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In May 2012, the librarians at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio affirmed their commitment to the principles of Open Access by voting in favor of an Open Access policy. The policy, based on Harvard University's Model Policy, will increase access to librarians' scholarly articles. More information is available at: http://www.lib.miamioh.edu.
Collections in this community
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Adams, Kristen
Kristen Adams -
Bazeley, Jennifer W
Jennifer W Bazeley -
Benzing, Matthew
Matthew Benzing -
Birkenhauer, Laura
Laura Birkenhauer -
Boehme, Ginny
Ginny Boehme -
Boman, Craig
Craig Boman -
Brinkman, Stacy
Stacy Brinkman -
Burke, John
John Burke -
Calabrese, Cara
Cara Calabrese -
Dahlquist, Mark
Mark Dahlquist -
Floyd, Nathaniel
Nathaniel Floyd -
Gibson, Katie
Katie Gibson -
Girton, Carrie
Carrie Girton -
Hartsell-Gundy, Arianne
Arianne Hartsell-Gundy -
Hilles, Stefanie
Stefanie Hilles -
Hoffman, Kimberly
Kimberly Hoffman -
Hurst, Susan
Susan Hurst -
Irwin, Ken
Ken Irwin -
Jacobsen, Anna Liss
Anna Liss Jacobsen -
Jaskowiak, Megan
Megan Jaskowiak -
Johnson, Eric
Eric Johnson -
Jones, Ashley
Ashley Jones -
Kaiser, Justina
Justina Kaiser -
Komer, Maria C.
Maria C. Komer -
Kromer, John
John Kromer -
Ladd, Marcus
Marcus Ladd -
Long, Jessica
Jessica Long -
Makarowski, Rachel
Rachel Makarowski -
McDonald, Krista
Krista McDonald -
Messner, Kevin
Kevin Messner -
Michel, Jason
Jason Michel -
Millard, John
John Millard -
Miller, Lindsay
Lindsay Miller -
Modrow, William
William Modrow -
Morgan, Abi
Abi Morgan -
Myers, Carla
Carla Myers -
Nagle, Sarah
Sarah Nagle -
Natale, Jennifer
Jennifer Natale -
Perkins, Jody
Jody Perkins -
Presnell, Jenny
Jenny Presnell -
Qu, Meng
Meng Qu -
Resnis, Eric
Eric Resnis -
Revelle, Andrew
Andrew Revelle -
Santucci, Lisa
Lisa Santucci -
Sellers, Senta
Senta Sellers -
Sentieri, Carly
Carly Sentieri -
Shores, Mark
Mark Shores -
Shrimplin, Aaron
Aaron Shrimplin -
Spraetz, Jaclyn
Jaclyn Spraetz -
Stepanova, Masha
Masha Stepanova -
Sullivan, Elizabeth
Elizabeth Sullivan -
Tumbleson, Beth E.
Beth E. Tumbleson -
Tzoc, Elias
Elias Tzoc -
Vonnahme, Erin
Erin Vonnahme -
Waller, Jen
Jen Waller -
Wegner, Alia
Alia Wegner -
Wisneski, Rich
Rich Wisneski -
Withers, Rob
Rob Withers -
Yarnetsky, Jerry
Jerry Yarnetsky
Recent Submissions
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When Librarians Rank Last: First-Year Student Research Readiness, Library Intimidation & High School Experiences
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
“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?
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
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: ...