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Sports Broadcasting News Analysis [Career Paper], Jefferson Sanders
Sports Broadcasting News Analysis [Career Paper], Jefferson Sanders
Undergraduate Research Award
No abstract provided.
How To Start A Movement: Ted Talk Annotated Resource List, Daulton Cowan
How To Start A Movement: Ted Talk Annotated Resource List, Daulton Cowan
Undergraduate Research Award
No abstract provided.
Nursing: The Career That Saves Lives [Career Paper], Maggie Flanagan
Nursing: The Career That Saves Lives [Career Paper], Maggie Flanagan
Undergraduate Research Award
No abstract provided.
Ensuring Ada Compliance For Library Databases, Shaden Melky, Laura Delancey
Ensuring Ada Compliance For Library Databases, Shaden Melky, Laura Delancey
Kentucky Convergence Conference
Electronic library content must be accessible to students with disabilities, however many institutions have focused on accessibility of physical facilities without considering the requirements for online information. Western Kentucky University (WKU) developed a required, automated program to audit WKU Libraries’ electronic content including, the website and library database vendors. Additionally, WKU began requesting documentation of accessibility features in the form of a Voluntary Product Accessibility Template (VPAT). This presentation will focus on both our internal auditing efforts and the challenges of obtaining accurate vendor documentation.
Makerspaces And The Steam Initiative, Anthony Paganelli, Andrea Paganelli
Makerspaces And The Steam Initiative, Anthony Paganelli, Andrea Paganelli
Kentucky Convergence Conference
Due to Core Curriculum Standards and the STEM and STEAM Initiative, educators are searching for innovative tools to meet the educational needs. Makerspaces offer an outstanding perspective in teaching interdisciplinary studies. A wonderful example is the Future of Music Makerspace, which introduces participants to basic musicianship. By studying music, students will learn various other disciplines while collaborating and accomplishing a common goal.
Teaching Multimedia With Free Tools, Jim Lindsey
Teaching Multimedia With Free Tools, Jim Lindsey
Kentucky Convergence Conference
Students love doing hands-on work with multimedia – images, audio, video and Web sites. Unfortunately, software to do such work so can be costly and difficult to install. This hands-on presentation will show participants free tools for editing images, audio, video and Web site creation as well as how to incorporate them into their computer literacy courses. Most of the tools that will be shown are Web-based; students only need an Internet connection to use them. Since the session is short, hyperlinks to tutorial videos, sample assignments and grading rubrics will be made available to participants.
Universal Design: Collaborating With Campus Partners For Accessibility, Beth Case, Deb Castiglione
Universal Design: Collaborating With Campus Partners For Accessibility, Beth Case, Deb Castiglione
Kentucky Convergence Conference
Recent lawsuits have focused attention on the importance of accessible online courses. Although often perceived as the role of the disability office, the responsibility for accessible online courses also falls on the shoulders of faculty and instructional designers. In this presentation, you will learn about Universal Design, how to be proactive, and how to collaborate with others on campus to provide the best experience possible for online students with disabilities.
Knowledge-Centered Support: Why Bother?, Kaliegh Belda
Knowledge-Centered Support: Why Bother?, Kaliegh Belda
Kentucky Convergence Conference
This presentation’s goal is to provide an understanding of Knowledge-Centered Support, provide initial steps for starting a Knowledge Base, and provide resources for help with starting a Knowledge Base. This presentation is derived from the WKU IT Helpdesk’s experiences and challenges that we overcame when implementing our own Knowledge Base.
Combining Faculty, Instructional Design, And Library Services To Provide Students A Framework For Information Evaluation, Linda Leake, Samantha Mcclellan
Combining Faculty, Instructional Design, And Library Services To Provide Students A Framework For Information Evaluation, Linda Leake, Samantha Mcclellan
Kentucky Convergence Conference
The creation of the course-embedded Critical Thinking & information Evaluation Module series resulted from the need for undergraduate students to start their academic careers with a framework for evaluating information. Pulling from the Paul-Elder Critical Thinking Framework and focusing abstract information literacy concepts on the commonly-used resources of Wikipedia, Google, and scholarly journal articles, the presenters will delve into module creation to implementation of these modules and discuss the logistics of this process to guide other faculty-librarian-instruction designer collaborations.
Quick And Easy Tips For Improving The Accessibility Of Online Materials, Beth Case
Quick And Easy Tips For Improving The Accessibility Of Online Materials, Beth Case
Kentucky Convergence Conference
Most faculty and instructional designers know they need to make their online materials accessible to students with disabilities. But do you know how? This presentation will walk you through some very simple and quick techniques you can use to improve the accessibility of your documents. This workshop will focus on Microsoft Word documents, while touching on PDFs, PowerPoint, audio, and video files
Library Staff Council Meeting Minutes October 15, 2015, Library Staff Council
Library Staff Council Meeting Minutes October 15, 2015, Library Staff Council
Library Annual Reports, Reports, and Statistics
Discussion included:
-Open house
-Library committees
Library Staff Council Meeting Minutes September 4, 2015, Library Staff Council
Library Staff Council Meeting Minutes September 4, 2015, Library Staff Council
Library Annual Reports, Reports, and Statistics
Discussion included:
-Open House
-Suggestion box
-Library committees
Natural Gardening, Lisa Karen Miller
Natural Gardening, Lisa Karen Miller
DLPS Faculty Publications
This presentation features methods of natural and organic gardening that preclude the use of harmful pesticides and herbicides.
Library Staff Council Meeting Minutes July 17, 2015, Library Staff Council
Library Staff Council Meeting Minutes July 17, 2015, Library Staff Council
Library Annual Reports, Reports, and Statistics
Discussion included:
-Open House
-Maps
-Library tours
Library Staff Council Meeting Minutes July 14, 2015, Library Staff Council
Library Staff Council Meeting Minutes July 14, 2015, Library Staff Council
Library Annual Reports, Reports, and Statistics
Discussion included:
-Library kick-off event
-Open house event
-suggestion box
Collections & Connections, Jennifer Wilson
Collections & Connections, Jennifer Wilson
Collections & Connections
Collections & Connections is a bi-annual newsletter of WKU Libraries. This Spring-Summer 2015 issue features another successful book fest organized by the partnership of WKU Libraries, WC Public Library, and the Barnes & Noble Booksellers. Diana Gabaldon, an author known for her Outlander series, is featured in an headline article and so is Kiran Bhatraju, who received this year's Kentucky Literary Award.
Another article features the announcement of the launch of Kentucky Research Commons by WKU Libraries as well as the publication of the new Faith Community Nursing journal on its own digital institutional repository known as TopSCHOLAR.
Yet another …
Library Staff Council Meeting Minutes May 1, 2015, Library Staff Council
Library Staff Council Meeting Minutes May 1, 2015, Library Staff Council
Library Annual Reports, Reports, and Statistics
Discussion included:
-Reduction of library hours during May term
-Open House event
-25 year certificates
Industrial Production Manager [Career Paper], Wesley Osborne
Industrial Production Manager [Career Paper], Wesley Osborne
Undergraduate Research Award
No abstract provided.
The Happy Secret To Better Work: Ted Talk Annotated Resource List, Logan Secrest
The Happy Secret To Better Work: Ted Talk Annotated Resource List, Logan Secrest
Undergraduate Research Award
No abstract provided.
Talking To Ourselves: Internal Communication Strategies For Reference Services, John Gottfried, Laura Delancey, Amanda Hardin
Talking To Ourselves: Internal Communication Strategies For Reference Services, John Gottfried, Laura Delancey, Amanda Hardin
DLTS Faculty Publications
At many academic libraries, spiral notebooks and three ring binders have given way to blogs and wikis as a means of facilitating communication at the reference desk. Western Kentucky University Libraries opted instead to create a custom internal website to log reference transactions, highlight current issues, and manage scheduling changes. This solution incorporated numerous platforms and technologies, including LibGuides, Facebook, and Google Calendar. It avoided some of the pitfalls described in the literature, such as relying too heavily on user-generated content, and has been successful largely because it is embedded in the reference workspace and contains features that librarians will …
The Folklore Of Herbs, Lisa Karen Miller
The Folklore Of Herbs, Lisa Karen Miller
DLPS Faculty Publications
Take a walk through the herb gardens of history and find out what our ancestors knew (and thought they knew) about herbs and their uses for medicine, beauty, and even love. The presentation compares ancient beliefs to current scientific evidence and reveals the places where they intersect.
Virtual Conference And Meeting Systems: Resources For Online Connections, John Gottfried, Laura Delancey, Carol L. Watwood, Amanda Hardin
Virtual Conference And Meeting Systems: Resources For Online Connections, John Gottfried, Laura Delancey, Carol L. Watwood, Amanda Hardin
DLTS Faculty Publications
Librarians have always tried to stretch the limits of applicable technologies to create effective connections among researchers and resources. We thrive on the tools and tactics that help us do this, and we are always on the prowl for newer, better alternatives. This is one of the best ways we have of keeping high service standards in the face of shrinking budgets and skeletal staffing. Fortunately, there have never been so many technologies to choose from, and there have never been so many challenges calling out for technological intervention.
Hosting online instruction sessions is, for example, an excellent opportunity for …
Alcts Crs Holdings Information Forum, Connie Foster
Alcts Crs Holdings Information Forum, Connie Foster
Faculty/Staff Personal Papers
Cecilia Genereux (data management & access/metadata & intellectual access, University of Minnesota Libraries) introduced the session by confessing to a pun intended for her presentation: Alma: To Have and to Hold. The levity quickly shifted into some very detailed analysis of the way the Ex Libris Alma system handled specific types of serials during a migration from Aleph. The University of Minnesota started with Aleph (Ex Libris) in 2002 and moved to Alma on December 26, 2013. Frances McNamara (director, Integrated Library Systems and Administrative and Desktop Systems at University of Chicago), discussed migrating serials data from Horizon to Kulai …
Written In Light: Creating Access To Photographic Collections, Nancy Richey, Suellyn Lathrop
Written In Light: Creating Access To Photographic Collections, Nancy Richey, Suellyn Lathrop
Nancy Richey
No abstract provided.
Alcts Crs Holdings Information Forum, 3-4 P.M. January 31, 2015, Connie Foster
Alcts Crs Holdings Information Forum, 3-4 P.M. January 31, 2015, Connie Foster
Connie Foster
Cecilia Genereux (data management & access/metadata & intellectual access, University of Minnesota Libraries) introduced the session by confessing to a pun intended for her presentation: Alma: To Have and to Hold. The levity quickly shifted into some very detailed analysis of the way the Ex Libris Alma system handled specific types of serials during a migration from Aleph. The University of Minnesota started with Aleph (Ex Libris) in 2002 and moved to Alma on December 26, 2013. Frances McNamara (director, Integrated Library Systems and Administrative and Desktop Systems at University of Chicago), discussed migrating serials data from Horizon to Kulai …
Collections And Connections, Jennifer Wilson
Collections And Connections, Jennifer Wilson
Collections & Connections
Collections & Connections is a bi-annual publication of the Western Kentucky University Libraries featuring the Libraries' events with a view of reaching out to the Libraries supporters in the community. This issue highlights the creation of an Open Access Hall of Fame, the Evelyn Thurman Book Award, and SOKY reads.
Assessing The Accuracy Of Vendor-Supplied Accessibility Documentation, Laura Delancey
Assessing The Accuracy Of Vendor-Supplied Accessibility Documentation, Laura Delancey
DLTS Faculty Publications
Purpose
– In an effort to ensure vendor compliance with Section 508, some libraries have begun requesting Voluntary Product Accessibility Templates (VPATs) or other documentation of accessibility compliance. The purpose of this paper is to assess the accuracy of vendor-supplied compliance documentation, and to identify common accessibility issues highlighted by the VPATs. A detailed discussion of vendor responses to each Section 508 checkpoint is provided in the Appendix.Design/methodology/approach
– Researchers compared 17 VPATs with the results of an automated accessibility scan to identify inconsistencies and common problems.Findings
– Vendors reported being fully compliant with 64 percent of the …Ebug 2015 Program, Julene L. Jones
Ebug 2015 Program, Julene L. Jones
Ex Libris Bluegrass Users Group Newsletter
eBUG 2015 Program
Top 10 Gdc Projects At Uk Libraries, Julene L. Jones
Top 10 Gdc Projects At Uk Libraries, Julene L. Jones
Ex Libris Bluegrass Users Group Newsletter
Presentation given on Voyager Global Data Change at eBUG 2015 by Julene Jones, University of Kentucky.
Sharing Insight And Experience From An Alma Implementation, Mike Rogers
Sharing Insight And Experience From An Alma Implementation, Mike Rogers
Ex Libris Bluegrass Users Group Newsletter
Keynote presentation given by Mike Rogers, University of Tennessee, Knoxville at eBUG 2015