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Apples And Oranges: Lessons From A Usability Study Of Two Library Faq Web Sites, Susan Archambault

Susan Gardner Archambault

The William H. Hannon Library at Loyola Marymount University (LMU) conducted a usability study to test Springshare’s LibAnswers product against “How Do I,” our own FAQ (frequently asked questions) web page. Our “How Do I” page featured a set of static links organized by broad category. LibAnswers is a hosted web platform allowing libraries to build a knowledge base that is searchable by keyword or browsable by topic. If a LibAnswers search does not return an answer, users can submit a question and will receive an email response; library staff may then also add the question/answer pair to the public …

Animating Assets: Telling A Story Utilizing Digital Repositories Objects, Mark J. Caprio

Mark J Caprio

Focused on the importance of storytelling in a digital environment and of of creating context for digitization projects--possibilities of establishing relationships across assets and projects for networked knowledge environments.

In Search Of Patterns At The Desk: An Analysis Of Reference Question Tracking Logs, Susan Archambault

Susan Gardner Archambault

This study is a content analysis of reference questions and answers asked at an academic library Information Desk during the Fall 2010/Spring 2011 academic year. An Excel file was created consisting of Reference question statistics recorded using the Gimlet (http://gimlet.us) question tracking system. A data dump was performed, resulting in separate Excel columns for service provider, duration of transaction, question format, Reference Effort Assessment Data (READ) Scale difficulty level*, month, time of day, day of the week, and free-text question and answer. The authors took the free-text question and answer fields and recoded them into the following fields: “Reference Tags,” …

2012 - The Seventeenth Annual Symposium Of Student Scholars

Symposium of Student Scholars Program Books

The full program book from the Seventeenth Annual Symposium of Student Scholars, held on April 10, 2012. Includes abstracts from the presentations and posters.

User Expectations About Library Genealogy Databases V. What They Actually Get, Katherine A. Pennavaria, Rosemary L. Meszaros

Rosemary L. Meszaros

An analysis and comparison of two genealogical databases: Ancestry.com and Heritagequest.com .

Informed Instruction: Graduate Student Information Seeking,, Marg Sloan, Kim Mcphee

Marg Sloan

Poster Presentation

Place-Based Policy: The Big Picture (Taking Stock, Moving Forward), Neil Bradford

Neil Bradford

No abstract provided.

Institutional Support For Computing Faculty Research Productivity: Does Gender Matter?, Monica M. Mcgill, Amber Settle

Amber Settle

Online Exhibits, Mark J. Caprio

Mark J Caprio

Highlights faculty/librarian collaborations in support of teaching, learning and research (TLR). The presentation focused on a range of technologies (basic and advanced) used to support the building of collection/project-focused websites that aggregate locally created and remote repository collections and resources.

From The Gas, Congratulations, Publications, And Presentations, Teresa Welsh, Stacy Creel

SLIS Connecting

Read a highlight From the GAs, and all about what our alum, students, and faculty have been doing in SLIS News: Congratulations, Publications, and Presentations.

How Institutional Repositories Provide A Digital Compliment To The First Year Experience, Erin Passehl, Valerie Bagley

Erin Passehl Stoddart

In Fall 2011, Western Oregon University Archives partnered with Interdisciplinary Studies to digitally capture capstone projects created in the First Year Experience Program (FYE). These seminars provide incoming first-year and transfer students with the necessary skills to succeed in the college classroom and campus life. WOU Archives and FYE instructors collaborated to preserve a digital sample of students’ capstone work, including papers, creative art, posters, presentations, and videos. This presentation will discuss this our shared promotional goals and the library’s role in supporting student retention. We’ll also discuss the nuts and bolts of digitally documenting student work, including permissions, formats, …

A Colossal Muddle: Understanding Our Current Economic Woes, Louis D. Johnston

Louis D. Johnston

I provide an overview of the current economic situation and show that the current recession is fundamentally different from other post-World War II downturns.

Peer Assessment Of Oral Presentations Using Clickers: The Student Experience, Graham Barwell, Ruth Walker

Ruth Walker

This paper reports student reactions to the use of a personal response system (clickers) to provide peer assessment. Trials were conducted in three upper level seminar classes in two different subjects in an Arts Faculty, where students were required to give individual in-class presentations as part of their assessable work. Class members assessed the presenters using criteria based on those used by the tutor, but modified to make them appropriate for student use. At the end of the session some students in the trials discussed their experiences in focus groups. The comments of those focus group participants are analysed to …

Circulation @ Seton Hall, Lisa Rose-Wiles, Sulekha Kalyan

Sulekha Kalyan

No abstract provided.

Automating The Reporting Of Survey Data, Larry D. Long

Larry D. Long

The presentation explains how to automate the reporting of assessment data using the mailmerge feature in MS Word.

Pepsa 11th Annual Autism Summer Institute, Lee A. Wilkinson

Lee A Wilkinson, PhD

Schools today face the challenge of providing appropriate services to a diverse and increasingly numerous student population diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Epidemiological research indicates a progressively rising prevalence trend for ASD over the past decade. Recent studies indicate that the prevalence rate for autism spectrum disorders (ASD) is 78% higher than just 10 years ago. The most recent report from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that 1 in 88 school-age children have an autism spectrum disorder. In fact, prevalence and incidence figures suggest that over 1.5 million Americans are affected by autism.

School professionals …

Join Scla! 2012 Membership Committee, Ed Rock, Georgia Coleman, Hunter Deas, Michelle Rubino

Edward J. Rock

Online presentation. Available to membership during 2012 SCLA year.

Scla 2012 Membership Committee Presentation, Edward J. Rock

Edward J. Rock

Presented at the South Carolina Library Association Leadership Retreat, Columbia, SC February 4, 2012.

Peer Assessment Of Oral Presentations Using Clickers: The Student Experience, Graham Barwell, Ruth Walker

Graham Barwell

This paper reports student reactions to the use of a personal response system (clickers) to provide peer assessment. Trials were conducted in three upper level seminar classes in two different subjects in an Arts Faculty, where students were required to give individual in-class presentations as part of their assessable work. Class members assessed the presenters using criteria based on those used by the tutor, but modified to make them appropriate for student use. At the end of the session some students in the trials discussed their experiences in focus groups. The comments of those focus group participants are analysed to …

‘The More You Put Into It, The More You Get Out Of It:’ The Development Of The General Member, Larry D. Long, Alex Snowden

Larry D. Long

A presentation on the experience and growth of fraternity and sorority members who hold and do not hold a position of responsibility in their organization.

Using Pecha Kucha To Enhance Your Presentations, Wendy Moore, Carol A. Watson

Carol A. Watson

Pecha Kucha is a simple presentation format where you show twenty images each for twenty seconds. The short time keeps the information flowing and engages the audience more effectively than a text-laden typical PowerPoint presentation.

Establishing A Community Library In Ontulili Village, Kenya, Florence Mugambi

Florence N. Mugambi

No abstract provided.

Michigan Regionals In Transition: Timeline And Perspectives, Hui Hua Chua, Bruce Sarjeant

Bruce Sarjeant

No abstract provided.

Adventures In Marketing: Tales Of A New Librarian, Kirstin Duffin

Kirstin Duffin

I began working at Booth Library in February 2011 as liaison librarian for the Biological Sciences and Chemistry departments. Prior to my arrival, faculty of these departments had not been interacting actively with the library, and students from these departments had not been receiving library instruction geared toward their field of study. Considering discussions I had in library school and following suggestions from my fellow librarians, I created an action plan to introduce myself to these departments.

It's All In The Family: Keynote Address To The International Association For Visual Literacy, Renee Hobbs

Renee Hobbs

No abstract provided.

Worst Case Scenario, Julie S. George, Clay Howard

Julie S George

In recent years, an unsustainable economic model has emerged in many academic libraries—skyrocketing journal subscription costs coupled with diminishing materials budgets. What if vendor prices for journal subscriptions rise so fast that our budgets just can’t keep pace? Could we continue to meet the needs of our patrons if we had to cut EBSCO and other expensive aggregator databases? And for those of us charged with teaching good research skills, how would instruction change? In this interactive session we will tackle the above questions, present some open source alternatives to subscription databases, and discuss “vendor-free” information literacy instruction.

Researchonline: Achieving Success, Michael Organ

Michael Organ

No abstract provided.

Let Me Google That For You: How The Internet Has Shaped The Way We Research And Learn, For Better And For Worse, Amanda Hartman Mclellan

Amanda Hartman McLellan

No abstract provided.

Capitalizing On (Un)Limited Potential: Building Digital Collections With A Student Workforce, Erin Passehl

Erin Passehl Stoddart

Regardless of size or budget, libraries and archives are being asked to do more with fewer resources. Digitization projects are susceptible to these same demands. One way to make progress in this digital environment with a shoestring budget is by taking advantage of a student workforce. This presentation shares strategies for digitizing collections using undergraduate student labor, including working with students with no prior knowledge or experience with archival materials or digital collections. The presentation will also address managing additional educational requirements for credit-earning interns, appropriate assumptions for timelines and workflows, scheduling dilemmas, student turnovers, and working with an untrained …

Primary Source Literacy Using Youtube And Espn College Gameday Videos, Erin Passehl

Erin Passehl Stoddart

This presentation looks at a trend that I employed with archival instruction: the use and creation of video in one-shot instruction sessions. I used three specific videos to emphasize certain concepts in my primary source literacy efforts, three videos that have very different audiences, purposes, ways they were created, and distribution models. It will also look at why video can be a useful choice to connect students with primary sources through archival instruction.