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Case Study Analysis: Oppl ʺHeartsʺ Show Public Does Not Want Porn Or Sex In Library, Megan Fox

Orland Park Public Library (Illinois), 2013

No abstract provided.

Eds In Fye At Dub-C: Integrating A Discovery Layer Into First-Year Instruction At Whittier College, John M. Jackson

Discovery Day Camp @ LMU

No abstract provided.

The Shortest Distance Between Two Points: Using Eds In Distance Learning Library Instruction, Lugene Rosen

Discovery Day Camp @ LMU

No abstract provided.

Onesearch Two Ways: Conducting Two Types Of Research Using The Ebsco Discovery Service, Elizabeth Flater, Carolyn Heine

Discovery Day Camp @ LMU

No abstract provided.

The Shortest Distance Between Two Points: Distance Learning Library Instruction, Lugene Rosen

Library Presentations, Posters, and Audiovisual Materials

This presentation offers advice on providing effective library instruction for distance learners, and discusses the benefits of using a federated search tool such as EBSCO Discovery Service.

Setting The Cornerstone: Creation Of An Institutional Repository For Minnesota State University, Mankato, Heidi J. Southworth

Library Services Publications

On June 17, 2014, Library Services at Minnesota State University, Mankato launched Cornerstone: A Collection of Scholarly and Creative Works, the new institutional repository for the University. Cornerstone showcases the intellectual output of Minnesota State University, Mankato's faculty, staff, and students by preserving their works digitally and presenting them to the world in an easy-to-find format. Launching Cornerstone did not just happen overnight. This session will talk about our process in launching the repository and our marketing campaign and how our progress has well exceeded our goals and expectations.

New Times, New Roles, New Structures, Trevor A Dawes

WashU Libraries Presentations

Slides from the Closing Keynote presentation at the Wisconsin Association of Academic Librarians (WAAL) Annual Conference, April 2015. The talk was about the changing roles of librarians that have come about as a result of changing needs of faculty, scholars and researchers. Some libraries have also modified their structures to better carry out these new roles.

Traditional And Emerging Approaches To Research Assessment In The Humanities, Stacy Konkiel

ASIS&T Student Chapter Events Archive

Presentation by Stacy Konkiel at the Symposium on Information and Technology in the Arts and Humanities (April 22 & 23, 2015). The Symposium was sponsored by the Special Interest Groups for the Arts and Humanities (SIG AH) and Visualization, Images, and Sound (SIG VIS) of the Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T).

Stacy Konkiel is a Research Metrics Consultant at Altmetric, a data science company that helps researchers discover the attention their work receives online. She studies incentives systems in academia, research metrics, and disciplinary attitudes towards the idea of “impact”. Since 2008, she has worked at the intersection …

Piloting Interactive Exhibits In The Academic Research Library, Erin Fletcher, Meris Madernach, Arnab Nandi, Alex Oliszewski

ASIS&T Student Chapter Events Archive

Presentation by Erin Fletcher, Meris Mandernach, Arnab Nandi, and Alex Oliszewski at the Symposium on Information and Technology in the Arts and Humanities (April 22 & 23, 2015). The Symposium was sponsored by the Special Interest Groups for the Arts and Humanities (SIG AH) and Visualization, Images, and Sound (SIG VIS) of the Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T).

All of the Symposium recordings can be viewed at: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2v-vQy9W5DePg7QSKABGmuVzCXpVkeTh

Slides can be downloaded from: http://figshare.com/authors/Symposium_on_Information_and_technolology_in_the_arts_and_humanities/740215

Erin Fletcher is the Exhibits Coordinator at The Ohio State University Libraries. She entered the world of academic libraries from a background in contemporary …

Structure, Subjectivity, And Power: The Provisional Space Of Libraries Within The Social Tagging Movement, Melissa Higgins

ASIS&T Student Chapter Events Archive

Presentation by Melissa Higgins at the Symposium on Information and Technology in the Arts and Humanities (April 22 & 23, 2015). The Symposium was sponsored by the Special Interest Groups for the Arts and Humanities (SIG AH) and Visualization, Images, and Sound (SIG VIS) of the Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T).

This paper addresses the potential uses of social tagging techniques for libraries, and also examines the question of potential challenges and barriers to that use. Through the theoretical framework developed by Michel de Certeau in The Practice of Everyday Life, a distinction is drawn between the techniques …

History And Culture At Scale, Amy Rudersdorf

ASIS&T Student Chapter Events Archive

Presentation by Amy Rudersdorf at the Symposium on Information and Technology in the Arts and Humanities (April 22 & 23, 2015). The Symposium was sponsored by the Special Interest Groups for the Arts and Humanities (SIG AH) and Visualization, Images, and Sound (SIG VIS) of the Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T).

All of the Symposium recordings can be viewed at: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2v-vQy9W5DePg7QSKABGmuVzCXpVkeTh

Slides can be downloaded from: http://figshare.com/authors/Symposium_on_Information_and_technolology_in_the_arts_and_humanities/740215

Amy Rudersdorf is the DPLA Assistant Director for Content. She is responsible for digitization partnerships and related workflows, metadata normalization and shareability, and community engagement to promote the DPLA as a …

Beyond The Stacks, Terry Birdwhistell

Library Presentations

ASERL is offering a series of webinars to discuss the evolving nature of research library collections, services, and spaces, and their impacts on library employees and users.

In this session, two ASERL library deans discuss their views of how library collections and spaces are changing. Our speakers are Terry Birdwhistell (Dean of Libraries, University of Kentucky) and Bonnie MacEwan (Dean of Libraries, Auburn University). They each come from Library Collections backgrounds and today manage complex organizations. They will discuss how their libraries continue to change over time -- in collections, services, and spaces -- to meet the diverse interests and …

Symposium Introduction: Day Two, Jeremy Lee Mclaughlin, Krystyna Matusiak

ASIS&T Student Chapter Events Archive

Presentation (welcome and introduction) by Jeremy L. McLaughlin and Krystyna Matusiak at the Symposium on Information and Technology in the Arts and Humanities (April 22 & 23, 2015). The Symposium was sponsored by the Special Interest Groups for the Arts and Humanities (SIG AH) and Visualization, Images, and Sound (SIG VIS) of the Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T).

All of the Symposium recordings can be viewed at: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2v-vQy9W5DePg7QSKABGmuVzCXpVkeTh

Slides can be downloaded from: http://figshare.com/authors/Symposium_on_Information_and_technolology_in_the_arts_and_humanities/740215

Increasing Your Research Impact: Digital Commons And Altmetrics, Michael Priehs, Alexandra Sarkozy

Library Scholarly Publications

This presentation will discuss new options for extending your scholarship’s reach and for tracking your scholarly influence. DigitalCommons@WayneState is the University’s institutional repository, where we collect and provide perpetual open access to the intellectual output of WSU. Altmetrics, or “alternative metrics”, is a rising trend in scholarly communication, providing non-traditional metrics for assessing scholarly impact, including Twitter and popular news coverage. Two Wayne State librarians will demonstrate these tools, and explain how they can increase your research impact.

Viewing Art Through Information Visualization: A Case Study Of Bob Ross’S The Joy Of Painting, Michelle Chen

ASIS&T Student Chapter Events Archive

Presentation by Michelle Chen at the Symposium on Information and Technology in the Arts and Humanities (April 22 & 23, 2015). The Symposium was sponsored by the Special Interest Groups for the Arts and Humanities (SIG AH) and Visualization, Images, and Sound (SIG VIS) of the Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T).

Dr. Michelle Chen is currently Assistant Professor at the School of Information at San José State University. Prior to joining the iSchool, she taught in several different universities, including the University of Texas at Austin, the University of Connecticut, and the University of San Francisco. Her primary …

Institutional Repositories And The Humanities: A New Collaborative Model For Scholarly Publishing, Laura M. Ruschman

ASIS&T Student Chapter Events Archive

Presentation by Laura Ruschman at the Symposium on Information and Technology in the Arts and Humanities (April 22 & 23, 2015). The Symposium was sponsored by the Special Interest Groups for the Arts and Humanities (SIG AH) and Visualization, Images, and Sound (SIG VIS) of the Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T).

Traditionally, academic library systems have used institutional repositories to preserve, collect, and provide access to scholarly work produced by those comprising their respective university community. This places libraries near the end of the total information lifecycle, acting in the roles of secondary distributors and collectors. By better …

The Impacts Of Google Digitization Projects On Libraries, J Jasmine Chmiel

ASIS&T Student Chapter Events Archive

Presentation by J. Jasmine Chmiel at the Symposium on Information and Technology in the Arts and Humanities (April 22 & 23, 2015). The Symposium was sponsored by the Special Interest Groups for the Arts and Humanities (SIG AH) and Visualization, Images, and Sound (SIG VIS) of the Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T).

In 2003, Google embarked on the largest scale mass-digitization project that has ever been attempted, called Google Print, later re-named Google Books. Some libraries have partnered with Google in the mass digitization process, allowing them to develop their digital collections with an expedience and efficiency that …

The Anchor, Volume 128.23: April 22, 2015, Hope College

The Anchor: 2015

The Anchor began in 1887 and was first issued weekly in 1914. Covering national and campus news alike, Hope College’s student-run newspaper has grown over the years to encompass over two-dozen editors, reporters, and staff. For much of The Anchor's history, the latest issue was distributed across campus each Wednesday throughout the academic school year (with few exceptions). In recent years The Anchor moved to monthly print issues and a more frequently updated website. The Anchor is now published in print twice per academic semester. Occasionally, the volume and/or issue numbering is irregular.

Zakiya Whatley, Visiting Assistant Professor Of Biology, Musselman Library, Zakiya Whatley

Next Page

In our last Next Page column of the year, Zakiya Whatley, Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology, provides a recommended read for any budding geneticist; shares which books she's looking forward to reading next for her book group; and tells us what her students will be doing for class this Friday, April 24, 2015, in celebration of National DNA Day.

Who’S Talking About (And Citing) Me? Tracking Your Work Using Databases, Google, Web Of Knowledge, And Altmetrics Tools, Amanda Izenstark, Julia Lovett, Andrée Rathemacher

Technical Services Faculty Presentations

Slides from a presentation, "Who's Talking About (and Citing) Me? Tracking Your Work using Databases, Google, Web of Knowledge, and Altmetrics Tools," offered at the University of Rhode Island Libraries on April 22 and April 23, 2015.

"Stop using the impact factor as a measure of the value of your research. There are better ways. In this hands-on session find out about tools that can help you learn how your work is being received, used, and disseminated across scholarly platforms and social media networks."

Part of the University Libraries' Search Savvy Seminar series.

Symposium Introduction: Day One, Jeremy Lee Mclaughlin, Krystyna Matusiak, Sandra Hirsh

ASIS&T Student Chapter Events Archive

Presentation (welcome and introduction) by Jeremy L. McLaughlin, Krystyna Matusiak, and Sandy Hirsh at the Symposium on Information and Technology in the Arts and Humanities (April 22 & 23, 2015). The Symposium was sponsored by the Special Interest Groups for the Arts and Humanities (SIG AH) and Visualization, Images, and Sound (SIG VIS) of the Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T).

All of the Symposium recordings can be viewed at: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2v-vQy9W5DePg7QSKABGmuVzCXpVkeTh

Slides can be downloaded from: http://figshare.com/authors/Symposium_on_Information_and_technolology_in_the_arts_and_humanities/740215

Historical Thinking, Digital Methods: The New History Pedagogy, Christian James

ASIS&T Student Chapter Events Archive

Presentation by Christian James at the Symposium on Information and Technology in the Arts and Humanities (April 22 & 23, 2015). The Symposium was sponsored by the Special Interest Groups for the Arts and Humanities (SIG AH) and Visualization, Images, and Sound (SIG VIS) of the Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T).

All of the Symposium recordings can be viewed at: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2v-vQy9W5DePg7QSKABGmuVzCXpVkeTh

Slides can be downloaded from: http://figshare.com/authors/Symposium_on_Information_and_technolology_in_the_arts_and_humanities/740215

This essay reviews major, recent publications in the field of history that promote the teaching of historical thinking with digital technology. First, it summarizes the work of Sam Wineburg, the leading …

Emerging Priorities And Strategies For Digital Humanities Funding, Perry Collins

ASIS&T Student Chapter Events Archive

Presentation by Perry Collins at the Symposium on Information and Technology in the Arts and Humanities (April 22 & 23, 2015). The Symposium was sponsored by the Special Interest Groups for the Arts and Humanities (SIG AH) and Visualization, Images, and Sound (SIG VIS) of the Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T).

Perry Collins is a Senior Program Officer in the Office of Digital Humanities at the National Endowment for the Humanities. At the NEH, Perry is responsible for managing and developing grant programs, administrating the application review process, and providing guidance to NEH awardees throughout the course of …

2015-04 Library Impact Statement For Apg 399 Sex And Reproduction In Our Species, Joanna Burkhardt

Collection Development Reports and Documents

Library Impact Statement submitted in response to new course proposal for APG 399 Sex and Reproduction In Our Species. The class was supported with no need for additional resources. Responding library faculty: Joanna Burkhardt. Requesting faculty: Holly Dunsworth.

2015-04 Library Impact Statement For Apg 304 Coastal Archaeology, Joanna Burkhardt

Collection Development Reports and Documents

Library Impact Statement in response to new course proposal for APG 304 Coastal Archaeology. This class was supported with no need for additional resources. Responding library faculty: Joanna Burkhardt. Requesting faculty: Kristine Bovy.

2015-04 Library Impact Statement For Apg 399 Sex And Reproduction In Our Species, Joanna Burkhardt

Library Impact Statements

Library Impact Statement submitted in response to new course proposal for APG 399 Sex and Resproduction in Our Species. This class was supported with no need for additional resources. Responding library faculty: Joanna Burkhardt. Requesting faculty: Holly Dunsworth.

2015-04 Library Impact Statement For Apg 414 Culture And Cognition, Joanna Burkhardt

Library Impact Statements

Library Impact Statement submitted in response to new course proposal for APG 414 Culture and Cognition This class was supported with no need for additional resources. Responding library faculty: Joanna Burkhardt. Requesting faculty: Carlos Garcia-Quijano.

2015-03 Library Impact Statement For Apg 304 Coastal Archaeology, Joanna Burkhardt

Library Impact Statements

Library Impact Statement submitted in response to new course proposal for APG 304 Coastal Archaeology This class was supported with no need for additional resources. Responding library faculty: Joanna Burkhardt. Requesting faculty: Kristine Bovy.

Grand Valley Forum, Volume 039, Number 29, April 20, 2015, Grand Valley State University

2014-2015, Volume 39

Grand Valley Forum is Grand Valley State's faculty and staff newsletter, published from 1976 to the present.

Lanthorn, Vol. 49, No. 60, April 20, 2015, Grand Valley State University

Volume 49, July 7, 2014 - June 1, 2015

Lanthorn is Grand Valley State's student newspaper, published from 1968 to the present.