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Accessible Electronic Resources For All, Angela Dresselhaus
Accessible Electronic Resources For All, Angela Dresselhaus
Angela Dresselhaus
This webinar covers the library's role in providing equal access to electronic databases, streaming media, and other online materials. This webinar will cover accessibility-related legislation such as the Rehabilitation Act Section 504/508 and ADA law, their impact on library acquisitions, and current legal challenges. The webinar will introduce participants to policies, standards, and functional web requirements to frame a discussion on the barriers faced by people with disabilities, as well as discuss format specific needs for streaming media, websites, online journals, databases, e-books and e-readers. Finally, the presenter will demonstrate freely available tools that librarians can use to test and …
Navigating The Flow Of Value-Streams To The Seas Of Collection Management, Acquisitions, And Preservation, Greg W. Voelker, Richard J. W. Zwiercan, Michael Frazier
Navigating The Flow Of Value-Streams To The Seas Of Collection Management, Acquisitions, And Preservation, Greg W. Voelker, Richard J. W. Zwiercan, Michael Frazier
Library Faculty Presentations
Discusses the background, goals, achievements, focus, and criteria of Collection Management, Acquisitions, and Preservation.
Gift Books Received At Uri July 2011 To June 2012, Michael Vocino
Gift Books Received At Uri July 2011 To June 2012, Michael Vocino
michael c vocino
Gift books received by the University of Rhode Island Libraries from 2011-2012. Information includes date of donation, name of donor, and number of titles donated.
Gift Books Received At Uri July 2012 To June 2013, Michael Vocino
Gift Books Received At Uri July 2012 To June 2013, Michael Vocino
michael c vocino
Gift books received by the University of Rhode Island Libraries from 2012-2013. Information includes date of donation, name of donor, and number of titles donated.
Gift Books Received At Uri July 2012 To June 2013, Michael Vocino
Gift Books Received At Uri July 2012 To June 2013, Michael Vocino
Technical Services Reports and Statistics
Gift books received by the University of Rhode Island Libraries from 2012-2013. Information includes date of donation, name of donor, and number of titles donated.
Acquisitions Unit Annual Report 2012-2013, Andrée J. Rathemacher
Acquisitions Unit Annual Report 2012-2013, Andrée J. Rathemacher
Technical Services Reports and Statistics
Annual Report of the Acquisitions Unit, University Libraries, University of Rhode Island for FY13. Covers personnel, work flow, special projects, and serial, monograph, and e-resource acquisitions. Supplemental files include data on library materials expenditures by a number of variables as well as important working documents from the year.
The Americans With Disabilities Act Compliance And Library Acquisitions, Angela Dresselhaus
The Americans With Disabilities Act Compliance And Library Acquisitions, Angela Dresselhaus
Angela Dresselhaus
The move from print to electronic materials was the catalyst for many changes in the library community. Libraries have reorganized staff to accommodate electronic workflows, have grappled with digital preservation and have considered the changing roles of libraries in digital scholarship. Vendors have developed electronic resource management systems, link resolvers, discovery layers, and other tools to help libraries manage the transition from print to electronic collections. This talk will address one of the remaining issues of the print to electronic transition; accessibility for patrons with differing abilities. ADA compliance issues are well addressed in the print realm, but the transition …
Changing Landscape Of Technical Services, Kate Seago, Marsha Seamans
Changing Landscape Of Technical Services, Kate Seago, Marsha Seamans
Library Presentations
No abstract provided.
Flying Solo, Economy Or Business Class Through Collections In The Cloud, Christine N. Turner
Flying Solo, Economy Or Business Class Through Collections In The Cloud, Christine N. Turner
Christine Turner
No abstract provided.
Patron-Driven Acquisition Optimization At Liberty University, Erin Crane, Lori Snyder
Patron-Driven Acquisition Optimization At Liberty University, Erin Crane, Lori Snyder
Faculty Publications and Presentations
In 2010 Liberty University began a Patron-Driven Acquisition pilot program with ebrary. Since then, the program has grown dramatically. The presenters describe how the library uses past usage data to create a predictive formula for ebook use. New ebook titles were added to the program based on formula selections. Success of the formula was evaluated, and overall the results are positive. The presenters also explain how the library handles the purchasing and cataloging of the ebooks.
Pda, Circulation, And Over-Budget Requests: Harnessing Data To Inform Library Strategies, Antje Mays
Pda, Circulation, And Over-Budget Requests: Harnessing Data To Inform Library Strategies, Antje Mays
Dacus Library Faculty Publications
This article presents the data-rich findings of an experiment with enlisting patron-driven/demand-driven acquisitions (DDA) of ebooks in two ways. The first experiment entailed comparison of DDA eBook usage against newly ordered hardcopy materials’ circulation, both overall and ebook vs. print usage within the same subject areas. Secondly, this study experimented with DDA ebooks as a backup plan for unfunded requests left over at the end of the fiscal year.
Pda, Circulation, And Over-Budget Requests: Harnessing Data To Inform Library Strategies, Antje Mays
Pda, Circulation, And Over-Budget Requests: Harnessing Data To Inform Library Strategies, Antje Mays
Dacus Library Faculty Publications
This article presents the data-rich findings of an experiment with enlisting patron-driven/demand-driven acquisitions (DDA) of ebooks in two ways. The first experiment entailed comparison of DDA eBook usage against newly ordered hardcopy materials’ circulation, both overall and ebook vs. print usage within the same subject areas. Secondly, this study experimented with DDA ebooks as a backup plan for unfunded requests left over at the end of the fiscal year.
Technical Services Assessment In Pennsylvania Academic Libraries (Presentation), Rebecca L. Mugridge
Technical Services Assessment In Pennsylvania Academic Libraries (Presentation), Rebecca L. Mugridge
University Libraries Faculty Scholarship
Academic libraries regularly conduct assessment of library services through the use of rubrics or assessment tools such as LibQual™. Technical services activities are frequently assessed; however, the assessment is typically limited to the evaluation of specific processes. This study was designed to explore assessment activities in Pennsylvania’s academic libraries. The author designed a survey to investigate whether technical services activities are assessed, how they are assessed, who is responsible for assessment of technical services, how the results of assessment activities are shared with others, and how those results are used to improve services or for other purposes.
Public Or Private? Reconsidering Ownership And Value Of State Legislators’ Papers, Brian Keough, Elizabeth A. Novara
Public Or Private? Reconsidering Ownership And Value Of State Legislators’ Papers, Brian Keough, Elizabeth A. Novara
University Libraries Faculty Scholarship
Unlike congressional and presidential papers collections, which have a rich archival literature in support of their acquisition and management, archivists and researchers frequently overlook and undervalue state legislators’ papers. One reason for undervaluing state legislators’ papers is the lack of legal guidelines in most states for ownership of these political papers. This article presents the results of a broad survey of state laws and collecting policies within state archives regarding the collecting of state legislators’ papers. Overall, archivists, lawmakers, and the general public need to become more aware of the value of state legislators’ papers, pass laws that protect and …