Social and Behavioral Sciences Commons^™

Online Teaching Practices (Both Best And Worst), Michael Nelson, Bhagyavati, Gail Miles, Amber Settle, Dale Shaffer, Jake Watts, Robert P. Webber

Amber Settle

Virtual Reference Services In Multilingual Environment, Yuhfen Diana H. Wu

Diana H. Wu

No abstract provided.

Building Context-Based Library Instructions, Yuhfen Diana H. Wu

Diana H. Wu

No abstract provided.

Challenges Documenting Early Era Regional Leaders, Danelle L. Moon

Danelle L. Moon

No abstract provided.

Beyond The Statistical Abstract, Stacey Knight-Davis, Jocelyn Tipton, Jan Sung

Stacey Knight-Davis

Access to government numeric data and statistical information has changed dramatically in recent years. By making it easier to find, patron demand continues to grow. Where will the look for it, and how will the use it? This session will include sources for finding data, examples of how to manipulate it, and ways to incorporate it into mapping programs.

Utilizing The Power Of Continuous Process Improvement In Technical Services, Lisa A. Palmer, Barbara C. Ingrassia

Lisa A. Palmer

In summer 2003 the Lamar Soutter Library initiated a Continuous Process Improvement project. The project’s goal was to reduce time and/or save money by examining and improving work processes. The charge for the Technical Services team was to reduce turnaroud time of certain processes by 50% or more, including (1) book acquisitions (from order to shelving) and (2) implementation of serials title changes. The team utilized value-added flow analysis to examine the processes and then did a six-month pilot project testing their recommendations.

The Team met weekly over four months to identify the specific steps involved in each process, review …

Georgia Archives, Lydia F. Knight

Lydia F. Knight

No abstract provided.

Supercharging Online Instruction: Amplifying Interactivity Using Interactive Simulation Software, Maryellen Allen, Steven Osler, Matthew Torrence

Matt Torrence

As the trend toward online and distance learning courses in higher education continues, educators and instructional designers continually struggle with efforts to engage and motivate learners located in electronically distributed, asynchronous environments. Studies in the professional literature point to active and problem based learning strategies as possible ways to successfully involve students while raising achievement levels, yet importing such methodologies to the online environment is challenging. Emerging technologies offer hope for the integration of active/problem-based learning with the online instructional environment. One of the most promising of these technologies includes interactive simulation software applications.

Assessing Student Learning Outcomes In The Library Information Commons, Lori Critz, Robert Fernekes, Sonya Shepherd

Sonya S. Gaither

No abstract provided.

If You Build It They Will Come, But Are They Learning? The Role Of Library Information Commons In Assessing Student Learning Outcomes, Robert Fernekes, Lori Critz, Sonya Shepherd

Sonya S. Gaither

No abstract provided.

Preventing Student Plagiarism With Online Tools And Guidelines For Intellectual Property, Ludwika Goodson, Judi Repman, Jocelyn Poole, Sonya Shepherd

Sonya S. Gaither

No abstract provided.

Library Resources For Faculty And Information Resources Shortcuts, Sonya Shepherd, Robert Fernekes

Sonya S. Gaither

No abstract provided.

Library Tools For Connecting To Online Resources: A Faculty Development Workshop, Debra Skinner, Robert Fernekes, Sonya Shepherd

Sonya S. Gaither

No abstract provided.

Blogging And Libraries, Annie Smith, Jenny Semenza

Annie Smith

This presentation takes a close look at blogs and how they are being used in academic libraries. It explains what blogs are, which additional information on their prevalence online. The second half of the presentation shows how blogs are being used to market library services, communicate with other librarians, etc.

Digital Preservation In Action: Toward A Campus-Wide Program, Richard Fyffe, Deborah M. Ludwig, Beth F. Warner

Deborah M. Ludwig

Hidden Jewel Of Information Uncovered, Madeleine K. Charney

Madeleine K. Charney

Describes the library at the New England Small Farm Institute (NESFI), located at 275 Jackson Street in Belchertown, MA.

Building A Usable Infrastructure For E-Science: An Information Perspective, Christine L. Borgman

Christine L. Borgman

No abstract provided.

Information Science, Suresh D. H

Suresh D H

No abstract provided.

What’S So Special About Women’S History; Next Steps Facing Historians And Archivist Documenting Regional Women’S History, Danelle L. Moon

Danelle L. Moon

No abstract provided.

Understanding From Context: Pairing Ead And Digital Repository Description, Ann Hanlon, Jennifer Roper

Ann Hanlon

No abstract provided.

Library World Wide Web Sites At Medium-Sized Universities : A Re-Examination, Bradley P. Tolppanen, Joan Miller, Martha H. Wooden, Lori M. Tolppanen

Bradley P. Tolppanen

No abstract provided.

Librarians As Disciplinary Discourse Mediators: Using Genre Theory To Move Toward Critical Information Literacy, Michelle H. Simmons

Michelle Holschuh Simmons

No abstract provided.

Critical Memory, Collecting, And Documenting Culture And Community: The Experiences Of Two 19th Century Black Book Collectors, William Welburn

William C Welburn

No abstract provided.

The Use Of Portal Technology In Library User Education, James A. Van Fleet, B Stockland

James A. Van Fleet

Introduction: During the summer of 2004 Information Services and Resources (ISR) at Bucknell University installed both the Sirsi Rooms software and SCT Luminis Portal software. These web-based portals have allowed us to make profound changes to our web presence and web-based services. In addition, they have changed the way we provide library user education to undergraduate students, from freshman seminars to engineering senior design courses.

Slicing The Pie: A Discussion Of Seminary Book Budget Allocation At Andrews University, Terry Dwain Robertson

Terry Dwain Robertson

The allocation of a materials budget is a challenge. This paper discusses a solution for Andrews University that accounts for the more specialized needs of Ph.D. students, even though the materials may see less usage.

From Herding Cats To All Your Ducks In A Row, Or: The Further Adventures Of Martha In E-Journals Land, Martha Gunnarson

Martha Gunnarson

Note: this abstract was for a presentation originally scheduled for the 2004 inFIRE Conference in Perth, Australia, and describes an earlier version of the presentation.

Up a Creek? Here's a paddle, or: How not to drown in the e-journal ocean.

Hopefully an entertaining and enlightening presentation on coping with the flood of electronic journals.

I will look at how we dealt with e-journals the "old" way -- in the online catalog, on web lists, using vendor-supplied solutions and union listing.

Then explain what we are doing now and how we are moving forward, with some possible directions for the future. …

Relying On Electronic Journals: Reading Patterns Of Astronomers, Carol Tenopir, Donald King, Peter Boyce, Matt Grayson, Keri-Lynn Paulson

Carol Tenopir

No abstract provided.

Two Hundred Years Of Young Adult Library Services: A Chronology, Anthony Bernier, M. K. Chelton, C. A. Jenkins, J. B. Pierce

Anthony Bernier

No abstract provided.

Virtual Reference Services In Multilingual Environment, Yuhfen Diana H. Wu

Diana H. Wu

No abstract provided.

Refworks: A Vehicle For Information Literacy, David Mac Court, Madeleine K. Charney

David Mac Court

Conference Abstract: RefWorks receives rave reviews across our campus! Experience how this online product manages citations and generates bibliographies. Learn about "teaching moments" that occur during a session. Understand how RefWorks upholds ACRL's Information Literacy Standard 2, #5. We will also explore how RefWorks may free the researcher, allowing for improved scholarship. Presented with Madeleine Charney, Reference Services Librarian, University of Massachusetts at Amherst.