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Rod Library Newsletter: Rod Notes, V7n2, September 2014, University Of Northern Iowa. Rod Library.

Rod Library newsletter: Notes for the Stalled

Contents:

-- Book Bistro
-- FitBit Zip
-- Book Yo Self
-- Print Release
-- Banned Books Week

Volume 34, Number 3, September 2014 Olac Newsletter, Marcy Strong, Heather Pretty, Christina Hennessey, Jan Mayo, T.J. Kao, Jay Weitz, Lisa Romano

OLAC Newsletters

Digitized September 2014 issue of the OLAC Newsletter.

3 Simple Steps To Reading Scholarly Articles, Maureen Barry, Cheryl Lauricella

Instruction & Research Services Workshops

Are you dreading reading through those 8-20 page articles you found for your paper? Do they seem like they are written in a different language? Never fear! In this workshop, you will learn strategies for making sense of those long, and let’s face it, sometimes boring, articles.

How Do I Find This Reference?, Mary Lou Baker Jones

Instruction & Research Services Workshops

Do you feel a little confused when you are handed a reference or citation and expected to find the information source? Gain the skills that allow you to decipher a reference and then find the source. Feel like a detective who understands the clues!

Integrating Your Sources: Quotations, Paraphrasing, And Summarizing, Piper Martin, Samantha Jo Spitak

Instruction & Research Services Workshops

You've searched for articles and books and you have a list of sources that are on your topic. Now how are you supposed to use them in your paper? In this workshop, staff from the Writing Center and a librarian will take you through the process of integrating those sources in your paper. Learn how to quote and paraphrase while avoiding plagiarism and keeping your voice the focus of your paper.

Finding The "Perfect" Source, Maureen Barry

Instruction & Research Services Workshops

Does this scenario sound familiar? You've searched through many of the libraries’ databases using words that describe your subject, but nothing in your results list stands out to you as right on-topic. Luckily, you are not alone! We can help you locate sources that will be useful, and we’ll reveal that special perfect source that ties it all together.

Himmelfarb Headlines - September/October 2014, 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 scholarly publishing tools, Healthy Living @ Himmelfarb, and profiles for Laura Abate and Mayri Leslie.

Test Prep Display, Maggie Mason Smith

Presentations

No abstract provided.

Cooking Up Cauldrons Of Content: Recipes For Video Tutorials, Rachel S. Evans

Articles, Chapters and Online Publications

Explores how libraries can benefit from creating video tutorials as a means of library instruction. Includes recommendations for hardware and software, tips such as liaising with stakeholders, best practices for video tutorial content and length, tracking tutorial effectiveness, and more. Offers example combinations of hardware and software based on the type of tutorial and varying library budget sizes.

Using A Train-The-Trainer Model And Active Learning To Reach Biology Freshmen, Valerie E. Perry, Beth Reeder, Melinda Borie

Library Presentations

Using the train-the-trainer model as our foundation, we created a new information literacy program in an introductory lab course. We will describe the program’s development, implementation, and evolution since first implemented in Spring Semester 2013.We also will share the advantages of using the train-the-trainer model in an information literacy program, particularly regarding its potential to reduce librarians’ time commitment and help librarians build lasting relationships with teaching faculty and graduate students.

Program Report: Orbis Cascade Alliance Summit: A Library Management Service Model For The Future, Ellen T. Mcgrath

Law Librarian Other Scholarship

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Researching Environmental Justice: A Conversation, Virginia C. Thomas, William W. Lefevre

Library Scholarly Publications

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency defines environmental justice as “the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people regardless of race, color, national origin, or income with respect to the development, implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and policies.” The concerns that arise in this complex environmental context extend beyond the scope of traditional legal research resources to include historical, social, scientific, and governmental documents that reside in unique archival collections.

Through the conversation that follows, senior archivist William LeFevre of the Walter P. Reuther Library shares his experience and insights on how archival resources can provide essential support …

Wayne State University Libraries Digital Collections Platform: A New Home For Research On Detroit, Amelia Mowry, Joshua Neds-Fox, Cole Hudson, Graham Hukill

Library Scholarly Publications

The Wayne State University Libraries have recently developed a new Digital Collections platform for our growing set of images, publications, and manuscripts, many of which relate to the Detroit area. Based on the Fedora digital object repository, with an Apache SOLR search layer and a lightweight PHP front-end, the platform represents a solid technological and content infrastructure for research and innovation in Detroit-related Digital Humanities.

Driven by technology, metadata, and rich content from Detroit and beyond, the platform can serve as a workspace for Digital Humanities projects. The architecture and metadata allow for parsing, faceting, and curating across collections. And …

Georgia Library Spotlight - Augusta Technical College Library Children's Collection, Eugenia Mcallister

Georgia Library Quarterly

No abstract provided.

Detecting Craap: Evaluating Information Sources, Mary Lou Baker Jones, Maureen Barry

Instruction & Research Services Workshops

How do you know if the article you found is good enough to use for your assignment? Learn strategies for evaluating sources whether you find them on the Internet, in the library, or in the library’s databases. Students practice applying the CRAAP Test criteria to information sources.

More Than Books: What The Library Can Do For You, Mandy Shannon

Instruction & Research Services Workshops

Helpful, friendly people. Convenient online articles and books. A multimedia lab. Places to study for groups and for individuals. Coffee. Games. Current print books. Where can you find all of this great stuff? In the Dunbar Library! If you still think all libraries have to offer are dusty old books then come discover all the cool things the library offers you for work and for fun!

Online Deception In Social Media, Michail Tsikerdekis, Sherali Zeadally

Information Science Faculty Publications

The unknown and the invisible exploit the unwary and the uninformed for illicit financial gain and reputation damage.

Digital Initiatives Annual Report Fy2013-2014, Julia Lovett

Technical Services Reports and Statistics

Annual report of the Digital Initiatives unit, Technical Services Department, University of Rhode Island Libraries.

University Archives & Community Organizations: Ensuring Access Through Collaboration, Jessica R. Holden, Andrew Elder, Joanne Riley

Joseph P. Healey Library Publications

In 2011, to further our community-engaged mission, UASC began to focus on working with, promoting, and assisting community archives in the greater Boston area through facilitating cross-organization collaboration and access to informational, educational, and practical resources relevant to archival procedures and best practices.

The guiding tenets behind this continuing commitment emerged, in part, from UASC’s multifaceted collaboration with The Irish Ancestral Research Association (TIARA), a local nonprofit organization established to develop and promote the growth, study, and exchange of ideas among people and organizations interested in Irish genealogical and historical research and education. Our collaboration with TIARA formally began in …

A Mixed-Methods Analysis Of A Library-Based Hand-Held Intervention With Rural Clinicians, Richard L. Wallace, Nakia J. Woodward, Travis Clamon

ETSU Faculty Works

Background: The East Tennessee State University Quillen College of Medicine Library has participated for several years in projects to provide rural clinicians with health information resources.

Objectives: To determine whether a strategy of hand‐held devices with a best‐evidence point‐of‐care disease tool and a drug database paired with access to a medical library for full‐text articles and training to use the tools would be an affordable way to meet the information needs of rural underserved clinicians.

Methods: This study is a mixed‐methods methodology. The first project was evaluated using a randomised controlled trial (RCT) methodology. The second was evaluated qualitatively using …

Op-Ed -- "The True University These Days Is A Collection Of…" Ebooks?!, Mark Herring

Against the Grain

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The Librarian In Rowling’S Harry Potter Series, Mary P. Freier

CLCWeb: Comparative Literature and Culture

In her article "The Librarian in Rowling's Harry Potter Series" Mary P. Freier discusses Hermione Granger's skills as a librarian and researcher which lead to the defeat of Lord Voldemort. In each novel in the series, Hermione's research provides the necessary information for the solving of the mystery. Throughout the series, Hermione proves to be the only character who can use books effectively without putting herself or others in danger. Hermione begins the series as a child who loves the library, but does not always know how to use it effectively, while Madam Pince begins the series as a stereotypical …

Blurring Lines: Patrons As The Drivers Of New Products And Services, David Parker

Against the Grain

No abstract provided.

Hidden Collections: Museum Of The American Printing House For The Blind, Allison Day

Against the Grain

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Cases Of Note: Copyright -- Revisiting 1909, Bruce Strauch, Bryan M. Carson, Jack Montgomery

Against the Grain

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The Flipped Classroom And Media For Library Instruction: Changing Library Instruction, Diane Fulkerson

Against the Grain

No abstract provided.

Changing Library Operations: The Orbis Cascade Alliance, Allen Mckiel, Jim Dooley

Against the Grain

No abstract provided.

Digital Conversations: The Changing Landscape, Paul Chilsen, Todd Kelley

Against the Grain

No abstract provided.

From A University Press: Slowing Down, Or The Benefits Of Process-Oriented Collaboration, Raina Polivka, Leila Salisbury

Against the Grain

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Bet You Missed It-What Do Politicans And Liquid Lunches Have In Common?, Bruce Strauch

Against the Grain

No abstract provided.