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On the Front Lines: Serving Ohio’s Best
Presenters from a June, 2015 Academic Libraries of Ohio conference titled “Serving Our Veterans: A Call to Action” discuss the state of outreach and service to student veterans, students currently serving in the military, ... -
Open Educational Resources and their Implementation at Miami University
A white paper submitted on 9/8/2015 by the members of the 2014 –2015 Faculty Learning Community Exploring Open Educational Resources at Miami University. Covers OER definition, best practices, benefits and evidence, OER ... -
Outreach & Programming
Session participants learned how to develop a scholarly communications outreach program for their institution. -
Patron Space-Use Analysis of a New Library Facility
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Perpetual Motion: Running a 24/7 Library in a 9 to 5 World
The 24/7 availability of information has led to the demand for 24/7 library services. Miami University increased operations of its central facility, King Library, incrementally, until it began 24/7 operations in 2000. ... -
Plagiarism and Copyright: Best Practices for Classroom Education
Plagiarism and copyright infringement are terms that most students are familiar with, and when asked, most students will readily express the sentiment that plagiarizing the work of others or committing copyright infringement ... -
Planning for Digital Preservation
This presentation will focus on the process Miami University Libraries used when researching and selecting digital preservation solutions. Digital Preservation can be an overwhelming undertaking for any institution. The ... -
A Powerful Partnership: Incorporating TRiO Student Support Services into the Library's Space to Impact Student Success
This session will discuss the logistics of incorporating the TRiO Student Support Services (SSS) program into the library's space. When our institution was awarded a five-year, $1.2 million dollar grant from the U.S. ... -
Preservation Outreach Through Non-Traditional Instruction and Engagement
This poster will present outreach initiatives undertaken by the library’s preservation department to promote library preservation among students and patrons. In collaboration with special collections, the preservation ... -
Privacy and Sharing: Two Sides of the Same Coin?
(2013-08-01)Increasingly, our digital lives have moved off hard drives and into the cloud. What are the privacy implications of cloud-based services such as Google, Facebook, and Twitter? Who is watching us, and – more importantly – ... -
Project Transfer: Five Years Later
(2014-05-13)Presentation given at E-Resources & Libraries (ER&L) on April 3, 2012. Managing journal publisher transfers and updates to the Transfer Code of Practice. -
Promoting Partnership: Campus and Community Collaboration Through Cultural Events
Hosting community-inclusive cultural events do more than demonstrate a library’s commitment to diversity; they provide opportunities for forging lasting partnerships with campus and community organizations. This article ... -
Promoting the Use of the Library Science Collection for Professional Development
As librarians, we understand and appreciate the value of reading for professional development in order to meet the needs of our faculty and students, learn something new, and to spark innovation and forward-thinking. As ... -
Quality and Engaging Student Research Projects: A Student Development Theory Approach
Research projects can cause struggles for students, faculty, and librarians alike. While assumptions are made as to why these struggles occur, we propose that looking at student development theory can further assist in ... -
Reframing Liaisonship: Moving Towards Quality User Engagement
As librarianship continues to evolve, the roles of the liaison librarian have also changed considerably. So, what are the priorities for an effective liaison? This program will detail our institution's reframing of liaison ... -
Reimagining Info Lit Assessment: An Inexpensive and Easy Method for Measuring IL Skill Progression
How information literate are our students? How can we tell if their skills are improving during their college years? Standardized IL tests are available (iCriticalThinking and SAILS), but each requires a considerable ... -
Report of the ALCTS Collection Management and E-Resources Interest Group (CMERIG) Meeting (ALA 2016)
Report on individual presentations given at the ALCTS CMERIG session at the American Library Association Annual Conference in Orlando, Florida on June 26, 2016.