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A Fireworks Display Of Library Instruction, Terri M. Rickel

Kansas Library Association College and University Libraries Section Proceedings

Instructing students on how to use the library and the databases in one setting, especially when there is only 50 minutes, can be extremely overwhelming for the students and instructor. This session covered tips that can be used in the interview process with the professor, creating a flipped classroom or blended instruction opportunities to enhance the learning process ( including pre or post-session), as well as demonstrating guides for assisting students in database searching techniques. Finally, the session ended with ways to get buy-in from professors about tutorials and guides used outside the lessons.

Eyes On The Prize: Delivering Archival Content With Synchronized Transcripts In Hydra, Irene Taylor, Shannon Davis

Central Plains Network for Digital Asset Management

Regarded as the definitive work on the Civil Rights Movement, the documentary series, Eyes on the Prize, has been seen by millions since its PBS debut in 1987. However, what remains unseen is the nearly 85 hours of interview outtakes that provide further insight into the series’ original stories of struggle, resistance, and perseverance. Through the Eyes on the Prize Digitization and Reassembly project, funded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission, Washington University Libraries has made the complete, never-before-seen interviews and TEI XML encoded, synchronized transcripts freely accessible through its newly developed Hydra digital repository.

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Bridging The Communication Gap Successfully For Library/It Projects, Amanda Harlan, Dhanushka Samarakoon

Kansas Library Association College and University Libraries Section Proceedings

Have you ever had a difficult time describing a concept for a project? This can be especially true with collaborative projects between library and IT staff. Library and IT staff have historically been at odds concerning communication due to the use of jargon specific to their area, different working environments and styles, and conflicting best practices and standards that each follow. K-State Libraries and their internal IT department will share the communication issues with solutions from a librarian’s and developer’s perspective. We will also discuss how has influenced processes and methodologies used for collaborative projects between library and IT staff …

Color Me Calm: Adult Coloring And The University Library, Heidi Blackburn, Claire E. Chamley

Kansas Library Association College and University Libraries Section Proceedings

An activity often reserved for children, coloring books for adults rose from hipster trend to global phenomenon beginning in 2013. Adults flocked to the activity for a variety of reasons, including stress relief, socialization, a way to unplug from technology or even as a way to gain social status by appearing trendy. Participants reported enjoying the tactile, interactive nature of the books as a respite from constant screen time. Coloring books became big business for craft suppliers and bookstores by 2015. Coloring books shot to the top of the Best Sellers list on Amazon and were prominently displayed in book …

Transcending Institutions And Borders: 21st Century Digital Scholarship At K-State, Rebel Cummings-Sauls, Rachel Miles, Ryan Otto, Charlene N. Simser

Kansas Library Association College and University Libraries Section Proceedings

Digital scholarship of the 21^st century transcends institutions and borders with its freedom from print and physical locations. This case study reviews aspects of establishing a sustainable digital scholarship center, supporting open access through the institutional repository (K-State Research Exchange - K-REx) and an open access publishing platform (New Prairie Press – NPP) along with other outreach efforts. The Center for the Advancement of Digital Scholarship (CADS) at K-State Libraries serves our campus community, but digital scholarship extends K-State's impact far beyond Manhattan, Kansas. Highlighting the scholarship at our campus is only one small piece of the landscape. Collaboration …

Can Smaller Colleges Use The Aac&U Rubrics?, Gloria F. Creed-Dikeogu

Kansas Library Association College and University Libraries Section Proceedings

This article introduces the American Association of Colleges and University’s (AAC& U) Value Rubrics to smaller colleges and describes how the Value Rubrics (2009) offered free to download from the AAC&U website may be used as effective assessment tools in academic and information literacy courses and programs on their campuses. This article also describe why and how a small Kansas college has proceeded to use the AAC&U Value Rubrics alongside the SAILS pre- and post-test to assess a for-credit information literacy course offered to undergraduate students.

Contents And Editorial Information For Kansas State University Libraries, Issue 3, Summer 2016, Kansas State University Libraries

Kansas State University Libraries

Contents and editorial information for Kansas State University Libraries, issue 3, Summer 2016

The Marlin Fitzwater Papers

Kansas State University Libraries

A legendary alumnus donates his personal collection to the Richard L.D. and Marjorie J. Morse Department of Special Collections

Making An Impact

Kansas State University Libraries

When unforeseen challenges occur and new opportunities arise, the flexibility to deal with both is invaluable. Gifting to K-State Libraries impacts students, campus life, reseach and academic growth.

Open/Alternative Texbook Initiative Saves Students Millions Of Dollars

Kansas State University Libraries

Professors + innovation = K-State students save millions. A description of K-State's open/alternative textbook initiative.

New Faces @K-State Libraries; Above & Beyond

Kansas State University Libraries

New faces at the Libraries; Three employees receive awards at 2016 ceremony; Librarians receive 2016 Association of College and Research Libraries Innovation Award

To Protect & Preserve: Consumer Movement Archives

Kansas State University Libraries

An archive and an award bring worldclass researchers to K-State

Leading Through Service

Kansas State University Libraries

A scholarship allows students to serve communities in Kansas and around the world.

The Hale Library Concert Series

Kansas State University Libraries

The Friends of K-State Libraries celebrate a decade of music.

Students Selected To Promote K-State Libraries, Educate Peers

Kansas State University Libraries

New K-State Libraries student ambassadors: eleven students join the team

"First Folio: The Book That Gave Us Shakespeare"

Kansas State University Libraries

A calendar of literary events surrounding the First Folio exhibit in Manhattan, Kansas, February 4-28, 2016.

World War Ii Letters Bring International Intrigue To K-State Libraries

Kansas State University Libraries

Special collections and the French Freedom Papers

Contents And Editorial Information For Kansas State University Libraries, Issue 2 (Winter 2016), Kansas State University Libraries

Kansas State University Libraries

Contents and editorial information for Kansas State University Libraries, issue 2 (Winter 2016)

Innovation & Inspiration

Kansas State University Libraries

K-State Libraries' campaign goals

Kansas State University Libraries, Issue 3 (Summer 2016) - Full Issue, Kansas State University Libraries

Kansas State University Libraries

Kansas State University Libraries, issue 3 (Summer 2016) - Full issue

Kansas State University Libraries, Issue 2 (Winter 2016) - Full Issue

Kansas State University Libraries

Kansas State University Libraries, issue 2 (Winter 2016) - Full issue