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The Libraries They Are A-Changin’: How Libraries Reorganize, John Novak, Annette Day Nov 2015

The Libraries They Are A-Changin’: How Libraries Reorganize, John Novak, Annette Day

Library Faculty Publications

This paper will report on the results of a study of library reorganizations in the literature. The authors identified five steps common to all library reorganizations, and this paper describes those steps as well as two management change theories most mentioned in the literature--the eight-step process of change by John Kotter and Reframing Organizations by Lee G. Bolman and Terrence E. Deal. The paper will draw conclusions formed by a comparison of these theoretical models to the practice and real life experience of reorganizations as described by libraries in the literature.


Streaming Video: Managing Access And User Expectations, Brian Schuck, Cyrus Ford Zarganj Oct 2015

Streaming Video: Managing Access And User Expectations, Brian Schuck, Cyrus Ford Zarganj

Library Faculty Presentations

No abstract provided.


Connections Newsletter Fall 2015, University Of Nevada, Las Vegas Oct 2015

Connections Newsletter Fall 2015, University Of Nevada, Las Vegas

Connections Newsletter

Table of Contents

  • University Libraries Creates the Lifelong Learners Employers Need
  • From the Dean
  • University Libraries Gives London Business School Students a Hands-On Gaming Education
  • Calvert Awards: Celebrating Undergraduate Research
  • University Libraries Advances Nevada’s K-12 Stem Initiatives
  • Honor Others through Booth Naming
  • Events Scrapbook: “The French Connection”
  • University Libraries 2015 Honor Roll of Giving


Change Meded Chicago October, 2015 (Accepted But Not Presented), Patricia Iannuzzi Oct 2015

Change Meded Chicago October, 2015 (Accepted But Not Presented), Patricia Iannuzzi

Library Faculty Presentations

In this presentation, I will share a model for student learning that reflects the integration of the many pieces that we, as a profession, are changing throughout medical education.

To connect the concepts of responsibility (who is responsible for the ultimate integrated experience of our students) and intentionality (how we share responsibility and intentionally design a cohesive learning experience), I want to share a model that has guided my work...– showing the interconnected parts of a framework for student learning

The focus - the roof - is on what the student should know when they leave us –- The 6 …


Practical Guidance For Integrating Data Management Into Long-Term Ecological Monitoring Projects, Robert D. Sutter, Susan Wainscott, John R. Boetsch, Craig Palmer, David J. Rugg Sep 2015

Practical Guidance For Integrating Data Management Into Long-Term Ecological Monitoring Projects, Robert D. Sutter, Susan Wainscott, John R. Boetsch, Craig Palmer, David J. Rugg

Library Faculty Publications

Long-term monitoring and research projects are essential to understand ecological change and the effectiveness of management activities. An inherent characteristic of long-term projects is the need for consistent data collection over time, requiring rigorous attention to data management and quality assurance. Recent papers have provided broad recommendations for data management; however, practitioners need more detailed guidance and examples. We present general yet detailed guidance for the development of comprehensive, concise, and effective data management for monitoring projects. The guidance is presented as a graded approach, matching the scale of data management to the needs of the organization and the complexity …


Scan-And-Return As Part Of The Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project, Emily Lapworth Aug 2015

Scan-And-Return As Part Of The Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project, Emily Lapworth

Library Faculty Presentations

This presentation describes the implementation of Scan-and-Return
as part of the Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project for creating access to
valuable local Jewish community documentation, while developing appropriate
guidelines and procedures for acquiring and returning originals and
describing and preserving digital surrogates.


Purchasing, Licensing Models, And Delivery Of Streaming Videos For Libraries, Cyrus Ford Zarganj Jun 2015

Purchasing, Licensing Models, And Delivery Of Streaming Videos For Libraries, Cyrus Ford Zarganj

Library Faculty Presentations

No abstract provided.


Acquisition, Access, And Discovery Of Streaming Media For Libraries, Cyrus Ford Zarganj, Carol Ou Jun 2015

Acquisition, Access, And Discovery Of Streaming Media For Libraries, Cyrus Ford Zarganj, Carol Ou

Library Faculty Presentations

No abstract provided.


A Survey On Potential Privacy Leaks Of Gps Information In Android Applications, Srinivas Kalyan Yellanki May 2015

A Survey On Potential Privacy Leaks Of Gps Information In Android Applications, Srinivas Kalyan Yellanki

UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones

Android-based smart phones are extremely common today. However, it is believed that nearly half of the Android devices are vulnerable to an attack that alters the functionality of an app with malicious software. The malware can collect users’ sensitive data from the phone. In particular, there are hundreds of location-based applications available nowadays in the Google Play store or other app stores. The very famous services called “Location Based Services” are used by many apps on mobile phones to track the geographical coordinates of the device. Such location information can be leaked to an attacker via malware.

In this thesis, …


Reorganizing Through Lean Principles, John Novak, Richard J. W. Zwiercan Apr 2015

Reorganizing Through Lean Principles, John Novak, Richard J. W. Zwiercan

Library Faculty Publications

In August 2014, the director of the Collections, Acquisitions, and Discovery division within the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) Libraries announced that the division would be reorganized to best use the skills and strengths of existing staff. This division, responsible for acquiring, organizing, maintaining, and making discoverable all needed and relevant materials would be composed of three departments, and the Resource Acquisition, Sharing, and Digital Scholarship department (containing the Resource Acquisition and Sharing Unit) would be one of them. To fulfill the goals of the reorganization, the acquisitions team used Lean principles and tools, specifically the value stream map, …


Connections Newsletter Spring 2015, University Of Nevada, Las Vegas Apr 2015

Connections Newsletter Spring 2015, University Of Nevada, Las Vegas

Connections Newsletter

Table of Contents

  • Business by the Book: Helping Small Businesses Succeed
  • From the Dean
  • South to Southwest: A Benefactor’s Story
  • Celebrating Southern Nevada’s History through the Oral History Research Center
  • Mason Peer Coach Program Still Going Strong
  • National History Day Events at UNLV University Libraries
  • University Libraries Invited to Join International Research Initiative
  • Staff Spotlight: Amanda Melilli
  • Events Scrapbook: “Our Lives, Our History”


Best Practices For Cataloging Streaming Media Using Rda And Marc21 Version 1.0, Jeannette Ho, Erminia Chao, Rebecca Culbertson, Jennifer Eustis, Cyrus Ford Zarganj, Annie Glerum, Ngoc-My Guidarelli, Mary Huismann, Stacie Traill, Donna Viscuglia Mar 2015

Best Practices For Cataloging Streaming Media Using Rda And Marc21 Version 1.0, Jeannette Ho, Erminia Chao, Rebecca Culbertson, Jennifer Eustis, Cyrus Ford Zarganj, Annie Glerum, Ngoc-My Guidarelli, Mary Huismann, Stacie Traill, Donna Viscuglia

Library Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.


Best Practices For Cataloging Dvd-Video And Blu-Ray Discs Using Rda And Marc21 Version 1.0, Mary Huismann, Diane Robson, William Anderson, Lloyd Chittenden, Cyrus Ford Zarganj, Douglas King, John Lavalie, Peter Lisius, Nancy Lorimer, Julie Renee Moore, Lori Murphy, Laurie Neuerburg, Anchalee "Joy" Panigabutra-Roberts, Scott Piepenburg, Walter Walker, Iris Wolley, Greta De Groat, Kelley Mcgrath, Jay Weitz Mar 2015

Best Practices For Cataloging Dvd-Video And Blu-Ray Discs Using Rda And Marc21 Version 1.0, Mary Huismann, Diane Robson, William Anderson, Lloyd Chittenden, Cyrus Ford Zarganj, Douglas King, John Lavalie, Peter Lisius, Nancy Lorimer, Julie Renee Moore, Lori Murphy, Laurie Neuerburg, Anchalee "Joy" Panigabutra-Roberts, Scott Piepenburg, Walter Walker, Iris Wolley, Greta De Groat, Kelley Mcgrath, Jay Weitz

Library Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.


Connections Newsletter Winter 2015, University Of Nevada, Las Vegas Jan 2015

Connections Newsletter Winter 2015, University Of Nevada, Las Vegas

Connections Newsletter

Table of Contents

  • Faculty Institutes: Partnering with Faculty, Ensuring Student Success
  • From the Dean
  • Eileen and Tom Raney Give the Gift of Education
  • Scholarship Boot Camps Help Students Secure Funding, Complete Their Degrees
  • Staff Spotlight: Xan Goodman
  • Planning a Health Sciences Library for Southern Nevada
  • Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project Honorees
  • General Announcements


Libraries & Student Success, Melissa Bowles-Terry Jan 2015

Libraries & Student Success, Melissa Bowles-Terry

Library Faculty Presentations

What makes a difference in student success? The framing questions for this presentation are:

  1. What makes students stay in college and finish a degree? What prevents them from finishing?

  2. What can librarians and faculty do to increase students' chances of succeeding at learning and at earning a degree?

This presentation will address high impact practices identified by George Kuh and adopted by the AAC&U, and give some examples of how libraries can support those high impact practices. It will also address student engagement, as measured by tools like the National Survey of Student Engagement or NSSE, and how libraries can …


Library Instruction And Themed Composition Courses: An Investigation Of Factors That Impact Student Learning, Erin E. Rinto, Elisa I. Cogbill-Seiders Jan 2015

Library Instruction And Themed Composition Courses: An Investigation Of Factors That Impact Student Learning, Erin E. Rinto, Elisa I. Cogbill-Seiders

Library Faculty Publications

Many academic libraries partner with English composition in order to teach first year students skills related to academic research and writing. Due to the partnership between information literacy and first-year writing programs, it is important to evaluate how these programs can best support one another. The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of two factors on student information literacy skill development: library instruction and section theme—defined here as class sections of the English 102 (ENG 102) program developed around a central topic selected by the instructor. A random sample of annotated bibliographies from 95 sections of ENG …


Ethnography In Action: Active Learning In Academic Library Outreach To Middle School Students, Samantha Godbey, Nancy Fawley, Xan Goodman, Susan Wainscott Jan 2015

Ethnography In Action: Active Learning In Academic Library Outreach To Middle School Students, Samantha Godbey, Nancy Fawley, Xan Goodman, Susan Wainscott

Library Faculty Publications

This article describes an outreach activity developed and coordinated by academic librarians as part of a state program for low-income middle school students. Rather than offering a traditional library tour, the library organizers wanted to provide the middle school students with a meaningful experience that would encourage active participation, critical thinking, and alleviate library anxiety. As a spin on the traditional tour, students applied an ethnographic approach to learning about the library. The authors describe the development and implementation of the activity and provide recommendations for other librarians involved in outreach to K-12 students.