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Digital Public Library Of America, Judy H. Jeng
Genetic Genealogy: What Every Librarian Should Know, Katherine A. Pennavaria, Rosemary L. Meszaros
Genetic Genealogy: What Every Librarian Should Know, Katherine A. Pennavaria, Rosemary L. Meszaros
Rosemary L. Meszaros
The past few years television, podcasts, and blogs across the Internet promoted the role of DNA testing in genealogy. But what do you really get, and is it worth the price? We discuss the logistics of DNA testing as it relates to genealogy and take a hard look at the legal issues involved in genealogy’s hottest topic.
Imagination At Work: Reaching New Users With Innovative Instruction And Outreach, Erin Passehl-Stoddart
Imagination At Work: Reaching New Users With Innovative Instruction And Outreach, Erin Passehl-Stoddart
Erin Passehl Stoddart
In a college or university setting, archivists are often charged with developing innovative ways to inspire campus users to think expansively and creatively about primary sources. Individual presentations will address developing a fictional collection that can be mobilized and expanded to fulfill learning objectives across multiple disciplines; adapting an interactive game from NYPL to promote and generate interest in archives during New Student Week; and collaborating with faculty and French majors on a grant-funded project to build and promote collections. Other presentations will extend the conversation to assessment and will consider integrating primary source literacy in first-year library instruction classes …
Libraries As Publishers: Who, What, Why?, Mark J. Caprio
Libraries As Publishers: Who, What, Why?, Mark J. Caprio
Mark J Caprio
No abstract provided.
Publishing And Archiving Trends In Open Access: Preliminary Results, Jenny K. Oleen
Publishing And Archiving Trends In Open Access: Preliminary Results, Jenny K. Oleen
Jenny K. Oleen
No abstract provided.
Publishing And Archiving Trends In Open Access: Preliminary Results, Jenny K. Oleen
Publishing And Archiving Trends In Open Access: Preliminary Results, Jenny K. Oleen
Western Libraries Faculty and Staff Publications
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Scholarly Communication Coaches, J. Steve Brantley, Todd Bruns
Scholarly Communication Coaches, J. Steve Brantley, Todd Bruns
Faculty Research & Creative Activity
The Open Access (OA) movement’s impact on scholarly communication has reached a tipping point. Increasingly, legal requirements such as the Illinois Open Access law (Public Act 098-0925) mandate open access to state funded research, and funding agencies are obliging researchers to preserve data in accessible platforms. In addition, publisher-driven “gold OA” and free-access “green OA” require researchers to navigate complicated options for copyright control. Meanwhile, new OA “scholars networks” offer possibilities for collaboration of which scholars may be unaware. These growing trends have ramifications across many disciplines and they create a need that librarians can fill. Subject librarians trained in …
Scholarly Communication Coaches, J. Steve Brantley, Todd Bruns
Scholarly Communication Coaches, J. Steve Brantley, Todd Bruns
Todd A. Bruns
The Open Access (OA) movement’s impact on scholarly communication has reached a tipping point. Increasingly, legal requirements such as the Illinois Open Access law (Public Act 098-0925) mandate open access to state funded research, and funding agencies are obliging researchers to preserve data in accessible platforms. In addition, publisher-driven “gold OA” and free-access “green OA” require researchers to navigate complicated options for copyright control. Meanwhile, new OA “scholars networks” offer possibilities for collaboration of which scholars may be unaware. These growing trends have ramifications across many disciplines and they create a need that librarians can fill. Subject librarians trained in …
Jerry Falwell Library Rda Copy Cataloging, Anne Foust
Jerry Falwell Library Rda Copy Cataloging, Anne Foust
Anne D Foust
No abstract provided.
Analyzing The Academic Library Job Pool: What Recent Lis Graduates Are Bringing To The Table, Ashley Rosener, Max Eckard, Lindy Scripps-Hoekstra
Analyzing The Academic Library Job Pool: What Recent Lis Graduates Are Bringing To The Table, Ashley Rosener, Max Eckard, Lindy Scripps-Hoekstra
Lindy Scripps-Hoekstra
LIS students today are gearing up for a job search in a tight market. We are examining how the activities and experiences they participate in during graduate school impact success in the job market. The results of our survey show the extent to which program rankings, coursework, activities, and internships provide a competitive edge in the job market. Come explore our results and learn what recent LIS graduates have to offer your library.