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Making Higher Education More Affordable, One Course Reading At A Time: Academic Libraries As Key Advocates For Open Access Textbooks And Educational Resources, Karen Okamoto Jan 2013

Making Higher Education More Affordable, One Course Reading At A Time: Academic Libraries As Key Advocates For Open Access Textbooks And Educational Resources, Karen Okamoto

Publications and Research

Open access textbooks (OATs) and educational resources (OERs) are being lauded as a viable alternative to costly print textbooks. Some academic libraries are joining the OER movement by creating guides to open repositories. Others are promoting OATs and OERs, reviewing them, and even helping to create them. This article analyzes how academic libraries are currently engaged in open access textbook and OER initiatives. By drawing on examples of library initiatives across the United States, the author illustrates how libraries are facilitating the adoption and implementation of these affordable resources.


Open Access To Scholarly Articles: Good Policies Ensure Good Practices, Jill Cirasella Jan 2013

Open Access To Scholarly Articles: Good Policies Ensure Good Practices, Jill Cirasella

Publications and Research

Open access (OA) to scholarly journal articles is now widely accepted as a good thing. However, it will not become the norm without policies promoting openness. This presentation looks at policies that ensure that hundreds of thousands of articles become OA every year.


Queer Housing Nacional Google Group: A Librarian’S Documentation Of A Community-Specific Resource, Shawn(Ta) Smith-Cruz Jan 2013

Queer Housing Nacional Google Group: A Librarian’S Documentation Of A Community-Specific Resource, Shawn(Ta) Smith-Cruz

Publications and Research

Beginning with a discussion of information access and its relationship to communities, this article is a first-person experience for creating a community-specific information resource, a queer housing listserv called Queer Housing Nacional. Written as a case study for how librarians may apply their skills to community as well as document the journey of this time capsuled listserv, one may find that this listserv may complicate librarianship’s promotion of open access, instead, encouraging closed participatory group structures, with collective distributions of power. Included are multiple email exchanges from the listserv, as well as Appendices of survey questions, notable responses, and …


Open Access To Scholarly Literature: Which Side Are You On?, Jill Cirasella Jan 2013

Open Access To Scholarly Literature: Which Side Are You On?, Jill Cirasella

Publications and Research

Open access (OA) to scholarly literature recently hit a major milestone: Half of all research articles published become open access, either immediately or after an embargo period. Are the articles you read among them? What about the articles you write? Are the journals to which you submit open-access friendly? What about the journals for which you peer review? Are there any reasons why the public should not have access to the results of taxpayer-funded research?

This presentation explains the motivation for OA, describes the details of OA, and differentiates between publishing in open access journals (“gold” OA) and self-archiving works …


Like A Hurricane: A Citation Analysis Of Emergency Management Scholarly Literature, Jennifer Noe, Julia M. Furay Jan 2013

Like A Hurricane: A Citation Analysis Of Emergency Management Scholarly Literature, Jennifer Noe, Julia M. Furay

Publications and Research

This bibliometric study used citation analysis to uncover citing characteristics in the burgeoning academic field of emergency management. Of the 281 degree programs listed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency nationwide, those at community colleges accounted for 17 percent of the total. Using the interdisciplinary database of Academic Search Complete, a sample of 5,099 citations was collected from 146 articles published between 2002 and 2012. The most strongly represented disciplines revealed by the analysis were Social Science, Science/Technology and Medicine. A majority of citations (45%) came from academic journals, with nearly half (44%) of those from Social Science. When citing …


Local Connections To Global Collections: The Power Of Interlibrary Loan Services, Beth Posner Jan 2013

Local Connections To Global Collections: The Power Of Interlibrary Loan Services, Beth Posner

Publications and Research

Interlibrary loan services facilitate access to both print and digital information, be it from other libraries nearby or from around the world. ILL librarians and staff members also provide integrated, or global, access to library and information services, in general. They help patrons discover holdings in their own local collections, online open access material, and items available only for purchase from publishers or booksellers. By working closely with colleagues in other libraries, and despite copyright and license restrictions on the sharing of information, as well as limits in budget and staffing, library resource sharing specialists offer both global information and …


Finding Room For Everyone: Libraries Confront Social Exclusion, Jen Hoyer Jan 2013

Finding Room For Everyone: Libraries Confront Social Exclusion, Jen Hoyer

Publications and Research

Communities that are working to combat exclusion have greater potential for success if they enlist the support of public libraries, which are in many ways ideally situated to welcome marginalized populations and provide programs and services that combat social exclusion. This chapter explains how this adaptability in response to social problems fits with the mandate of public libraries; examines why and how libraries should confront social exclusion; and looks at the Atwater Library and Computer Centre (ALCC) in Westmount, Québec, as an illustration of how this has been successfully accomplished.


Critical Information Literacy And The Technology Of Control: The Case Of Armenia, John Carey, D. Aram Donabedian Jan 2013

Critical Information Literacy And The Technology Of Control: The Case Of Armenia, John Carey, D. Aram Donabedian

Publications and Research

As direct providers of information literacy, librarians can help patrons analyze the social and economic forces involved in the creation and use of information. This chapter will discuss why critical information literacy and critical pedagogy are especially important in the Armenian context, with its unique historical, cultural, and geopolitical concerns. The authors will document how the Armenian government has used cutting-edge Internet controls to block online content or misdirect users. We will also examine how Armenians perceive the independence of their available media and explore current efforts by telecom, publishing, and governmental concerns to restrict Internet freedom. The authors suggest …


Open Access To Scholarly Articles: The Very Basics, Jill Cirasella Jan 2013

Open Access To Scholarly Articles: The Very Basics, Jill Cirasella

Open Educational Resources

This handout provides a brief overview of open access to scholarly literature. It looks at the problems with traditional journal publishing, the promise of open access as a solution, and the different paths to open access.


The Three-Credit Solution: Social Justice In An Information Literacy Course, Anne E. Leonard, Maura A. Smale Jan 2013

The Three-Credit Solution: Social Justice In An Information Literacy Course, Anne E. Leonard, Maura A. Smale

Publications and Research

No abstract provided.


Lacuny Junior Faculty Research Roundtable Meeting Minutes, December 2012, Lacuny Dec 2012

Lacuny Junior Faculty Research Roundtable Meeting Minutes, December 2012, Lacuny

Meeting Minutes

No abstract provided.


Lacuny Multicultural And Diversity Roundtable Meeting Minutes, December 2012, Lacuny Dec 2012

Lacuny Multicultural And Diversity Roundtable Meeting Minutes, December 2012, Lacuny

Meeting Minutes

No abstract provided.


Mobile First Web And Content Strategy, Stefanie Havelka, David Stevens Nov 2012

Mobile First Web And Content Strategy, Stefanie Havelka, David Stevens

Publications and Research

The paradigm shift from the traditional desktop to the mobile web experience is fast approaching, and providing relevant date, location and time-sensitive content to users via mobile devices becomes an essential piece of the overall web strategy. This presentation demonstrates the concepts, techniques and technologies used to develop both the overall mobile content strategy and user experience, as well as the aggregation and delivery of content to both the desktop and mobile form factors from a single content source.


Lacuny Collection Development Roundtable Meeting Minutes, November 2012, Lacuny Nov 2012

Lacuny Collection Development Roundtable Meeting Minutes, November 2012, Lacuny

Meeting Minutes

No abstract provided.


Lacuny Executive Council Meeting Minutes, November 2012, Lacuny Nov 2012

Lacuny Executive Council Meeting Minutes, November 2012, Lacuny

Meeting Minutes

No abstract provided.


Lacuny Adjuncts And Substitutes Roundtable Meeting Minutes, November 2012, Lacuny Nov 2012

Lacuny Adjuncts And Substitutes Roundtable Meeting Minutes, November 2012, Lacuny

Meeting Minutes

No abstract provided.


Lacuny Cataloging Roundtable Meeting Minutes, November 2012, Lacuny Nov 2012

Lacuny Cataloging Roundtable Meeting Minutes, November 2012, Lacuny

Meeting Minutes

No abstract provided.


Time Zones, Screencasts, And Becoming Real: Lessons Learned As A Distance Librarian, Rebecca Hedreen Oct 2012

Time Zones, Screencasts, And Becoming Real: Lessons Learned As A Distance Librarian, Rebecca Hedreen

Urban Library Journal

The library literature abounds with articles, presentations, and books on using various sorts of distance learning tools and techniques for library services. (I direct you to the excellent 5th Bibliography of Library Services for Distance Learning Resources from the Distance Learning Section of ACRL or practically any library conference proceedings for numerous examples.) Many of those resources will discuss how a particular type of tool, say, webchat, can be used for library services, with examples of successful, and sometimes unsuccessful, use in various types of libraries. I have, however, very rarely seen any discussion of when to use such tools, …


University Libraries And Digital Learning Environments, Rachel Jorgensen Oct 2012

University Libraries And Digital Learning Environments, Rachel Jorgensen

Urban Library Journal

Book review


Academic Library Services To Distance Learners: In Consideration Of Costs, Technology, And Stability, Christopher Diaz Oct 2012

Academic Library Services To Distance Learners: In Consideration Of Costs, Technology, And Stability, Christopher Diaz

Urban Library Journal

In the last fifteen years, there has been an increase in the implementation of distance education programs in colleges and universities. The challenge for academic libraries will be to create working models of library support for distance learners that are both economically sustainable, and qualitatively equitable to the support given to on-campus students. The author suggests that training in advanced web computing and educational technologies must begin in the graduate study of library and information science to help offset the training costs for academic libraries. One solution might include utilizing networks of distance students to create business and other partnerships …


Teaching Information Literacy Online, Hal Grossman Oct 2012

Teaching Information Literacy Online, Hal Grossman

Urban Library Journal

Book review


From Two Dot To Turkey: Reaching Online Library Users Via Web Conferencing, Sheila Bonnand, Mary Anne Hansen Oct 2012

From Two Dot To Turkey: Reaching Online Library Users Via Web Conferencing, Sheila Bonnand, Mary Anne Hansen

Urban Library Journal

Librarians at Montana State University (MSU) find themselves in a dual role with respect to the idea of urban versus rural. When MSU librarians serve students at a distance, sometimes these distance clientele are in metropolitan communities much larger than MSU’s home, Bozeman. At the same time, many of their distance students are located in tiny rural towns of a couple hundred or fewer, such as Two Dot, Montana. Regardless of where they reside while taking courses, students want access to the full spectrum of the institution’s resources and services, including the library. Whether students are rural or urban, MSU …


The New Distance Learners: Providing Customized Online Research Assistance To Urban Students On The Go, Melissa N. Mallon Oct 2012

The New Distance Learners: Providing Customized Online Research Assistance To Urban Students On The Go, Melissa N. Mallon

Urban Library Journal

This article provides an overview of the pedagogical theories surrounding distance learning while discussing the learning styles and characteristics of distance learners. The author describes how the use of social media and learning objects supports the pedagogical theory of connectivism. The author discusses how a mid-sized, urban university library uses social media tools, including YouTube and Twitter, to offer distance learning students the same level of research support as those studying on campus while examining other libraries that do the same. This method provides students with the opportunity to pick and choose online research support that is customized to their …


Lacuny Serials Roundtable Meeting Minutes, October 2012, Lacuny Oct 2012

Lacuny Serials Roundtable Meeting Minutes, October 2012, Lacuny

Meeting Minutes

No abstract provided.


Lacuny Junior Faculty Research Roundtable Meeting Minutes, October 2012, Lacuny Oct 2012

Lacuny Junior Faculty Research Roundtable Meeting Minutes, October 2012, Lacuny

Meeting Minutes

No abstract provided.


Lacuny Cataloging Roundtable Meeting Minutes, October 2012, Lacuny Oct 2012

Lacuny Cataloging Roundtable Meeting Minutes, October 2012, Lacuny

Meeting Minutes

No abstract provided.


Lgbt Life With Full Text, Matthew Harrick Oct 2012

Lgbt Life With Full Text, Matthew Harrick

Publications and Research

This publication reviews the EBSCO database LGBT Life with Full Text, and includes pricing options, a product description, a critical evaluation of the product, and starred evaluations for content, user interface/searchability, pricing, and contract options.


Government Information For Your Mobile Phone, Rebecca Arzola, Debbie Rabina Oct 2012

Government Information For Your Mobile Phone, Rebecca Arzola, Debbie Rabina

Publications and Research

A tasting menu of selected apps, created by U.S. government agencies, that provides information accessible from your mobile phone.


Students As Donors To University Archives: A Study Of Student Perceptions With Recommendations, Jessica Wagner, Debbi A. Smith Oct 2012

Students As Donors To University Archives: A Study Of Student Perceptions With Recommendations, Jessica Wagner, Debbi A. Smith

Publications and Research

Most of the literature that explores the relationship between students and university archives focuses on how to integrate archival materials into the undergraduate curriculum. Little exists that analyzes student perceptions of the types of materials that are found in archives; even less discusses how to induce students to donate materials that document life on campus. This case study examines student perceptions of various aspects of university archives, with the goal of developing better methods of reaching out to encourage donation of student life materials.


Lacuny Executive Council Meeting Minutes, September 2012, Lacuny Sep 2012

Lacuny Executive Council Meeting Minutes, September 2012, Lacuny

Meeting Minutes

No abstract provided.