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100 Years And Still Counting: Maple Hall Comes Alive Through Student-Faculty Collaborative Research, Erin Passehl-Stoddart Dec 2013

100 Years And Still Counting: Maple Hall Comes Alive Through Student-Faculty Collaborative Research, Erin Passehl-Stoddart

Erin Passehl Stoddart

How will Western Oregon University celebrate the 100th anniversary of Maple Hall, the first gymnasium on campus, this spring? Just ask the WOU Dance Department and Western Oregon University Archives, who are collaborating to re-create dances from the May Day celebrations that once graced this campus as early as 1902 and were considered one of the most anticipated events of the year.

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Research Data Management In The Curriculum: An Interdisciplinary Approach, Anna Maria Tammaro, Vittore Casarosa Dec 2013

Research Data Management In The Curriculum: An Interdisciplinary Approach, Anna Maria Tammaro, Vittore Casarosa

Anna Maria Tammaro

The increase of digital content in the broad areas of Institutional and domain specific Repositories, Libraries, Archives and Museums and the increased interest in the sharing and preservation of "research data" have triggered the emergence of new roles such as Data Curator. The paper refers about the on-going investigation of current data curator education and training programs with regard to the role of information professionals and/or data scientists in the research lifecycle. The investigation has been based on a series of workshops and events discussing the concerns of researchers and teachers about digital library and digital curation. A first list …

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Importance Of School Library Programs, Cynthia Strong Dec 2013

Importance Of School Library Programs, Cynthia Strong

Cynthia Strong

Within the discipline of library science, over 20 research studies have been done in the United States attesting to how quality school library programs contribute to improved academic achievement. On the other hand, in the fields of education, school counseling, administration, and school leadership, and so on, there is a dearth of scholarship and recognition of the positive impact librarians and library media program have on student success. This conceptual paper first presents an overview of the empirical research on school library programs and the positive impact they have on the academic achievement of students in the United States. Second, …

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Return On Investment: New Strategies For Marketing Digital Resources To Academic Faculty, Elyse L. Profera, Michael A. Arthur, Barbara Tierney Dec 2013

Return On Investment: New Strategies For Marketing Digital Resources To Academic Faculty, Elyse L. Profera, Michael A. Arthur, Barbara Tierney

Barbara Tierney

Game-changing strategies for marketing digital resources to end-users are crucial for establishing return on investment in this period of reduced library collection budgets and challenging resource prices.  When expensive digital resources are purchased by academic libraries, there needs to be a marketing plan in place for getting these resources into the hands of end-users as quickly as possible. 

One strategy for success is a marketing collaboration between the publisher and the academic library.  This panel program will focus on the success achieved at the University of Central Florida Libraries where such a collaboration included experts from Taylor & Francis working …

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An Evaluation Of Pharmacogenomic Information Provided By Five Common Drug Information Resources, K.T.L. Vaughan, Kelly L. Scolaro, Heidi N. Anksorus, Mary W. Roederer Dec 2013

An Evaluation Of Pharmacogenomic Information Provided By Five Common Drug Information Resources, K.T.L. Vaughan, Kelly L. Scolaro, Heidi N. Anksorus, Mary W. Roederer

K.T. L. Vaughan

Introduction: This study evaluated whether pharmacogenomic information contained in the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)–approved package inserts of sixty-five drugs was present in five drug information resources. Methods: The study searched for biomarkers from the FDA package inserts in 5 drug information sources: American Hospital Formulary Service Drug Information (AHFS), Facts & Comparisons 4.0 (Facts), ePocrates Online Free (ePocrates Free), Lexicomp Online (Lexicomp), and Micromedex 2.0. Each resource had the opportunity to present biomarker information for 65 drugs, a total of 325 opportunities. A binary system was used to indicate presence or absence of the biomarker information. A sub-analysis was …

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Info 668 - History Of The Book, Shawn Martin Dec 2013

Info 668 - History Of The Book, Shawn Martin

Shawn Martin

Syllabus for Info 668 - The History of the Book, taught at Drexel University

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Successful Scholarly Communication At A Small University: Integration Of Education, Services, And An Institutional Repository At Valparaiso University, Jonathan Bull, Bradford Lee Eden Dec 2013

Successful Scholarly Communication At A Small University: Integration Of Education, Services, And An Institutional Repository At Valparaiso University, Jonathan Bull, Bradford Lee Eden

Jonathan Bull

Beginning in 2011, the Christopher Center Library Services (CCLS) unit at Valparaiso University (VU) started implementing new scholarly communication services utilizing two different components: 1. the education and training of library staff in scholarly communication trends and issues; and 2. the implementation of ValpoScholar, VU’s institutional repository (IR) and its associated services. These components allowed for new skills to be developed, new services to be delivered and the library’s digital collections to grow with minimal impact to existing services. This model may provide a framework for other small institutions interested in adding scholarly communication services to their existing library services.

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Starting From Scratch: Meaningful Integration Of Information Literacy Through Collaborative Course And Assignment Design, Chris Sweet, Meghan Burke Dec 2013

Starting From Scratch: Meaningful Integration Of Information Literacy Through Collaborative Course And Assignment Design, Chris Sweet, Meghan Burke

Meghan A. Burke

Instruction librarians are all too familiar with well-intentioned research papers and assignments that reduce information literacy to a simplistic checklist (must include 4 peer-reviewed sources) or set of skills (use interlibrary loan, cite materials properly). Librarians and classroom faculty should recognize that information literacy cannot just be magically imparted to students through a single assignment or library instruction session. Becoming information literate requires repeated practice in a variety of contexts. How often have you wished for the opportunity to just sit down with a faculty member and start from scratch when designing an assignment –or even better- an entire course? …

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Alumni Letter And Permission Form, Michele Gibney Dec 2013

Alumni Letter And Permission Form, Michele Gibney

Michele Gibney

Permission letter to alumni of Nova Southeastern University, requesting permission to upload Master theses and Doctoral dissertations and make them open access.

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2013 Database Usage Statistics, Annie Smith Dec 2013

2013 Database Usage Statistics, Annie Smith

Annie Smith

The following report contains UVU Library's usage statistics for subscribe databases. It includes overall number of searches, most and least popular databases, and a ranked list of databases by usage.

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Program Review: F4 Just In Time: Models Of Demand-Driven Acquisitions For E-Books Dec 2013

Program Review: F4 Just In Time: Models Of Demand-Driven Acquisitions For E-Books

Rebecca A. Mattson

No abstract provided.

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Library Services In Health Care Societies And Associations In The United States And Canada: A Survey, Marian Taliaferro, Aleta Embrey, Pamela Van Hine Dec 2013

Library Services In Health Care Societies And Associations In The United States And Canada: A Survey, Marian Taliaferro, Aleta Embrey, Pamela Van Hine

Marian Taliaferro

No abstract provided.

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Report Of The Alcts Scholarly Communications Interest Group Meeting, American Library Association Midwinter Meeting, Philadelphia, January 2014, Doug Way Dec 2013

Report Of The Alcts Scholarly Communications Interest Group Meeting, American Library Association Midwinter Meeting, Philadelphia, January 2014, Doug Way

Doug Way

No abstract provided.

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Review Of Palgrave Encyclopedia Of Strategic Management, Elizabeth Price Dec 2013

Review Of Palgrave Encyclopedia Of Strategic Management, Elizabeth Price

Elizabeth Price

No abstract provided.

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Lmu Information Literacy Program Recognized As An Exemplary Program, Elisa Slater Acosta, Susan [Gardner] Archambault, Lindsey Mclean Dec 2013

Lmu Information Literacy Program Recognized As An Exemplary Program, Elisa Slater Acosta, Susan [Gardner] Archambault, Lindsey Mclean

Elisa Slater Acosta

The Association of Colleges and Research Libraries (ACRL) has added LMU to its Exemplary Programs page. These programs are recognized as embodying the best practices in the document “Characteristics of Programs of Information Literacy that Illustrate Best Practices: A Guideline” and grading rubric. The LMU Information Literacy Program has been recognized in two categories:

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“Pure Delight And Professional Development”: The Reading Practices And Library Use Of An Active Poetry Community, Carey Toane, Paulette Rothbauer Dec 2013

“Pure Delight And Professional Development”: The Reading Practices And Library Use Of An Active Poetry Community, Carey Toane, Paulette Rothbauer

Paulette Rothbauer

Abstract:
This paper reports the findings of an online survey designed to explore the reading practices, library habits, and book acquisition of adult members of an active poetry community (n = 32) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Findings show the close relationship between poetry reading and poetry writing and the tight interweaving of poetry throughout the working and personal lives of respondents. Reading and finding out about poetry are also highly social in nature with a clear reliance on the poetry community rather than the public library. Our findings have implications for the roles of reading institutions such as bookstores, …

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