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Falling Down The Rabbit Hole: Exploring The Unique Partnership Between Subject Librarians And Scholarly Communication, Buenaventura (Ven) Basco, Sandy Avila, Sarah A. Norris Nov 2019

Falling Down The Rabbit Hole: Exploring The Unique Partnership Between Subject Librarians And Scholarly Communication, Buenaventura (Ven) Basco, Sandy Avila, Sarah A. Norris

Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works

Conference Presentation presented at Charleston Conference 2019 in Charleston, South Carolina.

Subject librarians are uniquely poised to facilitate conversations and assistance about scholarly communication topics to faculty and students -- helping make the connections between scholarly communication and discipline-specific research. The University of Central Florida (UCF) Libraries offers a unique intersection between scholarly communication and subject librarians by implementing a robust subject librarian model that includes activities related to scholarly communication and partnering with UCF’s Office of Scholarly Communication to provide support on a variety of topics to the campus community. In particular, this model has been particularly effective with …


Copyright For Educators: Using Copyrighted Content In The Classroom, Sarah A. Norris Oct 2019

Copyright For Educators: Using Copyrighted Content In The Classroom, Sarah A. Norris

Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works

Presentation for KnightEd Talk series on October 8, 2019.

Session Description:

Can you show a movie in class? Can you distribute copies of an article to your students? These are just a few questions that educators face when using copyrighted materials in the classroom. In this presentation, we will discuss copyright basics and explore copyright issues in both the physical and online classroom. The session will include real-world examples and provide attendees with resources they can use to help navigate copyright when teaching.


Open Access, Sarah A. Norris Jul 2019

Open Access, Sarah A. Norris

Camp COMPASS

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Copyright, Sarah A. Norris Jul 2019

Copyright, Sarah A. Norris

Camp COMPASS

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Creating Mail Art & Other Transformative Works: Understanding Copyright & Author Rights, Sarah A. Norris Jul 2019

Creating Mail Art & Other Transformative Works: Understanding Copyright & Author Rights, Sarah A. Norris

Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works

A brief presentation on copyright and author rights considerations when creating mail art and other transformative works that was given during a Mail Art event held at UCF Libraries.


Online Faculty Profiles, Sarah A. Norris Jun 2019

Online Faculty Profiles, Sarah A. Norris

Camp COMPASS

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Stars And Selectedworks, Lee Dotson Jun 2019

Stars And Selectedworks, Lee Dotson

Camp COMPASS

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Open Educational Resources At The University Of Central Florida, Sarah A. Norris Feb 2019

Open Educational Resources At The University Of Central Florida, Sarah A. Norris

Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works

This presentation was a part of a panel at the FLVC OER Summit 2019 titled, "Integrating library funded resources into your courses" which included a panelists of Florida librarians.

The presentation highlights an open educational resource created at the University of Central Florida for an English Literature I course.


Returning From Wonderland, Sarah A. Norris, Christina Wray Feb 2019

Returning From Wonderland, Sarah A. Norris, Christina Wray

Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works

Workshop presented as a part of the Alice’s Adventures in Scholarly Conversations week-long event hosted by UCF Libraries.

Workshop summary:

When is a tweet as important as a journal article? Does it matter which journal an article is published in? Are books always better? Join us as we explore how the context in which a scholarly conversation happens can provide important clues about who can be trusted and when you are being hoodwinked. The final clue to Alice’s location will be revealed!


Predatory & Deceptive Publishing Pitfalls And Practical Tips: Helping Faculty & Students To Identify & Avoid Questionable Publishing Practices, Sarah A. Norris Jan 2019

Predatory & Deceptive Publishing Pitfalls And Practical Tips: Helping Faculty & Students To Identify & Avoid Questionable Publishing Practices, Sarah A. Norris

Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works

In today’s academic publishing environment, open access journals have become an increasingly common venue for faculty and students, to publish scholarly research. However, this publishing model often prompts many issues and concerns -- one of which is predatory (or, deceptive) publishing practices. These publishers rely on a variety of strategies and deceptive tactics to give the illusion that they are credible and high quality. With this in mind, it is often difficult for faculty and students to distinguish between a credible open access journal and a predatory one. This presentation will provide practical tips on how to facilitate information about …