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Full-Text Articles in Education
Changing Workplace Culture And Building Community With Student Outreach, Aaron Nichols, Anne R. Dixon, Angus Robertson
Changing Workplace Culture And Building Community With Student Outreach, Aaron Nichols, Anne R. Dixon, Angus Robertson
UVM Libraries Conference Day
This presentation discusses how the Bailey/Howe Library created a student-run outreach program to help create a major cultural change in its student workforce. The presentation discusses the problems Bailey/Howe faced with the student workforce, the planning for changes to be made in the student workforce, and how an outreach program run by student employees created a greater sense of community in the workplace.
Online Instruction Made Easy: Getting Started With The Guide On The Side, Erica Defrain
Online Instruction Made Easy: Getting Started With The Guide On The Side, Erica Defrain
UVM Libraries Conference Day
Come learn about a great new tool for easily creating effective and engaging online tutorials built around the theory of active learning. The Guide on the Side was created by librarians at the University of Arizona and released as an open source download in 2012. We hope to soon have it installed for all to use at the UVM Libraries!
Creating A Multi-Media Dvd Of A Small Town's Historical Images, Fred C. Pond
Creating A Multi-Media Dvd Of A Small Town's Historical Images, Fred C. Pond
UVM Libraries Conference Day
The poster presents the process undertaken to create a DVD documentary of still and moving images, reflecting the history of a small community from the volunteer creator perspective. Sample visual elements include illustrations the DVD menu of five selections; footage of three moving image clips and two still photo collections.
The challenges, opportunities, rewards are presented, as well as a section on practical ‘how-we-done-it’ and ‘how we-mighta-done-it-differently’. For example, one of the biggest challenges was identifying home movies that included town events, in addition in being in good shape for digital transfer.
Furthermore, the creation of this DVD offered an …
Usability Testing To Enhance User Experience: The Catquest Usability Study, Aaron Nichols, Amber Billey, Alice Stokes, Peter Spitzform, Catherine Mundy
Usability Testing To Enhance User Experience: The Catquest Usability Study, Aaron Nichols, Amber Billey, Alice Stokes, Peter Spitzform, Catherine Mundy
UVM Libraries Conference Day
After implementing the discovery tool Primo (eventually renamed CATQuest), the UVM Libraries conducted a usability test to understand how our users approach using this tool without instruction, to discover patterns in searching behavior, and to uncover how compatible Primo is with user search behavior. This presentation will demonstrate the design and implementation of the usability study, as well as reveal some surprising results.
New Torch, Same Flame, Joanne Montanye
New Torch, Same Flame, Joanne Montanye
UVM Libraries Conference Day
This project is a work-in-progress exploring collaborative preservation opportunities for libraries and current digital-content creators in Vermont. Legacy retention partnerships are waning with the print industry, and new independent creators are discovering the need to self-archive, develop new alliances, or risk eventual loss of their work. Cooperation is in everyone's best interests, in that libraries can advise on best curation practices for access and interoperability; creators can keep libraries up-to-date technologically; the public benefits from access to more digital-only work; and the bridges between print and digital records are maintained. This presentation is a narrative of the project's origins up …
Health Research Associates: Dana Library Program Supporting The Information Needs Of Small Hospitals & Public Health Agencies In Vermont, Marianne Burke, Lesley Boucher
Health Research Associates: Dana Library Program Supporting The Information Needs Of Small Hospitals & Public Health Agencies In Vermont, Marianne Burke, Lesley Boucher
UVM Libraries Conference Day
We will describe the purpose, methods, members and service changes, income-expense status, trends, and the value of this program.
At Home And Abroad: The Multiple Values Of Lis Student Internships, Laurie Kutner
At Home And Abroad: The Multiple Values Of Lis Student Internships, Laurie Kutner
UVM Libraries Conference Day
Through this presentation, I will advocate for expanded use of graduate-student LIS interns both within our local organizations as well as abroad. I will discuss the multiple values of utilizing interns, from the vantage point of successfully utilizing graduate-student interns to build digital library collections in Monteverde, Costa Rica.
Why Some Students Continue To Value Individual, Face-To-Face Research Consultations In A Technology-Rich World, Trina J. Magi, Patricia E. Mardeusz
Why Some Students Continue To Value Individual, Face-To-Face Research Consultations In A Technology-Rich World, Trina J. Magi, Patricia E. Mardeusz
UVM Libraries Conference Day
This poster is a snapshot of an article accepted for publication in College & Research Libraries. The article reports on a study of individual research consultations, answering the questions: "Why do students seek consultations?," "What kinds of assistance do librarians provide?," and "What do students find valuable about consultations?"
Bailey/Howe Reference Analytics: What Two Years Of Data Tell Us, Elizabeth Berman
Bailey/Howe Reference Analytics: What Two Years Of Data Tell Us, Elizabeth Berman
UVM Libraries Conference Day
Analyzing the last two academic years (2010-2011 and 2011-2012) of reference-desk statistics, this presentation will highlight trends at the Bailey/Howe Reference Desk, and offer scenarios for the future of reference services.