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Social and Behavioral Sciences Commons

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2012

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Full-Text Articles in Social and Behavioral Sciences

Active Teaching.Pdf, Jana Michelle Hackathorn Dec 2011

Active Teaching.Pdf, Jana Michelle Hackathorn

Jana Hackathorn

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The Learning Narrative Within Libraries, Rick A. Stoddart Dec 2011

The Learning Narrative Within Libraries, Rick A. Stoddart

Rick A Stoddart

Our libraries iare rich with stories and we all play a part in enacting each storyline. Each narrative we embrace helps illuminate what we value and how we go about describing that value. This lightning talk will use the OSU Learning Goals for Graduates to highlight the learning narrative within libraries. The talk will provide inspiration about how this story might inform our understanding of the library and what role we might play together in writing its next chapter.


Assessing The Strategic Credibility Of Special Collections And Archives, Rick A. Stoddart, Erin L. Passehl Dec 2011

Assessing The Strategic Credibility Of Special Collections And Archives, Rick A. Stoddart, Erin L. Passehl

Rick A Stoddart

In this time of often precarious funding at many colleges and universities, any case that can be made to illustrate how a department strategically fits into the overall university mission is not only worth merit, but an essential survival technique. This “strategic credibility” within the university is a vital form of currency in determining institution-wide resources prioritization, collaboration opportunities between organizational units, and overall direction of departments. This poster provides a case study of academic special collections in the Northwest and examines the methods these departments use to demonstrate value to the university. This poster considers how well do special …