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Hagerty Library Collection Development Internship, James Gross

James Gross

Collection Development Internship at the Drexel University, Hagerty Library. Summary of several collection management projects. Heavy usage of excel for data extraction. Screenshots used for visual aid.

How The Usage Of It Is Effecting Academic Libraries, Mohammed J. Sarwar

Mohammed J Sarwar

The purpose of this treatise is to determine how information technology is affecting the usage of services in the academic library. Various studies suggest that there has been a decline in usage of traditional face-to-face reference services. The majority of the college students prefer to use the Web instead of frequenting the library. Librarians and educators are concerned that these students are developing poor research skills if they only use the internet for research. Many of them are not familiar with the best electronic resources. Librarians may have less reference work but they will need to offer instruction on using …

Lessons For Librarians: Career Of Ghana’S Dr Helena Asamoah-Hassan, Christopher Mfum Owusu-Ansah

CHRISTOPHER MFUM OWUSU-ANSAH

Purpose: The mission of librarians is to provide access to information required for the satisfaction of their users. This article brings to the fore the need for academic librarians in particular to assert themselves and reinforce their competencies in their bid to serve a very complex clientele in the age of information and communication technology and changes in higher education. Design/Methodology: The authors achieved the purpose of this study through a brief review of the literature in an attempt to identify some standards expected of highly competent librarians. Through a face to face interview with a seasoned Ghanaian librarian, these …

Automation And Job Satisfaction Of Library Staff, Christopher Mfum Owusu-Ansah

CHRISTOPHER MFUM OWUSU-ANSAH

he study discussed the impact of library automation on the job satisfaction of University of Education, Winneba (UEW) library staff. The overall aim of the study was to investigate the impact of the implementation of the library automation project on library staff in terms of how it affects their job satisfaction. The study employed the use of the survey research approach through the purposive sampling method as the study actually sought the views of all library staff with the aid of a structured questionnaire. A total of ninety-four (94) questionnaires with 35 items were used to obtain relevant data for …

Marketing In The Field Of Information Disciplines: Research Trends In Latin America (1985-2012), Carlos Luis González-Valiente

Carlos Luis González-Valiente

This study seeks to clarify research trends related to marketing in the field of information disciplines from Latin American scientific production. As a reference source, we used the electronic journals indexed in the Latindex Directory. Some bibliometric indicators were applied to 108 documents; these indicators were as follows: productivity by year, journals, authors, language, and finally term cooccurrence analysis. It was evident that the highest rate of productivity was found in Brazilian journals and authors, and in the Portuguese language. The four main clusters in term co-occurrence analysis in the most relevant topics were as follows: marketing of the information …

Leading From The Middle, Ashley Dupuy

Ashley Dupuy

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Your Publication, Your Choice: Choosing The Right Open Access Journal, Carla Cantagallo, Mary Congleton, Susan Foster-Harper, Adrian K. Ho

Adrian K. Ho

An increasing number of research funders require free public access to the outcomes of funded research. To comply with the requirement, some researchers choose to publish their findings in open access journals. Given that there are so many choices, what should researchers consider when choosing an open access journal to publish? To celebrate Open Access Week (October 20-26, 2014), the University of Kentucky Libraries hosted a workshop that aimed to help you answer the above question. Information about open access is available from the University of Kentucky Libraries open access research guide.

Cuban Research On Information Literacy: An Analysis Of Published Literature, Carlos Luis González-Valiente

Carlos Luis González-Valiente

Objective: perform a bibliometric characterization of Cuban research on information literacy (INFOLIT) based on the literature published from 2000 to 2013. Methods: substantiation was provided for conceptual notions about INFOLIT in the field of library and information sciences, and some interesting research antecedents were explored. Sixty-seven papers identified by the Ibero-America-Cuba INFOLIT Wiki-Repository were examined with the bibliometric indicators yearly productivity, authors, journals and term co-occurrence analysis, as well as type of documents cited, and most commonly cited journals and authors. Bibliometric maps and graphs were used to present the results obtained. Results: the topic has expanded since 2007. The …

Communicating Library Value: The Missing Piece Of The Assessment Puzzle, Amanda B. Albert

Amanda B Albert

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Google Scholar Citations, Anne E. Rauh

Anne Rauh

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Exploring Digital Libraries: Foundations, Practice, Prospects, Judy H. Jeng

Judy Jeng

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Research Data, Libraries, And Croatia, Christine Borgman

Christine L. Borgman

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Digital Public Library Of America, Judy H. Jeng

Judy Jeng

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Using Technology In Library Instruction: Mobility, Flexibility And Creativity., Jennifer Wright

Jennifer Wright Joe

The information age has brought the need for information literacy to everyone’s doorstep. With 24-hour news cycles, newspaper websites, and social media, it is more important than ever before that library patrons have a grasp on information literacy. Libraries can teach patrons how to search for information and evaluate the sources that they encounter. They can also use the same technology that inundates the patron with information to reach out to those patrons who may not see the gap in their knowledge. Speaking specifically about academic libraries, librarians can now use remote teaching tools to bring their library instruction into …

Open Access To Knowledge: Introduction, Sherif K. Shaheen Prof.

sherif k. shaheen Prof.

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Faculty Perceptions Of Open Access Author Fees: A Case Study At Two Universities, Anne E. Rauh

Anne Rauh

In the fall of 2013, librarians at Cornell University and Syracuse University surveyed STEM faculty about open access author fees. While few authors had decided against publishing in an open access journal due to the author fee requirement, results showed skepticism towards the quality of open access titles, opposition to paying fees from their own funds, and a lack of understanding of how university resources such as library subscriptions are funded. The speaker will take the participants through the case study results and discuss opportunities for librarians and publishers to collaborate on increasing awareness and participation in open access.

Intellectual Property And Copyrights, Sherif K. Shaheen Prof.

sherif k. shaheen Prof.

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Lessons Learned In Customizing Hosted Contentdm 6, M Ryan Hess

M Ryan Hess

DePaul University Library will share its lessons learned and recommendations for hosted CONTENTdm 6 administrators wishing to customize CONTENTdm in a way that strikes the right balance between default CONTENTdm sites and sites that stand out and better serve our unique audiences. The DePaul University Library has learned many lessons from customizing its hosted instance of CONTENTdm 6, including the use of jQuery to add interface enhancements and remove some native CONTENTdm features. Unfortunately, this did not prove a long-term solution due to some limitations of CONTENTdm’s built-in customization tools, leading to content management issues and bugs that were hard …

Student Scholarship: A Promising Engagement Strategy For Growing An Institutional Repository, M Ryan Hess

M Ryan Hess

DePaul University has recently changed its strategy for growing its institutional repository, promoting opportunities for publishing student scholarship. Unlike with faculty works, student scholarship does not evoke strong opinions about copyright and future publishing risks. Instead, it is seen both as a promotional tool for a department or faculty member and as a win for students. Our successes have included student translations of historical French documents held in our library, a student Law journal, a student Nursing journal, student GIS maps and oral histories of artists. The DePaul library will share its experiences with this strategy so that others can …

Teaching Information Evaluation With The 5 Ws: An Elementary Method, An Instructional Scaffold, And The Effect On Student Recall And Application, Rachel Radom, Rachel W. Gammons

Rachel Radom

Researchers developed an information evaluation activity used in one-shot library instruction for English composition classes. The activity guided students through evaluation using the “Five Ws” method of inquiry (who, what, when, etc.). A summative assessment determined student recall and application of the method. Findings, consistent over two semesters, include that 66.0 percent of students applied or recalled at least one of the Five Ws, and 20.8 percent of students applied or recalled more than one of its six criteria. Instructors were also surveyed, with 100 percent finding value in the method and 83.3 percent using or planning to use it …

Going Global: The Library As A Critical Player In Internationalizing A University, Terri Brown, Frank Davis, Antoinette Paris Greider, Kazuko Hioki, Adrian K. Ho, Kaylee Leibforth, Jennifer Richmond

Adrian K. Ho

To support the University of Kentucky’s (UK) strategic plan, UK Libraries created a Director of International Programs (DIP) position in 2010 to plan and manage its international initiatives. In consultation of the UK administration, the DIP identified areas in which the library could make major contributions toward internationalization. The DIP has made significant progress in the areas by participating in the College of Arts and Sciences’ Passport to the World Program. Each year the College celebrates the cultural heritage of a country/region. The DIP and liaison librarians collaborate with faculty from different departments to annotate and showcase relevant materials from …

Depaul University Library Research Guides User Study, Jessica Alverson, James Lefager, Amelia Brunskill, Jennifer Schwartz

Jessica Alverson

The LibGuides Subcommittee conducted a qualitative user study of the DePaul University Library’s Research Guides during the Fall 2013 quarter. This exempt study received approval from the Institutional Review Board and included 15 participants from different age ranges and student roles within the university. This user study investigated how users actually perceive, navigate through, and use these guides. The results of the user study will help us determine better ways to meet student needs through further development of the research guides.

Preserving Digital Collections- An Overview, Peter D. Verheyen

Peter D Verheyen

An introduction to digitization and digital preservation, assuming little or no background in protecting and ensuring access to both born digital and digitized collections, including text, images, and AV collections. The presentation provides an overview of the issues, standards for digitization, metadata, organization, sustainability. It also provides links to resources and tools to begin extending the useful life of digital library collections.

Stem Faculty Perceptions Of Open Access Author Fees, Anne E. Rauh

Anne Rauh

Anne Rauh, Syracuse University, and Jeremy Cusker, Cornell University, surveyed STEM Faculty at their respective universities about perceptions of OA author fees in October 2013. Reponses suggested that faculty were concerned about predatory publishing and unwilling to accept any costs for publishing. This talk will briefly cover the survey results, conclusions drawn from it, and suggestions for librarians communicating about OA moving forward.

Keynote: Big Data, Big Opportunities, Christine Borgman

Christine L. Borgman

The enthusiasm for big data is obscuring the complexity and diversity of data in scholarship and the challenges for stewardship. Inside the black box of data are a plethora of research, technology, and policy issues. Data are not shiny objects that are easily exchanged. Rather, data are representations of observations, objects, or other entities used as evidence of phenomena for the purposes of research or scholarship. Data practices are local, varying from field to field, individual to individual, and country to country. They are a lens to observe the rapidly changing landscape of scholarly work in the sciences, social sciences, …

Open Access: A Model For Sharing Published Conservation Research, Peter D. Verheyen, Priscilla Anderson, Whitney Baker, Beth Doyle

Peter D Verheyen

The conservation field has articulated the importance of publishing our research to disseminate information and further the aims of conservation. Article X of AIC’s Code of Ethics states that conservators should “contribute to the evolution and growth of the profession, a field of study that encompasses the liberal arts and the natural sciences” in part by “sharing of information and experience with colleagues, adding to the profession’s written body of knowledge.” Our Guidelines for Practice state “the conservation professional should recognize the importance of published information that has undergone formal peer review,” because, as Commentary 2.1 indicates, “publication in peer-reviewed …

The Data Dance, Christine Borgman

Christine L. Borgman

Despite first appearing in an academic publication only in 2003, the term “big data” has swiftly become central to technology and social science. While bearing deep histories, big data is clearly linked to developments in computational storage, algorithmic analysis, mobile devices, and online sociality. But big data is also debated in the blogosphere, portrayed in mass media, discussed in everyday life. The goal of this workshop is to take these multiple meanings and practices of big data seriously by placing them in conversation with ethnographic methods. Big data has sometimes been said to imply the “death of ethnographic methods” because …

Vision Quest: Maturing Digital Object Management Practices At Gvsu, Max Eckard, Kyle Felker

Max Eckard

Max Eckard is the Metadata & Digital Curation Librarian at Grand Valley State University. A [relatively] recent graduate of North Carolina Central University’s School of Library and Information Science, he is passionate about digital preservation and librarianship as service.

Kyle Felker is the Digital Initiatives Librarian at Grand Valley State University. He is a [non-recent] graduate of the LSU School of Library and Information Science with more than ten years’ worth of experience in managing technology in a library setting.

You can check out their blog mentioned in their presentation at http://digobj.wordpress.com/.

Conceptualizing And Implementing A Webinar Series: Lessons Learned From The Mountain West Digital Library, Rebekah Cummings

Rebekah Cummings

Webinars are a low-cost and efficient training model that allow librarians to disseminate valuable information, connect with colleagues, and build and expand their communities beyond geographic and institutional boundaries. Yet, while many information specialists attend webinars on a regular basis, the task of hosting a webinar series may seem like a daunting and opaque challenge, even for enthusiastic webinar participants. In this poster session, Rebekah Cummings, Outreach Librarian at the Mountain West Digital Library, will demystify the process of implementing a successful webinar series including content creation, recruiting guest speakers, software selection, promotion, hosting the webinar, and follow-up. This session …

Incorporation Of Information Science Graduates To Marketing Management Tasks, Carlos Luis González-Valiente, Magda León Santos, Zoia Rivera

Carlos Luis González-Valiente

The study aims to identify the possibilities offered by academic studies in Cuba for the training of information professionals as marketing managers. A theoretical analysis is conducted of the basic functions of marketing and its information dimension, the specific features of the work of the marketing manager, and the competencies developed by Curriculum D in information science graduates in the Cuban context. Based on the analysis of curricular contents and interviews with ten information professionals working as marketing managers, determination was made of some indispensable competencies which should be developed during the training and later on during service practice.