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Staffing The Repository: How To Build Your Team And Use It Effectively, Brad Matthies
Staffing The Repository: How To Build Your Team And Use It Effectively, Brad Matthies
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Brad Matthies, Access Services Librarian and Project Manager for Digital Commons at Butler University, discusses the development of DigitalCommons@Butler, offering valuable suggestions for managing a repository with limited staff and resources.
Among the topics covered in the webinar: using the staff you have available to best advantage; developing successful, scalable workflows; and maintaining momentum over time.
Over the last two and a half years, and with no more than half an FTE dedicated at any one time, Brad and his team have brought Digital Commons@Butler from several hundred objects to over 2,000 objects. Just in the past year, it has …
The Academic Library’S Role In Fostering Digital Citizenship, Brad Matthies
The Academic Library’S Role In Fostering Digital Citizenship, Brad Matthies
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This presentation discusses Butler University Library’s efforts to introduce various campus constituents to Digital Citizenship. The primary platform featured in this presentation is the Butler University Library Digital Commons, a product by Berkeley Electronic Press. Discussed is how the presenter used this product to get digital immigrants excited about a Web 2.0 technology. Also discussed is marketing strategies for promoting similar Web 2.0 technologies to digital immigrants in higher education, and how such endeavors can also serve to transform the academic librarian’s role in the 21st Century.
Note: This presentation contains accompanying video interviews.
Creating An Institutional Repository "On The Cheap", Brad Matthies, Kenetha Frisby
Creating An Institutional Repository "On The Cheap", Brad Matthies, Kenetha Frisby
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Digital Commons is a product from bepress™ for creating an open access institutional repository. Butler University Libraries have used Digital Commons to create a repository for Butler theses and faculty research, Selected Works pages to highlight the publications of Butler faculty and staff, and open electronic journal access for a discontinued journal and a continuing print-based journal, both published by Butler. This presentation demonstrate the utility of the Digital Commons product for the development of an open access repository for Butler University and shares the methods we have employed to maximize the use of the resources available to us to …
Plagiarism In The Classroom, J. Beasley, Sally Neal
Plagiarism In The Classroom, J. Beasley, Sally Neal
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Presented at the 2006 Indiana University (IU) School of Social Work Fall Faculty Retreat, this presentation focused on plagiarism prevention and detection strategies for IU-affiliated faculty. Instructional strategies to help prevent plagiarism were shared, and the Turnitin plagiarism detection tool was demonstrated and discussed.
You Do What? Librarian Positions Within University/College Teaching And Learning Environments, Sally Neal
You Do What? Librarian Positions Within University/College Teaching And Learning Environments, Sally Neal
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This presentation explored the role of a librarian within a teaching and learning or teaching excellence department at a university. It explored the value of having instructional design and instructional technology staff and librarian support available in one place, working as a team, for a faculty’s teaching improvement and exploration needs.
Turnitin.Com: An Exploration Of A Plagiarism Detection Tool, Sally Neal
Turnitin.Com: An Exploration Of A Plagiarism Detection Tool, Sally Neal
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Presented at the 2004 IOLUG (Indiana Online Users Group) Spring Program, this presentation explored the implementation of the Turnitin.com plagiarism detection tool at the IUPUI: Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis campus. Issues covered included: how the tool detects plagiarism, what it is searching, copyright and privacy concerns, and strengths and weakness of the tool’s detection capabilities.
The Path Not Taken: Two Approaches To Preventing Plagiarism, R. Stocker, R. Halverson, Sally Neal
The Path Not Taken: Two Approaches To Preventing Plagiarism, R. Stocker, R. Halverson, Sally Neal
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This presentation examined definitions of plagiarism, both intentional and unintentional; highlighted academic integrity statistics, both at the national level and on the IUPUI: Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis campus; explored student challenges with citing and paraphrasing; and overviewed the Turnitin.com plagiarism detection tool.