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Tips & Tricks To Help Manage E-Resources, Jessica Harris Nov 2015

Tips & Tricks To Help Manage E-Resources, Jessica Harris

Staff publications, research, and presentations

This presentation shares tips and tricks used at Santa Clara University to help manage the constantly-changing environment of electronic resources. Tips will include information on utilizing student staff in e-resource workflows, customizing the ERM and creating rules for its use, creating an e-resource assessment strategy and useful Excel formulas for manipulating data.


Scu Mission Santa Clara Manuscript Collection, Erin M. Louthen, Thomas Farrell Dec 2014

Scu Mission Santa Clara Manuscript Collection, Erin M. Louthen, Thomas Farrell

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This presentation describes the process of organizing, describing, and digitizing one of Santa Clara University's most important archival collections, the Mission Santa Clara manuscripts, a wide-ranging group of records, journals, correspondence and documents. The collection provides a view of the early days of colonization in the Santa Clara Valley and the growth of the mission culture.


Scu Mission Santa Clara Manuscript Collection, Erin M. Louthen, Thomas Farrell Dec 2014

Scu Mission Santa Clara Manuscript Collection, Erin M. Louthen, Thomas Farrell

Staff publications, research, and presentations

This presentation describes the process of organizing, creating a finding aid, and digitizing one of Santa Clara's most important archival collections, the Mission manuscripts. These letters, records, journals, and documents offer a view into the life of colonial California in the 18th and 19th century.


Rethinking The Information Commons, Joanne Britton, Helene Lafrance Nov 2014

Rethinking The Information Commons, Joanne Britton, Helene Lafrance

Staff publications, research, and presentations

Is your library considering the “information commons” model? Come and hear about some of the successes and challenges that Santa Clara University has experienced. In this interactive program, we will explain why we decided to redesign the Information Commons after five years and how we went about it. This session will delve into topics such as consolidation of service desks, students’ changing expectations, alternative models for reference, and the importance of assessment before implementing changes.


Data Doesn’T Have To Be A Four-Letter Word: Professional Development To Tame The Data Monster, Susan K. Boyd Oct 2014

Data Doesn’T Have To Be A Four-Letter Word: Professional Development To Tame The Data Monster, Susan K. Boyd

Staff publications, research, and presentations

Why is learning to manage data difficult? Or is it? This presentation covers the many ways—from freebies to formal education to learn what the information professional needs to know about data. From informal ways such as organizational listservs, to formal methods such as those in library science programs, (and everything in between)—here are the various ways to learn about data management so you can be prepared to start or contribute to a program at your institution.


Data Information Literacy Symposium, Purdue University, September 22-24, 2013 - Highlights, Susan K. Boyd Feb 2013

Data Information Literacy Symposium, Purdue University, September 22-24, 2013 - Highlights, Susan K. Boyd

Staff publications, research, and presentations

Highlights of the Data Information Literacy Symposium held at Purdue University, September 22-24, 2013. Slide presentation at University Library Brown Bag session on December 3, 2013.


Scholarly Communication: Solving A Global Crisis - Farrell, Thomas Farrell Apr 2008

Scholarly Communication: Solving A Global Crisis - Farrell, Thomas Farrell

Staff publications, research, and presentations

This is part of a presentation from the 2008 12th Biennial CARL Conference. It offers an overview of the history of Scholarly Communication and the Open Access movement, with examples from around the world. Other presentations from this CARL panel are available at: http://carl-acrl.org/Archives/ConferencesArchive/Conference08/during/breakout.html