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First Post!, Elizabeth P. Steinhour

Blogging the Library

Hello! My name is Elizabeth Steinhour and I am working in Special Collections as the Diane Werely Smith ’73 Project Intern. This is the second summer I am spending in Gettysburg and I very excited to see where it takes me! This summer, I will be working on various college history projects and learning the ins and outs of book conservation and archives. Currently, I am working on transcribing the diary of the son of former Gettysburg College President Henry Lewis Baugher that was written during his trip to Europe in 1867 and I’m very excited to share with all …

Evaluation Of An Academic Library's Liquid Designed Website, Holt Zaugg, Vera Terekhova, Brian Rennick

Faculty Publications

Objective: When the AAA Library (BBB) at CCC released a new website with same-look capabilities for computers, tablets, and smartphones, we undertook a summative assessment to review website features and to determine baseline measures of website access via device and patron group.

Methods: The study used a mixed methods approach using three levels of assessment (focus groups, an online survey, and a usability test), with each level informing the subsequent level.

Results: The website changes were well-received by the overwhelming majority of patrons. Device usage was associated with the type of task for which patrons were accessing …

Annual Farm To Table Dinner, July 10th@6:30pm, Georgia Southern University, Zach S. Henderson Library

Library Publications (1999-2023)

• Annual Farm to Table Dinner, July 10th@6:30PM

Hello Everyone!, Avery N. Fox

Blogging the Library

My name is Avery Fox and I am the Diane Werley Smith ’73 intern for the summer of 2015. My opportunities in the Musselman Library Special Collections include a spattering of conservation, archival, and cataloguing projects and getting an introduction to all of the activities that take place in Special Collections. I will be working closely with the staff experiencing first hand all of the work that goes into the organized and preserved collections. So far I have begun work on a collection of letters from Lillian Quinn, a woman who lived in the World War II era, as well …

From Co-Location To Collaboration: Working Together To Improve Student Learning, Susan Montgomery, Suzanne D. Robertshaw

Faculty Publications

An academic librarian and the coordinator of a campus tutoring and writing center recently relocated to the library researched their value to second-year students. Differences in the amount and type of available data called for conducting in-depth interviews with students about their research and writing processes. The researchers also reviewed relevant material regarding similar collaborative efforts at other college and universities. The gaps revealed in the environmental scan along with the best practices of librarian/writing center collaboration helped determine future steps needed for both units to move from mere co-location to working in true collaboration.

Influence Of Computer Literacy On Postgraduates' Use Of E-Resources In Nigerian University Libraries, Daniel Abubakar, Airen Adetimirin

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This study investigated how computer literacy predisposes postgraduate students to use e-resources. The survey research design and multi-stage sampling technique were used to select 2726 postgraduate students from 16 Nigerian universities. A questionnaire and computer test was used to collect data and data was analysed using percentages and Pearson’s product moment correlation. The postgraduates’ computer literacy level was average (56.3%). They used only few of the e-resources in their libraries and the frequency of usage was low (weighted average X = 2.45). Computer literacy had positive relationship with postgraduates’ usage of e-resources that was positive, very strong and significant (r= …

College Of The Holy Cross Libraries Annual Report 2014-2015, Karen Reilly

Holy Cross Libraries Annual Reports

At the end of the fiscal year, the Director of the Holy Cross Libraries issues an annual report that provides a review of library services, details budgets and regular operations, and highlights programs, projects and activities that were initiated, sponsored or assisted by the Libraries.

The Witch's Boy, Maggie Mason Smith

Publications

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Hello, Readers!, Alexa R. Schreier

Blogging the Library

My name is Alexa Schreier and I am serving as the Barbara Holley Intern for the next year (through Academic Year 2015/2016)! As the Holley Intern I will be moving around between the four main departments at Musselman Library, which includes Special Collections & Archives, Tech Services, User Services, and Research and Instruction. [excerpt]

A History Of South Carolina Lighthouses By John Hairr, Ben Neal

South Carolina Libraries

Ben Neal of Richland Library reviews A History of South Carolina Lighthouses by John Hairr.

The Scandalous Lives Of Carolina Belles Marie Boozer And Amelia Feaster: Flirting With The Enemy By Tom Elmore, Jade Geary

South Carolina Libraries

Jade Geary, MLIS, reviews Tom Elmore's The Scandalous Lives of Carolina Belles Marie Boozer and Amelia Feaster: Flirting with the Enemy.

The Lumber Boom Of Coastal South Carolina: Nineteenth-Century Shipbuilding & The Devastation Of Lowcounty Virgin Forests By Robert Mcalister, Marianne Cawley

South Carolina Libraries

Marianne Cawley of the Charleston County Public Library reviews Robert McAlister's The Lumber Boom of Coastal South Carolina: Nineteenth-Century Shipbuilding & the Devastation of Lowcounty Virgin Forests.

My Life With Mickey By Jane Spillane, Adam C. Bowman

South Carolina Libraries

Adam Bowman of Coastal Carolina's Kimbel Library reviews My Life with Mickey by Jane Spillane.

Sal And Amanda Take Morgan’S Victory March To The Battle Of Cowpens By Mary Ann Solsbee, Jeffery P. Barbour

South Carolina Libraries

Jeffery Barbour, MLIS, University of South Carolina, reviews Sal and Amanda Take Morgan’s Victory March to the Battle of Cowpens by Mary Ann Solsbee.

News From Around Scla

South Carolina Libraries

News from various sections and roundtables within the South Carolina Library Association.

Starting Off On The Right Foot: A Library New Student Employee Orientation, James Williams Iii

South Carolina Libraries

This article is for administrators, department heads, supervisors and anyone who employs students to assist with the day to day operation of their organization and want to maximize the experience and benefit for both the student and the organization. As service is the heart of the librarianship, it is critical that anyone working in the library start with a good foundation of training, tools and expectations in order to provide high quality service regardless of what area they are employed in. This is particularly important for student employees hired by the library many of which have never held a job …

Put The Kettle On: Crowdsourcing With A Cup Of Tea, Jessica Dame

South Carolina Libraries

The South Carolina State Library (SCSL) hosted a unique crowdsourcing event to gain descriptive metadata for parts of their photographic collection from the 1960s through the 1990s. This event was the Metadata Crowdsource Retiree Tea, and was held April 15, 2015 for retirees of the SCSL. Attendees came together to provide information for 175 selected photographs while enjoying refreshments. Metadata collected included title, date, and description. Following the event, photographs were scanned and metadata was recorded. The photographs will be included in current and new digital collections in the South Carolina Digital Library.

Sc Library Spotlight - Oconee County Public Library, Blair Hinson

South Carolina Libraries

Spotlight article on the Oconee County Public Library system.

From The Editor, Brent Appling

South Carolina Libraries

Note from editor, Brent Appling, on volume 1, issue 2 of South Carolina Libraries.

Collecting Cats: Library Lessons From Neko Atsume, Kelly M. Blanchat, Megan Brooks

Publications and Research

This blog post is the culmination of a Twitter conversation between librarians talking about their experiences playing a phone game. The game is called Nekoatsume and it involves taking care of digital cats in a virtual backyard. Nekoatsume is entirely in Japanese, a key fact that actually started the Twitter conversation (and not the fact that the game involves cats, as might be expected). Despite the language barrier, Nekoatsume is remarkably user-friendly; library databases should be just as user-friendly as a game in a foreign language, but too often they’re not. With so many variables in acquiring research — design, …

Report Of The Alcts Creative Ideas In Technical Services Interest Group Meeting, American Library Association Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, 2014., Lynnette Fields

SIUE Faculty Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity

This report from the 2014 American Library Association Annual Meeting, highlights table discussions from seventy-one librarians and LIS graduate students attending the ALCTS Creative Ideas in Technical Services meeting.

Greeting From The President, Crystal Johnson

South Carolina Libraries

Greeting for the second issue of South Carolina Libraries by the 2015 SCLA President, Crystal Johnson of Richland Library.

Software Review: Tinytask, Tammy Ivins

South Carolina Libraries

Tammy Ivins, Transfer Student Librarian at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington reviews the software, TinyTask.

Health Sciences Library And Informatics Center 50th Anniversary Timeline, Laura J. Hall

Posters and Presentations

The Health Sciences Library and Informatics Center 50th Anniversary Timelineposter, designed by Laura J. Hall, MFA, commemorated the 50th anniversary of the University of New Mexico School of Medicine. The poster showcased key milestones in the history of the Health Sciences Library and Informatics Center (HSLIC), tracing its origins from the Bernalillo County Medical Society’s library to its role as a critical resource for the UNM Health Sciences Center and the state of New Mexico. Displayed during the UNM School of Medicine’s 50th-anniversary celebrations, the timeline illustrated the library’s growth and impact on education, research, and healthcare. A special …

Discovering Open Access Articles: Maximum Access, Maximum Visibility! A Report Of The Alcts Continuing Resources Section Program. American Library Association Annual Conference, Las Vegas, June 2014, Mavis B. Molto

Library Faculty & Staff Publications

The growing open access movement raises many questions for libraries and researchers. A program, presented by the Education, Research, and Publications Coordinating Committee of the ALCTS Continuing Resources Section, addressed prominent open access issues and offered a number of solutions currently under development by institutions and NISO (National Information Standards Organization). The three presenters provided background on the various issues, a description of the new open access policy at the University of California system, an overview of the challenges in accessing open access articles in hybrid journals, and a description of the NISO Open Access Metadata and Indicators Initiative.

Collaboration In The Iberoamerican Journals In The Category Information Science & Library Science In Wos, Alexander Maz-Machado, Noelia Jiménez-Fanjul, Maria José Madrid

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This article presents a bibliometric study about collaboration in the Iberoamerican journals indexed in the Journal Citation Report (JCR) within the category Information Science & Library Science. It has been found that the rate of authors per article is 2, 24, it has been calculated the collaborative index (CI) and the degree of collaboration (DC) from 2006 to 2014 and even though both CI and DC have increased, this rise has been small. Furthermore, international collaboration in the articles is minimum and almost all of it revolves around Spain.

Freedom In My Heart, Karen Sandler

Events

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Preserving Wmu’S Musical Heritage: Digitizing Aging Magnetic Tape Audio Recordings, Marianne Swierenga, Christina Doane

University Libraries Faculty & Staff Presentations

Western Michigan University has decades worth of unique recorded content on aging magnetic media. WMU’s School of Music has a particularly rich collection of recordings featuring student and faculty ensembles, visiting artist performances, and graduate recitals. Facing the possibility of losing these invaluable recorded sound artifacts through obsolescence or decay, the University Libraries realized we could wait no longer and needed to develop a preservation and digitization strategy to ensure long term access.

Internship And Practicum Requirements In Archival Education, Gavin T. Strassel, Meghan M. Courtney

Reuther Library Scholarly Publications

Archivists have long debated the nature of archival internships and practicum requirements as components of archival education. Advocates cite these requirements as the best way for emerging archivists to acquire hands-on training, while critics worry they can be used to further student exploitation and a devaluation of professional archivists’ labor. This presentation examined requirements in graduate archives programs and compared them to accepted guidelines for internships in the archives profession and the American economy at large. These presentations draw on original survey data collected by the presenters from educational programs listed on the Society of American Archivists’ Directory of Archival …

Using Ipads To Facilitate Library Instruction Sessions In A Scale-Up Classroom, Michelle Gibeault

University Libraries Faculty Publications and Presentations

This study details a trial in which three undergraduate library instruction sessions were conducted on a class set of iPads, within a SCALE-UP classroom. The iPads suggested strong potential as replacements for desktop computers and demonstrated support for key active learning approaches: instant polling, content sharing, and navigation of web pages and databases. The SCALE-UP classroom has made notable contributions in promoting undergraduate learning, and its advantages were found to be extensible to library instruction. The pedagogy which the space is designed to reinforce, collaborative learning segments interspersed with lecture components, seemed to promote student engagement in library instruction sessions.