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Report On Data Review And Communication During Florida Academic Libraries’ Catalog Migration, Christine Dunleavy

Charleston Library Conference

A statewide communication plan is the essential foundation to successfully analyze Florida’s college, university, and joint use libraries’ catalog data integration as the data migrates to a new integrated library system platform. Librarians, library professionals, staff, and authorized community members are preparing the new library catalog and discovery interface, scheduled to go live in July 2018, and are currently testing Florida’s academic libraries’ data in Sierra/Encore Duet’s online catalog. December 2017 marks the 20th month of review, and Florida’s collective library expertise and input is advancing the quality of the transfer of data and discovery configuration. Two library staff in …

Open Access: Getting On The Same Page: What If Ir Managers And Oa Policy Administrators Could Have Everything They Desire From Publishers?, John G. Dove

Charleston Library Conference

Directors of scholarly communication and others responsible for institutional policies with regard to repositories and open access have an increasingly complex landscape to manage. University presses, even those with a strong support for open access, often have subscription journals. Are there areas where these subscription journals can follow OA-friendly practices that can help the IR managers and OA policy administrators? If so, maybe these can be practices that other journal publishers can be pressured to provide?

We bring together three panelists from research universities with diverse responsibilities of administering an open access policy, managing an institutional repository, and managing journal …

First Aid For Student Cost: Helping Nursing Faculty Move Away From Textbook Purchase Requirements, Lea A. Leininger

Charleston Library Conference

There is growing interest in the use of open educational resources to reduce student cost. Many repositories provide e-resources that can be modified and adopted by instructors, yet there are a number of barriers to adoption. In 2017 several nursing instructors at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro received mini-grants to redesign a course to reduce textbook purchase requirements. This paper describes liaison librarian support for the course redesigns.

The Scholarly Workflow In The Digital Age: What Do We Know? What Should We Do?, Steven Weiland

Charleston Library Conference

The figure of the scholarly workflow is common in studies of scholarly communications. Accounts and images of the workflow, based on surveys, interviews, ethnography, and scholarly autobiography, have identified the sequence of steps in research. This paper explains what is common to such work, how configurations of information behavior differ in representing the newest technologies, and thus how the workflow is being freshly interpreted and made part of library practices. Altogether, the workflow, as it has been understood and as it is being remade, is a format for understanding how scholarly communications reflect the individual, disciplinary, and institutional conditions of …

How Difficult Can It Be? Creating An Integrated Network Among Library Stakeholders To Promote Electronic Access, Denise M. Branch, Anne-Marie H. Viola, Jamie Gieseck-Ashworth, Benjamin C. Johnson

Charleston Library Conference

Tracking electronic access is a major challenge for libraries that cannot be ignored. Vast quantities of electronic resources continue to be acquired, and libraries continue to seek a way to keep up with the evolving electronic resource ecosystem.

Libraries are immersed in monitoring electronic resources for access performance, features, functionality, completeness of content, and usage. Publishers, providers, and vendors are immersed in their innovative business models. Users are immersed in their research needs. With these immersion silos, there is a lack of communication between stakeholders that creates an unsustainable ecosystem.

Currently, stakeholders are creating piecemeal patches that partially address access …

Researchgate Vs. The Institutional Repository: Competition Or Complement?, Julia Lovett, Andrée J. Rathemacher

Charleston Library Conference

The popularity of academic social networks like ResearchGate and Academia.edu indicates that scholars want to share their work, yet for universities with open access (OA) policies, these sites may be competing with institutional repositories for content. Our study seeks to reveal researcher practices, attitudes, and motivations around uploading their work to ResearchGate and complying with an institutional Open Access Policy. We conducted a population study to examine the participation by 558 full‐ ti me University of Rhode Island faculty members in the OA Policy and Research‐ Gate, followed by a survey of 728 full‐ ti me URI faculty members about …

Nothing Is Linear About Open Access Initiatives: Promoting Oa At A New Research Institution, Jennifer King Matthews, Christine Davidian

Charleston Library Conference

Every campus appears to be “in the know” when it comes to open access, yet many of us “in the trenches” at our university libraries know that not to be the case. Often what is closer to reality is that there are many pockets of disparate knowledge on campus that need to be harnessed and reconciled in order to truly develop a program that benefits the whole. This poster will describe Rowan University’s current Open Access (OA) and Open Educational Resources (OER) initiatives that conference attendees may use as templates for programs at their institutions.

Rowan University’s recent designation as …

Long Arm Of The Law: Google And Redigi, Bill Hannay

Charleston Library Conference

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Preprints, Institutional Repositories, And The Version Of Record, Judy Luther, Ivy Anderson, Monica Bradford, John Inglis

Charleston Library Conference

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Yes, The Library Can Help You With That Too, Michelle Valiani, Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe, Michael Levine-Clark, Jim O'Donnell

Charleston Library Conference

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All About Predatory Publishing: Need For Librarians And Publishers To Better Inform Authors, Brigitte Burris, Julia Gelfand, Lisa Macklin, John Sherer

Charleston Library Conference

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A Simpler Path To Public Access Compliance, Howard Ratner, David Crotty, Jack Maness, Judith Russell

Charleston Library Conference

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Publication Ethics, Today’S Challenges: Navigating And Combating Questionable Practices, Barbara Epstein, Jenny Lunn, Duncan Macrae

Charleston Library Conference

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The Long Arm Of The Law, Ruth Okediji, Jeremiah Smith Jr., Bill Hannay

Charleston Library Conference

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All The Robots Are Coming! The Promise And The Peril Of Ai, Ian Mulvany, Peter Brantley, Ruth Pickering, Elizabeth Caley

Charleston Library Conference

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Bringing Your Physical Books To Digital Learners Via The Open Library Project, Brewster Kahle

Charleston Library Conference

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Technology And Platforms: What’S On The Horizon, Georgios Papadopoulos

Charleston Library Conference

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The Future Of Print In Open Stacks: A Proposal, Jim O'Donnell

Charleston Library Conference

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21st Century Academic Library: The Promise, The Plan, A Response, Loretta Parham

Charleston Library Conference

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History Has Its Eyes On You: Lighthouses And Libraries Weathering Storms Of Change, Corey Seeman

Charleston Library Conference

For hundreds of years, the United States has been protected by two venerable institutions. Lighthouses have served as a beacon on the shores to guide ships carrying both people and cargo to a safe harbor. Libraries have served as a beacon to guide people to books, magazines, journals, reference works, recordings, and other media for enlightenment, education, and enjoyment. Both lighthouses and libraries have enjoyed their status as “public goods” with little question in regard to the rationale for funding and support. Since most ships have navigation systems and we all have library items on our smartphones (we do, right?), …

Library Marketing: From Passion To Practice, Jill S. Heinze

Charleston Library Conference

As discussed in the Charleston Briefing entitled Library Marketing: From Passion to Practice, successfully marketing libraries requires more than a sound communication strategy. Marketing is, in fact, all of an organization’s activities that deliver a product or service to its intended customers. This distinction means that library organizations need to expand their views about what it means to “market” themselves to encompass all of the touchpoints users have with their services. In the process, librarians are challenged to reconcile marketing practices from the business world with their public service ethos, as well as ensure their missions are well defined and …

Honoring Past Practices While Increasing Collection Budget Flexibility: Designing And Communicating A New Budget Model, Ginger Williams, Scott Pope

Charleston Library Conference

When LBJ was president and the Beatles were all the rage, Southwest Texas State College adopted a library allocation formula. Five decades later, the Texas State University Libraries administration decided it was time to stop adjusting the formula and adopt a completely new collection budget model with more flexibility to meet changing needs. This paper discusses the process used to develop a new model, communication strategies with the campus, and ways the new model impacted serials workflow. It also includes a few sample slides that were particularly effective in presentations to faculty.

Professional Development In Libraries: One Size Does Not Fit All, Patricia D. Sobczak, Kathy Bradshaw

Charleston Library Conference

With the constantly changing landscape in 21st-century libraries, it would seem that professional development would be more important than ever. However, research indicates that few libraries have formal professional development programs, and there are mixed messages from library leaders regarding the necessity and importance of professional development. It is no secret that libraries always seem to be facing budget cuts, and funding for professional development is often seen as a low priority. We were curious to understand how professional development is viewed and executed in other academic libraries.

Professional development means different things to different people. To some, professional development …

The Road To Effective Leadership, Shin Freedman, Jim Freedman

Charleston Library Conference

Library leadership is one of the much-discussed subjects in library and information science. Yet, many librarians tend to shy away from using the word “leadership” and the authors wondered why. It seemed peculiar that librarians tend not to associate themselves with the context of leaders or leadership. Whether you are a driven librarian or an ambitious young librarian, or you are an ambitious and driven person, library leadership is a rather remote subject for most librarians and information professionals. Why is that the case?

This paper will explore the world of library leaders and leadership by deconstructing the myths of …

Reimagining Research Services As Part Of Major Academic Library Renovations Or Other Changes: A Tale Of Two Research Departments (University Of Central Florida And Florida Gulf Coast University), Barbara G. Tierney, Linda Colding

Charleston Library Conference

Two academic library research service managers discuss changes and innovations that they have coordinated in their respective libraries: University of Central Florida serving 60,000+ students (http:// library .ucf .edu /21st/) and Florida Gulf Coast University serving 15,000+ students (http:// library .fgcu .edu /admin /renewal .html) due to major building renovations or other changes that their respective libraries are conducting.

These changes and innovations include significantly downsizing print reference and other collections, relocating service points, reconfiguring public services, rethinking staffing patterns, adjusting subject librarian face-to-face activities, stepping up online services, communicating with stakeholders, and keeping students and faculty in the loop …

Hosting A Library Vendor Week: A Better Way To Manage Site Visits?, Edward F. Lener, Carola Blackwood

Charleston Library Conference

Scheduling meetings between vendors and the appropriate library staff members is often a challenge, and the number of requests for site visits can quickly overwhelm any library calendar. The University Libraries at Virginia Tech recently held its first library vendor week in an attempt to address such concerns. Nearly two dozen vendors took part in the five-day event. This paper provides key lessons we learned during this experience and shares tips and strategies for libraries that may be interested in hosting their own multivendor event. With one perspective provided by the host library, and another from a vendor who took …

Navigating By The Stars: Library Leadership Lessons, Erin M. Gallagher, Jonathan H. Harwell, Mellissa J. Hinton, Annie M. Bélanger

Charleston Library Conference

In this unique and interactive Lively Lunch, participants will engage with four librarians with backgrounds in technical services and collections who transitioned to leadership roles. While some were thrust unexpectedly into the role, others followed a directed career trajectory. Yet, they all share the commonality of facing unforeseen challenges while seeking to emerge from the depths of inexperience. They will briefly share their experiences in leadership, as well as strategies for preparation, challenges they continue to face, and lessons they are still learning. Participants will learn about developing a personal leadership practice, as well as networking, mentoring, and professional development …

What’S Past Is . . . Still Messing With Our Workflows, Jacqueline Whyte Appleby

Charleston Library Conference

Scholars Portal has been aggregating locally loaded e-books for Ontario universities on an ebrary-backed platform since 2009—eons ago in the world of library technology! Over the last year, Scholars Portal Books has received a rewrite from the ground up, and this time the focus is on building a platform that anticipates the future of e-book access and usage. No surprise that there have been many challenges along the way, and most of them are unique to consortia: How do we handle corrections to old PDFs? What do we do with six ISBNs? More broadly, how do we support local scholarship …

“Mr. Watson–Come Here–I Want To See You”: Upgrading Your Tech Support Communications, J. Michael Thompson, Carol Seiler

Charleston Library Conference

Resolving access and functionality issues for online resources often can strain even the calmest of nerves by combining impatient patrons with very precise technical details and communication lines extending from those patrons through the library to external technical support personnel outside of the institution. Clear, concise workplace communications are an ideal that is almost impossible to accomplish 100% of the time. While not always achievable, the resolution of technical issues certainly provides instances where the importance of communicating efficiently and effectively is greatly amplified. We will explore how both library personnel and vendors can work together to improve communications with …

Landing The Job: Tips And Tricks To Prepare Students For The Job Hunt, Nora B. Wood, Heather A. Howard, Lauren Reiter

Charleston Library Conference

With universities, parents, and politicians paying close attention to student success after college, academic libraries are making efforts to support career readiness and preparation through collections and licensed resources as well as related instruction sessions and reference services. This paper presents examples from business librarians at three universities, covering a wide range of practical opportunities for libraries to support career preparation across campus, including partnering with Career Services for database cost sharing and career readiness workshops, teaching students to conduct company and industry research for interview preparation and salary negotiation, and out-of-the-box opportunities at career fairs and Alumni Association events.