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Self-Publishing And Collection Development: Opportunities And Challenges For Libraries, Robert P. Holley

Purdue University Press Books

The current publishing environment has experienced a drastic change in the way content is created, delivered, and acquired, particularly for libraries. With the increasing importance of digital publishing, more than half the titles published in the United States are self-published. With this growth in self-published materials, librarians, publishers, and vendors have been forced to rethink channels of production, distribution, and access as it applies to the new content. Self-Publishing and Collection Development: Opportunities and Challenges for Libraries will address multiple aspects of how public and academic libraries can deal with the increase in self-published titles.

While both academic and public …

Knowledge Sharing Behaviour Of Academics In The Polytechnic Ibadan, Misbau Abiola Abdur-Rafiu Mr, Adeola O. Opesade Dr

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

ABSTRACT

The study was designed to investigate the factors driving the academics to engage in work-related knowledge sharing activity using a conceptual model adapted from Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) of Ajzen (1991) and the two affective components (affective commitment and affect-based trust). A descriptive survey research design covering academics in all departments of the five faculties in The Polytechnic, Ibadan was employed.The literature review covered knowledge management KM, knowledge sharing KS and knowledge sharing behaviour KSB. Self-structured questionnaire based on the adapted model were administered as data collection instrument. Complete enumeration survey study was carried out because the total …

Lanthorn, Vol. 50, No. 06, September 14, 2015, Grand Valley State University

Volume 50, July 13, 2015 - June 6, 2016

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

Grand Valley Forum, Volume 040, Number 03, September 14, 2015, Grand Valley State University

2015-2016, Volume 40

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

Film Series: Latino Americans: The 500 Year Legacy That Reshaped History, Georgia Southern University, Zach S. Henderson Library

Library Publications (1999-2023)

• Film Series: Latino Americans: The 500 Year Legacy that Reshaped History

2015-09 Library Impact Statement For His 115 Sex In The Western World, Amanda Izenstark

Library Impact Statements

Library Impact Statement submitted in response to new course proposal for HIS 115 Sex in the Western World. This class was supported with no need for additional resources. Responding library faculty: Amanda Izenstark. Requesting faculty: Miriam Reumann and Bridget Buxton.

2015-09 Library Impact Statement For His 115 Sex In The Western World, Amanda Izenstark

Collection Development Reports and Documents

Library Impact Statement submitted in response to new course proposal for HIS 115 Sex in the Western World. This course was supported with no need for additional resources. Responding library faculty: Amanda Izenstark. Requesting faculty: Miriam Reumann and Bridget Buxton.

Human-Centered Design Approaches For Participatory Organizations And Enabling Systems, Mary M. Somerville

University Libraries Librarian and Staff Presentations

Informed Systems honors stakeholder perspective and values information experience through inclusive construction of workplace systems and participatory processes. Enabling design tools and inclusive information processes support planning and building organizational communication systems for evidence based inquiry and continuous team learning. In this North American example, international researchers’ contributions illustrate the efficacy of introducing theory from Australia and methods from Sweden to re-invent an academic library. To initiate transformative change at the University of Colorado Denver, Scandinavian participation design practices guided co-creation of shared vision and systems purpose.. Building upon these catalytic collective experiences, an organizational learning culture was advanced through …

Notes From The Editor, Junior Tidal

Urban Library Journal

No abstract provided.

Zach's News, Georgia Southern University, Zach S. Henderson Library

Library Publications (1999-2023)

• Workshops by Appointment
• Writing Tutor returns to Henderson Library

The Kf Modified Linked Data Project, F. Tim Knight, Sarah Sutherland

Librarian Publications & Presentations

Libraries have a lot of legacy data to bring to the linked data table. As the potential of the semantic web grows, it’s clear that controlled methods of organization will be critical for its success. This panel discusses two projects to take existing library cataloging and metadata standards and transform them for use as and within Linked Open Data platforms. Tim and Sarah have set out to explore if library classification standards can facilitate and improve semantic navigation as an online controlled vocabulary. They are using a specialized legal classification scheme known as KF Modified. The project has two phases: …

Impact Of Declining Proposal Success Rates On Scientific Productivity, Ted Von Hippel, Priscilla Cushman, Todd Hoeksema, Chryssa Kouveliotou, James Lowenthal, Bradley Peterson, Keivan G. Stassun,

Publications

Over the last decade proposal success rates in the fundamental sciences have dropped significantly. Astronomy and related fields funded by NASA and NSF are no exception. Data across agencies show that this is not principally the result of a decline in proposal merit (the proportion of proposals receiving high rankings is largely unchanged), nor of a shift in proposer demographics (seniority, gender, and institutional affiliation have all remained unchanged), nor of an increase (beyond inflation) in the average requested funding per proposal, nor of an increase in the number of proposals per investigator in any one year. Rather, the statistics …

Lanthorn, Vol. 50, No. 05, September 10, 2015, Grand Valley State University

Volume 50, July 13, 2015 - June 6, 2016

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

Informed Systems For Participatory Organizations: Contributions From International Researchers, Mary M. Somerville

University Libraries Librarian and Staff Presentations

Informed Systems honors stakeholder perspective and values information experience through inclusive construction of workplace systems and participatory processes. Enabling design tools and inclusive information processes support planning and building organizational communication systems for evidence based inquiry and continuous team learning. In this North American example, international researchers’ contributions illustrate the efficacy of introducing theory from Australia and methods from Sweden to re-invent an academic library. To initiate transformative change at the University of Colorado Denver, Scandinavian participation design practices guided co-creation of shared vision and systems purpose.. Building upon these catalytic collective experiences, an organizational learning culture was advanced through …

Making The Case For Lending Assessment: Or, Why Do They Keep Putting My Symbol In Their Lending String?, Elizabeth Sterthaus

Publications

Why do libraries choose one library over another to send interlibrary loan requests to? The answer to one survey is freely available here.

Book And (Some) Records Sale During Fall Family Weekend, Georgia Southern University, Zach S. Henderson Library

Library Publications (1999-2023)

• Book and (some) Records Sale during Fall Family Weekend

Squaring Up To Youth Unemployment Through Entrepreneurial Based Learning: The Library As A Panacea, Margaret Nwakaego Ngwuchukwu, Margaret Nwakaego Ngwuchukwu

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Abstract

The unemployment situation in Nigeria is like a worm that has eaten deep into the nation’s fabric. The youth in Nigeria suffer the most because they make up the highest number of people in the country .The unemployment situation has caused macro-economic distortions in the country, it has also brought many crimes. As a result of this, there is need to train the youth to be entrepreneurial and self reliant so that the nation will be peaceful and as well prolific. The library has a role to play in inculcating the skills of entrepreneurship in the youth. Through the …

2015-09 Library Impact Statement For Nur 243 Pharmacotherapeutics For Nursing, Joanna Burkhardt

Collection Development Reports and Documents

Library Impact Statement submitted in response to new course proposal for NUR 243 Pharmacotherapeutics for Nursing. This class was supported with no need for additional resources. Responding library faculty: Joanna Burkhardt. Requesting faculty: Carolyn Hames.

2015-09 Library Impact Statement For Nur 243 Pharmacotherapeutics For Nursing, Joanna Burkhardt

Library Impact Statements

Library Impact Statement submitted in response to new course proposal for NUR 243 Pharmacotherapeutics for Nursing This class was supported with no need for additional resources. Responding library faculty: Joanna Burkhardt. Requesting faculty: Carolyn Hames.

The Anchor, Volume 129.02: September 9, 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.

Grand Valley Forum, Volume 040, Number 02, September 08, 2015, Grand Valley State University

2015-2016, Volume 40

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

Scholarworks Usage Report, 08-2015, Scholarworks

ScholarWorks Reports

This report has statistics about downloads and hits on Central Washington University's Scholarworks site for August 2015

Librarians As Feisty Advocates For Privacy, Sarah Lamdan

Urban Library Journal

Librarians are the ideal professional group to advocate for privacy and intellectual freedom during online social media product use. Under the central leadership of the American Library Association (ALA), librarians should lead a campaign to urge Internet social media companies to include Privacy by Design principles in their user agreements. This social media privacy campaign would follow librarians’ historical privacy advocacy efforts, and promoting ethical user agreements presents a new venue for librarians’ advocacy in the era of online information access.

Social Media, Privacy, And The Academic Classroom, Julia Michelle Frankosky

Urban Library Journal

The ease of posting to social media has greatly increased the sharing of information but this can also pose a threat to classroom privacy and academic freedom. Examples from across the world illustrate how the expectation of classroom privacy has been eroded and the potential consequences are discussed. Additionally, this paper discusses how academic policies could potentially protect free speech in the classroom.

The Walled Gardens Of Ebook Surveillance: A Brief Set Of Arguments Against Drm In Libraries, Alycia Sellie

Urban Library Journal

This piece outlines a few brief arguments against the inclusion of ebooks with DRM restrictions in libraries. These arguments center upon what the presence of these ebooks signifies to patrons about libraries today, and how librarians should avoid holding books with DRM within their collections. Ebooks with DRM require that users give up personal data in order to read. In addition, restricted ebooks are frustrating to users and makes them dislike the libraries that offer them. Finally, DRM surveillance is at odds with librarians’ professional commitments to protecting patron privacy.

Ua51 Library Staff Council Meeting Minutes September 4, 2015

Library Annual Reports, Reports, and Statistics

Discussion included:

-Open House

-Suggestion box

-Library committees

Functional Requirements Specification For Archival Asset Management: Identification And Integration Of Essential Properties Of Services Oriented Architecture Products, Jon Wheeler, Karl Benedict

University Libraries & Learning Sciences Faculty and Staff Publications

The complexity and size of geospatial data can constrain the capabilities of service providers and create risks to the long term preservation and archiving of valuable information assets. While services oriented architectures such as the Earth Data Analysis Center's Geographic Storage, Transformation and Retrieval Engine (GSToRE1) facilitate increased use and impact of geospatial data by mitigating these complexities through the development of dynamic applications and interfaces, such services can often be primarily focused on the maintenance and delivery of only the most current versions of geospatial data that may nonetheless possess significant historical, cultural, or scientific value. Actions and documentation …

2015-09 Library Impact Statement For Itl 320 Exploring Italian Literature For Children, Joanna Burkhardt

Collection Development Reports and Documents

Library Impact Statement submitted in response to new course proposal for ITL 320 Exploring Italian Literature for Children. This class was supported with the purchase of children's books in Italian, with a cost of approximately $250. Responding library faculty: Joanna Burkhardt. Requesting faculty: Catherine Sana.

2015-09 Library Impact Statement For Itl 320 Exploring Italian Literature For Children, Joanna Burkhardt

Library Impact Statements

Library Impact Statement submitted in response to new course proposal for ITL 320 Exploring Italian Literature for Children. This class was supported with no need for additional resources. Responding library faculty: Joanna Burkhardt. Requesting faculty: Catherine Sana.

2015-09 Library Impact Statement For Edc 429 Storytelling In A Global Society, Joanna Burkhardt

Collection Development Reports and Documents

Library Impact Statement submitted in response to new course proposal for EDC 429 Storytelling in a Global Society. This course was supported with no need for additional resources. Responding library faculty: Joanna Burkhardt. Requesting faculty: Susan Brand.