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Lightning Round: Linking Users, Resources And Data Driven Decisions With Openathens, Kate Gabrio, Christopher Holly
Lightning Round: Linking Users, Resources And Data Driven Decisions With Openathens, Kate Gabrio, Christopher Holly
Library Technology Conference
OpenAthens is not only a gateway between the online world of subscription-based content and those who want to access it, but it is the dashboard that can make librarians’ lives less complex. Learn how libraries of all types and sizes can utilize OpenAthens’ flexible management options to enhance your patrons’ experience with seamless access to digital libraries like HathiTrust and countless others by providing single sign-on for both on-site and remote users. We will also take a peek at how OpenAthens’ reporting features can support data driven decisions at your library.
From Name Authority To Identity Management And Scholarly Communication, Anchalee Panigabutra-Roberts
From Name Authority To Identity Management And Scholarly Communication, Anchalee Panigabutra-Roberts
Library Technology Conference
The impact of linked data and the increasing use of researcher identifiers, such as ORCID, can be seen in the shift from the national authority control to the global and web-based identity management with linked data capability (PCC Task Group on Identity Management in NACO, 2016; Durocheret al., 2016). The presenter will discuss her evaluation of various researcher identity management systems and their metadata and a possible metadata model that is inclusive of metadata from such diverse systems. Researcher identifiers systems under evaluation are those used in the United States, with international coverage in their scopes, including both closed and …
Talking, Tools, And Trials: Building A Physical And Digital Presence For Digital Humanities In The Library By Daring Greatly, Kent Gerber
Library Technology Conference
The presenter pursued conversations, learned tools, and experimented with spaces and services at the intersection of libraries and digital humanities for the last seven years. These efforts led to a partnership in the proposal of a digital humanities major and the hiring of a new faculty member specifically for digital humanities, new teaching partnerships, and the introduction of a makerspace in the Library. This session will discuss the process and lessons learned as the Bethel University Library grew from an interested party in digital humanities to a key partner and leader on campus. We valued core concepts like committing to …
From Beast To Beauty: How We Tamed And Trimmed Our Wild Subject Research Guides, Aubrey Butlett, Heather Westerlund
From Beast To Beauty: How We Tamed And Trimmed Our Wild Subject Research Guides, Aubrey Butlett, Heather Westerlund
Library Technology Conference
Walden University students rely heavily on the Library’s popular subject research guides to direct them to the best library resources and to build their research skills. These guides had the potential to positively impact student success, but suffered from information overload and outdated design. Over the course of several months, data was collected and analyzed via Google Analytics, heat map software, anonymous session replays, and feedback solicited from students and staff. This session will discuss the data and analysis, our design process, and the final product, including a discussion about our initial findings post-redesign.
Watson Beyond Jeopardy!: A Look Inside Next-Generation Search Engines, Jay Achenbach, Brooke Roegge
Watson Beyond Jeopardy!: A Look Inside Next-Generation Search Engines, Jay Achenbach, Brooke Roegge
Library Technology Conference
Most popular search engines rely on keywords: a user submits an inquiry to the search engine and results that match the inquiry is returned. Next-generation search, however, moves beyond keywords and expands search into new territories. In this session, we'll explore how next-generation search engines use cognitive computing, natural language processing, and other features to serve up results that are tailored to the client and anticipate their data needs - in some cases, before a search is even performed. We'll also take a peek under the hoods of Tensorflow, Google Cloud Platform, and IBM's Watson Explorer, a next-generation search engine …
The Wild And Unwieldy World Of Retractions, Amy Riegelman, Caitlin Bakker
The Wild And Unwieldy World Of Retractions, Amy Riegelman, Caitlin Bakker
Library Technology Conference
Scholarly publications are retracted for a plethora of reasons (e.g., irreproducible research, data fraud, fake peer review, honest error), and have been trending upward in recent years. The Committee on Publication Ethics and other associations have guidelines for how retractions should be identified, and studies have found the notifications to be inconsistent across platforms. Come to this session to learn about the various complexities of retractions and gain an awareness of tools that help users discover status changes. The presenters will demonstrate CrossMark, Retraction Watch Database and more!