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Lesley University Library Newsletter, Vol. 1(4), Office Of The Dean Of The Library

Library Newsletter

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A Literature Review Of Information Dissemination Techniques In The 21st Century Era, Liah Shonhe

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Owing to advances in Information Communication Technologies (ICTs), information repositories have radically changed their information dissemination platforms and employed new techniques. Information repositories such as libraries are striving to remain relevant in the 21^st century. It has become essential for libraries to meet 21^st century user needs and demands. Today libraries have acquired new roles and are making use of various technologies such as mobile technology and social networks to disseminate information to library users. ICTs have been employed in information services due to their ability to provide high speed and effective access. Usage of information communication technologies …

Jetstream Volume 1 Issue 2, Nancy Anzalone, Albert Neal, Shikha Joseph, Tabitha Ochtera, Curt Friehs, Tim Hasin, Nikki Palumbo, Madeleine Nash, Susan Bloom

JETstream: Library Newsletter

The JET Library kicked off 2017 with an always well-received event, our annual “Beat the Blahs” Party, sponsored by the Office of the President. This year, we featured a dessert table where members of the Molloy Community brought in their favorite desserts to share with everyone. We also held our first JET Bake-off, with Karen Cusumano, Executive Assistant in the President’s Office, being awarded a “Certificate in Excellence in Baking” with her “Classic Sour Cream Cheese Cake.” Requests have been received by the library asking if she will share her recipe! Although we definitely did enjoy a delicious feast, I …

Bringing The Library To The Student Using An Online Marketing Tool., Sarah-Anne Kennedy

Support services (Former ITT) - Conference Papers

DIT Library Aungier St. are using Mailchimp to engage first-year undergraduates with their Information Literacy (IL) programme and also to market and promote Library staff and services. Library staff have developed Library Learning which consists of 10 scheduled, tailored and branded mailouts sent throughout the first academic year. Mailouts are authored by library staff in collaboration with academic staff, the academic calendar, and course content. Student supports such as the Academic Writing Centre are also promoted. Library Learning came about as DIT looked at the overall first-year experience. Student induction is moving from a once off event to a yearlong …

Musselman Library Updated Strategic Priorities 2016-2018, Musselman Library

All Musselman Library Staff Works

This document updates Musselman Library’s 2013 Strategic Plan, retaining the strategic directions that still require attention and adding new priority areas. This update grew out of an all-staff discussion on November 3, 2016, in which library employees identified areas of success/completion and pinpointed unfinished business from the 2013-2016 plan. The staff also suggested other areas to develop. In response to these suggestions, department heads updated the 2013-2016 plan.

In this update we have:

• Retained three strategic directions from the original plan with some changes and additions: Lifelong Learning, Sustainability, and Assessment.
• Reframed the Leadership plank in the context of …

The Western Name Authority File: Improving Access For Digital Collections And Archives, Jeremy Myntti, Anna Neatrour

Faculty Publications

Value of name authority control:

• Easier searching for known names
• Make searching more predictable
• Consistency of records
• Organize and collocate information
• Efficiency for metadata creators
• Easier to maintain data over time
• Less errors in data
• Differentiate similar names
• Provide context for names

Notes From The Stacks, February 2017, Friends Of The Brooks Library

Friends of the Brooks Library

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Happy Birthday - 75 Years!, Mcneese State University

Federal Depository Anniversaries

Photographs of a display of government documents at McNeese State University, Louisiana.

A Century Of Conflict...The Official Record, Texas State Albert B. Alkek Library

History

For the past 100 years, the United States has been involved in conflicts across the globe. This exhibit explores this history through United States federal government documents.

01-2017 Newsletter, Minnesota State University, Mankato. Library Services

Library Services Newsletters

Minnesota State University, Mankato, Library Services Newsletter for January 2017.

Reinvigorating A Library Workshop Series: Moving Workshops Into The Online Environment, Mandi Goodsett

Michael Schwartz Library Publications

More than ever, college students engaging with their institutions’ libraries are distance students who may never physically set foot in the library building. Even on-campus students have hectic schedules which often prevent them from taking advantage of library assistance and instruction. For these and other reasons, librarians at Cleveland State University decided to reinvigorate their in-person information literacy workshops by supplementing them with an asynchronous online plagiarism workshop. In the process, the coordinating instruction librarian solicited help in designing the online workshop content from a number of stakeholders on campus, including other subject specialist librarians, a representative from the Office …

Simplifying The Library Experience: Better Serving Regional Campus Users, Alex J. Sundt, Teagan Eastman, Erin Davis

Library Faculty & Staff Presentations

Are you struggling to understand the needs of library users on at your institution’s regional campuses or centers? Learn how to design usability test strategies to gather information on distance users’ research habits and how to use the data to better tailor online library services to meet their needs.

Visualizing Space Usage Patterns In A Health Sciences Library, Stephen Barkley

VCU Libraries Faculty and Staff Presentations

The Tompkins-McCaw Library for the Health Sciences collected user location information to analyze public space usage. The data were used to create heat map representations of average occupancy rates at specific locations within the building.

Statistics-Bierce Library Study, Tyler J. Hushour

Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects

This is a report from two surveys that I created and administered to students and faculty at Bierce library who came to the Circulation Desk or the Tech Desk, as well as some of my other findings when periodically looking around the library to see where students like to study or hang-out. There was a written survey given at the Circulation Desk, and a different survey given at the Tech Check-Out Desk. The project is for Melanie Smith-Farrell, the head of Access Services, and is based on a similar study Ian McCullough did in the science library. While this is …

The Development Of An Academic Library’S Mobile Website, Junior R. Tidal

Publications and Research

Mobile devices have become more ubiquitous among academic library users. It’s now common to see through analytics that smartphones, tablet computers, e-readers, and even portable gaming consoles are connecting to online library services. This chapter is a case study of how a small academic library supported its users through the creation of a mobile-optimized library website. It documents the chronological changes from the website’s humble beginnings on a shared Windows IIS server to its current configuration on a Linux-based cloud server. Throughout its existence, the website was developed with adaptability in mind, and flexibility, in order to respond to unpredictable …

Bibliotheca: The Road To Wisdom, Simjith V, Vasudevan T.M

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

There is a path which takes any creative intellect from the world of information to that of wisdom through the world of knowledge. This path for creative realization is indeed resonant with the 'Upanishadic' method of spiritual realization, i.e. the transformative ideology of the East, consisting of the phases of 'Sravana', 'Manana', and 'Nididhyasana' in that order, with the outcome of the phases being Information, Knowledge and Wisdom respectively. This has been seen to be true in the case of legendary literary work and unparalleled epic of the East, 'Mahabharata', inspired the master writer of India, MT Vasudevan Nair in …

Lesley University Library Newsletter, Vol. 1(3), Office Of The Dean Of The Library

Library Newsletter

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Nebraska Libraries - Volume 4, Number 4 (November 2016)

Nebraska Libraries

Editor's Message — Willa Bitney-Garay

Lincoln Central Library Planning: Needs, Considerations, and Trends — Pat Leach

Mid-Plains Community College Learning Commons: Transforming Libraries and Beyond —Sky Seery

When the Future Is Present: Developing a Virtual Learning Program at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries — Andrew J. Cano

Treasurer's Annual Report — Christa (Burns) Porter

Technical Services Round Table —The Future of Library Catalogs: What Will Linked Data Look Like? — Emily Dust Nimsakont

Book Review: Man & Wife by Katie Chase — Jennifer Gravley

NLA's Goals for the Future — Angela Kroeger

Build-a-Paper: Old Tools With a new Twist — …

Cochrane Library Now Available On The Wiley Online Platform!, Georgia Southern University, Zach S. Henderson Library

Library Publications (1999-2023)

• Cochrane Library Now Available on the Wiley Online Platform!

A Digital Celebration Of The National Park Service Centennial, Joshua Morgan, Rachel Wittmann

Presentations

After six years of digitization, metadata, and web-development, the Open Parks Network repository is online to celebrate the National Park Service Centennial. We have campfire stories to share on lessons learned from a rocky trail, which will help other institutions steer clear of hidden obstacles and persevere through tough projects.

How To Download An E-Book (Ebrary Academic Complete), Jan Whitfield

BI Class Material

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Library Workflow Exchange: Community Documentation Of Best Practices, A Neatrour, Liz Woolcott

Library Faculty & Staff Presentations

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Lesley University Library Newsletter, Vol. 1(2), Office Of The Dean Of The Library

Library Newsletter

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The Big Picture: A Holistic Viewpoint Of E-Book Acquisitions, Ron Lewis, Marie R. Kennedy

Librarian Publications & Presentations

Description of the session.

This presentation details the complete process map of e-book acquisitions at Loyola Marymount University‘s William H. Hannon Library. In this presentation, we extend and update the model used by Beisler & Kurt (2012) for current workflow considerations. In particular, we will highlight an expansion of the paths that an e-book can take, discuss the improvement of discoverability through cataloging services and review, and look at quality control techniques such as access and link checking.

Objective of the session.

While most literature focuses on certain aspects of e-book workflow, this presentation attempts to portray a holistic viewpoint …

Hello Bibframe 2.0: Changes From 1.0 And Possible Directions For The Future, Angela J. Kroeger

Criss Library Faculty Proceedings & Presentations

This presentation discusses: BIBFRAME is...; BIBFRAME is intended to...; BIBFRAME Development; BIBFRAME Upheavals; RDF Statements, aka Triples; Subject - Predicate - Object; LC Linked Data Service; BIBFRAME 1.0 MODEL; BIBFRAME 2.0 MODEL; BIBFRAME 1.0 Core Classes; BIBFRAME 2.0 Core Classes; Holdings Information in BIBFRAME 1.0; Holdings Information in BIBFRAME 2.0; BIBFRAME 2.0 Key Concepts; Events; AV Modeling Study: Content Data Description Model; Official BIBFRAME Website; Delete your bookmark; Bibframe Lite (Zepheira); Bibframe Lite; Two Editors, Two Different Approaches; BIBFRAME and Schema.org; Mixing Metadata; BIBFRAME AV Assessment; BIBFRAME 2.0 + schema.org + PREMIS +...; BIBFRAME 2.0 is...; and Selected and Condensed …

Notes From The Stacks, October, 2016, Friends Of The Brooks Library

Friends of the Brooks Library

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Documents Through The Decades, University Of Wisconsin Law Library

Federal Depository Anniversaries

Bibliography and photographs of a display of government documents from the University of Wisconsin Law Library.

Lesley University Library Newsletter, Vol. 1(1), Office Of The Dean Of The Library

Library Newsletter

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Scholarly Piracy Vs Scholarly Activism: Where Sci-Hub Fits In The Information Literacy Landscape, Fred Rascoe, Laura Burtle, Mariann Burright, Melanie Kowalski

Georgia International Conference on Information Literacy

In recent months, the site Sci-Hub (https://sci-hub.io/) has gained attention for providing easy access to any scholarly journal article, without regard to the user’s subscription status, and without requiring payment. For articles that are not already open access, this activity infringes on the copyright in the articles, generally held by publishers, and, for articles obtained via a library subscription, is presumptively a breach of the license between the library and the publisher. Regardless, this activity has proven to be a popular and expedient way to break through access barriers to important scholarly information for students and faculty, especially those in …

Checking Out Things At The Library – Including These Myths, Meg K. Scharf

UCF Forum

It is wonderful to work at our university: It’s vibrant, it’s a beautiful place, and people on campus are fascinating.