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2021 Conference Program, Georgia International Conference On Information Literacy

Georgia International Conference on Information Literacy

Final Conference Program

Information Literacy Reimagined: Deep Learning Practice, Kay Coates, Beverly A. King Miller

University Libraries: Faculty Presentations

Presentation given by Georgia Southern faculty member Kay Coates at the Georgia International Conference on Information Literacy.

Promoting information literacy synchronously and asynchronously, albeit concurrently in traditional classrooms, virtual and hybrid settings is fast becoming the norm. As such, reference and instruction librarians in responding to rapid changes occasioned by the pandemic shuffle could more intentionally incorporate certain pedagogical approaches to deliver library instruction. The intent is to attract and increase traffic in the information literacy arena, so to speak. One such user-centric approach to consider is deep learning. Operationalizing a deep learning methodology could engender the ultimate desired outcome …

Scholarly Communications Newsletter, Georgia Southern University

Library Publications (1999-2023)

• Upcoming Webinars-March 2021
• SelectedWorks Profiles for Faculty
• 2021 Virtual Research Symposium
• Scholarly Communications News

Zach's News, Georgia Southern University

Library Publications (1999-2023)

• Preserve Your Family Memoires
• How America Lost its Mind: Our Misinformation Crisis

Public Notes To The Rescue! Connecting Resources, Services, And Practices In The Library Catalog, Rebecca Hunnicutt, Jeffrey Mortimore

University Libraries: Faculty Presentations

Presentation given by Georgia Southern faculty members Rebecca Hunnicutt and Jeffrey Mortimore at the Catalog Management Interest Group, ALA Core Virtual Interest Group.

Communicating connections between library resources, services, and practices is challenging, especially via the catalog. How do we help researchers find special collection items, locate finding aids, and schedule viewings? How do we communicate that demand-driven ebooks are briefly available, but then must be requested for purchase? To use resources effectively, patrons need to be aware of related services and practices but relaying that information can be difficult. What if the catalog is the patron’s only point of …

Scholarly Communications Newsletter, Georgia Southern University

Library Publications (1999-2023)

• Scholarly Communications Newsletter- January 2021
• New Video Tutorials
• Upcoming Conferences
• Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research
• Did You Know...?
• EBSCO Metrics Discontinued in PlumX

The Flywheel Effect: Bridging The Gap For 1st Year Students In A Virtual World, Kay Coates, Vivian F. Bynoe

University Libraries: Faculty Presentations

Presentation given by Georgia Southern faculty member Kay Coates and Vivian Bynoe at the ACRL University Libraries Section Professional Development Committee.

Identity Politics: The Weightiness Of Black Womanhood In Lis, Vivian Bynoe, Kay Coates, Brittani Sterling, Dylitchrous Thompson

University Libraries: Faculty Presentations

Presented at the 11th National Conference of African American Librarians

Georgia Southern Libraries Annual Report 2021, Georgia Southern University Libraries

Library Annual Reports

The University Libraries use a fiscal year scorecard to plan and coordinate strategic initiatives. The goals listed in the scorecard are aligned with the University’s Strategic Plan and specifically address how we support those goals. As a team, we develop a yearly scorecard to itemize and track select activities, by strategic planning goal, within our departments and as a Libraries. These combined activities represent our commitment to strategic planning initiatives for that fiscal year. The combined structure of University’s goals and Libraries’ objectives and activities serve as our strategic planning document.

Xsl File For Transformation Of Bepress Digital Commons Issue-Level Journal Xml To Crossref 4.4.2 Xml, Jeffrey M. Mortimore

Faculty Datasets

XSL stylesheet to transform bepress Digital Commons issue-level journal XML to Crossref 4.4.2 XML in preparation for batch upload to Crossref and DOAJ. As of December 2020, both Crossref and DOAJ accept Crossref 4.4.2 formatted XML for batch upload. Instructions appear in the stylesheet above the tag. Detailed instructions appear in a separate text file.

For Good Measure: Assessing The Impact Of Game-Based Instruction In The Archives, Autumn M. Johnson, Dawn Nikki Cannon-Rech

University Libraries: Faculty Presentations

Presented at Society of Georgia Archivists annual meeting

Abstract

Game-based instructional programs can provide creative, hands-on learning opportunities while protecting valuable collections. This presentation will reflect on the experience of using game-based instructional techniques to successfully develop an Escape Game that engaged a campus community with archival sources and authentic learning. Sensory game immersion provided authentic engagement with the materiality of collections, their historical context, and the deeper critical narratives within the collection. Tasks were designed to engage learning objectives that explored archival conceptualization, discovery, and interpretation. The successful program increased awareness of the archival collections throughout the University community …

Under The Big Top: A Large-Scale, Cross-Disciplinary Research Ethics Escape Game For Student Research, Dawn N. Cannon-Rech, Jeffrey Mortimore

University Libraries: Faculty Presentations

Presented at Georgia Libraries Conference ‘Bonus Pack’ Webinars

Quarantine Queries: A Librarian's 5g Inclusive Reveal, Kay Coates

University Libraries: Faculty Presentations

Presented at the GLA BCALA Pre-Conference: IGNITED by Prof. Kay Coates

Constitution Week 2020, Georgia Southern University

Library Publications (1999-2023)

• Constitution Week 2020

Celebrate September: Constitution Day Celebration, Georgia Southern University

Library Publications (1999-2023)

• Celebrate September: Constitution Day Celebration

Scholarly Communications Newsletter, Georgia Southern University

Library Publications (1999-2023)

• Scholarly Communication Newsletter- September 2020
• Georgia Southern Is Now in Sherpa Romeo!
• PlumX Updates
• September Webinars
• Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research

Zach's News, Georgia Southern University

Library Publications (1999-2023)

• Community Use of the GS Libraries in the Fall Semester
• GS Libraries' Hours in the Fall Semester

Scholarly Communications Newsletter, Georgia Southern University

Library Publications (1999-2023)

• Scholarly Communication Newsletter- 2020 Summer Issue
• Scholarly Communications News
• Featured Databases
• Updates from ICPSR
• Did You Know?

Reference Diversity: Listening In A Crisis, Kay Coates

University Libraries: Faculty Presentations

Presented virtually at the 2020 AABIG Conference by Prof. Kay Coates

Program

In unprecedented times such as this, there is a significant increase in demand for virtual learning as result of social distancing. It is fundamental to readily identify the needs of patrons universally through proactive engagement by initiating dialogue. Additionally, accurately assessing and responding to the needs of patrons becomes high priority in delivering satisfactory service given the uncertainty and risks in overcoming latent communication barriers. In order to provide effective reference service the role of listening is critical. Best-case scenario, the outcome drives innovative instruction and offers win-win …

June Is ‘Rainbow Book Month’, Georgia Southern University

Library Publications (1999-2023)

• June is ‘Rainbow Book Month’

Film “Just Mercy” Now Streaming Free Of Charge, Georgia Southern University

Library Publications (1999-2023)

• Film “Just Mercy” now Streaming Free of Charge

From Dublin Core To Marc - Crosswalking Etd Metadata From Digital Commons To The Library Catalog, Jill V. Krefft, Zhonghua Du, Rebecca Bakker

Digital Commons Southeastern User Group Meeting (2020) (Archived)

Florida International University has developed a semi-automated process for harvesting and transforming qualified Dublin Core metadata to MARC for electronic theses and dissertations published in Digital Commons for inclusion in the library catalog. This presentation will share the workflow whereby metadata is harvested via OAI-PMH; transformed to MARC using a script; and ingested into the catalog. Challenges and benefits of this workflow will be discussed.

This presentation will also share information related to our retrospective thesis and dissertation scanning project; the need to overlay existing records in the catalog with new metadata; and specific challenges related to RTDs.

Creating Oral History Collections In Digital Commons, Christy Allen, Rick Jones

Digital Commons Southeastern User Group Meeting (2020) (Archived)

Furman University has seen a boom in the creation of oral histories over the past several years. This presentation will look at two of their oral history collections and discuss how they are built and presented within Digital Commons. The "Furman University Oral Histories" project contains historical histories digitized nearly a decade ago with limited metadata and poor audio/video quality. The "Oral Histories of Columbian Textile Workers in Greenville, South Carolina" is a new collection of recent histories which contain videos, Spanish/English translations, transcripts, and robust metadata. The presenters will discuss the benefits and challenges of each collection as they …

Establishing Best Practices In Institutional Repository Organization, Scott Bacon

Digital Commons Southeastern User Group Meeting (2020) (Archived)

On the one-year anniversary of the CCU Digital Commons repository the organization of the Collections / Communities.html page was reviewed to gauge the need for revisions. Over 100 Digital Commons sites were examined to see how other repository managers organized their Collections pages. Top-level communities were coded into Community Types and were analyzed to surface trends in current practice. This presentation reviews trends in practice that emerged during research, as well as some of the best practices that were identified, including planning, iteration, labeling, limiting jargon, and finding a balance with top-level and nested content. Suggestions for improvement are given …

Automating Metadata Pulls Via Doi And Google Apps Scripts, Aajay Murphy, Himaja Kailaswar

Digital Commons Southeastern User Group Meeting (2020) (Archived)

In this presentation, two IR workers will discuss the origination, development, complications, and successes of their efforts in creating a Google Apps Script to pull metadata for batch uploading faculty publications into the Digital Commons. By pasting a DOI into a particular cell in a Google Sheet, the IR manager can automagically plug in the metadata that coordinate with bepress’s batch upload Excel sheet. This happens by pulling in the information from CrossRef’s database. Future development could result in a more seamless and effective batch upload procedure, but it is also dependent on the publishing community to be more proactive …

Lessons Learned In Lmu Digital Commons, Arya Hackney

Digital Commons Southeastern User Group Meeting (2020) (Archived)

When creating an institutional repository (IR) from scratch, there are both challenges and opportunities before the manifestation of the IR, during it, and the final product. Maintaining the IR in kind also introduces additional considerations to navigate. Is it only one person who creates and maintains the IR, or is it the community? Or is it somewhere in between? What is the ideal scenario and what is the realistic outcome? Is there any way to anticipate the bureaucratic demands for the IR’s presence? This presentation answers all these questions, some answers simpler than others using LMU Digital Commons as an …

Keeping The Ball Rolling: Sustainability And The Open Access Learned Society Journal, Virginia C. Feher, Aajay Murphy

Digital Commons Southeastern User Group Meeting (2020) (Archived)

In this presentation, the editor and managing editor of the Georgia Library Quarterly (GLQ), the journal of the Georgia Library Association, will provide a brief history of the journal and share information related to current publication practices, in addition to discussing future plans, with a focus on sustainability, including maintaining a robust editorial board, ensuring a reliable peer review process, and the importance of legacy planning to make sure that future editors gain the knowledge and expertise to continue to successfully manage and publish a long-standing and vital journal for Georgia librarians and librarianship. GLQ is published by Kennesaw …

Giving New Life To Old Memories: Migrating Central Florida Memory From Contentdm To Digital Commons, Lee Dotson

Digital Commons Southeastern User Group Meeting (2020) (Archived)

For 18 years, CONTENTdm was home to Central Florida Memory (CFM). CFM is a cooperative project started by three partner institutions in 2002 to provide an online platform and focal point for gathering, preserving, and disseminating the documents, artifacts, and stories of the history of Central Florida. As the project grew to include content from nine partners, UCF remained the primary technology support and host institution for Central Florida Memory. Recent server consolidations and lack of support for locally hosted CONTENTdm instances underscored the urgent need to migrate this valued cultural heritage content to another platform. In the Fall of …

Kicking & Streaming! Enhancing Digitally-Born Oral History Collections In Digital Commons, Autumn Johnson

Digital Commons Southeastern User Group Meeting (2020) (Archived)

Oral history collections pose unique challenges for archival institutions. Making these important histories available to researchers is often impeded by complex issues of access, privacy rights, and media obsolescence. These challenges are magnified when histories are digitally-born. Not only do they face the same issues as their analog counterparts, but digital materials have their own unique preservation and access issues with which archivists are still struggling to identify best practices. Digital Commons offers archivists a platform for sharing digitally-born oral histories that mitigate many of these complex issues. Not only does the platform allow for the consolidation of files from …

Lunch Break Activity: Virtual Tour Of The Georgia Southern University, Armstrong Campus Arboretum, Caroline Hopkinson, Philip Schretter, Aimee Reist

Digital Commons Southeastern User Group Meeting (2020) (Archived)

During lunch, join us for a virtual tour of the Georgia Southern University, Armstrong Campus Arboretum. As we wander through Aimee Reist's photographs of the Arboretum, taken on her walks over several years, Philip Schretter will tell the story of the campus gardens filled with plant varieties from around the world. Enjoy a virtual walk through a remarkable Savannah landscape with a master gardener.