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Jeff Orrico Named University Librarian, Robin L. Cautin

SHU Library Archives

Email from Sacred Heart University Provost Robin L. Cautin, Ph.D. announcing that Jeff Orrico has been amed University Librarian.

Library Newsletter, Volume 19, Number 2, Sacred Heart University Library

Library Newsletters

In the Fall 2023 Library Newsletter:

• What's New
  • Interview with Jeff Orrico, the new University Librarian
• Spotlight
  • Celebrating faculty and staff authors
• New Deal
  • Cambridge University Press All Journals
• New Staff
• At the Library
• Book Recommends

Library Newsletter, Volume 19, Number 1, Sacred Heart University Library

Library Newsletters

Word from the Stacks ... Welcoming the Connecticut Irish American Historical Society (CTIAHS) to the SHU campus -- SHU Reads for Free: Textbook Reserve program -- ChatGPT -- Rare book and Manuscript donation -- Coming soon: A Simpler Search on the library website -- Summer Reading.

Library Newsletter, Volume 18, Issue 2, Sacred Heart University Library

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Inside This Issue: Renovated Study Space -- SHU Students and the Library: Student-Library collaborations -- Database and Platform News: CINAHL Ultimate and OverDrive audiobooks, e-books, and OverDrive Magazines -- SHU Faculty and Staff Authors -- Library Staff Changes.

Library Newsletter, Volume 18, Issue 1, Sacred Heart University Library

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Word from the Stacks ... Digital Commons: What Has it Done for Sacred Heart University? -- A Very Special “Thank You” to our Student Library Assistants! by Sharaya Smith -- New Resources and Library Guides -- Library Staff Recommends -- This Semester.

Library Newsletter, Volume 17, Issue 1, Sacred Heart University Library

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Word from the Stacks ... What is the new normal in the library? by Gavin Ferriby -- Documenting the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on Sacred Heart University -- Gifts to the library -- New resources for a new year -- Digital Commons approaches milestones -- Gloria Naylor Symposium -- Books that have kept us sane in trying times -- Staff changes.

Sacred Heart University Library Annual Report 2020-2021, Peter Gavin Ferriby

Library Annual Report

The annual report reflects the academic year 2020-2021.

Library Newsletter, Volume 16, Issue 1, Sacred Heart University Library

Library Newsletters

Word from the Stacks ... Staying the Course: Library Services During the COVID-19 Pandemic --Library Resources: New Resources Trials and Choices in the All-Online Environment --Anti-Racist and Diverse Voices at the Library --Books That Have Kept Us Sane During Trying Times.

Sacred Heart University Library Annual Report 2019-2020, Peter Gavin Ferriby

Library Annual Report

The annual report reflects the academic year 2019-2020.

Library Newsletter, Volume 15, Issue 2, Sacred Heart University Library

Library Newsletters

Word from the Stacks ... New York Times Campus Subscription --Engage with Digital Journals: BrowZine --IEEE Xplore Digital Library --Academic Video Online (AVON) --PolicyMap --Statista --Resource Guide for New Books at SHU Library --Research Guide New Books for Popular Reading --Research Guide for Finding and Using Images --LibKey Nomad Chrome browser extension --Library Scavenger Hunt --Hours and Events

Library Newsletter, Volume 15, Issue 1, Sacred Heart University Library

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Sacred Heart University Library Annual Report 2018-2019, Peter Gavin Ferriby

Library Annual Report

The annual report reflects the academic year 2018-2019.

Dlo Casting Call: At The Crossroads Of Instructional Design, Technology, And Collaboration, Ula Lechtenberg, Daniel Fitzroy

Librarian Publications

Growing campus needs call for varying ways to embed the library in teaching and learning. When mindfully created, digital learning objects provide librarians a way to engage students and faculty beyond the one-shot. Creating them, however, can be a daunting task, especially with limited resources. And if you build it, will they come? Librarians realized it was not enough to make good content.They also had to create a central access point for people to find them. This poster discusses good instructional design practices, key collaborations, and the technical details of creating an access point on the LibGuides CMS.

Library Newsletter Volume 14, Issue 2, Sacred Heart University Library

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Highlights include: How do students engage with the news? --Digital Commons@SHU reaches one million full-text downloads --Predatory journals --SHU Library Faculty Institute May 2018 --Assessment: What we have learned so far --Open textbook movement at SHU --WebEx nursing consultations.

The Oer Project @Shu: 5 Factors Driving Institutional Change, Jaya Kannan, Zachariah Claybaugh

Librarian Publications

Sacred Heart University’s OER initiative has seen positive results in its first stage of planning and implementation. Five factors have been driving change – tactical planning, collaborative networking, awareness building, impact measurement, and pedagogy focus. Using evidence-based examples, we share strategies for cost-savings, increased access, and enhanced pedagogical practices.

Library Newsletter Volume 14, Issue 1, Sacred Heart University Library

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Highlights include: Open what, exactly? --What is an ORCID ID? --New harvesting tool for faculty websites --Visiting scholar rediscovers unpublished Gloria Naylor book chapter --Knowledge Unlatched: A success story for open access books --How to conduct a job hunt in 2018 --Profiles: Student Library Assistants --Book reviews and current reads by Library staff.

Ryan Matura Library Annual Report, 2017-2018, Peter Gavin Ferriby

Library Annual Report

The annual report reflects the academic year 2017-2018.

Oer Awareness, Advocacy, And Adoption: An Institutional Approach, Jaya Kannan, Chelsea Stone, Zachariah Claybaugh

Librarian Publications

Sacred Heart University’s Open Educational Resources (OER) Task Force, an entity composed of the Office of the Provost, the Office of Digital Learning (ODL), Sacred Heart University Library, and faculty from across campus, has worked for the past two years to integrate OER into the educational culture of the university. To accomplish this we’ve employed a process that focuses on building awareness, identifying campus units for building strategic partnerships, assisting faculty in locating relevant resources, and, through pilot programs, onboarding OER into courses for trial.

Library Newsletter Volume 13, Issue 2, Sacred Heart University Library

Library Newsletters

Highlights include: What does the library have to do with a student’s success? by Gavin Ferriby --Consider using Artstor and its over two million images --Focus on Digital Commons: SHU University Publications --Large book donation from the Smith Richardson Foundation --Library Resource Center in the new Center for Healthcare Education --Zotero --Full Text Finder --The new QuickSearch -- Blackboard tool: SHU Library Resource Builder -- Blackboard LibGuides tool: Embed research guides and database lists in any course shell --Trivia contests, football, and mini golf --Books read by Library staff --Book club --Library video tutorial project and Mark Denny --Guest speaker …

Oer Awareness, Advocacy, And Adoption: An Institutional Approach, Jaya Kannan, Chelsea Stone

Librarian Publications

Sacred Heart University (SHU) has launched a university-wide Open Educational Resources(OER) initiative with three goals in mind – reduce the cost of textbooks for students, increase access to course materials, and strengthen pedagogical effectiveness. SHU has made appreciable headway in the short span of one and a half years by formulating a vision, defining the goals, developing a plan of action, and implementing a pilot study to integrate open textbooks in two math courses. Although it is a nascent initiative, this presentation summarizing the lessons-learned will make a useful contribution to the OER academic discussion . The presentation will describe …

Library Newsletter Volume 13, Issue 1, Sacred Heart University Library

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Highlights include: Sustainable New Paths for Scholarly Communication --New Resources: Streaming Videos --Considering Using Artstor and its 375,000 Open Access Images --SelectedWorks in Digital Commons@SHU New Look and Dashboard --Discovery Service Trials --Libraries are for Everyone --Welcome Back, Project Muse --Staff Book Reviews --Books Read by Library Staff --Staff Changes.

Ryan Matura Library Annual Report, 2017, Peter Gavin Ferriby

Library Annual Report

The annual report reflects the academic year 2016-2017.

Open Educational Resource 2017 Textbook List, Zachariah Claybaugh, Chelsea Stone

Librarian Publications

This is an updated, discipline specific OER textbook list for departments at Sacred Heart University, compiled by Zach Claybaugh and Chelsea Stone.

Karl Lorenz, Professor Education: First Selectedworks Site At Shu, Karl M. Lorenz

Librarian Publications

Karl M. Lorenz, Professor of Education, describes his experience as the first creator of a SelectedWorks site at SHU at the time that this important service was initiated. He is pleased that all of his scholarly work is now available online and accessible to others. The Readership Reports and maps and the information contained on the Author Dashboard confirm that articles and papers I authored are being regularly accessed not only in Portuguese and Spanish-speaking countries, but also in the U.S. and in many countries the world over. The online dissemination of my work has also resulted in email inquiries, …

Library Newsletter Volume 12, Issue 2, Sacred Heart University

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Highlights: Fake News and the Three Myths of Information --New Digital Commons Feature: Expert Gallery --New & Featured Library Resources: MarketLine Advantage, Criminal Justice Abstracts with Full Text, Literati by Credo, LearnTechLib, Browzine --Open Access Week October 24-28 --Some Recent SHU Faculty Publications in the Digital Commons@SHU --First Year Seminar Research Workshops --Library Trivia Contest --Library Mini Golf --Popular Reading --Book Reviews --What the Staff is Reading --Hours and Statistics.

Ryan Matura Library Annual Report, 2016, Peter Gavin Ferriby

Library Annual Report

The annual report reflects the academic year 2015-2016.

Ryan Matura Library Faculty Newsletter Number 9, Sacred Heart University

Library Newsletters

Featured in this Summer 2016 issue are Browzine, Literati by Credo, Readability Score, and Liaison librarians for each department.

Library Newsletter Volume 12, Issue 1, Sacred Heart University

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Ryan Matura Library Faculty Newsletter Number 8, Sacred Heart University

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This issue features “Open” educational resources. They can be legally copied, re-edited, and distributed as an alternative to resources of any kind -especially textbooks. Also featured is Browzine, a web site and app that enables you to browse, read, and monitor the Library’s digital journals.

The Importance Of Highly Effective School Library Media Programs On School Learning Environments, Alexandra M. Juch

EDL Sixth Year Theses

The purpose of this study was to explore the characteristics of a previously identified successful school library program (SLMP) in a Connecticut public school. The primary goals of this research are to answer these questions by conducting a single case study to examine the nature of this previously identified SLMP so that promising practices identified from this study can be applied to other SLMPs in Connecticut public schools. The data collection methods embodied both qualitative and quantitative instruments that included surveys, interviews and documents. Qualitative data analysis included preparation, familiarization, coding and general meaning that was entered into a table …