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Keeping It Real: A Comprehensive And Transparent Evaluation Of Electronic Resources, Karen R. Harker, Laurel Crawford, Todd Enoch

Charleston Library Conference

There will be a time when your library will need to evaluate all of your electronic resources. How would you do it? In response to a cut to our materials budget, we have developed a method that condenses a large amount of information into a few select criteria. In this day‐long workshop, we walked through the process using the Decision Grid process developed at the University of Maryland at College Park (Foudy and McManus, p. 533‐538) as a starting point. The workshop leaders first demonstrated each step of our process, and then the participants worked in small groups (5‐7) using …

Collection Development, E-Resources, And Meeting The Needs Of People With Disabilities, Axel Schmetzke, Cheryl Pruitt, Michele Bruno

Charleston Library Conference

Access barriers do not only exist in the physical environment but also online. Just as certain architectural design features make it possible, or impossible, for people with certain disabilities to move about independently, so does design of the electronic environment, which includes all the library e‐resources, creates either enabling or disabling conditions for certain individuals. Recently conducted research reveals a rather grim picture: while policy statements issued by professional library organization call for inclusive selection and procurement procedures, books on collection development do not cover the issue adequately. When librarians make decision about the selection of specific e‐resources, the needs …

Are E-Book Big Deal Bundles Still Valuable?, Aaron K. Shrimplin, Jennifer W. Bazeley

Charleston Library Conference

The academic e‐book market has undergone significant change in the last five years. E‐book availability has greatly increased as library demand has grown, with an increasing percentage of library acquisitions preferring electronic rather than print format. E‐book acquisition models like patron‐driven acquisition and short‐term loan have now become commonplace and available from a multitude of consortia, publishers, and aggregators. With the wide availability of these models, is there still value in buying e‐books through package deals?

To help answer this question, we will present the results of a usage‐based analysis of Wiley e‐books. Since 2012, Miami University Libraries have purchased …

E-Book Rights: Advocacy In Action, Katy Gabrio, Whitney Murphy

Charleston Library Conference

E‐book rights advocacy efforts began nearly from the moment the format appeared. The topics have evolved over time but significant issues and the need for ongoing discussion and negotiation remain. To this end, Macalester College published an E‐Book Advocacy Statement in 2013. Since then several libraries have signed on. Most importantly, productive conversations with e‐book providers and vendors have ensued. These conversations have led to a better understanding of the library, publisher, and e‐book provider points of view as well as helped strengthen library/vendor relationships that are rooted in a willingness to deeply engage on these topics while appreciating one …

The Buck Stops Here: Assessing The Value Of E-Book Subscriptions At The Columbia University Libraries, Melissa J. Goertzen, Krystie A. Klahn

Charleston Library Conference

Over the past four years Columbia University Libraries (CUL) has seen exponential growth in electronic book (e‐book) purchasing. These purchases have not only increased the depth and breadth of the collection, but they have also created new opportunities for remote learning and instant information access. In turn, this new push for purchasing electronic has created new demands in assessment to understand the true benefit of these resources, most notably in regards to annual e‐book subscriptions.

In 2013, a new position aimed at developing an e‐book strategy for CUL was devised. Shortly thereafter, a position was created in the Science and …

Collecting And Acquiring In Earnest (The 14th Annual Health Sciences Lively Lunch), Wendy Bahnsen, Yumin Jiang, Ramune K. Kubilius, Emma O'Hagan, Andrea Twiss-Brooks

Charleston Library Conference

In this year's sponsored but no holds barred lunch, host Wendy Bahnsen (substituting for colleague Nicole Gallo) offered a brief greeting, and Ramune Kubilius provided the traditional “year in review” synopsis of developments since the last Charleston Conference. Panelists then shared insights and led discussion on earnest attempts to meet users’ information needs and satisfy administrations’ budget and other expectations. No matter how information has become repackaged, two formats remain important in health sciences communication: books and journals (articles). Speakers focused on library experiments with these formats. Is PDA a solution? Bahnsen contributed highlights and findings from a survey by …

Taming The Wilde: Collaborating With Expertise For Faster, Better, Smarter Collection Analysis, Jacqueline Bronicki, Cherie Turner, Shawn Vaillancourt, Frederick Young

Charleston Library Conference

The importance of collection assessment and evaluation has been a hot topic due to increasing budget restrictions and the need to prove worth to stakeholders through evidence‐based evaluations. More robust collection analyses, like comparisons of holdings usage to ILL requests, and gap analyses, are increasingly embraced by the library community. Less thought, however, has been given to how to best conduct these analyses to ensure that the cleanest data is used and that the data tells the right story. The data to do these types of analyses often reside in complex systems and web‐environments, which may not be fully understood …

Ill As Acquisitions: Implementing And Integrating Pod In A Research Library, Edward F. Lener, Ladd Brown

Charleston Library Conference

This paper describes Virginia Tech's implementation of a purchase‐on‐demand (POD) program designed to complement the traditional interlibrary loan workflow. POD can offer a way to obtain otherwise unavailable or unlendable content or to get many items at lower cost than a typical borrowing transaction. POD also offers another means of building the collection through purchases of materials we know will get at least one use. We share key details of our program from pilot phase to its broader integration into the acquisitions workflow.

An Evaluation Of Readcube As An Interlibrary Loan Alternative, Elizabeth J. Weisbrod

Charleston Library Conference

Libraries are continually searching for more affordable ways to provide access to research materials. The rising costs of journal subscriptions, site licenses, and interlibrary loan have made libraries look for new methods of providing those materials. In 2014, Auburn University Libraries began a pilot project to test the feasibility of using ReadCube, an article delivery service, as a method of patron‐driven acquisition for scholarly journal articles. ReadCube allows users immediate access to articles from Nature Publishing Group journals at a lower cost than document delivery, but with usage restrictions.

This case study evaluates ReadCube as an alternative to interlibrary loan …

What You Need To Know About Moving Collections And Acquisitions Into An E-Dominant Model!, Gerri Foudy, Lila A. Ohler, Lenore A. England

Charleston Library Conference

Two different University of Maryland Libraries discuss how they have moved to an e‐dominant model, the reasons why, and the new acquisitions strategies libraries can use in crafting an e‐dominant collection. Whether your organization is a large ARL library like University of Maryland, College Park (UMD) Libraries or a nontraditional online library like the University of Maryland University College (UMUC) Library, there are many strategies for taking advantage of the new acquisitions environment and rethinking how to build collections in an e‐dominant world. At UMD, adopting an e‐dominant model has been a gradual change over time, allowing the library staff …

Supporting Rapidly Growing Online Programs In Times Of Change, Mary Ann Mercante, Ying Lin

Charleston Library Conference

In May 2012, Maryville University launched two online graduate Nursing programs. Twenty‐eight months later, 2,321 students from across the United States were enrolled as online‐only students in these programs. Two additional Nursing graduate programs are going online as well as an MBA program. Concurrently, Library space is being reconfigured to accommodate student support services from other areas and to provide more learning spaces for students. With less space for physical collections and more students to support, Maryville University Library is trying to find ways to provide better research support for all its students. How Maryville is handling these challenges and …

Earnestly Seeking Greater Flexibility: The Pros And Cons Of Pay‐Per‐View Journal Access, Marija Markovic, Steve Oberg

Charleston Library Conference

This presentation sheds light on a relatively new phenomenon that needs more earnest consideration from all kinds of libraries: the switch to a pay‐per‐view (PPV) access model for journals. The presenters, one from a corporate library background and one from an academic background, have extensive experience in utilizing PPV. They detail pros and cons of PPV and how it allows for greater access for users with more financial flexibility for acquisitions budgets. Discussions among acquisitions and collection development librarians in recent years have focused on demand‐driven acquisitions (DDA) for e‐books. The presenters believe that PPV for journals is in the …

We’Re E‐Preferred. Why Did We Get That Book In Print?, Ann Roll

Charleston Library Conference

While California State University, Fullerton’s Pollak Library has an e‐preferred approval plan for all subject areas, the Library still continues to receive a number of print titles on approval. However, 25% of the print approval books received in the 2013–14 fiscal year were published by only eight publishers, all of which actively publish their books in e‐format. This paper investigates the reasons why print books were supplied over potentially available e‐versions. In some cases, individual titles were only published in print, while others were available as e‐books, but could only be purchased within collections. Others were available for purchase as …

Turning A Crisis Into An Opportunity: Dda And Pda At Uta Libraries, Peter Zhang

Charleston Library Conference

Facing a 72% cut in our monographic acquisitions budget in FY13–14, University of Texas Arlington Libraries turned a crisis into an opportunity. We examined print monographs’ circulation data and discovered the hard truth that the “just‐in‐case” acquisition model is neither sustainable nor serving our users well. Subsequently, our approval plan was put on a virtual mode: no more approval book shipments. We implemented demanddriven acquisition (DDA) programs for both electronic and print books and put broader patron‐driven acquisition (PDA) programs in place to meet our users’ needs.

Patron-Driven Acquisition: What Do We Know About Our Patrons?, Monique A. Teubner, Henk G. J. Zonneveld

Charleston Library Conference

This paper describes how Utrecht University Library is trying to reach a sustainable and efficient PDA model, offering more e-books to our users.

PDA e-books were made available in the catalog. We developed an efficient back office process for updates, deletions and financial administration. We did pilot programs to test PDA as an acquisition model. During the pilot anonymized user data was collected of patrons and their use of PDA e-books.

Due to heavy usage and too fast depletion of budget we had to adjust our PDA model. The collected data helped to understand the development of costs and to …

Acrl Peer Comparison For University Of Rhode Island Libraries, 2010-2014, Andrée Rathemacher

University Libraries Reports & Statistics

Comparison of the University of Rhode Island Libraries with peer institutions (as defined by the University's Office of Institutional Research). Data used are from the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) Statistical Survey from the years 2010-2014. Metrics compared are: total library expenditures, total library materials expenditures, ongoing resource purchases, one-time resource purchases, salaries & wages professional staff, salaries & wages support staff, professional staff (fte), support staff (fte), full-time students (undergraduate and graduate headcount), total library expenditures per student, and total library materials expenditures per student.

The Cauldron, 2015, Issue 04, Elissa L. Tennant, Abraham Kurp, Abby Burton, Morgan Elswick

The Cauldron Archives

Fall 2015 Issue 4, we talk about crime on campus, parking being a hot comodity, CSU homecoming, Volleyball going into the Horizon Leage chamopinships, movie reviews, show reviews, and opinions about how not to overachieve in school, friends don't let friends be crime magnets on campus, homecoming week expectations and a student who reported a false robery on campus.

The Legacy, September 22, 2015, Lindenwood University

The Legacy (2007-2018)

Student Newspaper of Lindenwood University

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 91, No. 9, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.

• Sullivan, Tommy. Event Kicks Off Campus Fire Safety Month – Environmental Health & Safety
• Shaffer, Hannah. Forensics Team Hosts Season Opener
• Wright, Samantha. WKU Recognized for Campus Landscape – National Wildlife Federation
• Brown, Monica. WKU Offers Nursing Program on Farmers’ Health – Agriculture
• Shaffer, Hannah. Student Government Association Delays Contract With Transport Company Uber
• Henderson, Andrew. Gary Ransdell Addresses University Senate Meeting
• Crowe, Shawn. Letter to the Editor – Campus Landscape
• King, Jennifer. Editorial Cartoon Black Lives Matter
• Black Lives Matter Kept Alive at WKU
• Hardin, Scout. New York …

Reproductive And Sexual Healthcare Needs Among Adults With Disabilities As Perceived By Social Workers, Kristen Faye Linton, Heidi Adams Rueda, Lela Rankin Williams, Alex Sandoval, Sharon J. Bolin

Social Work Faculty Publications

People with disabilities often experience unique gynecological and reproductive healthcare needs, which may be exacerbated by their experience of sexual victimization. Previous research on adolescents with disabilities found that social workers held beneficial roles in supporting their clients to make empowered decisions concerning sexual healthcare, pregnancy, and parenting. This study aimed to assess the reproductive and sexual health needs of adults with various disabilities from the perspectives of their social workers. Eleven social workers working primarily with adults with various disabilities were interviewed using a phenomenological study design to offer their perspectives of the sexual and reproductive health needs of …

Escalation In International Conflict Management: A Foreign Policy Perspective, Molly M. Melin

Political Science: Faculty Publications and Other Works

Efforts to resolve interstate disputes are often characterized by repeated engagement and evolving strategies. What explains a state’s decision to continue conflict resolution efforts but escalate their management strategy? Drawing from foreign policy literature, I argue third parties escalate policies both in response to past failures, shifting conflict dynamics, and their relationship with the disputants. Analysis of management efforts from 1946 to 2001 reveals that the changing nature of the conflict, policy failures and relationships between the third party and disputants are integral to understanding the management decision process, but the effects of these factors depend on the management history.

Uni Scholarworks Quarterly Report, September 2015, Ellen E. Neuhaus

Library Documents & Reports (entire collection)

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Organizational And Service Models, Harriette Hemmasi, Madeline Lefebvre, Joan Lippincott, Catherine Murray-Rust, Mary M. Somerville

University Libraries Librarian and Staff Presentations

How can librarians put into place the kinds of staffing and new services that will enable the realization of the promise of 21st-century libraries? How are libraries gauging what new organizational and service models are needed, and how are they working towards those changes during the planning and building phases of their projects? Four library administrators who are planning renovations or new buildings or have recently opened them will discuss these issues.

Asset-Based Policy In Hong Kong: Child Development Fund, Li Zou, Simon Lai, Michael Sherraden

Center for Social Development Research

The government of Hong Kong launched the HK$300 million Child Development Fund (CDF) in November 2008 to “capitalize on the strengths of various sectors in the community to help our disadvantaged children,” according to then Hong Kong’s Secretary for Labor and Welfare, Mr. Matthew Cheung Kin-chung. The Hong Kong government drew upon the asset-building research and experience of the Center for Social Development (CSD) at Washington University in St. Louis. Michael Sherraden of CSD consulted for the Hong Kong Government’s Commission on Poverty that planned the CDF policy.

The Social Accountability Paradox In The Regional Democratic Budget Policy Making, Rutiana Dwi Wahyunengseh, Sri Hastjarjo

BISNIS & BIROKRASI: Jurnal Ilmu Administrasi dan Organisasi

Social accountability has been believed as an approach to overcome the deficit of the formal accountability (both horizontal and vertical accountability). Social accountability is percieved as a public accountability which is initiated by and aimed for the society. Several studies found the effectiveness of social accountability in encouraging a more transparent government and a wider public involvement. Those studies identified variables which contribute to the social accountability, i.e. the degree of government openness; the density of community organizations and their advocation capability; social, political, and cultural environment; and the public information accessibility. Data for this paper is collected through in-depth …

Zach's News, Georgia Southern University, Zach S. Henderson Library

Library Publications (1999-2023)

• Henderson Library Celebrates the Freedom to Read during Banned Books Week, Sept. 27 - Oct. 3, 2015.
• Hot Doc: NASA episodes in Spanish

Spartan Daily, September 22, 2015, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily (School of Journalism and Mass Communications)

Volume 145, Issue 12

A Multilevel Analysis Of Neighborhood Socioeconomic Effect On Preterm Births In Georgia, Usa, Wei Tu, Jun Tu, Stuart H. Tedders

Earth, Environment & Sustainability: Faculty Publications

This study estimates the neighborhood socioeconomic status (SES) effect on the risk of preterm birth (PTB) using multilevel regression (MLR) models. Birth data retrieved from year 2000 and 2010 Georgia Vital Records were linked to their respective census tracts. Principle component analysis (PCA) was performed on nine selected census variables and the first two principal components (Fac1 and Fac2) were used to represent the neighborhood-level SES in the MLR models. Two-level random intercept MLR models were specified using 122,744 and 112,578 live and singleton births at the individual level and 1613 and 1952 census tracts at the neighborhood level, for …

Asset-Based Policy In China: Applied Projects And Policy Progress, Li Zou, Baorong Guo, Suo Deng, Jin Huang, Minchao Jin, Michael Sherraden

Center for Social Development Research

Since the Center for Social Development (CSD) at Washington University in St. Louis introduced the idea of asset building in China in 2004, asset-based projects and policy discussion have drawn great attention from the central government and mainstream media. CSD research and consultation have played a central role in these developments.

Should Ui Eligibility Be Expanded To Low-Earning Workers? Evidence On Employment, Transfer Receipt, And Income From Administrative Data, Pauline Leung, Christopher J. O'Leary

Upjohn Institute Working Papers

Recent efforts to expand unemployment insurance (UI) eligibility are expected to increase low-earning workers’ access to UI. Although the expansion’s aim is to smooth the income and consumption of previously ineligible workers, it is possible that UI benefits simply displace other sources of income. Standard economic models predict that UI delays reemployment, thereby reducing wage income. Additionally, low-earning workers are often eligible for benefits from means-tested programs, which may decrease with UI benefits. In this paper, we estimate the impact of UI eligibility on employment, means-tested program participation, and income after job loss using a unique individual-level administrative data set …