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Win Friends And Influence Faculty: Methods For Citation Analysis, Leslie Farison

Charleston Library Conference

Citation analysis is a way to analyze references cited in scholarly publications. It is common for academic organizations to evaluate faculty research and publication records, especially for hiring, pay, promotion and tenure decisions, by comparing the quality and quantity of a candidate’s research with that of their peers. One of the ways for a faculty member to demonstrate the impact of their work in a field is to conduct a citation analysis. This paper examines the capabilities and problems associated with various commercial products that can be used to conduct a citation analysis and looks at the strengths and limitations …

Moving Toward The User-Centered Library: Learning Behaviors And Their Impact On Library Planning, Leah M. Dunn

Charleston Library Conference

Hege Library at Guilford College has been engaged in a set of planning activities funded by an LSTA grant from the State Library of North Carolina. Through these planning activities, the library hired a consultant to administer a learning behaviors survey to help align library services with the College’s upcoming Strategic Long Range Plan for 2011-2015.

This presentation will discuss how the library administered a “Learning Behaviors Survey” for Guilford College with the goal of better understanding the existing learning geography of its campus and the place of the library in that geography. The Learning Behaviors Survey looked at 12 …

Understanding The 21st Century Research Landscape: Emerging Trends And Needs Within And Across Disciplines—Perspectives From A Business Library, Corey Seeman

Charleston Library Conference

The needs of researchers in key disciplines are changing rapidly and this has important implications for the library’s role in enhancing research productivity and impact. This session will create a roadmap for supporting 21st century research needs that draws on published research and rubber‐hits‐the‐road insight from subject experts. Are there common threads to 21st century research needs that cut across all subject areas? To what extent are emerging trends common to the sciences, social sciences, or humanities, and to what degree are they discipline‐specific? Key areas to be explored will include research funding trends, new methodologies such as article data …

Understanding The 21st Century Research Landscape: Emerging Trends And Needs Within And Across Disciplines, Mike Diaz, Audrey Powers, Corey Seeman, Dennis Brunning

Charleston Library Conference

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End User Tools For Evaluating Scholarly Content, Carol Anne Meyer

Charleston Library Conference

The existence of multiple versions of scholarly content (from author websites, institutional repositories, government archives, subject-specific digital libraries, aggregator collections and publisher websites) make it difficult for users to locate the most recent version of a document or to ascertain if the document has had any updates or even been retracted. This session describes tools for end users to evaluate the content they come across to make sure they are citing the most authoritative version of the content available. The reader will learn about the CrossMark version of record service and the importance of educating users about how to locate …

Discovery Systems Are No Different: We Must Still Teach Searchers How To Become Researchers, Craig Leonard Brians, Bruce Pencek

Charleston Library Conference

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The Role Of Reference In Discovery Systems: Effecting A More Literate Search, Will Wheeler

Charleston Library Conference

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Getting To The Heart Of The Matter: What Faculty Tell Us About How Our Collections Support Student Learning, Marcia Thomas

Charleston Library Conference

In 2010, librarians at IWU's The Ames Library embarked on a multi‐year collection review process. This is an evaluation and prioritization project for assessing and building our collection as a whole. Our purpose is to not only evaluate what we have now, but also identify what resources, in which formats, best support student learning. The centerpiece of the review is one‐on‐one interviews conducted by librarians with each full‐time faculty member in their liaison subject areas/departments. We asked faculty to reflect on how our collections (in all formats, including electronic) meet their pedagogical needs and support student research, as a way …

Patron‐Driven Acquisition Practices Of U.S. Research Libraries: East Vs. West, Jennifer Duncan, Jeff Carroll

Charleston Library Conference

During the past few years, Patron Driven Acquisition, or PDA, has become the catchword at library conferences, increasingly promoted by some as the answer to shrinking budgets and the new normal for developing library collections. On one level, the debate over PDA is just an extension of the old question of just in time versus just in case collecting; however, technological developments have facilitated taking the just in time model toward the logical extreme as vendors have seen the rewards of implementing the immediate delivery of e‐books and profiled record sets directly to end users with only minimal library mediation. …

Making Open Access Work In The Social Sciences, Hob Brooks, Eric Moran, Jeffrey Carroll, Deborah Ludwig

Charleston Library Conference

As open access gains a strong foothold in medical publishing, social science scholars increasingly are looking for outlets to make their own research open access. In STM, publication fees of the major open access journals start at $1,350, with payment often covered as part of grants received from pharmaceutical companies, government, and other organized entities. In contrast, limited grant funding in the social sciences doesn’t typically include publication support, so the question remains, “How can the open access model work for the social sciences?” This moderated panel discussion included representatives from libraries, university administration, and publishers to gain a full …

Publishing Partnerships: Why, When, And How Collaboration Sometimes Trumps Competition, The User Perspective, Elizabeth Chisato Uyeki

Charleston Library Conference

RCL as a case study of the impact and consequences of a publishing partnership on academic library users and customers, e.g. impact on the purchasing decision, the product design and fit, the user experience, customer support, etc.

The Impact Of Japan’S March 11th Earthquake And Tsunami On Libraries And The Conduct Of Research And Publications In Japan, Mikiko Tanifuji

Charleston Library Conference

On March 11, 2011, a great earthquake struck northeastern Japan. For the libraries at the two campuses of the National Institute of Materials Science in Tsukuba, the biggest problems resulting from the earthquake were thousands of books being thrown off shelves and damage to electronically controlled bookshelves. Following weeks of aftershocks, the Japanese government instituted a program to reduce electricity usage and to slash all government spending. This affected all publicly-funded research institutes. Other negative consequences of the earthquake were that many overseas researchers and students returned to their own countries, and the remaining researchers were forced to spend a …

Supporting Effective Communication And Workflows In Social Science Research: Findings And Summary Of A Group Discussion, Bernie Folan

Charleston Library Conference

At the end of 2010, at an event hosted by SAGE and facilitated by the Research Information Network, a group of academic librarians and doctoral researchers came together to discuss the provision of information services for researchers in the social sciences. The event was designed to both explore ways of improving the provision and consumption of information during the research process and to discuss how the value of the content that researchers and librarians choose and supply could be demonstrated. This article summarizes some of the key findings from the event and encourages further discussion with an aim to finding …

We're All In This Together: Supporting The Dissemination Of University Research Through Library Services, Michelle Armstrong

Charleston Library Conference

One of the primary functions of universities is the discovery and dissemination of new knowledge. Yet, most institutions only focus on supporting faculty in the initial discovery process, requiring researchers to fend for themselves when sharing their work. Institutional repositories (IRs) have a unique opportunity to expand traditional library services by supporting the dissemination of university research. Thinking beyond archiving graduate theses and faculty publications, librarians are developing new IR services which can assist faculty in a variety of ways. Managing researcher pages, consulting on copyright transfer agreements, exchanging publication information with other university stakeholders, even launching library-based publishing services …

Mixing Oil And Water: Recipes For Press-Library Collaboration, Patrick Alexander, James Mccoy, Leila Salisbury, Richard Brown

Charleston Library Conference

Recipes for success in press library collaborations can involve dangerous and foreign cultures, environments, and materials that often don't mix together easily or regularly. This session will look at those incompatibilities and examine how a few presses have tried to mix the oil and water of publisher and library. From the perspective of three university press directors, the panel will identify the ingredients in a successful partnership that may not be as obvious to onlookers as we think they are, and whose "mixing" requires more than simply the idea of collaboration.

What Can We Say With Certainty About Scholarly Communication In The 21st Century?, Michael P. Pelikan

Charleston Library Conference

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Library Publishing Services: Strategies For Success, Charles Watkinson, Catherine Murray-Rust, Daureen Nesdill, Allyson Mower

Charleston Library Conference

In 2007, 65% of ARL members were reported to be either offering or developing publishing services (Hahn, 2008). A new survey, conducted by Purdue University, Georgia Tech, and University of Utah Libraries as part of an IMLS-funded research project, suggests that almost 80% of ARL members are now offering publishing services and that this is also an active area of interest in Oberlin Group (liberal arts college) and medium-sized institutions. It also provides a richer picture of an increasingly mature area of academic library service provision, well aligned with issues of emerging roles and new models of scholarly communication. This …

Data Lifecycle Management: What Has Got To Give, Will Hires

Charleston Library Conference

The presentation will review the definition and component stages of data lifecycle management and discuss relevant and associated issues. In addition, there will be a focus on elements of workflow management that has to accommodate data use, manipulation, sharing, and preservation. The objective is to provide an outline for understanding data management (DM) and explore opportunities for effective DM implementation. The audience will be asked to help, based on individual experiences, identify issues and obstacles to DM implementation and associated remedies to apply towards eliminating problems and bottlenecks. An attempt will be made to capture lessons from actual experiences with …

Giving Them What They Want: Providing Information For A Serials Review Project, Kristin Calvert, Rachel Fleming

Charleston Library Conference

In preparation for a comprehensive serials review project, we created a homegrown Access database in order to bring together and analyze information about our collection from multiple sources. Bibliographic and order information were taken from the catalog; online access information was exported from the A‐to‐Z list; and in‐house as well as electronic use statistics were gathered. These were assembled into a single, easy‐to‐use form showing the comprehensive range of data for each title. From there, the information could be tailored to best serve each level of review during the decision making process. The discussion includes the challenges in assembling and …

Put It Simply: Tools And Tips For Communicating Library Collections Data, Hilary Davis

Charleston Library Conference

In communicating library collections data to our stakeholders and administrators, our main goals are to be impactful, to make our points clearly and concisely, and to provide data that can move decisions forward. Accomplishing these goals requires time and creativity to experiment and refine—assets that can be hard to come by for busy librarians. This presentation will provide an introduction to a few easy-to-use data visualization tools and how they can be applied for communicating data about library collections. The main tools included in the overview will be Google Spreadsheets and Tableau Public (including the pros and cons of each) …

An Academic Library's Efforts To Justify Materials Budget Expenditures, Steven Carrico

Charleston Library Conference

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The Libvalue Project: Three Reports On Values, Outcomes, And Return On Investment Of Academic Libraries, Carol Tenopir, Rachel A. Fleming-May, Tina E. Chrzastowski

Charleston Library Conference

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An Absence Of Allocations, Cathy Goodwin

Charleston Library Conference

In fall, 2010, academic departments at Coastal Carolina University were notified that they would not receive a defined allocation from the library for monographic purchases. Faculty were encouraged to request materials to support their courses, and were advised that requests would be filled on a first come, first purchased basis. At the end of the academic year, faculty were surveyed to determine satisfaction with an "absence of allocations.”

Contextualizing And Interpreting Cost Per Use For Electronic Journals, Matthew Harrington, Connie Stovall

Charleston Library Conference

Cost and usage have been consistent elements among both serials decision databases and commercial decision support systems, and the cost per use calculation has become a well‐established criterion for assessing electronic subscriptions. However, it is just a numerical value until it can be plotted along several axes related to its components. Mapping these calculated values within and across platforms and subjects allows them to be read through multiple contexts to define what is relatively “high” or “low,” and establishing the relative averages and benchmarks within these multiple contexts informs the difficult serials decisions often faced. This presentation looks at ways …

Electronic Resource Assessment: Adventures In Engagement, John Tofanelli, Colleen Major, Jeffrey Carroll

Charleston Library Conference

Subscription-based electronic resources have come to represent an increasing proportion of library collections budgets. If we are going to secure the most value from such resources, ongoing assessment of them should be approached more systematically, with the full engagement of subject selectors. Recognizing this, Columbia University Libraries appointed an Electronic Resources Assessment Working Group in 2009 to include such resources within our current culture of assessment. Members of that working group, along with a supportive engineer from Library Systems, will talk about the ways in which selectors have been engaged through a three-pronged outreach effort: educational offerings in the use …

The Value Of Purchasing E-Book Collections From A Large Publisher, Aaron K. Shrimplin, Jennifer W. Bazeley

Charleston Library Conference

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Shared Advocacy Through Data: Looking Beyond The High Cost Of Journals, Jane Nichols, Andrea A. Wirth

Charleston Library Conference

Academic libraries have a long history of advocating for additional funding for their collections. One strategy is to partner with a Faculty Senate Library Committee (FSLC) to take on the cause. In spring 2011 OSU Libraries began this process by presenting our FSLC with a range of data they could use to tell our story to the Faculty Senate, campus administration, and other stakeholders. We will continue to work with them to advocate for our collections budget. As we explore these issues for our campus, larger questions come up. Which data best promotes libraries? What are additional strategies to pique …

Developing A Weighted Library Allocation Formula, Jeff Bailey, Linda Creibaum

Charleston Library Conference

In this preconference workshop the presenters taught attendees how to create a spreadsheet‐based library collection development allocation formula to help each better manage their respective library’s limited collection development resources. The presenters demonstrated and led participants through the process of creating individualized Excelbased formulas that can be scaled to utilize the criteria relevant to their specific library and institution. Key to the success of this formula is the use of weights applied to each factor used in the formula. Potential factors include the number of students majoring in a degree program, graduate program enrollment, departmental credit hour production, and the …

Keeping Up With The Things That Matter: Current Awareness Tools And Strategies For Academic Libraries, Mike Diaz, Clifford Lynch, Karen Downing, John Dupuis

Charleston Library Conference

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Are Libraries Thriving? An Oxford Debate, Jill Emery

Charleston Library Conference

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