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Human Selection And Digitized Archival Collections: An Exploratory Research Project About Choice Of Archival Materials Digitized For Online Public Availability, Randy Nelson Smith

Theses and Dissertations

Our collective memory, the history that is cultivated through reflection, documentation, and consensus of historical data, is predicated upon the citizenry having access to the historical materials that society has created. Digitization has enabled greater public access to those materials. However, are items being scanned or digitally photographed to create surrogates that are then not made available to the world? The impetus for this study is to delve into whether or not intentional or unintentional personal choices play a role in determining which items archivists transform into digital surrogates; both in the decision of what to digitize and what to …

Baby Boomers And Technology: Factors And Challenges In Utilizing Mobile Devices, Renee K. Bennett- Kapusniak

Theses and Dissertations

This exploratory dissertation study reports an investigation of Baby Boomers utilizing mobile technology to determine how Baby Boomers were utilizing mobile devices and if there were any types of challenges and affecting factors some Baby Boomers could face when searching for information in an online mobile environment. Fifty Baby Boomer participants were recruited by a purposive snowball sampling method and were divided into two groups, twenty-five Younger Boomers and twenty-five Older Boomers to look for comparisons and differences among the Baby Boomers in regards to mobile technology usage, search activities, environmental context, frequency and duration of search activities, as well …

Collecting In Context: A Study Of The Milwaukee Public Museum's French Paleolithic Faunal Collection, Rebecca Fetzer

Theses and Dissertations

This thesis investigates the history of collecting practices of individual collectors and

museums of French Paleolithic archaeological material between 1869 and 1945. During this time period, thousands of French archaeological artifacts were dispersed to museums throughout North America, many with scant provenience. National agendas and the social and economic factors of the time greatly affected their dispersal. The individual agendas of the collector also played a role. This in turn had impacts on the overall understanding of these collections as well as the contemporary construction of archaeological knowledge relating to the study of early humans.

A sizable French Paleolithic faunal …

A Preliminary Museological Analysis Of The Milwaukee Public Museum's Euphrates Valley Expedition Metal Collection, Jamie Patrick Henry

Theses and Dissertations

Destruction of ancient sites along the Euphrates River in northern Syria due to the construction of the Tabqa Dam resulted in excavations conducted between 1974 and 1978 by the Milwaukee Public Museum (MPM) at the site of Tell Hadidi, Syria, by Rudolph Dornemann. The hundreds of thousands of artifacts at the MPM have never been completely published. This preliminary analysis presents an inventory and analysis of the 941 metal artifacts as well as new archival information about the Tell Hadidi/ Euphrates Valley Expedition, whose publication has recently become critical, in order to make the material more useful for future research.

Web Resources From Mdls 15, Kristin Briney

Midwest Data Librarian Symposium

The symposium wrap up was facilitated by Jamene Brooks-Kieffer (Kansas), who recapped each session and the overall themes of the event. She utilized a garden metaphor to explain that all data services exist in different landscapes and that not every idea will transplant into every library/garden. Brooks-Kieffer then directed participants through a free-writing exercise about taking one idea to transplant to their libaries, ending with participants partnering up to help each other be accountable to transplanting this symposium idea after the event. This is a list of some of the web resources mentioned during the wrap up session.

Slides From Wrap Up Session, Jamene Brooks-Kieffer

Midwest Data Librarian Symposium

The symposium wrap up was facilitated by Jamene Brooks-Kieffer (Kansas), who recapped each session and the overall themes of the event. She utilized a garden metaphor to explain that all data services exist in different landscapes and that not every idea will transplant into every library/garden. Brooks-Kieffer then directed participants through a free-writing exercise about taking one idea to transplant to their libaries, ending with participants partnering up to help each other be accountable to transplanting this symposium idea after the event. These are the slides used during the wrap up session.

Lesson Plan For Reusing Data, Mdls15 Participants

Midwest Data Librarian Symposium

The teaching data management discussion focused on creating lesson plans for different data management instruction sessions. Participants picked audience, form and length of the session, and topic and then crafted a lesson plan to fit the session. This lesson plan was produced by symposium participants and covers reusing data.

Lesson Plan For Dmps For Early-Career Researchers, Mdls15 Participants

Midwest Data Librarian Symposium

The teaching data management discussion focused on creating lesson plans for different data management instruction sessions. Participants picked audience, form and length of the session, and topic and then crafted a lesson plan to fit the session. This lesson plan was produced by symposium participants and covers DMPs for early-career researchers.

Lesson Plan For Introduction To Data Services, Mdls15 Participants

Midwest Data Librarian Symposium

The teaching data management discussion focused on creating lesson plans for different data management instruction sessions. Participants picked audience, form and length of the session, and topic and then crafted a lesson plan to fit the session. This lesson plan was produced by symposium participants and covers an introduction to data services.

Lesson Plan For Data Organization, Mdls15 Participants

Midwest Data Librarian Symposium

The teaching data management discussion focused on creating lesson plans for different data management instruction sessions. Participants picked audience, form and length of the session, and topic and then crafted a lesson plan to fit the session. This lesson plan was produced by symposium participants and covers data organization.

Lesson Plan For File Naming, Organization, Storage, Mdls15 Participants

Midwest Data Librarian Symposium

The teaching data management discussion focused on creating lesson plans for different data management instruction sessions. Participants picked audience, form and length of the session, and topic and then crafted a lesson plan to fit the session. This lesson plan was produced by symposium participants and covers file naming, organization, and storage.

Lesson Plan For Intro To Hathi Trust, Mdls15 Participants

Midwest Data Librarian Symposium

The teaching data management discussion focused on creating lesson plans for different data management instruction sessions. Participants picked audience, form and length of the session, and topic and then crafted a lesson plan to fit the session. This lesson plan was produced by symposium participants and covers an introduction to Hathi Trust.

Lesson Plan For Dmps For Students, Mdls15 Participants

Midwest Data Librarian Symposium

The teaching data management discussion focused on creating lesson plans for different data management instruction sessions. Participants picked audience, form and length of the session, and topic and then crafted a lesson plan to fit the session. This lesson plan was produced by symposium participants and covers DMPs for students.

Template For Lesson Plans, Heather Coates

Midwest Data Librarian Symposium

The teaching data management discussion focused on creating lesson plans for different data management instruction sessions. Participants picked audience, form and length of the session, and topic and then crafted a lesson plan to fit the session. This is the template for the lesson plans developed during this session.

Resources For Teaching Data Management, Heather Coates

Midwest Data Librarian Symposium

The teaching data management discussion focused on creating lesson plans for different data management instruction sessions. Participants picked audience, form and length of the session, and topic and then crafted a lesson plan to fit the session. This is a handout listing resources for teaching data management.

Outline Of Teaching Session, Heather Coates

Midwest Data Librarian Symposium

The teaching data management discussion focused on creating lesson plans for different data management instruction sessions. Participants picked audience, form and length of the session, and topic and then crafted a lesson plan to fit the session. This document provides an outline for how the session was run.

Outline Of Partnerships Session, Brianna Marshall, Mdls15 Participants

Midwest Data Librarian Symposium

The goal of the partnership discussion was to create 30-second elevator pitches to convince different campus groups to partner or take advantage of the library's data services. All MDLS participants brainstormed a list of potential partners, picked 7 for targeted pitches, and then wrote the pitches. This is the outline of the overall session and contains a list of over 25 potential campus partners.

Elevator Speech For Research Office, Mdls15 Participants

Midwest Data Librarian Symposium

The goal of the partnership discussion was to create 30-second elevator pitches to convince different campus groups to partner or take advantage of the library's data services. All MDLS participants brainstormed a list of potential partners, picked 7 for targeted pitches, and then wrote the pitches. This is the elevator pitch for the Research Office.

Elevator Speech For Grad School, Mdls15 Participants

Midwest Data Librarian Symposium

The goal of the partnership discussion was to create 30-second elevator pitches to convince different campus groups to partner or take advantage of the library's data services. All MDLS participants brainstormed a list of potential partners, picked 7 for targeted pitches, and then wrote the pitches. This is the elevator pitch for the Graduate School.

Elevator Speech For Library Administration, Mdls15 Participants

Midwest Data Librarian Symposium

The goal of the partnership discussion was to create 30-second elevator pitches to convince different campus groups to partner or take advantage of the library's data services. All MDLS participants brainstormed a list of potential partners, picked 7 for targeted pitches, and then wrote the pitches. This is the elevator pitch for library administration.

Elevator Speech For Subject Librarians, Mdls15 Participants

Midwest Data Librarian Symposium

The goal of the partnership discussion was to create 30-second elevator pitches to convince different campus groups to partner or take advantage of the library's data services. All MDLS participants brainstormed a list of potential partners, picked 7 for targeted pitches, and then wrote the pitches. This is the elevator pitch for subject librarians.

Elevator Speech For Campus It, Mdls15 Participants

Midwest Data Librarian Symposium

The goal of the partnership discussion was to create 30-second elevator pitches to convince different campus groups to partner or take advantage of the library's data services. All MDLS participants brainstormed a list of potential partners, picked 7 for targeted pitches, and then wrote the pitches. This is the elevator pitch for campus IT.

Elevator Speech For Campus Deans, Mdls15 Participants

Midwest Data Librarian Symposium

The goal of the partnership discussion was to create 30-second elevator pitches to convince different campus groups to partner or take advantage of the library's data services. All MDLS participants brainstormed a list of potential partners, picked 7 for targeted pitches, and then wrote the pitches. This is the elevator pitch for campus deans.

Elevator Speech For Tenure-Track Faculty, Mdls15 Participants

Midwest Data Librarian Symposium

The goal of the partnership discussion was to create 30-second elevator pitches to convince different campus groups to partner or take advantage of the library's data services. All MDLS participants brainstormed a list of potential partners, picked 7 for targeted pitches, and then wrote the pitches. This is the elevator pitch for tenure-track faculty.

Outline Of And Results From Curation Session, Margaret Henderson, Mdls15 Participants

Midwest Data Librarian Symposium

The data curation discussion focused on evaluating datasets for curation. Margaret Henderson led participants through an exercise to judge the curation value of different example datasets and facilitated discussions on navigating the intricacies of curation at their institution. This document gives the session outline and results of discussion.

Outline Of Consultation Session, Cynthia Hudson-Vitale

Midwest Data Librarian Symposium

This discussion session covered the many ways that data librarians consult on data. Participants broke out by consultation topic and discussed initiating, consulting workflows, and follow-ups for each consultation type. This file provides an outline of the overall session.

Slides From Consultation Session, Cynthia Hudson-Vitale

Midwest Data Librarian Symposium

This discussion session covered the many ways that data librarians consult on data. Participants broke out by consultation topic and discussed initiating, consulting workflows, and follow-ups for each consultation type. This file includes the slides used to guide participants through discussions.

Results Of Consultation Session Discussions, Mdls15 Participants

Midwest Data Librarian Symposium

This discussion session covered the many ways that data librarians consult on data. Participants broke out by consultation topic and discussed initiating, consulting workflows, and follow-ups for each consultation type. This file summarizes the results of the discussions.

Web Resources Mentioned During Workshop, Kristin Briney

Midwest Data Librarian Symposium

The workshop showcased MDLS participants' favorite teaching technique. 35 speakers had 2 minutes and 1-2 slides each to highlight a teaching method. This is a list of some of the web resources mentioned during the workshop.

Data Information Literacy Handout, Lisa Johnston

Midwest Data Librarian Symposium

The workshop showcased MDLS participants' favorite teaching technique. 35 speakers had 2 minutes and 1-2 slides each to highlight a teaching method. This is a data information literacy handout used to give context to the workshop discussions.