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Full-Text Articles in Social and Behavioral Sciences
Strengthening Your (Dublin) Core For Stronger User Discoverability (And Possibly Abs), Andrea Payant, Paul Daybell, Liz Woolcott, Becky Skeen
Strengthening Your (Dublin) Core For Stronger User Discoverability (And Possibly Abs), Andrea Payant, Paul Daybell, Liz Woolcott, Becky Skeen
Library Faculty & Staff Presentations
Utah State University Libraries Cataloging and Metadata Services unit investigated user search behavior using web log analysis to determine how users interacted with CONTENTdm, which categories of search terms were used, and where search terms were found in a metadata record. This presentation will discuss the key findings from data analysis and how this will influence metadata practices to improve digital collection user experience.
Library After Hours: Reinventing The First-Year Experience, One Epic Party At A Time, Katie Strand, Niki Fullmer, Paul Daybell
Library After Hours: Reinventing The First-Year Experience, One Epic Party At A Time, Katie Strand, Niki Fullmer, Paul Daybell
Library Faculty & Staff Presentations
What if we could transform student perceptions of the academic library in one night? Our library orientations may be the key to changing the library image from that of a stuffy and intimidating place to a hub for exploration, creativity, and fun. This presentation will highlight how one institution threw out the rule book on the traditional library orientation, trading in our tired PowerPoints and scavenger hunts for laser tag and escape rooms, to give students a night to remember. Presenters will share details about the planning, execution, and assessment of an after-hours library event attended by 1,500 first-year students.
We're Bringing Spacers Back: Secondary Processing At Utah State University Archives, Kelly Rovegno, Heather Housley, Paul Daybell, Becky Skeen
We're Bringing Spacers Back: Secondary Processing At Utah State University Archives, Kelly Rovegno, Heather Housley, Paul Daybell, Becky Skeen
Library Faculty & Staff Presentations
Processing can be an iterative process but finding time and resources to re-evaluate existing collections is difficult, especially with backlogs and new acquisitions. However, secondary processing can greatly improve access, discoverability, and the physical condition of the materials. This session examines the process in which Utah State University Archives, as part of a larger cataloging project to modernize University began and carried out an evaluation of collections for secondary processing and rehousing.
It's Time For An Ead Glow Up! How To Make Finding Aids More Attractive To Users, Paul Daybell, Liz Woolcott, Kelly Rovegno, Andrea Payant, Becky Skeen, Heather Housley
It's Time For An Ead Glow Up! How To Make Finding Aids More Attractive To Users, Paul Daybell, Liz Woolcott, Kelly Rovegno, Andrea Payant, Becky Skeen, Heather Housley
Library Faculty & Staff Presentations
USU Libraries investigated discoverability of local Encoded Archival Description (EAD) finding aids using different levels of description. The research team created two dueling finding aids of the same collection; one with an MPLP stripped down box level inventory, and the other with a more robust item level of description. Both finding aids were posted online simultaneously and left untouched for over a year. The data was then pulled and assessed for each collection with the more 'glowed up' item level finding aid being, on average, 61x more discoverable than the finding aids described at the file level. Presenters will discuss …
The Revised Dacs Principles In Action: Applying Modern Practice To Legacy Description, Ryan Lee, Rebecca A. Wiederhold, Becky Skeen, Paul Daybell, Heather Housley, Kelly Rovegno
The Revised Dacs Principles In Action: Applying Modern Practice To Legacy Description, Ryan Lee, Rebecca A. Wiederhold, Becky Skeen, Paul Daybell, Heather Housley, Kelly Rovegno
Library Faculty & Staff Presentations
Since SAA revised DACS's archival description principles from 8 concepts into 11 reworked value statements in 2019, archivists have wondered how to incorporate the revised principles into existing description practices. Archivists from BYU and USU libraries have undertaken large projects on legacy collections informed by these principles. We invite attendees to learn from our experiences in implementing current DACS principles while grappling with less-than-ideal records. BYU will describe a project to revise the description of a significant collection of Mesoamerican materials after discovering the finding aid had serious problems introduced by previous revisions by archivists. USU will describe an undertaking …
None Of Our Business: Critically Examining Power Dynamics And The Role Of Libraries In The Information Industry, Alex Sundt, Stephanie Western, Erica Finch, Becky Thoms
None Of Our Business: Critically Examining Power Dynamics And The Role Of Libraries In The Information Industry, Alex Sundt, Stephanie Western, Erica Finch, Becky Thoms
Library Faculty & Staff Presentations
Talk of the prestige economy is cheap, while open access and APCs are big business. Librarians dream of bolder action but are fearful of institutional backlash. How do we find a new path forward?
Apcs And 123s: Estimating How Much Your Faculty Are Spending On Article Processing Charges., Erica Finch, Lindsay Ozburn, Becky L. Thoms
Apcs And 123s: Estimating How Much Your Faculty Are Spending On Article Processing Charges., Erica Finch, Lindsay Ozburn, Becky L. Thoms
Library Faculty & Staff Presentations
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Library Instructional E-Resources As Oer: Finding The Right Home, Erica Finch, Niki Fullmer, Stephanie Western
Library Instructional E-Resources As Oer: Finding The Right Home, Erica Finch, Niki Fullmer, Stephanie Western
Library Faculty & Staff Presentations
No abstract provided.