• When Librarians Rank Last: First-Year Student Research Readiness, Library Intimidation & High School Experiences 

  Morgan, Abigail; Yarnetsky, Jerry; Verdream, Janell

  What happens when high school students don't have access to librarians? In fall 2021 we conducted a survey of first-year students at two Ohio public universities. We hoped to learn about incoming first-year students' ...

• Revival of a historic bibliography for a modern bibliographic analysis 

  Adams, Kristen

  Conducting a bibliographic analysis on the complete works of an individual has the potential to reveal patterns and themes that are otherwise obscured. Assembling a bibliography for contemporary authors is somewhat ...

• Analyzing unexpected success of a data visualization video series 

  Adams, Kristen; Justus, Roger

  Abstract: About a year ago, the library created a series of 17 YouTube videos on data visualization. These presented practical skills on making graphs and diagrams in Google’s Sheets and Slides, and Microsoft’s Excel ...

• Revising and rethinking asynchronous data literacy modules: Addition of practical data visualization skills for students of all abilities 

  Adams, Kristen

  Previously a group of librarians created a set of data literacy modules. These were designed to be online asynchronous, taken either in unison or separately, mostly for STEM disciplines with hopes of being useful outside ...

• Building Your Network 

  Birkenhauer, Laura

  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 ...

• Connecting Commuter and Military-Affiliated Students to Campus and Community 

  Birkenhauer, Laura

  A student success librarian describes two successful programs implemented during the 2021-2022 academic year targeting commuter and military-affiliated students. Each program was implemented in close partnership with ...

• RecrEational REading: Reflections on a Digital Leisure Reading Pilot 

  Birkenhauer, Laura

  After initiating a shift in leisure reading purchasing from leased print titles to E-book and E-audio titles in response to the events of 2020, librarians reflect on a year of the pilot project: How was the collection ...

• Critical Consumption: Empowering Students to Evaluate Sources in a One-Shot Session on Introductory Consumer Marketing Research 

  Morgan, Abigail

  Instruction in library resources and research for the introductory marketing class is one of the most requested one-shot sessions from the business school at Miami University, a large public school in the Midwest, with ...

• Toward a Framework for Information Creativity 

  Dahlquist, Mark

  Recognizing the importance of information literacy in defining the primary focus of library instruction, this paper suggests the potential utility of a complementary principle of information creativity. Employers and ...

• Student Health and Wellness and the Library 

  Birkenhauer, Laura

  The COVID-19 pandemic made clear that student health and wellness is a priority for every area of campus, including the library. As students continued to struggle with stress, anxiety, and other mental health concerns after ...

• Creating Museum Exhibits Faculty-Librarian Collaboration within a First-Year Research Course 

  Boehme, Ginny; Sullivan, Steve; Messner, Kevin

  Integrating information literacy (IL) into credit-bearing courses is not a new topic for librarians, but few are able to go beyond the traditional one-shot session. Some are able to become embedded in a class, with varying ...

• Moving Beyond Craft Programs: Encouraging Creative Confidence in Adult Learners 

  Nagle, Sarah

  According to a landmark longitudinal study by George Land, creativity peaks in early childhood, and drops drastically as we grow older. Ninety-eight percent of children between the ages of 4 and 5 score at the genius level ...

• Putting a Place to a Name: Connecting Sophomores to Campus 

  Birkenhauer, Laura

  With campus offices closed to visitors and students studying remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic, some first-year students ended the 2020-21 academic year without having ever set foot in the physical locations for important ...

• Pandemic Proof Partnerships 

  Birkenhauer, Laura

  An academic librarian discusses campus partnerships that continued despite the unexpected changes that have characterized the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as a new partnership established during this time. Presentation details ...

• Promoting Transparency and collaboration with a new database A-Z audit and new ER acquisitions workflow 

  Calabrese, Cara; Sellers, Senta; Adams, Kristen

  A collaborative project with electronic resources (ER) and subject librarians focused on our A-Z resource list, which needed attention as descriptions and links were outdated and/or inaccurate. This was a two-phase project. ...

• Flexible, Scalable, and Sustainable Data Literacy Instruction: Remote Learning and Collaboration for the Future 

  Boehme, Ginny; Adams, Kristen

  Data literacy (DL) is an important topic that is not typically covered in-depth as part of undergraduate curricula, yet is often a skillset that faculty expect new graduate students to have. In spring 2020, librarians ...

• Data Literacy on Demand: Creating a Set of Data Literacy Modules for Remote Instruction 

  Boehme, Ginny; Adams, Kristen; Benzing, Matt

  The case study presented here, from Miami University, demonstrates one approach to designing and implementing a series of online modules covering data management skills. Through collaboration with the Miami Ecological Big ...

• Job sculpting in the midst of organizational change 

  Adams, Kristen; Messner, Kevin

  “Job sculpting” – matching employees to job duties consistent with their professional interests and strengths — in librarian positions can be a helpful practice for enhancing employee satisfaction and ultimately retention. ...

• Analysis and Assessment of the 'Get it Now' Service, Five Years after Implementation - is it Fulfilling its Purpose Sustainably? 

  Adams, Kristen; Messner, Kevin

  The 'Get it Now' service, from the Copyright Clearance Center, is a rapid document delivery program for journal articles which we implemented in 2014. With five years of data, our analysis addressed questions including: ...

• Growing Beyond A Loss: Reassigning Tasks, Reassessing Workflows, and Carrying on after an Employee Death or Growing Beyond A Loss: Carrying on and Reevaluating Library Procedures and Services after an Employee Death 

  Withers, Rob O'Brien

  One library recently experienced the deaths of several staff members in a short period of time. This program will share our experiences in piecing together our response to these deaths. Issues we have addressed have included: ...

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