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Kabanflow, Daniel A. Sabol

Publications and Research

A review of KabanFlow, a tool which helps organize projects. It was used for some time prior to my report to determine if it has any quality in regards to both education and librarianship.

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Learning To Learn: Embedding Peer Support As A Core Learning Skill At Third Level, Gerard Ryder, Philip Russell

Support services (Former ITT) - Conference Papers

This paper presents an overview of the Peer Learning Support Programme which has been developed by Mechanical Engineering staff and librarians at the Institute of Technology Tallaght in support of the Institute's Learning to Learn at Third Level module.

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The Past, Present, & Future Of Capturing The Scholarly Record Of A Small Comprehensive U.S. Institution: Toward A Sustained Repository Content Recruitment And Workflow Strategy, Jonathan Bull, Teresa Auch Schultz

Library Faculty Presentations

For smaller institutions, limited staffing, expertise, and content recruitment all threaten an IR’s success. Launched in 2011, ValpoScholar (scholar.valpo.edu) is on its second version of content recruitment and workflow design with a third version in beta. With a primary focus on capturing metadata before moving to full-text access and preservation, this evolving approach has led to a 25 percent increase in record creation, while also increasing full-text availability. This poster will share this changing process.

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Data Visualization: Using Tableau To Analyze Library Services And Value, Nicole Colello, Jennifer L. Murray

Library Faculty Presentations & Publications

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2015-06 Library Impact Statement For Csc 104 Puzzles + Games = Analytical Thinking, Amanda Izenstark

Library Impact Statements

Library Impact Statement submitted in response to new course proposal for CSC 104 Puzzles + Games = Analytical Thinking. This class was supported with no need for additional resources. Responding library faculty: Amanda Izenstark. Requesting faculty: Ed Lamagna.

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2015-06 Library Impact Statement For Csc 104 Puzzles + Games = Analytical Thinking, Amanda Izenstark

Collection Development Reports and Documents

Library Impact Statement submitted in response to new course proposal for CSC 104 Puzzles + Games = Analytical Thinking. This course was supported with no need for additional resources. Responding faculty librarian: Amanda Izenstark. Requesting faculty: Ed Lamagna.

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Relationship Between Library Resources And Research Productivity In Five Nigerian Health-Based Research Facilities, Chigozie Simeon Ugwuona Dr., Virginia Winsell Dike Professor

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The study of the relationship between library resources and research productivity in five Nigerian health research facilities was conceived majorly to investigate the relationship existing between these two variables. The study employed a descriptive survey design to undertake a population of 198 research staff in the five research centres (out of this number, 166 were actually used). Questionnaire and observation check list were used to collect data which were presented in tables and analyzed using descriptive statistics. The Pearson Product Moment Correlation coefficient (r) was applied to determine the relationship while hypothesis was tested with t-statistics at 0.05 probability level. …

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Assessment Of Library Resources And Programmes In Unity Schools In Nigeria, Nkechi, Anthonia Idoko

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This study assessed Library User Resources and Programmes for Library Skill’s (LS) acquisition in Unity Schools of South East Nigeria. In conducting this research, survey research design was adopted and out of a population of 29,358, multiple-stage sampling technique was used to select a sample of 1,212 that comprised of 480 JSI students, 469 SSIII students and 263 staff from the 12 Unity Schools under study. Two research questions guided the study. Observation check-list and questionnaire titled Library User Education Questionnaire (LUEQ) were the instruments used for data collection. These instruments were validated by five experts. Reliability co-efficient of 0.91 …

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Early Days With An Ir: Identifying And Adding Content, Michele Gibney

Digital Commons Southeastern User Group

When I started as an IR manager at Nova Southeastern University (September 2014), the IR had been live for 6 months and one of the in process pilot projects was a journal with 219 back issues dating to 1990. The journal was still on the demonstration site when I started. In this presentation I will discuss the ways in which I interacted with the journal staff, the full migration of all issues and the ensuing projects that have developed due to the primary editor’s interest. These include a conference, book publishing and four additional journals. One of the most important …

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Alma Integrates With External Systems: Experiences And Lessons Learned At Cwu, Ping Fu

Library Scholarship

This presentation describes how we set up an SFTP server and enable patron load from the student information system, bursar out, invoices export to and payments import from the financial system. Experiences and lessons including communication with the vendor, peer institutions, university IT and other campus units will be covered.

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Migrating To Alma: The Changing Role Of The Systems Librarian, Ping Fu

Library Scholarship

This presentation will discuss how the roles of systems librarians are expected to change in migrating to Alma from other ILS systems such as Voyager or Aleph. Since Alma is deployed via cloud computing, Ex Libris will centrally implement applications, upgrades, enhancements, etc. Consequently, the roles and responsibilities of systems librarians will be changing, and systems librarians should re-engineer themselves accordingly so that they will be able to support more critical issues in the library.

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Tools Managing Seed Urls (Detecting Off-Topic Pages), Yasmin Alnoamany, Michele C. Weigle, Michael L. Nelson

Computer Science Presentations

PDF of a powerpoint presentation from the Columbia University Web Archiving Collaboration: New Tools and Models Conference, in New York, New York, June 4-5, 2015. Also available on Slideshare.

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The Academic Librarians' Guide To The Craft Of Writing Book Reviews, Brian Flota, Michael Mungin, Genya O'Gara, David Vess

Libraries

What is the art of writing a book review? Succinctly articulating a book’s main selling points, presenting a clear evaluation, and the occasional witty quip are just some of the many components in a reviewer’s bag of tricks. Finding venues to publish reviews (journals, review outlets, blogs) suited to your professional and individual areas of expertise also requires savvy. This presentation will demonstrate how book reviews can be effective tools for a librarian’s collection efforts, an avenue of exposure for one’s library, and a vital artistic and creative outlet in a profession that doesn’t always allow time for those pursuits.

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Social Media As Game Strategy: Twitter In The #Infolit Instruction Session, Kelly M. Blanchat, Lydia Willoughby

Publications and Research

The lure of distractions can entice even the strongest of student wills in a computer classroom. Research requires strategic thinking and ordered planning to drown out the noise of online distractions. This poster demonstrates a unique way to capitalize on the natural overlap of research, communication, and social media by employing game strategy to lead learning outcomes for undergraduate student research. Instead of silencing social media, this activity incorporates Twitter as a platform to introduce information literacy concepts and participatory practices of scholarship.

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The Beginning Of Digital Wisdom, Michael J. Paulus Jr., Ryan Ingersoll

SPU Works

Marc Prensky, who popularized the term “digital natives” more than ten years ago, now emphasizes the need for “digital wisdom”: using digital technologies wisely to become wiser. Recent research reveals that so-called digital natives are often “digital naïves”—familiarity with digital technologies does not translate into facility with them. Incoming college students report declining confidence in their computer skills and report very modest improvements by the time they graduate. Employers report deficiencies in the technological skills of college graduates and, perhaps most troubling, studies of youth and young adults show that ethical and moral reasoning does not extend much beyond self-protection. …

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Scholarworks Usage Report, 05-2015, Scholarworks

ScholarWorks Reports

This report contains download and page views statistics for ScholarWorks, May 2015.

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A Case Study Of University Archives: Illinois State University Archives As A Model Archive, Tammy M. Hansen

Theses and Dissertations

Given the diversity of sizes, administrators, and archival theory, it would appear logical to think that college and university archives would vary greatly in their development, processes, collecting policies, and challenges. While there is some variation, there are more similarities in college and university archives than there are differences. This study of four state universities in Illinois examines theses similarities and differences, comparing them with the Illinois State University Archives and with best practices and standards set by the Society of American Archivists and the National Archives and Records Administration.

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Engineering A New Home: Creating A Repository Collection For Faculty, Emily Symonds Stenberg, Lauren Todd

WashU Libraries Presentations

Open Scholarship provides access to the scholarly output of faculty, staff, and students from Washington University in St. Louis by gathering it in one place. On May 9, 2011, the Faculty Senate passed the Open Access Resolution in order to make "scholarship and creative works freely and easily available to the world community." The Open Scholarship site was officially launched on March 26, 2012 as a platform for realizing this goal. Powered by bepress's Digital Commons, and supported by the Libraries’ Digital Library Services, Open Scholarship is a further step in the University's commitment to open access. However, populating the …

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Information Retrieval: Managing Information Overload, Adrienne Mathewson

School of Information Student Research Journal

No abstract provided.

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Speech At Retiree Reception, Delivered In June 2015, Arend D. Lubbers

Presidential Speeches

Speech at Retiree Reception, delivered in June 2015 by Arend D. Lubbers, who served as President of Grand Valley from 1969-2001.

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Inrhode Filled Requests - June 2015, Ruth E.. Souto

InRhode Monthly Loan Statistics

InRhode Borrowing - June 2015

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The Thinker 3.6, Amy Thompson

Library Newsletters

The Thinker newsletter for June 2015

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Do You Hear What I See? Assessing Accessibility Of Digital Commons And Contentdm, Wendy Walker, Teressa M. Keenan

Mansfield Library Faculty Publications

This article discusses the accessibility of two content management systems, Berkeley Electronic Press’ Digital Commons and OCLC’s CONTENTdm, widely used in libraries to host institutional repository and digital collections content. Based on observations by a visually-impaired student who used the JAWS screen reader to view the design and display of digital objects in both systems, we provide a general overview of the accessibility of each system. We discuss potential suggestions for accessibility-related improvements, and we offer ideas for library administrators of these systems about how to maximize the back-end configurations for accessibility.

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Online Bibliographies For Shared Discovery, Jessica Schomberg

Library Services Publications

A few years ago, I began investigating best practices in cataloging assessment. I started with a review of related literature to gather citations on the topic. As this work progressed, I found that researchers describe assessment, or pieces of assessment, using many different terms including evaluation, quality, workflow, cost, and production. They also write specifically about cataloging or broadly about technical services; of which cataloging or metadata is a part.

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Understand And Analyzing Learning Objects: A Foundation For Long-Term Substantiality And Use For E-Learning, Hsin-Liang Chen, Joi L. Moore, Weichao Chen

University Libraries Faculty Research & Creative Works

In this paper, we investigated the genres of learning objects (LOs) within eight e-learning courses that provide boating safety instruction in the United States. Guided by findings from our literature review, five genres of LOs emerged during the analysis, including interactive and non-interactive graphics, interactive and non-interactive animations, and interactive text feedback. We surveyed the use of each genre of LOs within the courses and found that more non-interactive LOs than interactive LOs were adopted. Also, interactive text feedback was the most popular interactive genre available for seven courses. In our discussion, we explore potential management mechanisms of LOs in …

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Information Outlook May/June 2015, Special Libraries Association

Information Outlook, 2015

Volume 19, Issue 3

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Know The Lingo: How Ilead Ohio Influenced Library Collaboration And Discovery For Patrons, Jessica Crossfield Mcintosh, Kirstin Krumsee, Julie Zaveloff, Derek Zoladz

Library Faculty & Staff Scholarship

Purpose– The purpose of this paper is to share the authors’ collective experiences of ILEAD, explore the mobile app (Know the Lingo) development process and inspire further use of the open access code. Libraries have changed over time, providing more and more access to information. Despite the goal of the library to serve as a provider of information resources, the authors’ classification systems, vocabulary and jargon can often alienate the majority of the users. The authors’ team, brought together by ILEAD Ohio, worked to determine a community need among the authors’ institutions, which led to the creation …

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A Study Of Pepperdine Faculty Research Practices: Report For Faculty, Lynne Jacobsen, Kevin C. Miller

Pepperdine University Libraries

This paper, prepared for Pepperdine University faculty, provides a summary of the results drawn from a participatory design study carried out by Pepperdine University Libraries in the fall of 2014. The study sought to identify faculty research practices using in-depth interviews for the purpose of improving library services, spaces, and technologies.

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Checkouts By Institution: June 2015 Helin/All Locations, Ruth E.. Souto

HELIN Monthly Loan Statistics

Borrowing by Institution - June 2015

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Checkouts By Patron Type - June 2015, Ruth E.. Souto

HELIN Monthly Loan Statistics

Borrowing by Patron Types - June 2015

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Full-Text Articles in Library and Information Science

Kabanflow, Daniel A. Sabol

Publications and Research

Learning To Learn: Embedding Peer Support As A Core Learning Skill At Third Level, Gerard Ryder, Philip Russell

Support services (Former ITT) - Conference Papers

The Past, Present, & Future Of Capturing The Scholarly Record Of A Small Comprehensive U.S. Institution: Toward A Sustained Repository Content Recruitment And Workflow Strategy, Jonathan Bull, Teresa Auch Schultz

Library Faculty Presentations

Data Visualization: Using Tableau To Analyze Library Services And Value, Nicole Colello, Jennifer L. Murray

Library Faculty Presentations & Publications

2015-06 Library Impact Statement For Csc 104 Puzzles + Games = Analytical Thinking, Amanda Izenstark

Library Impact Statements

2015-06 Library Impact Statement For Csc 104 Puzzles + Games = Analytical Thinking, Amanda Izenstark

Collection Development Reports and Documents

Relationship Between Library Resources And Research Productivity In Five Nigerian Health-Based Research Facilities, Chigozie Simeon Ugwuona Dr., Virginia Winsell Dike Professor

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Assessment Of Library Resources And Programmes In Unity Schools In Nigeria, Nkechi, Anthonia Idoko

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Early Days With An Ir: Identifying And Adding Content, Michele Gibney

Digital Commons Southeastern User Group

Alma Integrates With External Systems: Experiences And Lessons Learned At Cwu, Ping Fu

Library Scholarship

Migrating To Alma: The Changing Role Of The Systems Librarian, Ping Fu

Library Scholarship

Tools Managing Seed Urls (Detecting Off-Topic Pages), Yasmin Alnoamany, Michele C. Weigle, Michael L. Nelson

Computer Science Presentations

The Academic Librarians' Guide To The Craft Of Writing Book Reviews, Brian Flota, Michael Mungin, Genya O'Gara, David Vess

Libraries

Social Media As Game Strategy: Twitter In The #Infolit Instruction Session, Kelly M. Blanchat, Lydia Willoughby

Publications and Research

The Beginning Of Digital Wisdom, Michael J. Paulus Jr., Ryan Ingersoll

SPU Works

Scholarworks Usage Report, 05-2015, Scholarworks

ScholarWorks Reports

A Case Study Of University Archives: Illinois State University Archives As A Model Archive, Tammy M. Hansen

Theses and Dissertations

Engineering A New Home: Creating A Repository Collection For Faculty, Emily Symonds Stenberg, Lauren Todd

WashU Libraries Presentations

Information Retrieval: Managing Information Overload, Adrienne Mathewson

School of Information Student Research Journal

Speech At Retiree Reception, Delivered In June 2015, Arend D. Lubbers

Presidential Speeches

Inrhode Filled Requests - June 2015, Ruth E.. Souto

InRhode Monthly Loan Statistics

The Thinker 3.6, Amy Thompson

Library Newsletters

Do You Hear What I See? Assessing Accessibility Of Digital Commons And Contentdm, Wendy Walker, Teressa M. Keenan

Mansfield Library Faculty Publications

Online Bibliographies For Shared Discovery, Jessica Schomberg

Library Services Publications

Understand And Analyzing Learning Objects: A Foundation For Long-Term Substantiality And Use For E-Learning, Hsin-Liang Chen, Joi L. Moore, Weichao Chen

University Libraries Faculty Research & Creative Works

Information Outlook May/June 2015, Special Libraries Association

Information Outlook, 2015

Know The Lingo: How Ilead Ohio Influenced Library Collaboration And Discovery For Patrons, Jessica Crossfield Mcintosh, Kirstin Krumsee, Julie Zaveloff, Derek Zoladz

Library Faculty & Staff Scholarship

A Study Of Pepperdine Faculty Research Practices: Report For Faculty, Lynne Jacobsen, Kevin C. Miller

Pepperdine University Libraries

Checkouts By Institution: June 2015 Helin/All Locations, Ruth E.. Souto

HELIN Monthly Loan Statistics

Checkouts By Patron Type - June 2015, Ruth E.. Souto

HELIN Monthly Loan Statistics