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Prohibition Display, Maggie Mason Smith

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December 5 is Repeal Day, which signifies an historical event in US history: the repeal of the 18th Amendment, resulting in the end of Prohibition in the United States.

2015 Slac Presentation: Correlation Between Library Instruction And Student Retention, Mary O'Kelly

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Grand Valley State University Libraries has found a statistically significant positive correlation between librarian-led instruction and student retention. The libraries’ Head of Instructional Services and the university's Institutional Analysis department worked together to connect library instruction with student-level data and then analyze that data over several academic years. This presentation will outline the data collection process, analysis methods, limitations, and outcomes of a longitudinal study.

Open Parks Network: Parks For The People, Christopher Vinson, Rachel Wittmann

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The Open Parks Network serves the global parks community by providing the information, tools, and solutions to support the stewardship of the natural and cultural assets of protected areas. To date, over 350,000 items and 1.5 million pages of material has been digitized as part of this project. This presentation details the project's background and strategies used for digitization and metadata creation. Additionally, the Abraham Lincoln Birthplace Donor Card Collection project is detailed. This webinar presentation was conducted as part of the LYRASIS "Second Friday" series.

Technology Lending: The Wave Of The Future, Bobby Hollandsworth, Cassie Thomas

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Historical Poinsettia Display, Maggie Mason Smith

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The poinsettia has undergone a remarkable transformation since the day some 800 years ago when the Aztecs plucked it from the wilds of Mexico to decorate their courtyards and medicate the infirm.

From November 9 to 28, wild, heirloom, and modern poinsettias in full flower will grace the lobby of Clemson University’s Cooper Library for everyone to appreciate. Banners and historical documents will accompany the display to help guide visitors along the implausible route the humble poinsettia traveled from gangly Mexican shrub to iconic Christmas flower.

Native American Heritage Display, Maggie Mason Smith

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National Native American Heritage month is a time to honor the contributions, achievements, sacrifices, and cultural and historical legacy of the original inhabitants of the United States.

A wide range of library materials have been pulled and placed on display to coincide with Native American Heritage month. Included are works on Native American history, art, sports, Native American literature and lore, contemporary fiction including Native American characters, music, health, and law.

The Vikings: History Channel's Fact Or Fictionalized View Of The Norse Expansion, Gypsey Teague

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The History Channel’s The Vikings is a fictionalized history of Ragnar Lothbrok who during the 8th and 9th Century traveled and raided the British Isles and all the way to Paris. This paper will look at the factual Ragnar and the fictionalized character as presented to the general viewing public.

Playing Well With Others: Case Studies In Cross-Campus Collaboration, Bobby Hollandsworth

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Infographics: A Librarian's Best Friend, Rachel S. Evans

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Infographics are on the rise as a communication medium in libraries. We live in a visual world; we are visual creatures, naturally drawn to graphical representations. Using free web applications, librarians and their support staff can now easily create beautiful and compelling infographics which can serve multiple purposes in the library environment. From community outreach and marketing of programs and collections to internal use as a presentation aid and everything in between, infographics can help us relay important information in an attractive way for little to no cost. This presentation will discuss the advantages of using infographics in the library …

Censorship & Banned Books Display, Maggie Mason Smith

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Located on the display shelving on the 4th floor of Cooper Library and covered in caution tape, this year’s Banned Book display has a slight twist - not only does it feature banned books, but it also includes items centered on censorship.

2015 Road Scholars Display, Maggie Mason Smith

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In 2013, the College of Art, Architecture, and Humanities hosted the first annual Road Scholars lecture series.

The Road Scholars series brings professors from the Tiger’s ACC football rivals to Clemson to present their current research, which is followed by a response from a Clemson humanities faculty member. This year, lectures will be held October 2nd, October 9th, October 16th, November 6th, and November 20th.

A display of works written by professors participating in the lecture series as well as other works on topics the series will explore is currently located on the west side of the 4th floor of …

Find Your Park Metadata, Rachel Wittmann, Christopher Vinson, Joshua Morgan

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The Open Parks Network (OPN) project digitized over 330k items from U.S. national and state parks. While the mass digitization effort was a logistically challenging operation, ensuring metadata for this material added another layer of complexity this offsite-managed project. In the best case scenario, the parks provided existing descriptive metadata, but this still lacked preferred elements. In many cases, digitized material had never been cataloged by the park.

To orchestrate adequate descriptive metadata, OPN employed tactics to catalog this large-scale project. This session encourages an exchange of experiences and ideas from others when faced with similar situations.

Reaching New Heights: Improving Resource Sharing Policies And Services At Clemson University, Renna Tuten Redd, Maggie Savidakis-Dunn

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Disabilities Display, Maggie Mason Smith

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Disabilities are a challenge, not a limitation. With that in mind, this display contains information on several disabilities including deafness, autism, cerebral palsy, blindness, and Asperger's. Also included are aspects related to disabilities such as inclusive education, discrimination and sociology of disability.

National Endowment Of The Arts & Humanities Display, Maggie Mason Smith

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On September 29, 1965, the National Endowment for the Humanities was established to “encourage the development of the humanities by supporting research and awarding fellowships, strengthening teaching of the humanities, and fostering public use and enjoyment of the humanities.”

This display features works produced by current and former faculty members who received NEH grants; in most cases, the works are directly related to the grant received.

Freshman Summer Reading Display, Maggie Mason Smith

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Karen Joy Fowler’s latest work, We are all Completely beside Ourselves, is this year’s Freshman Summer Reading selection.

Using this work as a foundation, a display of further research and leisure reading material has been set up in Cooper Library.

The display will be up throughout the month of August and everything on display is available for checkout.

E.L. Doctorow Display, Maggie Mason Smith

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On July 15th, author, editor, and professor Edgar Lawrence Doctorow died at the age of 84.

With awards and honors spanning nearly four decades, Doctorow was described as one of the most important American novelists of the 20th century.

A display of items by or based on works by Doctorow is currently located atop the New Books shelving on the 4th floor of Cooper Library; the items will be on display throughout the month and are available for checkout at the Information Services Desk.

The Lyon Declaration On Access To Information And Development, Anne Burnett

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A large format infographic presenting key facts about the Lyon Declaration and providing details about IFLA.

Least-Loved Juvenile Book Display, Maggie Mason Smith

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Promoting Your Scholarship Through Open Access, Andrew Wesolek

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Many academic librarians are required to publish as part of the promotion and tenure process. And if they are not, they surely consult with faculty who are. Often, it is not enough to simply have published works, but one must also demonstrate the impact of those works. Luckily, there are strategies you can use to bolster the visibility and impact of your work. This presentation will cover author's rights, negotiating publication agreements, open access publishing, and free resources you can use to boost the visibility of your work.

Enhancing Discoverability: How To Describe Digitalcommons Content For Harvest Into Cultural Heritage Institutions, Andrew Wesolek, Joshua Morgan

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Both institutional repositories and cultural heritage institutions have broadly defined collection development policies. As such, many collections could appropriately reside in both. However, at many institutions digital libraries that support cultural heritage collections are often supported by CONTENTdm, while institutional repository initiatives are supported by another platform--in Clemson's case, DigitalCommons. Librarians at Clemson University identified several key collections that fit both the scope of its institutional repository and digital library. In order to leverage the "google-ability" of the institutional repository with the discoverability that comes with inclusion in the DPLA, we embarked on a process to describe our collection and …

Audiobooks Display, Maggie Mason Smith

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June is National Audiobook Month!

We've got a pretty great collection of audiobooks at Cooper and have pulled some out for this month's display. You can find Beyond Magenta, The Forgotten Affairs of Youth, The Last Word, A Snicker of Magic, and more on the display shelving on the west side of the fourth floor.

Early Norse Navigation Tools, Gypsey Teague

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In the History Channel series Vikings Ragnar Loðbrok tells his brother Rollo he wants to sail west to raid the rich lands there. His brother points out that no one can sail across the open water. In this scene Ragnar pulls out two tools that while being interesting in the development of the story are both also historically factual. This paper will discuss these two tools, the sȯl-skuggafjöl and the sólarsteinn, as well as the bearing dial and a more observational technique of polar mirages used by the early Norse sailors as they explored the North Atlantic waters.

We're All In This Together: Mentoring In Academic Libraries (Poster), Matt Ruen, Cara Cadena, Betsy Williams

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Navigating a new job can be difficult for both new and experienced librarians. How will you learn “the way we do things here”? Mentoring can play a key role in helping librarians find their way to becoming effective professionals. Grand Valley State University currently has several formal mentoring programs for new librarians, in addition to informal mentoring. Our poster will discuss GVSU’s mentoring programs and the purposes they serve—acclimating to university culture, developing position-specific skills, and successfully participating in the scholarly process. We will include our experiences and perspectives as recent participants in these programs. This discussion will include insights …

Star Wars Display, Maggie Mason Smith

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May The 4th Be With You!

Star Wars Day is an unofficial secular holiday in May celebrating the Star Wars franchise.

Fans of the films, print series, and Star Wars in popular culture celebrate Star Wars Day in a variety of ways; we recommend celebrating with a book from our Star Wars display in Cooper Library.

Sowing The Seeds Of Success: Community Collaboration For College Readiness, Gayle Schaub, Lindy Scripps-Hoekstra

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The challenge of creating information literate college students begins long before freshmen enter the university classroom. This poster details a unique collaboration between a university, a community foundation, and a public school to offer middle school information literacy workshops, using threshold concepts as a basis for its curriculum. This approach to community engagement offers ideas others may want to consider about moving collaborative information literacy initiatives beyond the campus.

The Legal Tech Audit: Focus On Word, Rachel S. Evans, Jason Tubinis

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In addition to discussing the legal tech audit, these sessions focused on how-to skills for using Microsoft Word in the legal profession.

The Legal Tech Audit: Focus On Pdfs, Rachel S. Evans, Jason Tubinis

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In addition to discussing the legal tech audit, these sessions focused on how-to skills for using Adobe Acrobat in the legal profession.

The Legal Tech Audit: Focus On Excel, Rachel S. Evans, Jason Tubinis

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In addition to discussing the legal tech audit, these two sessions focused on how-to skills for using Microsoft Excel in the legal profession.

Adobe Display, Maggie Mason Smith

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The April TAPS Display is all about Adobe. Books pulled for the display contain instruction on Adobe programs such as Audition, Dreamweaver, Flash, InDesign, Photoshop, and Premier. The display will be up throughout the month, and everything on display is available for checkout.