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Connections Newsletter Spring 2015, University Of Nevada, Las Vegas

Connections Newsletter

Table of Contents

• Business by the Book: Helping Small Businesses Succeed
• From the Dean
• South to Southwest: A Benefactor’s Story
• Celebrating Southern Nevada’s History through the Oral History Research Center
• Mason Peer Coach Program Still Going Strong
• National History Day Events at UNLV University Libraries
• University Libraries Invited to Join International Research Initiative
• Staff Spotlight: Amanda Melilli
• Events Scrapbook: “Our Lives, Our History”

Worksheet For Collection Microclimates Poster, Ian Mccullough

Research, Publications, and Presentations

How to sheet for the data collection method used in the Collection Microclimates poster

A Game Of Spot The Difference: Librarians, Repository Managers, And Publishers, David Scherer

Libraries Faculty and Staff Presentations

Many library publishing programs emerged from institutional repositories. This close relationship has led to the emergence of content platforms that are designed to operate under either use case, however, the missions and requirements of the two types of program differ. A repository for example, may be primarily concerned with the curation, preservation, and accessibility of their institution’s academic output whilst publishers must also concern themselves with external discoverability, search engine optimization, getting indexed in abstract databases and marketing their journals. In this session, you will hear from three successful library publishers who have embraced this external facing aspect of publishing. …

A Continuum Of Publishing Opportunities: The Purdue University Library Publishing Division, David Scherer, Katherine M. Purple

Libraries Faculty and Staff Presentations

Formed in 2012, the Purdue University Libraries Publishing Division creates a collaborative environment uniting the Purdue University Press and Scholarly Publishing Services. The Publishing Division is dedicated to enhancing the impact and reach of academic research and scholarship through the development and dissemination of books, journals, digital collections, innovative electronic products, technical report series, and conference proceedings. Through the integration and collaboration of Purdue University Press and Scholarly Publishing Services, the Purdue University Libraries Publishing Division has become a leader in its capacity to produce high-quality publications serving a continuum of scholarly publishing needs across the University and beyond.

This …

Leveraging Oa, The Ir, And Crossdepartment Collaboration For Sustainability: Ensuring Library Centrality In The Scholarly Communication Discourse On Campus, Steve Brantley, Todd Bruns, Kirstin Duffin

Faculty & Staff Research & Creative Activity

More than halfway into the second decade of the 21st century, academic libraries are becoming more integrated in the scholarly life of their faculties than ever before. Important trends in scholarly communication, such as transitioning from subscription journals to open access journals, increasing amounts of “born digital” data and creative works, the growing importance of protecting one’s intellectual property rights, and keeping digital scholarship organized, managed, and preserved, are all areas where academic scholars and researchers require support services and assistance. Librarians are natural partners to provide these services.

Leveraging Oa, The Ir, And Cross-Department Collaboration For Sustainability: Ensuring Library Centrality In The Scholarly Communication Discourse On Campus, Steve Brantley, Todd Bruns, Kirstin Duffin

Faculty & Staff Research & Creative Activity

More than halfway into the second decade of the 21st century, academic libraries are becoming more integrated in the scholarly life of their faculties than ever before. Important trends in scholarly communication, such as transitioning from subscription journals to open access journals, increasing amounts of “born digital” data and creative works, the growing importance of protecting one’s intellectual property rights, and keeping digital scholarship organized, managed, and preserved, are all areas where academic scholars and researchers require support services and assistance. Librarians are natural partners to provide these services.Steve Brantley ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9880-1361Todd Bruns ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1197-2521Kirstin Duffin ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6269-8262

Collection Microclimates – Citation Study Of Journal Usage Differences At Department And Research Group Level, Ian Mccullough

Research, Publications, and Presentations

Citations from journal articles and dissertations from the Department of Polymer Science (DPS) at the University of Akron from 2006–2011 were examined and journals ranked in order of usage frequency. Journal usage of dissertations and articles was also ranked within research groups. 85 dissertations and 464 faculty publications that included 378 publications from 16 dissertation advisors were examined. Citations to 1422 journals were counted and recorded. Findings demonstrate that individual groups vary wildly in journal usage representing microclimates for collection development purposes.

Print Reference Collections Never Die, They Just Fade Away: Or Do They?, Tina Chrzastowski, Jessica Harris, Sophia Neuhaus

Staff publications, research, and presentations

Find out how one University Library undertook a reference-weeding project to pare three reference collections down from 12,000 titles. The poster will discuss the motivations for reviewing the reference collection, the data gathered to support decision making, the challenges encountered in the project, and estimates for the costs associated with such a weeding project.

Ebook Showdown: Evaluating Academic Ebook Platforms From A User Perspective, Christina Mune, Ann Agee

Faculty and Staff Publications

The continuing growth of ebook purchases through librarian selection and demand driven acquisitions (DDA) has resulted in an explosion of ebook platform usage. This paper presents the results of a comparative analysis done on the features, usability and accessibility of academic ebook platforms such as ebrary, EBL, Safari, Springer, and Wiley. This research was done across platforms (iOS, Windows, Android) and included testing with a variety of the most prominent accessible technologies.

Acrl Environmental Scan 2015 Presentation, Jeanne R. Davidson, Wayne Bivens-Tatum, Michelle Leonard

Library Conference Presentations and Posters

Every two years, the ACRL Research Planning and Review Committee releases an environmental scan of higher education, including developments with the potential for continuing impact on academic libraries. The 2015 environmental scan provides a broad review of the current higher education landscape, with special focus on the state of academic and research libraries. The document builds on earlier ACRL reports, including the Top Trends in Academic Libraries. The 2015 environmental scan is freely available on the ACRL website (PDF). This presentation highlights key elements of the 2015 environmental scan.

Multimedia Resources Statistics: Understanding Usage Of Non-Text Resources, Jen Hoyer, Katie O'Connell, Elizabeth A. Tietjen

Publications and Research

As budget cuts are a constant threat and resource costs continue to rise, libraries rely on usage data to be sure that they are delivering the content faculty and students need. Simultaneously, patrons are increasingly accessing multimedia content in the library, and usage reporting standards, like COUNTER’s Release 4, have adapted to reflect this use. This poster explores whether usage of text and non-text resources be compared according to the same measurements, as well as what best practices have emerged, and what gaps remain in current reporting methods.

So Many Choices!, Megan E. Fowle

Blogging the Library

As the semester progresses, I have been working on many little projects to get a feel for the different aspects of reference librarianship. One of the projects that I just finished working on was a collections development project, in which I got to work closer with one of our reference librarians, Kerri. Collection development is an ongoing process, for there are always more books being written and published. [excerpt]

Concurrent Session 1: Resources For Open Education – Umass Boston Libraries And Oer: What Can You And Your Students Access For Free?, Mary Moser, Xuan Pang, Andrew Elder, Joanne Riley

OpenEd Forum

Librarians at UMass Boston discuss different models of using “fully open” and “modified open” educational resources in your classroom and in your scholarship and how UMass Boston librarians can support those efforts.

You're No Fun Anymore: The Ethics Of Acquiring Electronic Devices In Light Of E-Waste, Sweatshops, And Globalization, Jennifer Poggiali

Publications and Research

No abstract provided.

Pulp Poets And Superhero Prophets: A Case For Popular Culture In Academic Library Collection Development, William Blick

Publications and Research

For decades, popular culture was neglected and frowned upon by academics. In recent years, cultural critics, including librarians, have found popular culture materials to be didactic tools, and vital to the study of society and the zeitgeist that has prevailed at the time of their production. As a result, many academic librarians have found it useful to develop collections in their libraries that reflect a range of sociological change as demonstrated in these resources. With diligence and research, academic collection development managers may choose materials that will enhance the role of popular culture in their libraries

The Center For Adventist Research At Andrews University, Merlin D. Burt, Jim Ford, Terry Dwain Robertson

Faculty Publications

The Center for Adventist Research (CAR), an Andrews University and General Conference of Seventh-day Adventist organization, seeks to promote an understanding and appreciation of the heritage and mission of the Seventh-day Adventist Church (SDA). It combines the resources of the James White Library’s Adventist Heritage Center and the Ellen G. White Estate Branch Office to provide the most extensive collection of Adventist-related resources in the world, both physically and digitally. An introduction to the background, collections, and activities of CAR is presented. Of particular interest are the digitization projects.

Library Transformation At Johnson County Community College, Judi Guzzy

Library Papers and Presentations

No abstract provided.

Imsa And The Wide, Wide World*, Christian D. Nøkkentved

Archives Exhibits

Grace Yang (Class of 2000) and Dr. Christian Nøkkentved standing in front of the special exhibit “IMSA and the Wide, Wide World” at an alumni/ae reunion. Since its very beginning there have been connections between the people of IMSA and the world. Those connections have ranged from informal to formal, from individual to group experiences of students, teachers and staff, from presentations at international conferences to exchange programs, and there have been visits of government and institutional officials. Moreover, the people of IMSA have participated both as travelers and as hosts. This exhibit illustrates some of those experiences in and …

2015 State Of The Library, Jennifer Nutefall, Elizabeth Mckeigue, Rice Majors

State of the Library

Agenda

Jennifer Nutefall, University Librarian

• Strategic Plan
• Budget
• First Floor Renovation

Elizabeth McKeigue, Associate University Librarian for Learning and Engagement

• New and Improved Services
• Teaching, Learning, and Assessment
• Faculty Collaboration

Rice Majors, Associate University Librarian for Collections and Scholarly Communication

• Library Collections
• Collections & Access Budget
• Initiatives in Collection Development

Serials Renewal Cycle: Doing It The Smu (A Different U) Way!, Kai Leong Heng

Research Collection Library

Academic libraries typically renew their serials subscriptions (Individual print and/or online titles) annually by comparing prices, availability and service terms proposed by different subscription agents. In Singapore (and possibly other countries in the region), we have only up to 3 (active and competing) subscription agents to choose from. At Singapore Management University (SMU), the library maintains about 500 serials titles. The “legacy” practice had been to split the order between the two of larger agents and designate a staff each to take charge of related operational matters. This session will present a different approach in the serials renewal cycle which …