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The Boston Marathon (Conference), Clare Gaynor Willis

Librarian Scholarship

Clare Willis discusses the 2012 AALL Annual Meeting.

Purr: A Research Data Curation Service Model Using Hubzero, Courtney E. Matthews, Michael Witt

Libraries Faculty and Staff Presentations

The Purdue University Research Repository (PURR, http://research.hub.purdue.edu) uses HUBzero to provide a research collaboration and data management solution for campus researchers. The National Science Foundation, the National Institutes of Health, and other funding agencies have begun requiring that researchers describe in their grant proposals how they will manage and share the data that will be produced in their research. Purdue researchers can include PURR in their data management plans, invite collaborators to work with them in a private projects on PURR, and publish datasets that can be cited using Digital Object Identifiers (DOI). This presentation will explore Purdue’s data …

Civil Society, Roger A. Lohmann

Faculty & Staff Scholarship

An introductory encyclopedia article covering all aspects of the topic of Civil Society.

A Librarian's Defense Of The Practicable Over The Perfect In Scholarly Communication, Jill Cirasella

Publications and Research

This peer commentary is an invited response to "Scientific Utopia: I. Opening Scientific Communication" by Brian A. Nosek and Yoav Bar-Anan. It appeared alongside the target article in Psychological Inquiry, Volume 23, Issue 3, 2012.

The Faculty Notebook, September 2012, Provost's Office

Faculty Notebook

The Faculty Notebook is published periodically by the Office of the Provost at Gettysburg College to bring to the attention of the campus community accomplishments and activities of academic interest. Faculty are encouraged to submit materials for consideration for publication to the Associate Provost for Faculty Development. Copies of this publication are available at the Office of the Provost.

Product Review: Mendeley Or Zotero: Which Should The Mobile Researcher Use?, Laura Pope Robbins

Publications

Laura Pope Robbins is an advisor for The Charleston Advisor, and the comparative review below is included in Scholarly Commons with the permission of the publisher.

Today’s bibliographic managers provide cloud storage so that papers can be attached to citations and syncing services, in order for papers and citations to be available in multiple mediums. Mendeley and Zotero are two services that offer online storage of papers and citations, desktop applications, and tablet integration. Mendeley has an iPad application and an open API so that developers can create apps for Android tablets. Zotero is an open-source project that encourages developers …

Call Half-Day Institute On Technology, Clare Gaynor Willis

Librarian Scholarship

CALL's half-day institute on technology addressed technology issues relevant to a diverse group of librarians such as encouraging patrons to use technology and finding cost-effective alternatives to expensive software. The Continuing Education Committee organized the event, which was held at IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law on Friday, April 27, 2012.

Comparing Unique Title Coverage Of Web Of Science And Scopus In Earth And Atmospheric Sciences, Philip Barnett, Claudia Lascar

Publications and Research

No abstract provided.

Presentation On E-Books To The University Of Rhode Island Deans' Council, Andrée Rathemacher

Technical Services Faculty Presentations

Slides and notes for a presentation on e-books to the University of Rhode Island Deans' Council on May 16, 2012.

The Faculty Notebook, May 2012, Provost's Office

Faculty Notebook

The Faculty Notebook is published periodically by the Office of the Provost at Gettysburg College to bring to the attention of the campus community accomplishments and activities of academic interest. Faculty are encouraged to submit materials for consideration for publication to the Associate Provost for Faculty Development. Copies of this publication are available at the Office of the Provost.

Tapping Technical Services For Ir Engagement, Marianne A. Buehler

Library Faculty Presentations

Current Situation:

- Shrinking budgets

- Loss of/or shifted personnel

- Serial research databases -> majority of library purchases

- Changing technical services priorities and job descriptions:

• Fewer items to catalog
• Focus on processing repository-bound intellectual content

-Institutional repositories (IRs) are expanding
-Welcome staff with existing and useful skills

Queensborough Community College: Textbook Reserves, Sheila Beck

Publications and Research

This paper examines the textbook reserve collection at Queensborough Community College. Although the collection is heavily used in its current configuration, the library is looking for less labor intensive and less costly alternatives.

The cost of textbooks is skyrocketting. Textbooks are a major, unexpected bill for many students beginning college. Students and their family, used to having their textbooks provided or loaned free of charge at the start of the school year, face often large and unexpected bills when the first term begins. Many times, financial aid does not cover the cost of the books;. Even if it is covered …

Expanding Public Access To The Results Of Federally Funded Research, Joan Giesecke

Copyright, Fair Use, Scholarly Communication, etc.

The complete collection of articles resulting from publicly funded research should be made freely accessible, so that the public can fully use them – (i.e. text mine, data mine, compute on them, create derivative works) without commercial restriction.

Public access policies can be successfully implemented by respecting and working within the current copyright framework.

The federal government is the appropriate entity to provide permanent stewardship of these articles, and is in a unique position to ensure that publicly funded articles are permanently preserved, made accessible, and useable.

Publishers are one player that might be encouraged to participate in public/private partnership …

2012 Author Recognition Bibliography, Grand Valley State University Libraries

Author Recognition

No abstract provided.

2011 Touro College & University System Faculty Publications, Touro College & University System

Faculty Publications Books

This is the 2011 edition of the Faculty Publications Book of the Touro College & University System. It includes all eligible 2011 publication citations of faculty within the Touro College & University System. It was produced by the Touro College Libraries.

United States Environmental Protection Agency Scientific Integrity Policy

Copyright, Fair Use, Scholarly Communication, etc.

United States Environmental Protection Agency Scientific Integrity Policy (2012).

Libguide For Copyright, Paul Royster

Copyright, Fair Use, Scholarly Communication, etc.

I. Can I use this material in a paper/article/project ?

II. Can I use this material for teaching a course ?

III. How do I get/keep copyright protection for my work ?

Amendment Of Articles 8, 9, 10, 21 And 78 Of The International Code Of Zoological Nomenclature To Expand And Refine Methods Of Publication, International Commission On Zoological Nomenclature

Copyright, Fair Use, Scholarly Communication, etc.

The International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature has voted in favor of a revised version of the amendment to the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature that was proposed in 2008. The purpose of the amendment is to expand and refine the methods of publication allowed by the Code, particularly in relation to electronic publication. The amendment establishes an Official Register of Zoological Nomenclature (with ZooBank as its online version), allows electronic publication after 2011 under certain conditions, and disallows publication on optical discs after 2012. The requirements for electronic publications are that the work be registered in ZooBank before it is …

Press Clippings For The Exhibit, Allison Marsh

Additional Information

No abstract provided.

Gallery Floor Plan, Keyed To The Powerpoint Walk-Through, Allison Marsh

Additional Information

No abstract provided.