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Flipping The Model: Making Noise In The Library, Lynell De Wind

Presentations

Dean Lee VanOrsdel and Lynell De Wind presented Flipping the Model: Making Noise in the Library at the NBS Healthcare & Higher Education Vendor Fair on May 19, 2011. The file is Lynell's half of the presentation.

Working With Kf Modified: Changes And Enhancements, F. Tim Knight, Humayun Rashid, Darren J. Furey

Librarian Publications & Presentations

Provides an overview of the KF Modified classification scheme, introduces some recent editorial changes and enhancements, and includes some interactive cataloguing exercises.

Ms 101 Guide To Robert W. Miller, Md Papers (1921-2006), Robert W. Miller (1921-2006)

Manuscript Finding Aids

The Robert W. Miller, MD, papers, MS 101, includes materials from 1953 through 1998 related to the Atomic Bomb Casualty Commission (ABCC) and the Radiation Effects Research Foundation (RERF). Miller was the chief pediatric physician on the team that conducted the research and observations in Hiroshima. This collection encompasses this period of time in Dr. Miller's career, as well as scholarly work relating to the results of the ABCC's research. Dr. Miller donated his collection of personal and business correspondence, journal articles, book reviews, business reports, newspaper articles, pamphlets, and a book to the John P. McGovern Historical Collections and …

Accurate Color? A Preliminary Investigation Into The Color Gamut Of Selected Special Collection Library Objects, F. Barry Wheeler, Michael J. Bennett

Published Works

As cultural institutions continue to digitize their collections’ objects, millions of images now exist in TIFF, JPEG, and JPEG 2000 color still image formats.  Commonly, however, the colors of the original objects are not accurately reproduced when such digital image files are rendered on a computer monitor or on a print [1].  Such renderings are acceptable to a degree based upon user intent, but a direct comparison of the original and the image rendering will show easily visible differences upon closer inspection.  The chain from the object itself, to the digital imaging device through color encoding, storage, color decoding, and …

Presentation On: Accurate Color? A Preliminary Investigation Into The Color Gamut Of Selected Special Collection Library Objects, F. Barry Wheeler, Michael J. Bennett

UConn Library Presentations

No abstract provided.

Lacuny Junior Faculty Research Roundtable Meeting Minutes, May 2011, Lacuny

Meeting Minutes

No abstract provided.

Marshall University Institutional Repository Proposal, Jingping Zhang, Edward Aractingi, Gretchen Rae Beach, Nathaniel Debruin, Paula Kaplan, Thomas Walker

Librarian Research

The purpose of this proposal is to identify the need for establishing an Institutional Repository at Marshall University to facilitate the collection, preservation, and dissemination of the intellectual output of the students, faculty, and administrative offices of the University.

Institutional Repositories (IRs) provide a digital ‘storehouse’ for academic institutions to house a wide variety of scholarly material created by students, faculty, and administrators. They also provide a readily accessible depository for selected archival material, video and still images, current news and events, procedural and policy guidelines, and other information that benefits the university community and other users, including the public. …

Is There A Future For Library Catalogers, Michael A. Cerbo Ii

Technical Services Faculty Publications

Is there a future for the library cataloger? For the past thirty years this debate has increased with the continual growth of online resources and greater access to the world wide web. This article focuses on the future of the cataloging profession and its importance to the needs of library patrons.

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

Library Publications (1999-2023)

• 2nd Annual Farm to Table Dinner
• Hot Doc: Veteran- owned business from the 2007 Survey of Business Owners

Mla Amplified: Content Analysis And Tweeter Tales, Marcus Banks, Marie T. Ascher

NYMC Faculty Posters

Objectives: During the 2010 Annual Meeting of the Medical Library Association, in addition to the conference blog with official bloggers, there was an active Twitter stream using the hashtag #mla2010. Lorcan Dempsey has coined the term “amplified conference” to refer to conferences which employ social media and networking tools (Twitter, Facebook, Flickr, etc.) to communicate conference content. This poster presents an overview of the #mla2010 Tweets as a social and intellectual history of the meeting.

Reflections On The Impact Of A Library-Based Personal Digital Assistant (Pda) Service, Rick L. Wallace, Nakia J. Cook, Travis Clamon

ETSU Faculty Works

Objective: The purpose of this study is to determine if a librarybased personal digital assistant (PDA) service is a significant factor in the clinical use of PDAs at an academic medical center. Methods: Health sciences students, faculty, staff, and residents at an academic medical center were the participants. The library has serviced several thousand PDAs. This population was used as the basis for the study group. The study design is a cross-sectional study using survey methodology. The analysis was done based on age, college affiliation, and gender, and answered questions such as frequency of PDA use, usefulness of library’s PDA …

Lacuny Executive Council Meeting Minutes, May 2011, Lacuny

Meeting Minutes

No abstract provided.

Lanthorn, Vol. 45, No. 61, May 12, 2011, Grand Valley State University

Volume 45, July 8, 2010 - June 9, 2011

Lanthorn is Grand Valley State's student newspaper, published from 1968 to the present.

Hot Doc: Deschler-Brown-Johnson Precedents, Georgia Southern University, Zach S. Henderson Library

Library Publications (1999-2023)

• Hot Doc: Deschler-Brown-Johnson Precedents

Where We Are Today: An Update To The Uconn Survey On Jpeg 2000 Implementation For Still Images, David Lowe, Michael J. Bennett

UConn Library Presentations

An update on the findings of the 2008 JPEG 2000 survey conducted by the authors.  A review of the current landscape of software tools that support the specification, tool usage, and a look at the recent literature that surrounds the format's possible employment in the cultural heritage community are also examined.

Campus Copyright Education: Creating A Culture Of Compliance And Empowerment, Susanne Clement, Jennifer Duncan, Betty Rozum

Library Faculty & Staff Presentations

Copyright is a complex issue that many raises questions for many people on university campuses. This presentation describes the approach Utah State University took to forming a committee comprised of people from across campus and efforts to educate members of the faculty about copyright issues.

Intellectual Entrepreneurship & Library Publishing Programs, Stephanie Davis-Kahl

Scholarly Publications

This presentation was given as part of the Library Publishing Services workshops sponsored by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) in May 2011.

University Club Scholarship Awards Speech, Delivered On May 11, 2011, Arend D. Lubbers

Presidential Speeches

University Club Scholarship Awards Speech, delivered on May 11, 2011 by Arend D. Lubbers, who served as President of Grand Valley from 1969-2001.

Engaging Your Campus In Utilizing Institutional Repositories, Marianne A. Buehler

Library Faculty Presentations

Essentials of IR Success
- Institutional repository (IR) best practices: engagement with administrators, faculty, staff, and students
- Acquisition of research scholarship, publications, theses/dissertations, and other research objects
- Successful marketing strategies, best practices for garnering IR content, and developing open access mandates

Incorporating Text Encoding Initiative Projects In Technical Services, Richard Wisneski

Michael Schwartz Library Publications

Presentation on workflows and best practices in performing text encoding work in an academic library technical services department

Papers Of Professor R. Frank Saunders, Jr., Now Available, Georgia Southern University, Zach S. Henderson Library

Library Publications (1999-2023)

• Papers of Professor R. Frank Saunders, Jr., now Available

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

Library Publications (1999-2023)

• Papers of Professor R. Frank Saunders, Jr., now available
• Hot Doc: Facts on the production of the congressional Record

The Digital Migration Of Research Dissemination In Aviation Psychology Disciplines, Brent D. Bowen, Erin E. Bowen, Henry R. Lehrer Ph.D., John H. Mott, Charles Watkinson, Mark P. Newton, Jennifer Kirschner

Aviation Technology Faculty and Staff Publications

Innovations in research dissemination have emerged over the last decade in the movement toward on-line digital materials and distribution by increasingly environmentally-friendly processes. The access to scholarship has often been limited to major research organizations capable of funding subscriptions that have escalated to prohibitive values. Demonstrated herein is a model for world-wide Open Access to the latest contributions to the foundations of our discipline. The development of a systemic process to cross boundaries so that overall progress can result through the integration of research and industry practice at the individual level is provided. The foundational relationships and targeted outcomes are …

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

Library Publications (1999-2023)

• Invitation to a Center for research Libraries Collection and Services Webinar
• Center for Research Libraries
• Cool Tools for Copyright Clearance

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

Library Publications (1999-2023)

• ProQuest Maintenance Window May 5
• Hot Doc: Census Bureau On Educational Attainment

Conclusions, Audrey H. Schwinn

Blogging the Library

After being gone for about a week due to Easter break and a particularly unpleasant sinus/ear infection, I have returned to the Reference Department! I'm definitely glad to be back amongst the piles of books that need sorting and the pesky printer that seems to always need more paper. [excerpt]

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

Library Publications (1999-2023)

• Welcome to choose Privacy Week!
• Hot Doc: President Obama's birth certificate

Summary Of May 2, 2011 Information Literacy Reading And Scoring Of First Year Papers, Information Literacy Committee (Trinity University)

Information Literacy Documents

No abstract provided.

10 Steps To An Engaging Annual Report, Marta Ambroziak, Jovy-Anne O'Grady, Rie Smethurst, Diana J. Cunningham

NYMC Faculty Posters

No abstract provided.

Leading The Horses To Water They'll Want To Drink: Strategies For Promoting Your Institutional Repository On And Off Campus, Daniel G. Kipnis, Msi

Academic Commons and Scott Memorial Library Staff Papers and Presentations

This presentation will outline strategies designed to promote institutional repositories to a university community.