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Data Curation Workshop:
The current state of research data is like a disorganized photo collection: a mix of formats scattered across different media without a lot of authority control. That is changing as the need to make data available to ... -
Data Curation: Tips and Tools for Today
In the past year we have seen how quickly and easily scientific data can be removed from government websites and rendered inaccessible to the public. Libraries have a responsibility to step into the breach and provide safe ... -
Data Literacy on Demand: Creating a Set of Data Literacy Modules for Remote Instruction
The case study presented here, from Miami University, demonstrates one approach to designing and implementing a series of online modules covering data management skills. Through collaboration with the Miami Ecological Big ... -
DECIDING, DOCUMENTING, AND DISSEMINATING LIBRARY POLICIES AND PRACTICES: A CASE STUDY FROM A NEWLY-CREATED LIBRARY UNIT
Staff turnover, varying practices across service points, and consolidation of previously independent units are three starter reasons to document common practices. This session will address the development of central ... -
Deciding, Documenting, and Disseminating Library Policies: A Case Study from a Newly Created Library Unit
taff turnover, varying practices across service points, and consolidation of previously independent units are three starter reasons to document common practices. This session will address the development of central ... -
Deconstructing Neutrality: Hope Olson, Classification Bias, and the Library of Congress Fine Arts Range
Neutrality is one of the founding principles of library classification; however, systems reflect the biases of the people and societies that created them. Library neutrality is, in fact, a myth. This presentation will ... -
Dedicated Technology Facilities: Impacts, Success, and Implications
Miami University’s Assessment in Action project examined the effectiveness of two high-end digital media facilities. The first study of the project compared the technological self-efficacy of students who used the facilities ... -
Delivering Library Services With (And For) Google Glass
(2014-04-11)Google Glass is Google’s latest consumer technology and is a wearable, head-mounted computer that acts like a voice-activated, hands-free smartphone. Hailed by some and reviled by others, Glass provides a peek into the ... -
Demonstrating Impact of Library Makerspaces: Examples and Future Directions
A common challenge for library makerspace organizers is demonstrating the value and impact of makerspaces to administrators, patrons, communities, and even other library staff. The value of makerspaces can be difficult to ... -
Demystifying the Opaque: Train Faculty and Others to Assess Open Access Resources
Since the invent of the Open Access (OA) publishing model, research has focused on evaluating OA journals with the goal of identifying quality sources for the purposes of publication. However, more research must be completed ... -
Designing A Student-Centered Diversity Audit
A Student Success Librarian outlines the steps of a small-scale diversity audit designed to be completed independently in part by a student employee. Resources detailing each phase of the process will be provided to attendees ... -
Desire to Listen: One Learning Management System-Based Solution to Providing Copyright Compliant Streaming Audio Reserves
In 2008, the Performing Arts Librarian and the Bierce Library Course Reserves Manager at the Bierce Library at the University of Akron were charged by library administration to explore possible solutions for providing ... -
Detailed search stats from DSpace Solr
The DSpace institutional repository platform has several methods for extracting usage statistics. This brief case study gives an overview 3 methods and shows some of the advanced details available using the Solr API. -
Developing Digital Scholarship Collaboration - Source Notes
Our library has a unit dedicated to providing project consultations and technical support for faculty, students and other campus units. Many of our projects have strong pedagogical components with hands-on student learning. ... -
Digital Wellness: Strategies for Supporting Student Well-Being Online
With 24/7 device access and frequent social media use proving problematic to the success of our students, this poster presents an argument for digital wellness instruction in libraries, potential campus collaborators for ... -
Digitizing Vinegar Syndrome Film
Step-by-step equipment build procedure for digitizing damaged 16 mm film stock.