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Library Support For Indigenous University Students: Moving From The Periphery To The Mainstream, Joanna Hare, Wendy Abbott

Wendy Abbott

Objective This research project explored the models of Indigenous support programs in Australian academic libraries, and how they align with the needs of the students they support. The research objective was to gather feedback from Indigenous students and obtain evidence of good practice models from Australian academic libraries to inform the development and enhancement of Indigenous support programs. The research presents the viewpoints of both Indigenous students and librarians. Methods The research methods comprised an online survey using SurveyMonkey and a focus group. The survey was conducted nationally in Australia to gather evidence on the different models of Indigenous support …

The Iowa Studio: Reconceptualizing Support For Digital Scholarship, Tom Keegan, John Culshaw, Paul Soderdahl

Tom Keegan

On June 1, 2015, The University of Iowa (UI) Libraries with the support of the UI provost, launched the Digital Scholarship & Publishing Studio. The Studio maintains a physical presence in the UI Main Library and was created by merging the Libraries-operated Digital Research and Publishing department with the campus-operated center called the Digital Studio for Public Arts and Humanities. With nearly a dozen full-funded staff positions, the Studio represents a remarkable commitment of institutional resources to the growth and development of digital scholarship. Housing the Iowa Digital Library (over one million digital objects), Iowa Research Online (the institutional repository), …

New Directions In Faculty Work And The Key Role Of The Library, Promita Chatterji

Promita Chatterji

Digital scholarship is changing dramatically for faculty, and libraries are under pressure to understand and support their needs as they evolve. In addition to their formal publications, faculty are interested in sharing and managing a wide variety of materials, from datasets to images, audio, technical reports, course materials, syllabi, and more. By understanding the changing nature of faculty needs, libraries can play a key role in supporting this scholarship. In this presentation, Promita Chatterji of the bepress Outreach team discusses major trends in digital scholarship and present a variety of ways to support these new directions.

Lsu Subject Liaisons' Workshop [Invited Speaker], Barbara Tierney

Barbara Tierney

Comparing Apples To (Apples) Oranges: An Exploration Of The Use Of Libguides In Arl Libraries, Rosalinda H. Linares, Anna Marie Johnson

Anna Marie Johnson

Exploring Reading Habits And Academic Success In Rural Kenya, Florence Mugambi

Florence N. Mugambi

Making Institutional Repositories Work: From The Frontlines To The Future, Barbara Tierney, Lee Dotson, Burton Callicott, David Scherer, Andrew Wesolek

Barbara Tierney

Rda: Loss Of Gmd And Changes Regarding Type And Format, Robert Bothmann

Bobby Bothmann

The pending decision to move to RDA is still a few months away, but some libraries have already begun following RDA guidelines. AACR2’s general material designation (GMD) is not perpetuated in RDA guidelines. Instead, RDA records define the content of the expression, the medium of the manifestation, and the carrier of the manifestation. This session will discuss the changes that will occur with RDA vocabulary, the issues related to display of the vocabulary particularly as it relates to special formats, and the effect this change may have on the display in the Aleph OPAC and in MnPALS Plus.

Marc Edit Demo, Robert Bothmann

Bobby Bothmann

Have you heard of MARC Edit and wondered what all the fuss is about? Do you have some bibliographic record changes in your catalog you want to fix, but you don’t have global change privileges? Do you have some bibliographic records in Aleph you want to bring up to current standards? Are you getting collection set or vendor MARC files you wish you could massage or modify before you import them into Aleph? This session will provide some case studies with walk through demonstrations addressing some of the questions posed in this description.

Getting Around Rda, Sarah Quimby, Robert Bothmann

Bobby Bothmann

No abstract provided.

Cataloging Moving Images With Rda, Robert Bothmann

Bobby Bothmann

This ninety-minute presentation will present the RDA: Resource Description and Access core elements and moving image-related elements necessary for most commercially available video recordings, including Blu-rays, DVDs, combo-packs, and streaming or digital video. The point of view will be from an original cataloging standpoint with examples following the MARC 21 Format for Bibliographic Data.

It's Not Armageddon: A Practical Guide To Using The New Cataloging Code, Mary Konkel, Adam Schiff, Robert Bothmann

Bobby Bothmann

No abstract provided.

Oclc Bibnote, Marcedit, & File-90: Birds Of A Feather, Robert Bothmann

Bobby Bothmann

No abstract provided.

Practical Strategies For Cataloging Departments, Rebecca Lubas, Robert Bothmann

Bobby Bothmann

No abstract provided.

Batchloading Marc21 Records In Aleph, Robert Bothmann

Bobby Bothmann

No abstract provided.

Cataloging Media With Rda Session, Robert Bothmann

Bobby Bothmann

This program will emphasize the OCLC MARC elements of RDA for cataloging audio visual materials including music and spoken word CD’s, blu-rays, DVD’s, and console games. All the updates and changes in the past year will be included.

Success! Assessment In Action And Its Impact On Four Academic Libraries, Lisa Massengale, Heather Jagman, Amy Glass, Stephanie Bluemle

Heather Jagman

This panel will provide an overview of Assessment in Action learning projects, which assessed library impact on student learning. Augustana College studied the effect of using original primary materials on first-year students’ information literacy and critical thinking skills. DePaul University investigated how independent learning activities allowed first year students to articulate how the library contributed to their success. Illinois Central College looked at library instruction’s impact on student success within sections of Composition ENG 111 (Composition II) courses. Illinois Institute of Technology examined whether intensity of library usage affected undergraduate student success.

Climbing The Mountain On The Quest For Success: Adventures In First-Year Librarianship, Laurie Aycock, Christina Holm, Amanda Albert

Laurie Aycock

Open Access Policy At The University Of Rhode Island, Julia Lovett, Andrée Rathemacher

Julia Lovett

Materials related to a "Lightning Talk" presentation on the University of Rhode Island Open Access Policy, given at the NETSL Annual Spring Conference in Worcester, MA, April 12, 2013.

Sources As Topoi: Making A Place For Information Literacy, Grace Veach

Grace Veach

See presentation description.

Cats As Detectives In Library Mysteries, Mary Freier

Mollie Freier

Cats have become ubiquitous as detectives or detective assistants in twenty-first century mysteries, although the trend began with the “The Cat Who” books, the first of which was published in the nineteen-sixties. Cats have a fine history in the detective genre, but current depictions of cats as detectives include the cats conversing with other animals and even the human detective in the novel. Some of these cats possess supernatural abilities, and even those who don't possess impressive intelligence. Cats are notorious, of course, for being curious, and the librarians who function as amateur sleuths are similar in this regard. Some …

Rare Books In Detective Fiction: Information As Object, Mary Freier

Mollie Freier

Library mysteries written since 1970 often depict intrigue surrounding the theft or threatened theft of rare books. Charles Goodrum, a director of the Library of Congress, once wrote that when he decided to write a mystery novel set in a library, he spent an evening coming up with ideas for such a novel. He said that he came up with dozens, but settled on a plot about rare book theft because he thought it would be more accessible to general readers. Many other mystery writers have made the same decision. Although these mysteries are often considered library mysteries and frequently …

Developing Collecting Areas Through Digital Surrogate Donations: Are The Benefits Worth The Risks?, Kevin C. Miller

Kevin C. Miller

Special collections librarians at small or medium sized institutions may lack the resources required to build new collecting areas or further enrich the collecting areas mandated by their mission. As one measure to overcome this challenge at Pepperdine University, we are experimenting with an approach that we call “digital surrogate” donations. In these cases, we work with donors to create digital surrogates—typically scans of images or texts—of select physical materials with which donors are not quite ready to part. Per a modified donor agreement, the digital surrogate collections are then made available to researchers through our digital archive and open …

Grey Literature At The Cummings Cummings Center For The History Of Psychology, A Case Study, Jodi Kearns, Cathy Faye

Jodi Kearns, PhD

No abstract provided.

Celebrate The Extra Space: A Practical Guide To Weeding, Lori Gwinett, Yadira Payne, Liya Deng, Hallie Pritchett, Laurie Aycock

Laurie Aycock

This diverse panel of Government Documents librarians will share/discuss simple, practical, and tested strategies for planning and executing large weeding projects, checklists for tracking your progress, and offering insight into UGA’s discard list process for federal depositories thus aiding in collection improvement, the creation of much needed space, and tools for maintaining your sanity in the process.

Learning From Degree-Seeking Older Adult Students In A University Library, Marilia Antunez, Mary Aagard, Jaime Sand

Marilia Y. Antunez, MLS, MA

No abstract provided.

2013 Availability Study, Sanjeet Mann

Sanjeet Mann

Data set from electronic resource availability study conducted in 2013 at Armacost Library, University of Redlands, finding that 346 of 400 (86.5%) of items were available in print, online or through interlibrary loan.

The Half Time Report: Measuring Success And Maintaining Momentum, Jean-Gabriel Bankier, Stephanie Davis-Kahl, Michael Organ

Michael Organ

In this session, Stephanie Davis-Kahl (Illinois Wesleyan University), Michael Organ (University of Wollongong), and Jean-Gabriel Bankier (bepress) presented around the following topics: Measuring success Reviewing and evaluating needs and goals Setting your next milestone Stephanie Davis-Kahl: A recent redesign DigitalCommons@IWU has gotten Stephanie Davis-Kahl, Scholarly Communications Librarian and Associate Professor, thinking about where they are now and where to go next. Here she’ll discuss their original goals, how they’ve measured and shared their success, what lessons they’ve learned along the way, and how they’ll be moving forward with their initiative. Michael Organ: With nearly 50,000 submissions and ten million downloads, …

More Than Just Where To Click, Heather Jagman, Troy Swanson

Heather Jagman

How do we move students beyond mechanical searching skills toward more sophisticated ways of understanding information? How can we encourage students reflect on their own beliefs and worldviews as they interact with sources? ACRL’s new title, Not Just Where to Click: Teaching Students How to Think about Information seeks to answer these questions. In addition to providing background on the editorial process, Swanson and Jagman will highlight the connections made by contributors and explore how authors provide a balance of theoretical and applied approaches to information literacy, supplying readers with accessible and innovative ideas ready to be put into practice.

Data In The Sciences At Colby College, A Case Study, Susan Westerberg Cole

Susan Westerberg Cole

A sabbatical project looked at the research data needs of science faculty at a small liberal arts college in order to determine potential library support services. I concluded that support needs to come from multiple campus units. This study highlighted the value of personal interviews to discover actual needs that had been unanticipated.