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Partnering Library Research With Presentation And Writing Services At Western Michigan University’S Hcob Communication Center, Lumarie Guth, Marty Deming Maytnier

University Libraries Faculty & Staff Presentations

The development of the learning commons and embedded librarianship are two of the most recent responses to the downward trend in traditional reference statistics for academic libraries. Reference librarians are rethinking how to demonstrate the added value of their services and reach users at their point of need both online and face‐to‐face. Trends in the building of learning commons and service centers have led to the integration of support services such as tutoring, writing assistance, computer access, collaborative study zones, and research help in order to provide a one‐stop shop for students. For the past two years, business librarians for …

Tribute To Laurel, Sharon Carlson

Gatherings: Friends of the University Libraries Newsletter

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Laurel Grotzinger Is A Complex Person, Monica Ann Evans

Gatherings: Friends of the University Libraries Newsletter

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The World Is Yours, Laurel, Courtney Holsworth

Gatherings: Friends of the University Libraries Newsletter

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She Has Made A Difference, Marty Deming Maytnier

Gatherings: Friends of the University Libraries Newsletter

Article from Gatherings No. 48 Summer 2015 -- Special Issue: Tribute to Laurel.

A Force To Be Reckoned With, Linda Rolls

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Article from Gatherings No. 48 Summer 2015 -- Special Issue: Tribute to Laurel.

A Champion Of Intellectual Freedom, Greg Fitzgerald

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Article from Gatherings No. 48 Summer 2015 -- Special Issue: Tribute to Laurel.

Gatherings No. 48 Summer 2015 -- Special Issue: Tribute To Laurel, Friends Of The University Libraries

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Indefatigable, Maria A. Perez-Stable

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Article from Gatherings No. 48 Summer 2015 -- Special Issue: Tribute to Laurel.

Supportive Of Critical Thinking, Diane Worden

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Article from Gatherings No. 48 Summer 2015 -- Special Issue: Tribute to Laurel.

Worked Magic, Henry M. Yaple

Gatherings: Friends of the University Libraries Newsletter

Article from Gatherings No. 48 Summer 2015 -- Special Issue: Tribute to Laurel.

Preserving Wmu’S Musical Heritage: Digitizing Aging Magnetic Tape Audio Recordings, Marianne Swierenga, Christina Doane

University Libraries Faculty & Staff Presentations

Western Michigan University has decades worth of unique recorded content on aging magnetic media. WMU’s School of Music has a particularly rich collection of recordings featuring student and faculty ensembles, visiting artist performances, and graduate recitals. Facing the possibility of losing these invaluable recorded sound artifacts through obsolescence or decay, the University Libraries realized we could wait no longer and needed to develop a preservation and digitization strategy to ensure long term access.

Creating Journals In Scholarworks, Maira Bundza

ScholarWorks Repository Information

These are the slides for a training workshop for the editors of one of the new journals in ScholarWorks where we went through not only the use of the Digital Commons platform, but also the steps an article takes from submission to publishing and all the tasks involved. Using one of our most successful journals as an example, some suggestions on personnel, marketing were given.

Using Streaming Video In E-Learning Or In The Classroom, Michele D. Behr

University Libraries Faculty & Staff Presentations

This workshop presents an overview of using videos in classroom teaching as well as e-learning classes. WMU Libraries collections of streaming videos can be easily used in face-to-face classes, and embedded in e-learning. Instructional video DVDs are also available. The workshop also covered the process of embedding videos and video clips in websites and classes in D2L.

Hidden Gems Of The Library, Maria A. Perez-Stable

Hacking the Stacks: The Inside Scoop on Library Resources for Graduate Level Research

Hidden Gems of the Library

• Become more conversant with searching library catalogs, especially for books and electronic books
• Select and explore relevant databases in their respective disciplines
• Do more thorough literature searches on their topic by using advanced features and techniques

Hacking The Stacks: The Inside Scoop On Library Resources For Graduate Level Research From Wmu's Research Experts, University Libraries

Hacking the Stacks: The Inside Scoop on Library Resources for Graduate Level Research

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Citation Management & Avoiding Plagiarism, Kate Langan

Hacking the Stacks: The Inside Scoop on Library Resources for Graduate Level Research

The Ethics of Writing & Citation Management

• Identify the benefits and usefulness of citation management software (CMS)
• Learn how to get the most out of CMS to organize different research projects
• Define plagiarism and various forms it takes and where to go to help avoid plagiarism
• Discuss the ethics of writing, plagiarism in particular, and how CMS can help you
• Learn how to fold ethical writing practices into your research in order to avoid plagiarism

Thinking Ahead: Dissertations & Theses, Maira Bundza

Hacking the Stacks: The Inside Scoop on Library Resources for Graduate Level Research

Thinking Ahead: Dissertations & Theses

• Find other dissertations in their field from the U.S. and internationally
• Understand depositing options for their dissertations in ProQuest and in ScholarWorks, the WMU institutional repository