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Using Pecha Kucha To Enhance Your Presentations, Wendy Moore, Carol A. Watson Nov 2011

Using Pecha Kucha To Enhance Your Presentations, Wendy Moore, Carol A. Watson

Carol A. Watson

Pecha Kucha is a simple presentation format where you show twenty images each for twenty seconds. The short time keeps the information flowing and engages the audience more effectively than a text-laden typical PowerPoint presentation.

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Adventures In Marketing: Tales Of A New Librarian, Kirstin Duffin Oct 2011

Adventures In Marketing: Tales Of A New Librarian, Kirstin Duffin

Kirstin Duffin

I began working at Booth Library in February 2011 as liaison librarian for the Biological Sciences and Chemistry departments. Prior to my arrival, faculty of these departments had not been interacting actively with the library, and students from these departments had not been receiving library instruction geared toward their field of study. Considering discussions I had in library school and following suggestions from my fellow librarians, I created an action plan to introduce myself to these departments.

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Worst Case Scenario, Julie S. George, Clay Howard Sep 2011

Worst Case Scenario, Julie S. George, Clay Howard

Julie S George

In recent years, an unsustainable economic model has emerged in many academic libraries—skyrocketing journal subscription costs coupled with diminishing materials budgets. What if vendor prices for journal subscriptions rise so fast that our budgets just can’t keep pace? Could we continue to meet the needs of our patrons if we had to cut EBSCO and other expensive aggregator databases? And for those of us charged with teaching good research skills, how would instruction change? In this interactive session we will tackle the above questions, present some open source alternatives to subscription databases, and discuss “vendor-free” information literacy instruction.

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Researchonline: Achieving Success, Michael Organ Jun 2011

Researchonline: Achieving Success, Michael Organ

Michael Organ

No abstract provided.

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Let Me Google That For You: How The Internet Has Shaped The Way We Research And Learn, For Better And For Worse, Amanda Hartman Mclellan Jun 2011

Let Me Google That For You: How The Internet Has Shaped The Way We Research And Learn, For Better And For Worse, Amanda Hartman Mclellan

Amanda Hartman McLellan

No abstract provided.

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Reflections On 40 Years In The Emergency Management Community, Claire B. Rubin May 2011

Reflections On 40 Years In The Emergency Management Community, Claire B. Rubin

Claire B. Rubin

Full text of related article can be found at:http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/jhsem.2015.12.issue-4/jhsem-2015-0050/jhsem-2015-0050.xml?format=INT

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Empirical Methods-A Review: With An Introduction To Data Mining And Machine Learning, Matt Bogard May 2011

Empirical Methods-A Review: With An Introduction To Data Mining And Machine Learning, Matt Bogard

Economics Faculty Publications

This presentation was part of a staff workshop focused on empirical methods and applied research. This includes a basic overview of regression with matrix algebra, maximum likelihood, inference, and model assumptions. Distinctions are made between paradigms related to classical statistical methods and algorithmic approaches. The presentation concludes with a brief discussion of generalization error, data partitioning, decision trees, and neural networks.

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From Embedded To Integrated: New Teaching Models For Academic Librarians, Marisa Walstrum, Larissa Garcia, Rob Morrison Apr 2011

From Embedded To Integrated: New Teaching Models For Academic Librarians, Marisa Walstrum, Larissa Garcia, Rob Morrison

Marisa Walstrum

No abstract provided.

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