The webinar introduces Guide to Reference, a foundational tool for librarians, researchers, and students. It provides over 17,000 evaluated reference sources across many disciplines. The webinar demonstrates how Guide to Reference can be used for reference work, collection development, and teaching through browsing its taxonomy, using its annotations and editor guides, searching and saving searches, and creating lists and notes. It highlights the advantages of the online version for customization and sharing. The presenters then welcome questions and discuss options for accessing Guide to Reference.
Guide to Reference Essentials webinar presentationAlisonElms
PowerPoint presentation of the Guide to Reference Essentials webinar. Guide to Reference is a selective guide to the best reference sources, organized by academic discipline.
June 17, 2015
NISO Virtual Conference: The Eternal To-Do List: Making Ebooks work in Libraries
Keynote Address: E-Books: Promise into Practice
Suzanne M. Ward, Professor and Head of Collection Management, Purdue University Libraries
Guide to Reference Essentials webinar presentationAlisonElms
PowerPoint presentation of the Guide to Reference Essentials webinar. Guide to Reference is a selective guide to the best reference sources, organized by academic discipline.
June 17, 2015
NISO Virtual Conference: The Eternal To-Do List: Making Ebooks work in Libraries
Keynote Address: E-Books: Promise into Practice
Suzanne M. Ward, Professor and Head of Collection Management, Purdue University Libraries
Challenges of collection management: analysis staffing and space NASIG
Academic libraries with collections of all sizes face limitations of space, staffing, budget, etc., but still must maintain their collections responsibly. Collection maintenance with the goal of reclaiming space requires both solid data analysis and staff to execute projects. Presenters with perspectives from three different institutions will discuss their experiences in facing the challenges of analyzing data and managing workflows for current and potential removal projects.
Speakers:
Lisa Adams, OCLC
Michael Hanson, Head of Library Technical Services, Sam Houston State University
Ali Larsen, Serials Librarian, Siena College
Melanie J. Church, MA, MLIS, Content Services Librarian, Rockhurst University
lecture presented by Janice Penaflor for PAARL's 1st Marina G. Dayrit Lecture Series 2016 held at Asian Institute of Maritime Studies, Roxas Boulevard, Pasay City on February 19, 2016
About the Webinar
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How can publishers capitalize on this author independence? How do libraries incorporate self-published works into their acquisition processes? When there is no publisher reputation behind a title, how does a library or user separate the wheat from the chaff? This webinar will explore these issues and the impacts of the self-publishing movement on both publishers and libraries.
Agenda
Introduction
Todd Carpenter, Executive Director, NISO
When Authors Assume Their Own Risk
Laura Dawson, Product Manager for Identifiers, Bowker
Self-Publishing with Smashwords
Mark Coker, Founder, CEO and Chief Author Advocate, Smashwords
Helping Libraries Help Themselves: The Library Publishing Toolkit
Allison Brown, Editor & Production Manager, Milne Library, SUNY Geneseo
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NISO Virtual Conference: The Eternal To-Do List: Making Ebooks work in Libraries
eBooks and the future of libraries
Micah May, Director of Strategy & Business Development at New York Public Library
No início de sua segunda década como a lista oficial de periódicos em AA em escala global, o Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) continuará a servir a descoberta, enfatizar as melhores práticas, colaborar para garantir interligação padronizada, informação sobre a licença, preservação a longo prazo. A apresentação irá destacar os desenvolvimentos atuais e planos futuros.
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Ask any twenty-first century librarian and they will tell you that the traditional chalkboard is not the instructional tool of choice anymore. This panel discussion will address the place of free and subscription e-resources in information literacy instruction and will feature librarians from South University and representatives from Credo Reference, the database that was voted Library Journal’s “Best Overall” in 2012. This will be a collaboration-focused session so bring your ideas to share!
Challenges of collection management: analysis staffing and space NASIG
Academic libraries with collections of all sizes face limitations of space, staffing, budget, etc., but still must maintain their collections responsibly. Collection maintenance with the goal of reclaiming space requires both solid data analysis and staff to execute projects. Presenters with perspectives from three different institutions will discuss their experiences in facing the challenges of analyzing data and managing workflows for current and potential removal projects.
Speakers:
Lisa Adams, OCLC
Michael Hanson, Head of Library Technical Services, Sam Houston State University
Ali Larsen, Serials Librarian, Siena College
Melanie J. Church, MA, MLIS, Content Services Librarian, Rockhurst University
lecture presented by Janice Penaflor for PAARL's 1st Marina G. Dayrit Lecture Series 2016 held at Asian Institute of Maritime Studies, Roxas Boulevard, Pasay City on February 19, 2016
About the Webinar
In the six years from 2006 to 2012, the number of self-published books grew an astounding 270% to more than 235,000, almost as many as were published "traditionally." The easy access to publication tools and distribution mechanisms has ushered in a new era of how content is created and disseminated. No longer do authors need to work through a publisher to have their content accepted, processed, and distributed. The impacts of this revolution in publishing extend well beyond what used to be called "vanity publishing." A variety of best-selling books in recent years have come out from successful self-publishers sharing their tips on how others can follow in their footsteps.
How can publishers capitalize on this author independence? How do libraries incorporate self-published works into their acquisition processes? When there is no publisher reputation behind a title, how does a library or user separate the wheat from the chaff? This webinar will explore these issues and the impacts of the self-publishing movement on both publishers and libraries.
Agenda
Introduction
Todd Carpenter, Executive Director, NISO
When Authors Assume Their Own Risk
Laura Dawson, Product Manager for Identifiers, Bowker
Self-Publishing with Smashwords
Mark Coker, Founder, CEO and Chief Author Advocate, Smashwords
Helping Libraries Help Themselves: The Library Publishing Toolkit
Allison Brown, Editor & Production Manager, Milne Library, SUNY Geneseo
Elsevier how to get more citation - University of Balamanduoblibraries
Workshop on how to get more citation - Oct 18, 2018 - Issam Fares Library Learning Center - University of Balamand -
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NISO Virtual Conference: The Eternal To-Do List: Making Ebooks work in Libraries
eBooks and the future of libraries
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2. Guide to Reference
Essentials Webinar
Welcome
Today we’ll introduce you to Guide to
Reference, a foundational tool for
librarians, teachers, researchers, stude
nts, and other library users. We’ll show
you how it can help you in your work.
3. Our goal today
We’ll show you how to leverage Guide
to Reference to support your work in
the following areas:
» Reference
» Collection development
» Teaching and training
4. Who we are
James Hennelly
Managing Editor
ALA Digital Reference
Troy Linker
Publisher, ALA Digital Reference
Dan Kaplan
Marketing Manager
ALA Publishing
6. Preliminaries
If you have questions, please submit them
through the public chat function during the
presentation.
We’ll collect your questions and answer them
during the webinar and during the Q&A at the
end.
For any technical difficulties, please send a
private chat to Dan Kaplan.
7. Guide to Reference is
―(1) a reference manual . . . ; (2) a selection
aid for the librarian; (3) a textbook for the
student who . . . is pursuing a systematic
study of reference books.‖
Constance Winchell
Preface to the 8th edition, 1967
8. A gateway to reference
sources
» A comprehensive collection of sources
» Answers reference questions
» Directs researchers to resources
» Creates local instructional materials
» Inventories and develops reference
collections
» Educates and trains students and
reference staff
9. A long & distinguished history
» First published in 1902 as Guide to the
Study and Use of Reference Books: A
Manual for Librarians, Teachers, and
Students
» Published in 11 print editions between 1902
and 1996
» Known by previous editor names: Mudge,
Winchell, Sheehy, and Balay
» In 2008, Guide to Reference goes online
10. The premier evaluative
bibliography
» One of the main cornerstones of reference
librarianship since 1902
» Reflects the accumulated knowledge and
wisdom of the reference community over
many years
» Continues to serve as a center for learning
about and practicing reference
librarianship
» Some call it ―the Bible‖ of reference
sources
11. How does the Guide do it?
» It’s selective and broad in coverage
» It gives you nearly 17,000 of the best and
most authoritative reference sources in 56
disciplines arranged under 6 major subject
divisions, with in-depth annotations
» It’s kept up-to-date by an Editorial Board
and 70+ contributing editors—your
colleagues and peers in the reference
community
12. Selection criteria
» Usefulness – How useful? How often used?
» Breadth of scope – How broadly focused?
» Quality – How accurate and complete?
» Imprint date – How current?
» Language – In English?
13. Traditional strengths
» Titles are chosen by reference librarians
and subject experts
» In-depth evaluative annotations
» Broad subject coverage: General
Reference Works; Humanities; Social and
Behavioral Sciences; History and Area
Studies; Science, Technology, and
Medicine
14. New strengths
» Sources include cutting-edge online
resources and websites, free and licensed
» Powerful and versatile search and browse
» Interactive features that let you save and
share your work
» New interdisciplinary fields: Cognitive
Science; Communication/Media Studies;
Environmental, Cultural, and Gender
Studies
15. Our goal restated
We’ll show you how to leverage Guide
to Reference to support your work in
the following areas:
» Reference
» Collection development
» Teaching and training
16. The advantages of being
online
» Quickly browse and search in many
subject areas
» Customize and save your searches
» Create lists of resources and share
» Add notes/comments to titles and share
» Hyperlink among titles inside and outside
the Guide
» Connect to local holdings via WorldCat
17. Three major points of entry
» Home page – take a trial; subscribe;
participate and connect
» Browse page – see the subject
organization of the Guide at a glance
» Advanced Search page – construct and
manage your searches
18. Doing Reference work
» Direct library users to best/authoritative
sources for answers
» Train and orient new reference staff and
students/paraprofessional staff
» Create subject bibliographies and finding
aids.
22. Reference
» Direct library users to best and most
authoritative sources for answers
» Train and orient new reference staff and
students/paraprofessional staff
» Create subject bibliographies, finding aids,
and instructional materials
23. Current challenges
» Reference questions are fewer but
―harder‖
» More questions require subject or content
knowledge
» Too much dependence on Google and
other search engines
24. How the Guide can help
» Find best sources quickly by drilling down
into taxonomy and by refining searches
» Use Editor’s Guides for orientation
» Use annotations for guidance
» Create lists of resources for bibliographies
and finding aids
» Save your best searches for regular use
25. Collection development
» Evaluate your collection:
» What’s missing
» What needs to be updated
» What should be retired
» Build collections for new programs and for
special libraries (law, medicine,
corporate)
26. Current challenges
» Making do with less: Budget cuts
» Print vs. online sources
» Buying for library staff vs. library users
» Small collection development staff; limited
staff time
27. How the Guide can help
» Use Editor’s Guides to understand shape
and direction of reference literature
» Use annotations to compare resources
» Create lists of titles for possible purchase
and share with colleagues
» Add notes/comments to titles that should
be updated or retired
» Customize and save searches to run at
regular intervals
28. Teaching and training
» Introduce next generation of reference
librarians to reference sources and
reference practices
» Differentiate among types of reference
sources and their value and use
» Communicate nature of information-
seeking and reference process
29. Current challenges
» Value of bibliographies and traditional
reference works in an online world
» Difference between print and online
sources
» Too much dependence on Google and
other search engines
30. How the Guide can help
» Orient students to the taxonomy
» Ask students to read Editor’s Guides
» Ask students to evaluate different
resources based on their annotations
» Ask students to find best resources for
answering questions
» Ask students to create subject guides
» Create lists of resources for class projects
32. Begin with Browse
» Orient yourself to complete taxonomy on
Browse page; 6 major subject divisions
and 56 subject categories
» Drill down into different subject categories
» Move through deeper levels of subject
categories to refine search
» Pay attention to Editor’s Guides along the
way
33.
34.
35.
36.
37. Take advantage of Editor’s
Guides
» They discuss overall shape of reference
literature in different subject areas
» They discuss characteristics of the
literature outside the scope of annotations
» They discuss changes to publishing and
research patterns caused by the online
revolution
» They’re written by the Editorial Board and
contributing editors
51. Continue with Search
Two ways to search:
» Single-Box search: Search all record fields
at same time (Title, Author, Annotation,
Publisher)
» Advanced search: Search by different
record fields; combine search terms with
Boolean operators
52.
53.
54.
55.
56.
57. If you like your search, save it
and run it later
58.
59. Rely on the Annotations
» Annotations are written by experts
» They describe and evaluate essential
features of reference sources
» Intention
» Coverage
» Content
» Arrangement
60. Annotations will help you
» Understand the history of a resource
» Understand the utility of a resource
» Understand the value and reputation
of a resource
» Compare and contrast resources
» You can search for annotations by
keyword
61.
62.
63.
64.
65. Make the Guide your own
with Interactive Features
» Create a User Profile so you can save
your work
» Customize and save your searches
» Create lists of titles and share/export
» Add your notes/comments to titles
and share with your colleagues
» Create your own mini-Guide by
saving a subset of your favorite titles
80. Wrapping up
» Taking a trial
» Subscribing
» Special offer for LIS programs
» We’ll archive this webinar
81. Guide to Reference Essentials
Webinars
» Recurring series of webinars every
other month
» Please tell your colleagues about the
webinars
» Join us again
» We welcome any feedback
» Contact us at:
guidetoreference@ala.org
Editor's Notes
Welcome, Alison Elms who used to lead this webinar liked to refer to GR as a foundational tool. It is likely that many of you have already encountered the print GR in your training as a librarian. Certainly the print version served as a cornerstone of reference librarianship and training in the past century and today the online version has only increased the depth of coverage and the power of the classic brand. Today will touch on some of the philosophy that shapes GR and also cover its practical applications.
These are the primary areas where you can really leverage GR in your work.
Engineering Librarian at the Marston Science Library at University of Florida.
We will also archive the slides and video of this presentation.
Historically GR is a large, even huge print volume. Much different to use from this online version. But as this quotation shows that mission of GR has always remained that same.
These bullet points are a kind of elevator speech, This in a nutshell is what GR does and does well.
Started as a large pamphlet and evolved into that foundational tool I mentioned at the start. Thanks in good part to its illustrious line of General Editors, whose names became synomynous with GR. Isadora Mudge –legendary editor from Coulmbia U.Constance Winchell and and Eugene Sheehy also from Columbia. And Robert Balay of Choice magazine was last print editor.Mention Bob Kieft winning this year’s Mudge award. Bob oversaw the transition to online.
New volunteers welcome.
Usefulness probably plays a role in the selection decision than you might expect.Tend to favor English language but there are non English that are deemed to be of exceptional value.
Editors put a lot of work into the annotations and this provides the value of really helping you make decisions about titles.Very complete Taxomony that outlines human knowledge.
Copy editors have commented on the extensive coverage of online resources, and we think this shows how smart and savvy reference librarians are.
Browse page particularly useful for LIS instructors introducing their students to reference work.
Go over buttons appearing on the slide
This partial screen shows just three of the top subject areas and then subtopics, and editorial guides.
We’ve talked to a lot of reference libarians and these challenges came up quite a bit. We believe that GR addresses these issues
EG give you an overview of ref lit and publishing practices in a subject area.
We’ve worked quite a bit with folks who are starting a new program and needed to build up that section of the library. Or starting a new specialized library.
Tight budgets prohibit buying for staff use.
We offer long term complimentary access to LIS classes.
Here are six major divisions and you’ll see th e highlighted EGs
Find will take you to World Cat where you can find local holdings. Anything with an ISBN will likely have a find button.Red arrows here indicate the interactive options you have.
Read from the 3rd paragraph.
Read highlighted areas.
Read highlighted paragraph.
Read highlighted. I’ve clicked on Online Repository Systems.
Tab delimited is like a spreadsheet.
We’ll be holding this webinar again in two months so please feel free to join us again and don’t forget to invite your colleagues, too.When this webinar is over you’ll will be given a short survey to fill out. Let us know what you think about this webinar—your feedback is important to us.