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Information Outlook November/December 2015, Special Libraries Association Dec 2015

Information Outlook November/December 2015, Special Libraries Association

Information Outlook, 2015

Volume 19, Issue 6


Introducing “Cora,” The Community Of Online Research Assignments Repository, Susan G. Archambault, Lindsey Mclean Oct 2015

Introducing “Cora,” The Community Of Online Research Assignments Repository, Susan G. Archambault, Lindsey Mclean

SJSU Open Access Conference

This session will introduce CORA (Community of Online Research Assignments), a pilot open access educational resource developed for faculty and librarians in higher education. Librarians at Loyola Marymount University (LMU) received a Statewide California Electronic Library Consortium (SCELC) Project Initiatives Fund grant to create an online open access repository of user contributed research and information literacy assignments targeted to SCELC institutions. This session will cover the timeline of events during the first year of development, ending with a demo of the live online prototype. LMU faculty provided input on the characteristics of effective research assignments and the desired features in …


Moving From Binders To Bytes: Processing, Digitizing, And Publishing A Paper-Based Archive To An Institutional Repository, Emily K. Chan, April M. Gilbert, Amanda L. Mellinger Oct 2015

Moving From Binders To Bytes: Processing, Digitizing, And Publishing A Paper-Based Archive To An Institutional Repository, Emily K. Chan, April M. Gilbert, Amanda L. Mellinger

SJSU Open Access Conference

At San Jose State University, a paper-based archive centering on library and information science history is being processed, organized, and uploaded onto ScholarWorks, the campus institutional repository. Prior to its digitization, the presenters grappled with many questions. What platform should be used to house the archive? What entry points would researchers expect in order to access the collection? What research purposes would this collection satisfy? The presenters will discuss their rationale for their decision-making in transferring 300 binders to an open access, digital format. Among the individuals who are involved in making this detail-rich collection openly accessible online and searchable …


Creating An Open Access Course Reserves (When An Oa Textbook Isn't Enough), Jessica Bell Oct 2015

Creating An Open Access Course Reserves (When An Oa Textbook Isn't Enough), Jessica Bell

SJSU Open Access Conference

The search for alternatives to high priced textbooks endures. The librarians at the MGH Institute of Health Professions, with the help of an IMLS Sparks! Ignition grant, decided to jump into the fray by creating the Open Access Course Reserves. It is a publicly available, curated repository that provides ready-made reading lists of free, copyright compliant (open access when possible), educational materials. The materials are selected to match typical syllabi and textbook contents and organized by discipline and course. The goal of the project is to create a place for faculty of any higher education course from anywhere in the …


Information Outlook September/October 2015, Special Libraries Association Oct 2015

Information Outlook September/October 2015, Special Libraries Association

Information Outlook, 2015

Volume 19, Issue 5


Information Outlook July/August 2015, Special Libraries Association Aug 2015

Information Outlook July/August 2015, Special Libraries Association

Information Outlook, 2015

Volume 19, Issue 4


Information Retrieval: Managing Information Overload, Adrienne Mathewson Jun 2015

Information Retrieval: Managing Information Overload, Adrienne Mathewson

School of Information Student Research Journal

No abstract provided.


Information Outlook May/June 2015, Special Libraries Association Jun 2015

Information Outlook May/June 2015, Special Libraries Association

Information Outlook, 2015

Volume 19, Issue 3


Sharpening The Search Saw: Lessons From Expert Searchers, Virginia M. Tucker May 2015

Sharpening The Search Saw: Lessons From Expert Searchers, Virginia M. Tucker

School of Information Student Research Journal

No abstract provided.


How The University Of California Runs One Repository For Ten Campuses, Katie Fortney Apr 2015

How The University Of California Runs One Repository For Ten Campuses, Katie Fortney

Inaugural CSU IR Conference, 2015

Katie Fortney, JD, MLIS, Copyright Policy & Education Officer, Office of Scholarly Communication, University of California http://osc.universityofcalifornia.edu/


Implementing Metaarchive And Lockss At Digital Commons @Cal Poly, Michele Wyngard Apr 2015

Implementing Metaarchive And Lockss At Digital Commons @Cal Poly, Michele Wyngard

Inaugural CSU IR Conference, 2015

Michele Wyngard, Digital Repository Coordinator, CSU Cal Poly


Using Google Tag Manager And Google Analytics, (Code{4}Lib Journal), Suzanna Conrad Apr 2015

Using Google Tag Manager And Google Analytics, (Code{4}Lib Journal), Suzanna Conrad

Inaugural CSU IR Conference, 2015

Suzanna Conrad, Digital Initiatives Librarian, Cal Poly Pomona


What’S New Since The April 2013 Stim Ir Subcommittee Report To Cold: Hydra, Islandora And Dspace, Aaron Collier, Suzanna Conrad, Carmen Mitchell, Joan Parker, Andrew Weiss, Jeremy C. Shellhase Apr 2015

What’S New Since The April 2013 Stim Ir Subcommittee Report To Cold: Hydra, Islandora And Dspace, Aaron Collier, Suzanna Conrad, Carmen Mitchell, Joan Parker, Andrew Weiss, Jeremy C. Shellhase

Inaugural CSU IR Conference, 2015

Aaron Collier, Digital Repository Services Manager, Chancellor’s Office
Suzanna Conrad, Digital Initiatives Librarian, Cal Poly Pomona
Carmen Mitchell, Institutional Repository Librarian, CSU San Marcos
Joan Parker, Librarian, Moss Landing Marine Laboratories
Andrew Weiss, Digital Services Librarian, CSU Northridge

Jeremy Shellhase, Head of Information Services & Systems Department, Humboldt State University


The State Of Scholarworks, Aaron Collier Apr 2015

The State Of Scholarworks, Aaron Collier

Inaugural CSU IR Conference, 2015

Aaron Collier, Digital Repository Services Manager, Chancellor’s Office


Information Outlook March/April 2015, Special Libraries Association Apr 2015

Information Outlook March/April 2015, Special Libraries Association

Information Outlook, 2015

Volume 19, Issue 2


Information Outlook January/February 2015, Special Libraries Association Feb 2015

Information Outlook January/February 2015, Special Libraries Association

Information Outlook, 2015

Volume 19, Issue 1