Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
Library and Information Science Commons™
Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
Articles 1 - 5 of 5
Full-Text Articles in Library and Information Science
Building Applications: Real World Experience For Students, Juan Denzer
Building Applications: Real World Experience For Students, Juan Denzer
Upstate New York Science Librarians Conference
Academic libraries are the most diverse departments on campus. Librarians offer knowledge from various disciplines. Students not only benefit from this knowledge. They can gain real world experience from project collaboration with librarians. One way to reach out to students of computer science and engineering is to create a projects that centers on an application for libraries. This could be an internal application or open application for the library community. This presentation will discuss how one librarian has brought forward these real world projects. That has given students experience that allowed them to successfully gain employment in their fields. Attendees …
From Instructor To Facilitator: Moving Beyond Static Librarian-Student Encounters, Erica Johns
From Instructor To Facilitator: Moving Beyond Static Librarian-Student Encounters, Erica Johns
Upstate New York Science Librarians Conference
Every Fall, Cornell’s Mann Library holds a Local Food & Fiber Fair bringing together farmers and artisans from the local community and students, faculty and staff in the library lobby. In this talk, we will discuss efforts to transform this annual community festival from a mere transactional market to an experiential learning fair. By asking that all vendors incorporate an educational demonstration with their booth, the fair becomes a collection of active workshops where visitors can learn to spin wool, compost with worms, pickle produce, and inoculate logs while also supporting local merchants. Although librarians hosted one informational booth complete …
Enabling Undergraduates To Begin Research Projects At The University Of Rochester, Sue Cardinal
Enabling Undergraduates To Begin Research Projects At The University Of Rochester, Sue Cardinal
Upstate New York Science Librarians Conference
What skills and network do undergraduates need to successfully join a research collaboration that matches their abilities and interests? During the 2015-16 academic year, librarians at the University of Rochester River Campus Libraries prototyped and refined Taking Control of Your Research Path, an eight-week/one-hour-per-week workshop. This workshop series covered a process for success: identifying one's own research interests, learning about the work of researchers and research groups, building skills in elevator pitches and informational interviewing, networking with peers advisors and finally interviewing with potential research groups. The Libraries can't provide a full perspective on undergraduate research alone. Experts across the …
Collaborating To Improve Biological Sciences Students’ Writing And Research Skills, Tina Chan
Collaborating To Improve Biological Sciences Students’ Writing And Research Skills, Tina Chan
Upstate New York Science Librarians Conference
Learn how the SUNY Oswego biological sciences librarian, biological sciences faculty member, and biological sciences academic advisement coordinator have collaborated to improve biological sciences students’ writing and research skills by offering a writing workshop and writing labs. The writing workshop teaches how to write lab reports, evaluating and citing sources, and plagiarism. The writing labs allow students to learn research skills and to gain feedback on their lab report draft.
Biodiversity Heritage Library: A Successful Collaboration, A Fully Open Access Collection, Marty Schlabach
Biodiversity Heritage Library: A Successful Collaboration, A Fully Open Access Collection, Marty Schlabach
Upstate New York Science Librarians Conference
No abstract provided.