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Reaching Out To The Underserved: More Than Thirty Years Of Outreach Job Ads, Colleen T. Boff, Carol Singer, Beverly Stearns Dec 2013

Reaching Out To The Underserved: More Than Thirty Years Of Outreach Job Ads, Colleen T. Boff, Carol Singer, Beverly Stearns

Carol A Singer

Content of outreach position announcements posted in College and Research Libraries News from 1970 through 2004 were examined. Ads fell within three broad groups: distance education, multicultural services, and specialized. Overall, outreach positions have been on the rise with the exception of multicultural services librarian positions which have not increased at a stable rate.


Jump-Starting The Conversation About Altmetrics At Umass Medical School, Lisa A. Palmer Nov 2013

Jump-Starting The Conversation About Altmetrics At Umass Medical School, Lisa A. Palmer

Lisa A. Palmer

An outline of altmetrics activities by librarians at UMass Medical School's Lamar Soutter Library, which include: utilizing altmetrics in the the medical school's institutional repository, eScholarship@UMMS, for a journal published by the library; and, education and outreach efforts.


Reaching Out To The Underserved: More Than Thirty Years Of Outreach Job Ads, Colleen T. Boff, Carol Singer, Beverly Stearns Nov 2013

Reaching Out To The Underserved: More Than Thirty Years Of Outreach Job Ads, Colleen T. Boff, Carol Singer, Beverly Stearns

Colleen T. Boff, Ed.D.

Content of outreach position announcements posted in College and Research Libraries News from 1970 through 2004 were examined. Ads fell within three broad groups: distance education, multicultural services, and specialized. Overall, outreach positions have been on the rise with the exception of multicultural services librarian positions which have not increased at a stable rate.


Promotional Video 2013, Rebel Cummings-Sauls, Peter Lee Johnson (Violinist) Jun 2013

Promotional Video 2013, Rebel Cummings-Sauls, Peter Lee Johnson (Violinist)

Rebel Cummings-Sauls

Promotional video (~3mins) for the University of South Florida's institutional repository, Scholar Commons. Overview of services provided through the bepress digital commons platform.


Eastern Class Project At Mattoon Middle School May 2013

Eastern Class Project At Mattoon Middle School

Mildred M. Pearson Dr.

No abstract provided.


Eastern Class Project At Mattoon Middle School May 2013

Eastern Class Project At Mattoon Middle School

Mildred M. Pearson Dr.

No abstract provided.


The Social Map: Leveraging Historypin For Community Outreach, Kevin C. Miller Apr 2013

The Social Map: Leveraging Historypin For Community Outreach, Kevin C. Miller

Kevin C. Miller

Kevin Miller, Librarian for Digital Curation and Publication, discusses the steps that Pepperdine University has taken to leverage the free social mapping site Historypin.com to expand awareness of its digital collections and reach out to members of the Malibu community. The presentation was part of a panel discussion (Session 11) featuring LA as Subject members.


Changing Strategies For Electronic Theses And Dissertations: Communication Between An Academic Library, Graduate School, Academic Departments, And Students, Lyndsey E. Calico, Cleophus V. Price, Adrian K. Ho, Jonathan Garrett Mar 2013

Changing Strategies For Electronic Theses And Dissertations: Communication Between An Academic Library, Graduate School, Academic Departments, And Students, Lyndsey E. Calico, Cleophus V. Price, Adrian K. Ho, Jonathan Garrett

Adrian K. Ho

Technology has eliminated the need for paper copies of theses and dissertations in an academic library. The latest practice for receiving, reviewing, and archiving graduate student scholarship is to have students submit their electronic theses and dissertations (ETDs) to an institutional repository (IR). The University of Kentucky Graduate School and the University of Kentucky Libraries have teamed to create a new workflow for the online submission of ETDs to UKnowledge, the University's IR. To ensure the success of the workflow, clear and efficient communications between the library, the graduate school, academic departments, and students are imperative. This presentation addresses the …


Mattoon Principal Receives State Honor Mar 2013

Mattoon Principal Receives State Honor

Mildred M. Pearson Dr.

No abstract provided.


Enabling And Encouraging Greater Diversity In Ict, Madeleine Rh Roberts, Tanya Mcgill Jan 2013

Enabling And Encouraging Greater Diversity In Ict, Madeleine Rh Roberts, Tanya Mcgill

Madeleine R. H. Roberts

There is now a far greater level of heterogeneity in the university cohort in age, experience and cultural and socio-economic backgrounds than in the past. This means that assumptions about the equality of student knowledge and ability that may still exist could be causing difficulties for female and male students who are not school leavers or native English speakers. The issues faced by mature-age, international, and low socio-economic background female and male students are diverse and the potential strategies to assist in retaining current students and attracting future students are varied. Therefore, the strategies employed must address as many of …


Embedding Librarians Into The Stem Publication Process, Anne E. Rauh, Linda M. Galloway Jan 2013

Embedding Librarians Into The Stem Publication Process, Anne E. Rauh, Linda M. Galloway

Anne Rauh

STEM Librarians at Syracuse University actively participate throughout the scientific publication process. This chapter will outline points in the process where librarian involvement is applicable and beneficial. Librarians Anne Rauh and Linda Galloway will explain how and why it is important to teach tools that organize scientific literature to faculty and students before they begin the writing process. The use of assessment techniques to help inform targeted publication venues will be described. Post-publication, this chapter will describe how to help authors gauge the impact of their work, promote their publications and increase their visibility.