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Coming Together: Successful Press, Library, Vendor Content Collaboration: A Case Study, Mary Beth Thomson
Coming Together: Successful Press, Library, Vendor Content Collaboration: A Case Study, Mary Beth Thomson
Library Presentations
University presses (UP's) are essential to the advancement of our culture and the understanding of our world, and, are just as much at the forefront of publishing innovation as anyone. UP's publish and engage in some of the most essential research across the humanities, sciences and arts, and, also dive in to top-of-mind trending topics. Academic libraries are prized hubs of information, supporting a school's curriculum and the research of its university faculty and students - the foundation of content. In an effort to strengthen its relationship with its host institution library and help promote scholarship, the University Press of …
Straight From The Horse’S Mouth: Making Oral History Interviews Accessible, Judy Sackett, Kopana Terry
Straight From The Horse’S Mouth: Making Oral History Interviews Accessible, Judy Sackett, Kopana Terry
Library Presentations
The Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, contains a collection of nearly 9,000 interviews. The presenters will describe the collection, highlighting some of the major projects that may be of particular interest to library users. Oral history interviews can be a valuable source of information for both scholarly and family researchers. Learn how access to these collections is continuously improving.
Technology Telling Stories: Library Instruction Perspectives From An Information Literacy Librarian And An Archivist, Beth Fuchs, Jaime Marie Burton
Technology Telling Stories: Library Instruction Perspectives From An Information Literacy Librarian And An Archivist, Beth Fuchs, Jaime Marie Burton
Library Presentations
Connecting with today’s undergraduates requires more than just a demonstration of technology, tasks, and procedures – it also requires capturing their imaginations, emotions, and feelings. Telling stories with technology connects real world, tangible experiences with abstract ideas and research methods, therefore getting students to care about what they are researching and invest in not just the topic, but in cultivating their own habits of mind.
Using A Train-The-Trainer Model And Active Learning To Reach Biology Freshmen, Valerie E. Perry, Beth Reeder, Melinda Borie
Using A Train-The-Trainer Model And Active Learning To Reach Biology Freshmen, Valerie E. Perry, Beth Reeder, Melinda Borie
Library Presentations
Using the train-the-trainer model as our foundation, we created a new information literacy program in an introductory lab course. We will describe the program’s development, implementation, and evolution since first implemented in Spring Semester 2013.We also will share the advantages of using the train-the-trainer model in an information literacy program, particularly regarding its potential to reduce librarians’ time commitment and help librarians build lasting relationships with teaching faculty and graduate students.
Going Global: The Library As A Critical Player In Internationalizing A University, Terri Brown, Frank Davis, Antoinette Paris Greider, Kazuko Hioki, Adrian K. Ho, Kaylee Leibforth, Jennifer Richmond
Going Global: The Library As A Critical Player In Internationalizing A University, Terri Brown, Frank Davis, Antoinette Paris Greider, Kazuko Hioki, Adrian K. Ho, Kaylee Leibforth, Jennifer Richmond
Library Presentations
To support the University of Kentucky’s (UK) strategic plan, UK Libraries created a Director of International Programs (DIP) position in 2010 to plan and manage its international initiatives. In consultation of the UK administration, the DIP identified areas in which the library could make major contributions toward internationalization. The DIP has made significant progress in the areas by participating in the College of Arts and Sciences’ Passport to the World Program. Each year the College celebrates the cultural heritage of a country/region. The DIP and liaison librarians collaborate with faculty from different departments to annotate and showcase relevant materials from …
Collections To Connections: Space Redesign At W.T. Young Library, Jennifer A. Bartlett
Collections To Connections: Space Redesign At W.T. Young Library, Jennifer A. Bartlett
Library Presentations
The library is the academic center of campus, a place where students can not only access print and electronic information resources and the latest information technology, but also get the help to use them. Accommodating the ever-changing research needs of today’s students was the motivation behind the redesign of the second floor space at the William T. Young Library.
Internationalizing University Of Kentucky Libraries: A Work In Progress, Antoinette Paris Greider
Internationalizing University Of Kentucky Libraries: A Work In Progress, Antoinette Paris Greider
Library Faculty and Staff Publications
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Capturing Collective Updates And Upgrades: Using Oclc Worldshare Marc Record Delivery At University Of Kentucky Libraries, Julene L. Jones
Capturing Collective Updates And Upgrades: Using Oclc Worldshare Marc Record Delivery At University Of Kentucky Libraries, Julene L. Jones
Library Presentations
The OCLC Bibliographic Notification ("Bib Note") service has fundamentally changed in the last year, migrating to WorldShare Metadata Collection Manager, and allowing for much greater user customization of the service. The University of Kentucky Libraries have begun to utilize the new iteration of this free service and will discuss their findings from the delivered records, the impact that it has had on their workflows and the selected customizations they have made.
Global Data Change: Overview, Tips And Tricks [2014], Julene L. Jones
Global Data Change: Overview, Tips And Tricks [2014], Julene L. Jones
Library Presentations
This session provides an introduction to the invaluable Global Data Change client, covering the program's workflow, and best practices. The ways that the University of Kentucky has implemented GDC will be covered.
From Adair To Woodford County And All Points In-Between, Jason Keinsley, Lauren Robinson
From Adair To Woodford County And All Points In-Between, Jason Keinsley, Lauren Robinson
Library Presentations
At the Agricultural Information Center (AIC) we are trying to provide relevant content for Cooperative Extension personnel located throughout the state of Kentucky. The College of Agriculture, Food, and Environment is the University of Kentucky's largest college and has employees located in all of the 120 Kentucky counties. Therefore, we are working to create and maintain relevant outreach services for a geographically and culturally diverse user group. Throughout this process, we have realized that creating online tutorials and virtual training sessions is not enough to support outreach services—we must stay visible. To stay visible, we have visited regional meetings and …