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Deb Robertson

Working Together: evolving value for academic libraries - 0 views

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academic library Value of academic libraries study report research

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  • Deb Robertson on 24 May 13
     
    This study investigated the value of academic libraries for teaching and research staff. The academic library community has been dealing with the issue of how best to demonstrate its value for years, especially value to students. Yet although a good deal of evidence is collected, much of this is evidence of activity rather than evidence of value and impact, especially value to and impact on teaching and research staff.
Sara Thompson

23mobilethings :: mobile tools for delivering library services - 1 views

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training instruction mobile webtools apps prof-dev ideasfile

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  • Sara Thompson on 19 Apr 13
     
    "A self paced course that offers library workers the chance to build their awareness, knowledge and skills at their own pace is a fun professional development tool.  This program builds on their concept and seeks to explore the added potential of mobile devices."
Dan Chibnall

Speak Up, the Internet Can't Hear You - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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  • Dan Chibnall on 19 Apr 13
     
    Article about allowing more annotations on websites to drive popularity and relevance.
Deb Robertson

Becoming a more thoughtful library job seeker - 0 views

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professional association professional development career development student volunteer

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  • Deb Robertson on 06 Apr 13
     
    . . . we leave out one crucial point: A membership in a professional association is not the same as being involved in professional service. Taking an active role in your professional organization is also a way to cultivate leadership skills you can't gain from volunteer or part-time work. Focus your attentions less on building a resume and more on improving libraries.
  • Deb Robertson on 06 Apr 13
     
    At our last board meeting we talked about our commitment to keeping our membership and conference costs for students low enough so they can be part of a professional association. This article suggests we go one step further and have them on our committees to gain "hands-on" experiences. With this in mind, the directory committee is adding a SLIS student to our committee to give her "hands-on" experience in our association.
Sara Scheib

Why Personal Knowledge Management (PKM) for Librarians - 1 views

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  • Sara Scheib on 05 Apr 13
     
    This month, I'll be trying out some PKM workshops such as "Get Organized", "Stay Current" and "Managing Privacy Online". I'm hoping they will be more popular than some of our database-specific workshops and it will be a good opportunity to sneak in some info-lit skills as well.
Sara Thompson

Program Description - Library Ambassadors to the Residence Halls - LibGuides at Univers... - 1 views

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  • The USC Libraries are seeking energetic incoming freshmen to serve as Library Ambassadors to the Residence Halls for the 2012-13 academic year.  Ambassadors are required to: Attend training sessions scheduled during the first month of classes Outreach to other students living in the Ambassador’s residence hall and be available to those who have questions regarding library research Complete a capstone project to promote the USC Libraries’ services and resources (see below for more information) Represent the Library at campus events Library Ambassadors will receive a $600 stipend awarded in two disbursements: $300 in November 2012 and $300 in March 2013 (contingent on completion of the capstone project).  Ambassadors are expected to keep a log of hours and activities undertaken as part of the position.  Hours will be flexible in accordance with the student’s schedule and life in the residence halls.
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      Sara Scheib on 05 Apr 13
       
      Great idea for getting students involved in promoting library services and resources. I'll be interested to see what kinds of capstone projects come out of this. It might give us all some new ideas.
Deb Robertson

Research & Publications - clients | Ithaka S+R - 0 views

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Ithaka Research digital humanities digital sustainability libraries academic library

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  • Deb Robertson on 31 Jan 13
     
    Ithaka S+R's research in publishing examines the emerging issues at the forefront of this change including new forms of publication, peer review structures, and sources for their support; our consulting work offers strategic and pragmatic guidance for those whose organizations face difficult choices as they navigate the challenges of creating, producing, and disseminating scholarly content in sustainable ways. This site offers links to Research & Publications from Ithaka S&R. With a focus on Digital Resources, Libraries, Publishing, and Sustainability.
Sara Scheib

The Future of Academic Libraries - 1 views

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  • Sara Scheib on 12 Jan 13
     
    I've been thinking about some of these topics a lot lately.
Sara Thompson

ACRLog » Making Things in Academic Libraries - 0 views

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  • essentially it’s a place for folks to make things, perhaps writing and illustrating a zine, using the open source Arduino computing platform to program a robot, screenprinting, or creating model houses with a 3D printer.
  • some public libraries are experimenting with makerspaces, including Fayetteville Free Library in New York, Westport Public Library in Connecticut, and Cleveland Public Library in Ohio.
  • What could a makerspace look like in an academic library? What do we help our patrons make? We have computer labs, some more specialized and high-end than others, and we could add equipment like 3D printers. Of course, not every library will have the funding and staff to create tech-centered makerspaces. And faculty and departments may already have that equipment for students to use, especially those in engineering, computer science, and other technical majors.
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  • For those colleges or universities that can’t create a physical makerspace, what are some other ways we can encourage the maker ethos in our libraries?
  • We could produce a student journal or create a zine, and I have a colleague who asks students to create their own citation style. But I’m struggling with the idea of the one-shot instruction session as makerspace. What can students “make” in a one-shot?
  • We need to find ways to support creating, not just finding. The Student as Producer project at the University of Lincoln in the UK is an interesting model to consider.
  • But I’m interested in adapting the *spirit* of makerspaces for an academic setting, by giving students a space the facilitates content creation and experimentation and play. I’m wondering if Digital Media Labs are in some ways equivalent to makerspaces in this way?
  • Students generally have one thing on their mind–pass their classes and they visit the library to do that. Even if they never speak to a librarian, they may find the ambiance of a library conductive to the end goal of passing a class. They often do not have the time or current interest to pursue creative endeavors, at least not in the library. They instead go work out at the student athletic center or participate in student organizations that provide a more creative outlet. In other words, it’s a different community and a different mission than the public library.
  • I guess more than anything I’m interested in the spirit of makerspaces, as Elizabeth notes, as a place where creativity and excitement are encouraged. Maybe these feelings aren’t as closely-associated with a place intended for (school)work as they are with one intended for hobbies/leisure. But I think it *is* exciting to research a topic and make something out of the information you find.
  • At U.Iowa we’ve been developing a 75-90 minute lesson plan with an overview of zine history, hands on time with zines, and then time to make a collaborative zine. I’d be happy to chat about it, send an e-mail! Colleen Theisen, Special Collections & University Archives – University of Iowa
Sara Thompson

Working with Zotero on the iPad with ZotPad - ProfHacker - The Chronicle of Higher Educ... - 0 views

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  • The $9.99 ZotPad app lets you access your Zotero library on an iPad.
  • I’m delighted that the newest version of ZotPad has solved these two limitations: you can now access your Zotero attachments if you use WebDAV (and also if you store your Zotero library on DropBox), and regardless of which method you use to sync your Zotero files, you can upload annotated PDFs back up to Zotero.
  • You can highlight, underline, add notes and comments to the the PDF, using whatever your preferred app is on the iPad. Then, when you’re ready, use that app’s Share… or Open In… feature to kick the document back to ZotPad. ZotPad will figure out which item that PDF belongs to, and swap out the old version for the newly annotated version.
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  • In other words, if you download a PDF directly from, say, JSTOR, while in iOS’s Safari, you cannot send that PDF into ZotPad. You still need a PC to do that.
  • My second caveat is that you will probably want to adjust ZotPad’s settings so that it doesn’t try to download every attachment in your library all at once.
  • Go to the main Settings app and scroll down to find ZotPad listed among the apps. Under the section labeled “Preemptive Cache,” change the Attachment files option to “Active items.” This ensures that ZotPad will only download an attachment when you specifically request it.
Sara Thompson

Why I'm not a teacher (Thoughts on ACRL Immersion) « Sense & Reference - 0 views

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  • A few weeks ago, I found myself just up the road in Nashville for the ACRL Immersion Intentional Teacher program…sort of a professional retreat for instruction librarians.
  • Part way through the Immersion program, I remembered a great piece that Char Booth wrote for In the Library with the Lead Pipe in which she argued that librarians are persistently beset with similar questions of identity. That is, we have a nasty habit of trying to define our roles by appeal to something other than “librarian”; it’s the “librarian as __________” problem.
  • To put the obligatory philosophical spin on it, the “librarian as __________” issue is an issue of bad faith. In attempting to mold ourselves into the roles we think we should embody, we are only deceiving ourselves.
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  • Librarian as ________ analogies are useful in exploring our response to a critically transformative time in the trajectory of our profession, but their function as metaphor should not be overlooked lest we creep too far from our own (rather amazing) archetype.
  • our library instruction curriculum for the massive First-Year composition program where our most important learning outcome is that students understand how their librarians and their library can help them succeed.
Sara Thompson

Open Access in Interlibrary Loan: Sources and Strategies for Locating Free Materials On... - 0 views

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  • Sara Thompson on 16 Dec 12
     
    Handout from a presentation by Tina Baich at a library conference October 2012
Sara Thompson

Information Literacy Tables | Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library - 1 views

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info-literacy instruction instruction-design libraries teaching

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  • Sara Thompson on 16 Dec 12
     
    "The following information literacy concepts and skills provide a framework for library instructors and teaching faculty to address during each of the indicated class levels."
Sara Scheib

ILA/ACRL Newsletter - December 2012 - 0 views

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  • Sara Scheib on 11 Dec 12
     
    The December issue of the ILA/ACRL Newsletter is now available. It includes the President's Piece by Rebecca Funke and news from libraries across the state.
Sara Scheib

Improving subject guides with existing citation analyses data: Water resources at Orego... - 0 views

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citation analysis subject guides resources libraries

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  • Sara Scheib on 07 Dec 12
     
    Interesting article on using citation analysis data to inform the selection of resources for subject guides.
Deb Robertson

Analyzing Your Instructional Environment: A Workbook (ACRL) - 0 views

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information literacy ACRL workbook

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  • Deb Robertson on 29 Oct 12
     
    This publication was created to serve as a practical guide for instruction coordinators and managers to use in the environmental analysis of their own unique situations. Information provided here includes nationally-established guidelines, suggestions of possible local resources to consult, questions to ask, and sources for additional reading.
  • Deb Robertson on 29 Oct 12
     
    Instruction Librarians wanting to understand how to effectively engage in their institution's instructional environment would benefit from using this workbook. The workbook guides practitioners through an environmental scan and provides information such as nationally established guidelines, possible local resources to consult, questions to ask, and sources for additional reading.
Sara Thompson

Wikipedia Loves Libraries: Multnomah County Edit-athon | Multnomah County Library Events - 0 views

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  • Sara Thompson on 14 Oct 12
     
    "Write, edit and improve Wikipedia's entries relating to Multnomah County, past and present. Experienced, newbie and everyone in between are welcome to this workshop."
Deb Robertson

Bridging the Gap: Understanding the Differing Research Expectations of First-Year Stude... - 0 views

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first year experience higher education transition to college freshmen expectations research

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  • Deb Robertson on 25 Sep 12
     
    "Objective: This study sought to better understand the research expectations of first-year students upon beginning university study, and how these expectations differed from those of their professors. Most academic librarians observe that the research expectations of these two groups differ considerably and being able to articulate where these differences are greatest may help us provided more focused instruction, and allow us to work more effectively with professors and student support services."
  • Deb Robertson on 25 Sep 12
     
    This article offers interesting data about expectations of college freshmen and the faculty who work with them.
Sara Thompson

blyberg.net » Catalog Card Generator - 0 views

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  • Sara Thompson on 14 Sep 12
     
    Create images of good old fashioned library catalog cards with the book information of your choice and hand-written scribbles! 
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