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Ua51/1 Collections & Connections, Jennifer Wilson

Collections & Connections

This spring/summer 2013 issue features Al and Jeane Baker honored for their in-kind gift to the libraries' centennial mural as well as Dr. Nicholson who won this year's Kentucky Literary Award for his book about Derby. The issue also highlights the 2013 SOKY Book Fest that brought in 130 authors. It reports the newly renovated Commons at Cravens and the just installed web-based service StackMap, which can visually guide users to the stacks of books in Cravens Library using their smart phones. As usual, all of the Libraries’ literary events have been mentioned in the issue, particularly the new grant-supported …

Cultural Sensitivity In The Archives: Digitizing Controversial Materials, A Balancing Act, Marisol Ramos

UConn Library Presentations

What is the role and responsibility of the archives when considering giving access to potentially controversial material? How cultural sensitivity can serve as a framework to balance access to material that may hurt the feeling of individuals or groups? These are some of the questions discussed in this presentation. The presentation will focus on two cases at the University of Connecticut where issues about cultural sensitivity have an impact in the decisions taken to digitize the collections. In specific, I discussed working with sensitive cultural materials which have the potential to hurt, embarrassed or infuriate different type of stakeholders. I …

Ebooks, Mobile Devices, And The Student Experience, Barbara Glackin, Roy Rodenhiser

Library Faculty Publications and Presentations

Boise State University has actively explored integration of mobile devices and eContent into the student educational experience. From fall 2010 through summer 2012, classes of social work and nursing students were provided devices (iPads or netbooks) and eResources supporting their curriculum and/or academic discipline. Each semester’s research project included rigorous assessment of student participants. This presentation will focus on research findings from pre- and post- student surveys and student focus groups. Students were asked to assess best uses of devices and eBooks as well as potential limitations.

Making Assessment Matter: Questions To Ask When Asking Questions, Ellie Dworak, Carolyn Adams

Library Faculty Publications and Presentations

Data isn’t useful in itself, but when a library assessment strategy drives, and is driven by, the library’s vision and mission, it’s elemental to affecting change. This session will talk about building a vital assessment strategy for an academic library. Topics will include types of assessment, prerequisites for success, building a culture of assessment, determining what to measure, what not to measure, and when to stop, choosing the right instrument, common problems, and using evidence for decision making. Attendees leave with a toolkit for building and implementing an assessment strategy that matters.

Demonstrating Leadership In Open Access, Robert Schroeder, Stewart Brower, Christopher V. Hollister

Communications in Information Literacy

The editors of CIL comment on the recent news that the editor and the editorial board of another library science journal have resigned in protest over their publisher's policies on authors' rights. The CIL editors put forth this event as an important demonstration of leadership in the open access movement, and they challenge the CIL readership to follow suit by adopting additional professional practices in support of open access.

2013 Accessioning Snapshot, Ruth Bryan

Library Presentations

No abstract provided.

Hot Doc: U-2, Area 51, The Cia, And Lockheed, Georgia Southern University, Zach S. Henderson Library

Library Publications (1999-2023)

• Hot Doc: U-2, Area 51, the CIA, and Lockheed

Journeys Of Reconciliation: Institutions Studying Their Relationships To Slavery, Amy Schindler

Criss Library Faculty Proceedings & Presentations

Presentation at the Society of American Archivists Annual Meeting in New Orleans, LA on August 16, 2013. Session Abstract: During the last decade, several American universities have undertaken formal efforts to document and study their relationships with slavery and racial discrimination. Archival material, the work of archivists, and the creation of new material for university archives have played prominent roles in university projects, which include courses, increased community outreach, public apologies, publications, and research. These multifaceted projects continue to explore the historical and moral questions raised for the institutions.

Keeping Pace With Information Literacy Instruction For The Real World: When Will Mls Programs Wake Up And Smell The Lilacs?, Kimberly Davies-Hoffman, Barbara Alvarez, Michelle Costello, Debby Emerson

Communications in Information Literacy

For over thirty years, numerous studies have discussed the contradiction between the growing importance of information literacy instruction to the Library's core mission and lack of pedagogical training for new librarians. This article reviews the more recent contributions on the topic, presents a survey of New York State MLS curricula and describes initiatives of pedagogy training offered in that region outside of MLS programs. The authors focus on the Library Instruction Leadership Academy (LILAC), an innovative, semester-long training program created in Western New York State to offer instruction in the pedagogical foundation and practical experience essential for teaching information literacy …

Special Collections, Primary Resources, And Information Literacy Pedagogy, Melissa A. Hubbard, Megan C. Lotts

Communications in Information Literacy

Literature suggests that teaching Information Literacy (IL) as an intellectual framework, rather than a set of computer-based tools, can be challenging for numerous reasons. At the same time, other articles describe the unique value of using hands-on investigations of special collections materials to facilitate the development of critical thinking skills and IL in discipline-specific contexts for upper-level students. This article reports on a collaboration between an IL instructor and a special collections librarian to create a hands-on special collections experience for entry-level IL students. We found that exposing these students to these materials can improve their IL and research skills. …

Teaching Web Evaluation: A Cognitive Development Approach, Candice Benjes-Small, Alyssa Archer, Katelyn Tucker, Lisa Vassady, Jennifer Resor Whicker

Communications in Information Literacy

Web evaluation has been a standard information literacy offering for years and has always been a challenging topic for instruction librarians. Over time, the authors had tried a myriad of strategies to teach freshmen how to assess the credibility of Web sites but felt the efforts were insufficient. By familiarizing themselves with the cognitive development research, they were able to effectively revamp Web evaluation instruction to improve student learning. This article discusses the problems of traditional methods, such as checklists; summarizes the cognitive development research, particularly in regards to its relationship to the ACRL Information Literacy Standards; and details the …

Cultural Shifts: Putting Critical Information Literacy Into Practice, Alison Hicks

Communications in Information Literacy

This paper uses the example of foreign languages to explore the integration of critical information literacy into the curriculum of various disciplines. By closely examining the practices and values inherent in the foreign language information environment, the paper suggests that a critical vision of information literacy provides the most appropriate approach to help meet campus goals of educating students for transcultural competence. As such, the paper provides an example of the process and role of the librarian in integrating critical information literacy into disciplinary fields and proposes that this approach could be effective in global learning initiatives.

Teaching Matters: An Integrative Lesson On Searching, Tracking Citations, And Evaluating A Scholarly Article, Patrick P. Ragains

Communications in Information Literacy

This column describes a lesson in a credit-bearing information literacy course, focusing on evaluation of a scholarly article and finding citing references.

Promising Practices In Instruction Of Discovery Tools, Stefanie Buck, Christina Steffy

Communications in Information Literacy

Libraries are continually changing to meet the needs of users; this includes implementing discovery tools, also referred to as web-scale discovery tools, to make searching library resources easier. Because these tools are so new, it is difficult to establish definitive best practices for teaching these tools; however, promising practices are emerging. A promising practice is "a program, activity, or strategy" that shows early promise for being effective in the long term and generalizable across institutions (Dare Mighty Things, n.d.). The researchers used three methods to develop a list of promising practices for teaching discovery tools— a review of the current …

Reference Databases Usage Statistics 2012-2013, Michael A. Cerbo Ii, Sarah Bannister

Technical Services Reports and Statistics

Statistics on the use of online reference databases at the University of Rhode Island during the period from July 2012 through June 2013. Includes COUNTER-compliant data on sessions, searches, turnaways, full text articles downloaded, cost per search, and other metrics.

Digital Commons@Georgia Southern, Georgia Southern University, Zach S. Henderson Library

Library Publications (1999-2023)

• Digital Commons@Georgia Southern

Database Trial And Evaluation: Linguistics And Language Behavior Abstracts (Llba), Georgia Southern University, Zach S. Henderson Library

Library Publications (1999-2023)

• Database trial and evaluation: Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts (LLBA)

Nebraska Libraries - Volume 1, Number 3 (August 2013)

Nebraska Libraries

No abstract provided.

Acrl Peer Comparison For University Of Rhode Island Libraries, 2008-2012, Andrée J. Rathemacher

University Libraries Reports & Statistics

Comparison of the University of Rhode Island Libraries with peer institutions (as defined by the University's Office of Institutional Research). Data used are from the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) Statistical Survey from the years 2008-2012. Metrics compared are: total library expenditures, total library materials expenditures, ongoing resource purchases, one-time resource purchases, salaries & wages professional staff, salaries & wages support staff, professional staff (fte), support staff (fte), student headcount, total library expenditures per student, and total library materials expenditures per student.

Digitization Is In The Details: Using Data From Patron Research Patterns To Enhance Accessibility, April K. Anderson-Zorn

Faculty and Staff Publications – Milner Library

Materials like yearbooks, catalogs, and university governance are highly requested items at a university archive. For Illinois State University, we decided to digitize these items to make them more accessible to our out-of-town alumni and researchers. Digitizing these materials was a huge accomplishment for the department and helped us achieve our goal of gaining a larger web presence with our patrons. But where do we go from here? All too often, archivists tend to think we know what our patrons want but in some cases, our digital efforts are rarely viewed online. What parameters can we follow in choosing materials …

Appendix 4: Selected Putative Iranian-Perpetrated Extraterritorial Killings And Attempted Killings Of Non-Iranians, 1980-2012, Brian Champion, Lee Crowther

Faculty Publications

Appendix 4 documents selected attempts (successful or otherwise) made on the lives of non-Iranians outside of Iran for which some allegation was made that Iran itself, at an official or quasi-official level, was responsible. The appendix documents twenty incidents taking place between June 1980 and February 2012 targeting twenty-six individuals.

The Scholars Cooperative: A New Marketing Approach For Our Scholarly Communications Initiatives, Michael Priehs, Damecia Donahue

Digital Commons Great Lakes User Group Annual Meeting

No abstract provided.

Let There Be Light! Indexing Materials From Digital Commons In Apache Solr Via Oai-Pmh, Graham Hukill

Digital Commons Great Lakes User Group Annual Meeting

No abstract provided.

Citations In A Cinch: From Bibliographies To Faculty Engagement, Brianne Hagen

Digital Commons Great Lakes User Group Annual Meeting

No abstract provided.

The Brockport Staffing Model, Kim Myers

Digital Commons Great Lakes User Group Annual Meeting

No abstract provided.

Getting Started With Data Management Planning Services, Sarah Shreeves

Digital Commons Great Lakes User Group Annual Meeting

This session will cover the why’s and how’s of data management planning and will cover useful tools and strategies for libraries to use whether large or small.

Tell Us What You Want To Do: Utilizing The Institutional Repository To Create An Experiential Learning Opportunity For Scholarly Communication Instruction, Jonathan Bull

Digital Commons Great Lakes User Group Annual Meeting

In Spring 2013, students in the Literary Editing and Publishing (English 380) class at Valparaiso University (Valpo) were asked to create a proposal for a literary review for which they would be the editorial board. This presentation will discuss the class assignment’s design, which the English faculty member and librarian co-authored, plus the various publishing concerns and problems that the class raised, what changes we might make in the future, as well as ask broader questions about how making the undergraduate student a publisher could drastically reframe scholarly communication instruction.

Making Open Access Accessible: Engaging Staff In Oa Workflows, Tim Gritten

Digital Commons Great Lakes User Group Annual Meeting

Do your library colleagues understand the importance of open access? If they do, have they made open access part of their jobs? We'll discuss how open access and Digital Commons at the University of Wisconsin‐Milwaukee have moved from a one‐person job to a two‐person job to a 21‐person job. Bring your questions!

High Impact Or Open Access: Strategies For Recruiting Faculty To Your Institutional Repository, Joshua Neds-Fox, Damecia Donahue

Digital Commons Great Lakes User Group Annual Meeting

Donahue and Neds-Fox will detail the strategy used by the Wayne State University Libraries to make the case for Green Open Access participation by faculty. Presenters will outline their approach to crafting the case for Open Access and deposit using studies supporting OA citation advantage, ISI's JCR, SHERPA/RoMEO, and a library-centered service model for citation review and deposit. (Note: This program was presented at Michigan Library Associations Academic Libraries Conference in May, and may be previewed at http://digitalcommons.wayne.edu/libsp/65/.)

Keeping Track Of Copyright Permissions, Craighton Hippenhammer

Digital Commons Great Lakes User Group Annual Meeting

No abstract provided.