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Acrl Tailgate 2011: 1.) Ir Content From "Off The Beaten Track" And 2.) Books And Such, Paul Royster

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries: Presentations

Part 1 profiles some centers at University of Nebraska-Lincoln that have contributed unusual content collections to the institutional repository, including the Internet Center for Wildlife Damage Management, Eastern Pine and Meadow Vole Symposia, National Conference on Feral Hogs, National Animal Damage Control Association, Bird Strike Committee, Vertebrate Pest Conference, National Wildlife Research Center, university publications such as the Hexapod Herald, Manure Matters, and Nebraska Vine Lines, Cooperative Extension documents, and the Lester F. Larsen Tractor Test and Power Museum.

Part 2 describes book publishing efforts since 2005, including the Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology, The Constitutions of the …

Metadata Dictionary Database: A Proposed Tool For Academic Library Metadata Management, Silvia B. Southwick, Cory Lampert

Library Faculty Presentations

Efficient management of metadata is critical for developing quality, sharable metadata. A variety of metadata challenges arise from metadata designed in a project-specific context versus taking a comprehensive metadata management approach applied across multiple digital collections in academic libraries.

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

Library Publications (1999-2023)

• Top 10 things that the Zach S. Henderson Library does for grad students
• Update" Firefox version 4 and the GALILEO Toolbar

Amber Waves Of…Ah…Ah…Achoo! What You Need To Know About Allergies, Kiyomi D. Deards

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries: Faculty Publications

Guest post on March 29, 2011, on the Scientific American Guest Blog, on allergies.

Ab Fab Legal Apps: Legal Research Applications For Handheld Devices, Sharon Bradley

Continuing Legal Education Presentations

The term “app” has exploded into general use. The term has been around for a long time as the nickname for application, or any piece of software that works on a system. Now when people are talking about apps, they are usually talking about small programs specifically made for mobile devices. Along with the explosion of general purpose apps, come many designed and/or suited for busy, highly-mobile legal professsionals.

They Passed That? He Decided What? Tools And Techniques For Staying Informed About The Law, Jason Tubninis

Continuing Legal Education Presentations

Thanks to the wide-scale adoption of the Internet as a primary means of disseminating information, the amount available is increasing at an exponential rate every day. This is especially true for the legal field and the practice of law. There is an incredible amount of information being released from a myriad of sources; government agencies, legal scholars, private practitioners, experts and more are distributing a veritable treasure trove of resources online.

The question is no longer “Is it out there?” but “How can I find it?” Unfortunately, this question is becoming increasingly difficult as the shear amount being released begins …

Fantastic Facts About The 50 States: Websites For State Legal Research, Wendy E. Moore

Continuing Legal Education Presentations

Sometimes you need legal information from states other than Georgia. While you may feel comfortable knowing where to look for Georgia materials on the Internet, you may be less certain when information is needed concerning Florida, Tennessee, or even Nebraska. This paper is a survey of websites that will help you locate legal information and resources at the state level.

Gateways To Legal Information: Best-Bet Internet Portals, Suzanne R. Graham

Continuing Legal Education Presentations

MSN and Yahoo! are examples of horizontal portals that appeal to broad segments of the population by providing a wide array of popular culture news. For 8 to 5 endeavors, the Web also has many industry portals or vertical portals, including portals targeting law professionals and legal scholars. Finding a portal and setting it to be one’s browser home page can be an easy way to keep up with information and to launch targeted searches from a familiar interface.

Tired Of Sifting Through 3 Million Search Results? How To Become A Google Super Searcher, Carol A. Watson

Continuing Legal Education Presentations

Most popular search engine on the Internet because it is so effective. Yet how many of us have stared at that single box interface and wondered how to approach our search? Better yet, how many of us have sifted through thousands of search results knowing the answer exists but frustrated at not being able to find it?

However, understanding how Google works and following a few simple rules can make you a Google super-searcher in no time.

Grand Valley Forum, Volume 035, Number 27, March 28, 2011, Grand Valley State University

2010-2011, Volume 35

Grand Valley Forum is Grand Valley State's faculty and staff newsletter, published from 1976 to the present.

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

Library Publications (1999-2023)

• Submit a Star for National Library Workers Day
• New Database: SAE Digital Library

Information-Seeking Behaviors Of First-Semester Veterinary Students: A Preliminary Report, Sharon A. Weiner, Gretchen Stephens, Abdelfattah Y.M. Nour

Libraries Faculty and Staff Scholarship and Research

Although emphasis in veterinary education is increasingly being placed on the ability to find, use, and communicate information, studies on the information behaviors of veterinary students or professionals are few. Improved knowledge in this area will provide valuable information for course and curriculum planning and the design of information resources. This article describes a survey of the information-seeking behaviors of first-semester veterinary students at Purdue University. A survey was administered as the first phase of a progressive semester-long assignment for a first semester DVM course in systemic mammalian physiology. The survey probed for understanding of the scientific literature and its …

Lanthorn, Vol. 45, No. 52, March 28, 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.

Library Impact Statement For Bps 455 Protein Molecular Modeling, Michael Vocino

Library Impact Statements

Library Impact Statement for BPS 455 Protein Molecular Modeling. No new resources were required to support this course.

Library Impact Statement For Bps 555 Protein Molecular Modeling, Michael Vocino

Library Impact Statements

Library Impact Statement for BPS 555 Protein Molecular Modeling. No new resources were required to support this course.

Poetry Resources In Galileo, Georgia Southern University, Zach S. Henderson Library

Library Publications (1999-2023)

• Poetry Resources in GALILEO

So Far, So Good, Audrey H. Schwinn

Blogging the Library

Since I've come back from Spring Break, I've started working on a Collection Development project. So far I've been looking at books that people have given as gifts to the college and deciding whether or not we should have them in the collection. At this point I seem to be stuck thinking that we should just keep all of the books I've looked at so far because they all seem at least moderately interesting or helpful. My pack rat tendencies are coming out; it's something I need to work on. [excerpt]

Lanthorn, Vol. 45, No. 51, March 24, 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.

Simple Visuals For Complex Research, Jesse Vestermark

Library Scholarship

No abstract provided.

Seeking Knowledge: The Role Of Social Networks In The Adoption Of Ebooksby Historians, Kim Martin, Anabel Quan-Haase

Research Day (Arts & Humanities, FIMS, and Education)

The research objectives are:

1. To investigate how history faculty are adopting Ebooks.
2. To understand the role of social networks in the adoption process.
3. To examine the perceived barriers by historians to Ebook adoption and use.

Mentoring In Academic Libraries: A Canadian Perspective, Elizabeth Marshall, Marni Harrington

Research Day (Arts & Humanities, FIMS, and Education)

This study is an exploration of mentoring in Canadian Academic Libraries, from expectations of recent MLIS graduates to experiences of practicing librarians and the support provided by administration.

Online Mental Health Information Behaviours Of Emerging Adults: A Web Usability And User Experience Study, Diane M. Rasmussen Neal, Cameron Hoffman, Ye Liu

Research Day (Arts & Humanities, FIMS, and Education)

This study aims to employ usability study technologies to learn how emerging adults interact online with mental health information.

Mobilizing User-Generated Content For Canada’S Digital Content Advantage, Samuel E. Trosow, Jacquelyn Burkell, Nick Dyer-Witheford, Pamela J. Mckenzie, Michael B. Mcnally, Caroline Whippey, Lola Wong

Research Day (Arts & Humanities, FIMS, and Education)

The goal of the Mobilizing User-Generated Content for Canada’s Digital Content Advantage project is to define User-Generated Content (UGC) in its current state, identify successful models built for UGC, and anticipate barriers and policy infrastructure needed to sustain a model to leverage the further development of UGC to Canada's advantage.

This poster session is based on the report, Mobilizing User-Generated Content For Canada’s Digital Advantage (http://ir.lib.uwo.ca/fimspub/21/) and is related to the Brown Bag presentation also presented on March 23, 2011 (http://ir.lib.uwo.ca/fimspres/11/).

“It's About Helping People”: Co‐Op Experiences Of Lis Students In Academic Libraries, Kristin Hoffmann, Selinda A. Berg

Research Day (Arts & Humanities, FIMS, and Education)

The current study examines the prominence of service/helping in the field experiences of Library and Information Studies students, and aims to gain greater understanding of LIS students perceptions of helping as a feature of their professional identity.

Volume 17, Number 1, March/April 2011, Jean C. Nelson

UConn Libraries Newsletter

Page 1 - We look at the University's transition to requiring Master Theses be placed into UConn's Digital Commons Institutional Repository. The Archives & Special Collections receives the collection of African-American poet and artist Allen Polite.

Page 2 - The Vice Provost for University Libraries presents the results of the recent LibQual+® survey. The Director of the UConn Health Center Library provides an overview of the new efforts to communicate across the campuses on issues of copyright and access to research.

Page 3 - Our regional campus libraries give us a glimpse of what is happening on their campuses. We …

Miscellaneous, Sierra R. Green

Blogging the Library

Miscellaneous. Oftentimes, this word makes me curious and excited. For me, this word is an invitation to discover those things that just don't fit into clear categories. Upon reflection, I think its the unknown that really entices me to the miscellaneous. Miscellaneous boxes, folders, and drawers can be filled with fascinating trinkets that tell pieces of a story from another time... or they could hold little more than old cell phone chargers and spare change. [excerpt]

Mobilizing User-Generated Content For Canada’S Digital Content Advantage, Michael Mcnally, Caroline Whippey, Lola Wong

FIMS Presentations

No abstract provided.

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

Library Publications (1999-2023)

• GROW: See our local farmers in a new documentary
• Firefox version 4 and the GALILEO Toolbar

Review Of The Survey Of Institutional Digital Repositories, 2011 Edition By Primary Research Group, Paul Royster

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries: Faculty Publications

This work reports the results of an online survey completed by respondants from 59 institutions, 24 of them being universities in the United States. This represents less than 3% of the 2099 open-access repositories listed in the Registry of Open Access Repositories; and less than 4.4% of the 1359 specifically identified as “Research Institutional or Departmental.” The institutions responding ranged from the Library of Congress and the British Library at one end of the spectrum to Pakistan Petroleum Limited, Keene State College, and Amgen, Inc. at the other. ... I would be sorry if any resource-challenged library invested in this …

Routledge Education Journals Free Online In April, Georgia Southern University, Zach S. Henderson Library

Library Publications (1999-2023)

• Routledge Education Journals Free online in April