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Garbage In, Garbage Out: Citation Generator Tools
Students may not always know how to do thorough research but they sure do find out quickly that EasyBib, BibMe and other free citation tools can supposedly make their lives easier. The citation tools in subscription ... -
Gephi - Network analysis and visualization
This set of PowerPoint slides used in a workshop for librarians gives a brief explanation of network analysis and how to use the Gephi visualization tool (version 0.9.2). -
GetMeData: A Data Purchase Program for students
This presentation describes the GetMeData! data purchase program at Miami University. The program connects undergraduate students with liaison librarians for research help including purchasing data for them to use in their ... -
Gettin' Hot in Here: Using Global Warming to Connect the Library with the Community
Who knew that a topic as controversial as global warming could bring people together? GAIA (Global Awareness and Information Access), a year-long series of events, with global warming as the central theme, provided students ... -
Hands On, Hands Off: Managing a Student Exhibition
Building a coherent, provocative exhibit is difficult enough with one curator at the helm, but in Spring 2016, I signed up to oversee an exhibit that was developed, curated, designed, installed, and promoted entirely by ... -
Hard Times and Opportunities: Lessons Learned from the Pack Horse Librarians
Libraries everywhere are feeling the pinch from the nationwide economic slowdown. Whether it is cuts in journal subscriptions or cuts in staff, the changes wrought by these extenuating circumstances will have longstanding ... -
Have It Your Way: Designing a Library Makerspace to Support Creativity and Innovation
Makerspaces are growing in many types of libraries, but have you considered adding one to your library? The creators of an academic library makerspace will share their progress over two years, starting with a 3D printer ... -
A Heaping Scoop of Literacy, with a Side of Gamification
The workshop described in this chapter combines gamification with information and data literacy instruction using an “escape room”-style format. Undergraduate students escape the room by successfully completing timed ... -
How Might a Psychology Professor Teach Critical Thinking?
Teaching critical thinking is addressed from the perspective of a psychology professor and a librarian. Methods used to improve student understanding of validity and reliability of sources are examined from the perspective ... -
How Much!? Estimating the cost of an assignment in an organic chemistry class.
Objective: To estimate the library costs of completing an assignment in an organic chemistry class. Methods: Students in Chemistry 254: Organic Chemistry for Majors were required to write a paper on an organic name reaction ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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, ...