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Rick A Stoddart

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2015

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Assessing The Strategic Credibility Of Special Collections And Archives Departments, Rick A. Stoddart, Erin L. Passehl-Stoddart Apr 2015

Assessing The Strategic Credibility Of Special Collections And Archives Departments, Rick A. Stoddart, Erin L. Passehl-Stoddart

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In this time of often precarious funding at many colleges and universities, any case that can be made to illustrate how a department strategically fits into the overall university mission is not only worth merit, but an essential survival technique. This “strategic credibility” within the university is a vital form of currency in determining institution-wide resources prioritization, collaboration opportunities between organizational units, and overall direction of departments. This poster presents the results of an analysis of academic special collections and archives in the Northwest and examines the methods these departments use to demonstrate value to the university. This poster considers …

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Capturing Learning In The Library Commons: A Whiteboard Photo-Ethnographic Study, Uta Uta-Hussong-Christian, Rick A. Stoddart Mar 2015

Capturing Learning In The Library Commons: A Whiteboard Photo-Ethnographic Study, Uta Uta-Hussong-Christian, Rick A. Stoddart

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Libraries are increasingly called upon to provide evidence of their contributions to, or impact on, student learning. Whiteboards, which fill many learning spaces, furnish evidence via student-generated visualizations. Librarians at Oregon State University undertook an exploratory, termlong, photo-ethnographic study to determine the types of visualization activities in which students engage to help them learn. Results show differences in visualization activities across discipline groups and suggest the need to design study spaces to accommodate those needs. This study serves as a model for those seeking to identify and convey ways in which learning spaces support and contribute to student learning.

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Assessing The Strategic Credibility Of Academic Library Circulation And Reference Departments, Rick A. Stoddart, Kathleen Chambers Feb 2015

Assessing The Strategic Credibility Of Academic Library Circulation And Reference Departments, Rick A. Stoddart, Kathleen Chambers

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Strategic credibility within the university is a vital form of currency in determining institution-wide resources prioritization, collaboration opportunities between organizational units, and overall direction of departments. This poster presents the results of an analysis of the strategic credibility of circulation and reference departments in academic libraries in the Northwest. Outcomes of this research include a potential methodology for library departments to assess their strategic credibility and suggestions on how to communicate this value to others.

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