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I Saw it on YouTube: Representations of Libraries and What We Can Learn From Them
Free video hosting services like YouTube are a popular platform for libraries to post their online tutorials and promotional videos, but are also venues for fictionalized satirical depictions of situations at public service ... -
Ideas for Action: Creating and Collaborating for Inclusive Teaching
The process of embedding anti-racist practices into library instruction is vitally important, especially as we and our students navigate ongoing systemic injustices at our institutions, in our communities, and on a national ... -
Impact of a Library Instruction Session on Bibliographies of Organic Chemistry Students
(2014-06-16)Students in Chemistry 254: Organic Chemistry for Majors were required to write a paper about an organic name reaction (a reaction named after the chemist who discovered it). Before turning in this assignment, students had ... -
Implementing an Open Source Room Reservation System
Miami University opted to implement an open source solution for its heavily used study rooms. This session will outline the evaluation criteria used to select a product, the wish-list of features, technical skills and ... -
Improving the Effectiveness of LibGuides through Usability Testing
As information professionals, one of our primary responsibilities is to make information findable. As the amount of information continues to grow exponentially, the need to organize content and simplify the search process ... -
In Perfect Harmony: Libraries and TRiO Programs Partnering for Student Success
The U.S. Department of Education funds TRiO Student Support Services (SSS) on college campuses. With over 70 TRiO programs in colleges throughout Ohio, there is a tremendous opportunity to develop connections between ... -
An Inclusive and Creative Service for Experiential Learning
As workforce requirements continue to transform, innovation and experiential learning are increasingly important topics in higher education. In this presentation, we showcase how a university library department has leveraged ... -
Information Inspiration: Creativity Across the Disciplines in Academic Libraries
Placing new emphasis on makerspaces, digital scholarship and publishing, and inventive ideation-centered instruction, academic libraries have in recent years turned their attention to inspiring and supporting creativity. ... -
Information literacy assessment: a case study at Miami University
The purpose of this case study, created by a faculty learning community (FLC) on research fluency, is to investigate students’ information literacy practices at Miami University, including information search process, ... -
Information Literacy Through Site-Specific Installation: The Library Project
This article describes how a collaborative, multifaceted, site-specific installation helped to develop information literacy in studio art students. Through the process of planning, creating, and installing the project, ... -
The Innovative Library Classroom (TILC) 2016
Short Abstract: Skillful search savvy can be intimidating to beginning researchers, and, much to my chagrin, most of my students don’t prefer to wax philosophical about controlled vocabularies. How, then, can I stay ... -
Integrated Information Literacy Assessment using ePortfolios
ePortfolios continue to gain strength in higher education as a viable and relatively quick method for assessment of student work. Miami University recently implemented Chalk & Wire as its ePortfolio system for the entire ... -
Integrating Librarians into Campus Systems for Student Success
A student success librarian discusses the value of a move to integrate librarians into campus-wide systems for student success, including the University’s Integrated Planning and Advising for Student Success (IPASS) system. ... -
Interactive data entry and validation tool: A collaboration between librarians and researchers
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to share a case study process of collaboration with faculty, highlight some design considerations when creating data entry forms and describe some considerations when planning ... -
An Introduction to the Creative Commons
This presentation provides an overview of Creative Commons licensing. -
An Introduction to the Creative Commons
Creative Commons (CC) licenses provide those creating copyrightable works with an opportunity to outline terms under which others can reuse them, eliminating the need for users to seek permission for their use of the ...