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Tips & Tricks To Help Manage E-Resources, Jessica Harris
Tips & Tricks To Help Manage E-Resources, Jessica Harris
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This presentation shares tips and tricks used at Santa Clara University to help manage the constantly-changing environment of electronic resources. Tips will include information on utilizing student staff in e-resource workflows, customizing the ERM and creating rules for its use, creating an e-resource assessment strategy and useful Excel formulas for manipulating data.
How Weeding Adds Value To Library Collections: Weighing The Cost Of Weeding And The Cost Of Keeping Books, Tina Chrzastowski, Jessica Harris
How Weeding Adds Value To Library Collections: Weighing The Cost Of Weeding And The Cost Of Keeping Books, Tina Chrzastowski, Jessica Harris
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Weeding in libraries is often like the gardening chore it is named for: sweaty hours spent among dirty tangles to clear out messy undergrowth and remove unwanted materials. But the analogy stops there - the intellectual pursuit of a well-managed collection includes much more than identifying and removing materials from the shelf. In fact, the daunting, many-faceted weeding process can keep librarians from tackling this very crucial task. A collection left unassessed, left to grow ungainly, is also a missed opportunity to add value, and real cost savings, to the collection through weeding. Santa Clara University Library undertook a reference …
Return On Instruction: Methods For Assessing The Impact Of Information Literacy Instruction On The Use Of Electronic Resources, Nicole A. Branch, Elizabeth Mckeigue
Return On Instruction: Methods For Assessing The Impact Of Information Literacy Instruction On The Use Of Electronic Resources, Nicole A. Branch, Elizabeth Mckeigue
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Moving from simplistic, open web search strategies sufficient for high school level work to independently navigating the complex system of information sources available on college campuses is a developmental milestone for undergraduate students. One of the aims of library instruction is to play a critical role in this transition to college-level research, which necessitates the use of specialized databases and other information sources. Instruction librarians raise awareness of library e-resources and provide in-depth guidance in selecting and effectively using online sources. Santa Clara University librarians were interested in investigating the immediate impact of instruction on the use of the library’s …
Personal Librarian Program For Transfer Students: Email Templates, Helene Lafrance, Shannon Kealey
Personal Librarian Program For Transfer Students: Email Templates, Helene Lafrance, Shannon Kealey
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These email templates are provided for use by librarians who wish to establish a Personal Librarian Program on their campuses. They are available for non-commercial remix and reuse with some restrictions under a Creative Commons License: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.
Paper, Wood, And Copper Catalogue, Elizabeth Newsom, Thomas Farrell
Paper, Wood, And Copper Catalogue, Elizabeth Newsom, Thomas Farrell
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This is the catalogue that was produced to accompany the physical exhibit "Paper, Wood, and Copper," of books from the Archives & Special Collections Department at the Santa Clara University Library.
Print Reference Collections Never Die, They Just Fade Away: Or Do They?, Tina Chrzastowski, Jessica Harris, Sophia Neuhaus
Print Reference Collections Never Die, They Just Fade Away: Or Do They?, Tina Chrzastowski, Jessica Harris, Sophia Neuhaus
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Find out how one University Library undertook a reference-weeding project to pare three reference collections down from 12,000 titles. The poster will discuss the motivations for reviewing the reference collection, the data gathered to support decision making, the challenges encountered in the project, and estimates for the costs associated with such a weeding project.
How An Outside Facilitator Helped Us Create A Better Strategic Plan, Jennifer E. Nutefall
How An Outside Facilitator Helped Us Create A Better Strategic Plan, Jennifer E. Nutefall
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Using a facilitator can enhance a library's strategic planning process and lead to the creation of a more clearly articulated strategic plan. Santa Clara University Library used a facilitator for its strategic planning process, which resulted in new vision and mission statements, and a plan centered around five priorities. This article will provide a description of the environment, details of the strategic planning process, the role and benefits of using a facilitator and questions to consider before bringing in a facilitator.
E-Book Use And Value In The Humanities: Scholars’ Practices And Expectations, Tina E. Chrzastowski, Lynn N. Wiley
E-Book Use And Value In The Humanities: Scholars’ Practices And Expectations, Tina E. Chrzastowski, Lynn N. Wiley
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This research is a part of Values, Outcomes, and Return on Investment of Academic Libraries (“Lib-Value”), a three-year study funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services IMLS grant # LG-06-09-0152-09. We gratefully acknowledge this support. In addition, the authors wish to thank Jean-Louise Zancanella, our graduate research assistant on this project, for her careful work. Portions of the survey results were presented at the Library Assessment Conference in Seattle, Washington, in August 2014 and will be published in those proceedings; other prepublication presentations took place at the Charleston Conference in November 2013 and 2014 (no proceedings publications are …
Review Of Dictionary Of Corporate Social Responsibility: Csr, Sustainability,Ethics And Governance., Anthony Raymond
Review Of Dictionary Of Corporate Social Responsibility: Csr, Sustainability,Ethics And Governance., Anthony Raymond
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This dictionary would be an outstanding addition to any academic or public library collection as it provides definitions for more than six hundred terms critical to understanding the concept of corporate social responsibility. The group of 128 contributors from 25 countries makes it an international effort: predominantly European, Australian and American academics.