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Recruiting A Diverse Lis Workforce, Janet H. Clarke

Library Faculty Publications

What are the library services and resources that Asian Pacific Americans need? What does it mean to be an Asian Pacific American librarian in the 21st century? In Asian American Librarians and Library Services: Activism, Collaborations, and Strategies, library professionals and scholars share reflections, best practices, and strategies, and convey the critical need for diversity in the LIS field, library programming, and resources to better reflect the rich and varied experiences and information needs of Asian Americans in the US and beyond. The contributors show that they care deeply about diversity, that they acknowledge that it is painfully lacking …

Personal Digital Archiving For Journalists: A “Private” Solution To A Public Problem, Rachel King

Brooklyn Library Faculty Publications

The purpose of this paper is to encourage librarians to teach digital archiving practices to journalists a) as a way of giving journalists the skills they need to save their work for future use and b) to facilitate the preservation of journalism for posterity. While personal digital archiving advocates have generally interpreted the word “personal” to be synonymous with “private,” this paper points to the need to expand the concept to include professional activities, particularly in light of the prevalence of telecommuting and freelance work arrangements, and the lack of support and training received by remote workers and independent contractors

Celebrating The Congregational Anniversary: Planning The Congregational History, Part 3, Paul Daniels

Ask the Archivist

This article provides answers to some common questions that arise when planning a congregational history.

Celebrating The Congregational Anniversary: Planning The Congregational History, Part 2, Paul Daniels

Ask the Archivist

This article discusses style and tone considerations of planning a congregational history.

Celebrating The Congregational Anniversary: Planning The Congregational History, Part 1, Paul Daniels

Ask the Archivist

This article discusses deciding scope, audience, and format of composing a congregational history, as well as determining the capacity for completing such a project.

Voices From The Ground Up: Transfer Of Learning Within The Context Of Research And Study Activities, Valeda Dent, Kimberly Mullins, Eamon Tewell, Natalia Tomlin

University Libraries Faculty Publications

A mid-sized university library system conducted a large scale mixed-methods research project intended to better understand the student library experience and ways to enhance it. One aspect of the project included a detailed and iterative analysis of interview data that yielded emerging patterns of behavior related to research and study activities. Using a grounded theory approach, a qualitative methodology that uses empirical data to generate theory, the researchers developed a construct that some research and study activities are mutually informative and are likely manifested through the process of transfer of learning. The article describes the approach used to develop the …

Cultivating A Critical Thinking Mindset In The Era Of “Alternative Facts”, Rajesh Singh, Kevin Rioux

LIS Conference Proceedings

This exploratory research examines the critical thinking skills and mindsets of 35 LIS students as they discuss two case studies in an online management course. Three categories of mindsets were identified: Idealists, Pragmatists, and Skeptics. Findings reveal that 75% of participants used strategic approaches to resolve information accuracy and ethics problems presented in the case studies. This suggests that cultivating critical thinking mindsets in new information professionals is effective in helping them address societal or organizational challenges associated with our contemporary era of “alternative facts”. New perspectives are also offered regarding the use of pedagogical case studies as tools for …

Xavier University Library Collections Newsletter Volume 1 Issue 1, Nancy Hampton

Archival Newsletter Collection

In this, the first installation of our quarterly newsletter, we’re taking a look at what we did over the summer (we made improvements to the library, of course!). We added resources that will make it easier for you to conduct your research from where ever you’re sitting.

Training Student Workers For Cross-Departmental Success In An Academic Library: A New Model, Kindra Becker-Redd, Kirsten Lee, Caroline Skelton

Library Staff Publications

Many academic libraries rely on a student workforce for everyday operations, interacting with patrons, and assistance with larger projects. Training these students for such multifaceted and customer-service-focused positions can be a challenge. This article traces an overhaul of training procedures made during the transition to a centralized, services desk workflow. All aspects of training a large student workforce, from planning and presentation to assessment, are outlined. Interactive group sessions and peer-to-peer reinforcement of procedures have proven to be most effective in training student workers for varied roles in an academic library.

Puerto Rico’S Archival Traditions In A Colonial Context, Marisol Ramos, Joel A. Blanco

Published Works

This chapter examines the historical antecedents of recordkeeping and archives in Puerto Rico, during both Spanish and U.S. colonial rules. It also explores the history and current issues of the Archivo General de Puerto Rico (General Archive of Puerto Rico). This historical analysis is made within the context of colonialism, examining the effects of Puerto Rico’s colonial status (during the Spanish colonial period and the current period under United States colonial management) on the mission and work of the AGPR. We argue that while the Archivo General was created to address the chaotic management of government records, its founding reflected …

The Research Repository @ Wvu, Ian Harmon

Faculty & Staff Scholarship

An overview of The Research Repository @ WVU, presented to the Associate Deans of Research.

Silver Linings: Scholarly Communications @ Wvu, Ian Harmon, Debra Borrelli

Faculty & Staff Scholarship

A presentation given at the WVLA Academic Summer Refresher.

A Look At A Water Exhibit In Appalachia, Megan Kruger, Sally Deskins

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Climate change is an oft-controversial challenge – even uttering that term can cause discomfort, especially in the heavily rural areas where land is central to living, such as Appalachia. Visual art exhibitions and creatively designed educational information have the potential to open minds and transform perspectives. We explored this idea through a recent collaborative, interdisciplinary project between the West Virginia Water Research Institute and the West Virginia University Libraries, two organizations that don’t read as necessarily creative in the hills of Appalachia.

Rightsizing Project Management For Libraries, Valerie L. Harper

University Library Scholarship

Project management is a current topic in management, and project management offices are springing up in many organizations. Libraries may not need a project management office, but adoption of project management techniques, rightsized for library needs, can focus scope, define and organize tasks, and manage resources for many kinds of projects. The University of New Hampshire Library has implemented selected aspects of project management and is learning where these principles can be applied most effectively for successful projects. This paper describes UNH’s use of selected project management techniques and tools in a major collection integration and relocation project.

Fostering Creative Thinking And Reflexive Evaluation In Searching: Instructional Scaffolding And The Zone Of Proximal Development In Information Literacy Acquisition, Melissa Clark

Librarian and Staff Publications

Searching for information, which is not as easy as many students believe, requires creativity, formative evaluation, and persistence. Cultivating proficient and expert searches requires more than the vicarious and enactive experiences described by Bandura1 that are frequently employed in traditional library instruction: students need to be supported and coached in working in their Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD), which stimulates learning.2

Media Misrepresentation Of Academic Literature And Barriers To Verify Sources For Those Outside Of Higher Education: An Example From Last Week Tonight With John Oliver , Memo Cordova, Amber Sherman

Library Faculty Publications and Presentations

Academic librarians teach students to research using academic databases and peer-reviewed articles. Information literacy skills combat misinformation in a student’s academic career and beyond the classroom. However, once students leave campus and cross the border from student life to working life, they may not have access to peer-reviewed literature. Using a popular segment of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver about scientific studies, this article presents the importance of, and barriers to, students’ continued access to peer-reviewed research. How librarians might mitigate these obstacles are discussed.

Makerlab Annual Report 2018, Amy Vecchione

MakerLab Documents

Albertsons Library’s MakerLab is available to Boise State University students, staff, and faculty to boost their creative confidence. Use of the equipment is free for all, and creates an environment where students can obtain job skills, invent, proto-type, explore, and build their ideas.

Great Exaggerations! Death Of Libraries, Gulcin Cribb

Research Collection Library

Libraries these days are built digital brick by digital brick – brick being the metaphor for digital books, journals, articles, objects, media, digital infrastructure, networks, apps, data, and analytics. The growth of print collections has been declining considerably in recent times. Singapore Management University (SMU) Libraries spends over 90% of its funds on digital collections, 80% of its collections are digital.

Thinking Lean: The Relevance Of Gemba-Kaizen And Visual Assessment In Collection Management, Nazimah Ram Nath

Research Collection Library

The Singapore Management University (SMU) Libraries’ have used the LEAN and Six Sigma methodologies in recent years to plan and push for continuous process improvement in their operations. In one assessment project, the Gemba-Kaizen principle from LEAN was adapted and applied to an initiative centered on assessing the library’s Lifestyle print collection. This strategy became a prime agent for change, which resulted in some marked improvements in collection management activities within the SMU Libraries. This case study at SMU Libraries will describe key principles of Gemba- Kaizen and how it was found to be a sustainable tool to drive continuous …

Social Media Best Practices In Academic Libraries (2016), Sue Robinson, Bettina Peacemaker, Emily J. Hurst

VCU Libraries Faculty and Staff Data

In order to understand current trends and use of social media in libraries, VCU Libraries created and conducted an online survey using SurveyMonkey. Our approach was informed by the study of social media and public relations practice conducted by Wright and Hinson (Wright, Donald K. and Michelle Drifka Hinson. 2015. “Examining Social and Emerging Media Use in Public Relations Practice: A Ten-Year Longitudinal Analysis.” Public Relations Journal 9).

The VCU Libraries survey consisted of 22 multiple-choice, multiple-answer, and open ended questions. The survey was distributed to email discussion lists frequented by library professionals involved in management or communications. The data …

Using Existing Bibliographic Resources To Compile Faculty Publication Lists: A Case Study From San José State University, Ngoc-Yen Tran, Emily K. Chan

Faculty and Staff Publications

With limited campus resources for faculty scholarship, the College of Science (CoS) at San José State University (SJSU) developed scholarly output metrics as a way to add a quantitative component to the distribution of funds, to ensure objectivity, and to reward proven researchers. To support CoS's efforts to identify and quantify science faculty research publications, we compiled a bibliography of science faculty research and scholarship which would be used to develop and formalize baseline research metrics. Using existing and available resources including librarian time, subscribed science databases, and the institution-subscribed reference citation manager, we developed a method by which any …

The Joint Archives Quarterly, Volume 27.04: Winter 2018, Joseph Williams, Geoffrey D. Reynolds, Natalie Fulk

The Joint Archives Quarterly

No abstract provided.

Theological Libraries And Scholarly Publishing In Religion And Theology, Andrew J. Keck

Perkins Faculty Research and Special Events

Theological libraries and scholarly publishing in religion and theology operate within multiple overlapping contexts and economic markets: faith communities, theological education, scholars, libraries, and publishing. This paper will complete an analysis of available religious publishing and theological library purchasing trends in order to create a thicker description of the system of scholarly communication. Even allowing for degrees of uncertainty in the data presented, there remains a significant disconnect in the rising collective costs for publishing versus the declining expenditures among theological libraries. The trend appears to be that the average theological library is purchasing a declining portion of the scholarship. …

Information Has Value Outcome Statements By Cluster, Nicole Branch

Staff publications, research, and presentations

Appendix to the article, "Illuminating Social Justice in the Framework: Transformative Methodology, Concept Mapping and Learning Outcomes Development for Critical Information Literacy."

Picture Perfect, Peter Bremer

Library Publications

The purchasing of student art for display in a library can enhance a building while supporting creative achievement and collaboration with art faculty. One small undergraduate library shares their process for obtaining student art as well as challenges.

Staffing With Students: Digitizing Campus Newspapers With Student Volunteers At The University Of Minnesota, Morris, Naomi Skulan

Library Publications

The purpose of this paper is to examine the advantages and disadvantages to primarily utilizing undergraduate student volunteers for a long-term digitization project and to discuss methods to mitigate the disadvantages of student volunteer work.

Reputational Threats Online: Social Media As A Simultaneous Agent Of Crisis And Tool For Response And Resolution In The Case Study Of An American Academic Library, Margaret C. Stewart, Maria Atilano

International Crisis and Risk Communication Conference

This paper details a reputational threat to an American academic library where a viral social media post and associated negative comments misrepresented the institution and brand’s values. Immediately, the marketing librarian responsible for social media responded to the threat by engaging directly with the library consumers, sharing content and information with the broader online community, and reinforcing the library’s values and commitment to consumers. While the resolution to the crisis was mostly favourable, the event was unanticipated and invited a keen learning opportunity that is documented in this case study. Reflections and takeaways from this incident are discussed in the …

Biennial Report Of The Furman University Libraries. 2015-2016 & 2016-2017, Janis M. Bandelin

Libraries Institutional Records

This biennial report which provides highlights of the Furman Libraries’ accomplishments and activities during the 2015-2016 and 2016-2017 school years.

A Collaborative, Trilateral Approach To Bridging The Information Literacy Gap In Student Writing, Trenia Napier, Jill M. Parrott, Erin Presley, Leslie A. Valley

EKU Faculty and Staff Scholarship

As localized assessments confirm national findings that undergraduates struggle to integrate resources into research-based compositions effectively, data at one comprehensive public university indicate library sessions improve students’ ability to locate and evaluate information, but students continue to struggle with the “use” component of information literacy. This article presents a trilateral case study among librarians, faculty, and writing center administrators, emphasizing the intersection of programmatic partnerships, assessment, and pedagogical best practices. Our research shows a trilateral approach to information literacy increases efficacy and a sense of shared responsibility in support of student research where traditional bilateral approaches fall short.

Database Trials Marketing Plan, Jackie Blanton-Watkins, Jennifer Jacobs

Collection Development Unit

This document details the marketing plan created by the Electronic Resources Librarian and the Strategic Marketing & Outreach Librarian to market upcoming database trials at the KSU Library System. It includes responsibilities for all collaborators essential to marketing database trials to the KSU community, the timeline, and the digital and physical marketing strategy used by the Strategic Marketing & Outreach Librarian and the Liaison Coordinator.