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Recruiting And Retooling To Staff The Ir, Marilyn S. Billings Mar 2011

Recruiting And Retooling To Staff The Ir, Marilyn S. Billings

Marilyn S. Billings

This presentation uses the IR at UMass Amherst, ScholarWorks, as a case study in finding creative ways to staff an IR.


The Changing Landscape Of Scholarly Communication: The Role Of The Library & Its Partners, Marilyn S. Billings Mar 2011

The Changing Landscape Of Scholarly Communication: The Role Of The Library & Its Partners, Marilyn S. Billings

Marilyn S. Billings

Presentation for online ISIS group.


Open Education Resources At Umass Amherst, Marilyn S. Billings Nov 2010

Open Education Resources At Umass Amherst, Marilyn S. Billings

Marilyn S. Billings

This presentation was the third part of a panel discussion entitled Open Textbook Models: View from the Library.


The Potential Of Partnerships, Marilyn S. Billings Dec 2009

The Potential Of Partnerships, Marilyn S. Billings

Marilyn S. Billings

This webinar will use the University of Massachusetts‘ institutional repository as a case study to explore how the new digital repository service has affected the way librarians envision our place in the future of the academy, how the academy is changing its view of the library’s role, new tools and skills that we are developing to fulfill this service, and new partnerships that we have created and fostered to exploit this new vision. We hope to foster discussion and provide insights and opportunities for further exploration of how the role of libraries as publishers enables us to be key partners …


Library As Publishing Agent: Exploring New Roles, Marilyn S. Billings Oct 2009

Library As Publishing Agent: Exploring New Roles, Marilyn S. Billings

Marilyn S. Billings

Academic libraries of all sizes can and must strategically position themselves as campus publishers. One means of doing this is to implement an Institutional Repository, providing opportunities to showcase senior theses, dissertations, award-winning papers, and student and faculty peer-reviewed journals. The Academic Librarians Section (ALS) presented Marilyn Billings from UMass Amherst to explain how this works in her library.


Esence: The Ethics In Science And Engineering National Clearinghouse, Marilyn S. Billings Oct 2009

Esence: The Ethics In Science And Engineering National Clearinghouse, Marilyn S. Billings

Marilyn S. Billings

This talk provides an example, through ESENCe, of the benefit to librarians of partnering with faculty to pull in large grants.


Scholarworks As A Digital Publishing Platform, Marilyn S. Billings Sep 2009

Scholarworks As A Digital Publishing Platform, Marilyn S. Billings

Marilyn S. Billings

This presentation demonstrates how the University Libraries at UMass Amherst are using their Digital Commons IR ScholarWorks to provide digital publishing programs for UMass Amherst.


Documenting And Promoting Engagement Using Scholarworks, Umass Amherst’S Digital Repository, Marilyn S. Billings Sep 2009

Documenting And Promoting Engagement Using Scholarworks, Umass Amherst’S Digital Repository, Marilyn S. Billings

Marilyn S. Billings

The University of Massachusetts Amherst scholarly community is exploiting new digital technologies to showcase campus engagement initiatives. This session shows how a new partnership between the Outreach Division and the University Libraries has created opportunities for dissemination, institutional tracking, and understanding engagement as a vital component of teaching and scholarship.


Cyberinfrastructure And The Transformation Of Libraries, Marilyn S. Billings Mar 2008

Cyberinfrastructure And The Transformation Of Libraries, Marilyn S. Billings

Marilyn S. Billings

Libraries are beginning to exploit the transformation that cyberinfrastructure allows: for example, for discovery and access, for changing scholarly communication, for next-generation catalogs. This presentation will be an overview of some recent developments and describe ways that we all can participate in this transformation.