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Metadata Survey: Ead Schema Usage Review, James Gross Dec 2013

Metadata Survey: Ead Schema Usage Review, James Gross

James Gross

Drexel University, INFO 653. A brief review of the EAD schema found in XML encoded finding aids, based on a limited survey. The method of user website access and the percentage of EAD schema usage is briefly reviewed at three library websites: the University of Vermont Library, the Duke University Library, and the University of Chicago Library.


Between Land And Sea: Divergent Data Stewardship Practices In Deep-Sea Biosphere Research, Rebekah Cummings, Peter Darch Dec 2013

Between Land And Sea: Divergent Data Stewardship Practices In Deep-Sea Biosphere Research, Rebekah Cummings, Peter Darch

Rebekah Cummings

Data in deep-sea biosphere research often live a double life. While the original data generated on IODP expeditions are highly structured, professionally curated, and widely shared, the downstream data practices of deep-sea biosphere laboratories are far more localized and ad hoc. These divergent data practices make it difficult to track the provenance of datasets from the cruise ships to the laboratory or to integrate IODP data with laboratory data. An in-depth study of the divergent data practices in deep-sea biosphere research allows us to: - Better understand the social and technical forces that shape data stewardship throughout the data lifecycle; …


Providing An Information Prescription Veterinary Medical Clinics: A Pilot Study, Lori Kogan, Regina Schoenfeld-Tacher, Ann R. Viera, Lauren Gould, Peter Hellyer Dec 2013

Providing An Information Prescription Veterinary Medical Clinics: A Pilot Study, Lori Kogan, Regina Schoenfeld-Tacher, Ann R. Viera, Lauren Gould, Peter Hellyer

Ann R Viera MLIS

No abstract provided.


Atg Special Report - Thoughts On The Aha Statement On Embargoes And Dissertations, Steven Escar Smith Dec 2013

Atg Special Report - Thoughts On The Aha Statement On Embargoes And Dissertations, Steven Escar Smith

Steven Escar Smith

No abstract provided.


Self Promotion As A Scholar: Showcasing Your Work Through Open Access, Dave Johnston Nov 2013

Self Promotion As A Scholar: Showcasing Your Work Through Open Access, Dave Johnston

Dave Johnston

This presentation provided to the University of Windsor's Graduate Student Society discusses open access and the currently scholarly publishing landscape, and how the library can help increase the visibility of your work as a researcher.


Open Access Faq: Quick Answers To Questions About Oa, Dave Johnston Nov 2013

Open Access Faq: Quick Answers To Questions About Oa, Dave Johnston

Dave Johnston

Answers to FAQs about OA that arise during presentations.


Digital Libraries: Concept Map Exercise, James Gross Nov 2013

Digital Libraries: Concept Map Exercise, James Gross

James Gross

Drexel University, INFO 653, Assignment #5, Digital Libraries: Concept Map Exercise.


Turning Technofear To Technojoy, Amanda R. Hartman Nov 2013

Turning Technofear To Technojoy, Amanda R. Hartman

Amanda Hartman McLellan

In the talk I covered some tips on overcoming the fear of change and new technology, balancing security and privacy issues with participation in social media, and some suggested websites and apps to get you started


Using Cases To Teach Research Data Management, Donna Kafel Nov 2013

Using Cases To Teach Research Data Management, Donna Kafel

Donna Kafel

Presentation on using the research cases in the New England Collaborative Data Management Curriculum to teach data management best practices. Demonstration of how a biomedical research engineering case could be presented to students to teach research data management concepts in a disciplinary context.


Improving The Visibility And Use Of Digital Repositories Through Seo, Lizzy A. Walker Nov 2013

Improving The Visibility And Use Of Digital Repositories Through Seo, Lizzy A. Walker

Lizzy A. Walker

With the increasing creation and use of institutional repositories (IR), Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is necessary to draw users to digital collections. Arlitsch and OBrien provide useful information in their book, Improving the Visibility and Use of Digital Repositories through SEO.


Leveraging Library Technknowledgie - Library Expertise Front And Center In The Digitial Humanities: An Omeka.Net Case Study, M Ryan Hess, Rebecca Cooling Oct 2013

Leveraging Library Technknowledgie - Library Expertise Front And Center In The Digitial Humanities: An Omeka.Net Case Study, M Ryan Hess, Rebecca Cooling

M Ryan Hess

Providing technical know-how to non-technical researchers to promote and preserve their collections online is an emerging niche librarians are filling. Digital humanities partners are sometimes external to the library’s institution. DePaul University Library assisted researchers at the National University of Ireland, Galway in preserving their catalogue of Vincentian documents by migrating metadata from an unstable server to Omeka.net, a hosted web publishing platform designed for cultural institutions. The library proposed Omeka.net after considering the collection’s requirements, the technical abilities of the researchers and their budget. The library contributed their expertise of metadata by analyzing, re-encoding, and cross-walking metadata to Dublin …


Aceresearch : Promoting The Visibility Of Educational Research Through An Institutional Repository, Lance Deveson Oct 2013

Aceresearch : Promoting The Visibility Of Educational Research Through An Institutional Repository, Lance Deveson

Lance Deveson

ACEReSearch is the research repository at the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER). The author presents an overview of the evolution and development of this open access online resource.


Working By Committee: Formal And Informal Assessment Collaborations – Assessment Committees And Beyond., Regina N Mays, Michelle Brannen, Sojourna Cunningham Oct 2013

Working By Committee: Formal And Informal Assessment Collaborations – Assessment Committees And Beyond., Regina N Mays, Michelle Brannen, Sojourna Cunningham

Regina N Mays

No abstract provided.


Digital World Of Information: An Overview Of Digital Library, Hirdyesh Kumar Singh Oct 2013

Digital World Of Information: An Overview Of Digital Library, Hirdyesh Kumar Singh

Hirdyesh Kumar Singh

Digital libraries have become of increasing significance in recent years, developing in functionality and content, and becoming accessible to a wider community of users. The digital library will provide a seamless environment where the co-operative access, filtering, manipulation, generation, and preservation of these documents will be supported as a continuous cycle. Users of the library will be both consumers and producers of information, either by themselves or in collaborations with other users. The realization of these new digital libraries requires both the provision of a new technology and a change in the role played by the libraries in the information …


What Do I Do? I'M New..., James W. Gulvas Oct 2013

What Do I Do? I'M New..., James W. Gulvas

James W Gulvas

The goal of this poster is to provide new librarians or information professionals in the medical and health science field with some ideas, tools and resources to be successful. Some new librarians do not have an extensive background in medical or health sciences and may feel overwhelmed when working with veteran health professionals. The outcome for viewers is to gather new ideas in four key areas of medical and health librarianship: instruction, collection development, research collaboration with faculty, and professional development. Ideas that contribute to success for new librarians include discussion, sharing personal experiences, mentorship, and research collaborations. An outcome …


Personal Marketing And Career Management, Ashley Dupuy Oct 2013

Personal Marketing And Career Management, Ashley Dupuy

Ashley Dupuy

In the struggling economy, many librarians, new and established, are looking for work or looking to advance or shine in their current positions. How do you stand apart from the faceless crowd? What strategies can you use to find opportunities before they are even posted? What can make you shine at a networking event? Personal marketing and career management is the answer.


Metadata Standards: A Review Of The Ead (Encoded Archival Description) Standard, James Gross Oct 2013

Metadata Standards: A Review Of The Ead (Encoded Archival Description) Standard, James Gross

James Gross

Drexel University, Info 653. Assignment #2: Metadata Standards, A Review of the EAD (Encoded Archival Description) Standard.


Give The Patrons What They Want -- Even If You Don't Have It Yet!, Ana Guimaraes Oct 2013

Give The Patrons What They Want -- Even If You Don't Have It Yet!, Ana Guimaraes

Ana Guimaraes

In the fall of 2012 Sturgis Library began investigating new collection development methods for serving the needs of students and faculty at Kennesaw State University (KSU), with the intent to enhance both collection and service excellence. One area targeted for improvement beginning in FY2013- 2014 was interlibrary loan service. With over 10,000 borrowing requests in FY 2011 -2012, Library Administration engaged the newly hired Collection Development Librarian and the ILL Paraprofessional to begin investigating and implementing a robust electronic book DDA (Demand Driven Acquisitions) program in conjunction with a PDA (Patron Driven Acquisitions) program. This presentation will highlight the process …


Digital World Of Information: An Overview Of Digital Library, Hirdyesh Kumar Singh, Prarthna Singh Oct 2013

Digital World Of Information: An Overview Of Digital Library, Hirdyesh Kumar Singh, Prarthna Singh

Hirdyesh Kumar Singh

Digital libraries have become of increasing significance in recent years, developing in functionality and content, and becoming accessible to a wider community of users. The digital library will provide a seamless environment where the co-operative access, filtering, manipulation, generation, and preservation of these documents will be supported as a continuous cycle. Users of the library will be both consumers and producers of information, either by themselves or in collaborations with other users. The realization of these new digital libraries requires both the provision of a new technology and a change in the role played by the libraries in the information …


Zotero, Anne E. Rauh, Linda M. Galloway Oct 2013

Zotero, Anne E. Rauh, Linda M. Galloway

Anne Rauh

Zotero is a free, open access, citation management tool that allows users to store, manage and cite bibliographic references. Zotero can format citations in many different styles and lets users insert citations within word processing software. Zotero allows for easy collaboration between multiple authors and enables users to create private or shared reading lists. Zotero is a project of the Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media. At the completion of this class, participants will be able to: Install Zotero Collect and organize citations Create formatted bibliographies and insert citations into documents Collaborate with colleagues to create reading lists …


Blended, Online Learning And Distance Education (Bolde) Research Bank, Lance Deveson Oct 2013

Blended, Online Learning And Distance Education (Bolde) Research Bank, Lance Deveson

Lance Deveson

BOLDE – the Blended, Online Learning and Distance Education research bank, is a resource created and managed by librarians at ACER that tackles the mass of information on distance and online education. BOLDE analyses, orders, selects, indexes and distributes this research information for the benefit of the global distance and online education community.


Bolde Research Bank - Blended, Online Learning & Distance Education (Power Point Presentation), Lance Deveson Oct 2013

Bolde Research Bank - Blended, Online Learning & Distance Education (Power Point Presentation), Lance Deveson

Lance Deveson

A power point presentation describing the history and features of the Blended, Online Learning and Distance Education (BOLDE) research bank.


Ict Usage: A Comparative Study Of The Graduates Of Computer Science Department And Management Science Department At Air University Multan Campus., Syed Aamir Abbas Oct 2013

Ict Usage: A Comparative Study Of The Graduates Of Computer Science Department And Management Science Department At Air University Multan Campus., Syed Aamir Abbas

Syed Aamir Abbas

Purpose- The purpose of this study is to explore the significance / non-significance level among the graduate students of computer science department and the management science department at Air University Multan Campus regards their use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in their curricular activities. Methodology- a research based questionnaire was distributed among the graduate students using non-random sampling and the statistical tests have been applied to finding the results of the study. Results- The results show that students are well aware with all the basic operations done through computer technologies. Findings- Unfortunately in the current era where everything has …


Preparing Public Librarians For Consumer Health Information Service: A Nation-Wide Study, L. Luo, Van M. Ta Park Oct 2013

Preparing Public Librarians For Consumer Health Information Service: A Nation-Wide Study, L. Luo, Van M. Ta Park

Van M. Ta Park

A nationwide survey study was conducted to gain understanding as to how to prepare public librarians for consumer health information service. Findings indicate that the popular health information needs encountered by public librarians cover a wide variety of topics, including the human body, a medical/health condition, a disease, a medical concept, and fitness/diet/nutrition. The top two challenges faced by public librarians when providing consumer health information service are difficulty in interpreting patrons' questions and lack of knowledge about available and trusted/appropriate medical/health information sources. Public librarians wish to receive training on a number of topics that could help address the …


Building A Digital Commons, Amanda R. Hartman, Suzy Szasz Palmer Sep 2013

Building A Digital Commons, Amanda R. Hartman, Suzy Szasz Palmer

Amanda Hartman McLellan

No abstract provided.


Library Orientation For New Teachers, Zakir Hossain Sep 2013

Library Orientation For New Teachers, Zakir Hossain

Zakir Hossain

Library orientation for new teachers in the new school year is crucial. Some Library professionals my straggle to prepare a presentation for the aforesaid purpose. This presentation may help them to figure out how to start and what to include.


Digital Scholarship And Digital Libraries: Past, Present, And Future, Christine Borgman Sep 2013

Digital Scholarship And Digital Libraries: Past, Present, And Future, Christine Borgman

Christine L. Borgman

In a few short decades, the practices of scholarship have been transformed by the use of digital resources, tools, and services. Some shifts are obvious, such as seeking, reading, and publishing research online, often to the exclusion of print. Other shifts are subtle, such as data being viewed as research products to be disseminated. Research objects are more atomized, yet aggregated in new ways. Digital technologies offer opportunities to innovate in scholarly practice, collaboration, and communication. Innovation in digital libraries is necessary to advance digital scholarship. The talk will present a set of challenges for 21st century research and practice …


Open Culture At The Heart Of The University: Libraries As Multicommons, Anna K. Gold Sep 2013

Open Culture At The Heart Of The University: Libraries As Multicommons, Anna K. Gold

Anna K. Gold

The university library can be reconceptualized as a powerful engine for open culture. A generative and regenerative center that naturally brings disciplines, cultures, and generations together, the university library can expand its role in open culture far beyond sharing institutionally-produced research and data through open repositories. Drawing on the experience of a public polytechnic university, this presentation documents the emergence of a university library as a system of open culture programs and as a place where a speeding culture can stop to dialogue, think, and create: generating collective interactive learning; fostering collaboration with open data; cultivating open conversations and learning …


Conceptual Analysis Of Kashmiri Music Records For Information Storage And Retrieval With Special Reference To Radio Kashmir, Srinagar, Nazir Ahmad Bhat Sep 2013

Conceptual Analysis Of Kashmiri Music Records For Information Storage And Retrieval With Special Reference To Radio Kashmir, Srinagar, Nazir Ahmad Bhat

Nazir Ahmad Bhat

No abstract provided.


Gist: Joining Ill, Acquisitions, And Collection Development At Eku, Kelly Smith Sep 2013

Gist: Joining Ill, Acquisitions, And Collection Development At Eku, Kelly Smith

Kelly Smith

For libraries who embrace patron-driven acquisitions, the workflows of ILL, Acquisitions, and Collection Development are becoming more interdependent. Workflows that are traditionally siloed in different systems impede the efficient provision of library materials. The Getting It System Toolkit for ILLiad (http://www.gistlibrary.org/) provides an elegant solution to this problem.