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Libraries In The Time Of Moocs, Curtis L. Kendrick, Irene Gashurov
Libraries In The Time Of Moocs, Curtis L. Kendrick, Irene Gashurov
Library Scholarship
MOOCs give librarians new opportunities to help shape the conversation about changes in higher education and to guide administrators, faculty, and students through these changes. To assume this role, librarians must understand the MOOCs landscape. Numerous stakeholders will have an interest in the massive intellectual property that ultimately resides in libraries' owned and licensed digital repositories. Studying and adopting technologies to manage and monitor MOOC usage of library resources will be essential to controlling access and tightening Internet safeguards.
All Work And No Play: New Reference Librarians And Stress, Anne Larrivee
All Work And No Play: New Reference Librarians And Stress, Anne Larrivee
Library Scholarship
Poster presented on the stresses of new reference librarians.
Librarians’ Preference Of Virtual Meeting Platforms, Anne Larrivee, Katherine Elson Anderson
Librarians’ Preference Of Virtual Meeting Platforms, Anne Larrivee, Katherine Elson Anderson
Library Scholarship
Virtual participation in professional organization and other committee meetings outside of one’s home institution continues to increase as time and money for travel to these events decreases. As the profession moves into a model of increased virtual communication, questions arise as to the best platform and tools to be used for the most effective method of communication. This study seeks to determine which platforms are currently being used, which platforms are preferred by organizers and participants and which platforms will best serve the needs of the committee. Results of this study on preferences for virtual platforms can help individuals and …