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Promoting Food Security: The Community Food Security Coalition, Elizabeth A. Berman Nov 2011

Promoting Food Security: The Community Food Security Coalition, Elizabeth A. Berman

University Libraries Faculty and Staff Publications

This article discusses community food security as a socio-economic issue, and highlights the Community Food Security Coalition (http://www.foodsecurity.org/), a non-profit organization that is “dedicated to building strong, sustainable, local and regional food systems that ensure access to affordable, nutritious, and culturally appropriate food for all people at all times."


Developing A Cdi Long Trail Collection Iphone App: Process And Implications, Daniel L. Desanto Aug 2011

Developing A Cdi Long Trail Collection Iphone App: Process And Implications, Daniel L. Desanto

UVM Libraries Conference Day

The Long Trail Collection, created by the University of Vermont Center for Digital Initiatives (CDI), is a collection of over 900 digitized lantern slides that document the creation of the nation’s oldest long-distance hiking trail. The presentation detailed the effort to create a mobile iPhone interface for the collection, allowing Long Trail hikers the ability to “take the collection with them” as they hiked. Challenges to creating a mobile presence as well as implications for other digital collections were also discussed.


Incorporating Information Literacy And Site Specific Dance, Selene Colburn, Paul H. Besaw Aug 2011

Incorporating Information Literacy And Site Specific Dance, Selene Colburn, Paul H. Besaw

UVM Libraries Conference Day

Selene and Paul explained their collaboration by first giving the history of the Dance major here at UVM and then discussing how they incorporated information literacy skills into their class "Site Dance & Performance." They discussed the final projects' locations, parameters, what actually transpired, and finally, the students' thoughts on the whole experience.


From Reel To Real: The Vermont Digital Newspaper Project, Birdie Maclennan Aug 2011

From Reel To Real: The Vermont Digital Newspaper Project, Birdie Maclennan

UVM Libraries Conference Day

Birdie discussed the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP) and the birth of the Vermont Digital Newspaper Project (VTDNP) from that. She talked about the VTDNP's scope and its deliverables, what the catalog records would look like, and the equipment used to process the VT papers. Birdie also discussed the hoped-for outcomes of the project and its future direction, too.


From Reel To Real: The Vermont Digital Newspaper Project, Thomas Mcmurdo Aug 2011

From Reel To Real: The Vermont Digital Newspaper Project, Thomas Mcmurdo

UVM Libraries Conference Day

Thomas introduces the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP) state project for Vermont, and discusses newspaper digitization processes and research implications as well as ongoing developments for the VTDNP and the NDNP.


Poster: Old Vermont Films: Opportunities For Research, New Films & Community Events, Fred C. Pond Aug 2011

Poster: Old Vermont Films: Opportunities For Research, New Films & Community Events, Fred C. Pond

UVM Libraries Conference Day

Fred's poster shows that there can be new life for old Vermont films.


Poster: Researchers Say The Darndest Things: Using Semi-Structured Interviews To Uncover The Unique Information Behaviors Of Basic Sciences Researchers In An Academic Health Center, Laura L. Haines Aug 2011

Poster: Researchers Say The Darndest Things: Using Semi-Structured Interviews To Uncover The Unique Information Behaviors Of Basic Sciences Researchers In An Academic Health Center, Laura L. Haines

UVM Libraries Conference Day

Laura discusses the work she and her colleagues did in a qualitative study of semi-structured interviews examining the unique, information-seeking characteristics of basic sciences researchers. The team's ultimate goal was to then design a suite of library services that would better meet these researchers' needs.


Poster: Aligning Library Instruction With The Needs Of Basic Science Graduate Students, Donna O'Malley, Frances A. Delwiche Aug 2011

Poster: Aligning Library Instruction With The Needs Of Basic Science Graduate Students, Donna O'Malley, Frances A. Delwiche

UVM Libraries Conference Day

Donna and Fran's poster discusses the need to replace the library's current model of library instruction with one better suited to the needs of basic science graduate students. The poster outlines the methodology, the results, and the conclusions that came from this push to redesign.


College Students And The U.S. Census, Scott L. Schaffer Aug 2011

College Students And The U.S. Census, Scott L. Schaffer

UVM Libraries Conference Day

Scott discusses college-student statistics and implications from how that data is used in the United States census.


An Analysis Of Clinical Questions Asked At Professor Rounds, Nancy A. Bianchi Aug 2011

An Analysis Of Clinical Questions Asked At Professor Rounds, Nancy A. Bianchi

UVM Libraries Conference Day

Nancy discussed the number of questions received during professor rounds, what kinds of questions they were, how many of these were answerable, and where she found the answers.


Old Vermont Films: Opportunities For Research, New Films & Community Events, Fred C. Pond Aug 2011

Old Vermont Films: Opportunities For Research, New Films & Community Events, Fred C. Pond

UVM Libraries Conference Day

Fred discussed the process and challenges of locating old Vermont films and digitizing them. These "new films" were then shown at various community events to publicize and promote them. Fred ended with listing "next steps" to take to keep this digitization initiative moving forward.


Poster Of Conference Schedule, Alison F. Armstrong Aug 2011

Poster Of Conference Schedule, Alison F. Armstrong

UVM Libraries Conference Day

The schedule for the day, for the first Libraries Conference Day here at Bailey/Howe.


Fourteen Reasons Privacy Matters: A Multidiscipinary Review Of Scholarly Literature, Trina J. Magi Apr 2011

Fourteen Reasons Privacy Matters: A Multidiscipinary Review Of Scholarly Literature, Trina J. Magi

University Libraries Faculty and Staff Publications

Librarians have long recognized the importance of privacy to intellectual freedom. As digital technology and its applications advance, however, efforts to protect privacy may become increasingly difficult. With some users behaving in ways that suggest they do not care about privacy and with powerful voices claiming that privacy is dead, librarians may question whether privacy is worth protecting. This article reviews some of the extensive scholarly literature on privacy from disciplines outside the field of library science, including anthropology, law, philosophy, political science, psychology, and sociology, and it identifies fourteen reasons privacy matters to individuals, relationships, and to society. It …


Creating A Community Food System: The Intervale Center (Http://Www.Intervale.Org), Elizabeth A. Berman Jan 2011

Creating A Community Food System: The Intervale Center (Http://Www.Intervale.Org), Elizabeth A. Berman

University Libraries Faculty and Staff Publications

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