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Open Access: What Is The Climate For Oa Publishing And Institutional Repositories In Ohio In 2016?, Maureen Schlangen

Maureen E. Schlangen

Presentation by Maureen Schlangen of the University of Dayton makes a case for a survey of faculty at Ohio institutions to gauge openness to Open Access archiving and publishing. Those interested in conducting the survey on their campuses are invited to contact the author using the email provided.

Open Access: What Is The Climate For Oa Publishing And Institutional Repositories In Ohio In 2016?, Maureen E. Schlangen

Maureen E. Schlangen

Presentation makes a case for a survey of faculty at Ohio institutions to gauge openness to Open Access archiving and publishing. Those interested in conducting the survey on their campuses are invited to contact the author using the email provided.

Library Testimonial: Madeline Mcdermott, Maureen E. Schlangen

Maureen E. Schlangen

A research instruction in the University Libraries and a visit to the Marian Library on the seventh floor of Roesch Library inspired Madeline McDermott '15 to create an archive for her high school alma mater and pursue two master's degrees in library and information science and public history.

Library Testimonial: Libby Durnwald, Maureen E. Schlangen

Maureen E. Schlangen

Student Libby Durnwald shares the impact the University Libraries had on her studies, service and work.

Library Testimonial: Mary Kuttler, Maureen E. Schlangen

Maureen E. Schlangen

Graduate Mary Kuttler '15 shares the value of her library skills in her career.

Library Testimonial: Deogratias Eustace, Maureen E. Schlangen

Maureen E. Schlangen

Civil engineering professor and Transportation Engineering Laboratory director Deogratias “Deo” Eustace shares his thoughts on the people, materials, services and technology available in the University Libraries.

Library Testimonial: Margaret Mcaleese, Maureen E. Schlangen

Maureen E. Schlangen

Experience in the University Libraries led Margaret McAleese to pursue a career in business research and helped land her a job with an industry-leading firm.

Storytime Censored, Maureen E. Schlangen

Maureen E. Schlangen

A exhibit of rare first editions of banned and challenged books -- many of them children's classics -- celebrates young people's freedom to read. Exhibit dates: Sept. 6-Nov. 13, 2016. Exhibit location: Roesch Library first-floor gallery.

Library Testimonial: Barath Narayanan, Maureen E. Schlangen

Maureen E. Schlangen

Electrical engineering doctoral candidate Barath Narayanan shares how he relies on the University Libraries to help him find the materials and information he needs to succeed.

Library Testimonial: David Darrow, Maureen E. Schlangen

Maureen E. Schlangen

History professor David Darrow, director of the University Honors Program, shares his thoughts on the value of the University Libraries to students and faculty.

Library Testimonial: Linda Arvin Skuns, Maureen E. Schlangen

Maureen E. Schlangen

Secondary education graduate Linda Arvin Skuns ’63 shares how the role of libraries has grown and changed since her time as a student at UD.

International Travel, Groovy Guys ... And Fathomless Good, Maureen E. Schlangen

Maureen E. Schlangen

In 2013, the Marian Library received the papers of the late John S. Stokes Jr., co-founder of Mary’s Gardens, a Philadelphia organization that taught and encouraged the planting of devotional gardens in honor of the Blessed Virgin Mother. Active in civil rights and social justice movements, he was the director of the Wellsprings Ecumenical Center in Philadelphia. He died in 2007.

Among his papers was a collection of promotional brochures from a variety of religious orders. The University of Dayton Libraries have digitized them and made many of them available in eCommons, the University’s open-access institutional repository. In observance of …

Library Testimonial: Sam Wallace, Maureen E. Schlangen

Maureen E. Schlangen

Sam Wallace remembers when Roesch Library opened in 1971; since then, it has been as much a part of campus life as Flyer basketball, Christmas on Campus and the student neighborhood. Its technology, spaces and resources keep advancing with the latest learning, research and teaching methods, he says.

An Olympic Ode To Cataloging, Maureen E. Schlangen

Maureen E. Schlangen

When my colleagues in the University Libraries gathered on the west portico of Roesch Library June 9 for our own version of the Olympics, our competitive nature, mostly dormant in our daily work, emerged in events that put our teams to the test both physically and mentally: journal Jenga, journal toss, cart racing, book balancing, speed sorting and the hardest scavenger hunt I’ve ever participated in.

But like many things I’ve discovered in my two years in the Libraries, the information science that inspired these trivial games is anything but trivial.

As I raced to put a cart full of …