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Building Alliances and Allies: Advocating for Art Methodologies in Digital Collections Collaborations
This presentation addresses the art of advocating for disciplinary methodologies in collaborations with digital collections and special collections. While art librarians speak from a well-articulated methodological position ... -
Building Library Communities through Makerspace Engagement
Makerspaces and other experiential learning labs are a growing addition to libraries of all types. But in order to ensure they are a lasting part of library services, these spaces must be more than just the technology and ... -
Building Memories
Buildings matter because they are the symbols and the repositions of memory. Our lives are entangled with memories. Memory is the brain’s ability to store, retain or recall experiences during years. Remembering is the ... -
Building Mystery, Intrigue and Action from the Movies
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Building STEAM: Collaborative Outreach and Engagement with Art and Science in the Academic Library
Art and science are often thought of as separate and unrelated disciplines. However, art has frequently been influenced by scientific discoveries while science has used artistic techniques to expand knowledge. This ... -
Building with The Bauhaus: Integrating art and maker education
The Bauhaus, a German art and design school active from 1919-1933, changed how artists and designers are educated. Previously, art students were typically trained at Royal Academies where they learned by copying the masters. ... -
Building Your Brand and Communicating for Collaboration in a Brand New Role
Newly created roles in libraries are an exciting opportunity, but can also be confusing: for colleagues, your campus and community. The confusion is only compounded when a position breaks with tradition or is built on ... -
Building Your Network
Social mixers and elevator pitches may be where your mind goes when you think about networking, but there are many ways to connect with others in libraries that fall outside of the conventional wisdom. The NMRT Online ... -
Built Environment that Enhances Children's All-round Development-Vidyalaya
India is one among the ten fastest growing economies in the world but suffers in terms of literacy contributing to 34% of the worlds illiterate population. In India English is the primary language for government, business ... -
Camels, Contests, and Coffee: Getting First Year Students Through the Doors
Find where we hid the “Hump Daaaaaay!” camel. Stop in for free coffee and donuts. Submit an original haiku for our annual haiku contest. These are just a few of the ways staff at Miami University Hamilton’s Rentschler ... -
Campus Sexual Assault Prevention: Not Just Our Issue
This project further explores the idea of male-focused educational rape prevention from a campus sexual assault perspective. By switching the prevention focus, she hopes campus sexual assault rates will decrease. -
Campus-wide partnerships to improve students’ academic integrity iQ
Miami University’s iQ (short for integrity Quickstart) is a newly created online tutorial that guides students through different scenarios about academic integrity and research issues. Each scenario introduces the student ... -
Can We Make a Building From Waste: Reinventing Materials
One of the biggest challenges facing today’s architecture is the waste that comes from building materials. It is estimated that the construction process currently results in as much as 40% of wasted materials. This ... -
"Can't you just say Yes?" Answering Copyright Questions About Fair Use for Faculty Colleagues
More frequently academic librarians are being sought-out by faculty for assistance in answering copyright questions, and many of these questions are about how the fair use exception found in Section 107 of US copyright law ... -
Capitalizing on University Resources for Easy and Economical Information Literacy Assessment
ePortfolios continue to gain strength in higher education as a viable and relatively quick method for assessment of student work. Miami University (Oxford, OH) recently implemented Chalk & Wire as its ePortfolio system ... -
Capitalizing on University Resources for Easy and Economical Information Literacy Assessment
ePortfolios continue to gain strength in higher education as a viable and relatively quick method for assessment of student work. Miami University (Oxford, OH) recently implemented Chalk & Wire as its ePortfolio system ... -
Capturing Appalachia: Building a Collection of Photographers' Work
The article offers information on the collection of books of Appalachian photography in the Appalachian region. The collected works of Appalachian photographers were published in book form by university presses and publishers ... -
Capturing the Age-Dependent Properties of Human Skin Using Variable Stiffness “Smart” Skins
Throughout history, medical advancements have progressed in multiple areas. One of the more impactful areas is that of artificial skin. Whether it will be used for burn victims, prosthetic limbs, or medical training devices, ...