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New Expansions Of Open Access To Benefit Research And Researchers, Barbara M. Pope

Faculty Submissions

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A Periodicals Librarian’S Role In Technical Services : Equalizing Access To Library Databases For The Disabled, Barbara M. Pope

Faculty Submissions

Equal access to library resources and services is vital to the successful learning of all students at higher education institutions. All academic libraries provide access to databases in support of the discovery and scholarship needs of the university or college. However, not all databases are equally accessible. Librarians at Pittsburg State University recognized the difficulties disabled students attending college have accessing resources and wanted to assist students and faculty by learning more and reducing barriers. An additional goal included aligning services with other campus resources geared towards disability services. The Student Disability Services department at PSU assists disabled students and …

Library Services 101, Beth Hendrickson

Faculty Submissions

Axe Library offers a wide range of resources which can initially be overwhelming to navigate. Not sure where to begin, no worries! Cataloging Librarian Beth Hendrickson will discuss resources such as databases, LibGuides, requesting materials, course reserves, and reference assistance. This presentation will also discuss the liaison relationship between faculty and librarians, what it is, what assistance can be offered, and the benefits of fostering this relationship. Whether you are a new faculty member or want a refresher, this presentation will give you the resources and tools to assist with your research and classes while setting faculty and their students …

Promoting Open Access Journals And Open Data To Your Scholarly Community For Maximum Impact, Barbara M. Pope

Faculty Submissions

Open access journals and open data provide researchers with information that would otherwise be behind a paywall. Both are growing exponentially and are widely used and cited by scholars. However, not all open access journals are respected, peer reviewed publications and should be evaluated prior to submitting research. Open data repositories allow researchers to deposit their data to promote it and make it available for others to access and use. Getting the word out about scholarly research is fundamental to other researchers to access it, and augments the possibility of citations and altmetrics scores. Come to this presentation to hear …

Meeting The Next Generation: ​ A Cross-Campus Collaboration Via A Scholarship Workshop, Lora Winters, Ruth Monnier

Faculty Submissions

Reaching high school students before they set foot on campus would allow writing centers to increase awareness of services while also making personal connections to students, which has been proven to increase student retention. Targeting these students can be difficult and expensive, but our writing center collaborated with library services and our admissions office to create a program about finding scholarship opportunities/writing scholarship essays that was inexpensive, targeted local high schools, and initial results indicate that this program is beneficial to our university’s recruitment efforts. We will discuss our findings and how this program could be replicated by other institutions.

Open Educational Resources: Opportunities For Librarians At Olc 2022, Ruth Monnier

Open Educational Resources - Presentations

Open Educational Resources (OER) are teaching, learning, and research materials that provide everyone with free permission to use. OER, which can include images, articles, videos and more, can lower barriers to accessing information. While OER is typically associated with academic libraries, there are many different kinds of openly licensed materials available, and many are applicable to other types of libraries. This session will cover what OER is, how OER can create a more inclusive and accessible environment, and ways OER might be used for programming and library needs.

Increasing The Accessibility Of Library Resources & Services For Improved Discovery In The Classroom, Barbara M. Pope

Faculty Submissions

Equitable access to education for students with disabilities is not just a good idea, it is the law. However, all students benefit from having multiple possible ways to learn. I believe the same holds true for library services and resources. However, making courses and library resources and services is easier to imagine than it is to do. Come to this presentation to hear about what I learned in the ADA & Web Accessibility Self-Paced Workshop from Online Learning Consortium and how I have improved the accessibility of library resources and services.

Increasing Accessibility To Library Resources And Services By Adding Closed Captioning And Transcripts To Youtube Videos, Barbara M. Pope, Gloria Creed-Dikeogu

Faculty Submissions

Accessibility to library resources and services in academic libraries is fundamental to

serving the discovery and scholarship needs of all students and faculty, whether they have disabilities or not. Equitable access in higher education can affect student grades and retention, but accessibility touches many different areas in library services, including making the physical building accessible, as well as instructional materials, the library’s website, Libguides, and library resources to those with vision, physical, and cognitive disabilities. Accessibility is vital for students with disabilities to obtain a college degree and complies with federal law. However, it also improves access to higher education …

Open Access In Theory And Practice: The Theory-Practice Relationship And Openness (Book Review), Barbara M. Pope

Faculty Submissions

This is a book review that appeared in CHOICE.

Re-Imagining The Boundaries: Transforming An Annual Reception Due To Covid-19, Ruth Monnier, Chris Labuda, Jorge Leon, Robert Lindsey

Faculty Submissions

How do you reimagine an over 30-year annual event in the world of COVID-19? Pittsburg State University (PSU) Library Services needed to transform their longest ongoing traditional program, University Authors Reception, in 2020. This event honors authors and creators at PSU by showcasing their publications from the year. Traditionally, this celebration allowed for the honorees and community to engage in discussion about their works, enjoy light refreshments, and celebrate their accomplishments with family and friends. With the uncertainty of COVID-19 and related safety protocols, PSU librarians took the opportunity to reshape elements of the event to ensure a focus on …

Advantages And Challenges Of Open Access Resources During Covid-19 And Beyond, Barbara M. Pope

Faculty Submissions

The COVID-19 pandemic taught librarians that we needed to up our game of providing access to needed resources to serve patrons’ needs even while our physical buildings were shuttered last year. Some vendors and publishers offered deals to libraries to convert their print book purchases or journal subscriptions to online; however, not all libraries had funds to do this. Other publishers offered free access to part or all of their resources to libraries, and some are continuing to do so even though some libraries have returned to more normal operations. Open access resources have been around for years, and allow …

Promoting Your Scholarship To Other Researchers For Maximum Effect, Barbara M. Pope

Faculty Submissions

Getting the word out about your scholarship is fundamental to other researchers in your field being able to read it. Greater visibility augments the possibility of those researchers citing your work as well as higher altmetrics scores. There are easy ways you can publicize your articles and books, as well as your professional activities. This includes being able to deposit copies of your scholarship in our Digital Commons, where it can be seen by scholars around the world. Bring a computer or smart phone to this presentation to learn how to promote your scholarship to researchers around the world.

Education And Entertainment: Developing New Pathways To Student Engagement Through Library Services And Student Life Partnerships, Ruth Monnier, Mary Mercer, Anna Stark

Faculty Submissions

“How do you measure?” is from which Broadway musical? This type of question might be asked in the virtual trivia nights hosted by Pittsburg State University’s Library Services and Student Life areas. 2020-2021 was a season of collaboration between PSU Student Life professionals and a PSU Librarian. This presentation will cover the misconceptions about Student Life and Library, how to overcome those misconceptions, and maximize partnerships through the lens of 2020-2021 virtual trivia nights. At the end of this session, attendees will leave with the tools on how to approach Student Life professionals at their campus for partnership and series …

Supporting Your Tenure And Promotion With Scholarship Citations, Downloads, And Journal Rankings, Barbara M. Pope

Faculty Submissions

Come to this poster session to learn the importance of making your scholarship more visible by identifying the impact of your scholarship in your discipline and at large. Learn how to find data on citation use, determine the extent to which your scholarship is downloaded, and locate journal rankings to support the importance of your research to present in dossiers for tenure and promotion as well as regular performance reports.

Having hard data about downloads and citations of your scholarship to support your tenure or promotion dossier or regular performance report is crucial to assessing the impact of your scholarship …

Lessons We Learned In Moving Traditional Library Services To Synchronous And Asynchronous Delivery Online And Curbside, Barbara M. Pope

Faculty Submissions

It has long been a librarian role to provide access to books, serials, and media, as well as library instruction to support learning and access to information, whether in a K-12 school, college or university, or public library. Some materials and services, such as library instruction, have traditionally been available in the library only, but the world as we know is changing. Higher education’s movement towards online and hybrid learning has caused academic librarians to move their instruction online also. In addition, the COVID-19 pandemic caused libraries nationwide to shut down temporarily, while they identified and served their patrons’ needs. …

Supporting Your Tenure And Promotion With Scholarship Citations, Downloads, And Journal Rankings, Barbara M. Pope

Faculty Submissions

Having hard data about your scholarship to support your tenure or promotion dossier is crucial. Documenting the statistics of downloads and citations of your scholarship as well as the rankings of the journals you published in can help to support the scholarship area of your dossier. Some publishers will allow you to log in to their author services site to download statistics yourself, but others may need to send it to you. In addition, to give your work greater exposure, you can deposit copies of your works in our Digital Commons, where it can be seen by scholars around the …

Art Without Walls, Ruth Monnier

Faculty Submissions

This poster session will discuss how a collaborative virtual art exhibit between the Art Department and Library Services showcased distance learners’ work. Virtual art exhibits meet many needs and goals. These exhibits can be free or lower cost than a traditional art exhibit, reach more individuals as all they need is an internet connection, and provide a lower barrier to displaying one’s artwork. At this academic institution, the goals of a virtual art exhibit are the building of students’ portfolios and creating a deeper campus connection with distance learners. Pittsburg State University’s Library Services and the Art Department worked together …

Degruson, Eugene, Papers, 1841-1997, Special Collections, Leonard H. Axe Library

Finding Aids

This collection documents the professional and personal activities and research interests of Eugene DeGruson, who was Curator of Special Collections and University Archivist at Pittsburg State University from 1968 until his death in 1997.

Library Services Toolkit For Enhancing Discovery And Scholarship, Barbara M. Pope

Faculty Submissions

This presentation detailed how to use library resources for improving the discovery and scholarship process of students, faculty, and support staff. Faculty were invited to bring along their own wireless device to try out the resources.

Adventures In Rightsizing : Enhancing Discovery And Research With Open Access Journals In The University Library, Barbara M. Pope

Faculty Submissions

Academic libraries have long had print journals to support the university’s discovery and research needs. However, academic libraries are challenged with needs for relevant content, cost control, and space availability, and some have downsized their print journal collections as a result. Many academic libraries are replacing or supplementing print journal subscriptions with online subscriptions and open access journals. Pittsburg State University’s (PSU) Axe Library faces the challenge of providing access to print and online journals in order to support the university’s needs and stay on budget. To that end, PSU began rightsizing its print journal collection in 2016. In 2017, …

Open Educational Resource: Helping Faculty Locate, Use & Create Oer, Deborah L. White

Faculty Submissions

Presentation to Library Liaisons on how to navigate OER to help faculty in their subject areas.

Library Services Newsletter, Leonard H. Axe Library

Library Services Newsletter

PSU Library Services Newsletter features news and events happening at the Leonard H. Axe Library and KTC Library for Spring 2019.

Adventures In Rightsizing : Enhancing Discovery And Research With Open Access Journals In The University Library, Barbara M. Pope

Faculty Submissions

Academic libraries have long had print journal collections to support the university’s discovery and research needs. However, they are also continually challenged with needs for relevant content, cost control, and space issues; some academic libraries have downsized their print journal collections as a result. Many academic libraries are replacing some print journal subscriptions with online subscriptions and supplementing with open access journals. Pittsburg State University’s (PSU) Axe Library faces the challenge of providing journal access in order to support the university’s needs and stay on budget. To that end, PSU drastically weeded its print journals in 2016 and later began …

Rightsizing Open Access Journals Project - List Of Open Access Journals Added Or Updated In 2017 With The Effect On Usage Thru Mid-2019 (Data File), Barbara M. Pope

Faculty Submissions

Academic libraries have long had print journal collections to support the university’s discovery and research needs. However, they are also continually challenged with needs for relevant content, cost control, and space availability; some academic libraries have downsized their print journal collections as a result. Many academic libraries are replacing some print journal subscriptions with online subscriptions and supplementing with open access journals. Pittsburg State University’s (PSU) Axe Library faces the challenge of providing journal access in order to support the university’s needs and stay on budget. To that end, PSU drastically weeded its print journals in 2016 and later began …

The Future Of Open Access Journals In Academic Libraries: A Survey On Current Practices And A Blueprint For Collection Development (Survey Data), Barbara M. Pope

Faculty Submissions

Print journals collection development is a long-standing academic library role, whose support of university curriculum and research is essential. However, academic libraries have weathered difficult collection development decisions due to costs and strained budgets. As technology has given rise to online journals and space is reallocated, libraries have shifted focus to online journals. In addition, some academic libraries select open access journals to supplement subscriptions, but lack criteria. Furthermore, academic libraries are challenged by some open access journals’ predatory practices, unreliable access, and lacking peer review. This article explores academic libraries’ open access journals collection development and provides a blueprint.

Publishing In Open Access Journals That Use Transparency And Best Practices, Barbara M. Pope

Faculty Submissions

Open access journals provide researchers with information they may not otherwise be able to access in other journals without a subscription or paying for individual articles. Some open access journals are called predatory because of their deceptive methods of soliciting for manuscripts, but others are viable media for publication. Come to this presentation to hear about tools you can use to find open access journals that use transparency and best practices so that you can get your research published.

2018 New Faculty Orientation Handbook, Robert M. Lindsey

New Faculty Orientation Handbooks

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Adults Matter, Too! Passive Programs For Patrons 18 And Up, Ruth Monnier

Faculty Submissions

Adults matter just as much as children’s and teens… does your library reflect this in terms of materials, resources, active and passive programming? Are you looking to increase your engagement with adults patrons, but have limited funds or time to do so? Wanting to reach new adult patrons who come to the library but do not attend programs? Need to highlight an upcoming event or library feature? Look no further than passive programming which can reach all patrons as it has no formal place or time to occur. Passive activities reach all adult patrons, allow you to promote library resources, …

Rightsizing Open Access Journals In Academic Libraries: Enhancing The Discovery And Research Experience (Poster Presentation), Barbara M. Pope

Faculty Submissions

Print journals collection development has long been an academic librarian role. However, academic libraries are continuously challenged with cost increases, space problems, and the need for relevant collections to support their universities. As a result, academic library print journal collections have declined and online journals, including open access, have taken their place. PSU’s Axe Library faces the challenge of balancing its print and online journal collections to support the university’s discovery and research needs and stay on budget. To that end, the library began rightsizing its print journals in 2016, but later began rightsizing open access journals after seeing high …

Making Room For Change: Rightsizing Psu’S Axe Library Serials Collection Powerpoint, Barbara M. Pope

Faculty Submissions

Print journal collection development has long been one of the traditional roles of academic librarians. However, in the last 20 years or so, print journal ownership has declined and online journal access has taken its place; both due to growing concerns with flat or declining budgets as well as a lack of space and the need to repurpose this limited space. Pittsburg State University’s (PSU) Axe Library faced the challenge of balancing our print and electronic serials collections at a university whose programs sometimes do not draw enough on library resources. In an effort to create a meaningful discovery experience …