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Toward Co-Creation Of Knowledge In The Interaction Age: An Organizational Case Study, Mary M. Somerville, Navjit Brar

Library Scholarship

Converging information, communication, and computing technologies create new opportunities for university librarians to contribute to knowledge creation activities. At California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo, USA, authors partner with academic colleagues to develop student learning experiences which reflect the dynamic engagement with information that characterizes the Interaction Age.

Open Science & Scientific Publishing: Open Access And The Progress Of Science, Anna K. Gold

Robert E. Kennedy Library

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Acrl 13th National Conference Report, Jeanine Marie Scaramozzino, Julia Gelfand

Library Scholarship

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Teaching Information Evaluation And Critical Thinking Skills In Physics Classes, Adriana Popescu, James Morgan

Library Scholarship

The physics curriculum at all educational levels can be enriched to include tools for strengthening students' information evaluation skills. The Report of the Joint APS-AAPT Task Force on Graduate Education in Physics calls for such training to be part of graduate programs, but training to acquire these lifetime skills can be incorporated in the curriculum even before graduate level.

Bridging The Gap: Connecting The Scientific Literature With Learning And Teaching, Katherine O'Clair

Library Scholarship

One of the challenges of integrating research activities into the biology curriculum is conveying to students the importance of using the scientific literature to situate their question into the larger framework of scientific knowledge. Consulting the literature and synthesizing information from it is a critical component of the research process, yet it remains difficult to get students to do this using appropriate sources. The sources they do use and cite often fall short of our expectations. How do we bridge this gap and connect students with the best source - the scientific literature? In this workshop we will explore ways …

Report To The Provost: Task Group On The Future Of The Library, Joseph Grimes, Linda Halisky, Wayne H. Howard, Timothy J. Kearns, Franz J. Kurfess, Michael D. Miller, Roxy Peck, George J. Petersen, Jay A. Singh, Christopher Yip

Robert E. Kennedy Library

The Provost's task group met Spring Quarter 2007 to examine the role of the library in support of the academic mission of Cal Poly. This document describes the areas of study and related recommendations.

Cyberinfrastructure, Data, And Libraries, Part 1: A Cyberinfrastructure Primer For Librarians, Anna K. Gold

Robert E. Kennedy Library

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Cyberinfrastructure, Data, And Libraries, Part 2: Libraries And The Data Challenge: Roles And Actions For Libraries, Anna K. Gold

Robert E. Kennedy Library

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Final Grant Performance Report (Pa-51183-05), Arrangement And Description Of The Julia Morgan Architectural Archives, Nancy E. Loe

Library Scholarship

The Julia Morgan Architectural Archives project concluded under budget and on time on April 30, 2007.

The two-year project’s goals were to arrange and describe the Julia Morgan and Sara Boutelle collections according to national standards for architectural archives; create EAD-encoded finding aids delivered via the Online Archives of California; create MARC catalog records for the collections; and create a digital image database of 750 images from the collections.

At the project’s conclusion, 291 linear feet of materials were processed and a total of 142 linear feet of boxed material were retained. Thirty-one flat files of drawings and plans were …

Libraries 101 For International Students, Adriana Popescu

Library Scholarship

Academic libraries have been increasingly active in developing programs and services which allow their educational mission to address the needs of an increasingly more diverse student population. In addition to the pressures of adjusting to a new environment and to the educational demands of a new school, international students must also adjust to an extensive and sometimes overwhelming library system, which can be quite different from what they are used to. The organizational structure of libraries, their services, collections, even their role and mission can differ from a country to another, thus turning libraries into intimidating places, which can keep …

Vision Into Practice At Cal Poly, Michael D. Miller

Robert E. Kennedy Library

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