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Bolde Research Bank - Blended, Online Learning & Distance Education (Power Point Presentation), Lance Deveson Oct 2013

Bolde Research Bank - Blended, Online Learning & Distance Education (Power Point Presentation), Lance Deveson

Lance Deveson

A power point presentation describing the history and features of the Blended, Online Learning and Distance Education (BOLDE) research bank.


Building A Digital Commons, Amanda R. Hartman, Suzy Szasz Palmer Sep 2013

Building A Digital Commons, Amanda R. Hartman, Suzy Szasz Palmer

Amanda Hartman McLellan

No abstract provided.


Library Orientation For New Teachers, Zakir Hossain Sep 2013

Library Orientation For New Teachers, Zakir Hossain

Zakir Hossain

Library orientation for new teachers in the new school year is crucial. Some Library professionals my straggle to prepare a presentation for the aforesaid purpose. This presentation may help them to figure out how to start and what to include.


Open Culture At The Heart Of The University: Libraries As Multicommons, Anna K. Gold Sep 2013

Open Culture At The Heart Of The University: Libraries As Multicommons, Anna K. Gold

Anna K. Gold

The university library can be reconceptualized as a powerful engine for open culture. A generative and regenerative center that naturally brings disciplines, cultures, and generations together, the university library can expand its role in open culture far beyond sharing institutionally-produced research and data through open repositories. Drawing on the experience of a public polytechnic university, this presentation documents the emergence of a university library as a system of open culture programs and as a place where a speeding culture can stop to dialogue, think, and create: generating collective interactive learning; fostering collaboration with open data; cultivating open conversations and learning …


Gist: Joining Ill, Acquisitions, And Collection Development At Eku, Kelly Smith Sep 2013

Gist: Joining Ill, Acquisitions, And Collection Development At Eku, Kelly Smith

Kelly Smith

For libraries who embrace patron-driven acquisitions, the workflows of ILL, Acquisitions, and Collection Development are becoming more interdependent. Workflows that are traditionally siloed in different systems impede the efficient provision of library materials. The Getting It System Toolkit for ILLiad (http://www.gistlibrary.org/) provides an elegant solution to this problem.


Library Advertisement, Zakir Hossain Jun 2013

Library Advertisement, Zakir Hossain

Zakir Hossain

No abstract provided.


Fast And Free: Apps And Websites You Can Use Today, Amanda Hartman May 2013

Fast And Free: Apps And Websites You Can Use Today, Amanda Hartman

Amanda Hartman McLellan

This workshop will cover some websites and mobile apps that are free and easy to use for a variety of purposes, from organization to just plain fun. If you've got a laptop, iPad or other mobile device, please bring it so you can play along!


2 Weeks In 20 Minutes: How Marquette University Customized Libcal, Robert L. Nunez Ii May 2013

2 Weeks In 20 Minutes: How Marquette University Customized Libcal, Robert L. Nunez Ii

Robert L Nunez II

No abstract provided.


Metadata: Linked Data And Web Accessibility, Robert L. Nunez Ii Apr 2013

Metadata: Linked Data And Web Accessibility, Robert L. Nunez Ii

Robert L Nunez II

Data about data. Metadata is a a topic that can be used to help improve the web experience for everyone; and it can help enhance how a website is presented within the context of search marketing and website accessibility.


What’S The Future Of Systems Librarian And Systems Librarianship?, Xiaohua (Cindy) Li, Hong Ma Jan 2013

What’S The Future Of Systems Librarian And Systems Librarianship?, Xiaohua (Cindy) Li, Hong Ma

Xiaohua (Cindy) Li

There has not been a clear definition of what a system librarian should be, and the definition now is even blurry. Since cloud computing becomes the paradigm for many organizations to manage their IT infrastructure and the advancement of library discovery services start to break the traditional model of the functions of library automation systems, the nature of system librarian jobs is undergoing dramatic changes. The uncertainty of the future arouses the concerns of system librarians. Facing the transformation that technology brings to the library world, system librarians have to choose either to sink in the sea change or take …


Picking Up The Pieces: A Retro Etd Project At Utah State University, Richard W. Clement Jan 2013

Picking Up The Pieces: A Retro Etd Project At Utah State University, Richard W. Clement

Richard W. Clement

Inspired by the many accomplishments of our NDLTD colleagues, the Merrill-Cazier Library decided that our current and very successful ETD program (comprising 1800 titles) was not sufficient and that we needed to go back and digitize and make available the previous 100 years of theses and dissertations produced at Utah State University. We recognized that all our theses and dissertations should be made available on our IR, DigitalCommons @ USU. That realization, and reallocation of resources, was the easy part. Our first difficulty was to identify all the previous theses and dissertation and create a registry. From the online catalog …


From Conception To Reality: Building A Successful Ir At Utah State University, Richard W. Clement Jan 2013

From Conception To Reality: Building A Successful Ir At Utah State University, Richard W. Clement

Richard W. Clement

Utah State University's conception for its institutional repository has been broad from the outset. Our vision has extended far beyond depositing copies of ETDs and collecting previously published peer-reviewed faculty articles, though these remain important components. We recognized and envisioned a broad continuum of scholarly content created on campus that would benefit from the greater access and visibility afforded by deposit in an IR. This continuum ranges from the University Press and scholarly journals to the reports of the Agricultural Extension Service and the technical reports of the Utah Water Laboratory to student research posters, and much more. We also …


E-Granthalaya: A Digital Agenda For Library Automation And Networking, Suresh Kumar Pk Dr. Dec 2012

E-Granthalaya: A Digital Agenda For Library Automation And Networking, Suresh Kumar Pk Dr.

SURESH KUMAR PK Dr.

No abstract provided.


Libraries At The University Of Massachusetts Amherst: Seeking An International Perspective, Maxine G. Schmidt Oct 2012

Libraries At The University Of Massachusetts Amherst: Seeking An International Perspective, Maxine G. Schmidt

Maxine G Schmidt

Presentation delivered to librarians in China, Japan and South Korea as part of my sabbatical research on the use of libraries by Asian students in their home countries.


Ccc’S Get It Now Service As A Collection Development Strategy, Kelly Smith, Pat New Sep 2012

Ccc’S Get It Now Service As A Collection Development Strategy, Kelly Smith, Pat New

Kelly Smith

Copyright Clearance Center's "Get it Now" service gives libraries the ability to provide immediate fulfillment of full-text articles from unsubscribed journals from over a dozen publishers. Eastern Kentucky University Libraries implemented "Get it Now" as a mediated ILL service starting in July of 2011. In this session, presenters discussed lessons learned during the implementation of the service, gave an overview of the fulfillment workflow, and outlined its successes and limitations.


Nmrt President's Program: Pecha Kucha-Style Presentation On My Personal Networking Experience, Ashley Dupuy, Naomi Doessel, Megan Hodge, Patrick Sweeney, Alison Coltin Jun 2012

Nmrt President's Program: Pecha Kucha-Style Presentation On My Personal Networking Experience, Ashley Dupuy, Naomi Doessel, Megan Hodge, Patrick Sweeney, Alison Coltin

Ashley Dupuy

Networking: What Works? Looking for new/dream jobs? Pondering how to reach out to your network? Trying to learn how job search networks operate? Come and join us to discover what happens behind the closed doors of a library search committee--and how your professional (and personal) networks can make or break your prospects. Then learn how other librarians navigated the networking maze to land plum positions. With the insider scoop, practical pointers, and the opportunity to connect with new contacts, you'll be able to put your network to work for you.


Participation On The High Plains: Increasing Student Engagement In An Upper-Division, Three-Credit Information Literacy Course, Jennifer Mayer, Melissa Bowles-Terry Jun 2012

Participation On The High Plains: Increasing Student Engagement In An Upper-Division, Three-Credit Information Literacy Course, Jennifer Mayer, Melissa Bowles-Terry

Jennifer Mayer

The presenters teach a three-credit, upper-division information literacy course to students in various majors. In this session, experience the various philosophies and activities we use to engage our students and create a cohesive interdisciplinary course. Attendees will be able to apply what they learn to any IL credit course they teach.


Database Of Research On Indigenous Education (Ierd), Lance Deveson, Gina Milgate Jun 2012

Database Of Research On Indigenous Education (Ierd), Lance Deveson, Gina Milgate

Lance Deveson

The Database of Research on Indigenous Education (IERD) is produced and maintained by staff at the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER). This presentation provides an overview of IERD's history and features.


E-Books & E-Readers @ Longwood University, Suzy Szasz Palmer Jun 2012

E-Books & E-Readers @ Longwood University, Suzy Szasz Palmer

Suzy Szasz Palmer

No abstract provided.


Liberty University Implementation Of Pda And Pod, Lori B. Snyder Jun 2012

Liberty University Implementation Of Pda And Pod, Lori B. Snyder

Lori B Snyder

This poster session provides an overview of the patron driven acquisition and purchase on demand programs at Liberty University.


The Design Workshop Archive And Digital Collection: A Collaboration Broadening Discovery, Access And Use Of Design Materials, Cheryl D. Walters, Bradford R. Cole, Sara Skindelien, Hillary Osborne May 2012

The Design Workshop Archive And Digital Collection: A Collaboration Broadening Discovery, Access And Use Of Design Materials, Cheryl D. Walters, Bradford R. Cole, Sara Skindelien, Hillary Osborne

Cheryl D. Walters

This presentation deals with the Design Workshop Archive and Digital Collection, a collaborative project of Utah State University Libraries, the University's Landscape Architecture & Environmental Planning Dept. and Design Workshop, a landscape architectural firm based in Denver, Colorado. The story of this project is told from the above three perspectives. Issues discussed include evolution of protocols to assist firm principals in determining which projects and materials should be archived, strategies for handling diverse formats (obsolete through born digital), and innovative ways to broaden discovery, access and use of these design materials through digital collections and learning objects.


User-Focused Acquisitions Strategies: Developing Collections For The 21st Century, Kelly Smith May 2012

User-Focused Acquisitions Strategies: Developing Collections For The 21st Century, Kelly Smith

Kelly Smith

With flat or declining budgets and rising prices, most libraries need to find new ways to provide access to the significant amount of content that our users need. Following a user-centered philosophy, Eastern Kentucky University Libraries have implemented several new approaches for acquiring print and electronic resources. Initiatives have included: Patron-driven eBook collections - both broad and subject-specific; article-level purchasing using Copyright Clearance Center’s Get it Now service; and ILL initiated collection development for print resources. The presenter described each initiative and discussed their effect on the budget, the usage of resources, and workflow processes. Future implications for organization and …


Assessing The Assessment Tool, Nancy Turner May 2012

Assessing The Assessment Tool, Nancy Turner

Nancy B. Turner

No abstract provided.


Imagining Emergent Metadata, Realizing The Emergent Web, Jason A. Bengtson Mar 2012

Imagining Emergent Metadata, Realizing The Emergent Web, Jason A. Bengtson

Jason A Bengtson

Current metadata schemas are largely analog technology grafted onto the digital format. They have three inherent limitations that need to be transcended: they generate a static product which must be changed manually, they revolve around the needs of human, rather than mechanistic agents, and they are limited by the imagination and organizational capabilities of human agency. The author argues that to meet future challenges metadata will have to take a more flexible, adaptive form that centers on the needs of the machine in searching, interpretation and organization until the information it proxies enters into the human sphere. The author further …


The Art Of Redirection: Putting Mobile Devices Where You Want Them, Jason A. Bengtson Mar 2012

The Art Of Redirection: Putting Mobile Devices Where You Want Them, Jason A. Bengtson

Jason A Bengtson

Mobile technology has exploded, with many libraries experiencing a surge in access to their resources through mobile devices. In response, many institutions have created or are creating mobile sites designed to accommodate themselves to the unique strictures of these devices. One hurdle faced by these organizations, however, is getting mobile users to those sites. One solution is mobile redirect scripts, which automatically redirect mobile users from a regular page to a mobile page. These scripts come in various forms and present unique challenges to libraries. How are these scripts created? What triggers can or should be used to activate them? …


Imagining Emergent Metadata, Realizing The Emergent Web, Jason A. Bengtson Mar 2012

Imagining Emergent Metadata, Realizing The Emergent Web, Jason A. Bengtson

Jason A Bengtson

Current metadata schemas are largely analog technology grafted onto the digital format. They have three inherent limitations that need to be transcended: they generate a static product which must be changed manually, they revolve around the needs of human, rather than mechanistic agents, and they are limited by the imagination and organizational capabilities of human agency. The author argues that to meet future challenges metadata will have to take a more flexible, adaptive form that centers on the needs of the machine in searching, interpretation and organization until the information it proxies enters into the human sphere. The author further …


Tapping Into Student Feedback: Instant Surveying With A Tablet, Jennifer Jones, Bryan Sinclair Feb 2012

Tapping Into Student Feedback: Instant Surveying With A Tablet, Jennifer Jones, Bryan Sinclair

Bryan Sinclair

Ongoing assessment in academic libraries, particularly the measurement of student perceptions, preferences, and satisfaction, can be a challenge to schedule and execute. To address this challenge, Georgia State University Library piloted the use of tablet computers (iPads) loaded with survey software to poll subjects quickly in the library buildings. The result was a practical, hands-on model that maximized convenience for both subjects and researchers and that other campus administrative and academic units can easily adopt. Presenters will discuss methodology, the benefits of using tablets for formative assessment, recommendations, lessons learned, and ideas for future projects.


Linked Data Demystified: Practical Efforts To Transform Contentdm Metadata Into Linked Data, Silvia Southwick, Cory K. Lampert Feb 2012

Linked Data Demystified: Practical Efforts To Transform Contentdm Metadata Into Linked Data, Silvia Southwick, Cory K. Lampert

Cory K Lampert

No abstract provided.


History Of Aei And A+ Education, Lance Deveson, Stuart Hughes Jan 2012

History Of Aei And A+ Education, Lance Deveson, Stuart Hughes

Lance Deveson

A power point presentation on the history, key features and content of the Australian Education Index (AEI) and the associated Informit database A+ Education.


Personal Marketing And Career Management, Ashley Dupuy, Sarah Steiner Dec 2011

Personal Marketing And Career Management, Ashley Dupuy, Sarah Steiner

Ashley Dupuy

Covers networking, becoming involved in the library community, online identity and public speaking tips.