Collections, Elizabeth Ramsey
Cross Cultural Competence As An Aspect Of Improving Diversity In Library Collections, Elizabeth Ramsey
Library Faculty Publications and Presentations
For more than one hundred years libraries in America have worked in one way or another to include services aimed at ethnic groups, at first mainly in the way of assisting the newly immigrated to become assimilated to mainstream American culture through help in learning English, with basic reading/writing skills, and assistance with social services and applications for citizenship (Rubin, 2004, p. 292). However, it wasn’t until the 1960’s that the importance of community representation in libraries and their staffs came to the forefront of discussions of library policies and practices. Finally, in 1970 the ALA’s Social Responsibilities Round Table …
Personal Papers And Mplp: Strategies And Techniques, Cheryl Oestreicher
Personal Papers And Mplp: Strategies And Techniques, Cheryl Oestreicher
Library Faculty Publications and Presentations
In 2005, Mark A. Greene and Dennis Meissner published an article urging archivists to reassess processing strategies to focus less on detailed arrangement and description and more on minimal efforts to provide access to researchers. In 2008, the Auburn Avenue Research Library on African American Culture and History in Atlanta, Georgia, was awarded a grant from the Council of Library and Information Resources to process the personal papers of Andrew J. Young. The grant stipulated the implementation of Greene and Meissner’s “more product, less process” (MPLP) techniques. This article describes the analysis and strategies behind the decisions made to utilize …
Heard On The Net: It’S A Small World After All: Traveling Beyond The Viewpoint Of American Exceptionalism To The Rise Of The Author, Jill Emery
Library Faculty Publications and Presentations
This column explores how scholarly publishing is changing and becoming a more international marketplace filled with new opportunities and new pitfalls.
Privco Review, Kerry Wu
Privco Review, Kerry Wu
Library Faculty Publications and Presentations
PrivCo is a unique database with in-depth information on private companies and private market investors. It excels in providing private company financial data that are usually elusive to the public. Company reports in PrivCo often include not only hard data, but also value-added content such as expert analysis on business models and growth strategies. The quality and quantity of PrivCo’s data are unmatched in the current market. Information on small, local firms is sometimes limited or not available. If a target company is not listed, unless it’s a very small one, PrivCo strives to generate a report within 48 hours …
Love Your Keyboard! Professional Writing For Librarians, Emily Ford, Kim Leeder
Love Your Keyboard! Professional Writing For Librarians, Emily Ford, Kim Leeder
Library Faculty Publications and Presentations
Participants of the session engaged in the inquiry process as focused in 4 areas of librarianship: Public Services & Programming; Teaching & Learning; Leadership & Management; Collections & Technical Services. Additionally, the workshop moderators engaged in the inquiry process regarding Publishing in Librarianship. The following are snapshots of the brainstorming that took place.
Defining And Characterizing Open Peer Review: A Review Of The Literature, Emily Ford
Defining And Characterizing Open Peer Review: A Review Of The Literature, Emily Ford
Library Faculty Publications and Presentations
Changes in scholarly publishing have resulted in a move toward openness. To this end, new, open models of peer review are emerging. While the scholarly literature has examined and discussed open peer review, no established definition of it exists, nor are there uniform implementations of open peer review processes. This article examines the literature discussing open peer review, identifies common open peer review definitions, and describes eight common characteristics of open peer review: signed review, disclosed review, editor-mediated review, transparent review, crowdsourced review, prepublication review, synchronous review, and post-publication review. This article further discusses benefits and challenges to the scholarly …
Mining For Gold: Identifying The Librarians' Toolkit For Managing Hybrid Open Access: Based On A Paper Presented At The 36th Uksg Annual Conference, Bournemouth, April 2013, Jill Emery
Library Faculty Publications and Presentations
In 2012, the author and colleagues surveyed eight publishers that had been involved with the Publishing and the Ecology of European Research (PEER) project to learn about the state of hybrid journal publishing. At the same time, one of the key questions asked to a panel of librarians at the International Association of Scientific, Technical & Medical Publishers May 2012 Meeting was what role librarians would play if scholarly publishing shortly went open access (OA) across the board? From the survey of the market, and the rapid OA developments in the UK and EU that include hybrid OA, a picture …
Returning To Learn: Research And The Prodigal Student, Emily Ford, Meredith G. Farkas, Molly Blalock-Koral
Returning To Learn: Research And The Prodigal Student, Emily Ford, Meredith G. Farkas, Molly Blalock-Koral
Library Faculty Publications and Presentations
Returning students - those with a significant lapse in time during their formal education - make up a large and growing percentage of the student population at Portland State University (PSU). Over 40% of PSU undergraduates are over 26 years of age and 21% of graduate students over 39. Given returning students’ experiences in the work force, motivations for learning, and the lapse of time since conducting academic research, returning students may approach research differently than traditional students. Despite the size of this student population at PSU and the growth of the returning student demographic in higher education, very little …
Beyond A Box Of Documents: The Collaborative Partnership Behind The Oregon Chinese Disinterment Documents Collection, Natalia M. Fernández, Cristine Paschild
Beyond A Box Of Documents: The Collaborative Partnership Behind The Oregon Chinese Disinterment Documents Collection, Natalia M. Fernández, Cristine Paschild
Library Faculty Publications and Presentations
This article is a case study of a collaboration between the Oregon Multicultural Archives of Oregon State University, Portland State University Library's Special Collections, the Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association (CCBA), and the Northwest News Network to preserve and make accessible a recovered box of Oregon Chinese disinterment documents. By examining what influenced and engaged each partner, this case study offers an opportunity to better understand the motivations of diverse stakeholders in a "post-custodial era" project that challenges traditional practices of custody, control, and access.
Becoming A Writer-Librarian, Emily Ford
Becoming A Writer-Librarian, Emily Ford
Library Faculty Publications and Presentations
This article offers a reflection on my pursuit to become a writer-librarian. In addition to participating in a professional writing program at my institution, in November of 2012 I participated in Academic Writing Month and Digital Writing Month. Through these immersive experiences I worked to figure out who is my writerly librarian self and discovered some tools and techniques to help me along the way. This article begins with an explanation of Academic Writing Month and Digital Writing Month, discusses writing in Library and Information Science, and then offers more reflection on my discoveries as I tried to become a …
Is Digital Better Than Analog? Considerations For Online Card Sort Studies, Emily Ford
Is Digital Better Than Analog? Considerations For Online Card Sort Studies, Emily Ford
Library Faculty Publications and Presentations
The article discusses the author's experience conducting a Web-based card sorting activity, and outlines the advantages and disadvantages for libraries adopting and using Web-based card sorting tools in an attempt to answer the question: Is digital card sorting better than analog? Screenshots described in the article are available here: http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/9246
The Changing Roles Of Repositories: Where We Are And Where We Are Headed, Karen Bjork, David Isaak, Kay Vyhnanek
The Changing Roles Of Repositories: Where We Are And Where We Are Headed, Karen Bjork, David Isaak, Kay Vyhnanek
Library Faculty Publications and Presentations
This presentation examines the past, present, and future role of institutional repositories (IRs). IRs rapidly rose to prominence in libraries, but failed to live up to the promise of transforming scholarly communication. A decade since the debut of DSpace, IRs today look very different in their content and services. We will present the results of an in‐depth survey of repository managers. The role of IRs is now evolving to include support for data curation, e‐research, and scholarly networks. The session concluded with a discussion of how repository managers can better network and share expertise. Files ending in .csv are plain-text, …
Halfway Open Or Halfway Shut?: Oa Hybrid Journals In Academia, Robin Champieux, Jill Emery, Kasia Stasik
Halfway Open Or Halfway Shut?: Oa Hybrid Journals In Academia, Robin Champieux, Jill Emery, Kasia Stasik
Library Faculty Publications and Presentations
This panel session asks why is hybrid open access important? Scholarly publishers have responded to the OA movement by offering authors the choice of publishing their articles as Open Access (using an author pays funding mechanism) in subscription journals. The study surveys eight publishers to explore a number of questions about the mechanics, implementation, price impacts, and author tracking of this model; and investigates the uptake at two research institutions, with one operating in a NIH Public Access Policy environment.
Mining For Gold: Identifying The Librarian's Toolkit For Managing Hybrid Oa, Jill Emery
Mining For Gold: Identifying The Librarian's Toolkit For Managing Hybrid Oa, Jill Emery
Library Faculty Publications and Presentations
This plenary presentation was given on April 8 at UKSG Conference 2013 and discusses the following points: (1.) Open access provision does not mean that access is provided with absolutely no cost associated with it. Management of open access publishing is an investment that libraries are making (2.) Open access publishing whether it is done in your library or outside of it still needs to be organized and managed. (3.) Open access within your institution is an enterprise-wide endeavor and this is especially true within the library itself. Whatever you do, do not create another silo of management. The video …
Terms And Conditions Apply: Refining Best Practice For Electronic Resource Management, Graham Stone, Jill Emery
Terms And Conditions Apply: Refining Best Practice For Electronic Resource Management, Graham Stone, Jill Emery
Library Faculty Publications and Presentations
Two decades after the advent of e-journals and databases, librarians are still grappling with ways to best manage these resources. In addition, economic pressures are resulting in librarians having to justify their spending on collections. Techniques in E-Resource Management (TERMS) is a project to encourage crowd sourcing of areas of best practice for each of the stages of the E-resources lifecycle. (1). Investigating New Content for purchase (2). Acquire New Content (3). Implementation (4). Evaluation and Ongoing Access (5). Annual Review (6). Cancellation and Replacement. This session aims to encourage further review and comment. Tell us about your areas of …
Mapping Standards To Content: Creating Research Guides Using Acrl’S Psychology Information Literacy Standards, Annie Armstrong, Kimberly D. Pendell
Mapping Standards To Content: Creating Research Guides Using Acrl’S Psychology Information Literacy Standards, Annie Armstrong, Kimberly D. Pendell
Library Faculty Publications and Presentations
Although librarians have embraced online research guides (typically SpringShare’s LibGuides) as a mechanism for informing students of key resources across the disciplines, to what degree have they leveraged the full potential of these guides for delivering and supporting instruction? Guided by disciplinary information literacy standards, how could librarians create more instructionally robust guides which both promote and support the development of disciplinary research competencies?
Is Digital Better Than Analog? Considerations For Online Card Sort Studies : Screenshots, Emily Ford
Is Digital Better Than Analog? Considerations For Online Card Sort Studies : Screenshots, Emily Ford
Library Faculty Publications and Presentations
The following are screenshots captured from Optimalsort.com. These screenshots display visualizations compiled by OptimalSort.com based on data collected using OptimalSort, an online card sort study tool. These images serve as supplemental material to Emily Ford's article, Is Digital better than analog? Considerations for online card sort studies, published in College & Research Libraries News. Volume 74 Number 5 and is available here: http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/9417
Creating New Partnerships: Strategies For Growing Your Repository, Karen Bjork, Sue Kunda, David Isaak, Kay Vyhnanek
Creating New Partnerships: Strategies For Growing Your Repository, Karen Bjork, Sue Kunda, David Isaak, Kay Vyhnanek
Library Faculty Publications and Presentations
This presentation was given February 8 at Online NW 2013 in Corvallis, OR. Academic institutions, as well as private corporations, have taken on the responsibility of building institutional repositories in order to collect, manage, archive and provide access to the intellectual work taking place on their respective campuses. Over the years, building or procuring a repository has become fairly straightforward. Filling it hasn't. Convincing faculty and academic units to contribute their research and scholarship is still a struggle for most repository owners and requires equal parts determination, imagination and perspiration. Join four repository managers from OSU, PSU, WSU and Kaiser …
The Role Of The Modern Intermediary And What Constitutes Value In The Library Of 2012, Jill Emery
The Role Of The Modern Intermediary And What Constitutes Value In The Library Of 2012, Jill Emery
Library Faculty Publications and Presentations
The article discusses how subscription services for electronic publications can add value to academic libraries. The author looks at the subscription agent for academic periodicals called JSTOR and its platform offered by the ITHAKA subscription service. Additional topics include the June 2011 decision by the American Institute of Physics to discontinue its use of its Scitation electronic publication platform in 2012, as well as the electronic publication platform of the publisher Taylor and Francis. Also discussed are academic libraries' strategies for data management in their work with intermediary subscription providers and intermediary vendors.
Ipads For All: Experiencing The Unexpected, Mary Aagard, Michelle Armstrong, Peggy Cooper, Rita Nuxoll
Ipads For All: Experiencing The Unexpected, Mary Aagard, Michelle Armstrong, Peggy Cooper, Rita Nuxoll
Library Faculty Publications and Presentations
Libraries have become iPad enthusiasts on a global scale. Koç University Library, Istanbul, Turkey1; Briar Cliff University, Sioux City, Iowa2; Colby College, Waterville, Maine3; Central Medical Library, University of Münster, Germany4; Omaha Public Library, Omaha, Nebraska5; and Westlake High School Library, Austin, Texas6 are just a few of the many libraries that include iPads in their suite of tools and services. Librarians use the mobile device in all aspects of their work, and they are an ever-present part of our patrons' lives. As a result, there is a growing …
Accountability Vs. Improvement: Seeking Balance In The Value Of Academic Libraries Initiative, Meredith G. Farkas
Accountability Vs. Improvement: Seeking Balance In The Value Of Academic Libraries Initiative, Meredith G. Farkas
Library Faculty Publications and Presentations
The article focuses on a program by the Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL) which focused on finding ways for libraries to show value and create a research agenda on the subject of value. The initiative produced "The Value of Academic Libraries: A Comprehensive Research Review and Report" focused on demonstrating correlations between library collections, instructions and student success. It notes the importance of libraries showing value to those who determine funding levels.
The Research Process And The Library: First-Generation College Seniors Vs. Freshmen, Elizabeth F. Pickard, Firouzeh Logan
The Research Process And The Library: First-Generation College Seniors Vs. Freshmen, Elizabeth F. Pickard, Firouzeh Logan
Library Faculty Publications and Presentations
In a follow-up study to the ERIAL (Ethnographic Research in Illinois Academic Libraries) Project, librarians at UIC compared the responses of first-generation college freshmen from the original study to those of seniors. The study’s aim was to determine whether student information literacy increases as a result of undergraduate education and to further explore the student research process with respect to the particular factors that inform and effect change in it. The findings showed that information literacy increased among these students, and they developed a more complex approach to the research process and the library.
Building And Sustaining A Culture Of Assessment: Best Practices For Change Leadership, Meredith G. Farkas
Building And Sustaining A Culture Of Assessment: Best Practices For Change Leadership, Meredith G. Farkas
Library Faculty Publications and Presentations
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the idea of using Kotter's eight-step model for change leadership to create a culture of assessment that is embedded in the organizational culture of an academic library. Design/methodology/approach – This is a conceptual paper that examines the potential application of a business change model to an academic library change context. Each step of Kotter's model is described within the context of building a culture of assessment, supported by examples and suggestions from the literature of libraries, higher education, organizational behavior and change leadership. Findings – While building a culture of …
From Exhaustion To Exhilaration: Assessing Librarian Job Satisfaction With Virtual Reference, Arthur Hendricks, Sherry Buchanan
From Exhaustion To Exhilaration: Assessing Librarian Job Satisfaction With Virtual Reference, Arthur Hendricks, Sherry Buchanan
Library Faculty Publications and Presentations
Purpose – Librarians respond to staffing L-net, Oregon's statewide reference chat service, in different ways. The aim of this paper is to create a survey to look for ways to improve the statewide service and improve the experience of chat librarians (as well as patrons). Design/methodology/approach – The authors surveyed L-net librarians to learn their thoughts and satisfaction with answering L-net chat questions. They collected anonymous survey data via PSU's web survey software (Qualtrics). The survey instrument was a mixture of qualitative and quantitative questions. The survey consisted of 29 questions. Findings – While the literature has many articles regarding …
Tutor-Facilitated Adult Digital Literacy Learning: Insights From A Case Study, Kimberly D. Pendell, Elizabeth Withers, Jill Castek, Stephen Reder
Tutor-Facilitated Adult Digital Literacy Learning: Insights From A Case Study, Kimberly D. Pendell, Elizabeth Withers, Jill Castek, Stephen Reder
Library Faculty Publications and Presentations
While the digital divide has decreased, those who are still unable to access and use information and communication technologies are left further behind. An effective digital literacy program helps underserved populations gain needed skills and alleviate the demand placed on public library staff. This case study presents findings on a digital literacy learning model that utilizes a self-paced online platform and in-person volunteer tutors. The researchers found that the learner/tutor relationship is an essential part of the learning process, and that tutors develop a variety of strategies for helping learners. The researchers also identify aspects of effective program implementation.
Library Faculty And Instructional Assessment: Creating A Culture Of Assessment Through The High Performance Programming Model Of Organizational Transformation, Meredith G. Farkas, Lisa J. Hinchliffe
Library Faculty And Instructional Assessment: Creating A Culture Of Assessment Through The High Performance Programming Model Of Organizational Transformation, Meredith G. Farkas, Lisa J. Hinchliffe
Library Faculty Publications and Presentations
In an environment in which libraries increasingly need to demonstrate their value to faculty and administrators, providing evidence of the library’s contribution to student learning through its instruction program is critical. However, building a culture of assessment can be a challenge, even if librarians recognize its importance. In order to lead change, coordinators of library instruction at institutions where librarians are also tenure-track faculty must build trust and collaboration, lead through influence, and garner support from administration for assessment initiatives. The purpose of this paper is to explore what it takes to build a culture of assessment in academic libraries …
Siam Ebooks, Michelle Armstrong
Siam Ebooks, Michelle Armstrong
Library Faculty Publications and Presentations
The SIAM eBook Program provides access to a core collection of applied mathematics titles through either a Perpetual Access or Annual Subscription option. Ebook content can be retrieved through individual chapters that are downloadable as PDFs. SIAM does not apply DRM technology to the files making the materials easy for patrons to use. The search tools available on the site are insufficient to provide easy access to content in the collection.
Mobile Learning: The Teacher In Your Pocket, Meredith G. Farkas
Mobile Learning: The Teacher In Your Pocket, Meredith G. Farkas
Library Faculty Publications and Presentations
Mobile computing has exploded around the world over the past several years. Morgan Stanley suggests that mobile Internet use will exceed the use from fixed devices, and Ericsson projects that 80 percent of people will access the web from a mobile device by 2015 (Ingram 2010; Ericsson Corporate Public & Media Relations 2010). Mobile devices are being used for content creation, communication, information seeking, and so much more. The notion that mobile devices would be used only for quick and simple tasks has been challenged by research showing that a growing portion of the population—especially low-income and minority mobile users—use …
Web Conferencing Software, Meredith G. Farkas
Web Conferencing Software, Meredith G. Farkas
Library Faculty Publications and Presentations
Web conferencing software -- also known as webinar, videoconferencing, online meeting, and virtual classroom software -- is a web-based technology that allows groups to synchronously communicate online. Most web conferencing software offers collaboration through text, voice and video chat, screen-sharing, collaborative whiteboards, and file-sharing. Tips and Trends, written by Instructional Technologies Committee members, introduces and discusses new, emerging, or even familiar technology which can be applied in the library instruction setting.