The Ithaca College Library uses SubjectsPlus, an open source product, to manage its resource guides and other aspects of the Library's web site, with the ultimate goal of creating a user-centered web presence. During this presentation, two Ithaca College librarians will demonstrate the flexibility of SubjectsPlus and the freedom it provides in terms of content creation. We will review the use of collected data in web-based resource/service development and address some of the general issues involved in the implementation and maintenance of open source software in a medium sized academic library.
Research Skills and Information Literacyrpslibrary
Presentation given to Yr 12 students on research skills and establishing PLNS. Sorry, it's fairly sparse from the slides alone, please let me know if you'd like more info on the content of the lesson!
Research Skills and Information Literacyrpslibrary
Presentation given to Yr 12 students on research skills and establishing PLNS. Sorry, it's fairly sparse from the slides alone, please let me know if you'd like more info on the content of the lesson!
How to Engage the Plus 50 Student. Presented at the Illinois Council of Community College Administrators Conference, Tinley Park, IL, November 18, 2010.
Suicidal tendencies are harmful not only for the victim but also for the people around them. The victims of this disorder can exhibit potentially dangerous behavior ranging from binge drinking to rash driving to unprotected sex. The may also indulge in gambling and drug addiction. All of this shows that the person has lost interest in life. There might be several reasons for suicidal tendencies, but some major reasons include emotional trauma or a tragic episode in life. Parting of a loved one or pet in tragic manner such as end of relationship or loss of life or an onslaught of a serious illness or crippling financial losses can be the potential reasons for these symptoms.
http://www.therapytribe.com/therapy/suicide_therapy.html
Feel like you’re using social media on behalf of your library “just because” and to an unresponsive audience? Think of a great party host. They plan the party and provide a welcoming space. Maybe they even incentivize you to attend and participate. Great hosts also take the time to check how their guests are doing, respond to needs and complaints, and adjust the party to accommodate future attendees. Learn how one library revamped its social media by thinking like a socialite party host. Katy Kelly, Communications and Outreach Librarian at University of Dayton, Dayton, Ohio, will describe her use of Twitter, Facebook, Foursquare, and Instagram on behalf of Roesch Library to embrace the student-created nickname, Club Roesch.
Speakers: Beth Ardner, Manager of Distributor Relations, Credo Reference; Deirdre Costello, Associate Platform Manager, Credo Reference
The age of librarians toiling away in dust and silence is long over - if it ever existed at all. Librarians are in touch with different groups almost constantly, and librarianship today requires some serious communication skills. Whether it's other librarians, administrators, users, publishers or vendors, librarians have to juggle several different vocabularies to make sure they're communicating as clearly as possible.
We'd like to draw on our sales, publishing, usability and web design experience to help build some guidelines and answer questions about communicating with some of these groups. This seminar will focus specifically on communicating with publishers, vendors and users, but we'd love to hear what you have to say about communication in libraries!
If you've picked up a conference program lately, you are well aware that so many of the conversations that librarians are having focus on the hurdles to establishing relationships with faculty members and the issues that arise when attempting to collaborate across sectors. In honor of this year's theme, this session aims to move beyond all of that gloom and doom. Those of us having these conversations and running into these barriers are obviously very convinced of the value of collaboration so let's talk about the positives for a change--let's talk about intrasector collaboration.
This lively discussion will focus on libraries collaborating with libraries, librarians collaborating with librarians, and librarians collaborating with library school students. We'll discuss best practices for saving time, saving money, and saving the future of the profession through working with colleagues who are just as eager to collaborate as we are. Advisory board members from Libraries Thriving, the online community for librarians interested in e-resource innovation and information literacy promotion that was conceived during a 2010 Charleston Conference plenary session, will share their experience with working in these areas and attendees will be invited to join in with their stories, experiences, and questions. Come with a positive attitude towards collaboration and leave with ideas about how to better your working relationships with colleagues.
Recent reports from employers indicate that employees enter the workforce from school without the continuous learning competencies necessary for their personal and professional success. Among these are information literacy, critical thinking, and problem-solving. This webinar will explore how these essential habits might be embedded in the transition from secondary schools, vocational and technical schools, community colleges, colleges, and universities to the world of work.
It's been acknowledged that no librarian can successfully work in a vacuum but what librarian has time for the trial and error required to map the course of effective collaboration on their own? With all of the responsibilities and daily tasks attached to the electronic resource librarian title, the collaborative librarian needs to build effective relationships in less time and librarian-focused online communities allow that to happen. The coordinator of Libraries Thriving, an online community for e-resource innovation and information literacy promotion, will share examples of how your librarian colleagues have done just that and invite you to share your experiences with and suggestions of online communities during this short talk.
Depending on the type of library in which you work, you may assume that someone is "digitally literate." Yet what do we mean by those words and how do we know if the person meets our definition? What can we do in our libraries to increase the information and digital literacy of our users/patrons/members/owners? How does that impact the tools that we acquire and the services that we provide? Who should we be partnering with in these efforts? These and other questions will be address in this session, which will also include time for brainstorming.
Jill Hurst-Wahl is an associate professor of practice in Syracuse University’s School of Information Studies and the director of its library and information science program. She is a member of SLA’s Board of Directors, NYS Regents Advisory Council on Libraries, and the USNY Technology Policy and Practices Council. A former corporate librarian, Jill has always been an advocate for libraries being centers of learning in their communities (no matter what community they serve).
How to Engage the Plus 50 Student. Presented at the Illinois Council of Community College Administrators Conference, Tinley Park, IL, November 18, 2010.
Suicidal tendencies are harmful not only for the victim but also for the people around them. The victims of this disorder can exhibit potentially dangerous behavior ranging from binge drinking to rash driving to unprotected sex. The may also indulge in gambling and drug addiction. All of this shows that the person has lost interest in life. There might be several reasons for suicidal tendencies, but some major reasons include emotional trauma or a tragic episode in life. Parting of a loved one or pet in tragic manner such as end of relationship or loss of life or an onslaught of a serious illness or crippling financial losses can be the potential reasons for these symptoms.
http://www.therapytribe.com/therapy/suicide_therapy.html
Feel like you’re using social media on behalf of your library “just because” and to an unresponsive audience? Think of a great party host. They plan the party and provide a welcoming space. Maybe they even incentivize you to attend and participate. Great hosts also take the time to check how their guests are doing, respond to needs and complaints, and adjust the party to accommodate future attendees. Learn how one library revamped its social media by thinking like a socialite party host. Katy Kelly, Communications and Outreach Librarian at University of Dayton, Dayton, Ohio, will describe her use of Twitter, Facebook, Foursquare, and Instagram on behalf of Roesch Library to embrace the student-created nickname, Club Roesch.
Speakers: Beth Ardner, Manager of Distributor Relations, Credo Reference; Deirdre Costello, Associate Platform Manager, Credo Reference
The age of librarians toiling away in dust and silence is long over - if it ever existed at all. Librarians are in touch with different groups almost constantly, and librarianship today requires some serious communication skills. Whether it's other librarians, administrators, users, publishers or vendors, librarians have to juggle several different vocabularies to make sure they're communicating as clearly as possible.
We'd like to draw on our sales, publishing, usability and web design experience to help build some guidelines and answer questions about communicating with some of these groups. This seminar will focus specifically on communicating with publishers, vendors and users, but we'd love to hear what you have to say about communication in libraries!
If you've picked up a conference program lately, you are well aware that so many of the conversations that librarians are having focus on the hurdles to establishing relationships with faculty members and the issues that arise when attempting to collaborate across sectors. In honor of this year's theme, this session aims to move beyond all of that gloom and doom. Those of us having these conversations and running into these barriers are obviously very convinced of the value of collaboration so let's talk about the positives for a change--let's talk about intrasector collaboration.
This lively discussion will focus on libraries collaborating with libraries, librarians collaborating with librarians, and librarians collaborating with library school students. We'll discuss best practices for saving time, saving money, and saving the future of the profession through working with colleagues who are just as eager to collaborate as we are. Advisory board members from Libraries Thriving, the online community for librarians interested in e-resource innovation and information literacy promotion that was conceived during a 2010 Charleston Conference plenary session, will share their experience with working in these areas and attendees will be invited to join in with their stories, experiences, and questions. Come with a positive attitude towards collaboration and leave with ideas about how to better your working relationships with colleagues.
Recent reports from employers indicate that employees enter the workforce from school without the continuous learning competencies necessary for their personal and professional success. Among these are information literacy, critical thinking, and problem-solving. This webinar will explore how these essential habits might be embedded in the transition from secondary schools, vocational and technical schools, community colleges, colleges, and universities to the world of work.
It's been acknowledged that no librarian can successfully work in a vacuum but what librarian has time for the trial and error required to map the course of effective collaboration on their own? With all of the responsibilities and daily tasks attached to the electronic resource librarian title, the collaborative librarian needs to build effective relationships in less time and librarian-focused online communities allow that to happen. The coordinator of Libraries Thriving, an online community for e-resource innovation and information literacy promotion, will share examples of how your librarian colleagues have done just that and invite you to share your experiences with and suggestions of online communities during this short talk.
Depending on the type of library in which you work, you may assume that someone is "digitally literate." Yet what do we mean by those words and how do we know if the person meets our definition? What can we do in our libraries to increase the information and digital literacy of our users/patrons/members/owners? How does that impact the tools that we acquire and the services that we provide? Who should we be partnering with in these efforts? These and other questions will be address in this session, which will also include time for brainstorming.
Jill Hurst-Wahl is an associate professor of practice in Syracuse University’s School of Information Studies and the director of its library and information science program. She is a member of SLA’s Board of Directors, NYS Regents Advisory Council on Libraries, and the USNY Technology Policy and Practices Council. A former corporate librarian, Jill has always been an advocate for libraries being centers of learning in their communities (no matter what community they serve).
The Skills@Library team from University of Leeds was recognized for their work on a valuable resource for lecturers teaching such academic skills at the 2012 Librarians’ Information Literacy Annual Conference. While the ready-made instructional materials available on the Skills@Library lecturer pages can greatly benefit librarians teaching information literacy courses, the overarching goal of the project was to help academics and librarians embed broad academic skill instruction into the curriculum. Representatives from the Skills@Library e-learning team will join us during this session to share key takeaways from their work on this project and suggestions for your efforts to introduce information literacy instruction into your curriculum.
School’s out for summer, as you’ve probably noticed because of the recent influx of tots and teens participating in your story hours and book clubs. Public librarians with experience in youth outreach will spend this hour sharing what has worked and what has not when it comes to reaching this patron population at their libraries. Bring your own best practices to share with the group as well.
Learning Through Community Effort: Collaboration for Increased Project SuccessLibraries Thriving
The Libraries Thriving Learning Community, organized by Credo Reference and LYRASIS, invites members to think about and engage on key current issues with the aim of developing approaches, solutions and responses that demonstrate the effectiveness of individual library professionals as well as libraries' effectiveness within the institutions of which they are a part. Since February, community participants have been engaging in a variety of interactions, primarily online, to explore and experiment with the kinds of individual and institutional actions needed for libraries to thrive. Join this session to learn about this innovative online collaboration and to hear details about how you can join a similar group in an upcoming learning community.
It's been acknowledged that no librarian can successfully work in a vacuum but what librarian has time for the trial and error required to map the course of effective collaboration on their own? With all of the responsibilities and daily tasks attached to the electronic resource librarian title, the collaborative librarian needs to build effective relationships in less time and librarian-focused online communities allow that to happen. The coordinator of Libraries Thriving, an online community for e-resource innovation and information literacy promotion, will share examples of how your librarian colleagues have done just that and invite you to share your experiences with and suggestions of online communities during this panel discussion.
Information Literacy and E-Resources: Moving Beyond the ChalkboardLibraries Thriving
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!
The Future Is Coming! What Does That Mean for Public Libraries?Libraries Thriving
This brainstorming session is the culmination of a month-long campaign for public libraries on Libraries Thriving. It will feature a discussion panel of library supporters sharing their visions of the public library of the future. The discussion will build on the results of Libraries Thriving’s survey of public libraries and also incorporate discussion forum conversations around the prompt "It's the year 2022. The public library of today differs from the public library of 2012 in these three ways..."
Francesca Gottschalk - How can education support child empowerment.pptxEduSkills OECD
Francesca Gottschalk from the OECD’s Centre for Educational Research and Innovation presents at the Ask an Expert Webinar: How can education support child empowerment?
Embracing GenAI - A Strategic ImperativePeter 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.
Palestine last event orientationfvgnh .pptxRaedMohamed3
An EFL lesson about the current events in Palestine. It is intended to be for intermediate students who wish to increase their listening skills through a short lesson in power point.
Biological screening of herbal drugs: Introduction and Need for
Phyto-Pharmacological Screening, New Strategies for evaluating
Natural Products, In vitro evaluation techniques for Antioxidants, Antimicrobial and Anticancer drugs. In vivo evaluation techniques
for Anti-inflammatory, Antiulcer, Anticancer, Wound healing, Antidiabetic, Hepatoprotective, Cardio protective, Diuretics and
Antifertility, Toxicity studies as per OECD guidelines
Unit 8 - Information and Communication Technology (Paper I).pdfThiyagu K
This slides describes the basic concepts of ICT, basics of Email, Emerging Technology and Digital Initiatives in Education. This presentations aligns with the UGC Paper I syllabus.
The Roman Empire A Historical Colossus.pdfkaushalkr1407
The Roman Empire, a vast and enduring power, stands as one of history's most remarkable civilizations, leaving an indelible imprint on the world. It emerged from the Roman Republic, transitioning into an imperial powerhouse under the leadership of Augustus Caesar in 27 BCE. This transformation marked the beginning of an era defined by unprecedented territorial expansion, architectural marvels, and profound cultural influence.
The empire's roots lie in the city of Rome, founded, according to legend, by Romulus in 753 BCE. Over centuries, Rome evolved from a small settlement to a formidable republic, characterized by a complex political system with elected officials and checks on power. However, internal strife, class conflicts, and military ambitions paved the way for the end of the Republic. Julius Caesar’s dictatorship and subsequent assassination in 44 BCE created a power vacuum, leading to a civil war. Octavian, later Augustus, emerged victorious, heralding the Roman Empire’s birth.
Under Augustus, the empire experienced the Pax Romana, a 200-year period of relative peace and stability. Augustus reformed the military, established efficient administrative systems, and initiated grand construction projects. The empire's borders expanded, encompassing territories from Britain to Egypt and from Spain to the Euphrates. Roman legions, renowned for their discipline and engineering prowess, secured and maintained these vast territories, building roads, fortifications, and cities that facilitated control and integration.
The Roman Empire’s society was hierarchical, with a rigid class system. At the top were the patricians, wealthy elites who held significant political power. Below them were the plebeians, free citizens with limited political influence, and the vast numbers of slaves who formed the backbone of the economy. The family unit was central, governed by the paterfamilias, the male head who held absolute authority.
Culturally, the Romans were eclectic, absorbing and adapting elements from the civilizations they encountered, particularly the Greeks. Roman art, literature, and philosophy reflected this synthesis, creating a rich cultural tapestry. Latin, the Roman language, became the lingua franca of the Western world, influencing numerous modern languages.
Roman architecture and engineering achievements were monumental. They perfected the arch, vault, and dome, constructing enduring structures like the Colosseum, Pantheon, and aqueducts. These engineering marvels not only showcased Roman ingenuity but also served practical purposes, from public entertainment to water supply.
It's All About the User: Enhancing Discovery with Open Source Software
1. It’s All About the User:
Enhancing Discovery with
Open Source Software
2. Best Practices
1. Share comments and questions
throughout the session via the chat box.
2. Continue the conversation on the
Libraries Thriving Discussion Forum.
3. E-mail Laura Warren with requests for
professional development certificates.
3. It’s All About the
User:
Enhancing Discovery with
an Open-Source Tool
Libraries Thriving Webinar
August 2012
Lisabeth Chabot
&
Ron Gilmour
Ithaca College
Editor's Notes
All websites are a work in progress… we conduct a round of usability testing each academic year. We spend money on content vs. buying new bells and whistles from vendors…
LAC: -Usability Testing – Articles, Keyword Search, and Photos of Staff – We are not required to live in the College’s content management system - we do use the official college logo on the page – web site is managed by our Web Services Librarian RG – we also have a Web Content Team (a subject librarian, me, the web services librarian, technology specialist (no systems librarian), e-resources librarian, archivist, and LisRG – the nav bar headings came from usability testing – data shows that “articles” is the #1 clicked on item in the bar
LC; we have created a portal to our various research guides – there are guides for academic subjects and individual courses – These are built with SubjectsPlus an open-source tool that we will demonstrate during this presentationRG: At first we thought searching for a guide was better than providing giant dropdowns, but usability tests show that users like lists more than searching, so we currently provide both options.So, let’s search for FILM in the guides…
You will see that Film is either in the title of the guide or has been assigned as a keyword to the guide, note we repeat the Find Search Guide Box and list the newest guides
RG: Our research guides, as well as some other aspects of the site, are controlled by an open source tool called “SubjectsPlus.” This was initially developed under a different name at East Carolina University, but was taken over by Andrew Darby, then IC Library webmaster, c. 2005. This is a free, open-source alternative to LibGuides, and also offers a lot of freedom and customizability.This is the “back-end” screen of SubjectsPlus when a staff member logs in. Notice the log of search strings on the right. These are captured from the main site search. The SubjectsPlus administrator assigns levels of permissions to SP users. Dan is a high-level user, so you’re seeing all of the available options. Each week, staff with editing permissions receive an email that highlights all activities across the site, including this log of search terms.
RG: We will now take you through a series of screens that highlight the functionality in SubjectsPlus… This is the “records” page. Each resource linked to in a guide is called a “record.” You can create a new record for an item or browse the list of available records to edit the record or add it to a new guide.
RG: This is the guides tab. Here you see a complete list of the guides that you have created, as well as an “All Guides” dropdown to give you access to others. There’s also an option to create a new guide.
RG: As the name implies, SubjectsPlus manages more than just research guides. One of the “extras” is an FAQ database. This is the screen where FAQs can be created and edited.
RG: Here’s a front end screenshot of the main FAQ page. FAQs can be tagged as part of a “collection” so that they are organized into topical areas.
RG: Another of the SubjectsPlus “extra” features is the “Talkback” module. This module receives comments and questions from users and e-mails them to me. I forward these the appropriate staff member, who then logs in to SP to respond.
LC: Once a question has been answered, it appears on our home page.
RG: This shows the back end of the SP video module. I should mention that this is not part of the current SP distribution (we’re beta testers), but should be included in the next release. This module lets you pull in data from YouTube or Vimeo to create a nicely styled page for your public site.
RG: and here’s what the front end looks like. Like most things in SP, this can be styled as you desire.
Lac: Here is a course guide for an Interdisciplinary class – 3 faculty members – note: Two liaison librarians/Handout/Citing/Research TipsAlso, you can LABEL THE BOXES HOWEVER YOU LIKE AND ARRANGE THEM IN ANY ORDER, YOU CAN ALSO SET THE COLUMN WIDTH
RG: Here’s what the guide looks like from the back end. New boxes (or “pluslets” as we call them), are added via an easy, drag-and-drop interface and can be labeled and customized as desired. You can also use the “Find Box” feature to grab a box from another guide an insert it into the current guide.
RG: This slide shows the “new box” menu. To create a new box, you just drag the kind of box you want from the menu into either the left or right drop area. “Editable Box” is the “generic” box that lets you do anything. Others are special boxes of various kinds.
RG: Each guide has a metadata screen. At IC, we have added a keyword feature to SP so that the guide creator can maximize the guides findability using our “find a guide” option. LAC: I added TURKON AND LAPP because they ARE FACULTY MEMBERS FOR THE COURSE
We mentioned earlier that we capture search strings – we notices that Literature Reviews showed up a lot, so we created this guide in response - same with Annotated Bibliographies and Citation Searching
, Mini-multidatabase search & Resource description is tailored to course focus – e.g. HWRC, Note BOX Label – e.g. Key Resources
RG: This is the backend of an “editable box” in SP, you can edit in rich text view or in “source” view. The weird looking strings are tokens that SP automatically adds when you select a resource that is already entered as a record.
LAC: You cam customize a item’s decscription on a per-guide basis. Note the specific search tip…
We also use SP to build GUIDES TO SUPPORT RELEVANT CAMPUS EVENTS
RG: in addition to the data that we get directly from users via usability testing and Talkback, we also use Google Analytics to monitor traffic patterns. Here we can see our traffic from Jun 24 to July 24 this year.