Library and Information Science Commons^™

Front Cover, Grand Valley State University Libraries

Off the Shelf

No abstract provided.

Public Health And Pharmacy Solutions For Opiod Use Disorder Php 336, Joanna Burkhardt

Library Impact Statements

No abstract provided.

Utilizing Open-Source And Budget-Friendly Tools To Improve Issue Reporting Workflows For E-Resources, Christina A. Beis

Roesch Library Faculty Presentations

E-resources are constantly in flux, and librarians spend a significant amount of time fixing access issues. Effective communication and issue tracking are important components that increase transparency, reduce redundancy, and provide a knowledge base. Two academic libraries used Google Forms and Sheets and Microsoft Access and Outlook to create issue reporting forms and workflows that led to improved operations.

Open Education Week @ Gettysburg College 2018, Elizabeth Bein

All Musselman Library Staff Works

Textbook costs have skyrocketed, leaving many students unable to afford the latest edition. Open Educational Resources (OER) are available at no cost, so all students can have the materials they need. In addition, OER allow faculty to transform traditional assignments into student-driven digital projects. This poster aims to apprise students of the benefits of Open Education and Open Educational Resources. One section of the poster highlights some of the ways OER are being used at Gettysburg College.

Cooperative Design Of Research Modules: How We Did It Right... And Wrong, Terri Holtze, Amber Willenborg

Faculty and Staff Scholarship

By exploring the creation process of a research modules project, this presentation identifies barriers to effective communication and outlines best practices for achieving an excellent end product from a cross-departmental design project. From conceptualization to design, we’ll explore how elements were combined to create a cohesive whole directing students through the research process efficiently and effectively. Learn about incorporating material from external partners and recommendations on improving the process of cooperative design.

Art & Feminism Wikipeda Edit-A-Thon: Winter 2018, Central Washington University

Brooks Library Events

Create and edit Wikipedia entries about women in the arts and notable women from the Pacific Northwest.

The Emergence Of Institutional Repositories: A Conceptual Understanding Of Key Issues Through Review Of Literature, O. P. Saini

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

It is the responsibility of the libraries to keep update its users by incorporating different technologies or tricks among the services offered to users. The libraries are managing diversified collection in both electronic and physical formats including the theses and dissertations awarded by their respective parent institutes in physical form. The academic libraries are directed by the Indian government through a mandate to protect and preserve the theses and dissertation in electronic form and provide access to the public domain. Institutional Repositories (IRs) have the perspective to store any amount of information electronically. Therefore, many of the academic libraries are …

Research Help Desk And Class Observation, Ellianie Vega

Blogging the Library

As of today, I’ve officially been alone on the Research Help Desk for two weeks! At first it was a little intimidating, but by using the research and citations guides I’ve been able to handle every questions I’ve gotten so far. During my desk shifts, I’ve also been studying readings about ebooks, collection, and weeding, as well as getting better acquainted with the databases. I decided to study databases that were in disciplines that I hadn’t encountered in my academic career, so I spent a lot of time in resources like Bio1 and LexisNexis. My favorite database that I’ve found …

Not Enough Cooks In The Kitchen: Balancing Quality And Speed In Services, Travis Clamon, Ashley Sergiadis, Jennifer Young

ETSU Faculty Works

Do you find it hard to envision the future when you are struggling to keep up with the present? A reality in many libraries is high demand but limited resources. In this session, participants will develop a menu of current services offered in their position or department. After group discussions on criteria for evaluating services and shortening workflows, participants will eliminate one service and/or shorten its prep time in order to add a forward thinking service.

Current Issues Only Newsletter, Georgia Southern University Libraries

Library Publications (1999-2023)

• Historical Armstrong State University Records Now Available on Digital Commons@Georgia Southern

Library Services Platform: A Platform For Innovation, Salihin Mohammed Ali

Research Collection Library

In Aug 2015, SMU Libraries migrated to a Library Services Platform (LSP) called Alma. Branded as the next-generation Integrated Library Systems (ILSs), LSPs take advantage of cloud computing and Web technologies to manage physical, digital and electronic materials in a unified manner. Since the adoption of Alma, SMU Libraries have transformed the way it organizes and functions namely in areas of talent management, assessment and service development.

Electronic Resources Access: An Academic Library Perspective, Salihin Mohammed Ali

Research Collection Library

The presentation highlights the role academic libraries play to provide access to online electronic resources to support teaching, learning and research. It includes findings from a recent trial of OpenAthens, an identity and access management solution for electronic resources.

Madhya Bharti Journal 2001 To 2006: A Bibliographical Study, Kishor Chandra Satpathy, Neeta Nema

Book Chapters

The Present work deals with a “Madhya Bharti Journal 2001 to 2006: A bibliographical study’’. The present study covers all the articles published in the journal during 2001 to 2006 in both the parts of MBJH and MBJPNS. Further the survey has also incorporated the articles reported in the MPJNPS only publication available in 2007. Bibliographical data was collected through physical verification of the various issues of the journals. The Bibliographical data analysis is made for the preparation of a classified bibliography and also to show the trends in literature. The bibliographical data was classified according to Universal Decimal Classification …

The Functional Specialties: A Workshop On Applying Lonergan, Praxis Program Of The Advanced Seminar On Mission, Seton Hall University

Praxis Conference and Workshop Proceedings

These are the proceedings of the Praxis Program of the Advanced Seminar on Mission’s third annual summer workshop which was held in Trieste, Italy in July 2017. It focused on the application of Bernard Lonergan’s Functional Specialties to the work of the Seton Hall University faculty participants. The workshop was jointly sponsored by the Center for Vocation and Servant Leadership and the Center for Catholic Studies, and co-sponsored by Boston College, the Jacques Maritain Institute and the University of Trieste.

Une Library Services Quarterly Report March 2018, Une Library Services

Quarterly Reports

Highlights of accomplishments of the University of New England's Library Services department.

Considerations And Challenges For Describing Historical Research Data: A Case Study, Teressa M. Keenan, Wendy Walker

Mansfield Library Faculty Publications

This case study describes the several challenges faced by Library personnel at the University of Montana as they iteratively made an historical dataset available in the institutional repository in a way that attempted to optimize its discoverability, accessibility, searchability, and usability to current and future researchers. The authors will examine the development of this multi-media dataset collection in order to discuss the specific challenges and opportunities around: describing and making available an historical dataset, repository structures, metadata specifications, and accessibility requirements.

All Means All: Getting The Conversation Started, Elizabeth Zeitz, Kirsten Peninger

Library Faculty & Staff Scholarship

No abstract provided.

Open Educational Resources (Oers): An Overview, Wendy Walker

Mansfield Library Faculty Publications

An overview of the current Open Educational Resources (OER) landscape. Includes context, definitions, benefits, challenges, emerging models for addressing challenges, OER activities at the University of Montana, the inclusion of the campus bookstore, and links to several online OER resources.

Library Monthly - March/April 2018, Lea Iadarola, Tsukasa Cherkaoui, Hunter Murphy, Sabine Dantus

Library Newsletter

In this issue:

• SPIRAL Content Update
• Archive-It Content Goes Public!
• The Neil and Daniel Goldwasser Historic Periodicals Collection
• Looking Back at the Lynn University Philharmonia
• Student Worker Showdown
• Employment Fair
• Creative Writing Contest

Scholars' Mine Statistics Report: January - December 2017, James Roger Weaver

Scholars’ Mine Statistics

Scholars' Mine Statistics Report for the period of January 2017 through December 2017.

Lanthorn, Vol. 52, No. 47, March 1, 2018, Grand Valley State University

Volume 52, July 10, 2017 - April 23, 2018

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

Himmelfarb Library Liaison Letter - March 2018, George Washington University, Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library

Himmelfarb Library Liaison Letters

No abstract provided.

Partnering With Student Employees For First Year Instruction Success, Amanda Starkel, Teresa Williams

Scholarship and Professional Work

Butler University Libraries have successfully integrated peer teaching into first year courses by pairing trained student employees with librarians to provide information literacy instruction and research consultations. The presentation will include testimony from student employees who have been involved in instruction. These students will discuss how their experiences contributed to their professional growth and deepened their relationships with the librarians. This presentation will also cover the many benefits of this program, and conclude with practical advice to prepare student employees as they support library instruction efforts.

Flexible Marketing And Outreach: An Institutional Repository Case Study, Gesina A. Phillips, Christie Kliewer

Library Faculty Scholarship

Librarians at Duquesne University did a soft rollout of their institutional repository in 2016, with a full rollout planned for 2017. Elsevier's acquisition of Digital Commons prompted a reevaluation of the marketing plan. The Outreach & Communications Librarian, Digital Scholarship Librarian, and Systems Librarian approached this problem collaboratively to craft (and rebrand) a marketing message.

How Accessible Are The Libraries?, K.T. L. Vaughan

Libraries

JMU's Carrier Library may be one of the most popular study and hangout spots on campus, but how accessible is it? How can we work to improve Carrier's accessibility? We developed and tested an accessibility audit instrument to identify areas of strength and need. This session will present findings and talk about how the libraries are working to redefine access and accessibility in the physical environment. Your voice is welcome to help co-construct an idea of library as third place that is accessible and inclusive for all students, faculty, and staff.

Maihan Wali, Class Of 2018, Musselman Library, Maihan Wali

Next Page

In this new Next Page column, Maihan Wali, Class of 2018 and winner of this year’s Silent Leader Award, shares which writers have inspired her interests and activism in human rights and social justice issues, what she would ask author Khaled Hosseini if given the chance, which book she is looking forward to reading next, and much more.

West Virginia Libraries 2018 Vol.71 No.2, Kaity Carson

West Virginia Libraries Newsletter

No abstract provided.

Maintaining Digital Collections With Declining Resources, Fewer Staff, Wendy Walker, Teressa M. Keenan

Mansfield Library Faculty Publications

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to describe methods for restructuring workflows and efficiently using staff members and volunteers to continue work on multiple, simultaneous digital collections as budgets and resources decline.

Design/methodology/approach – This paper describes one library’s varied approaches to several digital collections supported by literature or volunteers in libraries.

Findings – In the face of continually declining resources and new, time-sensitive priorities and compliance responsibilities, librarians can continue to maintain digital collections by modifying workflows, using the services of volunteers and communicating strategically.

Practical implications – This paper is relevant to librarians, archivists and others …

Research Methods For Notes For Music Catalogers: Examples Illustrating Rda In The Online Bibliographic Record, Ralph Hartsock, Peter H. Lisius

OLAC Research Grant

Research results of the OLAC Research Grant awarded in 2016.

Bohemian Rhapository: Developing A Music Program Archive In The Ir, Rachel Wishkoski, Dylan Burns

Library Faculty & Staff Presentations

The Caine College of the Arts (CCA) Music Program Archives preserves artifacts of student, faculty, and guest artist musical contributions to scholarly and creative activity at Utah State University. This collection recognizes the value of campus musical history and community through collaboration between the Music Department, its liaison librarian, and the digital scholarship librarian.

Founded in 2008, DigitalCommons@USU is the University's institutional repository (IR). It is currently the 3rd largest Digital Commons instance in the nation, containing over 63,000 items.

CCA and the Music Department are extremely underrepresented in the IR. This project - started March 2017 - is …