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December 2022 Table Of Contents Newsletter - Scholarly Communication, Victoria Peters, Kayla Birt Flegal

Table of Contents Newsletter

This month's DePauw University Libraries newsletter surrounds the service of Scholarly Communication. We feature the library's open access statement, open access publishing, and meet the Scholarly Communication and Resource Services Librarian, Victoria Peters.

November 2022 Table Of Contents Newsletter - Music Library, Z. Sylvia Yang, Kayla Birt Flegal

Table of Contents Newsletter

Once housed in a single room with materials shelved all the way to the ceiling, DePauw's Music Library is a beautiful two story space with spectacular views (particularly in the fall) of campus. While the space is nice, it's the collections and services provided by Sylvia Yang, Music & Performing Arts Librarian, that make DePauw's music library one of the best.

Special Edition Table Of Contents Newsletter - Renovation, Brooke Cox, Kayla Birt Flegal

Table of Contents Newsletter

An update for the campus on the progress of the Roy O. West Library renovation.

October 2022 Table Of Contents Newsletter - Archives, Bethany Fiechter

Table of Contents Newsletter

The Archives and Special Collections houses historical records about DePauw and the Indiana United Methodist Church. Our mission is to preserve and provide access to primary and secondary resources about both institutions and their historic relationship to each other. The core of Special Collections includes publications of alumni and faculty along with books published by the United Methodist Church and its predecessors. The oldest book in the collection dates back to the 15th century!

"First-Time Attendee: How To Get The Most Out Of Being A Student At A Music Library Association Meeting" In Careers In Music Libraries Iv, Z. Sylvia Yang, Taylor Greene

Library Faculty publications

While grappling with gaining education and experience to enter into a career in music libraries, students may find attendance at an MLA meeting to be particularly beneficial. Going to an MLA meeting as a student is a fantastic experience that facilitates a better understanding of the profession and creates the opportunity to make connections that can lead to greater success when entering a career in music libraries. From plenary presentations to informal gatherings, there are numerous opportunities to immerse yourself and learn about salient topics in music library work while also meeting potential collaborators, mentors, and future colleagues. In this …

September 2022 Table Of Contents Newsletter - Research Help, Tiffany Hebb

Table of Contents Newsletter

Like everything else, the reference desk and the way we provide service at it has changed. What hasn’t changed is the need for assistance with difficult information seeking tasks. Libraries receive fewer questions in the background information area (e.g. dates, places) these days but spend time on more complex research questions. DePauw Libraries seek to meet the needs of researchers by staffing the research desk with trained students and making librarians readily available for one-on-one collaboration.

Depauw Libraries Quick Facts Scholarly And Creative Works Depauw Libraries Institutional Repository, Victoria Peters

Library Outreach Materials

One sheet flyer created to promote use of DePauw University Libraries institutional repository, Scholarly and Creative Works.

Reference And Instruction Quick Facts, Tiffany Hebb

Library Outreach Materials

Flyer created by the DePauw Libraries in August 2022 to encourage new faculty to incorporate reference and instruction from the libraries into their courses.

August 2022 Table Of Contents Newsletter - Library Databases, Kayla Birt Flegal, Sudha Anand

Table of Contents Newsletter

August 2022 Dean's Preface:

One of our most necessary research resources has, in my opinion, the worst name. Database. We subscribe (usually via an annual subscription or an occasional one time purchase) to nearly 200 and despite our best efforts there seems to be no better name for these powerful boxes of information!

Library databases include an increasing range of content from Articles and Images to Videos and Zeitungen and the library website provides a couple of pathways to search for and access this content. Our Databases A-Z list provides direct access to each database which allows you to search …

Depauw Libraries Staff Directory 2022, Kayla Birt Flegal

Library Outreach Materials

DePauw Libraries Staff Directory, created in August 2022 to welcome new faculty members to campus.

July 2022 Table Of Contents Newsletter - Acquisitions, Kayla Birt Flegal, Robin Bennett

Table of Contents Newsletter

Welcome to the first email edition of the DePauw Libraries newsletter- The Table of Contents! Published monthly, we will be highlighting various services that the library provides, along with staff spotlights, and thoughts from our dean, Brooke Cox, and emeriti librarians. In July's issue we are focusing on Acquisitions, the department that does all of the libraries' purchasing of databases, books, and materials. To see current and previous issues you can check out the Table of Contents Collection in our Digital Repository: https://scholarship.depauw.edu/library_news.

June 2022 Table Of Contents Newsletter - Ill, Kayla Birt Flegal, Meghan Tipton

Table of Contents Newsletter

Welcome to the first issue of the Libraries' newsletter, The Table of Contents (TOC). Each month we'll send out a new issue with updates and features about library services, collections, and people. We are six months away from our move back to Roy O. West, which we look forward to daily. While we are out of the building we continue to provide library materials and services. This issue of TOC features Interlibrary Loan, one of the services that allow us to continue providing library stuff while our main collection has been in storage. Read on for more details about ILL.

Are Infographics Worth It?: An Assessment Of Information Retention In Relation To Information Embedded In Infographics, Z. Sylvia Yang, Jessica A. Abbazio

Library Faculty publications

Infographics are an effective means to communicate with audiences, draw attention, and make concepts digestible in a quick and straightforward way. This study explores students’ opinions on infographics used in library instruction, and provides quantitative data to help librarians determine whether these tools will help students engage with text and retain key concepts. Based on research conducted with undergraduate music students at two universities, DePauw University and the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, this paper examines how students understand and interact with content embedded in infographics, and measures retention of information presented in either plain-text or infographic form.

Double The Vocation, Double The Awe: An Examination Of Vocational Awe In Music Librarianship, Z. Sylvia Yang, Emily Vickers

Library Faculty publications

Building upon Ettarh’s call to dismantle vocational awe in librarianship, this article outlines the shared components of Western libraries and Western music that lay the groundwork for vocational awe in each of these institutions and explores the ways in which vocational awe uniquely manifests for workers in the interdisciplinary field of music librarianship. The article explores the narrative of music’s goodness, disciplinary training, and manifestations of vocational awe as they appear in the institutional cultures of practice of music and librarianship: inability to develop work-life balance, job creep, low morale, and inequitable compensation. In naming this phenomenon as it is …

Depauw University School Of Nursing Alumni Presentation, Bethany Fiechter

Library Faculty publications

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Visual Thinking Strategies And The Framework In The Undergraduate Classroom: Research As Inquiry And Scholarship As Conversation Through The Lens Of A University’S Art Collection, Kayla Birt Flegal, Alexandra Chamberlain

Library Faculty publications

The following case study details a collaboration between the DePauw University Libraries and the DePauw University Galleries and Collection at the Richard E. Peeler Art Center (Galleries at Peeler). Together, a representative from each of these contributing partners (Kayla Birt Flegal, Access and Outreach Services Librarian, with Rank of Assistant Professor from the DePauw Libraries, and Alexandra Chamberlain, at the time of this research was, Assistant Director and Curator of Exhibitions and Education from the Galleries at Peeler) sought to assess student confidence in scholarly discourse through the use of the combined pedagogical theories of Visual Thinking Strategies (VTS) and …