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Tablet Based Data Recorder for Librarians and Researchers
To promote easier and more accurate data collection, a tablet based tool was created that guides data collectors by providing color coded and textual instructions. Validation rules can be dynamically created that will ... -
Tailoring Technical Services Data to Fit the Changing Needs of Academic Liaisons
(2012-05-11)Increasingly dynamic collections, changing curriculums, and tightening budgets work together to put more and more pressure on liaisons to stay well-informed and respond nimbly when confronting collection management decisions ... -
Taking Action to Contain COllege Expenses: Cultivating a Collection of Textbooks for High-Use Classes
The cost of tuition and related expenses has become a hot topic. The College Board estimated that the cost of textbooks per student per year was nearly $1,200. One institution has created and maintained a collection of ... -
Taking Race into Account: Charting Student Attitudes towards Affirmative Action
(2009-11-13)This paper examines student attitudes towards affirmative action over 4 years of college. Asian American and Latino/a students were more likely than White students to disagree strongly or somewhat with abolishing affirmative ... -
Talent Within: Building Library Leaders Through Staff Development
(2015-11-30)Staff development is the cornerstone of a vibrant and responsive library system that meets the needs of today’s students. In lean times, spending effort on staff development can often be overlooked beyond the initial ... -
Taming the Communication Beast: Using LibGuides for Intra-Library Communication
(2014-05-13)Presentation given at the Library Technology Conference on March 16, 2011. Using LibGuides for communication between technical services and other library departments. -
Tapped: An Inside Perspective on the Craft Beer Movement
An ethnography of participants of the craft beer movement. This work investigates how craft beer is consumed, how it is made, and what it means to society. -
TEACH-ing Online?
In recent years, K-12 and academic libraries have seen an increasing demand to provide online access to film that can be used as part of course instruction. The Technology, Education and Copyright Harmonization (TEACH) ... -
Teaching and learning human anatomy using a 3-dimensional computer graphics learning tool: Considerations and benefits
3D Computer Graphics anatomical atlases provide a promising avenue for exploration of fiscally responsible collection management decisions to support student learning outcomes and university initiatives. -
Teaching Communities of Faculty About Scholarly Communication
(2015-01-27)This article by Jennifer Bazeley and Jen Waller originally appeared on the LSE Impact of Social Sciences blog as “Faculty Learning Communities are a positive way for libraries to engage academic staff in scholarly ... -
Teaching UNV 101 at Miami University
Teaching the introductory UNV 101, I am Miami course afforded me the opportunity to not only teach students about campus resources such as the library, but also gave me the chance to build meaningful connections with ... -
Team teaching anatomy using innovative technology: A case study
Objective: The aim of this paper was to describe a novel team teach approach to teaching an anatomy class using a 3D computer graphics (3DCG) tool. Setting/Participants: Participants were 38 Speech Pathology and Audiology ... -
Technical Services Transparency: Using a LibGuide to Expose the Mysteries of Technical Services
(2013-06-04)Technical services departments in academic libraries have long struggled to communicate effectively with other library departments, particularly public services departments. As academic libraries acquire large numbers of ... -
Technical skills for new digital librarians
(2012-10-12)The purpose of this paper is to analyze the current technical skills being sought for digital librarian positions, as well as provide a basic exploration of the list of technical courses offered by major library school ... -
Techniques for the Integration of Existing Tools
(1988-03-01)The purpose of this paper is to explain and demonstrate the advantages of tool integration and the reuse of tools. Several techniques for the integration of existing tools are presented and discussed. These techniques ...