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Librarians, Knowledge Creation, And Scholarship: A Matter Of „Ba‟ 場, Debbie Morrow

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How do you engage in professional development? What do you think of expectations for academic librarians to participate in scholarship and dissemination? Do you feel your library’s leadership and organizational structure are adequately supportive of librarians’ efforts to grow and be successful? The role of scholarship in academic librarians’ professional development is examined in the context of a model of knowledge creation borrowed from the corporate world and business expert Ikujiro Nonaka. Tacit and explicit knowledge, knowledge conversion stages, and ‘ba’ –facilitating environments for individual and organizational knowledge growth – are discussed in the context of the presenter’s library.

Re-Inventing Reference Services, Lynn Sheehan, Julie A. Garrison

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Summon At Gvsu, Doug Way

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Presentation on Grand Valley State University's implementation of Summon, given at the Spring COLD Collection Development Group meeting. Includes information on implementation, updated usage statistics from the Winter, 2010, semester and common questions posed to the GVSU Libraries.

Exploring The Use Of Summon At Grand Valley State University, Doug Way

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Innovative libraries around the world are embracing web-scale discovery as a powerful new ally in bringing net-gen users back to the library as the starting point for research.

This groundbreaking new technology exposes content riches in a way that “millenials” and other end-users expect and understand: from a single search box and an appealing, easy interface.Plus, it delivers unbiased, relevant results in sub-second response time, liberating researchers to move forward in their work.

Web-scale discovery is now in use by academic libraries and evidence shows it’s moving them forward, improving service and elevating their profile. Spend an hour hearing for …

Good Enough: The New Face Of Reference, Doug Way, Colleen Lyon

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College students today flock to Wikipedia in droves, while at the same time academic libraries continue to pour time and money into print reference collections that are rarely used and take huge amounts of our libraries’ limited space. While libraries have responded to space and access concerns by turning to electronic books, title-by-title selection is a time-consuming affair for a collection that sees low use. In this session we will examine the factors that have led to the point where libraries need to reexamine how they collect and provide access to reference sources. Through a content analysis of reference transcripts …

Persuasive Arguments For Establishing An Institutional Repository, James M. Donovan, Carol A. Watson

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Presents the business case for creating an institutional repository (IR), including a comparison of the advantages and disadvantages with Social Science Research Network (SSRN); offers advice on obtaining faculty buy-in to the project in order to obtain content; reviews copyright right issues involved in depositing published materials into the repository; and suggests ways in which creating a repository can build relationships beyond the institution.

Creating An Institutional Repository "On The Cheap", Brad Matthies, Kenetha Frisby

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Digital Commons is a product from bepress™ for creating an open access institutional repository. Butler University Libraries have used Digital Commons to create a repository for Butler theses and faculty research, Selected Works pages to highlight the publications of Butler faculty and staff, and open electronic journal access for a discontinued journal and a continuing print-based journal, both published by Butler. This presentation demonstrate the utility of the Digital Commons product for the development of an open access repository for Butler University and shares the methods we have employed to maximize the use of the resources available to us to …

Rss: The Hov Lane On The Information Highway, James M. Donovan

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Today’s world suffers from no lack of readily available information. The challenge is rarely the finding of information; it is rather laying your hands on just the right piece at just the right time. While attorneys have a duty to be well-informed about the state of the law, remaining current can be difficult. The goal should be to have information delivered and organized in a timely, convenient way that both maximizes exposure—assuring that you aren’t missing that perfect nugget that will give you the competitive edge—yet minimizes time-investment in retrieval and scanning through items that may be of no use …

Just The Facts, Ma’Am: Make The Web Your Investigative Partner, Anne Burnett

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The web is a handy investigative tool, allowing a researcher to obtain information about persons, property and things. One can find email addresses, home addresses, telephone numbers, criminal records, military service information, property records, vital statistics information, photographs and more. This information may help locate a missing heir, reveal useful information about a potential expert witness, confirm the legitimacy of a business, determine who owns a piece of property or expose the litigious nature of a potential client. The focus in these program materials is on free resources, but I also cover a few fee-based services that can be accessed …

Library Faculty Workload: A Round Peg In A Square Hole, Valeria Long, Lynn Sheehan

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Get More Out Of Google Than It Gets Out Of You, Maureen Cahill

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The key to effectively using the Internet as a resource is first to know when to use it at all; and, only then, how to use it. The same may be said for Google, or any search engine. First, master the intricacies of when to use it; then, work on details of how to make it work well.

Know Your Source : Assessing Credibility Online, Suzanne R. Graham

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Credibility is the amount of trust that a resource, an argument, a piece of advice or a Web page engenders. It is the composite of the quality of research or observation and the reasoning or interpretation of the writer or speaker. The system that I will share incorporates and distills these criteria and helps to frame the critical thought process when encountering a new site without any obvious redeeming credentials. Since this is tax time of year, this system is named the I.R.S. audit: Identification, Reputation, and Sources.

For Your Dining Pleasure: A Menu Of Legal Websites, Wendy E. Moore

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The focus of this paper is to explore websites that you may find helpful in your daily work and research. There are 40 featured websites drawn from governmental, educational, and commercial information resources. Consider these websites a good jumping off point to familiarize yourself with the types of information available to assist you in your Internet legal research needs.

Cataloging As A Tool For Outreach - Bringing Campus Collections Together, Derek Wilmott

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Clemson University Libraries and Tillman Education Media Center cataloging project.

Clemson University Libraries Classified Staff Career Success Program, Derek Wilmott

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The goal of the Clemson University Libraries Classified Staff Career Success Program is to provide a career path that uses a variety of learning opportunities to enhance an employee's current job skills. Within this program the power of career success will be in the hands of each employee. The results will benefit the employee, the libraries, the university, and the community as a whole.

Developing A Multifaceted Approach To Identify A Core Undergraduate Browsing Collection, Doug Way, Sarah Beaubien, Julie A. Garrison

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In planning for a new library that will include a limited number of open stacks, Grand Valley State University librarians were asked to identify what materials should be reserved for the browsable shelves. To accomplish this, librarians considered user behavior by discipline, material types, shelving options and the role of core collections. This paper will discuss these issues as well as differences in how library resources are located and the impact of new discovery tools, such as Innovative Interface's Encore, Bowker’s Syndetics, and Google’s Book Search on redefining browsability. The paper will also include a discussion of resources used in …

The Information Seeking Behavior Of Today’S College Students, Doug Way

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Today’s college students have grown up with the internet; they are tech-savvy and experienced at navigating the web. This leads many to assume students have the skills to perform research in today’s increasingly online world. This session will examine how and where college students search for information and how this behavior impacts their research. It will also consider how faculty can assist students and influence student behavior.

The Prevalence Of Government Information On High School Library And Media Center Websites, Doug Way

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In 1997 President Clinton directed federal agencies to develop websites and Internet resources that would serve as “tool(s) for teaching and learning.” The ten years since then have seen an explosion in the amount of government information available to students and educators. Today there are thousands of government websites that specifically target these groups. In addition, over 90 percent of government publications distributed through the Federal Depository Library Program are available on the Internet, making those titles once out of the reach of school libraries just a click away at no cost. To see how school libraries are taking advantage …

Solving The Puzzle Of U.S. Government Statistics, Doug Way

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Get tips for guiding your users through the maze of government statistics and discover many online statistical resources and essential reference works available for free on the web.

Plagiarism In The Classroom, J. Beasley, Sally Neal

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Presented at the 2006 Indiana University (IU) School of Social Work Fall Faculty Retreat, this presentation focused on plagiarism prevention and detection strategies for IU-affiliated faculty. Instructional strategies to help prevent plagiarism were shared, and the Turnitin plagiarism detection tool was demonstrated and discussed.

Metadata Standards And Applications, Scott Dutkiewicz, Derek Wilmott

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You Do What? Librarian Positions Within University/College Teaching And Learning Environments, Sally Neal

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This presentation explored the role of a librarian within a teaching and learning or teaching excellence department at a university. It explored the value of having instructional design and instructional technology staff and librarian support available in one place, working as a team, for a faculty’s teaching improvement and exploration needs.

Getting It Out There - Technical Services For Everyone, Derek Wilmott

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What does the Acquisitions Department do? Acquisitions is responsible for acquiring materials which have been selected for addition to the library collection.

Turnitin.Com: An Exploration Of A Plagiarism Detection Tool, Sally Neal

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Presented at the 2004 IOLUG (Indiana Online Users Group) Spring Program, this presentation explored the implementation of the Turnitin.com plagiarism detection tool at the IUPUI: Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis campus. Issues covered included: how the tool detects plagiarism, what it is searching, copyright and privacy concerns, and strengths and weakness of the tool’s detection capabilities.

The Path Not Taken: Two Approaches To Preventing Plagiarism, R. Stocker, R. Halverson, Sally Neal

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This presentation examined definitions of plagiarism, both intentional and unintentional; highlighted academic integrity statistics, both at the national level and on the IUPUI: Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis campus; explored student challenges with citing and paraphrasing; and overviewed the Turnitin.com plagiarism detection tool.