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Discover...Books, Articles, Everything In A Single Search!, Debra G. Skinner, Jessica M. Minihan Nov 2012

Discover...Books, Articles, Everything In A Single Search!, Debra G. Skinner, Jessica M. Minihan

Library Faculty Presentations

This presentation was given during Georgia Southern University's Eagle Techxpo.


Introduction To Digitalcommons@Umaine, Kimberly J. Sawtelle Aug 2012

Introduction To Digitalcommons@Umaine, Kimberly J. Sawtelle

Kimberly J. Sawtelle

If your institutional mission statement includes any of the following terms: disseminate, share, promote, produce, demonstrate, qualitative, or quantitative, the institutional repository provided through Digital Commons can help you accomplish that mission. Digital Commons at UMaine provides an opportunity to bring all of UMaine's scholarship, research, and creative work together under a single umbrella in order to preserve and distribute that work on a global level.


The Choice Is Yours! Researchers Assign Subject Metadata To Their Own Materials In Insitutional Repositories, Maira Bundza Aug 2012

The Choice Is Yours! Researchers Assign Subject Metadata To Their Own Materials In Insitutional Repositories, Maira Bundza

Maira Bundza

The Digital Commons platform for institutional repositories provides a three-tiered taxonomy of academic disciplines for each item submitted to the repository. Since faculty and departmental administrators across campuses are encouraged to submit materials to the institutional repository themselves, they must also assign disciplines or subject categories for their own work. The expandable drop-down menu of about 1,000 categories is easy to use, and facilitates the growth of the institutional repository and access to the materials through the Internet.


The Next Page, Library And Information Technology Apr 2012

The Next Page, Library And Information Technology

The Next Page

The Next Page is a semi-annual newsletter published by Bucknell University's Library and Information Technology department. The publication serves the community by providing software, project, and service updates. Regular features include a letter from the Vice President for L&IT, new staff updates, and interviews. This issue includes the following articles: "From the Vice President for Library and Information Technology," "B-buy: E-Procurement at Bucknell," "Extreme Creativity," "Special Collections in the Classroom," "Library and IT Staff Presentations," "Making a Difference Beyond the Work Place."