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Grand Valley Forum, Volume 041, Number 15, December 5, 2016, Grand Valley State University

2016-2017, Volume 41

Grand Valley Forum is Grand Valley State's faculty and staff newsletter, published from 1976 to the present.

Cuny Libraries And Open Source: Wins And Fails, Stephen Klein, Robin Davis, Junior R. Tidal, Leslie Ward, Mark Eaton, Stephen Zweibel

Publications and Research

This panel presentation will highlight free, open-source projects throughout the libraries. This includes digital display systems, web content management, collections management and more.

Collecting To The Core--Cross-Disciplinary Criminal Justice Resources, Beth Sheehan, Anne Doherty

Against the Grain

No abstract provided.

Multi-Perspective Interview Of Video Streaming Featuring: Leandra Preston-Sidler, University Of Central Florida; Kiren Shoman, Sage Publishing; And Michael Arthur, The University Of Alabama, Katina Strauch, Tom Gilson

Against the Grain

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Table Of Contents

Against the Grain

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Op Ed--Opinions And Editorials--Pelikan's Antidisambiguation--"Digital Golf Clubs", Michael P. Pelikan

Against the Grain

No abstract provided.

Lanthorn, Vol. 51, No. 28, December 1, 2016, Grand Valley State University

Volume 51, July 11, 2016 - June 5, 2017

Lanthorn is Grand Valley State's student newspaper, published from 1968 to the present.

The Future Of Web Citation Practices, Robin Camille Davis

Publications and Research

Citing webpages has been a common practice in scholarly publications for nearly two decades as the Web evolved into a major information source. But over the years, more and more bibliographies have suffered from “reference rot”: cited URLs are broken links or point to a page that no longer contains the content the author originally cited. In this column, I look at several studies showing how reference rot has affected different academic disciplines. I also examine citation styles’ approach to citing web sources. I then turn to emerging web citation practices: Perma, a “freemium” web archiving service specifically for citation; …

Inaugural Issue Of Dignity, Donna M. Hughes Dr.

Donna M. Hughes

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Towards Evidence-Informed Agriculture Policy Making: Investigating The Knowledge Translation Practices Of Researchers In The National Agriculture Research Institutes In Nigeria, Isioma N. Elueze

Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Repository

This study investigated the knowledge translation practices of researchers in the National Agriculture Research Institutes of Nigeria and the utilization of research knowledge by policy actors in the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development in Nigeria. Data for the study was obtained from agriculture researchers and the policy actors through questionnaires and interviews. In addition, bibliometric and content analysis were carried out on documents from the research institutes and the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development to gauge the transfer and use of knowledge by the researchers and policy actors respectively. Out of about six hundred questionnaires that …

Grand Valley Forum, Volume 041, Number 12, November 14, 2016, Grand Valley State University

2016-2017, Volume 41

Grand Valley Forum is Grand Valley State's faculty and staff newsletter, published from 1976 to the present.

Lanthorn, Vol. 51, No. 24, November 14, 2016, Grand Valley State University

Volume 51, July 11, 2016 - June 5, 2017

Lanthorn is Grand Valley State's student newspaper, published from 1968 to the present.

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Against the Grain

No abstract provided.

From The Reference Desk--Reviews Of Reference Titles, Tom Gilson

Against the Grain

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Grand Valley Forum, Volume 041, Number 10, October 31, 2016, Grand Valley State University

2016-2017, Volume 41

Grand Valley Forum is Grand Valley State's faculty and staff newsletter, published from 1976 to the present.

The Anchor, Volume 130.08: October 26, 2016, Hope College

The Anchor: 2016

The Anchor began in 1887 and was first issued weekly in 1914. Covering national and campus news alike, Hope College’s student-run newspaper has grown over the years to encompass over two-dozen editors, reporters, and staff. For much of The Anchor's history, the latest issue was distributed across campus each Wednesday throughout the academic school year (with few exceptions). As of Fall 2019 The Anchor has moved to monthly print issues and a more frequently updated website. Occasionally, the volume and/or issue numbering is irregular.

Balancing Bananas: Collection Assessment Of Patron‐Driven Acquisitions, Gabrielle Wiersma, Rhonda Glazier, Denise Pan, Stephanie Spratt

Charleston Library Conference

The libraries in the University of Colorado (CU) System have been using patron‐driven acquisitions (PDA) to build a shared collection of e‐books for many years. This paper presents our experiences as both early adopters of PDA and libraries with longstanding PDA e‐book programs and describes an analysis of how PDA has impacted collections at each of the libraries in the CU System.

Grand Valley Forum, Volume 041, Number 07, October 10, 2016, Grand Valley State University

2016-2017, Volume 41

Grand Valley Forum is Grand Valley State's faculty and staff newsletter, published from 1976 to the present.

Lanthorn, Vol. 51, No. 13, October 6, 2016, Grand Valley State University

Volume 51, July 11, 2016 - June 5, 2017

Lanthorn is Grand Valley State's student newspaper, published from 1968 to the present.

Grand Valley Forum, Volume 041, Number 06, October 3, 2016, Grand Valley State University

2016-2017, Volume 41

Grand Valley Forum is Grand Valley State's faculty and staff newsletter, published from 1976 to the present.

Faculty Library Survey Spring 2016 Report, Bonnie R. Nelson, Ellen Sexton

Reports from John Jay College

The Library Department surveyed the John Jay College faculty on their library use in the Spring semester of 2016.

University Libraries - Fall 2016, University Libraries--University Of South Carolina

University Libraries Minizine

University Libraries is a magazine published biannually by the University of South Carolina Libraries.

Contents:

Rabbit Hunt... p.6

Paper Trail of Politics... p.10

'I am not an owner, but a steward.'... p.12

Remaking the Music Library... p.14

By the numbers... p. 18

Annual Report Of The Indiana University Maurer School Of Law Digital Repository, 2015/16, Richard Vaughan

Digital Repository Annual Reports

A brief annual report documenting the use and growth of the Indiana University Maurer School of Law, Jerome Hall Law Library, Digital Repository. Includes lists of the most downloaded documents and attached Excel spreadsheets of data.

Library Newsletter Volume 12, Issue 2, Sacred Heart University

Library Newsletters

Highlights: Fake News and the Three Myths of Information --New Digital Commons Feature: Expert Gallery --New & Featured Library Resources: MarketLine Advantage, Criminal Justice Abstracts with Full Text, Literati by Credo, LearnTechLib, Browzine --Open Access Week October 24-28 --Some Recent SHU Faculty Publications in the Digital Commons@SHU --First Year Seminar Research Workshops --Library Trivia Contest --Library Mini Golf --Popular Reading --Book Reviews --What the Staff is Reading --Hours and Statistics.

Jetstream Volume 1 Issue 1, Nancy Anzalone, Theresa Rienzo, Susan Bloom, Wenhui Chen, Robert Martin, Nikki Palumbo, Tim Hasin

JETstream: Library Newsletter

It is with sincere pleasure that I welcome you to the 1st issue of JETstream, a bi-annual newsletter publication for the James E. Tobin Library (JET) at Molloy College. The objective of our newsletter is to help keep the Molloy community informed on matters concerning the library from the wide range of resources we offer, to the various services available, special events, distinctive collections, as well as contact information. Most importantly, we look forward to familiarizing you with our most valued and essential resource, the JET Library librarians and staff.

With the summer already a faded memory, the Fall 2016 …

Agents Of Diversity And Social Justice: Librarians And Scholarly Communication, Charlotte Roh, Harrison Inefuku

Gleeson Library Faculty and Staff Research and Scholarship

This chapter considers diversity broadly to mean a variety of perspectives, whether grounded in race, gender, sexual orientation, ability, socioeconomic status, or disciplinary study. It begins with a description of the current environment of scholarly communication, looking at the demographics and state of affairs in academia, publishing, and librarianship, including how biases present in all three fields affect scholarly communication. It then moves to a consideration of how librarians and library publishing programs can transform scholarly communication. By adopting a social justice perspective--actively working against ignorance and indifference to reduce systematic biases and injustice in academia, publishing, and librarianship- academic …

Lanthorn, Vol. 51, No. 10, September 26, 2016, Grand Valley State University

Volume 51, July 11, 2016 - June 5, 2017

Lanthorn is Grand Valley State's student newspaper, published from 1968 to the present.

Lanthorn, Vol. 51, No. 09, September 22, 2016, Grand Valley State University

Volume 51, July 11, 2016 - June 5, 2017

Lanthorn is Grand Valley State's student newspaper, published from 1968 to the present.

Grand Valley Forum, Volume 041, Number 02, September 6, 2016, Grand Valley State University

2016-2017, Volume 41

Grand Valley Forum is Grand Valley State's faculty and staff newsletter, published from 1976 to the present.

Hackathons For Libraries And Librarians, Robin Camille Davis

Publications and Research

Hackathons can be ideal opportunities for libraries and librarians to promote new services and tools. In these social events, attendees form teams and work on a project together within a given time limit. This article explains hackathons, provides a brief history, and details how libraries and librarians can get involved. Similar event structures, like hack days and edit-a-thons, are also considered.