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What Can We Say With Certainty About Scholarly Communication In The 21st Century?, Michael P. Pelikan Sep 2012

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 Sep 2012

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 …

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Data Lifecycle Management: What Has Got To Give, Will Hires Sep 2012

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 …

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Giving Them What They Want: Providing Information For A Serials Review Project, Kristin Calvert, Rachel Fleming Sep 2012

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 …

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Put It Simply: Tools And Tips For Communicating Library Collections Data, Hilary Davis Sep 2012

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) …

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An Academic Library's Efforts To Justify Materials Budget Expenditures, Steven Carrico Sep 2012

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 Sep 2012

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 Sep 2012

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.”

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Contextualizing And Interpreting Cost Per Use For Electronic Journals, Matthew Harrington, Connie Stovall Sep 2012

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 …

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Electronic Resource Assessment: Adventures In Engagement, John Tofanelli, Colleen Major, Jeffrey Carroll Sep 2012

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 …

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The Value Of Purchasing E-Book Collections From A Large Publisher, Aaron K. Shrimplin, Jennifer W. Bazeley Sep 2012

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 Sep 2012

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 …

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Developing A Weighted Library Allocation Formula, Jeff Bailey, Linda Creibaum Sep 2012

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 …

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Keeping Up With The Things That Matter: Current Awareness Tools And Strategies For Academic Libraries, Mike Diaz, Clifford Lynch, Karen Downing, John Dupuis Sep 2012

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 Sep 2012

Are Libraries Thriving? An Oxford Debate, Jill Emery

Charleston Library Conference

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Where Is The Hospitality In Your Library?, Corey Seeman Sep 2012

Where Is The Hospitality In Your Library?, Corey Seeman

Charleston Library Conference

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Budgets Stretched, Staff Stressed, Usage Stalled...Something’S Gotta Give!, Stacy Baggett, Megan Williams Sep 2012

Budgets Stretched, Staff Stressed, Usage Stalled...Something’S Gotta Give!, Stacy Baggett, Megan Williams

Charleston Library Conference

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Bullied By Budgets, Pushed By Patrons, Driven By Demand: Libraries And Tantalizing Technologies, Narda Tafuri, Antje Mays Sep 2012

Bullied By Budgets, Pushed By Patrons, Driven By Demand: Libraries And Tantalizing Technologies, Narda Tafuri, Antje Mays

Charleston Library Conference

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Inventory Of A Small Academic Library: Cooperation And Communication Through The Units, Erin E. Boyd, Amy Smith, Kent Snowden, Debbie West Sep 2012

Inventory Of A Small Academic Library: Cooperation And Communication Through The Units, Erin E. Boyd, Amy Smith, Kent Snowden, Debbie West

Charleston Library Conference

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How To Turn Around A Battleship…Before The Budget‐Cut Missile Is Lodged In The Hull: A Case Study, Lindsey E. Schell, Susan Macicak Sep 2012

How To Turn Around A Battleship…Before The Budget‐Cut Missile Is Lodged In The Hull: A Case Study, Lindsey E. Schell, Susan Macicak

Charleston Library Conference

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Institution-Wide Collaboration: How Learning Communities Can Help, Christine Lewis, Michael Stopel, Jackie Laplaca Ricords, Timothy Cherubini Sep 2012

Institution-Wide Collaboration: How Learning Communities Can Help, Christine Lewis, Michael Stopel, Jackie Laplaca Ricords, Timothy Cherubini

Charleston Library Conference

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Resource Acquisitions: An Experiment In Library Reorganization At Slippery Rock University, Heather Getsay, Catherine Rudowsky Sep 2012

Resource Acquisitions: An Experiment In Library Reorganization At Slippery Rock University, Heather Getsay, Catherine Rudowsky

Charleston Library Conference

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Working Together To Win: The 21st Century Acquisitions Department, Jill Jascha Sep 2012

Working Together To Win: The 21st Century Acquisitions Department, Jill Jascha

Charleston Library Conference

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What’S In A Name: Are We Fish Or Fowl?, Shin Freedman, Marcia Dursi Sep 2012

What’S In A Name: Are We Fish Or Fowl?, Shin Freedman, Marcia Dursi

Charleston Library Conference

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Turn That Frown Upside Down: Management Strategies For Improving Library Employee Morale In Uncertain Times, Cindy L. Craig, Curt G. Friehs Sep 2012

Turn That Frown Upside Down: Management Strategies For Improving Library Employee Morale In Uncertain Times, Cindy L. Craig, Curt G. Friehs

Charleston Library Conference

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What Gives? Evaluating Bound Journals For Transitioning To Electronic And Developing An Electronic Collection Development Policy, J. Michael Lindsay, Adam Kemper, Sandra Oelschlegel Sep 2012

What Gives? Evaluating Bound Journals For Transitioning To Electronic And Developing An Electronic Collection Development Policy, J. Michael Lindsay, Adam Kemper, Sandra Oelschlegel

Charleston Library Conference

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Looking For Money In All The Right Places: How One Academic Library Is Making Good Use Of Grant Funds, Michael A. Arthur Sep 2012

Looking For Money In All The Right Places: How One Academic Library Is Making Good Use Of Grant Funds, Michael A. Arthur

Charleston Library Conference

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Using Your Library’S Annual Report To Market Library Services, Corey Seeman Sep 2012

Using Your Library’S Annual Report To Market Library Services, Corey Seeman

Charleston Library Conference

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Let Go And Haul! A Square‐Rigger’S Guide To Weeding “Age Of Sail” Collections In The 21st Century, Valarie Prescott Adams, Douglas Black Sep 2012

Let Go And Haul! A Square‐Rigger’S Guide To Weeding “Age Of Sail” Collections In The 21st Century, Valarie Prescott Adams, Douglas Black

Charleston Library Conference

This nautically tinged talk explores what happens when two academic libraries begin reshaping their approach to collection evaluation and management by designing programs for large‐scale, systematic collection review. At both libraries, methodical and comprehensive weeding had not taken place for decades, if ever. The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga restructured its collection practices by implementing a subject liaison program and creating a carefully phased review process in which discipline faculty were an integral part. Northern Michigan University set out to halve the size of its circulating collection within five years, as part of the library’s response to a campus‐wide strategic …

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Speed Weed: How We Weeded More Than 70,000 Items In Three Months, Gail Johnston, Tamara Remhof Sep 2012

Speed Weed: How We Weeded More Than 70,000 Items In Three Months, Gail Johnston, Tamara Remhof

Charleston Library Conference

Texas A&M University‐Commerce was founded in 1889 as East Texas Normal College, and since that time has gone through five name changes. Each name change brought about a change in focus for the university. Since the university’s founding, an intensive weeding of the James G. Gee Library print monographs collection has never been undertaken. A January 2011 age of collection report from the ILS showed that the greatest growth in the collection took place in the years between 1970 and 1990. Many of the monographs contained obsolete information and/or supported programs and courses that are no longer offered by the …

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