Library and Information Science Commons^™

2014-01-22 Edc Leading With Digital Literacy, Joanna Burkhardt

Library Impact Statements

This is the Library Impact Statement for EDC 586 Leading with Digital Literacy. No new library resources were required to support this course.

2014-01-06 Bio 498 Teaching Practicum In Biological Sciences, Michael Cerbo

Library Impact Statements

This is the Library Impact Statement for BIO 498 Teaching Practicum in Biological Sciences. No new library resources are need to support this course.

Getting Around To Being Strategic, Margaret Brown-Sica, Rice Majors

Staff publications, research, and presentations

IT strategic planning for libraries is broken down into eight one-hour steps that can be adapted to meet the planning needs of any size library IT organization, making the process more approachable by reducing the perceived amount of time involved in such a strategic process. Tips for approaching each of the eight steps are also included.

Fy2014 Association Of College And Research Libraries (Acrl) Statistical Survey: University Of Rhode Island Data, Michael Vocino

University Libraries Reports & Statistics

The main document posted here is a report generated from the online subscription service ACRLMetrics. The report contains FY2014 data as submitted by the University of Rhode Island Libraries for the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) 2013-2014 statistical survey. It also provides additional metrics calculated by ACRL. Several files are included as supplemental content: "ACRL academic library survey -- URI FY2014 data.xlsx," the report (above) in spreadsheet format; "2014 ACRL data entry worksheet filled out.pdf;" "2014 ACRL data entry worksheet as PDF interactive form.PDF;" "ACRL Statistics blank worksheet 2013-14.pdf;" "ACRL Statistics Questionnaire 2013-14 instructions.pdf," and "ACRL Statistics FAQ …

2013-12-31 Lsc 506 Human Information Behavior, Mary C. Macdonald

Library Impact Statements

This is the Library Impact Statement for LSC 560 Human Information Behavior. Funds for monographic requests were allocated for this course.

2013-12-09 Chn 318 International Chinese Language And Culture Studies Ii, Mona Niedbala

Library Impact Statements

This the Library Impact Statement for CHN 318 International Chinese Language and Culture Studies II. No new library resources are needed to support this course.

2013-12-09 Chn 17 International Chinese Language And Culture Studies I, Mona Niedbala

Library Impact Statements

This is the Library Impact Statement for CHN 317 International Chinese Language and Culture Studies I. No new library resources are needed to support this course.

University Of Rhode Island Open Access Policy, Andrée Rathemacher, Julia Lovett

Technical Services Faculty Presentations

Presentation slides for a presentation on the University of Rhode Island Open Access Policy to the University of Rhode Island Deans' Council, October 23, 2013.

2013-10-08 Library Impact Statement For Minor In American Studies, Joanna Burkhardt

Library Impact Statements

This Library Impact Statement was submitted in response to a new program proposal for a Minor in American Studies. This proposal is supported with no new library resources required.

Open Access At Uri: Exciting Opportunities For Faculty, Researchers, And Grad Students, Julia Lovett, Andrée Rathemacher

Technical Services Faculty Presentations

Slides from a presentation, "Open Access at URI: Exciting Opportunities for Faculty, Researchers, and Grad Students" offered at the University of Rhode Island Libraries on October 8 and October 21, 2013.

"Open Access provides you with the opportunity to increase your readership and your scholarly impact, and also improves your access to scholarly information. The DigitalCommons@URI is part of an international effort to increase access to scholarly articles, theses, and dissertations. Come learn about the benefits of open access for your research and how to comply with URI's Open Access policies."

Part of the University Libraries' Search Savvy Seminar series.

Cataloging Online Usage Statistics For F/Y 2013, Michael A. Cerbo Ii

Technical Services Reports and Statistics

Monthly productivity and collection statistics for the Cataloging Unit, University Libraries, University of Rhode Island. Data for fiscal year includes the number of exported records, authority work and number of searches that were performed using OCLC's WorldCat online service.

Gift Books Received At Uri July 2012 To June 2013, Michael Vocino

Technical Services Reports and Statistics

Gift books received by the University of Rhode Island Libraries from 2012-2013. Information includes date of donation, name of donor, and number of titles donated.

Consolidated E-Book Usage Statistics 2012-2013, Andree Rathemacher

Technical Services Reports and Statistics

Consolidated usage statistics for e-books available through the University of Rhode Island Libraries from July 2012 through June 2013. Data from three COUNTER-compliant reports are included: BR2, BR1, and JR1. Usage for titles that received no use during the time period is excluded.

Platforms include:

• Early English Books Online
• EBSCOhost
• Gale
• OVID
• Morgan & Claypool
• ProjectMUSE
• Safari Books Online
• Salem Online
• ScienceDirect
• SpringerLink

Journal Usage Report For Fiscal Year 2013, Michael A. Cerbo Ii

Technical Services Reports and Statistics

Journal usage for the University Libraries are listed alphabetically by authority title. The report includes the usage statistics taken from each vendor and incorporated in Serials Solutions 360 Counter.

The report is broken down monthly for fiscal year 2013 and shows each journal's usage per month and the cost per use for the year, if available.

Reference Databases Usage Statistics 2012-2013, Michael A. Cerbo Ii, Sarah Bannister

Technical Services Reports and Statistics

Statistics on the use of online reference databases at the University of Rhode Island during the period from July 2012 through June 2013. Includes COUNTER-compliant data on sessions, searches, turnaways, full text articles downloaded, cost per search, and other metrics.

Acrl Peer Comparison For University Of Rhode Island Libraries, 2008-2012, Andrée J. Rathemacher

University Libraries Reports & Statistics

Comparison of the University of Rhode Island Libraries with peer institutions (as defined by the University's Office of Institutional Research). Data used are from the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) Statistical Survey from the years 2008-2012. Metrics compared are: total library expenditures, total library materials expenditures, ongoing resource purchases, one-time resource purchases, salaries & wages professional staff, salaries & wages support staff, professional staff (fte), support staff (fte), student headcount, total library expenditures per student, and total library materials expenditures per student.

Serials Solutions Search Type Report 2012-2013, Andrée J. Rathemacher

Technical Services Reports and Statistics

Statistics on the total number of "Browse Searches," "Titles Searches," and "Other Searches" of Serials Solutions tools at the University of Rhode Island Libraries by month for 2012-2013. Shows how many times the A-Z full text electronic journal list (at http://zu4tq4pb5v.search.serialssolutions.com/) was browsed by alphabet or subject and searched by journal title or ISSN. Also indicates how many Serials Solutions searches originated from OpenURL links ("360 Link") and the number of clicks from the 856 field of Serials Solutions-generated MARC records ("360 MARC Updates").

Refworks Usage Statistics Through June 2013, Andrée J. Rathemacher

Technical Services Reports and Statistics

RefWorks is a subscription-based, online software product that helps researchers save, organize, and format bibliographic citations. This report provides monthly statistics on the usage of RefWorks by the University of Rhode Island community from 2002 through June 2013. Data provided includes: user type summary, focus area summary, references created per month, accounts created per month, all user accounts by user type, all user accounts by focus area, last quarter number of accounts by user type, reference type detail, all references by focus area, last quarter references by focus area, last quarter references by user type, all references by user type, …

Serials Solutions Subject Search Report 2012-2013, Andrée J. Rathemacher

Technical Services Reports and Statistics

Statistics on the total number of Serials Solutions subject searches at the University of Rhode Island Libraries by month for 2012-2013. Shows how many times the A-Z full text electronic journal list (at http://zu4tq4pb5v.search.serialssolutions.com/) was browsed by specific subjects.

Serials Solutions Click-Through Statistics By Provider And Database 2012-2013, Andrée J. Rathemacher

Technical Services Reports and Statistics

Statistics on the total number of database and journal-level clicks, by provider and database, of Serials Solutions tools at the University of Rhode Island Libraries by month for 2012-2013. Clicks may have originated from the A-Z full text electronic journal list (at http://zu4tq4pb5v.search.serialssolutions.com/), from OpenURL links ("360 Link"), or the 856 fields of Serials Solutions-generated MARC records ("360 MARC Updates").

Serials Solutions 360 Link Referring Sources Report 2012-2013, Andrée J. Rathemacher

Technical Services Reports and Statistics

Statistics for 2012-2013 on the number of OpenURL requests made to the "Serials Solutions 360 Link" OpenURL link resolver (at http://zu4tq4pb5v.search.serialssolutions.com/) for items held by the University of Rhode Island Libraries.

Information provided includes Referring Source ID, total Number of Requests for the year, and %Total (Number of Requests).

Note: "36520" = EBSCOhost

Cataloging Unit Statistics 2012-2013, Amar K. Lahiri

Technical Services Reports and Statistics

Annual productivity statistics from the Cataloging Unit of the University of Rhode Island Library for 2012-2013. Includes total number of copy-cataloged records and original catalog records created. Also includes bibliographic and item records created, modified, and deleted in the local Innovative Interfaces library system.

Instruction @ The Uri Libraries - August 2013, Mary C. Macdonald, Amanda Izenstark

Instruction @ the URI Libraries

The August 2013 issue of Instruction @ the URI Libraries, covering plagiarism, support for student learning, and more.

Acquisitions Unit Annual Report 2012-2013, Andrée J. Rathemacher

Technical Services Reports and Statistics

Annual Report of the Acquisitions Unit, University Libraries, University of Rhode Island for FY13. Covers personnel, work flow, special projects, and serial, monograph, and e-resource acquisitions. Supplemental files include data on library materials expenditures by a number of variables as well as important working documents from the year.

Oclc Expenditures Fy13, Andrée J. Rathemacher

Technical Services Reports and Statistics

This report lists the total amounts invoiced to the University of Rhode Island Libraries by the bibliographic utility OCLC during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2013.

Costs are broken down by invoice date and category and include all library locations (RIN, RIU, and RIX). We pay three fixed monthly fees for each location: one for cataloging (FIX1002), one for interlibrary loan (FIX4500), and one for access (FIX6600).

Total OCLC expenditures for FY13 were $64,934.38.

Following is a breakdown of selected OCLC expenditures.

Total OCLC Billings by branch:

RIU — $56,373.95
RIN — $6,632.20
RIX — $1,928.23

Total OCLC Billings …

The Southeastern Librarian V. 61, No. 2 (Summer 2013) Complete Issue

The Southeastern Librarian

Complete issue of The Southeastern Librarian, volume 61, No. 2 (Summer 2013).

Oa Policy Development At Uri, Andrée Rathemacher

Technical Services Faculty Presentations

Slides and other materials related to a presentation on the development of an open access policy at the University of Rhode Island.

The presentation was part of a discussion on recent OA policy development in New England at the ACRL New England Chapter Scholarly Communication Interest Group Summer Program, New Roles for Supporting Digital Scholarship in Academic Libraries. The program took place on June 19, 2013 at Northeastern University in Boston, MA.

Open Access Publishing And Intellectual Freedom: Remembering Aaron Swartz, Brendan Ryan, Andrée Rathemacher

Technical Services Faculty Presentations

Slides and other materials related to a presentation on open access at the 2013 Rhode Island Library Association Annual Conference, Navigating a Sea of Change. The presentation was part of a broader discussion on open access and Aaron Swartz. It took place on June 4, 2013 at Salve Regina University in Newport, RI.

The abstract for the presentation reads: "After an introduction to the concept of Creative Commons and the tragic case of Aaron Swartz, join the panelists in discussing open access, scholarly publishing and the flow of information as they relate to libraries."

Open Access And The Institutional Repository, Julia Lovett, Andrée Rathemacher

Technical Services Faculty Presentations

Slides and other materials from a presentation at the conference Querying the Library: Digitization and Its Impact, sponsored by the James P. Adams Library at Rhode Island College. The conference took place on May 31, 2013. A video of the presentation is available at http://digitalcommons.ric.edu/ql/2013/QTL_May31/5/.

Abstract of the presentation reads: "This panel will discuss the efforts to pass a Harvard-style Open Access Policy at URI which will enable faculty authors to retain the rights to their articles even if they subsequently sign away their copyright to a journal."

We’Re All On This Cloud Together: A Look At Five Innovative, Patron-Centered Projects At Providence College, Julie Decesare Cicilline, Julia [Test Id] Kliever, Mark Caprio, Hailie D. Posey

Library Faculty and Staff papers

iHelp: The Support for Technology and Learning Implementation Team (aka iHelp) is a collaboration with IT, Academic Media Services, Library, and the Instructional Technology Development. With multiple representatives from each department, the team’s charge is to create a one-stop digital “help” page for PC students and faculty, as well as streamline the physical services of four separate departments and cultures to better assist the community at Providence College in their technology needs.

The 2020 Project: The provost of Providence College asked the Library+Commons to compile, curate, and present scholarly materials on the future of higher education for the Academic Affairs …