Slides from Elisabeth Leonard's presentation on the "working together: evolving value for academic libraries" research by LISU and commissioned by SAGE
Librarians are increasingly being asked to engage with
bibliometrics to help with institutional decision making.
However, few have professional qualifications in this area and
there is an onus on universities to do metrics responsibly. A
small project supported by the Lis-Bibliometrics forum and
Elsevier Research Intelligence Division is developing a set of
bibliometric competency statements to ensure practitioners are
equipped to do their work responsibly and well. This workshop
will report on progress to date and invite input into the project.
Working Together evolving library value: initial findingsSAGE Publishing
‘Working together: evolving value for academic libraries’ is a six-month research project investigating the value of academic libraries for teaching and research staff. SAGE commissioned LISU to undertake the research in December 2011. Now halfway through the project, two UK case studies are complete, and those in US and Scandinavia are underway.
Some initial results have been compiled into a short presentation to coincide with the UKSG conference.
The Value of Being Valued: all in the eyes of the beholderUCD Library
Presentation given by Peter Hickey, Head of Client Services, UCD Library, at the Relationship Management in HE Libraries Conference, Stirling, UK on 20th Nov 2015.
In November 2013, UKSG published a UKSG and Jisc-funded research project “Impact of Library Discovery Technology” that evaluates the impact of library discovery technologies, specifically Resources Discovery Systems, on the usage of academic content. The report provides a wealth of useful information and a practical set of recommendations for actions that libraries, publishers and others in the academic information supply chain should take to engage with such technologies to best support the discovery of resources for teaching, learning and research.
Valérie Spezi discussed the key findings of the report and the implications of these findings for librarians, publishers and content providers, RDS suppliers and other national and international organisations with an interest in the information chain.
The session will present the key findings of a joint
Loughborough University and Taylor & Francis project
looking at postgraduate user experience in the digital
library. Using the findings from ten research students’
diaries collected over an eight-month period, we will focus
on the findings as they relate to the academic journal and
article including: evaluating different publishers’ platforms
and their UX; identifying the approaches and skills needed
in identifying papers relevant for their research; and
approaches to storing papers.
Librarians are increasingly being asked to engage with
bibliometrics to help with institutional decision making.
However, few have professional qualifications in this area and
there is an onus on universities to do metrics responsibly. A
small project supported by the Lis-Bibliometrics forum and
Elsevier Research Intelligence Division is developing a set of
bibliometric competency statements to ensure practitioners are
equipped to do their work responsibly and well. This workshop
will report on progress to date and invite input into the project.
Working Together evolving library value: initial findingsSAGE Publishing
‘Working together: evolving value for academic libraries’ is a six-month research project investigating the value of academic libraries for teaching and research staff. SAGE commissioned LISU to undertake the research in December 2011. Now halfway through the project, two UK case studies are complete, and those in US and Scandinavia are underway.
Some initial results have been compiled into a short presentation to coincide with the UKSG conference.
The Value of Being Valued: all in the eyes of the beholderUCD Library
Presentation given by Peter Hickey, Head of Client Services, UCD Library, at the Relationship Management in HE Libraries Conference, Stirling, UK on 20th Nov 2015.
In November 2013, UKSG published a UKSG and Jisc-funded research project “Impact of Library Discovery Technology” that evaluates the impact of library discovery technologies, specifically Resources Discovery Systems, on the usage of academic content. The report provides a wealth of useful information and a practical set of recommendations for actions that libraries, publishers and others in the academic information supply chain should take to engage with such technologies to best support the discovery of resources for teaching, learning and research.
Valérie Spezi discussed the key findings of the report and the implications of these findings for librarians, publishers and content providers, RDS suppliers and other national and international organisations with an interest in the information chain.
The session will present the key findings of a joint
Loughborough University and Taylor & Francis project
looking at postgraduate user experience in the digital
library. Using the findings from ten research students’
diaries collected over an eight-month period, we will focus
on the findings as they relate to the academic journal and
article including: evaluating different publishers’ platforms
and their UX; identifying the approaches and skills needed
in identifying papers relevant for their research; and
approaches to storing papers.
Is what's 'trending' what¹s worth purchasing?NASIG
Presenters:
Stacy Konkiel, Outreach & Engagement Manager, Altmetric
Rachel Miles, Kansas State University Libraries
Sarah Sutton, Assistant Professor in the School of Library and Information Management at Emporia State University
New forms of usage data like altmetrics are helping librarians to make smarter decisions about their collections. A recent nationwide study administered to 13,000+ librarians at R1 universities shines light on exactly how these metrics are being applied in academia. This presentation will share survey results, including as-yet-unknown rates of technology and metrics uptake among collection development librarians, the most popular citation databases and altmetrics services being used to make decisions, and surprising factors that affect attitudes toward the use of metrics. This presentation will also offer actionable insights on how altmetrics are being paired with bibliometrics and usage statistics to form a more complete picture of “trending” scholarship that’s worth purchasing. Through sharing the survey results and opening up a discussion about the potential altmetrics hold for informing collection development, the presenters aim to provide a learning opportunity for attendees which will enhance their competencies for e-resource management, specifically, core competence for e-resource librarians 3.5, use of bibliometrics for collection assessment, and 3.7, identity and analyze emerging technologies.
This webinar is based on experiences of working over the past two years with a number of further education (FE) colleges to help them increase engagement with digital resources and library services. It draws on the recommendations of a number of librarians/learning resources managers on how they have increased engagement with, and use of, their resources. The emphasis will be on non-technical approaches to enhance student experience, learning and teaching.
Lis Parcell will share recommendations which will be particularly useful for librarians and learning resources staff in FE colleges, but may also be of interest to staff working in smaller university library services. Participants will be encouraged to contribute their own views on the challenges they face in increasing engagement with their digital resources and library services. We will also highlight further support available from Jisc in this area. Lis will co-present with Elizabeth Newbold, Library Manager at Activate Learning.
Nottingham Trent University and Alexander Street have
partnered to pilot an in-depth view on analytics, demonstrating
user engagement and impact of use. They will share findings
on how e-resources were used and how these analytics can
go beyond simple cost-per-use evaluation to support effective
decision making on the marketing and promotion of resources
and improve our understanding of how library users are
engaging with the resources we provide.
Presenters:
Patricia Cleary, Global eProduct Development Manager, Springer
Kristen Garlock, ITHAKA/JSTOR
Denise D Novak, Acquisitions Librarian, Carnegie Mellon University
Ethen Pullman, Carnegie Mellon University
Academic libraries and publishers are fielding an increasing number of faculty/researcher text mining requests. This program will address these needs and offer some best practices. Specific examples from academic libraries will highlight the administrative and technical issues, while the resource provider perspective will focus on the challenges of rights management clearance and how to deliver the information, as well as the publisher philosophy on supporting digital scholarship efforts. The session will capture the issues from both sides and provide attendees with a framework for handling requests at their own institutions. In keeping with the theme "Embracing New Horizons" we will use this time to explore possibilities for better communication around digital scholarship issues, and the development of best practices, through appropriate channels.
A presentation on the ways in which the Autolib Library Managanment system is sued by Middlesbrough College library, Acquisitions
New stock announcements
New booklists
Reading lists
Web Opac
Overdues
Assignment receipt
This presentation was provided by Joan Lippincott of The Coalition for Networked Information (CNI), during Session Eight of the NISO training series "Assessment Practices and Metrics in a 21st Century Pandemic," held on November 6, 2020.
Using UX to improve Library Search HLG event 241121DerekBoyle12
Our aim is for Library Search to be intuitive and user friendly, enabling our users to quickly and easily access NHS Scotland’s print and electronic resources so late in 2019 we undertook a project to adopt a user experience (UX) methodology to better fulfil these aims.
Access to Supplemental Journal Article Materials NASIG
Presented by Electra Enslow, Suzanne Fricke, Susan Shipman
The use of supplemental journal article materials is increasing in all disciplines. These materials may be datasets, source code, tables/figures, multimedia or other materials that previously went unpublished, were attached as appendices, or were included within the body of the work. Current emphasis on critical appraisal and reproducibility demands that researchers have access to the complete shared life cycle in order to fully evaluate research. As more libraries become dependent on secondary aggregators and interlibrary loan, we questioned if access to these materials is equitable and sustainable.
Communications and context: strategies for onboarding new e-resources librari...NASIG
Presented by Bonnie Thornton.
This presentation details onboarding strategies institutions can utilize to help acclimate new e-resources librarians with an emphasis on strategies for effectively establishing and perpetuating communications with stakeholders.
Is what's 'trending' what¹s worth purchasing?NASIG
Presenters:
Stacy Konkiel, Outreach & Engagement Manager, Altmetric
Rachel Miles, Kansas State University Libraries
Sarah Sutton, Assistant Professor in the School of Library and Information Management at Emporia State University
New forms of usage data like altmetrics are helping librarians to make smarter decisions about their collections. A recent nationwide study administered to 13,000+ librarians at R1 universities shines light on exactly how these metrics are being applied in academia. This presentation will share survey results, including as-yet-unknown rates of technology and metrics uptake among collection development librarians, the most popular citation databases and altmetrics services being used to make decisions, and surprising factors that affect attitudes toward the use of metrics. This presentation will also offer actionable insights on how altmetrics are being paired with bibliometrics and usage statistics to form a more complete picture of “trending” scholarship that’s worth purchasing. Through sharing the survey results and opening up a discussion about the potential altmetrics hold for informing collection development, the presenters aim to provide a learning opportunity for attendees which will enhance their competencies for e-resource management, specifically, core competence for e-resource librarians 3.5, use of bibliometrics for collection assessment, and 3.7, identity and analyze emerging technologies.
This webinar is based on experiences of working over the past two years with a number of further education (FE) colleges to help them increase engagement with digital resources and library services. It draws on the recommendations of a number of librarians/learning resources managers on how they have increased engagement with, and use of, their resources. The emphasis will be on non-technical approaches to enhance student experience, learning and teaching.
Lis Parcell will share recommendations which will be particularly useful for librarians and learning resources staff in FE colleges, but may also be of interest to staff working in smaller university library services. Participants will be encouraged to contribute their own views on the challenges they face in increasing engagement with their digital resources and library services. We will also highlight further support available from Jisc in this area. Lis will co-present with Elizabeth Newbold, Library Manager at Activate Learning.
Nottingham Trent University and Alexander Street have
partnered to pilot an in-depth view on analytics, demonstrating
user engagement and impact of use. They will share findings
on how e-resources were used and how these analytics can
go beyond simple cost-per-use evaluation to support effective
decision making on the marketing and promotion of resources
and improve our understanding of how library users are
engaging with the resources we provide.
Presenters:
Patricia Cleary, Global eProduct Development Manager, Springer
Kristen Garlock, ITHAKA/JSTOR
Denise D Novak, Acquisitions Librarian, Carnegie Mellon University
Ethen Pullman, Carnegie Mellon University
Academic libraries and publishers are fielding an increasing number of faculty/researcher text mining requests. This program will address these needs and offer some best practices. Specific examples from academic libraries will highlight the administrative and technical issues, while the resource provider perspective will focus on the challenges of rights management clearance and how to deliver the information, as well as the publisher philosophy on supporting digital scholarship efforts. The session will capture the issues from both sides and provide attendees with a framework for handling requests at their own institutions. In keeping with the theme "Embracing New Horizons" we will use this time to explore possibilities for better communication around digital scholarship issues, and the development of best practices, through appropriate channels.
A presentation on the ways in which the Autolib Library Managanment system is sued by Middlesbrough College library, Acquisitions
New stock announcements
New booklists
Reading lists
Web Opac
Overdues
Assignment receipt
This presentation was provided by Joan Lippincott of The Coalition for Networked Information (CNI), during Session Eight of the NISO training series "Assessment Practices and Metrics in a 21st Century Pandemic," held on November 6, 2020.
Using UX to improve Library Search HLG event 241121DerekBoyle12
Our aim is for Library Search to be intuitive and user friendly, enabling our users to quickly and easily access NHS Scotland’s print and electronic resources so late in 2019 we undertook a project to adopt a user experience (UX) methodology to better fulfil these aims.
Access to Supplemental Journal Article Materials NASIG
Presented by Electra Enslow, Suzanne Fricke, Susan Shipman
The use of supplemental journal article materials is increasing in all disciplines. These materials may be datasets, source code, tables/figures, multimedia or other materials that previously went unpublished, were attached as appendices, or were included within the body of the work. Current emphasis on critical appraisal and reproducibility demands that researchers have access to the complete shared life cycle in order to fully evaluate research. As more libraries become dependent on secondary aggregators and interlibrary loan, we questioned if access to these materials is equitable and sustainable.
Communications and context: strategies for onboarding new e-resources librari...NASIG
Presented by Bonnie Thornton.
This presentation details onboarding strategies institutions can utilize to help acclimate new e-resources librarians with an emphasis on strategies for effectively establishing and perpetuating communications with stakeholders.
Washington, D.C. and Social and Behavioral Science: The Picture for 2016 SAGE Publishing
What does 2016 hold for federally funded research into the social and behavioral sciences? Will we see new attempts to politically filter what constitutes valuable science? How will legislative calls for transparency, relevancy and open access affect you?
Michael Todd, the editor of SAGE Publishing’s Social Science Space website, and Mark Vieth, senior vice president of the Washington lobbying firm CRD Associates, tackle these and other questions in a first of a series of webinars looking at federal support and use of social and behavioral science. Vieth, a longtime staffer in the House of Representatives, is the coordinator of a national Social and Behavioral Science coalition fighting to keep all science reviewed by scientists and funded properly.
This conversation takes place shortly after the release of the White House budget proposal, always the starting point for appropriations decisions in the U.S. Congress.
This webinar series is sponsored by Social Science Space and SAGE Publishing.
Mithu Lucraft, PR Manager at SAGE, presented at the ALPSP one day conference 'Making Sense of Social Media'. The presentation looks at how to create a community around content
Teaching Statistics to People Who (Think They) Hate Statistics: Tips for Over...SAGE Publishing
In this presentation, bestselling author Neil J. Salkind discusses strategies that you can implement to reduce statistics anxiety in your students. Using his 30+ years of teaching experience, Neil covers some of the topics that students struggle with most, including correlation, understanding hypotheses, and significance (including z-scores and t-tests).
During FY 19 George A. Spiva Library formed a committed to rebuild and enhance our Liaison Program. Here about the initiatives that resulted in a more robust involvement by faculty in the department allocation and collection management process, increase usage of library services, small scale OER implementation successes and enhanced librarian/faculty collaboration.
Marie O' Neill explores the expansion of DBS Library's research support services. She discusses key developments during this process including the production of a research development plan, the establishment of a research librarian post, the setting up of an institutional repository and the recent acquisition of Ebsco's Plumx software. The presentation also discusses the impetus, challenges and benefits of this expansion.
New Roles for Librarians: The Blended ProfessionalElaine Martin
Lamar Soutter Library Director Elaine Martin reviews the training initiatives, e-science developments, and questions that are being asked as librarians move from bounded to blended professional roles.
ACRL Value Update 2014, Annual Las Vegasmbowlesterry
An update on the work of the Value of Academic Libraries committee, presented at a Sunday afternoon forum at ALA Annual Conference in Las Vegas by Lynn Silipigni Connaway and Melissa Bowles-Terry.
Evidence-based Research in Library and Information PracticeFe Angela Verzosa
Lecture presented at the Lecture Series sponsored by the University of the Assumption and PLAI Central Luzon Regional Librarians Council, held at the UA Libraries Auditorium, San Fernando City, Pampanga, on 12 January 2018
In these webinar slides, librarians share their inspiration and process for developing high-impact library services. Presentations from Katy Kavanagh Webb, Assistant Professor | Head, Research and Instructional Services, J.Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University; Donna Gibson, Director of Library Services, Memorial Sloan Kettering (MSK) Cancer Center; and
J. William (Bill) Draper, Reference Librarian, Biddle Law Library, University of Pennsylvania Law School. View the webinar at: http://libraryconnect.elsevier.com/library-connect-webinars?commid=255645
Strategic Metrics, presented at the Leadership Seminar on Strategy, Assessment and Service Development. University of Lund, Sweden. 19th September 2012. Presentation by Selena Killick, Cranfield University. Presentation discusses the need for assessment of Library Strategies and some of the techniques available to achieve this.
Action-Oriented Research Agenda on Library Contributions to Student Learning ...Lynn Connaway
Connaway, Lynn Silipigni, William Harvey, Vanessa Kitzie, and Stephanie Mikitish. 2017. “Action-Oriented Research Agenda on Library Contributions to Student Learning and Success.” Presented at the ALA Midwinter Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia, January 22.
Action-Oriented Research Agenda on Library Contributions to Student Learning ...OCLC
Connaway, Lynn Silipigni, William Harvey, Vanessa Kitzie, and Stephanie Mikitish. 2017. “Action-Oriented Research Agenda on Library Contributions to Student Learning and Success.” Presented at the ALA Midwinter Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia, January 22.
Academic Library Impact: Improving Practice and Essential Areas to ResearchLynn Connaway
Connaway, Lynn Silipigni, William Harvey, Vanessa Kitzie, and Stephanie Mikitish. 2017. “Academic Library Impact: Improving Practice and Essential Areas to Research.” Presented at the Update on Value of Academic Libraries Initiative (ACRL) at the ALA Annual Conference, Chicago, Illinois, June 25.
Academic Library Impact: Improving Practice and Essential Areas to ResearchOCLC
Connaway, Lynn Silipigni, William Harvey, Vanessa Kitzie, and Stephanie Mikitish. 2017. “Academic Library Impact: Improving Practice and Essential Areas to Research.” Presented at the Update on Value of Academic Libraries Initiative (ACRL) at the ALA Annual Conference, Chicago, Illinois, June 25.
The Critical Role of Librarians In OER AdoptionUna Daly
Please join CCCOER on Tuesday, February 26, 10:00 am (Pacific time) to hear about the critical work that librarians do to support OER adoption at community colleges. This webinar will feature three projects where librarians are leading the way in searching, curating, and creating OER to expand student access and improve teaching practices.
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Paradise Valley Community College, AZ –Sheila Afnan-Manns and Kande Mickelson, faculty librarians will share how they worked with students in International Business to find and create OER to support course learning outcomes.
Houston Community College District, TX – Angela Secrest, director of library services, will share her libguides that support faculty in the process of finding and adopting high quality OER.
Open Course Library(OCL), WA – Shireen Deboo, OCL and Seattle Community Colleges district librarian will share her work with faculty to find, create, and curate open content for inclusion in the Washington State Community and Technical College’s Open Course Library.
Enriching the Academic Experience: the Library and Experiential Learning at Middle Tennessee State University
William Black, Christy Groves and Amy York, Middle Tennessee State University
Middle Tennessee State University adopted its experiential learning program as part of the 2006 academic accreditation process. Experiential learning (EXL) merges classroom teaching with the work environment to enhance the overall educational experience. Through EXL, students, faculty and external organizations collaborate to strengthen learning.
The James E. Walker Library has taken a proactive program approach to EXL @ MTSU, through the creation of partnerships with instructional faculty and student groups. Through these partnerships, members of the library faculty have been engaged in a number of entrepreneurial activities to enhance student education and involve the library more directly in the university’s mission to develop educated men and women.
We propose to talk about some of the library’s entrepreneurial partnerships that enhance learning through experience. These programs include initiatives such as the Student Art Partnership which offers the Library as a learning site for art installations that raise student awareness, the Printing Press Project which brings the library’s locally crafted 18th century reproduction printing press into university and county K-12 classrooms, and the Assessment Project which utilizes skills of Management & Marketing and Anthropology students to evaluate library effectiveness across campus.
We will discuss a representative sample of EXL partnerships at MTSU, describe the activities and outcomes, and assess how, by thinking entrepreneurially, the programs have strengthened the library’s relationship with students and brought the library more fully into the educational process.
William Black is a Professor & the Administrative Services Librarian
Christy Groves is an Assistant Professor & the Coordinator of User Services
Amy York is an Assistant Professor & the Distance Education Librarian
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Data Visualisation - A Game of Decisions with Andy KirkSAGE Publishing
These are the slides from Andy Kirk's webinar 'Data Visualisation - A Game of Decisions'. In the webinar Andy argues that the essence of effective data visualisation design is good decision-making. It is about knowing your options and understanding how to make your choices. By deconstructing the decisions demonstrated through case study examples, Andy illustrates the many little elements that make up the design anatomy of any data visualisation work. The aim of this session is to try demystify the challenges of developing capabilities in this area. Watch the webinar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVkXbQOzKNs&feature=youtu.be
Publishing Innovations in the Age of Big DataSAGE Publishing
Ziyad Marar, President, Global Publishing at SAGE, gives the opening keynote at London Info International on how the rise of big data and new technology is transforming the nature of social research
Advancing Methodologies: A Conversation with John CreswelSAGE Publishing
In this presentation, best-selling author and professor John W. Creswell addresses the future of research design, qualitative research, and mixed methods research.
5 ways to take your entrepreunership teaching to the next levelSAGE Publishing
Heidi M. Neck from the world-renowned Babson Entrepreneurship program give lively discussion on how to enhance your entrepreneurship courses. A SAGE author, Heidi talks about different ways to bring your entrepreneurship teaching to the next level with five simple, yet powerful tips.
With big data research all the rage, how are librarians being asked to engage with data? As big data research takes off across Business, Science, and the Humanities, librarians need to understand big data and the issues around its storage and curation. How can it be made accessible? What tools and resources are required to use and analyze big data? In this webinar, panelists Caroline Muglia and Jill Parchuck share how big data is being used on their campuses and how they, as librarians, are supporting the sourcing and storage of this data.
Social Science in the Age of Trump: What We'd Like to See SAGE Publishing
This webinar, hosted by Wendy A. Naus, director of the Consortium of Social Science Associations (COSSA) discussed what a new president and Congress means for US government funding for social science and what researchers, students, teachers, and the public can do to support the social sciences.
SAGE's Quantitative Applications in the Social Sciences (QASS) Series has served countless students, instructors, and researchers in learning cutting-edge quantitative techniques. This collection of 175 brief volumes, the first of which published in 1976, address advanced quantitative topics including Regression, Models, Data Analysis, Structural Equation Modeling, Experimental Design, Factor Analysis, Measurement, ANOVA, Survey Data, and more. A hallmark of the Series has always been its affordability – each book is $22.
We are thrilled to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the first publication in this innovative series, known to many as the “Little Green Books.” We invite you to browse some facts from the books and series as a whole
Librarians use surveys to measure user behavior, gather information on the resources patrons are looking for, and for feedback on library services.
In this presentation, survey research expert Lesley Andres, Professor, Department of Education, University of British Columbia, outlines her top tips for creating and deploying effective surveys. View the slides to see her best practices for phrasing questions, offering answer choices, and minimizing bias.
5 Tips for Teaching Introduction to Mass Communication: Engaging Students Liv...SAGE Publishing
What are the challenges of teaching mass communication and keeping students engaged?
In this presentation, SAGE Publishing author Ralph E. Hanson discusses:
-class activities that help reach students from a variety of backgrounds and varying levels of media literacy
-adapting the wide range of social media tools for use in the classroom
presenting yourself on social media
-best practices for interacting with students online
using social media as a tool for communication and applying it to current events
Battling bannings: Authors discuss intellectual freedom and the freedom to readSAGE Publishing
What’s it like to be the author of a banned or challenged book? How do authors respond in these situations and how can librarians support them and the freedom to read? In honor of Banned Books Week, three authors address these questions and more during a free webinar. Moderated by Vicky Baker, Deputy Editor of Index on Censorship magazine, and presented in partnership by SAGE Publishing and the American Library Association’s Office for Intellectual Freedom, the webinar includes perspectives from:
Jessica Herthel, a graduate of Harvard Law School and a co-author of I Am Jazz, a children’s picture book about a transgender girl
Christine Baldacchino, a former early childhood educator, and the author of the widely-acclaimed book Morris Micklewhite and the Tangerine Dress
Wendy Doniger, Mircea Eliade Distinguished Service Professor of the History of Religions at the University of Chicago, and author of The Hindus: An Alternative History; and On Hinduism, which portrays the history of Hinduism outside of mainstream perspectives
Entrants were asked to submit a photo that demonstrated how their libraries were staying ahead of the curve and finding new ways to be more innovative and involved in their communities. These are the top six photos submitted!
From Publication to the Public Expanding your research beyond academiaSAGE Publishing
What are the benefits – expected and unexpected — of translating your research for the general public?
• How do you pitch your research story to the media?
• When writing for the media or the public, how do you frame the topic to be explored so it is relevant outside of the research community?
Hear Maria Balinska, Editor of The Conversation US, previously of BBC London, and a 2010 Nieman Fellow at Harvard (need we say more?) address these questions in this one-hour webinar. She also presents some success stories from other researchers as well as one place to start for you and your colleagues – The Conversation US, an independent, non-profit media organization that publishes news analysis and commentary written by academics and edited by journalists aimed at the general public. (In other words, a team of professional editors who work with scholars like yourselves to apply their expertise to topical issues and to unlock their cutting edge research, all at no cost to you.)
Researching Researchers: Developing Evidence-Based Strategy for Improved Disc...SAGE Publishing
Leading libraries, publishers, and vendors regularly study the practices and needs of academics and students, in order to serve them better. This presentation addresses today’s search behaviors, emerging discovery forms, and access challenges, reviewing strategies for improving discovery and access that result from this research.
Search, Serendipity & the Researcher ExperienceSAGE Publishing
When considering researchers’ information-seeking needs, we often focus on search, such as optimizations for Google-type library search. But what about unplanned instances of discovery?
Through a study of undergraduate students and faculty, this presentation summarizes common researcher experiences with methods of serendipitous discovery within the scholarly community.
Libraries and Local Businesses: Best practices for supporting your entreprene...SAGE Publishing
Many public libraries across the US have become invaluable resources to growing small businesses and hopeful entrepreneurs in local communities. In this one-hour webinar, Nicolette Warisse Sosulski, business librarian for the Portage (Mich.) District Library and recipient of the 2011 Gale Cengage Learning Award for Excellence in Business Librarianship, shares her expertise as an active supporter of local business growth. For example:
• What standing resources and events does she provide at her library and how were they put together?
• What has she and others at Portage Library done to market these resources to the community?
• How does she manage expectations for those who walk in and look to the library for all of their answers?
• What else has she learned from her experiences supporting small businesses?
The presentation was followed by a lively Q&A.
Teaching Educational Research Methods: Making it Real & Relevant for StudentsSAGE Publishing
In this webinar, Dr. Craig A. Mertler talks about the challenges of teaching research methods as well as strategies for making the course relevant for students. Dr. Mertler discusses:
• the importance of the course and how to approach the topic with students
• instructor challenges around teaching the course to a variety of students with different backgrounds and levels of experience
• strategies for putting material in context, teaching difficult parts of the research process, and using applied projects inside and outside the classroom
Finding Common Ground: Bringing Methods and Analysis into ContextSAGE Publishing
In this exciting presentation, award-winning instructor, advisor and author Dr. Gregory J. Privitera discusses the benefits of addressing the common ground in methods and statistics in your course. Watching this webinar, viewers will learn how identifying the overlap in the language of methodology and the language of statistics can deepen students’ understanding of the entire research process. Viewers will also enjoy Greg’s passion for facilitating quality instruction and seeing behavior as a science.
Exploiting Artificial Intelligence for Empowering Researchers and Faculty, In...Dr. Vinod Kumar Kanvaria
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Normal labor is also termed spontaneous labor, defined as the natural physiological process through which the fetus, placenta, and membranes are expelled from the uterus through the birth canal at term (37 to 42 weeks
The French Revolution, which began in 1789, was a period of radical social and political upheaval in France. It marked the decline of absolute monarchies, the rise of secular and democratic republics, and the eventual rise of Napoleon Bonaparte. This revolutionary period is crucial in understanding the transition from feudalism to modernity in Europe.
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Introduction to AI for Nonprofits with Tapp NetworkTechSoup
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Biological screening of herbal drugs: Introduction and Need for
Phyto-Pharmacological Screening, New Strategies for evaluating
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for Anti-inflammatory, Antiulcer, Anticancer, Wound healing, Antidiabetic, Hepatoprotective, Cardio protective, Diuretics and
Antifertility, Toxicity studies as per OECD guidelines
Synthetic Fiber Construction in lab .pptxPavel ( NSTU)
Synthetic fiber production is a fascinating and complex field that blends chemistry, engineering, and environmental science. By understanding these aspects, students can gain a comprehensive view of synthetic fiber production, its impact on society and the environment, and the potential for future innovations. Synthetic fibers play a crucial role in modern society, impacting various aspects of daily life, industry, and the environment. ynthetic fibers are integral to modern life, offering a range of benefits from cost-effectiveness and versatility to innovative applications and performance characteristics. While they pose environmental challenges, ongoing research and development aim to create more sustainable and eco-friendly alternatives. Understanding the importance of synthetic fibers helps in appreciating their role in the economy, industry, and daily life, while also emphasizing the need for sustainable practices and innovation.
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A Strategic Approach: GenAI in EducationPeter Windle
Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies such as Generative AI, Image Generators and Large Language Models have had a dramatic impact on teaching, learning and assessment over the past 18 months. The most immediate threat AI posed was to Academic Integrity with Higher Education Institutes (HEIs) focusing their efforts on combating the use of GenAI in assessment. Guidelines were developed for staff and students, policies put in place too. Innovative educators have forged paths in the use of Generative AI for teaching, learning and assessments leading to pockets of transformation springing up across HEIs, often with little or no top-down guidance, support or direction.
This Gasta posits a strategic approach to integrating AI into HEIs to prepare staff, students and the curriculum for an evolving world and workplace. We will highlight the advantages of working with these technologies beyond the realm of teaching, learning and assessment by considering prompt engineering skills, industry impact, curriculum changes, and the need for staff upskilling. In contrast, not engaging strategically with Generative AI poses risks, including falling behind peers, missed opportunities and failing to ensure our graduates remain employable. The rapid evolution of AI technologies necessitates a proactive and strategic approach if we are to remain relevant.
2. Background
6-month research project
Value of academic libraries for teaching and
research staff
Looking at evidence base and faculty perceptions
Objective: How libraries can…
Better market their services
Improve perceptions with key decision makers
Evidence of library support for research in
literature
Less evidence on their support for teaching
3. Methodology
Literature
review
• Literature review
To inform
Final report
with • Case studies
triangulated Case • 2 UK
results studies • 4 USA
• 2 Scandinavia
Regional Confirmed by
surveys
• Survey of librarians
Elicit participation and comments via the project blog: http://libraryvalue.wordpress.com/
4. Research Questions
• Do librarians have a good understanding of
the needs of teaching and research staff?
• Are librarians effectively promoting their
resources and services?
• Does this influence perceptions of the
library amongst those staff?
6. Who do you think values the
library most?
A)Management
B) Academics
C) Students
7.
8. Perceptions of the Library: Librarians
Feedback received is generally positive
Varies according to level of engagement
Concern that faculty do not understand library
„Staff never cease to be amazed at what we
can actually provide/help them with.‟ (UK
survey respondent)
Changing role of the library
9. Perceptions of the Library: Faculty
The library is not just a place to the faculty, but the
services we provide. (US respondent)
Staff believe that young people are inherently tech
savvy and do not need any additional guidance,
instruction, or introduction to library resources.
(Scandinavian respondent)
Academic staff tend to reply on their liaison for
teaching database and searching skills, but believe
that they can teach the importance of using scholarly
material and evaluating sources (UK respondent)
10. Working together: services
Embedded information literacy instruction
Integrated teaching services
Integrated research services
Research partnerships
11. What Do You Think?
Library Services for Teaching
12. What service do you think is most
valued by the teaching staff?
A) Promoting newly acquired information resources
B) Information literacy group training
C) Support from subject specialist librarians
D) Information literacy teaching embedded into
classes
E) Liaison work with departments
F) Something else
13.
14. Faculty Response to Embedded
Information Literacy Instruction
Benefits
Academics see value
Increase in quality of the work received
from students
15. Faculty Response to Integrated
Teaching Services
Success of co-teaching not necessarily linked
to the librarian’s level of subject expertise
Librarians expertise helpful in use of IT tools
in courses
E.g. podcasts, wikis, blogs
16. What Do You Think?
Library Services for Research
17. What service do you think is most
valued by the research staff?
A) Promoting newly acquired information resources
B) Help with literature searching
C) One-on-one information literacy training
D) Support from subject specialist librarians
E) Something else
18.
19. Faculty Response to Integrated
Research Services
Research support usually includes:
Open access, bibliometrics, literature searching
Survey found that support for Open Access publishing
and particularly for self-archiving were relatively more
important to Scandinavian respondents than those in
the UK or US
Relationships are key!
20. Areas to Enhance Future Value:
Research partnerships
Support with grant applications
Inclusion of the cost of the resources needed
for the project
Assistance with data management
Data Specialist Librarian
21. Areas to Enhance Future Value:
Research Partnerships
Data Specialist Librarian
More value from research data
Generates more research partnerships
Success factors
‘frame [the service] from a faculty perspective
rather than from a librarian perspective’
Direct response to researchers’ individual needs
23. Librarians’ Views: Visibility of the
Library and Library Services
Communication
Wide range of traditional communication channels
Presence at departmental meetings
Engage with departmental leadership
Representation in university committee structure
“Whether this is a good idea or not (and ignoring
practicalities), I almost think that turning off all of our
electronic resources for a day or three would increase the
perceived value of the library” (UK respondent)
24. Librarians’ Views: Personal
relationships
Bring trust
Make it possible to tailor services to specific
needs
Offer a response to a direct problem
26. Recommendations to Individual
Librarians
Know your audience – research their needs, discuss with
them
Go beyond the comfort zone – expand skills and
knowledge beyond librarianship
27. Recommendations to Libraries and
their Managers
Skills assessment & staff development at your
institution
Free up time for new demands on librarians
Document and share the process of building
partnerships – for the benefits of other librarians at your
institution (Wiki-based document?)
Start to collect evidence of value
Success stories? Quantifiable evidence?
28. To find out more…
Final report now published
Project website
http://libraryvalue.wordpress.com/
Contact
SAGE:
ashley.loar@sagepub.com
LISU:
lisu@lboro.ac.uk
The research was conducted in two phases, firstly a series of case studies, 8 in total, taking place in the USA, UK and Scandinavia, and secondly a survey to triangulate the case study findings, i.e. to see how typical the case study findings were.The research team, with the assistance of Sage, also set up a project website to keep interested parties updated about the development of the project and to elicit comments throughout the project.
Librarians generally receive positive feedback about the support the library provides.The findings show that the faculty perception of the value of the library is not even across the board. Some faculty are very appreciative, and know what the library does. Others are less engaged and less appreciative of the work librarians do, and will be put off by the jargon of librarianship. A member of faculty actually argued that some members of academic staff may lack consideration for librarians – ‘They know the library matters but they don’t approach it in the right manner…I’m not sure that the faculty as a whole appreciate what librarians do or understand what they do’.On the other hand, there was considerable concern from the librarians interviewed that academics do not understand or appreciate all that the library can offer, to them as well as to their students. This was also reported in the survey. This growing disconnection between librarians and teaching and research staff is linked to the changing role of the library and librarians. Nowadays, the physical library is increasingly geared to meeting the needs of students, with cafés and social space provided alongside information resources and other services. Some academics find it difficult to reconcile these two roles, preferring a quiet library to work in, with not too many computers, the opposite of what pleases the students. One of the case study libraries conducted a survey where one of the salient findings was that many teaching and research staff regarded the library as simply a large undergraduate study hall.
Faculty value our services for their students' academic success. We are fortunate to have a building only 10 years old, which draws students because of its atmosphere and technology. Fewer and fewer faculty actually come to the library now that we deliver ILLs to their desktops or offices, deliver DVDs to their offices, and provide their favorite journals full text online.
Reference, instruction and provision of teaching and research materials through collection management and development used to be the way libraries supported the teaching and research staff community.With the electronic era and the subsequent ease of access to sources of information, libraries have had to go through the process of rethinking their services in order to refocus their support for academics in their teaching and research roles. These core traditional services are still part of the librarian’s remit, but they are becoming increasingly less prominent in favour of new roles.The next few slides provide examples of such reinvention as identified from our case studies.
Once the teaching partnership has been set up, academics can easily see and recognise the value of what librarians provide andthe impact this has on the quality of the work they receive from students. Embedding librarians into modules also helps to increase formal contact hours for students – this is an important driver, as students demand more for their fees. Previous ad-hoc teaching did not count towards this. However, one of the issues with embedded information training, which was recognised across the eight case studies, is that this is an extremely time-consuming support service. Some libraries were not actively promoting such initiatives across all academic departments, knowing that they did not have the capacity to deliver them on a large scale. Some libraries were cautious, not wanting to raise faculty expectations if they felt they would not be able to deliver embedded information skills training as a standard service.
Some of the US institutions in our case studies had taken embedded information literacy teaching a step further. Co-teaching, or integrated teaching, is gaining strength in the US, but it is still a developing area and take up is variable. This is a full partnership and the librarians’ input is not limited to the teaching of information skills. Librarians are fully involved in the design of the course – they contribute to the content, workflow, and assignments (both in terms of content and information literacy). They are also fully involved in the teaching – they review the research process, both in terms of content and research methods, and grade course assignments. Some liaison librarians have subject expertise (PhDs) but the research found that the success of co-teaching is not necessarily linked to a librarians’ level of subject expertise. It rather depends very much on the librarians themselves, their personality and willingness to teach, as well as their relationships with members of academic staff in the departments they work with. Co-teaching is generally focused on information literacy skills for research, and is often associated with courses that include research projects. The member of teaching staff provides subject content and expertise whilst the librarian helps with the pedagogy aspects of the course, i.e. planning, designing and implementing information literacy and critical thinkingAs with embedded teaching, some disciplines are thought to be more receptive to co-teaching than others. It started in health sciences, where evidence-based research is well-established, and is now trickling down to other departments on campus, such as social work. The vocational aspects of health teaching, particularly in departments such as nursing, for example, are seen as a facilitator to build and develop partnerships with librarians more easily.Another example of integrated teaching service is the library’s input into curriculumdesign. This is generally well appreciated and received by both senior managers and teaching staff. By being involved from an early stage in curriculum design and planning enables librarians have more opportunities to show teaching staff how librarians can contribute to the learning outcomes that have been set, and how they can help students develop information literacy skills and become competent practitioners. Increasingly, librarians provide assistance to teaching staff with the use of new information technology tools into courses, e.g. podcasts, wikis and blogs, as well as with developing fully web-based courses.
An increasing effort is generally made at research intensive institutions to provide support with issues such as open access, bibliometrics and data management, but this is not yet done in a systematic manner. The survey foundthat support for open access publishing and particularly for self-archiving were relatively more important to Scandinavian respondents than those in the UK or US, although such services did not feature as being amongst those thought to be most highly valued by research staff.Research staff often project a self-sufficient image, and librarians do not always feel confident to approach them to offer their help, and do not always know how to articulate relevant skills to support research staff, beyond the traditional roles of collection development and information skills training. Research support services widely available include help with open access publishing and/or self-archiving (institutional repositories), bibliometrics, and literature searching. Although literature searching is something that is well-developed in medicine and health sciences, notably with initiatives such as the Cochrane review, librarians supporting other disciplines recognise that very few members of research staff actually come for assistance with this. Findings from the case studies indicate that one of the main issues with research support is that it is very much dependant on the relationships librarians have established with academic departments, and withindividuals. Often, librarians and academics are not sufficiently well-connected to move towards a greater collaboration in the form of research partnerships. It is essential to develop stronger relationships between librarians and researchers, both in terms of communication and marketing. This would provide more opportunities for researchers to know the various ways in which the library can help them in their research process (some may have no idea of the range and extent of the library’s expertise in certain aspect of the research process despite formal communication sent out on a regular basis by the library), and ultimately more opportunities to build research partnerships with them.
One area of research support which libraries are particularly keen to develop is research partnerships, i.e. collaborative research or collaboration in the writing of grant proposals and academic outputs. This has been achieved with some success at some institutions, particularly in the area of medicine and health sciences. For the University of Nottingham, the involvement of subject librarians in systematic reviews is of particular interest. The librarians’ time is costed, and documented as part of the research proposal at a high level, to develop robust search strategies. The expertise of subject librarians in systematic reviews is recognised by research staff, who are willing to pay for librarians to conduct the systematic literature search. Librarians contributing to systematic reviews are also cited as co-authors on the publications. Another example of research partnerships is in the area of data management. Purdue University has taken a proactive approach to research support with the creation of a Data Services Specialist position.
This is the result of a significant amount of groundwork done by the library over the years to understand the needs of research staff in terms of data handling and sharing. Data management was identified as a growing area of concern for research staff at Purdue University, which is primarily oriented towards science and technology disciplines. The role of the Data Services Librarian is to help research staff to get more value out of their data through the organisation, description, dissemination (in ways that feel appropriate to research staff), and preservation of data. The Data Services Librarian works closely with liaison librarians to build on existing relationships with departments, and to approach members of research staff who work with data. The data service allowed Purdue Library to set up a significant number of research partnerships, particularly to secure grants, through the incorporation of sound data management plans into proposals, which are increasingly required by funding agencies. The success of this approach at Purdue relies on the library’s effort to ‘frame [the service] from a faculty perspective rather than from a librarian perspective’. The library has long recognised that the general issue of data management and curation was not of immediate interest to researchers when proposed as training sessions, awareness raising sessions or research collaboration. However, individual conversations with researchers, based on their research, enabled librarians to identify individual data needs and offer a response to those very specific needs. Although the end goal is the same, i.e. getting researchers to think about the management and curation of their data, the approach taken to achieve it differs, in that the service is no longer presented as yet another library training, for which researchers have no appetite, but as an individual response to a researcher’s specific need. The main issue with this approach is that it is based on one-to-one conversations, and thus requires considerable amounts of the librarians’ time to meet with researchers; but the library is hoping to develop a reputation as a valuable partner in this area and so build trust and credibility amongst researchers. The success of this approach is based on the fact that buy-in from research staff is increased as researchers see the library responding to their very specific needs. Purdue Library considers it essential that librarians engaged in research support ‘present themselves as someone who can solve a problem research staff are having directly,’ to facilitate engagement and interaction between research staff and librarians.
The changing role of librarians and their success in providing seamless remote access to digital information has engendered a growing disconnection between librarians and teaching and research staff. This is why raising awareness of what the library can do to support teaching and research staff, students and of its contribution to the wider institution is a key component of demonstrating value. There are three main routes that help raise the visibility of the library: communication, presence at departmental meetings and building personal relationships with faculty.Communication channels used by librarians to reach out to teaching and research staff vary, with different means of communication being thought appropriate for different messages. Librarians rely heavily on traditional channels, such as library newsletters, the website and emails to departmental library representatives to communicate with teaching and research staff about general library announcements, information about new resources and new initiatives undertaken by the library. Informal communication, seeking out staff at university events, conferences, etc., promotes visibility, which in turn promotes the services of the library to staff who may not know all that they offer. Innovative ways in which the case study libraries were engaging with teaching and research staff outside of the library setting to promote the library and its services included: • The library at Wake Forest University organises an annual Faculty Author Dinner, in collaboration with the Provost’s office to show recognition for significant faculty academic achievements. It is described as one of the great events of the year and gives an opportunity for faculty to meet with each other, as well as with librarians. From the library’s perspective, it helps liaison librarians to build stronger relationships with their respective faculty.• The library at Towson University provides a co-curricular programme to support events being held on campus. For example, during a film festival devoted to women, minorities and the media, one of the films shown was adapted from a book, so the library organised a reading group to discuss the book, and so promote the film show. • The library at the KarolinskaInstitutet seeks to engage with academic staff via a series of lunchtime lectures on popular scientific themes, with external speakers. These are free, and lunch is provided.Attendance at departmental meetings at relevant times throughout the year provides a great opportunity to improve the visibility of the library, talk with teaching and research staff about issues of immediate interest, such as open access, and to remind them what librarians can do for them. There was evidence though that it was not always easy for librarians to get an invite at such meetings. It is also important that the library is aligned with the University’s strategic goals and vision. Review objectives periodicallyCheck against objectives regularlyHaving a library representation in the university committee structure also helps raise the profile of the library, as well as making sure the library objectives are aligned with the University’s vision. The study found that library input is generally valued at a high level within the institution, on standing and ad-hoc committees.
Faculty outreach relies on very good personal relationships between teaching and research staff and librarians. Librarians that have good relationships with faculty recognise however that they do not reach all staff equally. Some academics just don’t use the services offered. They also sometimes project a ‘self-sufficient’ image. The issue for librarians is then to determine whether this is because the services are not needed, are inadequate, or are not known by academics. Personal relationships are seen as essential in the work of liaison librarians but they are also extremely time consuming and can therefore easily get sacrificed because of the lack of time to carry out the rest of the job. However, librarians who had invested the time in those relationships could definitely see the pay-offs in terms of faculty outreach.Most librarians in this study were liaison librarians and one may think that they have direct and personal relationship with most of the faculty members in the department they’re assigned to. Interestingly, the study found that firstly librarians generally don’t reach out to all faculty members (they actually reach out to a limited number of faculty members within a department), and secondly that not all librarians are necessarily comfortable with the idea of contacting faculty directly to let them know about a service that might be of interest to them. Trust is at the forefront of the relationship between librarians and the academic community they serve. It was recognised that it is important to build trust from an early stage and one way to build this trust is to take a proactive role and engage with new members of academic staff as soon as they arrive on campus before start of termSome libraries offer a formal library presence within some departments – librarians associated with an academic department have office hours within that department. This helps raise the visibility of the library and build relationships with faculty.
The following recommendations are made to individual librarians:Develop teaching skills – this is essential to develop successful teaching partnerships, and this was one of the points raised by faculty members during this study.Communication is central to the concept of improving the connections between the academic library and academic departments. Building strong personal relationships and dropping the library jargon in favour of a language that resonates with faculty’s interests is essential. In order to be able to speak in terms that resonate with faculty it is essential that librarians have a thorough understanding of their needs, both teaching and research needs.Using marketing strategies can also help in this respect.Finally, in the modern academic library, there is a requirement for librarians to be comfortable with the idea of expanding their skills beyond librarianship.
The following recommendations are made to library managers:Review current librarians’ skills at your library and invest in appropriate staff development opportunities. Be supportive and encourage staff to expand their skills.Review current tasks and processes to identify ways to streamline some of the processes to free up librarians’ time for more time-consuming roles.The process of building partnership may be seen as a daunting one by librarians. Documenting and sharing successful strategies taken to build partnerships with faculty will help raise librarians’ confidence to engage with faculty.There is an awareness and recognition that libraries need to collect evidence of value for teaching and research staff. The US case study libraries were keen to build an evidence base upon their success stories. Libraries generally find it difficult to come up with meaningful indicators making it possible to quantify the evidence of value to teaching and research staff. This is a developing area, particularly with institutions starting to recruit for an assessment librarian position.
Final report has just been published – “Working together: Evolving value for academic libraries”Available from the project website – as are interim reports and presentationsPlans for more dissemination via conferences and journal articles over the next few months.