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Need Demographic Statistics? Numbers For Grants, Reports, And Patrons In All Libraries, Stacey Knight-Davis, Daneen Richardson
Need Demographic Statistics? Numbers For Grants, Reports, And Patrons In All Libraries, Stacey Knight-Davis, Daneen Richardson
Stacey Knight-Davis
Need accurate, free demographic information about your city, county, or school district? Whether you need statistical information for a grant application, facts to support a program, or need to help a student write a term paper, this session will help you find what you need. Statistics are often required to make a point. Finding the statistics you need can be a challenge. We will demonstrate several free online demographic and statistical resources at the state and federal level, as well as show you how to generate custom maps, and give you list of helpful people you can call for assistance.
It Takes A Library: Growing A Robust Institutional Repository In Two Years, Todd A. Bruns, Stacey Knight-Davis, Ellen Corrigan, Steve Brantley
It Takes A Library: Growing A Robust Institutional Repository In Two Years, Todd A. Bruns, Stacey Knight-Davis, Ellen Corrigan, Steve Brantley
Steve Brantley
In 2010, Booth Library began establishing an institutional repository, The Keep, an effort that involved multiple departments within the library. Potential content recruitment for the repository included large-scale digitization of archival materials and migration of previously created digital collections. Creation of the repository resulted in increased accessibility, better presentation of content that had existed on outmoded legacy Web platforms, and the rescue of damaged content that had been disintegrating on other digital storage formats. By utilizing personnel across many departments and incorporating content from the Archives and Digital Collections areas, Booth Library has developed a robust institutional repository in only …
Discovering Usability : Comparing Two Discovery Systems At One Academic Library, Mireille Djenno, Glenda Insua, Gwen M. Gregory, John Stephen Brantley
Discovering Usability : Comparing Two Discovery Systems At One Academic Library, Mireille Djenno, Glenda Insua, Gwen M. Gregory, John Stephen Brantley
Steve Brantley
In the spring of 2013, the University Library at the University of Illinois at Chicago was in the unique position of having access to two discovery systems, Summon and WorldCat Local, at the same time. When tasked with choosing between the two systems, librarians undertook a usability study of Summon and WorldCat Local. The goal of this study was two-fold: to test the ease-of-use of each discovery system with an eye toward identifying one tool to retain for the longer term, and to learn about the search behaviors of different types of user groups. Eighteen subjects, consisting of undergraduate students, …
Natural History Collections: Connecting With Faculty And Content, Stacey Knight-Davis, Todd A. Bruns
Natural History Collections: Connecting With Faculty And Content, Stacey Knight-Davis, Todd A. Bruns
Stacey Knight-Davis
For well over a century, American biologists have built collection of plants, animals, fungi, insects, and other natural materials. Often, these collections serve as a record of the unique biodiversity of the local area and provide a record of change over time. Many taxonomic, genetic, and environmental discoveries lay waiting in the drawers and cupboards in which these specimens are stored. / / Uploading images of natural history specimens to Digital Commons allows them to be easily discovered in with a web search, leading the user back to the home collection. As an example, a search for 'big leaf magnolia …
Crossing The Line: The Experience Of Catalogers On The Reference Desk, Ellen Corrigan, William N. Schultz Jr
Crossing The Line: The Experience Of Catalogers On The Reference Desk, Ellen Corrigan, William N. Schultz Jr
Ellen K. Corrigan
Presentation to the Cataloging Norms Interest Group, ALA Midwinter Meeting, 25 January 2014
Makerspaces: Top Trailblazing Projects: A Lita Guide [Book Review], Ellen Corrigan
Makerspaces: Top Trailblazing Projects: A Lita Guide [Book Review], Ellen Corrigan
Ellen K. Corrigan
Review of: Makerspaces by Caitlin A. Bagley (ALA TechSource, 2014).
Health Information For The Public: Resources, Services, And Sparking Relationships, Stacey Knight-Davis, Daneen Richardson, Jacqueline Leskovec
Health Information For The Public: Resources, Services, And Sparking Relationships, Stacey Knight-Davis, Daneen Richardson, Jacqueline Leskovec
Stacey Knight-Davis
Learn about resources and programs to get your health reference services blazing! Reliable health, wellness, and drug information is available free of charge in English and Spanish. Discover sources for interactive tutorials, surgery, and anatomy information, clinical trials, and more. Have a great idea for health information outreach to special populations? Funding opportunities are available! Do you need health information training? How about downloadable brochures? A way to connect with health science librarians? This session can get you going!
Open Access Journal Usage At Eiu, Stacey Knight-Davis
Open Access Journal Usage At Eiu, Stacey Knight-Davis
Stacey Knight-Davis
As the number of open access journals grows, the usage of the material in libraries is growing. Nearly one quarter of all full text access at Eastern Illinois University comes from open access sources. This poster provides statistics as well as trends over time on OA usage at EIU.
A Book Sale How-To Guide [Book Review], Ellen Corrigan
A Book Sale How-To Guide [Book Review], Ellen Corrigan
Ellen K. Corrigan
Review of: A Book Sale How-To Guide: More Money, Less Stress by Pat Ditzler and JoAnn Dumas (American Library Association, 2012). Preprint.
I Want That! [Poster], John Whisler, Stacey Knight-Davis, Ellen Corrigan
I Want That! [Poster], John Whisler, Stacey Knight-Davis, Ellen Corrigan
Ellen K. Corrigan
Title of poster session: I Want That! Letting Patrons Request On-Order MaterialsBooth Library at Eastern Illinois University has traditionally displayed bibliographic records in its online catalog for materials that are in the acquisition and cataloging process, resulting in patrons often discovering desirable materials that are not yet available. To speed these materials through the acquisition and cataloging processes and into the hands of eager users, we designed a web link in each bibliographic record that patrons can use to request notification when the item is available for use. The technology is simple, the workflow manageable, and the good will …
Digital Collections Manual (Version 1.0), Ellen Corrigan
Digital Collections Manual (Version 1.0), Ellen Corrigan
Ellen K. Corrigan
No abstract provided.
What Is A Metadata Librarian?, Karen Miller, Kristin Martin, Ellen Corrigan
What Is A Metadata Librarian?, Karen Miller, Kristin Martin, Ellen Corrigan
Ellen K. Corrigan
Panel discussion on the role of the metadata librarian in academic libraries. Drawing from their own experiences, three Illinois academic librarians address topics including the training and skills needed, as well as the duties and challenges of the position. Part of the DCUG "Metadata Matters" webinar series.Webinar recording available via http://www.carli.illinois.edu/mem-serv/mem-train/10falldcug.html. Presentation was recorded on: Tuesday, November 9, 2010, 10:00am – 11:00am
Approval Plans, Discipline Change, And The Importance Of Human Mediated Book Selection, John Steven Brantley
Approval Plans, Discipline Change, And The Importance Of Human Mediated Book Selection, John Steven Brantley
Steve Brantley
This study examines holdings of 21 members of the Association of Research Libraries for books reviewed in American Historical Review. The study asserts that approval plans are inadequate for collecting from small publishers or from scholarship that crosses disciplinary boundaries. Although approval plans increase efficiency in collection development, the need for expert selection cannot be overstated. Results indicated that small publisher’s books were less likely to be in libraries than university press publisher’s books, and that history monographs are frequently classified outside disciplinary boundaries, and are therefore invisible to approval plans that define disciplines based on classification systems.
Exploring Library 2.0 On The Social Web, Steve Brantley
Exploring Library 2.0 On The Social Web, Steve Brantley
Steve Brantley
Library 2.0 literature has described many of the possibilities Web 2.0 technologies offer libraries. Case studies have assessed local use, but no studies have measured the Library 2.0 phenomenon by searching public social networking sites. This study used library-specific terms to search public social networking sites, blog search engines, and social bookmarking sites for activity associated with librarians and library users. Blog search data about the recentness of activity or the popularity of a blog post indicate Library 2.0 technology has many early adopters but provide less evidence of sustained use. The results follow a curve resembling the 80 / …
Usability Testing Of A Customizable Library Web Portal, John Steven Brantley, Annie Armstrong, Krystal M. Lewis
Usability Testing Of A Customizable Library Web Portal, John Steven Brantley, Annie Armstrong, Krystal M. Lewis
Steve Brantley
No abstract provided.