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Prohibition Display, Maggie Mason Smith

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December 5 is Repeal Day, which signifies an historical event in US history: the repeal of the 18th Amendment, resulting in the end of Prohibition in the United States.

Open Parks Network: Parks For The People, Christopher Vinson, Rachel Wittmann

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The Open Parks Network serves the global parks community by providing the information, tools, and solutions to support the stewardship of the natural and cultural assets of protected areas. To date, over 350,000 items and 1.5 million pages of material has been digitized as part of this project. This presentation details the project's background and strategies used for digitization and metadata creation. Additionally, the Abraham Lincoln Birthplace Donor Card Collection project is detailed. This webinar presentation was conducted as part of the LYRASIS "Second Friday" series.

Technology Lending: The Wave Of The Future, Bobby Hollandsworth, Cassie Thomas

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Historical Poinsettia Display, Maggie Mason Smith

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The poinsettia has undergone a remarkable transformation since the day some 800 years ago when the Aztecs plucked it from the wilds of Mexico to decorate their courtyards and medicate the infirm.

From November 9 to 28, wild, heirloom, and modern poinsettias in full flower will grace the lobby of Clemson University’s Cooper Library for everyone to appreciate. Banners and historical documents will accompany the display to help guide visitors along the implausible route the humble poinsettia traveled from gangly Mexican shrub to iconic Christmas flower.

Native American Heritage Display, Maggie Mason Smith

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National Native American Heritage month is a time to honor the contributions, achievements, sacrifices, and cultural and historical legacy of the original inhabitants of the United States.

A wide range of library materials have been pulled and placed on display to coincide with Native American Heritage month. Included are works on Native American history, art, sports, Native American literature and lore, contemporary fiction including Native American characters, music, health, and law.

The Vikings: History Channel's Fact Or Fictionalized View Of The Norse Expansion, Gypsey Teague

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The History Channel’s The Vikings is a fictionalized history of Ragnar Lothbrok who during the 8th and 9th Century traveled and raided the British Isles and all the way to Paris. This paper will look at the factual Ragnar and the fictionalized character as presented to the general viewing public.

Playing Well With Others: Case Studies In Cross-Campus Collaboration, Bobby Hollandsworth

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Censorship & Banned Books Display, Maggie Mason Smith

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Located on the display shelving on the 4th floor of Cooper Library and covered in caution tape, this year’s Banned Book display has a slight twist - not only does it feature banned books, but it also includes items centered on censorship.

2015 Road Scholars Display, Maggie Mason Smith

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In 2013, the College of Art, Architecture, and Humanities hosted the first annual Road Scholars lecture series.

The Road Scholars series brings professors from the Tiger’s ACC football rivals to Clemson to present their current research, which is followed by a response from a Clemson humanities faculty member. This year, lectures will be held October 2nd, October 9th, October 16th, November 6th, and November 20th.

A display of works written by professors participating in the lecture series as well as other works on topics the series will explore is currently located on the west side of the 4th floor of …

Find Your Park Metadata, Rachel Wittmann, Christopher Vinson, Joshua Morgan

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The Open Parks Network (OPN) project digitized over 330k items from U.S. national and state parks. While the mass digitization effort was a logistically challenging operation, ensuring metadata for this material added another layer of complexity this offsite-managed project. In the best case scenario, the parks provided existing descriptive metadata, but this still lacked preferred elements. In many cases, digitized material had never been cataloged by the park.

To orchestrate adequate descriptive metadata, OPN employed tactics to catalog this large-scale project. This session encourages an exchange of experiences and ideas from others when faced with similar situations.

Reaching New Heights: Improving Resource Sharing Policies And Services At Clemson University, Renna Tuten Redd, Maggie Savidakis-Dunn

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Disabilities Display, Maggie Mason Smith

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Disabilities are a challenge, not a limitation. With that in mind, this display contains information on several disabilities including deafness, autism, cerebral palsy, blindness, and Asperger's. Also included are aspects related to disabilities such as inclusive education, discrimination and sociology of disability.

National Endowment Of The Arts & Humanities Display, Maggie Mason Smith

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On September 29, 1965, the National Endowment for the Humanities was established to “encourage the development of the humanities by supporting research and awarding fellowships, strengthening teaching of the humanities, and fostering public use and enjoyment of the humanities.”

This display features works produced by current and former faculty members who received NEH grants; in most cases, the works are directly related to the grant received.

Freshman Summer Reading Display, Maggie Mason Smith

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Karen Joy Fowler’s latest work, We are all Completely beside Ourselves, is this year’s Freshman Summer Reading selection.

Using this work as a foundation, a display of further research and leisure reading material has been set up in Cooper Library.

The display will be up throughout the month of August and everything on display is available for checkout.

E.L. Doctorow Display, Maggie Mason Smith

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On July 15th, author, editor, and professor Edgar Lawrence Doctorow died at the age of 84.

With awards and honors spanning nearly four decades, Doctorow was described as one of the most important American novelists of the 20th century.

A display of items by or based on works by Doctorow is currently located atop the New Books shelving on the 4th floor of Cooper Library; the items will be on display throughout the month and are available for checkout at the Information Services Desk.

Least-Loved Juvenile Book Display, Maggie Mason Smith

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Promoting Your Scholarship Through Open Access, Andrew Wesolek

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Many academic librarians are required to publish as part of the promotion and tenure process. And if they are not, they surely consult with faculty who are. Often, it is not enough to simply have published works, but one must also demonstrate the impact of those works. Luckily, there are strategies you can use to bolster the visibility and impact of your work. This presentation will cover author's rights, negotiating publication agreements, open access publishing, and free resources you can use to boost the visibility of your work.

Enhancing Discoverability: How To Describe Digitalcommons Content For Harvest Into Cultural Heritage Institutions, Andrew Wesolek, Joshua Morgan

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Both institutional repositories and cultural heritage institutions have broadly defined collection development policies. As such, many collections could appropriately reside in both. However, at many institutions digital libraries that support cultural heritage collections are often supported by CONTENTdm, while institutional repository initiatives are supported by another platform--in Clemson's case, DigitalCommons. Librarians at Clemson University identified several key collections that fit both the scope of its institutional repository and digital library. In order to leverage the "google-ability" of the institutional repository with the discoverability that comes with inclusion in the DPLA, we embarked on a process to describe our collection and …

Audiobooks Display, Maggie Mason Smith

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June is National Audiobook Month!

We've got a pretty great collection of audiobooks at Cooper and have pulled some out for this month's display. You can find Beyond Magenta, The Forgotten Affairs of Youth, The Last Word, A Snicker of Magic, and more on the display shelving on the west side of the fourth floor.

Early Norse Navigation Tools, Gypsey Teague

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In the History Channel series Vikings Ragnar Loðbrok tells his brother Rollo he wants to sail west to raid the rich lands there. His brother points out that no one can sail across the open water. In this scene Ragnar pulls out two tools that while being interesting in the development of the story are both also historically factual. This paper will discuss these two tools, the sȯl-skuggafjöl and the sólarsteinn, as well as the bearing dial and a more observational technique of polar mirages used by the early Norse sailors as they explored the North Atlantic waters.

Star Wars Display, Maggie Mason Smith

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May The 4th Be With You!

Star Wars Day is an unofficial secular holiday in May celebrating the Star Wars franchise.

Fans of the films, print series, and Star Wars in popular culture celebrate Star Wars Day in a variety of ways; we recommend celebrating with a book from our Star Wars display in Cooper Library.

Earth Day Display, Maggie Mason Smith

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Are you looking for a way to celebrate Earth Day? You may find an idea in a book or in a DVD from our Earth Day display, which is located on the New Books Shelf. Items on display include: The Carbon Diaries 2015, On Extinction: How we became Estranged from Nature, The National Parks: America’s Best Idea, No Impact Man, and The World without Us.

Adobe Display, Maggie Mason Smith

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The April TAPS Display is all about Adobe. Books pulled for the display contain instruction on Adobe programs such as Audition, Dreamweaver, Flash, InDesign, Photoshop, and Premier. The display will be up throughout the month, and everything on display is available for checkout.

Time Travel Display, Maggie Mason Smith

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A Game Of Spot The Difference: Librarians, Repository Managers, And Publishers, Phill Jones, Andrew Wesolek, David Scherer, Charles Watkinson

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Many library publishing programs emerged from institutional repositories. This close relationship has led to the emergence of content platforms that are designed to operate under either use case, however, the missions and requirements of the two types of program differ. A repository for example, may be primarily concerned with the curation, preservation, and accessibility of their institution’s academic output whilst publishers must also concern themselves with external discoverability, search engine optimization, getting indexed in abstract databases and marketing their journals. In this session, you will hear from three successful library publishers who have embraced this external facing aspect of publishing. …

Clemson Literary Festival Display, Maggie Mason Smith

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Clemson’s Department of English is hosting its 8th Annual Literary Festival Wednesday, March 25th through Friday, March 27th.

Selected works from the fourteen authors attending the festival – including Emporium, The Orphan Master’s Son, and Parasites like Us by Pulitzer Prize winner Adam Johnson – have been pulled and placed on display atop the TAPS shelving on the 4th floor of Cooper Library. The display books are available for checkout and will be up throughout the month.

Blind Date With A Book, Maggie Mason Smith

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So, spend your Valentine's Day with an unconventional or anti-love story from our February New Books Shelf Display. Each book, audiobook, or DVD on the display has been wrapped in brown paper so you won't know what you are checking out beforehand. But, to help you chose your date, we have added three descriptive words to each item. Come by the library, choose a book, and take a chance - you might find your new favorite "love" story.

Love Your Library Display, Maggie Mason Smith

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We have created a display of works about libraries; included are books on the history of libraries, books on library architecture, books on careers in library and information science, works of library-centric fiction, and even a few DVDs with libraries at the core of their plot.

Race Relations Display, Maggie Mason Smith

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Books Made Into Films In 2015, Maggie Mason Smith

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