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Adventures In The Archives: How Archival Research Shaped Activities In Special Collections, Abbie Weiser Olivas

Scholarship Day 2025

No abstract provided.

Translating The Lived Experiences Of Graduate Students Into Practice: Qualitative Research Informing Library Services, Olivia Baca, Liz Cooper, Mark Emmons

Scholarship Day 2025

Presentation based on:

Surbaugh, H. M., Baca, O., Cooper, L., Emmons, M., & Neely, T. Y. (2025). Investigating the lived experiences of graduate students at the University of New Mexico. Journal of Graduate Librarianship, 2(1). https://doi.org/10.59942/2995-9063.1018

Creating The Future Together: Librarians And Arts Practitioners Revising The Research Paradigm, Amy Jackson, Stephanie Beene

Scholarship Day 2025

No abstract provided.

The Rise And Fall (And Rise?) Of New Mexico's Criminalization Of Abortion, Jennifer Laws

Scholarship Day 2025

No abstract provided.

Can Chatgpt Accelerate Research In Libraries?, Mark Emmons, David Gustavsen, Holly M. Surbaugh

Scholarship Day 2025

No abstract provided.

Investigating Impact Mediators In Public Library Services Outcomes, Margo Gustina

Scholarship Day 2025

No abstract provided.

Lessons Learned: Musings On Teaching Technology In Library & Information Science, Danielle E. Maurici-Pollock

Scholarship Day 2025

A presentation based on:

Maurici-Pollock, D., Williams, R., & Dumas, C. (2024). Lessons Learned: Musings on Teaching Technology in Library and Information Science. Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, 65(3), 345-354. https://doi.org/10.3138/jelis-2022-0049

Unm Library Scholarship Day: Schedule Of Presentations, Unm Health Sciences Library & Informatics Center, Unm Law Library, Unm University Libraries

Scholarship Day 2025

No abstract provided.

2025 Unm Library Scholarship Day Collcted Abstracts, Unm Health Sciences Library & Informatics Center, Unm Law Library, Unm University Libraries

Scholarship Day 2025

This booklet compiles citations and summaries of recent scholarly works (and works in progress) authored by librarians from all three campus libraries. UNM authors’ names are bolded. It offers readers a snapshot of the ideas, innovations, and collaborations shaping the information science discipline today. Consider it an invitation to connect with colleagues whose work reflects the intellectual vibrancy of UNM’s libraries.

Designing And Evaluating A Pubmed Metadata Text Mining Software Program, Leah A. Everitt

Scholarship Day 2025

A presentation about a program to propose new MeSH (Medical Subject Headings) terms in a specific subject area based on author keywords.

Patterns Of Trust: Unraveling How Students Evaluate Online Sources, Stephanie Beene, Amy Jankowski, Alyssa Russo, Lori Townsend

Scholarship Day 2025

No abstract provided.

Transforming Public Services For Stem Students And Faculty, Tessa Withorn, Robert Detmering

Faculty and Staff Scholarship

Despite institutional priorities to expand STEM education and research activity, some academic libraries struggle to engage faculty and students in these disciplines with library resources and services. This column shares and reflects on how strategic liaison librarianship can address the needs of STEM programs at a large, public university. Implementing new services around research impact and data management and building fruitful connections with STEM researchers has reinvigorated and increased engagement with the library. In the future, a team-based liaison model shows promise for sustaining relationships and forging new paths that communicate the value and impact of the library.

The Long And Winding Road: Planning A Successful Library Orientation For Graduate Students, Kristen Adams, Roger Justus

Journal of Graduate Librarianship

All new university students would benefit from an orientation focusing on library resources, which should look different for undergraduate and graduate students. But finding a place for incoming graduate student library orientations within the larger campus landscape can be challenging for librarians. Contributing to this struggle is that there is frequently an overemphasis on undergraduate orientations, with the misconception that graduate students have less need for orientations. This article will review how other institutions approach their graduate student orientations and share how ours have developed over five years and will continue to do so as the needs of the library …

Lanthorn, Vol. 60, No. 07, November 10, 2025, Grand Valley State University

Volume 60, August 4, 2025 – current

Lanthorn is Grand Valley State's student newspaper, published from 1968 to the present.

An Institutional Repository's Journey Through Title Ii Web Accessibility Standards, Jennie Tobler-Gaston

Criss Library Faculty Proceedings & Presentations

In April 2024, the implementation of Title II web accessibility standards for government entities prompted immediate reflection on accessibility practices within our institutional repository, DigitalCommons@UNO. This presentation will discuss the Title II standards and their implications for university repositories, describe the development of workflows for ensuring repository content meets these standards, and discuss the ongoing challenges for remediation.

Providing Library Instruction For An Inside-Out Prison Exchange Program Course, Susan Direnzo Ashby, Marilia Antunez

Research, Publications, and Presentations

In the Spring Semester of 2025, two librarians collaborated to deliver in-person library instruction sessions for a section of an undergraduate communications course held at a women’s community correctional facility in Ohio. This section of the course was offered as part of the Inside-Out Prison Exchange Program. This presentation will explore the unique challenges and innovative solutions involved in preparing and conducting library sessions in a non-traditional academic setting, which included both incarcerated students and university students.

Increase Your Impact And Visibility With Scholarworks@Utep, Alyssa Pope, Angela Lucero, Maria Teresa Torres

HIIT 2025

Slides presented at the 2025 HIIT Conference's "Breakfast with the Library".

Join the UTEP Library for an informative session on ScholarWorks@UTEP, our institutional digital repository. You'll learn how ScholarWorks@UTEP increases the visibility and impact of your research, and get hands-on guidance uploading your scholarly works—including articles, conference papers, datasets, creative materials, and more.

Practical Subject-Based Library Budget Allocation In A Bilingual International University, Marion O. Finnegan

Presentations

Formula-based library budget allocation is a topic of much current interest, but most research to date has focused on the factors which affect or should affect budget allocation, rather than the functional units to which the budget is allocated. Typically, it is assumed that budget will be allocated amongst academic departments or programs, with factors such as use, demand, and program characteristics determining the proportion of budget that each department receives.

In this presentation, we propose and demonstrate a more granular, subject-focused model, where the monograph budget is allocated not amongst departments but amongst academic subjects as represented by course …

Blackward [Book Review], Imani Spence

Disability in LIS (DisLIS)

Blackward (2023) is a graphic novel which follows the story of 4 friends who are looking to build Black and queer community. They solicit help from their local bookseller to host a Black zine fair.

Engaging With Ai In A Technical Writing Course: A Collaboration Between A Writing Instructor And A Librarian, Isabel Baca, Joy Urbina

HIIT 2025

After describing our collaboration (a Technical Writing Instructor and a Librarian) on teaching students how to use artificial intelligence (AI) to strengthen their writing, we will engage attendees by having them reflect and practice with AI. For our workshop presentation, attendees will:

• Learn how a librarian and a writing instructor collaborated to teach students to use AI effectively and ethically in their writing.
• Reflect on how they can incorporate AI in their classroom or workplace.
• Learn how a librarian can help them incorporate AI into their courses.
• Practice using AI and developing their prompt engineering skills.

Our workshop presentation will …

Print, Protest, Repeat: What ‘Benchy-Gate’ Taught Us About Makerspace Culture, Cath Bruhnke

Presentations

No abstract provided.

Assessing, Selling And Onboarding Transformative Agreements At An R2 Institution​, Jennifer Freer, Daniel Trout

Presentations and other scholarship

Transformative agreements can help libraries expand content offerings and subsidize publishing costs. RIT Libraries, new to these agreements, has joined 4 over the past year in a process driven by Electronic Resources and Acquisitions/Serials. We will walk the audience through the assessment criteria for the two of the agreements we joined (Cambridge and Springer), along with lessons learned. The assessment criteria include: cost, impact on access to content, a scan of publishing activities on campus, as well as turnaway data obtained from vendors and a new implementation of Celus 5 for Counter 5 data.

We will share the language used …

Investigating The Relationship Between Noun Classes And Plant Folk Taxonomy In Chasu Language Of Kilimanjaro Region In Tanzania, Peter Rabson Mziray

Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences

The current study investigates the relationship between noun classes and plant folk taxonomy in Chasu (G 22). The study focuses on two objectives: the first objective is to describe the plant folk taxonomy in Chasu and the second objective is to determine the relationship between noun classes and plant folk taxonomy in Chasu. Data were collected from rural villages in Same and Mwanga districts by using free listing, field interviews (jungle-walk-and-identify), and written texts containing Chasu plant names. The findings reveal that Chasu folk taxonomy reflects different ethnobotanical categories; including a unique beginner which is mmea/mimea ‘plant(s)’, and three life …

The Chinese Research Library In Transition: Yuan Tongli: A Chronicle, Mindi Zhang

Journal of East Asian Libraries

No abstract provided.

From Curiosity To Research: Exploring The Papers Of The University Librarian At Uva, Veronica Fu

Journal of East Asian Libraries

This article traces an exploratory journey into the Papers of the University Librarian at the University of Virginia (UVA), shedding light on lesser-known aspects of Harry Clemons’ contributions beyond his tenure at UVA. A chance conversation led to a deeper investigation, which eventually developed into a research project. This article provides an overview of that research as well as reflections on the intellectual and emotional rewards of the exploration. It also touches on challenges in archival access and the importance of enhancing discoverability for future researchers.

Understanding Ai Literacy: Implications For Practice​, Devon Olson, Janet Anderson, Sara Westall

Librarian Publications

Presentation from the 2025 Mountain Plains Library Association Tri-Conference, held in Grand Forks, ND. This presentation provides an overview of basic AI concepts and frameworks for AI literacy, discussing the impact of different patron and learner demographics on learner needs, competencies, and instructional strategies.

The Information Edge - Library Newsletter - November 2025, Sarah Burns-Feyl, Jennifer Rosenstein

University Library Newsletter

No abstract provided.

Fair Winds And Following Seas: The Unwritten Code Of Navigating Increasing Professional Responsibilities, Michelle E. Colquitt, Kayla Whitehead, Jennifer Zuccaro

Presentations

No abstract provided.

Peer To Peer Connections: Student Ambassador Team Encourage Belonging Through Library Supports And Services, Amy Odwarka

All Faculty Scholarship

Libraries are an integral support system for students within a university organization, serving a unique purpose for students as they reinforce both academic and social emotional needs, ultimately lending to persistence, retention and graduation efforts. Academic libraries are also a third place in the lives of many students, helping them find their people and make community on campus. Over the last three years, faculty librarian Amy Odwarka from Mary J. Booth Library at Eastern Illinois University collaborated with students to build a robust student driven engagement team, the Library Ambassadors of Booth (the LAB), encouraging peer to peer communication and …

Une Library Services Quarterly Report November 2025, Une Library Services

Quarterly Reports

Highlights of accomplishments of the University of New England's Library Services department.