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A Survey Of Surveys: Developing A Survey Strategy For Your Library Using Standardized And/Or Local Instruments, Anita R. Hall, Julene L. Jones Nov 2021

A Survey Of Surveys: Developing A Survey Strategy For Your Library Using Standardized And/Or Local Instruments, Anita R. Hall, Julene L. Jones

Library Presentations

How can librarians decide on a survey strategy for their library, and what are the advantages and disadvantages of standardized survey instruments versus locally-developed instruments? Come hear how two Kentucky libraries have implemented both types of surveys and what conclusions we drew from the results: both about the surveys and about our users.


Findings About Our Library Surveys: Universities Of Louisville And Kentucky’S User Surveys, Julene L. Jones, Anita R. Hall Nov 2021

Findings About Our Library Surveys: Universities Of Louisville And Kentucky’S User Surveys, Julene L. Jones, Anita R. Hall

Library Presentations

Academic library survey strategies may include implementing standardized and locally-developed survey instruments as part of assessment activities. Standardized instruments such as LibQUAL+, ClimateQUAL, Ithaka S+R surveys, and others are widely used and offer many advantages such as robust development and testing protocols, and may offer the ability to compare data with other institutions who use these instruments. Locally-developed survey instruments, on the other hand, offer the ability to customize instruments with reduced cost and increased institutional specificity. Libraries should evaluate the benefits of each survey type in order to create a strategy that best meets their needs.


A Year Of Progress: Publishers And Libraries Collaborating In Crisis Times And Planting The Seeds For Sustainable Ecosystems, Brittany Haynes, Antje Mays Nov 2021

A Year Of Progress: Publishers And Libraries Collaborating In Crisis Times And Planting The Seeds For Sustainable Ecosystems, Brittany Haynes, Antje Mays

Library Presentations

Increasing volumes of published research, proliferating research infrastructures, the rise of the Open Access movement, flat or declining library budgets, and inflexible purchasing and licensing models have led to growing fissures in the marketplace, especially exacerbated during the COVID-19 pandemic. Crucial for sustaining research, education, inquiry, and professional development, the information ecosystem faces a sustainability crisis from these pressures. Yet, some publishers have taken an innovative stance in partnering with libraries through flexible purchasing and licensing options, various access options and benefits as ways for meeting actual content needs without forcing bundle purchases, openness to custom packages, growing and diversifying …


Refining Your Results With Alma Analytics, Julene L. Jones, Mary Ellen Willemsen Oct 2021

Refining Your Results With Alma Analytics, Julene L. Jones, Mary Ellen Willemsen

Library Presentations

Analyzing your data is important for all aspects of efficient library operations. We will be sharing some ideas to help you effectively gather and analyze your data using Alma Analytics. After our presentation, you will know how and why to create bins, and how to save a filter for reuse in another analysis. We will also be sharing a couple of useful yet complicated formulas that are not included in Alma documentation.


Sustaining Cross-Departmental Programmatic Change For Reparative Description At The University Of Kentucky Special Collections Research Center, Megan M. Mummey Aug 2021

Sustaining Cross-Departmental Programmatic Change For Reparative Description At The University Of Kentucky Special Collections Research Center, Megan M. Mummey

Library Presentations

No abstract provided.


Creating Transformative Learning Opportunities: Expanding Assessment And Centering Student Voices Through Digital Infrastructures, Jennifer Hootman, Trey Conatser May 2021

Creating Transformative Learning Opportunities: Expanding Assessment And Centering Student Voices Through Digital Infrastructures, Jennifer Hootman, Trey Conatser

Library Presentations

The shift to remote and hybrid learning due to COVID-19 has underscored the urgency for instructors to explore alternative assessments and center student voices. This session focuses on advancing libraries’ work promoting digital literacies with pedagogical collaboration around project-based assessments. We explore the case study of CreateUK, a web hosting initiative at the University of Kentucky Libraries designed to provide accessible online space for faculty, staff, and students to develop websites and other digital publications. Using this as a blueprint, participants will consider ways of fostering similar initiatives at their institutions that create transformative learning opportunities for students.


What’S Your Internal Learning Environment? Knowledge Management In Libraries, Jennifer A. Bartlett May 2021

What’S Your Internal Learning Environment? Knowledge Management In Libraries, Jennifer A. Bartlett

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Measuring User Satisfaction: Uk Libraries’ Libqual+ 2020 Results, Julene L. Jones Apr 2021

Measuring User Satisfaction: Uk Libraries’ Libqual+ 2020 Results, Julene L. Jones

Library Presentations

No abstract provided.


Information Resources For University Of Kentucky Dei Plan, Ruth E. Bryan Mar 2021

Information Resources For University Of Kentucky Dei Plan, Ruth E. Bryan

Library Presentations

In this presentation, University Archivist Ruth E. Bryan discusses the various information resources available in the University of Kentucky archives and online for researching University of Kentucky, its land grant beginnings and land purchases, the laborers who constructed and maintained university buildings, and the university's growth in relation to its surrounding neighborhoods.


Beyond "Viuda De": Practical Approaches To Promoting Mexican Books Printed At Women-Owned Businesses, Taylor Leigh, Colleen Barrett Jan 2021

Beyond "Viuda De": Practical Approaches To Promoting Mexican Books Printed At Women-Owned Businesses, Taylor Leigh, Colleen Barrett

Library Presentations

Women print shop owners have existed for much longer than most people realize; the first examples in Mexico date to the seventeenth century. Unfortunately, these texts are not always clearly described in a way that is findable beyond searching “viuda de.” Though many title-pages describe their businesses in terms of being a widow of their husband, these business owners deserve credit for their entrepreneurial efforts and should be findable in their own right. This poster would highlight the strategies and steps taken by a Hispanic Studies Librarian and a Rare Books Librarian to better promote these types of works held …