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Two Repositories, One Strategy: Marketing Digital Collections, Daardi Sizemore, Heidi J. Southworth
Two Repositories, One Strategy: Marketing Digital Collections, Daardi Sizemore, Heidi J. Southworth
Library Services Publications
In the last year, the Library at Minnesota State University, Mankato has launched two repositories for digital content, Cornerstone: A Collection of Scholarly and Creative Works and ARCH: University Archives Digital Collections. An important component of developing these repositories has been our marketing efforts. We will share how we worked together with Integrated Marketing, Printing Services, and the Library Outreach Committee to actively promote and advance the collections.
The Academic Library's Role In Student Retention, Kellian Clink
The Academic Library's Role In Student Retention, Kellian Clink
Library Services Publications
Student retention is critical to job security, but most importantly, we who work in academe are entrusted with our students’ dreams. While there are many factors that enter into students’ eventual graduation from college, the library can help by understanding some of the basics of the literature of student retention and then by creating spaces, collections, and personnel who are responsive to student needs. This session at PNLA’s 2015 conference outlined research about student retention, summarized some of the reasons that it matters, and offered up some strategies that the author’s library is using to be part of an overall …
Online Bibliographies For Shared Discovery, Jessica Schomberg
Online Bibliographies For Shared Discovery, Jessica Schomberg
Library Services Publications
A few years ago, I began investigating best practices in cataloging assessment. I started with a review of related literature to gather citations on the topic. As this work progressed, I found that researchers describe assessment, or pieces of assessment, using many different terms including evaluation, quality, workflow, cost, and production. They also write specifically about cataloging or broadly about technical services; of which cataloging or metadata is a part.
Setting The Cornerstone: Creation Of An Institutional Repository For Minnesota State University, Mankato, Heidi J. Southworth
Setting The Cornerstone: Creation Of An Institutional Repository For Minnesota State University, Mankato, Heidi J. Southworth
Library Services Publications
On June 17, 2014, Library Services at Minnesota State University, Mankato launched Cornerstone: A Collection of Scholarly and Creative Works, the new institutional repository for the University. Cornerstone showcases the intellectual output of Minnesota State University, Mankato's faculty, staff, and students by preserving their works digitally and presenting them to the world in an easy-to-find format. Launching Cornerstone did not just happen overnight. This session will talk about our process in launching the repository and our marketing campaign and how our progress has well exceeded our goals and expectations.
Reference Weeding: Ideas And Challenges, Casey Duevel, Rachel Wightman
Reference Weeding: Ideas And Challenges, Casey Duevel, Rachel Wightman
Library Services Publications
We will discuss the impetus behind our respective weeding efforts and some of the projects on which we have worked. We will share what was successful, what wasn't, and why. This will be an informal presentation followed by a conversation with the audience about what has worked at their respective institutions.
Establishing The Cornerstone: Implementation And Development Of An Institutional Repository At Minnesota State University, Mankato, Heidi J. Southworth
Establishing The Cornerstone: Implementation And Development Of An Institutional Repository At Minnesota State University, Mankato, Heidi J. Southworth
Library Services Publications
On June 17, 2014, Library Services at Minnesota State University, Mankato launched Cornerstone: A Collection of Scholarly and Creative Works, the new institutional repository for the University. Cornerstone showcases the intellectual output of Minnesota State University, Mankato's faculty, staff, and students by preserving their works digitally and presenting them to the world in an easy-to-find format. Launching Cornerstone did not just happen overnight. This session will talk about our process, preparations, strategies and marketing campaign and how our first year’s progress well exceeded our goals and expectations.