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Librarians As Advocates For Scholarly Authors: A Presentation And A Dramatization, Sue Ann Gardner
Librarians As Advocates For Scholarly Authors: A Presentation And A Dramatization, Sue Ann Gardner
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries: Conference Presentations and Speeches
Scholarly authors today are faced with unprecedented choices and, paradoxically, increasing barriers to publication. For example, the author-pays financial model of funding open access (also sometimes called Gold OA) is one of many such innovations that thwart authors who are not currently Federally funded or otherwise sponsored. As academic librarians, we need to be aware of the scholarly publishing infrastructure so we can advise authors how to make decisions about where to publish, what terms to agree to, and how to best leverage their written scholarly output.
Regarding the scholarly publishing financial market, I will describe how, effectively, the “tail …
Western Kentucky University Libraries Oral History Project (Fa 756), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Western Kentucky University Libraries Oral History Project (Fa 756), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 756. Collection includes 39 interviews with Western Kentucky University Libraries faculty, staff, and administrators about their work in the university’s libraries from the 1950s to 2015. Each interview includes information about the individual’s particular role in the library’s function, the evolution of the libraries, and significant projects in which they were involved.
New Perspectives In Leadership: Adopting A Proactive Library Recruitment Strategy, Leo S. Lo
New Perspectives In Leadership: Adopting A Proactive Library Recruitment Strategy, Leo S. Lo
Libraries Faculty & Staff Publications
The author discusses a proactive library recruitment strategy based on his experience at Kansas State University Libraries. He identifies two main areas of concern in hiring librarians including the length of the hiring process and the quality of candidates. He also cites the major elements of a proactive library recruitment strategy such as recruiting the right talent and creating a new recruitment team.
A Fresh Look At Privacy--Why Does It Matter, Who Cares, And What Should Librarians Do About It?, Trina J. Magi
A Fresh Look At Privacy--Why Does It Matter, Who Cares, And What Should Librarians Do About It?, Trina J. Magi
University Libraries Faculty and Staff Publications
Provides a brief introduction to several reasons privacy is important to people and society, cites numerous studies reporting on people's attitudes about privacy, and recommends ways librarians can work to protect patron privacy.
Review Of Jump-Start Your Career As A Digital Librarian: A Lita Guide By Jane Monson, Marsha Miles
Review Of Jump-Start Your Career As A Digital Librarian: A Lita Guide By Jane Monson, Marsha Miles
Michael Schwartz Library Publications
The article reviews the book "Jump-Start Your Career as a Digital Librarian: A Lita Guide," edited by Jane Monson.
Motivation And Performance Of Librarians In Public Universities In Ghana, Richard Bruce Lamptey Knust, Michael Sakyi Boateng Knust, I K. Antwi Uds
Motivation And Performance Of Librarians In Public Universities In Ghana, Richard Bruce Lamptey Knust, Michael Sakyi Boateng Knust, I K. Antwi Uds
Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)
Motivation is of enormous importance with regard to enhancing performance in any organisation. This paper discusses motivation and performance of librarians in public universities in Ghana. The study examined motivation of librarians, the effect of motivation on performance, the views of librarians on motivation, the level of satisfaction of librarians and the effort the public university managements are making to motivate librarians. Through literature review, the concept of motivation and its effects on performance were discussed. Using a survey method, questionnaire were designed and distributed to seventy-two targeted librarians in six public universities in Ghana, out of this, sixty returned …
Jeffrey, Jonathan David, B. 1960 (Sc 882), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Jeffrey, Jonathan David, B. 1960 (Sc 882), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 882. Page proof of Growing with Bowling Green: A History of the Bowling Green Public Library, 1938-1988, c.1991 and written by Jonathan Jeffrey.
Keeping Up With New Legal Titles: A Review Of Chasing Gideon: The Elusive Quest For Poor People's Justice By Karen Houppert, Clare Gaynor Willis
Keeping Up With New Legal Titles: A Review Of Chasing Gideon: The Elusive Quest For Poor People's Justice By Karen Houppert, Clare Gaynor Willis
Librarian Scholarship
Chasing Gideon: The Elusive Quest for Poor People's Justice, by Karen Houppert, reviewed by Clare Willis.
© Copyright 2014 American Association of Law Libraries.
Web-Based Citation Management Systems: Which One Is Best?, Michael Steeleworthy, Pauline Dewan
Web-Based Citation Management Systems: Which One Is Best?, Michael Steeleworthy, Pauline Dewan
Library Publications
Librarians and researchers have long used citation management systems as research tools to help scholars organize their work, improve workflows, and ultimately save time. For many years, RefWorks has been the dominant citation management tool in many parts of Canada: the maturity of the product and its integration with many scholarly databases reassures users that it works well with these resources. However, a number of competitors now offer citation management systems that are as strong as RefWorks but offer different features to the user, therefore warranting a comparison with this leading tool. This paper reviews RefWorks, Zotero, WizFolio, and Mendeley, …
Concept/Context: Information Literacy And Assessment In The First Year, Stefanie R. Bluemle, Amanda Y. Makula, Margaret W. Rogal
Concept/Context: Information Literacy And Assessment In The First Year, Stefanie R. Bluemle, Amanda Y. Makula, Margaret W. Rogal
Library and Information Science: Faculty Scholarship & Creative Works
At Augustana College in Rock Island, Illinois, where the academic calendar consists of trimesters, all first-year students enroll in a year-long sequence of three "Liberal Studies First Year" (LSFY) courses, which are taught by faculty from a variety of disciplines. LSFY emphasizes core competencies in reading, writing, oral communication, and information literacy.
Since 2011, the Augustana librarians have been using performance-based assessment to evaluate their work with LSFY classes. This qualitative approach, which encourages real-life application of skills, has proven well-suited to an information literacy program in which concepts carry more weight than the mechanics of searching. Each term, the …
Academic Libraries In The Age Of Moocs, Kerry Wu
Academic Libraries In The Age Of Moocs, Kerry Wu
Library Faculty and Staff Publications and Presentations
Purpose – The article aims to report on the current development of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs), explore the strengths and weaknesses of MOOCs, and reflect on the possible relationships between academic libraries and MOOCs.
Design/methodology/approach – The paper is based on a mix of literature review (mostly current news) and personal observations. The author discusses the unique characteristics of MOOCs, speculates on the benefits of MOOCs on higher education, and explores the impact of MOOCs on academic libraries and how librarians can respond to it.
Findings – MOOCs create global learning communities that benefit both students and universities, and …
Developing And Applying An Information Literacy Rubric To Student Annotated Bibliographies, Erin E. Rinto
Developing And Applying An Information Literacy Rubric To Student Annotated Bibliographies, Erin E. Rinto
Library Faculty Publications
Objective – This study demonstrates one method of developing and applying rubrics to student writing in order to gather evidence of how students utilize information literacy skills in the context of an authentic assessment activity. The process of creating a rubric, training scorers to use the rubric, collecting annotated bibliographies, applying the rubric to student work, and the results of the rubric assessment are described. Implications for information literacy instruction are also discussed.
Methods – The focus of this study was the English 102 (ENG 102) course, a required research-based writing course that partners the instructors with the university librarians …
Academic Librarianship And Career Adaptability, Tara Baillargeon, Aaron H. Carlstrom
Academic Librarianship And Career Adaptability, Tara Baillargeon, Aaron H. Carlstrom
Library Faculty Research and Publications
The inspiration for this essay is Barbara Fister’s assertion that librarians must embrace functions that have not traditionally been part of the academic librarian’s portfolio. We shall examine the need for career adaptability in librarianship and use a case study to illustrate the four attributes librarians need to develop to ensure career adaptability. The case study involved collaboration between Kansas State University (KSU) Libraries, an agronomy professor, and the Global Research Alliance to develop an open access croplands research database. We will draw upon the field of vocational psychology to discuss career adaptability and ways librarians can develop the traits …
Mind The Gap: Fostering Scholarship-Into-Practice For Advanced Practice Nursing Students Through Embedded Librarianship, Brenda H. Sheingold, Thomas Harrod
Mind The Gap: Fostering Scholarship-Into-Practice For Advanced Practice Nursing Students Through Embedded Librarianship, Brenda H. Sheingold, Thomas Harrod
Nursing Faculty Publications
In recent years, librarianship has been increasingly recognized as a critical component of inter-professional healthcare education. This manuscript describes how innovative coordination between libraries and university healthcare programs can remove the barriers to scholarship for graduate students who enroll in distance education (DE) programs. The authors examined the perceived impact of librarian embedment for DE nursing students graduating with master’s degrees from George Washington University in 2013. Librarians were embedded in the first course in which they were enrolled in 2010 to support the mastery of scientific research skills. Analysis indicated that students strongly agreed that contact with embedded librarians …
Marketing And Outreach In Law Libraries: A White Paper, All-Sis Task Force On Library Marketing And Outreach, Amanda Runyon, Carol A. Watson, L. Cindy Dabney, Liz Mccurry Johnson, Emily Lawson, Shira Megerman, Jamie Sommer, T. J. Striepe, Michele Thomas
Marketing And Outreach In Law Libraries: A White Paper, All-Sis Task Force On Library Marketing And Outreach, Amanda Runyon, Carol A. Watson, L. Cindy Dabney, Liz Mccurry Johnson, Emily Lawson, Shira Megerman, Jamie Sommer, T. J. Striepe, Michele Thomas
Librarian Scholarship at Penn Carey Law
In recent years, libraries have turned to marketing and outreach to better educate library users about services and resources while gaining an understanding of their needs. Marketing and outreach are relatively new concepts in academic law libraries, and librarians tasked with these functions have found resources and examples of this type of work to be lacking. Though focused on academic law libraries, the article identifies the challenges facing all law libraries, explains why libraries need marketing and outreach plans, and provides examples of marketing and outreach successes.
The Role Of Librarians In Academic Success, Claudia J. Dold
The Role Of Librarians In Academic Success, Claudia J. Dold
Academic Services Faculty and Staff Publications
Librarians address all levels of information needs for the university: its acquisition, its production, its storage, and instruction for its safe and gainful use. Most of today’s college students have a high degree of computer literacy but are weak in their abilities to determine the quality of the information that is so readily available. Students need to be taught to find, evaluate, and use information in an academically-oriented manner in order to solve complex problems. Good library skills are integral to academic success. In conjunction with research and teaching faculty, librarians create a framework for knowledge acquisition in the evolving …
Librarians’ Preference Of Virtual Meeting Platforms, Anne Larrivee, Katherine Elson Anderson
Librarians’ Preference Of Virtual Meeting Platforms, Anne Larrivee, Katherine Elson Anderson
Library Scholarship
Virtual participation in professional organization and other committee meetings outside of one’s home institution continues to increase as time and money for travel to these events decreases. As the profession moves into a model of increased virtual communication, questions arise as to the best platform and tools to be used for the most effective method of communication. This study seeks to determine which platforms are currently being used, which platforms are preferred by organizers and participants and which platforms will best serve the needs of the committee. Results of this study on preferences for virtual platforms can help individuals and …
Library Services For The Self-Interested Law School: Enhancing The Visibility Of Faculty Scholarship, Simon Canick
Library Services For The Self-Interested Law School: Enhancing The Visibility Of Faculty Scholarship, Simon Canick
Faculty Scholarship
This article suggests a new set of filters through which to evaluate law library services, in particular those that support faculty scholarship. These filters include recent profound changes in legal education and the motivators of today’s law professors. By understanding the needs of self-interested deans and professors, libraries can fill new roles that are consistent with our core values. Libraries can also focus on dissemination and promotion of faculty work, especially through innovative open access projects.