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The New Face of Textbooks: Guiding Faculty Toward Alternatives
Are students at your institution complaining about the high costs of textbooks? Do they continually ask if your library has copies of textbooks that can be checked out? Is it even possible for faculty to require course ... -
The Numbers Game: Collecting, Compiling, and Utilizing Usage Data in an Academic Library
(2013-06-04)As our academic library budgets evolve, librarians have to make difficult decisions about what resources to spend that money on every year. Looking at patron usage of our resources, both tangible and electronic, can help ... -
On Course: A Critical Assessment of a Textbook Affordability Initiative
As the need for higher education has increased in the preceding decades, so have the costs associated with it. Our institution has implemented numerous affordable learning initiatives in response, including an OER adopt/adapt ... -
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, ... -
Online Classrooms: Is the TEACH Act Enough?
As the scholarly communications universe continues to change and expand, it’s increasingly important for librarians to understand and be able to advise on complicated copyright issues in an accessible and relatable matter. ... -
Open Access and Institutional Repositories
This presentation explores open access issues related to institutional repositories. -
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 ... -
Our Role in Retention:
Description of how libraries best reach out to students who are at-risk of dropping out. -
Outreach & Programming
Session participants learned how to develop a scholarly communications outreach program for their institution. -
Outreach and Programming
Session participants learned how to develop a scholarly communications outreach program for their institution. -
Outreach and 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. ... -
Phrases for the Front Line: What to Say When the Going Gets Tough
Whether you work the front lines of customer service, or manage those who do, knowing what to say during difficult times is critical. This session will explore the idea of keeping a mental toolbox from which we can quickly ... -
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. ...