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One Site To Rule Them All Redux: The Second Round Of Usability Testing Of A Responsively Designed Website, Junior R. Tidal

Publications and Research

This article examines the usability testing of a responsively redesigned library Web site. Responsive design provides a unified user experience regardless of the device used to view a site. The study's aim is twofold: to determine if the responsively designed site and its external online services support users’ information seeking needs, and to discover if there is a singular experience across different devices. A cognitive walkthrough was the main testing instrument used in gathering input. Over two rounds of testing, students of various class years and technological skill from the New York City of Technology (City Tech), CUNY participated in …

Health And Wellness In The Young Child Hdf 208, Joanna Burkhardt

Library Impact Statements

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Researcher Profiles, Amanda Izenstark, Julia Lovett, Andrée Rathemacher

Technical Services Faculty Presentations

Slides from a presentation, "Researcher Profiles."

Presented as part of the Search Savvy Seminar "You Developed It — Now Share It! Researcher Profiles and Data Management," offered at the University of Rhode Island Libraries on October 21 and 25, 2016.

"You’ve done the research, you’ve written the article or book chapter, or you’ve given the presentation. Now, how do you share it so that you maximize your research impact? This session will lead you through setting up researcher profiles in SelectedWorks, ORCID, ResearcherID, and Google Scholar, and get you started with data management."

Part of the University Libraries' Search Savvy …

Entrepreneurship In Local Economy And Food Systems Saf 401, Michael Cerbo

Library Impact Statements

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Ecosystem Based Fisheries Management Afs/Ocg 560x, Michael Cerbo

Library Impact Statements

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Piwik And Clickheat, Junior R. Tidal

Publications and Research

This is a presentation on the how the New York City College of Technology's Ursula C. Schwerin Library utilizes web analytics tools to understand their users. This webinar was given to the Library Information Technology Association's Altmetrics and Digital Analytics Interest Group October 2016 online meeting.

Big Data Analysis Bio 439/539, Michael Cerbo

Library Impact Statements

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Environmental Leadership In Practice Evs 505x, Michael Cerbo

Library Impact Statements

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Pharmacy Leadership And Political Advocacy Php 464, Joanna Burkhardt

Library Impact Statements

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Stem Course Design In Higher Education Bes 501, Michael Cerbo

Library Impact Statements

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Avoiding The Plagiarism Trap, Amanda Izenstark

Public Services Faculty Presentations

Slides from a presentation, "Avoiding the Plagiarism Trap."

Presented as part of the University of Rhode Island Research Office's Responsible Conduct of Research Series, offered on September 14, 2016.

2016-09 Library Impact Statement For Bus 249 Business Of Innovation, Andree Rathemacher

Library Impact Statements

Library Impact Statement submitted in response to new course proposal for BUS 249 Business of Innovation. This class was supported with no need for additional resources. Responding library faculty: Andree Rathemacher. Requesting faculty: Nancy Forster-Holt.

2016-09 Library Impact Statement For Bus 247 Imagination: Explore, Evolve, Engage, Andree Rathemacher, Andree Rathemacher

Library Impact Statements

Library Impact Statement submitted in response to new course proposal for BUS 247 Imagination: Explore, Evolve, Engage. This class was supported with no need for additional resources. Responding library faculty: Andree Rathemacher. Requesting faculty: Nancy Forster-Holt.

2016-09 Library Impact Statement For Php 444 Introduction To Pharmacotherapy In Older Adults, Joanna Burkhardt

Library Impact Statements

Library Impact Statement submitted in response to new course proposal for PHP 444 Introduction to Pharmacotherapy In Older Adults. This class was supported with no need for additional resources. Responding library faculty: Joanna Burkhardt. Requesting faculty: Norma Owens.

Advanced Technical Chinese Chn 413, Joanna Burkhardt

Library Impact Statements

No abstract provided.

2016-09 Library Impact Statement For Bus 149 Introduction To Entrepreneurship, Andree Rathemacher

Library Impact Statements

Library Impact Statement submitted in response to new course proposal for BUS 149 Introduction to Entrepreneurship. No new resources were required to support this class. Responding library faculty: Andree Rathemacher. Requesting faculty: nancy Forster-Holt.

Introduction To Pharmacotherapy In Older Adults Php 444, Joanna Burkhardt

Library Impact Statements

No abstract provided.

Certificate In Energy Economics And Policy, Andrée J. Rathemacher

Library Impact Statements

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2015-08 Library Impact Statement For Maf 500 Marine Environmental History, Deborah Mongeau

Collection Development Reports and Documents

Library Impact Statement submitted in response to new course proposal for MAF 500 Marine Environmental History. This class was supported with no need for additional resources. Responding library faculty: Deborah Mongeau. Requesting faculty: Jessie Frazier.

2016-08 Library Impact Statement For Pls 498x Teaching Practicum In Plant Sciences, Michael Cerbo

Library Impact Statements

Library Impact Statement submitted in response to new course proposal for PLS 498X Teaching Practicum in Plant Sciences. This class was supported with no need for additional resources. Responding library faculty: Michael Cerbo. Requesting faculty: Brian Maynard.

2016-08 Library Impact Statement For Avs 344 Methods In Applied Animal Behavior, Michael Cerbo

Library Impact Statements

Library Impact Statement submitted in response to new course proposal for AVS 344 Methods in Applied Animal Behavior. No new library resources were required to support this class. Responding library faculty: Michael Cerbo. Requesting faculty: Justin Richards and Anthony Mallilo.

Acrl Peer Comparison For University Of Rhode Island Libraries, 2011-2015, 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 covering fiscal years ending 2011-2015. Metrics compared are: total library expenditures, total library materials/services expenditures, ongoing commitments to subscriptions, one-time resource purchases, total professional staff salaries & wages, all other paid staff salaries & wages, professional staff (fte), all other paid staff (fte), gate count (annual), initial circulation - physical, student population, total library expenditures per student, and total library materials expenditures per student.

Alma Link Resolver Material Type Report 2015-2016, Andrée J. Rathemacher

Technical Services Reports and Statistics

Statistics for 2015-2016 on the number of OpenURL requests by material type made to the Ex Libris Alma link resolver for items held by the University of Rhode Island Libraries.

Information provided includes Material Type, Number of Requests, Number of Clicked Requests, and % Clicks from Requests.

Alma Link Resolver Subject Report 2015-2016, Andrée J. Rathemacher

Technical Services Reports and Statistics

Statistics for 2015-2016 on the number of OpenURL requests by Library of Congress classification code made to the Ex Libris Alma link resolver for items held by the University of Rhode Island Libraries.

Information provided includes Classification Code, Classifications, Number of Requests, Number of Clicked Requests, and % Clicks from Requests.

Alma Link Resolver Referring Sources Report 2015-2016, Andrée J. Rathemacher

Technical Services Reports and Statistics

Statistics from 2015-2016 on the number of OpenURL requests made to the Alma link resolver for items held by the University of Rhode Island Libraries.

Information provided includes Source, Number of Requests, Number of Clicked Requests, % Clicks from Requests.

Note: "36520" = EBSCOhost

Alma Link Resolver Title & Issn Report (Top 500) 2015-2016, Andrée J. Rathemacher

Technical Services Reports and Statistics

Statistics for 2015-2016 on the total number of OpenURL requests by journal title and ISSN made to the Ex Libris Alma link resolver for items held by the University of Rhode Island Libraries. Includes only the top 500 journals.

Information provided includes journal Title, ISSN, EISSN, Number of Requests, Number of Clicked Requests, % Clicks from Requests.

Acquisitions Unit Annual Report 2015-2016, Andrée J. Rathemacher

Technical Services Reports and Statistics

Annual Report of the Acquisitions Unit, University Libraries, University of Rhode Island for FY16. 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 Fy16, 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, 2016.

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 FY16 were $73,860.88. Following is a breakdown of selected OCLC expenditures.

Total OCLC Billings by branch:

RIU — $66,136.11

RIN — $6,082.02

RIX — $1,642.75

Total OCLC Billings …

Cataloging Online Usage Statistics F/Y 2016, Michael A. Cerbo Ii

Technical Services Reports and Statistics

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Making It Count: Usage Statistics & Electronic Resources Management, Jill Emery

Library Faculty and Staff Publications and Presentations

Overview of usage statistics within the framework of electronic resource management and tools to use provided by Project COUNTER & USUS.