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The British National Approach To Scholarly Communication, Lorraine Estelle

Charleston Library Conference

In the UK in June 2012, the Finch Group published its report “Accessibility, Sustainability, Excellence: How to Expand Access to Research Publications.” The Finch Group, with representatives from scholarly publishing and UK academia, agreed that the broad open access is the way of the future and that the preferred path is gold open access. On 16 July 2012, the Research Councils UK unveiled its new open access policy informed by the work of the Finch Group. The policy mandates that research outputs must be published in journals that are compliant with Research Council policy on open access and must use …

Plato’S Cave Revisited, Bruce Heterick

Charleston Library Conference

Since the inception of indexed-based web-scale discovery services for libraries, JSTOR has been providing metadata to Primo (Ex Libris), EDS (EBSCO), Summon (Serials Solutions), and WorldCat Local (OCLC). By participating in these services, JSTOR’s aim was to help libraries leverage their significant investments in their discovery service of choice and to help students, faculty, and researchers find the content available on the JSTOR platform at their chosen starting point.

While there have been a number of studies on these discovery services, there is little written about the impact on content usage from the perspective of the content provider. JSTOR has …

Open Access, Public Access: Policies, Implementation, Developments, And The Future Of U.S.-Published Research, Alicia Wise, Amy Friedlander, Howard Ratner, Judy Ruttenberg, John Wilbanks

Charleston Library Conference

In February, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) released a memo directing each US funding agency with over $100 million in annual research expenditure to develop a plan to support public access to the results of research funded by the federal government, including results published in scholarly journals. How has the OSTP memo impacted scholarly publishing so far? What exactly has been achieved so far, and what will it mean for the future of U.S.-published research? This interactive session features a panel of speakers who will be discussing the recent developments and emerging issues from the …

Do Not Be An Invisible Library!, Rick Burke, Matt Goldner, Glenn Johnson-Grau, Franny Lee

Charleston Library Conference

The role of the library keeps changing, particularly with the development of new education models and technologies. User behaviors are changing, too, and libraries need to adapt and use different approaches in providing library services and access to content. Digital tools make online content search easy, but sometimes the value the library brings gets lost, even though it is the library that purchases, sets up, and maintains that online access to content. The most recent Ithaka US Faculty Survey highlights this misunderstanding—a large percentage of scientists feel that “because faculty have easy access to academic content online, the role librarians …

Content, Services, And Space: The Future Of The Library As Lines Blur, David Parker, Rick Anderson, Stephen Rhind-Tutt, Nancy Gibbs, Heather Staines

Charleston Library Conference

Traditional roles of libraries, publishers, service providers, and even patrons are continually changing. Libraries increasingly take on functions previously managed by publishers—in some cases, by actually becoming traditional publishers, through the absorption of university press operations and the creation of IR-based journals, and in some cases by making direct investments in dissemination, by underwriting Open Access APCs. Librarians are expanding into learning, instructional design, software development, and more, providing services around the world to a much wider range of patrons. Meanwhile, patron-driven initiatives are continue to alter the way libraries acquire content, giving rise to questions about how collections are …

What Provosts Think Librarians Should Know, Jeanine Stewart, Elizabeth Paul, John Vaughn, James J. O'Donnell

Charleston Library Conference

Three senior leaders will reveal what Provosts worry about when they think about libraries. Charged to be frank and direct, they will talk about what they value in libraries, but also about what the challenges are that they face that affect how they think about libraries. Budget, facilities, and their perception of what faculty and students want and need will all play into this. This session is an opportunity for a frank exchange of views with real provosts—without worrying about how they react!

Collections Are For Collisions: Let Us Design It Into The Experience, Steven J. Bell

Charleston Library Conference

We talk about collections all the time: how to build and share them; how to provide access; how to enlist the community in selecting; how to prove the value of collections; how to use collection statistics. We even talk about collections that are hidden and how to get rid of the ones we no longer need. What we infrequently discuss is how to get community members connected with the collections. A hot topic of conversation, particularly in the design of work environments, is how to create collisions that lead to good outcomes. In this plenary session, Steven Bell, Associate University …

If The University Is In The Computer, Where Does That Leave The Library? Moocs Discovered, Meredith Schwartz, Lynn Sutton, Rick Anderson, Meg White

Charleston Library Conference

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) are disrupting the traditional view of learning and the academy. Using technology, high-quality courses taught by some of the brightest minds are now available to unprecedented numbers of students. The university now has the potential to be in the computer. If the university is truly in the computer, what does that mean for the library?

In this plenary session, Meredith Schwartz from Library Journal shares highlights from her article “Massive Open Opportunity: Supporting MOOCs in Public and Academic Libraries,” with an emphasis on academic communities. Key topics include definitions, current and future trends, and the …

“Lifelong Learning” In 6 Minutes And 40 Seconds, John Dove

Charleston Library Conference

In the spirit of “anything worth doing is worth doing superficially,” the author provides, in classic “PechaKucha” style, a presentation on Lifelong Learning. Tasked with describing how Credo Reference can affect the quality of teaching and learning, the author presents examples of inspiration for this topic in a “shotgun” presentation, encouraging presentation attendees to learn more about MOOCs and the opportunities they present for education, educators, libraries, and students.

Scholarly Societies, Scholarly Publishing, And The New Information Ecology, Robert Kieft, Kathleen Fitzpatrick, Brandon Nordin, Steven C. Wheatley

Charleston Library Conference

Since the founding of the Royal Society in the 1660s and with the development of disciplinary fields in the later nineteenth century, scholarly societies have established themselves as mediators of the professional lives of faculty and as vital components of the ecology of scholarly communication. In their interactions with libraries, societies may appear primarily as publishers of newsletters, books, reports, journals, indexes, and databases, but they also promote the creation and diffusion of knowledge by serving as hubs for professional activity, contributors to the making of public policy and opinion, providers of education, representatives of the interests of their members, …

Discovery Or Displacement? A Large-Scale Longitudinal Study Of The Effect Of Discovery Systems On Online Journal Usage, Michael Levine-Clark, Jason Price, John Mcdonald

Charleston Library Conference

In this first large-scale study of the effect of discovery systems on electronic resource usage, the authors present initial findings on how these systems alter online journal usage by academic library researchers. The study examines usage of content hosted by four major academic journal publishers at 24 libraries that have implemented one of the major discovery systems, EBSCO's EDS, Ex Libris’s Primo, OCLC’s Worldcat Local, or SerialsSolutions’s Summon. A statistically rigorous comparison of COUNTER-compliant journal usage at each library from the 12 months before and after implementation will determine the degree to which usage rises or falls after discovery tool …

Librarians In The Postdigital Information Era: Reclaiming Our Rights And Responsibilities, Jenica P. Rogers

Charleston Library Conference

The best libraries were never simply buyers and warehouses for information, but something more, centered around synthesis and access and creativity. As the information ecosystem has shifted, forcing our attention to the operational side of how we manage information, some of us have lost sight of that. We hand over our shrinking resources to prominent for-profit publishers and vendors, because it is how the system works, without considering what our role in that system is, has been, and might be. It is time to remind everyone that the power of libraries lies not in our passivity but in our action …

Encore Eds Task Force Final Summary Report (6.4.14), Helin Consortium. Encore/Eds Task Force

HELIN Task Force reports

Final report of the Encore EDS Task Force recommending that, "After careful consideration, trial and evaluation, the task force reached consensus that HELIN should move forward in switching from Serials Solutions to EBSCO's A-Z with LinkSource product for 2014-2015. This will allow each HELIN library to decide for themselves whether to start using Encore Duet immediately, or to hold off until upcoming enhancements become available. In order to be ready for the beginning of the 2014 fall semester, the task force recommends that the transition to EBSCO A to Z with Linksource be made as soon as possible and …

Starting A New Twitter Account @Conncollegeis: With A Report From #Alamw14, Andrew Lopez, Rebecca Parmer, Jessica Mccullough, Laura Little

Information Services Staff Publications and Presentations

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Developing Data Literacies For Graduate Students In The Social Sciences, Hailey Mooney, Jake R. Carlson

Libraries Faculty and Staff Presentations

What competencies in working with data do graduate students in the Social Sciences need to acquire before they graduate? What roles can librarians and other information professionals play in teaching these competencies to graduate students? This paper will report on preliminary findings from an investigation into the data management competencies and skill gaps of graduate students in the social sciences. Building from the work of the Data Information Literacy (DIL) project (http://datainfolit.org), this study uses an interview-based approach to discern how competencies in working with data are understood and valued by graduate students and their faculty advisors. The DIL project …

Bibliometric Analysis Medicinal And Aromatic Plants Research, Siva Subramanian Manian

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

No abstract provided.

Copy Cataloging Made (Even) Easier, Richard Wisneski

Michael Schwartz Library Publications

Presentation on workflows for copy cataloging with a small staff that results in no backlogs and efficiency

Position Change: Sonya Shepherd To Be New Director Of Library Services At Gordon State College, Georgia Southern University, Zach S. Henderson Library

Library Publications (1999-2023)

• Position change: Sonya Shepherd to be new Director of Library Services at Gordon State College

Examining Library’S Information Literacy Instruction In Support Of Student Research Skills Competencies, Mirela Djokic

Proceedings of the IATUL Conferences

The presentation focuses on liaison model approach to integrating information literacy (research skills sessions) into curriculum, primarily focusing on first-year courses. It examines effectiveness of a variety of instruction modes and delivery, ranging from one-shot to sequenced sessions.

The Library offers comprehensive research skills sessions for courses at all levels based on the standards, performance indicators, and outcomes published in the Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL) Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education actively supported by the Library. Over the past few years, the Library adopted the Liaison model, where librarians collaborate with Instructors in their respective subject …

Assessing The Impact Of Publications Saved By Mendeley Users: Is There Any Different Pattern Among Users?, Zohreh Zahedi, Rodrigo Costas, Paul Wouters

Proceedings of the IATUL Conferences

The main focus of this paper is to investigate the impact of publications read (saved) by the different users in Mendeley in order to explore the extent to which their readership counts correlate with their citation indicators. The potential of filtering highly cited papers by Mendeley readerships and its different users have been also explored. For the analysis of the users, we have considered the information of the top three Mendeley ‘users’ reported by the Mendeley. Our results show that publications with Mendeley readerships tend to have higher citation and journal citation scores than publications without readerships. ‘Biomedical & health …

Altmetrics Is An Indication Of Quality Research Or Just Hot Topics, Chia Yew Boon, Joan Wee Jee Foon

Proceedings of the IATUL Conferences

With the widespread use of social media tools in the discovery, dissemination and discussion of research output, altmetric measurements are fast gaining popularity and they supplement the traditional research metrics by tracking the number of social mentions of research articles. In recent years, there a few such tools and they adopt different models and have different coverage. Publishers such as Scopus and PLoS have already incorporated altmetrics in their websites. This paper seeks to make sense of these available tools and evaluate their effectiveness. Do they identify quality research or just HOT topics? This paper also analyses most cited papers …

Measures For Success: Library Resources And Effectiveness Under Scrutiny, Aija Janbicka, Jolanta Ivanova, Lāsma Zarina, Sarmīte Krauze

Proceedings of the IATUL Conferences

Library organization and redesign.

Creation of common territorial complex for RTU

„RTU – City within a City” is a project the implementation of which will create the most advanced study centre for engineering sciences in the Baltic region – a campus that in future will be formed of RTU faculties, administrative buildings and the scientific library.

The first stage of the project was realized starting from spring of 2010 till the end of 2013, with the help of national and European Regional Development Funds.

Within the framework of the project in the library:

• Mobile shelves in the book repository have …

Comparison Of Engineers Australia Online Library Offerings With Services Of Equivalent International Engineering Organisations, Elena Vvedenskaia

Proceedings of the IATUL Conferences

For the last 94 years, Engineers Australia has provided a forum for all members of the engineering workforce with the appropriate qualifications and experience, those prepared to indorse a common code of ethics.

Almost uniquely positioned in the world from this perspective, Engineers Australia been able to draw upon an extensive network of technical and professional expertise accumulated across 50 Colleges, Technical Societies and Special Interest Groups covering every field of engineering.

This body of knowledge has been systematically collected, preserved and made available to members by Engineers Australia Library since the formation of the Institution in 1919.

This presentation …

Does Il Education Have An Impact On Undergraduate Engineering Students' Research Skills, Marja Talikka, Harri Eskelinen, Hanna Varri

Proceedings of the IATUL Conferences

This paper presents the first results of testing a model of studying the change in undergraduate students’ research skills after receiving information literacy (IL) instruction. The model is tested with a group of Master’s level engineering students attending a construction materials’ seminar. The IL instruction consists of presenting the basics of information searching in general, the basics of bibliometrics, and searching guidelines of the most important databases in the field of mechanical engineering and material science. After the lecture, the students attend an instructed hands-on information retrieval training session. In order to enable information retrieval from the most important …

Redefining The Nexus: The Convergence Of Information Literacy, Scholarly Communication And Data Literacy, David Scherer, Lisa Zilinski

Proceedings of the IATUL Conferences

The March 2013, ARCL Committee on Research and the Scholarly Environment White Paper, “Intersections of Scholarly Communication and Information Literacy”, discussed the intersection of two initiatives and the evolving environment in academic libraries, as well as explored the “economics of the distribution of scholarship, digital literacies, and our changing roles.” However, in technical libraries, scholarly communication and information literacy initiatives are converging with data literacy initiatives. Until recently, as highlighted in Common Ground at the Nexus of Information Literacy & Scholarly Communication, the conversations surrounding scholarly communication, information literacy, and data literacy have taken place in disparate and siloed environments …

Role Of Libraries In Promoting The Use Of Open Education Resources (Oer) In India: A Study Of Nptel Resources And Major Technology Libraries, Tukaram S. Kumbar, Amruth Sherikar

Proceedings of the IATUL Conferences

The number of higher educational Institutions in India is growing steadily. Institutions imparting higher education in science and technology, particularly the ones setup up by Government of India as Institutes of national importance has almost doubled during last one decade. This development is a part of the national strategy to increase the capacity building in the S & T area. In order to support this major initiative, the eight major Institutes of national importance viz Indian Institute of Technology located in different parts of country and the Indian Institute of Science with support from Ministry of Human Resources and Development, …

Training And Development Of Library Employees In Research Data Management, Catherine Soehner

Proceedings of the IATUL Conferences

Providing services to faculty and researchers throughout the data life cycle has become an important aspect for many libraries worldwide. Considering the complexity of data management, providing these services can appear daunting. Data services worldwide have matured steadily over the past five years and the United States is only catching up. Learning about the information and services available through other institutions allows libraries to develop referral services that make effective use of current personnel. A model for training and development of library employees was created at the J. Willard Marriott Library at the University of Utah that prepared librarians to …

What Would Be The Future Of The Integrated Library Systems?, Xiaohua (Cindy) Li

Proceedings of the IATUL Conferences

Since the advent of Integrated Library Systems (ILSs) in 1970s, they have gone from being innovative to stagnant. In recent years, the rapid advancement of web technologies and the exponential growth of electronic resources and digital contents have increasingly exposed the weakness of traditional ILSs. The lack of flexibility, interoperability, and efficiency makes the ILSs hardly meet the needs of both internal and external library users. Meanwhile Content Management Systems (CMS) such as Drupal and open source ILSs have gotten much attention due to their technological and economic advantages, and cloud computing has allowed libraries to focus on bigger pictures. …

Visual Art: An Effective Communication Channel For Library, Marta Mazur, Dorota Wojonowska

Proceedings of the IATUL Conferences

The purpose of this poster is to present marketing operations and communication channels applied in the Main Library of the Warsaw University of Technology (ML WUT). Due to the influence of new twenty-first-century technology, libraries need and have to be involved with interpersonal communication and appropriate instruments of mass communication. Actions related to marketing communication should be well thought-out, planned and evaluated.

The ML WUT has been consistently pursuing and realising a communicative marketing programme based on the visual arts. Such communication channels as offered by ML WUT include: exhibition display boards located in urban open space and internal academic …

Metrics, Altmetrics, Data Visualization, Tuija Sonkkila

Proceedings of the IATUL Conferences

With examples from past, present and future in the making, we look how altmetrics visualizations are positioned into different visualization categories.