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E-Resources Pain Management, Athena Hoeppner Nov 2015

E-Resources Pain Management, Athena Hoeppner

Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works

No abstract provided.


Dr. Shibblelove: How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Implement Single-Sign On, Athena Hoeppner, Adam Traub Nov 2015

Dr. Shibblelove: How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Implement Single-Sign On, Athena Hoeppner, Adam Traub

Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works

No abstract provided.


Today's Libraries (And Librarians) Have Shaken Off Stereotypical Images, Yolanda Hood Oct 2015

Today's Libraries (And Librarians) Have Shaken Off Stereotypical Images, Yolanda Hood

UCF Forum

Ten years, eight months. That’s how long I’ve been an academic librarian. And, still, I love what I do.


Open Access Champions At University Of Central Florida, Barbara Tierney Oct 2015

Open Access Champions At University Of Central Florida, Barbara Tierney

EGS Content

AbstractOpen Access Champions at University of Central FloridaUniversity of Central Florida (UCF) BackgroundThe University of Central Florida (UCF) is located in Orlando, Florida and is a member of the State University System of Florida. It is the country's second largest university by total enrollment (60,810) with 52,532 undergraduates, 8,278 postgraduates, and an academic staff of nearly 2,000. The university offers over 200 degree options through thirteen colleges and twelve satellite campuses throughout Central Florida. (Please see Acknowledgements below)UCF Libraries' Scholarly Communication programHow does an academic library go about growing its own Scholarly Communication (SC) program with no budget, no staff, …


Variations On Embedding Discovery, Athena Hoeppner Oct 2015

Variations On Embedding Discovery, Athena Hoeppner

Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works

No abstract provided.


Primary Sources And Copyright In Digital Collections, Lee Dotson Sep 2015

Primary Sources And Copyright In Digital Collections, Lee Dotson

EGS Content

No abstract provided.


The Trending Academic Library Job Market: An Analysis Of Library Position Announcements From 2011 With Comparisons To 1996 And 1988, Therese Triumph, Penny Beile Sep 2015

The Trending Academic Library Job Market: An Analysis Of Library Position Announcements From 2011 With Comparisons To 1996 And 1988, Therese Triumph, Penny Beile

EGS Content

The primary objective of the study was to describe the number, types and titles, requested qualifications and skills, salary information, and locations of positions advertised in 2011 on the ALA JobLIST and ARL Job Announcements web sites and in the print version of the Chronicle of Higher Education for purposes of determining the current state of the academic library job market in the United States. To investigate changes in the academic library job market and identify emerging trends over a 23-year period results also were compared to studies that analyzed position announcements from 1996 and 1988. Content analysis of 957 …


The Subject Librarian Newsletter, Social Work, Fall 2015, Carrie Moran Aug 2015

The Subject Librarian Newsletter, Social Work, Fall 2015, Carrie Moran

Libraries' Newsletters

No abstract provided.


The Subject Librarian Newsletter, Psychology, Fall 2015, Carrie Moran Aug 2015

The Subject Librarian Newsletter, Psychology, Fall 2015, Carrie Moran

Libraries' Newsletters

No abstract provided.


Bridging The Gap Between Library Services In Academic Libraries Worldwide: A Visiting Librarian Model, Ying Zhang, Sai Deng, Jing Xu Jun 2015

Bridging The Gap Between Library Services In Academic Libraries Worldwide: A Visiting Librarian Model, Ying Zhang, Sai Deng, Jing Xu

Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works

The colleges and universities in the U.S. have experienced a surge in international students and studying abroad programs. As the higher education community expands globally, the needs for bridging the gaps in academic libraries worldwide and creating more comparable library services grow exponentially. One large university library in the U.S. attempts to meet these needs through a visiting librarian program, where a librarian from a large top-rated Chinese academic library is hosted for a year. This program represents a model different from the traditional visiting librarian programs that tend to be project focused. In this model, broad based learning and …


Applying Rda To Contentdm & Islandora, Sai Deng Jun 2015

Applying Rda To Contentdm & Islandora, Sai Deng

Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works

The Resource Description and Access (RDA) standard has been widely implemented in integrated library systems and its application with MARC has long been discussed, but its applicability in content and digital asset management systems and with non-MARC standards hasn't been much addressed. The national RDA non-MARC tests found that it is not easy to evaluate RDA "without an application available to aptly manage and display the data," however, to accommodate RDA in existing content and digital asset management systems still remains an issue. This presentation will address how RDA has been applied in cataloging and migrating digital materials in CONTENTdm …


Research Lifecycle Toolkit, Handout, Scholarly Communication May 2015

Research Lifecycle Toolkit, Handout, Scholarly Communication

Libraries' Documents

No abstract provided.


Applying Rda To Digital Resources Metadata, Sai Deng, Peter Spyers-Duran May 2015

Applying Rda To Digital Resources Metadata, Sai Deng, Peter Spyers-Duran

Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works

This presentation will describe how Resource Description and Access (RDA) has been applied in cataloging, updating, and migrating digital resources at the University of Central Florida Libraries. Presenters will explain the similarities and differences of using RDA to catalog traditional serials in an Integrated Library System (ILS) and digitized serials and serial analytics in a Content Management System (CMS). Examples will be used to illustrate the issues of using RDA in conjunction with other metadata standards such as Dublin Core (DC) and Metadata Object Description Schema (MODS) to catalog digital resources including digitized newspapers and monographs, such as: relating RDA …


Retreat Agenda 2015 - Research & Info Services Dept.- University Of Central Florida Libraries, Barbara Tierney May 2015

Retreat Agenda 2015 - Research & Info Services Dept.- University Of Central Florida Libraries, Barbara Tierney

EGS Content

UCF Libraries Research & Information Services Retreat Agenda Friday, May 8, 2015 8:45m—4:30pm UCF Teaching Academy Building, Room TA117 8:45-9:00am Coffee and breakfast snacks 9:00 Welcome Year #3 of UCF Libraries’ Subject Librarian service model: Evolving goals Barbara Tierney (UCF Libraries) 9:15-10:00 UCF’s Foundations of Excellence Transfer Initiative http://provost.ucf.edu/foe/More than 70% of UCF’s new undergraduates are transfer students. Nearly 90% of these come from DirectConnect to UCF. 61% of UCF’s graduate students are transfer students. UCF recognizes the need to develop innovative approaches about how best to support our transfer student population.Dr. Jennifer Sumner (Project Co-Lead for UCF’s Foundations on …


Discovery Systems: Connecting The 21st Century Academic User To Content, Athena Hoeppner Mar 2015

Discovery Systems: Connecting The 21st Century Academic User To Content, Athena Hoeppner

Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works

No abstract provided.


The Discovery Ecosystem: Upgrading The User Experience, Rebecca Blakiston, Athena Hoeppner, Christopher Spalding, Kristian Serrano Feb 2015

The Discovery Ecosystem: Upgrading The User Experience, Rebecca Blakiston, Athena Hoeppner, Christopher Spalding, Kristian Serrano

Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works

No abstract provided.


15 Years Of Digitization: Lessons From The Library, Lee Dotson Feb 2015

15 Years Of Digitization: Lessons From The Library, Lee Dotson

EGS Content

No abstract provided.


Research Lifecycle, Scholarly Communication Feb 2015

Research Lifecycle, Scholarly Communication

Libraries' Documents

No abstract provided.


Research, Education, And Engagement: University Of Central Florida Libraries, Strategic Plan 2015-2020, Penny Beile Jan 2015

Research, Education, And Engagement: University Of Central Florida Libraries, Strategic Plan 2015-2020, Penny Beile

Libraries' Documents

Academic libraries, like the institutions they support, are facing a landscape characterized by an accelerating rate of change, shrinking revenue streams, and a greater focus on educational outcomes. Libraries also are faced with meeting faculty needs related to new modes of scholarly communication and funding mandates, the imperative to demonstrate our value in support of the University’s teaching and research missions, and a renewed focus on supporting goals and initiatives identified by the University.

For UCF Libraries Research, Education, and Engagement division (comprised of the Curriculum Materials Center, Information Literacy and Outreach, Research and Information Services, and the Office of …