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Bibliobouts, Karen Markey, Christopher Leeder, Amy R. Hofer

Library Faculty Publications and Presentations

The article reviews the online social game BiblioBouts from the University of Michigan.

We're All In This Together: Supporting The Dissemination Of University Research Through Library Services, Michelle Armstrong

Library Faculty Publications and Presentations

One of the primary functions of universities is the discovery and dissemination of new knowledge. Yet, most institutions only focus on supporting faculty in the initial discovery process, requiring researchers to fend for themselves when sharing their work. Institutional repositories (IRs) have a unique opportunity to expand traditional library services by supporting the dissemination of university research.

Thinking beyond archiving graduate theses and faculty publications, librarians are developing new IR services which can assist faculty in a variety of ways. Managing researcher pages, consulting on copyright transfer agreements, exchanging publication information with other university stakeholders, even launching library-based publishing services …

Free Is The Best Price: Building Your Collection Of Primary Sources With Free, Online, Digital Collections, Joan Petit

Library Faculty Publications and Presentations

This session focused on the extensive range of open access, online collections available through the digitization efforts of libraries, museums, and archives. The issues discussed included how librarians can find and evaluate these collections and improve user access to them by adding them to library collections.

Technology In Practice. Information Literacy 2.0, Meredith G. Farkas

Library Faculty Publications and Presentations

In this article the author discusses critical inquiry and information literacy instruction in light of changes in information dissemination due to digital technology and social media. She emphasizes the impact of such changes for libraries and librarians, addressing information searching skills, networking skills, and professional development for librarians.

Can We Agree Terms? Shaping Techniques For Electronic Resource Management As A Model Of Best Practice, Graham Stone, Jill Emery

Library Faculty Publications and Presentations

Back in 2008, Jill Emery, then at the University of Texas, now at Portland State and Graham Stone from the University and Huddersfield started a discussion about e-resource management.

Writing And Assessing Information Literacy Outcomes, Ellie Dworak

Library Faculty Publications and Presentations

Many universities are revising their curriculum guidelines to include information literacy outcomes. How can subject classes meet these outcomes without taking excessive time from the content, and how can the results be effectively and efficiently measured? This breakout session will cover the ACRL information literacy guidelines as well as subject specific information literacy guidelines; writing measurable outcomes; and using clickers to quickly and simply measure success.

Writers' Workshop Sponsored By The Idaho Librarian, Kim Leeder, Ellie Dworak, Tom Ivie

Library Faculty Publications and Presentations

Let’s face it, writing is hard. Even for those who enjoy the process, coming up with ideas, churning out words to fill up a blank page, and subjecting a draft to endless revision can be extremely challenging and time-consuming! But communicating with others in our field is an important skill, and publishing is a professional requirement for many librarians. At this session hosted by two of the editors from ILA’s journal, The Idaho Librarian, we’ll review the basic building blocks of writing in our discipline, from brainstorming topics to outlining and story development, and we’ll engage in creative activities to …

Qr Codes: A Guide For Libraries, Memo Cordova

Library Faculty Publications and Presentations

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The Revolution Of University-Based Information, Michelle Armstrong, Julia Stringfellow

Library Faculty Publications and Presentations

Traditionally, information and scholarship produced by universities has been disseminated by for-profits publishers who charge for access to this scholarship. This approach to sharing the output of our nation's academic community has significantly limited access to that scholarship. Institutional repositories are revolutionizing how university-based information is made accessible to society as a whole. This presentation will explore how libraries are supporting access to academic scholarship, issues involved in providing the scholarship such as types of information, intellectual property, and quality control, and ways users can access, evaluate, and utilize university-based information.

55,000 Ways To Say Yes: Customer-Driven Acquisitions And More!, Peggy Cooper, Barbara Glackin, Marilyn Moody

Library Faculty Publications and Presentations

The Boise State University Albertsons Library is committed to providing excellent user services, resources and experiences. The panel will discuss how this user service focus has evolved and what is happening in the Library: strategically realigning staff; patron driven acquisitions, finding out what users want and delivering it quickly; increasing liaison outreach to foster personal connections; and exploring effectively embracing mobile technologies.

(The Universal Interrogative Participle) Is Going On With The Authors Guild?, Emily Ford

Library Faculty Publications and Presentations

The article discusses the copyright lawsuit filed by Authors Guild Inc. against HathiTrust Digital Repository Inc., an organization that is collaboratively sharing and archiving digitized works. The lawsuit claimed that the organization is making copyright infringements as well as surpasses the rights allowed by the Fair Use and preservation of the copyright law. A brief overview of the parties involved in the lawsuit are provided.

Twitter And Facebook For User Collection Requests, Joan Petit

Library Faculty Publications and Presentations

Libraries are offering more services through social media Web sites like Twitter and Facebook, and this presence online is encouraging more conversation between libraries and patrons, including collection development requests. A review of popular Twitter and Facebook library profiles reveals the most successful accounts to be those where the library actively engages its users online. Through these media, libraries can have direct, immediate conversations with patrons that result in patron-initiated material requests.

Heard On The Net: Fear And Self-Loathing In Libraryland, Jill Emery

Library Faculty Publications and Presentations

This column explores the argument that the future of librarianship is in peril, and hope is futile and librarians are not doing enough to maintain our professional relevance in the 21st century.

Ebooks And More: Accessing Mobile And Digital Library Content, Marilyn K. Moody

Library Faculty Publications and Presentations

Albertsons Library now offers a wide variety of digital content. Thousands of library academic eBooks can now be used and downloaded by Boise State faculty, staff, and students. You can also stream videos and music in your classroom. See what is available and learn more about how to use these sources for teaching and research.

Technology In Practice. Open Source, Open Mind, Meredith G. Farkas

Library Faculty Publications and Presentations

In this article the author discusses the evaluation of open source software and proprietary software licensing and development for use in libraries. Information is presented on considerations librarians can make when determining whether to use open source options, including the robustness of the open source project, the quality of support for open source software, and library staff expertise.

Exploring Mobile Reference, Amy E. Vecchione, Tobie Garrick

Library Faculty Publications and Presentations

Meeting your customers where they are has taken on a whole new meaning in the 2010s. Join Amy Vecchione, of Boise State University, and Tobie Garrick, of Boise Public Library, as they explore ways to provide improved reference outcomes for customers through mobile technology. Each librarian has implemented new reference tools for customers including: connecting users to reference tools with QR (Quick Response) codes, roving reference with mobile devices, SMS reference, and mobile database instruction during the reference process. Participants will learn about barriers, how each librarian overcame them, and how mobile reference can be improved.

Technology In Practice. Tutorials That Matter: Learning Objects In The Library Instruction Program, Meredith G. Farkas

Library Faculty Publications and Presentations

In this article the author discusses the benefits of library online tutorials. She suggests that while many academic libraries offer online learning tools for patrons, such as interactive sessions and online versions of paper handouts, many other libraries do not recognize the potential impact of online tutorials. Topics include the replacement of face-to-face instruction due to slowed staff growth and the Library Online Basic Orientation (LOBO) offered at North Carolina State University.

Heard On The Net: Rambling Through The Web, Jill Emery

Library Faculty Publications and Presentations

This column explores Amazon's decision to allow Kindle library check-outs of e-books via OverDrive, STM statement regarding authors’ rights, the UNESCO announcement of their Global Access Portal, and the news of the passing of John Merriman.

What Libraries Can Learn From Kanye, Emily Ford

Library Faculty Publications and Presentations

What can libraries learn from Kanye West. The presentation focuses on three things that Kanye West does really well and what libraries and library workers should do more of. The video of Emily's presentation is located here: http://vimeo.com/25485191

Information Literacy Follow-Through: Enhancing Pre-Service Teachers' Information Evaluation Skills Through Formative Assessment, Sara Seely, Sara Fry, Margie Ruppel

Library Faculty Publications and Presentations

An investigation into pre-service teachers' information evaluation skills at a large university suggests that formative assessment can improve student performance. Pre-service teachers were asked to apply information evaluation skills in the areas of currency, relevancy, authority, accuracy and purpose. The authors compared the pre-service teachers’ and researchers’ evaluations and used Perreault and Leigh’s Index of Reliability to analyze final projects from two semesters. When asked to evaluate the sources cited in a final project for an Education methods course, pre-service teachers who received formative feedback from librarians improved in most information evaluation areas. Formative assessment is explored as a tool …

At Albertsons Library, User-Centered Is More Than A Trendy Phrase, Peggy S. Cooper

Library Faculty Publications and Presentations

At Albertsons Library being user-centered is at the heart of our decision-making. We focus our collective staff energy on what our users want and need. How do we know? We ask them. In focus groups, in LibQual surveys, at the reference desk, and in course evaluations -- we ask, we listen and we act on their requests.

The Quick Response (Qr) Code: Graphic Potential For Libraries, Memo Cordova

Library Faculty Publications and Presentations

The convergences of Web-ready mobile tools and applications have changed how we interact with our physical and virtual environments. Web-ready mobile devices (particularly smartphones, but tablets and Wi-Fi ready MP3 players are also on the increase) have supplanted the traditional desktop computer. According to IDC Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, a February 7, 2011, press release noted that “Smartphone manufacturers shipped 100.9 million devices in the fourth quarter of 2010...PC manufacturers shipped 92.1 million units” (IDC). For the first time ever, smartphones have outsold traditional desktop computers. This is telling on several levels, the most salient being that our …

A Librarian In The Land Of The Pharaohs, Joan Petit

Library Faculty Publications and Presentations

The article presents the author's insights on the transition in her family after moving from Carrboro, North Carolina to Cairo, Egypt, where she will spend her two years working as Reference and Instruction Librarian at the American University in Cairo, Egypt (AUC). The author says that the welcome change in her family was the employment of a part-time housekeeper and nanny. She adds that most of the evenings and weekends of her family were spent at the club, visiting with friends, and relaxing.

Heard On The Net: Ain’T Gonna Work On Charles’* Farm No More, Jill Emery

Library Faculty Publications and Presentations

This column explores the lack of investment in middle management by the association of research libraries and looks at how community engagement can result in new ways to develop collections.

Technology In Practice. Too Much Information?, Meredith G. Farkas

Library Faculty Publications and Presentations

The article discusses personal privacy concerns for libraries in light of the impact of online social networks, social media, and Web 2.0 technologies on the blurred line between private and public information. The author examines the perspectives of members of the public who are in favor of disclosing personal information and those who are against it. He addresses the responsibility of libraries to protect the privacy of their patrons when using social networking sites.

Technology In Practice. Let's Not Borrow Trouble: E-Book Collection Development Requires New Considerations, Meredith G. Farkas

Library Faculty Publications and Presentations

In this article the author addresses various aspects regarding the feasibility of library lending services for electronic books (e-books). She suggests that several conditions make e-books difficult to incorporate into library collections, particularly at academic libraries. Topics include lack of interoperability among e-book reader formats, compliance with the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), and digital rights management of e-books by publishers and vendors.

Beyond Foursquare: Library Treks With Scvngr, Amy E. Vecchione, Margaret Mellinger

Library Faculty Publications and Presentations

SCVNGR is a game-based geolocation application where users can earn points or gain rewards by completing challenges and treks. Builders design questions that involve text based answers (open ended or multiple choice), QR codes, or photo challenges. Librarians at Boise State University and Oregon State University have built treks and challenges using SCVNGR for library orientations and instruction. They have found SCVNGR a better environment than Foursquare for these purposes. With SCVNGR, students can participate in the challenges and treks using not only their smart phones and mobile devices, but also via text-messaging and laptops. Librarians can easily create multiple …

Reference Is Neither Here Nor There: Connecting Through Sms, Amy E. Vecchione, Margie Ruppel

Library Faculty Publications and Presentations

Have you ever wondered what your patrons think about SMS reference service? Do you wonder what other libraries are doing with SMS? Or what types of questions you would be asked through SMS reference service? Don’t try to reinvent the wheel! Join Boise State University librarians Amy Vecchione and Margie Ruppel to learn the results from their recently conducted national and local surveys on SMS reference. By attending this session participants will learn the most common types of questions asked through SMS, ways to market this service, best practices for answering SMS reference questions, and patrons’ perceptions of this new …

Sms Reference Service: A New Point Of Need For Libraries, Margie Ruppel, Amy Vecchione

Library Faculty Publications and Presentations

Boise State University's text reference service is growing in popularity among students. BSU librarians chose SMS software and started the service during Summer 2010. Join BSU librarians Amy Vecchione and Margie Ruppel for this session to learn what types of questions are asked through SMS, students' opinions of the service, as well as helpful guidelines for starting your own text referencing service.

No Fees Required: Opening Access To University Content, Julia Stringfellow, Michelle Armstrong

Library Faculty Publications and Presentations

Increasing access to university collections is a great benefit for all library communities. This session will look at how access to university records and scholarship, both born digital and originally in paper, is improved by providing them in an open, digital format. Benefits for different types of libraries and patrons will be highlighted. Features of digital asset management systems used at Boise State will also be discussed.