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Institutional Grey Literature In The University Environment, Gretta E. Siegel Jan 2010

Institutional Grey Literature In The University Environment, Gretta E. Siegel

Library Faculty and Staff Publications and Presentations

Historically, attention to grey literature in the academic library was focused on external collections – documents produced by government agencies or research centers. Little, if any, systematic attention was paid to the grey literature that was produced on university campuses. The advent of the Web, while bringing more interest to grey literature in general did not change this situation much. However, the trend toward the creation of institutional repositories has caused a considerable shift in interest. The formalization of collecting, processing, and integrating academic institutional grey literature should be critical to the mission of the University, regardless of format, and …


Book Review Of Does The Land Remember Me?: A Memoir Of Palestine By Aziz Shihab, Kristen Kern Jan 2010

Book Review Of Does The Land Remember Me?: A Memoir Of Palestine By Aziz Shihab, Kristen Kern

Library Faculty and Staff Publications and Presentations

Reviews the book, Does the land remember me?: a memoir of Palestine by Aziz Shihab.


Heard On The Net: Top Five Things To Watch In 2010, Jill Emery Jan 2010

Heard On The Net: Top Five Things To Watch In 2010, Jill Emery

Library Faculty and Staff Publications and Presentations

This column identifies the top five things to watch for in 2010.


How Do You Say No?, Emily Ford Dec 2009

How Do You Say No?, Emily Ford

Library Faculty and Staff Publications and Presentations

The article discusses ways on how to say a "no." It states that a person's ability to say "no" to taking a new project at work or another appointment affects the mental wellness and healthy work or life balance. William Ury, author of the book "The Power of a Positive No" argues that positive "no" affirms an individual's values and sends clear communication with others. It also provides various experiences of the other workers of how they approach in saying "no."


Technology In Practice. Your Desktop: The Movie, Meredith G. Farkas Nov 2009

Technology In Practice. Your Desktop: The Movie, Meredith G. Farkas

Library Faculty and Staff Publications and Presentations

The article focuses on technologies that enable library staff in the U.S. to produce interactive video instruction including screencast, which is defined as a film that is taken of a desktop of a computer. It recommends screencasting software for library tutorial purposes. It states varied ways on how the Orange County Public Library in Florida uses screencasts for library instruction. The author explains the benefit of screencasting for libraries that are facing difficulty in providing online instruction to people.


How The Dark Horse Came In: Portland State University Library Acquires Dark Horse Comics Archive, Michael S. Bowman, Cristine Paschild, Kimberly Willson-St. Clair Nov 2009

How The Dark Horse Came In: Portland State University Library Acquires Dark Horse Comics Archive, Michael S. Bowman, Cristine Paschild, Kimberly Willson-St. Clair

Library Faculty and Staff Publications and Presentations

The article reports on the acquisition made by the Portland State University (PSU) on the archives of Dark Horse Comics Inc. The acquisition is done after PSU alumnus and founder of Dark Horse Comics Mark Richardson donated multiple copies of the past issues of their publication and succeeding copies of the publication. The donation is also for the purpose of preserving the publication in the university library. The donated publication is also expected to be used by researchers as a destination resource in popular culture, gender studies, and sequential art. Donating copies to the library, Richardson also expects to create …


Heard On The Net: What Library Practices Are Scalable?, Jill Emery Oct 2009

Heard On The Net: What Library Practices Are Scalable?, Jill Emery

Library Faculty and Staff Publications and Presentations

This column explores OCLC Web-scale Management Services (WMS).


Outreach Is (Un)Dead, Emily Ford Sep 2009

Outreach Is (Un)Dead, Emily Ford

Library Faculty and Staff Publications and Presentations

The article discusses ways to keep outreach activities alive while demolishing the body of outreach.


Herd On The Net: Please Allow Me To Introduce Myself..., Jill Emery Jul 2009

Herd On The Net: Please Allow Me To Introduce Myself..., Jill Emery

Library Faculty and Staff Publications and Presentations

This column is a brief overview of the author.


Why We Should Adopt Alaconnect : A Brief Review And Rumination On Ala's New Online Community, Emily Ford May 2009

Why We Should Adopt Alaconnect : A Brief Review And Rumination On Ala's New Online Community, Emily Ford

Library Faculty and Staff Publications and Presentations

The article offers a brief review and rumination on American Library Association's (ALA's) ALAConnect, an online community. ALAConnect aims to engage in ALA business and network with other members around issues and interests relevant to the profession. The author discusses the social context and implications that ALAConnect has on ALA politics and the organization's evolution, as well as some of the more apparent and concrete issues surrounding this technological implementation.


Save A Horse, Ride A New Train Of Thought: Using Threshold Concepts To Teach Information Literacy, Lori Townsend, Korey Brunetti, Amy R. Hofer May 2009

Save A Horse, Ride A New Train Of Thought: Using Threshold Concepts To Teach Information Literacy, Lori Townsend, Korey Brunetti, Amy R. Hofer

Library Faculty and Staff Publications and Presentations

This presentation explores the idea that threshold concepts may hold potential for information literacy instruction. It says that threshold concepts can offer an exciting way to re-envision and re-energize IL instruction by providing a simple and useful framework for questioning what we focus on in our teaching and why.


My (Our) Abusive Relationship With Google And What We Can Do About It, Emily Ford Feb 2009

My (Our) Abusive Relationship With Google And What We Can Do About It, Emily Ford

Library Faculty and Staff Publications and Presentations

A blog featuring the proposed Google Book Search Settlement Agreement is discussed.


The Library Catalog As Experimental Sandbox, Thomas W. Larsen Jan 2009

The Library Catalog As Experimental Sandbox, Thomas W. Larsen

Library Faculty and Staff Publications and Presentations

The article offers information on the modern online public access catalog (OPAC) which is available on the Internet through WorldCat in the U.S. As stated, modern OPAC improves on previous catalogs with enhanced search capabilities and is accessible from any computer with an Internet connection. In addition, WorldCat.org offers an interface that displays search results that guide users to the nearest library that holds the item in question, thus allowing the user to find the quickest way of obtaining the item from a library.


Review Of The East Asian Story Finder: A Guide To 468 Tales From China, Japan And Korea, Listing Subjects And Sources, Amy R. Hofer Jan 2009

Review Of The East Asian Story Finder: A Guide To 468 Tales From China, Japan And Korea, Listing Subjects And Sources, Amy R. Hofer

Library Faculty and Staff Publications and Presentations

The article reviews the book "The East Asian Story Finder: A Guide to 468 Tales From China, Japan and Korea, Listing Subjects and Sources," by Sharon B. Elswit.


Three Times A Study: Business Students And The Library, Heidi Senior, Kerry Wu, Diane M. Martin, Margaret Mellinger Jan 2009

Three Times A Study: Business Students And The Library, Heidi Senior, Kerry Wu, Diane M. Martin, Margaret Mellinger

Library Faculty and Staff Publications and Presentations

Revisiting a study performed 30 years ago, researchers at three institutions surveyed undergraduate and graduate students in marketing courses to determine their attitudes toward and knowledge of library services and collections. Results found that 21st-century students are more likely to believe in the importance of library research, to have had library instruction, and to use Web sites and Internet search engines to begin their research. However, they are less likely to read business periodicals. Faced with a list of information sources, they are generally able to pick out a useful resource, although not always the most efficient. Implications for library …


Our Librarian Bodies. Our Librarian Selves., Emily Ford Dec 2008

Our Librarian Bodies. Our Librarian Selves., Emily Ford

Library Faculty and Staff Publications and Presentations

The article discusses workplace wellness.


On The Ala Membership Pyramid, Emily Ford Oct 2008

On The Ala Membership Pyramid, Emily Ford

Library Faculty and Staff Publications and Presentations

The article discusses the problems with the American Libraries Association (ALA) membership model


Review Of The Greenwood Encyclopedia Of Folktales And Fairy Tales, Amy R. Hofer Oct 2008

Review Of The Greenwood Encyclopedia Of Folktales And Fairy Tales, Amy R. Hofer

Library Faculty and Staff Publications and Presentations

The article reviews the book "The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Folktales and Fairy Tales," edited by Donald Haase.


Fun Reads At An Academic Library: Encouraging College Students To Read For Pleasure, Amy R. Hofer Jan 2008

Fun Reads At An Academic Library: Encouraging College Students To Read For Pleasure, Amy R. Hofer

Library Faculty and Staff Publications and Presentations

The article discusses the creation of reading programs in academic and public libraries to encourage students to read for pleasure in the U.S. At the California State University in East Bay, a collection of academic books was purchased to support research. A family reading program and online library skills tutorial for low-literacy adults were created at Oakland Public Library (OPL) in California.


Along The Oregon Trail: Disaster Preparedness In Oregon Libraries And Archives, Kristen Kern Jan 2008

Along The Oregon Trail: Disaster Preparedness In Oregon Libraries And Archives, Kristen Kern

Library Faculty and Staff Publications and Presentations

Kris Kern discusses the creation of the Western States and Territories Preservation Assistance Service (WESTPAS) in 2007 to assist in protecting Oregon's Library collections.


Embedded Library, Embedded Librarian: Strategies For Providing Reference Services In Online Courseware, Meredith G. Farkas Jan 2008

Embedded Library, Embedded Librarian: Strategies For Providing Reference Services In Online Courseware, Meredith G. Farkas

Library Faculty and Staff Publications and Presentations

This chapter explores the possibilities for embedding library services in online course management systems, including the creation of portals to library services for online learners. While technology is always an issue, many of these strategies are decidedly low-tech, but “high-touch,” putting a human face on what was before a faceless edifice. Embedding the library within the course management system streamlines access for online learners, making it more likely that they will utilize library resources and services.


It’S An Emergency: The Portland State University Library Flood, Kristen Kern Jan 2008

It’S An Emergency: The Portland State University Library Flood, Kristen Kern

Library Faculty and Staff Publications and Presentations

Preservation Librarian Kris Kern discusses flooding at the Portland State University Library and lessons learned to prevent extended damage to the Library collections.


Review Of Women In American Musical Theatre: Essays On Composers, Lyricists, Librettists, Arrangers, Choreographers, Designers, Directors, Producers And Performance Artists, Amy R. Hofer Jan 2008

Review Of Women In American Musical Theatre: Essays On Composers, Lyricists, Librettists, Arrangers, Choreographers, Designers, Directors, Producers And Performance Artists, Amy R. Hofer

Library Faculty and Staff Publications and Presentations

The article presents a review of the book "Women in American Musical Theatre: Essays on Composers, Lyricists, Librettists, Arrangers, Choreographers, Designers, Directors, Producers & Performance Artists," edited by Bud Coleman and Judith A. Sebesta.


Providing Information Literacy Instruction To Graduate Students Through Literature Review Workshops, Hannah Gascho Rempel, Jeanne R. Davidson Jan 2008

Providing Information Literacy Instruction To Graduate Students Through Literature Review Workshops, Hannah Gascho Rempel, Jeanne R. Davidson

Library Faculty and Staff Publications and Presentations

As future professionals, graduate students must be information literate; however, information literacy instruction of graduate students is often neglected. To address this need, we created literature review workshops to serve graduate students from a wide range of subject disciplines at a point of shared need. Not only did this strategy prove to be successful in reaching a large number of students from a wide range of subject disciplines, the data gathered from the students identified some of the gaps graduate students have in their knowledge about library services.


Pointing Users Toward Citation Searching: Using Google Scholar And Web Of Science, Robert Schroeder Apr 2007

Pointing Users Toward Citation Searching: Using Google Scholar And Web Of Science, Robert Schroeder

Library Faculty and Staff Publications and Presentations

Since April 2005, 10 studies have been published that directly compare the citation features of Google Scholar to those of Web of Science. In an effort to better understand the advantages and disadvantages of these tools, the author undertook an investigation of this research. Although the parameters of the studies varied greatly with respect to the disciplines, dates, and sample sizes, analysis of these preliminary studies can help us gain an initial—albeit sketchy—impression of the relative strength and weakness of each service. The results of this effort are reported here as an informal meta-analysis, followed by some recommendations for utilizing …


Library Mashups For The Virtual Campus: Using Web 2.0 Tools To Create A New Current Awareness Service, Linda Absher, Adriene Lim, Kerry Wu Mar 2007

Library Mashups For The Virtual Campus: Using Web 2.0 Tools To Create A New Current Awareness Service, Linda Absher, Adriene Lim, Kerry Wu

Library Faculty and Staff Publications and Presentations

This article explores the ways academic libraries can exploit Web 2.0 technologies and techniques to create Current Awareness Service (CAS) mashups for campus virtual environments. Described are Portland State University Library's efforts to create a CAS site called "Topic Watch;" the criteria used to select humanities and business content for the project; and an overview of the technology employed to combine data from disparate sources into the service. Also summarized are the challenges and issues the library faced during development and future steps to be taken to incorporate the new resource into the campus virtual environment.


Todd C. Brown (June 12, 1949-), Glenda M. Alvin Jan 2007

Todd C. Brown (June 12, 1949-), Glenda M. Alvin

Library Faculty and Staff Publications and Presentations

No abstract provided.


Faith-Based Entrepreneurship, Fletcher F. Moon Jan 2007

Faith-Based Entrepreneurship, Fletcher F. Moon

Library Faculty and Staff Publications and Presentations

No abstract provided.


The Persistence Of Perception-Against The Grain, Glenda M. Alvin Jan 2007

The Persistence Of Perception-Against The Grain, Glenda M. Alvin

Library Faculty and Staff Publications and Presentations

No abstract provided.


No One Ever Told Me My Job Would Include..., Christian Langer Jan 2007

No One Ever Told Me My Job Would Include..., Christian Langer

Library Faculty and Staff Publications and Presentations

No abstract provided.