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Information Literacy

University Libraries' Staff Publications

2016

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Leveraging Youtube For Storage Management And Accessibility, Jane S. Wildermuth, Elisabeth R. Shook, Andrew Harris Oct 2016

Leveraging Youtube For Storage Management And Accessibility, Jane S. Wildermuth, Elisabeth R. Shook, Andrew Harris

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In an effort to improve the users’ experience when accessing our institutional repository, we decided to add closed captioning to all videos. We investigated a number of options such as local streaming servers and vended products, but could not find one that could meet our needs in terms of accessibility, compatibility with our repository platform, and easy of storage and management of videos. We then decided to test YouTube as a possible solution. We were pleased to learn that YouTube had auto closed captioning/transcription, a method of merging previously transcribed text with videos posted in YouTube, and an easy method …

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The Write Time To Collaborate: Strengthening The Ties Between The Library And Writing Center, Holly A. Jackson Oct 2016

The Write Time To Collaborate: Strengthening The Ties Between The Library And Writing Center, Holly A. Jackson

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Poster highlights the successful relationship between the Wright State University Libraries and the WSU Writing Center.

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User-Focused Redesign: Using Survey And Usability Data To Redesign A Library Website, Leigh Ann Duncan, Mary Lou Baker Jones, Jane S. Wildermuth Oct 2016

User-Focused Redesign: Using Survey And Usability Data To Redesign A Library Website, Leigh Ann Duncan, Mary Lou Baker Jones, Jane S. Wildermuth

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Are library websites meeting our users’ needs? Usability testing is one way to answer this question. Panelists will share the planning process and usability testing method employed for the redesign of an academic library website. Observations, video clips from the tests, and practical application of the findings will be shared.

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Circulation Rules, Leigh Ann Duncan Oct 2016

Circulation Rules, Leigh Ann Duncan

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Circulation policies need be updated as library collections expand and change. This presentation will suggest reports to run, comparisons to make, and tables to be familiar with in order ensure your circulation policies are in step with your library collections. We’ll examine specific circulation parameters such as the Loan Rule Determiner Table, Patron Blocks, and Loan Rules. We’ll also discuss how Create Lists and Statistical Reports can identify problematic areas in your item record coding.

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Preservation Perspectives: Continuing Education, Bill Stolz Jul 2016

Preservation Perspectives: Continuing Education, Bill Stolz

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The author encourages public librarian in Kentucky to attend one-day conferences focused on archives, preservation, and historical research. Topics discussed include this year's spring conference offered by Kentucky Council on Archives (KCA) with the theme "If These Walls Could Talk: Exploring and Managing Facilities in Archives" and the 32nd Kentucky Archives Institute on June 17 with genealogist J. Mark Lowe's speaking on early Kentucky courts.

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Our Rich History: Covington Ladies Home Celebrating 130th Year, Serving Senior Women With Quality Care, Bill Stolz May 2016

Our Rich History: Covington Ladies Home Celebrating 130th Year, Serving Senior Women With Quality Care, Bill Stolz

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2016 marks the 130th year of operation for the Covington Ladies Home located at 702 Garrard Street in the Licking Riverside Historic District. The organization, originally called the Home for Aged and Indigent Women (still visible in the stone above the main entrance today), was founded in 1886 by Covington resident Ellen B. Dietrick, an early advocate for equality and education for women, with the goal of providing care for women over the age of 60. Today, 130 years later, the mission of the Covington Ladies Home is the same, “to serve senior women, regardless of their economic circumstances, by …

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Preservation Perspectives: Family Photographs Part Ii - Labeling And Preservation, Bill Stolz Apr 2016

Preservation Perspectives: Family Photographs Part Ii - Labeling And Preservation, Bill Stolz

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The article offers tips for preserving family photographs for the next generation. Tips include finding a space where humidity and temperature remain constant and away from the light, contacting an expert when in doubt about photograph preservation and purchasing photograph storage supplies and enclosures from reputable national suppliers like Gaylord Archival and Hollinger Metal Edge.

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Librarians In The Midst: Improving Student Research Through Collaborative Instruction, Mandy Shannon, Vaughn Shannon Jan 2016

Librarians In The Midst: Improving Student Research Through Collaborative Instruction, Mandy Shannon, Vaughn Shannon

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We test whether and how well the presence of an embedded librarian improves the quality of student research. Students in introductory-level courses tend to have very low levels of research skills and experience. Though faculty are frustrated by this lack of skills, both students and faculty tend to have only a peripheral knowledge of the role librarians can play in helping develop their research skills. Studies suggest that embedding librarians into course instruction is the preferred method for improving students’ research skills, yet the political science teaching and learning literature rarely addresses this issue, or focus on single class experiences, …

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Collaborating For Student Success: An E-Mail Survey Of U.S. Libraries And Writing Centers, Holly A. Jackson Jan 2016

Collaborating For Student Success: An E-Mail Survey Of U.S. Libraries And Writing Centers, Holly A. Jackson

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After re-starting a collaborative partnership between the library and writing center at wright state university, the librarians and writing center staff involved wanted to compare data with other existing collaborations. With a limited amount of data available in current literature, they conducted an e-mail survey of librarians, writing center staff, and writing tutoring services staff from across the country. This survey found that the majority of participants had a writing center on campus and that around two-thirds of respondents had an existing partnership. The scope of these collaborations varied and many commented on a need for more communication, planning, and …

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Dunbar Library Building Use Study, Mandy Shannon, Donna Bobb, Phil Flynn, Sue Polanka, Matthew Shreffler, Bette S. Sydelko Jan 2016

Dunbar Library Building Use Study, Mandy Shannon, Donna Bobb, Phil Flynn, Sue Polanka, Matthew Shreffler, Bette S. Sydelko

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The Dunbar Library Building Use Report is a comprehensive examination of the ways the building is used and the changes that are necessary to accommodate the evolving needs of students, faculty, and staff.

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Preservation Perspectives: Family Photographs, Part I-Identification, Bill Stolz Jan 2016

Preservation Perspectives: Family Photographs, Part I-Identification, Bill Stolz

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The author opines on identification of photographs. Topics discussed include identifying the type of photographs through the online chart by The Northeast Document Conservation Center, scanning and email the image to family members, and noticing clothing, hats, and hair, and checking the background and objects in the photograph.

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