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Winning Friends And Influencing People: Oer And Higher Education Affordability, Marilyn K. Moody
Winning Friends And Influencing People: Oer And Higher Education Affordability, Marilyn K. Moody
Library Faculty Publications and Presentations
Higher Education stakeholders, including students, parents, faculty, administrators, legislators, state higher education boards, trustees, alumni, and donors are all concerned about the high cost of education and its impact on students. Positioning OER within the broader context of college affordability creates interest in the creation and use of OER, as well as powerful allies for OER initiatives. Approaches and examples of how to communicate OER value for affordability efforts and influence these varied stakeholders will be included in this presentation. Portland State University and its use of OER and the creation of open textbooks in the context of university initiatives …
It’S Not Just What You Know, But Who You Know: Social Capital Theory And Academic Library Outreach, Elizabeth Ramsey
It’S Not Just What You Know, But Who You Know: Social Capital Theory And Academic Library Outreach, Elizabeth Ramsey
Library Faculty Publications and Presentations
The concept of social capital and its contribution to success and well-being in a variety of settings has potential for academic library outreach. Research has found that those with extensive and varied networks of social relationships can benefit in myriad ways, including academic and professional achievement. A connection has also been found between lower levels of social capital and negative effects on individuals as well as communities generally. Academic libraries are strategically positioned to enhance the social capital of their users, effecting positive differences in engagement, retention, and success after graduation.
Gathering The Needles: Evaluating The Impact Of Gold Open Access Content With Traditional Subscription Journals, Alison Bobal, Jill Emery
Gathering The Needles: Evaluating The Impact Of Gold Open Access Content With Traditional Subscription Journals, Alison Bobal, Jill Emery
Library Faculty Publications and Presentations
Utilizing the Project COUNTER Release 4 JR1-GOA report, two librarians explore these data in comparison to journal package subscriptions represented via the JR1 reports. This paper outlines the methodology and study undertaken at the Portland State University Library and the University of Nebraska Medical Center Library using these reports for the first time. The initial outcomes of the study are provided in various Tables for 2014 and 2015. The intent of the study was to provide both institutions with a baseline from which to do further study. In addition, some ideas are given for how these reports can be used …
Reader Response [To Eric Jennings, “The Librarian Stereotype: How Librarians Are Damaging Their Image And Profession" C&Ul 23:1, 93-100], Erica Defrain, April Hathcock, Turner Masland, Nicole Pagowsky, Annie Pho, Miriam Rigby, K. R. Roberto
Reader Response [To Eric Jennings, “The Librarian Stereotype: How Librarians Are Damaging Their Image And Profession" C&Ul 23:1, 93-100], Erica Defrain, April Hathcock, Turner Masland, Nicole Pagowsky, Annie Pho, Miriam Rigby, K. R. Roberto
Library Faculty Publications and Presentations
Response to an opinion piece by column editor Eric Jennings in Volume 23, Issue 1 in College & Undergraduate Libraries entitled, "The librarian stereotype: How librarians are damaging their image and profession."
Making It Count: Usage Statistics & Electronic Resources Management, Jill Emery
Making It Count: Usage Statistics & Electronic Resources Management, Jill Emery
Library Faculty Publications and Presentations
Overview of usage statistics within the framework of electronic resource management and tools to use provided by Project COUNTER & USUS.
Publishing On A Dime: Opportunities And Challenges In Creating An Oer Publishing Program, Karen Bjork, Marilyn Billings
Publishing On A Dime: Opportunities And Challenges In Creating An Oer Publishing Program, Karen Bjork, Marilyn Billings
Library Faculty Publications and Presentations
As the rising cost of textbooks continues to burden students, many libraries have begun to facilitate the creation and publishing of Open Educational Resources (OER). The presentation will focus on the opportunities and challenges of creating a library publishing program with limited funding. Lessons learned from open education publishing initiatives will be shared. At Portland State University (PSU), Karen Bjork has worked with faculty on campus to publish eight open access textbooks that have benefited students on an economic and educational level. She will discuss the implementation of the open textbook publishing initiative and share how the library combined the …
Sustainable Library Publishing: Opportunities And Challenges In Creating An Open Textbook Publishing Program, Karen Bjork
Sustainable Library Publishing: Opportunities And Challenges In Creating An Open Textbook Publishing Program, Karen Bjork
Library Faculty Publications and Presentations
As the rising cost of textbooks continues to burden students, many libraries have begun to facilitate the creation and publishing of Open Educational Resources (OER). In 2013, with the support of a Provost-backed initiative Portland State University Library developed an open textbook publishing program. In three years Portland State University Library has published 10 open access textbooks, successfully completed a 2nd round of open access textbook publishing, and is in the process of putting together another call for proposals. The presenter will discuss the opportunities and challenges of creating a library publishing program. In addition to discussing launching an open …
The Influence Of The Online Availability Of Usgs Topographic Maps On Weeding Decisions In Academic Libraries, Cheri A. Folkner, Mary C. Aagard
The Influence Of The Online Availability Of Usgs Topographic Maps On Weeding Decisions In Academic Libraries, Cheri A. Folkner, Mary C. Aagard
Library Faculty Publications and Presentations
This study looked at the degree to which the online availability of U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps affects academic libraries’ decisions to withdraw the print versions of those maps. Other factors in making the decisions, such as usage, user preferences, support of academic programs, user discovery, shelving location, and printing options, were also investigated. Results show that while in 40% of the cases the online USGS historical topographic maps influenced the decision to weed, the need for space was the overwhelming driver of print USGS topographic map collection weeding within the past ten years.
Pdxscholar Annual Report 2015, Karen Bjork, Sherry Buchanan, David Coate, Bertrand Robinson, Stacey Schlatter
Pdxscholar Annual Report 2015, Karen Bjork, Sherry Buchanan, David Coate, Bertrand Robinson, Stacey Schlatter
Library Faculty Publications and Presentations
This report details the fifth year of operation for PDXScholar, Portland State University's institutional repository. The report covers the period between January 1, 2015 and December 31, 2015.