Conceptualizing Classified Staff As Collaborative Partners,
2015
Virginia International University
Conceptualizing Classified Staff As Collaborative Partners, Michael Perini
Collaborative Librarianship
Academic librarians have varied roles within the higher education community and librarian perceptions of these duties establish their professional identity. Applying Whitchurch’s “blended professional” model of professional identity, the findings of this case study of librarian perceptions of their roles and functions suggest that academic librarians fail to consider all of the collaborative partnerships available to them due to institutional restrictions or perceived structural and hierarchical constraints. This discussion analyzes the effect of these impediments on academic librarians and advocates utilizing classified staff in a more substantive manner.
Cohort-Based Technology Training: A Collaboration With Faculty Grounded In Diffusion Of Innovation And Faculty Learning Community Theories,
2015
Viterbo University
Cohort-Based Technology Training: A Collaboration With Faculty Grounded In Diffusion Of Innovation And Faculty Learning Community Theories, Gretel Stock-Kupperman
Collaborative Librarianship
Librarians excel at teaching patrons how to use resources for their research and learning needs. Librarians can introduce these skills into faculty technology training since faculty research needs often intersect with their technology interest, be it mobile devices, technology-enhanced teaching strategies, or tools that support their research. The purpose of this paper is to explore a framework for collaboration in technology training through the lens of a “faculty learning community” and a “diffusion of innovation theory.” This will be examined through a case study of the author’s library, where a multi-year intentional and systematic collaboration with instructional design and Information …
Re-Engineering Relationships With Faculty And Students: A Social Contract For Digital Scholarship,
2015
Providence College
Re-Engineering Relationships With Faculty And Students: A Social Contract For Digital Scholarship, Mark J. Caprio
Mark J Caprio
The attached document is a post-print. The official publication is due out mid-August, 2015.
Librarian As Advisor: Information Search Process Of Undecided Students And Novice Researchers,
2015
Belmont University
Librarian As Advisor: Information Search Process Of Undecided Students And Novice Researchers, Claire Walker Wiley, Judy Williams
Library Faculty Scholarship
Faculty librarians who advise undecided students have found the experiences of novice researcher and advisee comparable: Both groups seek to solve a problem or answer a question by finding new information to add to their current understanding and knowledge base. As a result, librarians familiar with needs and stages of the research process may flourish as advisors to undecided students. In this article, we draw parallels between the needs of novice researchers and those of undecided students, and we advocate the use of an information-search model for all advisors working with undecided students.
Point-Of-Need Resources In The Lms: Providing Performance Support To Thousands Of Online Graduate Students,
2015
Concordia University - Portland
Point-Of-Need Resources In The Lms: Providing Performance Support To Thousands Of Online Graduate Students, Kim Read, Maureen Morasch
CUP Faculty Research
No abstract provided.
Cypherpunks: Freedom And The Future Of The Internet And The Snowden Files,
2015
Concordia University - Portland
Cypherpunks: Freedom And The Future Of The Internet And The Snowden Files, Judy Anderson
CUP Faculty Research
The continuing saga of WikiLeaks and the fate of Edward Snowden remain a story of conflicting viewpoints. Those interested in exploring the reasoning behind such hacking and exposure will find that Cypherpunks supplies the background and philosophy of the techies who feel strongly that the Internet must remain a free zone for privacy in communication, economic activity, and movement/ travel. The Snowden Files shows another, more reserved, approach but with the same end—to alert people to the government’s invasion of their personal privacy that, legally, it is only permitted access after proper procedures are followed against specific individuals.
Pre-Print - Secret Shopping As User Experience Assessment Tool,
2015
Illinois Wesleyan University
Pre-Print - Secret Shopping As User Experience Assessment Tool, Crystal Boyce
Scholarly Publications
Secret shopping is a form of unobtrusive evaluation that can be accomplished with minimal effort, but still produce rich results. With as few as eleven shoppers, the author was able to identify trends in user satisfaction with services provided across two entry-level desks at Illinois Wesleyan University’s The Ames Library. The focus of this secret shopping program was on user experiences, rather than whether correct answers were given by student employees working at the desks. Overall, users were satisfied or very satisfied with their experiences, though user feedback identified one desk as providing consistently better service.
Ala Emerging Leaders Poster Presentation 2015,
2015
Indiana University - Purdue University Fort Wayne
Ala Emerging Leaders Poster Presentation 2015, Elizabeth Boatright, Crystal Boyce, Sarah Espinosa, Rebecca Marrall, Angela Kent
Scholarly Publications
This poster represents the work of an Emerging Leaders (EL) Team tasked by the Reference and User Services Association (RUSA) Publications Committee to investigate whether RUSA should create resources for 21st-century reference and user services librarians interested in the concept of “library as publisher.” Within this report, readers will find a proposed definition of library publishing, the results of an environmental scan of support provided by library and affiliated professional associations, results of a survey gauging interest in library publishing services, and recommended next steps for RUSA.
Undergraduate Learning In Libraries: Space Design For Academic Course Transformation And Re-Thinking Campus Culture,
2015
Purdue University
Undergraduate Learning In Libraries: Space Design For Academic Course Transformation And Re-Thinking Campus Culture, Ilana Stonebraker, Tomalee Doan
Re-think it: Libraries for a New Age - Conference Proceedings
At Purdue University, the Libraries participate in a provost-initiated, campus-wide course redesign program for student success called Instruction Matters: Purdue Academic Course Transformation (IMPACT). As part of the campus strategic plan, this program aims to bring active learning to foundational courses traditionally taught through lectures.
Building Fundraising Momentum: Message, Relationship, And Alliance Essentials,
2015
University of Colorado, Denver
Building Fundraising Momentum: Message, Relationship, And Alliance Essentials, Mary M. Somerville
Re-think it: Libraries for a New Age - Conference Proceedings
Inquiry-based and user-centered facility design catalyzes constituency engagement, creates shared vision, and builds stakeholder partnerships through signature ‘participatory action research’ and ‘library as lab’ initiatives that advance collective learning and energize renovation planning in the library and on campus. This user-centered design approach also informs energetic fundraising strategies which produce $32.8 million in multi-year State appropriations and cash contributions. Essential elements - creating messages, furthering relationships, and forging alliances - invigorate the capital campaign and sustain renovation fundraising momentum.
Where You And I Are Going To Spend The Rest Of Our Lives: What A Future Library Looks Like When There Is No There... There.,
2015
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
Where You And I Are Going To Spend The Rest Of Our Lives: What A Future Library Looks Like When There Is No There... There., Corey Seeman
Re-think it: Libraries for a New Age - Conference Proceedings
Academic libraries have long envisioned a future where new services and functions are added to our existing structure of student and collection space. However, our future might be more driven not by what we gain, but by what we lose. In this presentation, a library that went through a massive change learned more quickly about the “library of the future” when they lost both student and collection space during a massive construction project. This presentation will share how the staff at this library adapted from a full service library to an information service unit; the service model of an “ethereal …
From Dandelion Seed To Cottage Garden: The Transformation Of User Experience In The Msu Libraries,
2015
Michigan State University
From Dandelion Seed To Cottage Garden: The Transformation Of User Experience In The Msu Libraries, Christine Tobias
Re-think it: Libraries for a New Age - Conference Proceedings
The user experience movement is gaining momentum in libraries, but its adoption and adaptation into an organizational culture may present unexpected challenges. In June 2014, the Michigan State University (MSU) Libraries created a User Experience unit and in a short time, established a solid and reputable team of practitioners. This success, however, was not achieved overnight. User experience work tends to be team-oriented and project-based, and initially, unit members struggled to adapt their roles within the unit and the unit’s role within the organization. To guide the unit forward, an in-house retreat was held to give unit members an opportunity …
The Library As A Social Contract: Lessons Learned,
2015
Meyer, Scherer & Rockcastle, Ltd.
The Library As A Social Contract: Lessons Learned, Jeffrey A. Scherer
Re-think it: Libraries for a New Age - Conference Proceedings
This paper is based on the premise that how humans are treated and their needs met defines a community culture. Cultures that do not meet the needs of their people will wither. It is a very personal statement and is not intended to be a lengthy treatise of library technologies, collections, service models or architecture. It focuses on the messiness of dealing with the complex realities of today’s culture and the intersection of the library as a place of service and a sustainable part of a community.
From The Commons To The Spartan Floor: Enhancing Digital Literacy Through Technology-Integrated Spaces,
2015
San Jose State University
From The Commons To The Spartan Floor: Enhancing Digital Literacy Through Technology-Integrated Spaces, Christina Mune, Sharon Thompson
Re-think it: Libraries for a New Age - Conference Proceedings
San José State University’s Spartan Floor represents a suite of services and spaces designed to promote digital literacy amongst university library patrons. This happens through the use of formal and informal knowledge transfer – technology training workshops, front-line hardware and software support, integrated collaborative technologies – in spaces strategically collocated so that students have staff support or resource access when and where the digital literacy need emerges. A variety of data-driven methods are employed to assess space usage, services, and collections on the Spartan Floor. Some or all of these services, spaces, and methods can be recreated by libraries interested …
Excuse Me. Is That A Video Studio In Your Library?,
2015
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Excuse Me. Is That A Video Studio In Your Library?, Lori S. Mestre, Eric Kurt
Re-think it: Libraries for a New Age - Conference Proceedings
Although many faculty now require student projects to be presented in a multimodal format, it is rarely feasible for each department or school to acquire all of the technology needed to support those efforts or to require that each student purchase the equipment. This article provides details of the Video Production Studio in the Media Commons at the Undergraduate Library, which serves as a centralized service space that houses a robust loanable technology program and collaborative studios that facilitates the creation of video and audio projects. It is an environment that helps to foster discussion and collaboration from students and …
“With Extreme Diffidence”: Anna L. Snelling’S Kabaosa (1842) A Provisional Publishing History And Census,
2015
Grand Valley State University
“With Extreme Diffidence”: Anna L. Snelling’S Kabaosa (1842) A Provisional Publishing History And Census, Robert Beasecker
Scholarly Papers and Articles
No abstract provided.
Building A Peer-Learning Service For Students In An Academic Library,
2015
Grand Valley State University
Building A Peer-Learning Service For Students In An Academic Library, Mary O'Kelly, Julie Garrison, Brian Merry, Jennifer Torreano
Scholarly Papers and Articles
Academic libraries are well lauded for offering supportive spaces for students’ self-directed study, and significant resources are dedicated to librarian instruction in the classroom. What many academic libraries lack, however, is a middle ground, a routine way for students to help one another using best practices in peer-to-peer learning theory. A new, nonauthoritative, supplemental service by students and for students began at Grand Valley State University in Allendale, MI, in fall 2012 with a cohort of “peer research consultants.” Students learn information literacy skills with a well-trained peer, untethered from the hierarchy inherent in formal instruction environments. This paper describes …
Assessment In Action: A Journey Through Campus Collaboration, A Learning Community, And Research Design,
2015
Pacific Lutheran University
Assessment In Action: A Journey Through Campus Collaboration, A Learning Community, And Research Design, Amy Stewart-Mailhiot, Mary O'Kelly, Danielle Theiss
Conference Proceedings
Members of the first cohort (2014) of the Association of College and Research Libraries’ (ACRL) Assessment in Action (AiA) learning community share the impact of the AiA program on library and university assessment initiatives. This article shares brief examples of effective and challenging cross-campus collaborative assessment projects and the five best practices the authors developed through the year-long experience of examining student success in three different academic library environments.
2015 Author Recognition Bibliography,
2015
Grand Valley State University
2015 Author Recognition Bibliography, Grand Valley State University
Author Recognition
No abstract provided.
Designer Genes, Designer Drugs And Resources Designing “The New Biology”: A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum,
2015
University at Buffalo
Designer Genes, Designer Drugs And Resources Designing “The New Biology”: A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum, Fred Stoss
Upstate New York Science Librarians Conference
A seven-foot 1950s-style model of DNA hangs in my office, as a reminder of what we then knew about “The Molecule of Life.” We today marvel at how far we have come in our understanding of that molecule, its impact on the study of biology, and the new discoveries in “The New Biology” of the Post-Genomic Era. What resources, services, publications and training is required of science librarians to assist students, faculties, and staff. What are today’s driving forces directing “The Newest Biology?”
