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From Pints To Barrels: Helping Topic-Focused Students See The Bigger Picture, Beth Fuchs, Debbie Sharp

Library Presentations

Research projects have the potential to engage undergraduates in an understanding of the complexity of knowledge, but what stymies many students as they attempt to frame their research, according to Project Information Literacy's inaugural report in 2009, is an understanding of the larger context of their topics. What teaching techniques can we use to help students understand that database results don't have to be exclusively on their topics to be useful? Using cognitive science and assessment results to inform our methods, we'll share active learning activities that can assist students in gaining insight into the broader landscapes of their topics. …

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

HELIN Monthly Loan Statistics

Checkouts by Institution - May 2015

Checkout By Patron Type - May 2015, Ruth E.. Souto

HELIN Monthly Loan Statistics

Borrowing by Patron Type - May 2015

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

InRhode Monthly Loan Statistics

InRhode Borrowing - May 2015

May 2015, Volume 11, Number 1, Winthrop University Archives And Special Collections

Retrospect: News from the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections at Winthrop University

No abstract provided.

Integration Of Information Literacy Skills To Mechanical Engineering Capstone Projects, Farshid Zabihian, Mary L. Strife, Marian G. Armour-Gemmen

Faculty & Staff Scholarship

Searching for information and using that information appropriately is an essential part of every engineering design project. It has been reported that design engineers spend about 30% of their time searching for information. Experience shows that even senior level students have not received proper training, either directly or indirectly, in information literacy (IL). They usually search for information intuitively. For mechanical and aerospace engineering students at West Virginia University Institute of Technology (WVU Tech), the Mechanical Engineering System Design I and II courses (MAE 480 and 481) are probably the last chance to teach students about IL. In this project, …

Transforming Learning Spaces For New Generation Of Learners, Gulcin Cribb, Devika Sangaram

Research Collection Library

No abstract provided.

On The “Write” Path To Student Learning: Library And Writing Center Collaboration, Hector Escobar, Heidi Gauder

Roesch Library Faculty Publications

This case study outlines considerations needed for libraries and writing centers to collaborate effectively and describes benefits derived from this arrangement.

Une Library Services Quarterly Report May 2015, Une Library Services

Quarterly Reports

Highlights of accomplishments of the University of New England's Library Services department.

Currents Of Change: Forming Symbiotic Relationships Through Management Of The Waves Of Scholarly Information Output At An Academic Research Library, Keri Baker, Jaime M. Goldman

Staff Presentations, Proceedings, Lectures, and Symposia

No abstract provided.

The Thinker 3.5, Amy Thompson

Library Newsletters

The Thinker newsletter for May 2015

Measuring Success: The Value Of Our Work Can’T Always Be Captured In A Spreadsheet, Tom Radko, Mary Rose Muccie, Fredric Nachbaur, Mark H. Saunders, Darrin Pratt

Cinema & Media Studies

This year we were fortunate in encouraging directors of four university presses—Temple, Fordham, Virginia, and Colorado— to carve a chunk of time out of busy winter schedules in order to share their perspectives on the university press enterprise.

Himmelfarb Headlines - May/June 2015, 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 including librarians in Blackboard, Summer Renovations, and profiles on Lionel Williams and Patricia Davis.

Libraries Across The Sea: Using A Virtual Presence And Skilled Student Assistants To Serve Students Abroad, Kimberly Posin Chan, Jaimie Beth Colvin, Marc Vinyard, Claire Leach, Mary Ann Naumann, Paul Stenis

Pepperdine University Libraries

The authors discuss methods and challenges of supporting branch academic libraries overseas that are not staffed onsite by librarians or permanent staff. The authors present their two-pronged approach of creating a virtual presence carefully customized to the needs of the students studying abroad along with specially and highly trained student workers. The new program, grounded partly in theories from education and business management, is shown to have substantially improved both library services for our study abroad students as well as library student workers’ performance.

Ua51 Library Staff Council Meeting Minutes May 1, 2015

Library Annual Reports, Reports, and Statistics

Discussion included:

-Reduction of library hours during May term

-Open House event

-25 year certificates

Library Newsletter, Spring 2015, Brad Eden, Detra Becker, Rachael Muszkiewicz

Library Newsletters and Brochures

No abstract provided.

The Happy Secret To Better Work: Ted Talk Annotated Resource List, Logan Secrest

Undergraduate Research Award

No abstract provided.

An Academic Library-Biotech Industry Partnership: Defining A Collaboration, Deborah A. Crooke, Marie T. Ascher, Marta Ambroziak

NYMC Faculty Posters

New York Medical College opened BioInc@NYMC, a multimillion-dollar government-funded biotechnology incubator, in October 2014. To spur medical innovation and economic development, the public and private sectors collaborated to provide biotech start-ups with state-of-the-art facilities. By April 2015 four start-up companies had joined the incubator. The Health Sciences Library was given a unique opportunity to interface with the private biotechnology industry and define an academic library-biotechnology industry partnership.

Connections, May 2015, University Library

Library Newsletter

No abstract provided.

Industrial Production Manager [Career Paper], Wesley Osborne

Undergraduate Research Award

No abstract provided.

Leveraging Research To Inform Better Practice, Jill Castek

Presentations and Publications

Panel focused on the importance of research being designed strategically from the very beginning and thinking about dissemination at the outset of every project design, not as an afterthought.

Instruction @ The Uri Libraries - May 2015, Mary C. Macdonald, Amanda Izenstark

Instruction @ the URI Libraries

No abstract provided.

Lister Hill Letter - May/June 2015, Lister Hill Library

Lister Hill Letter (2011-2015)

No abstract provided.

The Escape, Maggie Mason Smith

Publications

No abstract provided.

Star Wars Display, Maggie Mason Smith

Presentations

May The 4th Be With You!

Star Wars Day is an unofficial secular holiday in May celebrating the Star Wars franchise.

Fans of the films, print series, and Star Wars in popular culture celebrate Star Wars Day in a variety of ways; we recommend celebrating with a book from our Star Wars display in Cooper Library.

Mathematics Library News 13, Aaron Lercher

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Library Connection, V2n2, Spring 2015, University Of Northern Iowa. Rod Library.

Library Connection

Contents:

-- Beyond Google!
-- The Global Reach of UNI
-- UNI Museum on the move.......
-- "Makerz"
-- Strategic Planning

Notes From The Stacks, May 2015, Friends Of The Brooks Library

Friends of the Brooks Library

No abstract provided.

Library And Information Science Education And Escience: The Current State Of Ala Accredited Mls/Mlis Programs In Preparing Librarians And Information Professionals For Escience Needs, Hanna Schmillen

Library and Information Science: Capstone Projects

The purpose of this study is multifaceted: 1) to describe eScience research in acomprehensive way; 2) to help library and information specialists understand the realm of eScience research and the information needs of the community and demonstrate the importance of LIS professionals within the eScience domain; 3) and to explore the current state of curricular content of ALA accredited MLS/MLIS programs to understand the extent to which they prepare new professionals within eScience librarianship. The literature review focuses heavily on eScientists and other data-driven researchers’ information service needs in addition to demonstrating how and why librarians and information specialists can …

Rod Library Newsletter: Rod Notes, V7n9, May 2015, University Of Northern Iowa. Rod Library.

Rod Library newsletter: Notes for the Stalled

Contents:

-- Don't Forget
-- Did You Know?
-- ScholarWorks
-- Finals Week Stress Buster