Library and Information Science Commons^™

Sports Broadcasting News Analysis [Career Paper], Jefferson Sanders

Undergraduate Research Award

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No abstract provided.

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How To Start A Movement: Ted Talk Annotated Resource List, Daulton Cowan

Undergraduate Research Award

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No abstract provided.

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Nursing: The Career That Saves Lives [Career Paper], Maggie Flanagan

Undergraduate Research Award

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No abstract provided.

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Library Staff Council Meeting Minutes October 15, 2015, Library Staff Council

Library Annual Reports, Reports, and Statistics

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Discussion included:

-Open house

-Library committees

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Library Staff Council Meeting Minutes September 4, 2015, Library Staff Council

Library Annual Reports, Reports, and Statistics

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Discussion included:

-Open House

-Suggestion box

-Library committees

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Natural Gardening, Lisa Karen Miller

DLPS Faculty Publications

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This presentation features methods of natural and organic gardening that preclude the use of harmful pesticides and herbicides.

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Library Staff Council Meeting Minutes July 17, 2015, Library Staff Council

Library Annual Reports, Reports, and Statistics

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Discussion included:

-Open House

-Maps

-Library tours

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Library Staff Council Meeting Minutes July 14, 2015, Library Staff Council

Library Annual Reports, Reports, and Statistics

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Discussion included:

-Library kick-off event

-Open house event

-suggestion box

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Collections & Connections, Jennifer Wilson

Collections & Connections

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Collections & Connections is a bi-annual newsletter of WKU Libraries. This Spring-Summer 2015 issue features another successful book fest organized by the partnership of WKU Libraries, WC Public Library, and the Barnes & Noble Booksellers. Diana Gabaldon, an author known for her Outlander series, is featured in an headline article and so is Kiran Bhatraju, who received this year's Kentucky Literary Award.

Another article features the announcement of the launch of Kentucky Research Commons by WKU Libraries as well as the publication of the new Faith Community Nursing journal on its own digital institutional repository known as TopSCHOLAR.

Yet another …

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Library Staff Council Meeting Minutes May 1, 2015, Library Staff Council

Library Annual Reports, Reports, and Statistics

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Discussion included:

-Reduction of library hours during May term

-Open House event

-25 year certificates

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Industrial Production Manager [Career Paper], Wesley Osborne

Undergraduate Research Award

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No abstract provided.

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The Happy Secret To Better Work: Ted Talk Annotated Resource List, Logan Secrest

Undergraduate Research Award

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No abstract provided.

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Talking To Ourselves: Internal Communication Strategies For Reference Services, John Gottfried, Laura Delancey, Amanda Hardin

DLTS Faculty Publications

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At many academic libraries, spiral notebooks and three ring binders have given way to blogs and wikis as a means of facilitating communication at the reference desk. Western Kentucky University Libraries opted instead to create a custom internal website to log reference transactions, highlight current issues, and manage scheduling changes. This solution incorporated numerous platforms and technologies, including LibGuides, Facebook, and Google Calendar. It avoided some of the pitfalls described in the literature, such as relying too heavily on user-generated content, and has been successful largely because it is embedded in the reference workspace and contains features that librarians will …

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The Folklore Of Herbs, Lisa Karen Miller

DLPS Faculty Publications

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Take a walk through the herb gardens of history and find out what our ancestors knew (and thought they knew) about herbs and their uses for medicine, beauty, and even love. The presentation compares ancient beliefs to current scientific evidence and reveals the places where they intersect.

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Virtual Conference And Meeting Systems: Resources For Online Connections, John Gottfried, Laura Delancey, Carol L. Watwood, Amanda Hardin

DLTS Faculty Publications

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Librarians have always tried to stretch the limits of applicable technologies to create effective connections among researchers and resources. We thrive on the tools and tactics that help us do this, and we are always on the prowl for newer, better alternatives. This is one of the best ways we have of keeping high service standards in the face of shrinking budgets and skeletal staffing. Fortunately, there have never been so many technologies to choose from, and there have never been so many challenges calling out for technological intervention.

Hosting online instruction sessions is, for example, an excellent opportunity for …

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Alcts Crs Holdings Information Forum, Connie Foster

Faculty/Staff Personal Papers

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Cecilia Genereux (data management & access/metadata & intellectual access, University of Minnesota Libraries) introduced the session by confessing to a pun intended for her presentation: Alma: To Have and to Hold. The levity quickly shifted into some very detailed analysis of the way the Ex Libris Alma system handled specific types of serials during a migration from Aleph. The University of Minnesota started with Aleph (Ex Libris) in 2002 and moved to Alma on December 26, 2013. Frances McNamara (director, Integrated Library Systems and Administrative and Desktop Systems at University of Chicago), discussed migrating serials data from Horizon to Kulai …

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Collections And Connections, Jennifer Wilson

Collections & Connections

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Collections & Connections is a bi-annual publication of the Western Kentucky University Libraries featuring the Libraries' events with a view of reaching out to the Libraries supporters in the community. This issue highlights the creation of an Open Access Hall of Fame, the Evelyn Thurman Book Award, and SOKY reads.

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Assessing The Accuracy Of Vendor-Supplied Accessibility Documentation, Laura Delancey

DLTS Faculty Publications

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Purpose

– In an effort to ensure vendor compliance with Section 508, some libraries have begun requesting Voluntary Product Accessibility Templates (VPATs) or other documentation of accessibility compliance. The purpose of this paper is to assess the accuracy of vendor-supplied compliance documentation, and to identify common accessibility issues highlighted by the VPATs. A detailed discussion of vendor responses to each Section 508 checkpoint is provided in the Appendix.

Design/methodology/approach

– Researchers compared 17 VPATs with the results of an automated accessibility scan to identify inconsistencies and common problems.

Findings

– Vendors reported being fully compliant with 64 percent of the …

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