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To Look Into The Abyss Unafraid: Being A Tale Of A Newly Hired Systems Librarian Teaming Up With A Library Director To Purge The Demons Hiding In A Very Old Web Server, Edward Iglesias, Dawn Emsellem Jun 2023

To Look Into The Abyss Unafraid: Being A Tale Of A Newly Hired Systems Librarian Teaming Up With A Library Director To Purge The Demons Hiding In A Very Old Web Server, Edward Iglesias, Dawn Emsellem

ACRL New England Chapter Annual Conference

Upon being hired in May 2022 as a Systems and Technology librarian presenter Iglesias had the unenviable task of taking over management of Salve University Library's web server. Although the Internet Archive lists its first snapshot of this url as being in 2000, there is evidence of an older, more chaotic past. From a Unix server of some sort to a Microsoft box that just had all of the files loaded on with no thought to directory structure leaving tantalizing clues everywhere from old directories to flash files now deprecated.

Obviously there was a need to get rid of the …


Economics Of Cataloging: How Serials Holdings Management Can Affect Interlibrary Loan, Daniel Saulean May 2021

Economics Of Cataloging: How Serials Holdings Management Can Affect Interlibrary Loan, Daniel Saulean

ACRL New England Chapter Annual Conference

No abstract provided.


Re-Turn And Face The Strange: A Technology Implementation, Change Management, And A Pandemic, Aaron Neslin, Ann Kardos, Michelle Paquette, Colin Van Alstine May 2021

Re-Turn And Face The Strange: A Technology Implementation, Change Management, And A Pandemic, Aaron Neslin, Ann Kardos, Michelle Paquette, Colin Van Alstine

ACRL New England Chapter Annual Conference

No abstract provided.


Interlibrary Loan And Licensing: Working Together To Create A 21st Century Approach To E-Book Lending, Stan Huzarewicz, Erika Mcneil May 2019

Interlibrary Loan And Licensing: Working Together To Create A 21st Century Approach To E-Book Lending, Stan Huzarewicz, Erika Mcneil

ACRL New England Chapter Annual Conference

No abstract provided.


Mind The Gap: Formalizing Vendor And Library Collaboration, Kathleen Berry, Rose Renyolds, Johanna Radding, Abby Baines, Ebsco May 2019

Mind The Gap: Formalizing Vendor And Library Collaboration, Kathleen Berry, Rose Renyolds, Johanna Radding, Abby Baines, Ebsco

ACRL New England Chapter Annual Conference

No abstract provided.


What Went Wrong: Reflections On A Teaching With Technology Failure, Amy Barlow May 2018

What Went Wrong: Reflections On A Teaching With Technology Failure, Amy Barlow

ACRL New England Chapter Annual Conference

When functioning properly, interactive learning modules are great for student engagement, but when the technology falls short, precious class time is wasted and learning objectives may go unmet. This speaker will tell the story of how a clerical error resulted in a technological meltdown during library instruction. She will share how she came to view the incident as a useful failure because she learned to: Accept that not every problem can be anticipated; always have a Plan B; and be patient with tech support. More than that, she came to realize that testing web-based learning modules in class is a …


The Game Of Library Tetris: Using A Shelf Address System, Judy Quist, Rachel Gogan May 2018

The Game Of Library Tetris: Using A Shelf Address System, Judy Quist, Rachel Gogan

ACRL New England Chapter Annual Conference

Having to constantly shift materials to make space while maintaining call number order can be challenging and time consuming, particularly when needing to move materials quickly. Most of the library literature around alternative shelving systems is focused on user experience and resource discoverability. A shelf address system makes it easier for library professionals to quickly organize and locate items, making it an ideal choice for a staff only area. Using a shelf based address system allows quick insertion of materials into any available shelf space without worrying about call number order, but it also comes with its own set of …


Worst Practices? Surviving The Pitfalls Of License Negotiation, Michael Rodriguez May 2018

Worst Practices? Surviving The Pitfalls Of License Negotiation, Michael Rodriguez

ACRL New England Chapter Annual Conference

Do you negotiate vendor license agreements? Are you interested in doing so? Do you work with someone who does? Attend this session to learn about the “worst practices” of license negotiation. You’ll hear first-hand from a lead university negotiator about the pitfalls and temptations of negotiation and how to elude them or recover when you fall into them. Based on true stories! Emphasis will be on license negotiations that fell short, delivered mixed results, or might have ended badly due to either the vendor or the librarian exhibiting risky, careless, or improper negotiation behavior. We will be constructive. We’ll flip …


The Ballad Of The Textbook Annex, Sharon H. Domier May 2018

The Ballad Of The Textbook Annex, Sharon H. Domier

ACRL New England Chapter Annual Conference

Do you remember the theme song for Gilligan's Island? Imagine this in a project setting where a large number of library materials were contracted to be moved to storage in a very quick time-frame, only to discover that a significant number of them were not in the inventory system. A perfect storm of the effects of earlier uncompleted projects, poor implementation planning, quick decisions, and outside challenges threatened to sink our ship. Only the heroic efforts and flexibility of all involved managed to get us to shore without drowning or killing each other. The lessons learned will ensure that we …