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Geo, Audio, Video, Photo: How Digital Convergence In Mobile Devices Facilitates Participatory Culture In Libraries, Peta Hopkins, Joanna Hare, Jessie Donaghey, Wendy Abbott Jan 2016

Geo, Audio, Video, Photo: How Digital Convergence In Mobile Devices Facilitates Participatory Culture In Libraries, Peta Hopkins, Joanna Hare, Jessie Donaghey, Wendy Abbott

Wendy Abbott

Libraries are often hailed as the cultural and learning hub of their communities. To deepen community engagement and social inclusion, libraries are adopting new technologies to facilitate a participatory and learning culture. With market saturation of smartphones and tablets and their associated apps, new affordances for content creation, curation and sharing show great potential to enhance participatory culture. The typical smartphone or tablet now incorporates digital technologies such as geo-location, audio, video, photo and web technologies. Bringing these technologies into a single device has enabled the development of apps such as Instagram, HistoryPin and SoundCloud. It has also changed the …


Library Support For Indigenous University Students: Moving From The Periphery To The Mainstream, Joanna Hare, Wendy Abbott Jan 2016

Library Support For Indigenous University Students: Moving From The Periphery To The Mainstream, Joanna Hare, Wendy Abbott

Wendy Abbott

Objective This research project explored the models of Indigenous support programs in Australian academic libraries, and how they align with the needs of the students they support. The research objective was to gather feedback from Indigenous students and obtain evidence of good practice models from Australian academic libraries to inform the development and enhancement of Indigenous support programs. The research presents the viewpoints of both Indigenous students and librarians. Methods The research methods comprised an online survey using SurveyMonkey and a focus group. The survey was conducted nationally in Australia to gather evidence on the different models of Indigenous support …


The Iowa Studio: Reconceptualizing Support For Digital Scholarship, Tom Keegan, John Culshaw, Paul Soderdahl Jan 2016

The Iowa Studio: Reconceptualizing Support For Digital Scholarship, Tom Keegan, John Culshaw, Paul Soderdahl

Tom Keegan

On June 1, 2015, The University of Iowa (UI) Libraries with the support of the UI provost, launched the Digital Scholarship & Publishing Studio. The Studio maintains a physical presence in the UI Main Library and was created by merging the Libraries-operated Digital Research and Publishing department with the campus-operated center called the Digital Studio for Public Arts and Humanities. With nearly a dozen full-funded staff positions, the Studio represents a remarkable commitment of institutional resources to the growth and development of digital scholarship. Housing the Iowa Digital Library (over one million digital objects), Iowa Research Online (the institutional repository), …


New Directions In Faculty Work And The Key Role Of The Library, Promita Chatterji Jan 2016

New Directions In Faculty Work And The Key Role Of The Library, Promita Chatterji

Promita Chatterji

Digital scholarship is changing dramatically for faculty, and libraries are under pressure to understand and support their needs as they evolve. In addition to their formal publications, faculty are interested in sharing and managing a wide variety of materials, from datasets to images, audio, technical reports, course materials, syllabi, and more. By understanding the changing nature of faculty needs, libraries can play a key role in supporting this scholarship. In this presentation, Promita Chatterji of the bepress Outreach team discusses major trends in digital scholarship and present a variety of ways to support these new directions.


Lsu Subject Liaisons' Workshop [Invited Speaker], Barbara Tierney Jan 2016

Lsu Subject Liaisons' Workshop [Invited Speaker], Barbara Tierney

Barbara Tierney


LSU Subject Liaisons' Workshop Barbara Tierney, Facilitator          Jan. 7, 2015

Introductions:    Let’s begin by focusing on the most important element of today’s program----all of you!  Congratulations to each of you for representing LSU Libraries as Subject Liaisons.

Would each one of you introduce yourself, describe your current liaison assignment, and express at least one “Subject Liaison service model” question or concern that you would like us to address today.  We will list each concern that you share on this handout. 

After the introductions and sharing of concerns, we will proceed with our morning presentations on the Subject Liaison service model.  …


Comparing Apples To (Apples) Oranges: An Exploration Of The Use Of Libguides In Arl Libraries, Rosalinda H. Linares, Anna Marie Johnson Dec 2015

Comparing Apples To (Apples) Oranges: An Exploration Of The Use Of Libguides In Arl Libraries, Rosalinda H. Linares, Anna Marie Johnson

Anna Marie Johnson

LibGuides, a Springshare software platform used across ARL institutions, is a technology tool librarians use to create online research guides. As LibGuides implementation becomes increasingly ubiquitous, best practices for evaluating and improving LibGuides benefit from a review of the literature and interlibrary usage examination. This case study reviews the literature on LibGuides, explores usage statistics of LibGuides at 27 ARL institutions with particular attention paid to the University of Louisville Libraries, and provides recommendations for increasing LibGuides usage and opportunities for further research.


The Identity Complex: The Portrayal Of Archivists In Film, Anne Daniel, Amanda Oliver Dec 2015

The Identity Complex: The Portrayal Of Archivists In Film, Anne Daniel, Amanda Oliver

Anne Daniel

When Obi-Wan Kenobi speaks to the Jedi Archives’ archivist in Stars Wars: Attack of the Clones he is informed that if a record is not in their archives it does not exist.[i] The archivist is stern, terse and absolute in her belief in the completeness of her records. This interaction presents an unwelcoming image of archives and archivists, and is one of many films to present a complex image of archivists.
Previous research focusing on the representation of archivists suggests that the archival profession has an image problem. Randall C. Jimerson states that, “The problem which archivists share with …


Exploring Reading Habits And Academic Success In Rural Kenya, Florence Mugambi Nov 2015

Exploring Reading Habits And Academic Success In Rural Kenya, Florence Mugambi

Florence N. Mugambi

This study explores the relationship between reading habits and reading materials, and academic success of primary school students in the Ontulili community of Kenya. The study revealed high levels of satisfaction and contentment among the participants with respect to the availability of resources, reading abilities, educational performance, and overall preparedness for further education; yet, the data pointed to severe scarcity of learning materials, low reading skills, poor infrastructure, below average educational performance, and low preparedness for further education. It was concluded that lack of exposure to relevant reading materials, educational resources, and opportunities leads to subtle contentment alongside individual inability …


Making Institutional Repositories Work: From The Frontlines To The Future, Barbara Tierney, Lee Dotson, Burton Callicott, David Scherer, Andrew Wesolek Nov 2015

Making Institutional Repositories Work: From The Frontlines To The Future, Barbara Tierney, Lee Dotson, Burton Callicott, David Scherer, Andrew Wesolek

Barbara Tierney

Editors of the 2015 Charleston Insights Publication,"Marking Institutional Repositories Work," will discuss some of the major issues surrounding repositories including:  platforms, hosting, discoverability, open access, publishing, and assessment.  Also, members of the University of Central Florida Libraries STARS (Showcase of Text, Archives, Research & Scholarship (http://stars.library.ucf.edu) IR team will focus on winning IR marketing strategies.


Rda: Loss Of Gmd And Changes Regarding Type And Format, Robert Bothmann Nov 2015

Rda: Loss Of Gmd And Changes Regarding Type And Format, Robert Bothmann

Bobby Bothmann

The pending decision to move to RDA is still a few months away, but some libraries have already begun following RDA guidelines. AACR2’s general material designation (GMD) is not perpetuated in RDA guidelines. Instead, RDA records define the content of the expression, the medium of the manifestation, and the carrier of the manifestation. This session will discuss the changes that will occur with RDA vocabulary, the issues related to display of the vocabulary particularly as it relates to special formats, and the effect this change may have on the display in the Aleph OPAC and in MnPALS Plus.


Marc Edit Demo, Robert Bothmann Nov 2015

Marc Edit Demo, Robert Bothmann

Bobby Bothmann

Have you heard of MARC Edit and wondered what all the fuss is about? Do you have some bibliographic record changes in your catalog you want to fix, but you don’t have global change privileges? Do you have some bibliographic records in Aleph you want to bring up to current standards? Are you getting collection set or vendor MARC files you wish you could massage or modify before you import them into Aleph? This session will provide some case studies with walk through demonstrations addressing some of the questions posed in this description.


Getting Around Rda, Sarah Quimby, Robert Bothmann Nov 2015

Getting Around Rda, Sarah Quimby, Robert Bothmann

Bobby Bothmann

No abstract provided.


Cataloging Moving Images With Rda, Robert Bothmann Nov 2015

Cataloging Moving Images With Rda, Robert Bothmann

Bobby Bothmann

This ninety-minute presentation will present the RDA: Resource Description and Access core elements and moving image-related elements necessary for most commercially available video recordings, including Blu-rays, DVDs, combo-packs, and streaming or digital video. The point of view will be from an original cataloging standpoint with examples following the MARC 21 Format for Bibliographic Data.


What A Queer Idea: Lgbt Resources For Your Library, Robert Bothmann, Rachel Wexelbaum, Heather Tompkins, Jennifer Hootman, Danya Leebaw, Karen Hogan Nov 2015

What A Queer Idea: Lgbt Resources For Your Library, Robert Bothmann, Rachel Wexelbaum, Heather Tompkins, Jennifer Hootman, Danya Leebaw, Karen Hogan

Bobby Bothmann

No abstract provided.


Rda: Doa Or A-Ok? A Town Hall Debate, Sarah Quimby, Stephen Hearn, Chris Goetz, Robert Bothmann Nov 2015

Rda: Doa Or A-Ok? A Town Hall Debate, Sarah Quimby, Stephen Hearn, Chris Goetz, Robert Bothmann

Bobby Bothmann

No abstract provided.


It's Not Armageddon: A Practical Guide To Using The New Cataloging Code, Mary Konkel, Adam Schiff, Robert Bothmann Nov 2015

It's Not Armageddon: A Practical Guide To Using The New Cataloging Code, Mary Konkel, Adam Schiff, Robert Bothmann

Bobby Bothmann

No abstract provided.


Oclc Bibnote, Marcedit, & File-90: Birds Of A Feather, Robert Bothmann Nov 2015

Oclc Bibnote, Marcedit, & File-90: Birds Of A Feather, Robert Bothmann

Bobby Bothmann

No abstract provided.


Practical Strategies For Cataloging Departments, Rebecca Lubas, Robert Bothmann Nov 2015

Practical Strategies For Cataloging Departments, Rebecca Lubas, Robert Bothmann

Bobby Bothmann

No abstract provided.


Batchloading Marc21 Records In Aleph, Robert Bothmann Nov 2015

Batchloading Marc21 Records In Aleph, Robert Bothmann

Bobby Bothmann

No abstract provided.


Hitting A Moving Target: Cataloging In An Age Of Emerging Technologies, Robert Bothmann Nov 2015

Hitting A Moving Target: Cataloging In An Age Of Emerging Technologies, Robert Bothmann

Bobby Bothmann

Catalogers of yore could rely on the constancy of the handful of formats that were available prior to the digital revolution, knowing that when they woke up each morning a book was still paper and a motion picture was still film. Then one morning things changed and the catalogers of today's world can expect a new quirk every 2-3 months. What do you do when acquisitions gives you slotMusic or some other new-fangled medium to catalog? The PlayAway sound recordings gave you fits and just when you figure it out the PlayAway View comes along. This session will cover some …


An Adjunct Professor's Perspectives On The Skills Lis Students Need And How Practitioners And Educators Can Collaborate To Provide Them, Robert Bothmann Nov 2015

An Adjunct Professor's Perspectives On The Skills Lis Students Need And How Practitioners And Educators Can Collaborate To Provide Them, Robert Bothmann

Bobby Bothmann

Panelists discuss what skills are needed for the next generation cataloger/metadata professional.


Cataloging Media With Rda Session, Robert Bothmann Nov 2015

Cataloging Media With Rda Session, Robert Bothmann

Bobby Bothmann

This program will emphasize the OCLC MARC elements of RDA for cataloging audio visual materials including music and spoken word CD’s, blu-rays, DVD’s, and console games. All the updates and changes in the past year will be included.


File-90 Bib Loader, Robert Bothmann Nov 2015

File-90 Bib Loader, Robert Bothmann

Bobby Bothmann

No abstract provided.


Success! Assessment In Action And Its Impact On Four Academic Libraries, Lisa Massengale, Heather Jagman, Amy Glass, Stephanie Bluemle Oct 2015

Success! Assessment In Action And Its Impact On Four Academic Libraries, Lisa Massengale, Heather Jagman, Amy Glass, Stephanie Bluemle

Heather Jagman

This panel will provide an overview of Assessment in Action learning projects, which assessed library impact on student learning. Augustana College studied the effect of using original primary materials on first-year students’ information literacy and critical thinking skills. DePaul University investigated how independent learning activities allowed first year students to articulate how the library contributed to their success. Illinois Central College looked at library instruction’s impact on student success within sections of Composition ENG 111 (Composition II) courses. Illinois Institute of Technology examined whether intensity of library usage affected undergraduate student success.


Climbing The Mountain On The Quest For Success: Adventures In First-Year Librarianship, Laurie Aycock, Christina Holm, Amanda Albert Oct 2015

Climbing The Mountain On The Quest For Success: Adventures In First-Year Librarianship, Laurie Aycock, Christina Holm, Amanda Albert

Laurie Aycock

It is easy to view the transition from student or paraprofessional to librarian as the end of a journey. While in reality, this transition is more analogous to a hiker reaching the summit of a mountain. At first the hiker is filled with a sense of relief and victory - which quickly fades as the hiker realizes that the trail continues. This panel will discuss three differing perspectives on the first-year librarian experience. Discussion topics include the ambiguity of job requirements, uncertainties regarding personal abilities, shifting administrator expectations, and coping with feeling both under- and overwhelmed. This discussion will demystify …


Open Access Policy At The University Of Rhode Island, Julia Lovett, Andrée Rathemacher Oct 2015

Open Access Policy At The University Of Rhode Island, Julia Lovett, Andrée Rathemacher

Julia Lovett

Materials related to a "Lightning Talk" presentation on the University of Rhode Island Open Access Policy, given at the NETSL Annual Spring Conference in Worcester, MA, April 12, 2013.


Sources As Topoi: Making A Place For Information Literacy, Grace Veach Aug 2015

Sources As Topoi: Making A Place For Information Literacy, Grace Veach

Grace Veach

See presentation description.


Introduction And Opening Remarks, Ann Connolly Jul 2015

Introduction And Opening Remarks, Ann Connolly

Ann Connolly

No abstract provided.


Cats As Detectives In Library Mysteries, Mary Freier Jul 2015

Cats As Detectives In Library Mysteries, Mary Freier

Mollie Freier

Cats have become ubiquitous as detectives or detective assistants in twenty-first century mysteries, although the trend began with the “The Cat Who” books, the first of which was published in the nineteen-sixties. Cats have a fine history in the detective genre, but current depictions of cats as detectives include the cats conversing with other animals and even the human detective in the novel. Some of these cats possess supernatural abilities, and even those who don't possess impressive intelligence. Cats are notorious, of course, for being curious, and the librarians who function as amateur sleuths are similar in this regard. Some …


Rare Books In Detective Fiction: Information As Object, Mary Freier Jul 2015

Rare Books In Detective Fiction: Information As Object, Mary Freier

Mollie Freier

Library mysteries written since 1970 often depict intrigue surrounding the theft or threatened theft of rare books. Charles Goodrum, a director of the Library of Congress, once wrote that when he decided to write a mystery novel set in a library, he spent an evening coming up with ideas for such a novel. He said that he came up with dozens, but settled on a plot about rare book theft because he thought it would be more accessible to general readers. Many other mystery writers have made the same decision. Although these mysteries are often considered library mysteries and frequently …