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It Takes A Library: Growing A Robust Institutional Repository In Two Years, Todd Bruns, Stacey Knight-Davis

Todd A. Bruns

No abstract provided.

Scholarly Communication Coaches, J. Steve Brantley, Todd Bruns

Todd A. Bruns

The Open Access (OA) movement’s impact on scholarly communication has reached a tipping point. Increasingly, legal requirements such as the Illinois Open Access law (Public Act 098-0925) mandate open access to state funded research, and funding agencies are obliging researchers to preserve data in accessible platforms. In addition, publisher-driven “gold OA” and free-access “green OA” require researchers to navigate complicated options for copyright control. Meanwhile, new OA “scholars networks” offer possibilities for collaboration of which scholars may be unaware. These growing trends have ramifications across many disciplines and they create a need that librarians can fill. Subject librarians trained in …

Student And Faculty Expectations For Learning In Various Delivery Models, Lauri J. Deruiter-Willems

Lauri J. DeRuiter-Willems

The purpose of this presentation is to shed light on expectations and characteristics of both students and faculty with the hope of improving the learning experience for all by minimizing frustrations and clarifying each others roles. We do much of this already, but it’s nice to have a reminder, and maybe a different take on some ideas.

Examining The Why: The Relevance Of Our Courses, Lauri J. Deruiter-Willems

Lauri J. DeRuiter-Willems

If we want students to be truly engaged, not just doing enough to get a passing grade, we need to make sure they make a connection between our course content and their future.

Jump-Starting Your Journal: Exploding Content Access Via Repository Publishing, Todd Bruns, Stacey Knight-Davis

Todd A. Bruns

Since 2009 Eastern Illinois University (EIU) has hosted the Journal of Collective Bargaining in the Academy (JCBA), the annual journal of the National Center for the Study of Collective Bargaining in Higher Education and the Professions. The journal compiles the best research, op-eds, and practitioner perspectives on the subject of collective bargaining in higher education, a particularly important subject in the past half-decade of economic constriction, salary stagnation, and pension pressures. This presentation will demonstrate that institutional repository open access does dramatically improve discoverability by comparing logs from the locally hosted platform to usage statistics from Digital Commons. Differences in …

A Bigger Splash: Enhancing Discoverability Of Theses Via Digital Commons, Todd Bruns, Stacey Knight-Davis

Todd A. Bruns

No abstract provided.

Engaging Voices Of Disconnected Learners In Urban Environments, Mildred M. Pearson Dr., Agnes Virginia Williams

Mildred M. Pearson Dr.

Success in school is critical for urban youth. This study reports on ten coaches effort to engage urban high school students in social action projects in a charter school that adopted the Public Achievement model of civic engagement. The coaches, who were graduate students, worked with ten groups of six to twelve students who were required to participate. This study draws from fieldnotes and interviews of each coach and examines their experiences of helping students think critically about community issues. This calls for families, communities, and schools to build social networks; providing children with social capital necessary to achieve.

Open Access & Beyond: The Nuts And Bolts Of Repositories, Todd Bruns

Todd A. Bruns

No abstract provided.

Leader, Supervisor, Facilitator: Applying Technology Management Techniques To Repository Management, Todd Bruns

Todd A. Bruns

Managing a repository can mean wearing a number of different management "hats": Leading the vision of the repository, supervising support staff effectively, and facilitating department and faculty content contributions. This presentation focuses on techniques from the field of technology management, including Total Quality Management, the Five Factor Model of Leadership, Facilitation Skills, and Motivational Theories of Supervision. We will introduce these theories and focus our discussions on sharing best practices for managing repository workflows and staffing.

Xerxes At Uw-Madison, Todd Bruns

Todd A. Bruns

Since implementing MetaLib in 2005, UW-Madison Libraries have focused on continual improvements in resource discovery. The most recent project for improving user access was the acquisition of Xerxes software, an open-source interface for MetaLib. This presentation describes the decision for acquiring Xerxes and the process of implementation at the UW-Madison campus, including UW-Madison additions to Xerxes such as a "value added" area which highlights resources/librarians and programming code that improves the Xerxes "By Title" search.

The presentation was given using Apple Keynote software. This is a PDF of the slides.

Resources For Diverse Women In Science, Technology, And Math, Kirstin Duffin

Kirstin Duffin

This handout highlights library resources for women in the fields of science, technology, and mathematics.