Library and Information Science Commons^™

Staffing The Repository: How To Build Your Team And Use It Effectively, Brad Matthies

Presentations

Brad Matthies, Access Services Librarian and Project Manager for Digital Commons at Butler University, discusses the development of DigitalCommons@Butler, offering valuable suggestions for managing a repository with limited staff and resources.

Among the topics covered in the webinar: using the staff you have available to best advantage; developing successful, scalable workflows; and maintaining momentum over time.

Over the last two and a half years, and with no more than half an FTE dedicated at any one time, Brad and his team have brought Digital Commons@Butler from several hundred objects to over 2,000 objects. Just in the past year, it has …

Love And War: A Serendipitous Sweetheart Story, Sierra R. Green

Blogging the Library

Let me just say that I love that its my job to read and process the recorded memories of alumni during World War II. It is just so amazing to me that I can take part in the eternal preservation of these pieces of history! As I mentioned in my last post, I am in the midst of processing a collection of letters, papers and photographs compiled by the senior editor of the Gettysburg Magazine, Jerold Wikoff. Last week, I spent the majority of my time simply reading through and getting to know the stories of various Gettysburg alums that …

Sms Reference Service: A New Point Of Need For Libraries, Margie Ruppel, Amy Vecchione

Library Faculty Publications and Presentations

Boise State University's text reference service is growing in popularity among students. BSU librarians chose SMS software and started the service during Summer 2010. Join BSU librarians Amy Vecchione and Margie Ruppel for this session to learn what types of questions are asked through SMS, students' opinions of the service, as well as helpful guidelines for starting your own text referencing service.

No Fees Required: Opening Access To University Content, Julia Stringfellow, Michelle Armstrong

Library Faculty Publications and Presentations

Increasing access to university collections is a great benefit for all library communities. This session will look at how access to university records and scholarship, both born digital and originally in paper, is improved by providing them in an open, digital format. Benefits for different types of libraries and patrons will be highlighted. Features of digital asset management systems used at Boise State will also be discussed.

The Anchor, Volume 124.15: February 9, 2011, Hope College

The Anchor: 2011

The Anchor began in 1887 and was first issued weekly in 1914. Covering national and campus news alike, Hope College’s student-run newspaper has grown over the years to encompass over two-dozen editors, reporters, and staff. For much of The Anchor's history, the latest issue was distributed across campus each Wednesday throughout the academic school year (with few exceptions). In recent years The Anchor moved to monthly print issues and a more frequently updated website. The Anchor is now published in print twice per academic semester. Occasionally, the volume and/or issue numbering is irregular.

Recent Discovery: Answering Research Questions Is Not Impossible, Audrey H. Schwinn

Blogging the Library

Having a name plate is still the most exciting part about being behind the Reference Desk. (It's the little things in life that really make a difference.) But almost equally exciting is that I have now successfully answered several research questions! I am continuing to learn how to do things and, more importantly, I am (usually) remembering how to do them. The other librarians are still taking turns being my "Desk Buddy" so there is always someone to help me answer the questions, but I am starting to provide students and other patrons with helpful information on my own. [ …

2011-02 Edc 426 Curriculum Iii: Integrated Language Arts And Social Studies

Library Impact Statements

Library Impact Statement submitted in response to new (revised) course proposal for EDC 426 Curriculum III: Integrated Language Arts and Social Studies. Revised course was supported with no need for additional resources.

2011-02 Hdf 303 Curriculum Ii: Math And Science

Library Impact Statements

Library Impact Statement submitted in response to new (revised) course proposal for HDF 303 Curriculum II: Math and Science. Revised course was supported with no need for additional resources.

Grand Valley Forum, Volume 035, Number 20, February 7, 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.

Lanthorn, Vol. 45, No. 40, February 7, 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.

New Online Reference Sources, Georgia Southern University, Zach S. Henderson Library

Library Publications (1999-2023)

• New online reference sources

2011-02 Hdf 301 Curriculum I: Introduction To Early Childhood Curriculum

Library Impact Statements

Library Impact Statement submitted in response to new (revised) course proposal for HDF 301 Curriculum I: Introduction to Early Childhood Curriculum. Revised course was supported with no need for additional resources.

Library Sector Leadership: Bridging Theory And Practice, Melanie Mills, Charlotte Innerd

Western Libraries Presentations

Explore the issue of leadership in libraries with one current student and one graduate of The University of Victoria's Professional Graduate Certificate in Library Sector Leadership. Looking specifically at Kouzes and Posner's 'Five Practices of Exemplary Leaders' and Quinn et al.'s 'Competing Values Framework', we hope to share our own discoveries and insights and add to the important discussion of leadership in Libraries.

Digital Preservation Best Practices, Lessons Learned From Across The Pond, Slavko Manojlovich, Michael J. Bennett

UConn Library Presentations

No abstract provided.

Acid-Free Paper, Unprocessed Collections, And Some French Farmers, Sierra R. Green

Blogging the Library

Hello everyone! This week as the Special Collections Fortenbaugh Intern I have been ushered from the figurative world of Archival processing methods and principles into the world of acid free paper and unprocessed collections! After having finished reading through the manual I discussed in my last post, Karen (Director of Special Collections) walked me through the unprocessed collections within the college's possession. After having told me a number of quirky stories attached to many of these collections, Karen gave me some time to explore the unprocessed material and see which collection most catches my eye. [excerpt]

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

Library Publications (1999-2023)

• Study by the fire in Mr. Lorimer's personal library
• Giving Undergraduate Research a WorldWide Voice: Institutional Repositories as Publishers

Lanthorn, Vol. 45, No. 39, February 3, 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.

The Anchor, Volume 124.14: February 2, 2011, Hope College

The Anchor: 2011

The Anchor began in 1887 and was first issued weekly in 1914. Covering national and campus news alike, Hope College’s student-run newspaper has grown over the years to encompass over two-dozen editors, reporters, and staff. For much of The Anchor's history, the latest issue was distributed across campus each Wednesday throughout the academic school year (with few exceptions). In recent years The Anchor moved to monthly print issues and a more frequently updated website. The Anchor is now published in print twice per academic semester. Occasionally, the volume and/or issue numbering is irregular.

Scholarly Communication Services: Repository-Based Library Publishing, Adrian K. Ho

Western Libraries Presentations

This presentation discusses strategies for building a user base of the online publishing platform provided by Western Libraries at The University of Western Ontario. It also describes support services for platform users.

Context For Egyptian Uprising, Georgia Southern University, Zach S. Henderson Library

Library Publications (1999-2023)

• Context for Egyptian Uprising

02-2011 Newsletter, Minnesota State University, Mankato. Library Services

Library Services Newsletters

Minnesota State University, Mankato, Library Services Newsletter for February 2011.

They've Begun To Teach Me Their Ways... Soon I Will Be One Of Them..., Audrey H. Schwinn

Blogging the Library

My name is Audrey Schwinn and I am the Spring 2011 Fortenbaugh Intern for the Reference and Instruction Department at Gettysburg College's Musselman Library. I am originally from Maine, but for the last three and a half years I have been down here in Gettysburg working towards my B.A. in English. (If everything goes according to plan, I will graduate in May.)

This brings me to the familiar question of "What do you do with a B.A. in English?" The Center for Career Development would probably tell you that 'you can do anything with an English degree,' but as for …

Information Outlook, January/February 2011, Special Libraries Association

Information Outlook, 2011

Volume 15, Issue 1

Library: Nit Silchar, Kishor Chandra Satpathy

Book Chapters

No abstract provided.

February 2011 - Digital Minute Issue 8, Brad Matthies

Digital Minute

This issue highlights the value of having your work in open access publications.

February 2011: National Broadband Map, Dacus Library

Dacus Docs News

No abstract provided.

Issue 32, David Bell

NoteBooth

"Ben Franklin" exhibit; Edgar Room dedication; New librarians Todd Bruns (Institutional Repository) and Kirstin Duffin (Reference/Science); Booth Library launching institutional repository

Himmelfarb Headlines - February/March 2011, George Washington University, Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library

Himmelfarb Headlines (2009 - present)

News and information about Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library of interest to users. Includes articles on large LCD monitors, GWUMC Research Commons, and profiles of Karen McDonnell, PhD, and Catherine Harris.

Making Connections: Using Citation Analysis To Map The Literature Of Migration & Ethnic Relations, Bruce Fyfe, Marni Harrington, Courtney Waugh, Stacey Wilson

Western Libraries Presentations

The research question is: How well are the collections at Western Libraries meeting the needs of researchers in emerging inter-disciplinary programs such as the Collaborative Graduate Program in Migration & Ethnic Relations (MER)?

Bethany Nowviskie, Selected Bibliography, Sue Ann Gardner

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries: Faculty Publications

Unpublished manuscript, compiled February 2011, for the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries' Visiting Scholar Program, held April 21, 2011, and administered by the UNL Libraries' Academic Activities Committee and sponsored by the Libraries' Dean's Office and the University Convocations Committee.