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Bringing Semantic Diversity To The Online Catalog With Librarything, Rachel A. Erb, Melissa Cast-Brede Nov 2008

Bringing Semantic Diversity To The Online Catalog With Librarything, Rachel A. Erb, Melissa Cast-Brede

Criss Library Faculty Proceedings & Presentations

While controlled vocabularies, such as the Library of Congress Subject Headings, are an essential component of bibliographic classification, a controlled vocabulary excludes all possibilities of semantic variance by design. Also, a controlled vocabulary tends to lag behind the organic nature of language and does not account for the introduction of new or discipline specific vocabularies. These limitations present unique challenges for our users searching the OP AC. Can importing social tags in the online catalog effectively address the lack of semantic variance?

As part of the Web OPAC redesign project at UNO, LibraryThing tags were added to matching bibliographic records …


Telling Stories Of Libraries And Leadership, Audrey Defrank Oct 2008

Telling Stories Of Libraries And Leadership, Audrey Defrank

Criss Library Faculty Proceedings & Presentations

A presentation outlining the four frames of leadership and storytelling as they relate to libraries. Leadership Orientation Questionnaire; Overview; Inspiration; Leadership; Reframing Leadership; Structural Frame; Human Resources Frame; Political Frame; Symbolic Frame; Where do you fit in the frame?; Native American Storytelling; Organizations as Cultures; Story Narrative; Telling the Story.


Wikifying Your Workplace, Audrey Defrank, Karen K. Hein Oct 2008

Wikifying Your Workplace, Audrey Defrank, Karen K. Hein

Criss Library Faculty Proceedings & Presentations

A presentation on adding an organizational wiki to your workplace drawing upon gardening analogies. What's a Wiki?; Wiki your Work; Sowing the Seeds; Why Wiki?; Your Monitor?; Your Inbox?; Your Shared Drive?; Your Intranet?; Your People?; Choosing a Wiki; Planting; Growing; Weeding; Future Harvests; Criss Library Wiki; Criss Library Wiki Stats; New Crops and Cultivation for Criss Library; Keep Tilling!


Connecting Generations For Organizational Success, Kate Wise, Heidi Blackburn, Alysia Starkey Sep 2008

Connecting Generations For Organizational Success, Kate Wise, Heidi Blackburn, Alysia Starkey

Criss Library Faculty Proceedings & Presentations

This presentation features Introduction, A Brief Look at Generational Characteristics, and Techniques to Bridge Generational Gaps.


In The Simplest Terms, In The Most Convenient Definitions: 2.0 Tools For Education And Outreach, Amy Schindler May 2008

In The Simplest Terms, In The Most Convenient Definitions: 2.0 Tools For Education And Outreach, Amy Schindler

Criss Library Faculty Proceedings & Presentations

Presentation about the use of Web 2.0 or social media tools in the Swem Library's Special Collections presented at the spring 2008 meeting of the Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives Conference (MARAC).


Technical Services Round Table Spring Meeting Spelunking Or Serendipity: Discovery In The Catalog, Angela J. Kroeger, Janice Boyer Apr 2008

Technical Services Round Table Spring Meeting Spelunking Or Serendipity: Discovery In The Catalog, Angela J. Kroeger, Janice Boyer

Criss Library Faculty Proceedings & Presentations

No abstract provided.


Putting Together The Pieces At Your Library: Your Library Is More Than The Sum Of Its Departments, Angela J. Kroeger Mar 2008

Putting Together The Pieces At Your Library: Your Library Is More Than The Sum Of Its Departments, Angela J. Kroeger

Criss Library Faculty Proceedings & Presentations

No abstract provided.


Myths Of Quality On The World Wide Web, Melissa Cast-Brede Jan 2008

Myths Of Quality On The World Wide Web, Melissa Cast-Brede

Criss Library Faculty Proceedings & Presentations

A presentation on the myths of quality on the world wide web and tips on how to discover and verify reliable sources.


Going Up To The Balcony: The Organizational Danceand Creative Leadership, Audrey Defrank Jan 2008

Going Up To The Balcony: The Organizational Danceand Creative Leadership, Audrey Defrank

Criss Library Faculty Proceedings & Presentations

This presentation features: Are You Okay; Leadership is Daunting; Leadership is Potent; Leadership Defined; Going Up to the Balcony: The Organizational Dance and Creative Leadership; Curtains and Tiebacks; Reframing Leadership; Structural Frame; Human Resources Frame; Political Frame; Symbolic Frame; The Frames in Action; What's Your Favorite Dance Step?; The Organizational Dance; Creative Leadership; and Ready to Dance?