This document summarizes a presentation about supporting open infrastructure for research workflows. It discusses the importance of open infrastructure in enabling collaboration, preventing vendor lock-in, and supporting community-based development. It also addresses challenges in balancing different goals and uncertainties when making choices to support more open tools and platforms. Key considerations include required levels of openness, funding models, decision processes, and assessing options for replacement or parallel alternatives to current proprietary offerings.
The document discusses a pilot program conducted by the University of Cumbria to provide information literacy support to students through webinars. Some key points:
- The university has 8500 undergraduate and 2100 postgraduate students, with 341 students in a School Direct program in 2018-19.
- A pilot webinar program received positive feedback from students who welcomed follow-up materials. Academic staff were also supportive.
- Next steps include offering regular webinars on more topics and making them available to all students. Considerations for improving the program are also discussed.
The document summarizes a project to embed information literacy instruction into first year higher education courses at Bury College and the University of Liverpool. Librarians developed bespoke information literacy sessions for each subject area and worked closely with lecturers. Student feedback was positive, with 100% saying the sessions should continue and 93% reporting improved attitudes towards librarians and library use. The success of the project led to further funding and information literacy is now incorporated into the library's yearly plans.
This document summarizes a presentation about supporting open infrastructure for research workflows. It discusses the importance of open infrastructure in enabling collaboration, preventing vendor lock-in, and supporting community-based development. It also addresses challenges in balancing different goals and uncertainties when making choices to support more open tools and platforms. Key considerations include required levels of openness, funding models, decision processes, and assessing options for replacement or parallel alternatives to current proprietary offerings.
The document discusses a pilot program conducted by the University of Cumbria to provide information literacy support to students through webinars. Some key points:
- The university has 8500 undergraduate and 2100 postgraduate students, with 341 students in a School Direct program in 2018-19.
- A pilot webinar program received positive feedback from students who welcomed follow-up materials. Academic staff were also supportive.
- Next steps include offering regular webinars on more topics and making them available to all students. Considerations for improving the program are also discussed.
The document summarizes a project to embed information literacy instruction into first year higher education courses at Bury College and the University of Liverpool. Librarians developed bespoke information literacy sessions for each subject area and worked closely with lecturers. Student feedback was positive, with 100% saying the sessions should continue and 93% reporting improved attitudes towards librarians and library use. The success of the project led to further funding and information literacy is now incorporated into the library's yearly plans.
This document summarizes a workshop on developing a critical voice in one's work. The workshop outlined finding critique as a process that informs social and ethical actions beyond technical work. It discussed locating hope in spaces of struggle and developing a transformative practice through language. The workshop involved reflective questioning about opportunities to change practices and systems, and how to support each other's learning.
The Open University's Live Engagement Team teaches information literacy skills to students through a variety of approaches. They created subject showcase videos featuring librarians introducing resources for different subjects. While cost-efficient to produce, the showcases required significant staff time and the project was put on hold due to delays. The team also piloted early morning and late evening training sessions based on student personas and feedback. Evening sessions had good attendance and were added to the schedule, while early sessions had low turnout and were suspended. Student feedback on expanding session times was positive. Both interventions aimed to increase information literacy and student satisfaction at low cost, but evaluating effectiveness ongoing is important.
The document discusses continuous improvement efforts at Leeds Beckett University Library to improve their Alternative Formats Service. It describes how they used process mapping, root cause analysis, and other tools to analyze their workflow and identify areas for improvement. They found issues like single points of failure, duplication of work, and inconsistent delivery that impacted students. Based on their analysis, changes were implemented for 2019-20 that students reported made a significant positive impact and improved their experience accessing materials.
The document discusses reimagining online guides for a new virtual learning environment (VLE) called Canvas. It details working with academics from the American Studies department to create modular online research guides for their students. Usage of the guides increased significantly from 2018-2019. Feedback from both students and staff was positive, praising the guides as extremely useful resources, though noting they could be harder to find. Next steps and final thoughts are mentioned, but not described in detail.
The document discusses Jisc's Open Research Repository which aims to deliver a compelling user experience for managing, preserving and sharing institutional digital research data through a single interoperable system. The Open Research Hub provides a repository, reporting, preservation, and integrations functionality. It aims to add value and impact through uptake, efficient use, and effective use of research data. A test instance of the Open Research Hub can be found online.
1. The University Library at Newcastle developed online Skills Guides to provide consistent and accessible information literacy instruction. These guides cover key topics like finding, evaluating, and managing information.
2. Interactive online tools were also created, including a Search Strategy Planner to help students plan literature searches and a Dissertation Planner to guide research projects.
3. An online course for a faculty research program used a variety of media like videos and quizzes. Assessment showed improved student satisfaction and engagement with the blended learning approach.
The document discusses the role of the scholarly communications librarian and whether it is a sustainable profession. It describes scholarly communication as academics sharing their research findings. Scholarly communications librarians help with research processes, data management, publishing, and more. They need skills like copyright knowledge, communication skills, and relationship building. The document outlines training for scholarly communications competencies and stresses the need to promote the adaptability and skills of scholarly communications librarians to ensure their role remains relevant.
The librarian surveyed students about their understanding and use of journal articles, finding that students struggled with academic reading. She then held informal discussions with faculty staff to learn their expectations of student journal use and how they supported students. She found students had difficulty applying information and faculty provided guidance, but did not require journals specifically. This informed new library sessions and highlighted areas needing targeted support. The discussions strengthened relationships and allowed the library to better align services.
This document summarizes Sheila MacNeill's presentation on a critical, collective, community-based approach to enhancing digital development in higher education. Some key points:
1) Universities must articulate their purpose for the current digital age and decide how to achieve it. Information literacy should be understood as situated practice within a given context.
2) An enriched view of digital capabilities includes the informational dimension of technology and expanding librarian and educator practices. A holistic approach beyond basic tech skills considers agency, personhood, and critical thinking.
3) Academic development and open education should be at the heart of organizational development to support critically engaged staff and digital transformation through collaboration between roles.
This document discusses going with the flow in a digital perspective. It provides links to resources on emerging technologies, future trends, the student experience, innovations in learning and teaching, and open science. It discusses building digital capabilities like curiosity, creativity, collaboration, and capability. The document encourages developing one's digital practice following the conference and provides contact information.
The document discusses using Articulate 360 to create multi-purpose exercises and quizzes for e-learning. It describes creating 5 referencing exercises, an information evaluation exercise matching statements to information types, and potential future uses for academic staff, literature searching and critical thinking. The exercises can be embedded in tutorials, used in lectures, or be standalone.
The document discusses Higher Education Academy (HEA) accreditation for librarians. It provides an overview of the different categories of HEA recognition (Associate Fellow, Fellow, Senior Fellow, Principal Fellow), their respective requirements and costs. The core knowledge, professional values and areas of activity that applicants must demonstrate for each category are outlined. Guidance is provided on mapping teaching and professional development activities to the areas of activity. The document also discusses developing assessments as part of an HEA application and strategies for librarians who may not teach in a traditional subject area.
This document discusses using games to help early career researchers meet the requirements of the Vitae Researcher Development Framework (RDF). It provides an overview of research games and gamification, and how specific games map to the domains within the RDF. The document suggests identifying which RDF domains lack associated games or activities, and whether new games could be developed to fill these gaps. Feedback from group work using these games is also discussed.
This document discusses engaging with researchers to understand their process and needs. It describes conducting interviews and focus groups to understand how researchers conduct research. It also discusses developing relationships with faculty through engagement initiatives and providing scholarly communications support. Finally, it addresses ensuring the library has the right skills to support researchers and discusses events like a digital research festival to help build confidence and capacity in new areas.
The document discusses the innovation and impact of the Library Engagement Team at the University of Birmingham. It summarizes the team's activities in strategic engagement, collections development, learning enhancement, research skills support, and creating connections with students and staff. Surveys found greater awareness of teaching support and a more positive perception of the library after the team's work. While the functional model has benefits, some debate the pros and cons of functional versus subject library models.
This document proposes a user experience project to evaluate the library's new discovery system, StarPlus Beta. The project will involve a variety of user groups including staff and students, and will use a mixed methods approach including user observation, focus groups, and online feedback. The planned activities are a literature review, online feedback, library workshops, interviews, focus groups, and observation studies. The project aims to improve the user interface and understanding of how users search, and will provide data on the discovery process while developing staff expertise in user experience research.
The document discusses integrated learner support at the University of Northampton. It provides statistics on workshops and student attendance from 2017-18 and 2018-19 that show increases. It also shows the distribution of students across faculties, with the most in Health & Society and the least in Joint Honours. The document promotes integrated learner support to help support students and describes some example workshop topics like finding and evaluating academic material and referencing. It concludes by inviting questions.
This document discusses changes made to the staff learning and development program at the ARU Library. It describes two key drivers for change: 1) Changing management of staff learning and development and 2) Organizational changes within the institution. The library empowered its learning and development team, embedded active learning approaches, and used a learning management system. Highlights of the new program include diverse "Learning Hour" topics delivered across campuses and positive feedback. The library adapted its processes to remain a learning organization that enables continuous staff development.
Librarians at Hud University held pop-up outreach stands in the library with interactive activities to engage students, such as challenges to search quickly using Summon and correctly reference sources. Over the course of the 2018-19 academic year, these stands saw over 300 student participants and received positive feedback. The activities helped break down barriers between students and librarians while stealthily teaching search and referencing skills. As a result, librarians saw more students approaching them with research questions.
The document discusses the challenges of measuring the long-term impact of a university learning development service called The Learning Hub. It describes the service's evaluation strategy, which tracks attendance, satisfaction, and short-term benefits, but found it difficult to measure longer-term impact. A new project developed a cohort study tool to help address this by surveying students' confidence in skills before and after using the service. The study found gains in some skills but reductions in others, and the tool identified students for follow-up. However, the tool also had limitations and raised more questions. Future plans include testing other evaluation methods.
Leveraging Generative AI to Drive Nonprofit InnovationTechSoup
In this webinar, participants learned how to utilize Generative AI to streamline operations and elevate member engagement. Amazon Web Service experts provided a customer specific use cases and dived into low/no-code tools that are quick and easy to deploy through Amazon Web Service (AWS.)
This document summarizes a workshop on developing a critical voice in one's work. The workshop outlined finding critique as a process that informs social and ethical actions beyond technical work. It discussed locating hope in spaces of struggle and developing a transformative practice through language. The workshop involved reflective questioning about opportunities to change practices and systems, and how to support each other's learning.
The Open University's Live Engagement Team teaches information literacy skills to students through a variety of approaches. They created subject showcase videos featuring librarians introducing resources for different subjects. While cost-efficient to produce, the showcases required significant staff time and the project was put on hold due to delays. The team also piloted early morning and late evening training sessions based on student personas and feedback. Evening sessions had good attendance and were added to the schedule, while early sessions had low turnout and were suspended. Student feedback on expanding session times was positive. Both interventions aimed to increase information literacy and student satisfaction at low cost, but evaluating effectiveness ongoing is important.
The document discusses continuous improvement efforts at Leeds Beckett University Library to improve their Alternative Formats Service. It describes how they used process mapping, root cause analysis, and other tools to analyze their workflow and identify areas for improvement. They found issues like single points of failure, duplication of work, and inconsistent delivery that impacted students. Based on their analysis, changes were implemented for 2019-20 that students reported made a significant positive impact and improved their experience accessing materials.
The document discusses reimagining online guides for a new virtual learning environment (VLE) called Canvas. It details working with academics from the American Studies department to create modular online research guides for their students. Usage of the guides increased significantly from 2018-2019. Feedback from both students and staff was positive, praising the guides as extremely useful resources, though noting they could be harder to find. Next steps and final thoughts are mentioned, but not described in detail.
The document discusses Jisc's Open Research Repository which aims to deliver a compelling user experience for managing, preserving and sharing institutional digital research data through a single interoperable system. The Open Research Hub provides a repository, reporting, preservation, and integrations functionality. It aims to add value and impact through uptake, efficient use, and effective use of research data. A test instance of the Open Research Hub can be found online.
1. The University Library at Newcastle developed online Skills Guides to provide consistent and accessible information literacy instruction. These guides cover key topics like finding, evaluating, and managing information.
2. Interactive online tools were also created, including a Search Strategy Planner to help students plan literature searches and a Dissertation Planner to guide research projects.
3. An online course for a faculty research program used a variety of media like videos and quizzes. Assessment showed improved student satisfaction and engagement with the blended learning approach.
The document discusses the role of the scholarly communications librarian and whether it is a sustainable profession. It describes scholarly communication as academics sharing their research findings. Scholarly communications librarians help with research processes, data management, publishing, and more. They need skills like copyright knowledge, communication skills, and relationship building. The document outlines training for scholarly communications competencies and stresses the need to promote the adaptability and skills of scholarly communications librarians to ensure their role remains relevant.
The librarian surveyed students about their understanding and use of journal articles, finding that students struggled with academic reading. She then held informal discussions with faculty staff to learn their expectations of student journal use and how they supported students. She found students had difficulty applying information and faculty provided guidance, but did not require journals specifically. This informed new library sessions and highlighted areas needing targeted support. The discussions strengthened relationships and allowed the library to better align services.
This document summarizes Sheila MacNeill's presentation on a critical, collective, community-based approach to enhancing digital development in higher education. Some key points:
1) Universities must articulate their purpose for the current digital age and decide how to achieve it. Information literacy should be understood as situated practice within a given context.
2) An enriched view of digital capabilities includes the informational dimension of technology and expanding librarian and educator practices. A holistic approach beyond basic tech skills considers agency, personhood, and critical thinking.
3) Academic development and open education should be at the heart of organizational development to support critically engaged staff and digital transformation through collaboration between roles.
This document discusses going with the flow in a digital perspective. It provides links to resources on emerging technologies, future trends, the student experience, innovations in learning and teaching, and open science. It discusses building digital capabilities like curiosity, creativity, collaboration, and capability. The document encourages developing one's digital practice following the conference and provides contact information.
The document discusses using Articulate 360 to create multi-purpose exercises and quizzes for e-learning. It describes creating 5 referencing exercises, an information evaluation exercise matching statements to information types, and potential future uses for academic staff, literature searching and critical thinking. The exercises can be embedded in tutorials, used in lectures, or be standalone.
The document discusses Higher Education Academy (HEA) accreditation for librarians. It provides an overview of the different categories of HEA recognition (Associate Fellow, Fellow, Senior Fellow, Principal Fellow), their respective requirements and costs. The core knowledge, professional values and areas of activity that applicants must demonstrate for each category are outlined. Guidance is provided on mapping teaching and professional development activities to the areas of activity. The document also discusses developing assessments as part of an HEA application and strategies for librarians who may not teach in a traditional subject area.
This document discusses using games to help early career researchers meet the requirements of the Vitae Researcher Development Framework (RDF). It provides an overview of research games and gamification, and how specific games map to the domains within the RDF. The document suggests identifying which RDF domains lack associated games or activities, and whether new games could be developed to fill these gaps. Feedback from group work using these games is also discussed.
This document discusses engaging with researchers to understand their process and needs. It describes conducting interviews and focus groups to understand how researchers conduct research. It also discusses developing relationships with faculty through engagement initiatives and providing scholarly communications support. Finally, it addresses ensuring the library has the right skills to support researchers and discusses events like a digital research festival to help build confidence and capacity in new areas.
The document discusses the innovation and impact of the Library Engagement Team at the University of Birmingham. It summarizes the team's activities in strategic engagement, collections development, learning enhancement, research skills support, and creating connections with students and staff. Surveys found greater awareness of teaching support and a more positive perception of the library after the team's work. While the functional model has benefits, some debate the pros and cons of functional versus subject library models.
This document proposes a user experience project to evaluate the library's new discovery system, StarPlus Beta. The project will involve a variety of user groups including staff and students, and will use a mixed methods approach including user observation, focus groups, and online feedback. The planned activities are a literature review, online feedback, library workshops, interviews, focus groups, and observation studies. The project aims to improve the user interface and understanding of how users search, and will provide data on the discovery process while developing staff expertise in user experience research.
The document discusses integrated learner support at the University of Northampton. It provides statistics on workshops and student attendance from 2017-18 and 2018-19 that show increases. It also shows the distribution of students across faculties, with the most in Health & Society and the least in Joint Honours. The document promotes integrated learner support to help support students and describes some example workshop topics like finding and evaluating academic material and referencing. It concludes by inviting questions.
This document discusses changes made to the staff learning and development program at the ARU Library. It describes two key drivers for change: 1) Changing management of staff learning and development and 2) Organizational changes within the institution. The library empowered its learning and development team, embedded active learning approaches, and used a learning management system. Highlights of the new program include diverse "Learning Hour" topics delivered across campuses and positive feedback. The library adapted its processes to remain a learning organization that enables continuous staff development.
Librarians at Hud University held pop-up outreach stands in the library with interactive activities to engage students, such as challenges to search quickly using Summon and correctly reference sources. Over the course of the 2018-19 academic year, these stands saw over 300 student participants and received positive feedback. The activities helped break down barriers between students and librarians while stealthily teaching search and referencing skills. As a result, librarians saw more students approaching them with research questions.
The document discusses the challenges of measuring the long-term impact of a university learning development service called The Learning Hub. It describes the service's evaluation strategy, which tracks attendance, satisfaction, and short-term benefits, but found it difficult to measure longer-term impact. A new project developed a cohort study tool to help address this by surveying students' confidence in skills before and after using the service. The study found gains in some skills but reductions in others, and the tool identified students for follow-up. However, the tool also had limitations and raised more questions. Future plans include testing other evaluation methods.
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LAND USE LAND COVER AND NDVI OF MIRZAPUR DISTRICT, UPRAHUL
This Dissertation explores the particular circumstances of Mirzapur, a region located in the
core of India. Mirzapur, with its varied terrains and abundant biodiversity, offers an optimal
environment for investigating the changes in vegetation cover dynamics. Our study utilizes
advanced technologies such as GIS (Geographic Information Systems) and Remote sensing to
analyze the transformations that have taken place over the course of a decade.
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of extensive research and worry. As the global community grapples with swift urbanization,
population expansion, and economic progress, the effects on natural ecosystems are becoming
more evident. A crucial element of this impact is the alteration of vegetation cover, which plays a
significant role in maintaining the ecological equilibrium of our planet.Land serves as the foundation for all human activities and provides the necessary materials for
these activities. As the most crucial natural resource, its utilization by humans results in different
'Land uses,' which are determined by both human activities and the physical characteristics of the
land.
The utilization of land is impacted by human needs and environmental factors. In countries
like India, rapid population growth and the emphasis on extensive resource exploitation can lead
to significant land degradation, adversely affecting the region's land cover.
Therefore, human intervention has significantly influenced land use patterns over many
centuries, evolving its structure over time and space. In the present era, these changes have
accelerated due to factors such as agriculture and urbanization. Information regarding land use and
cover is essential for various planning and management tasks related to the Earth's surface,
providing crucial environmental data for scientific, resource management, policy purposes, and
diverse human activities.
Accurate understanding of land use and cover is imperative for the development planning
of any area. Consequently, a wide range of professionals, including earth system scientists, land
and water managers, and urban planners, are interested in obtaining data on land use and cover
changes, conversion trends, and other related patterns. The spatial dimensions of land use and
cover support policymakers and scientists in making well-informed decisions, as alterations in
these patterns indicate shifts in economic and social conditions. Monitoring such changes with the
help of Advanced technologies like Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems is
crucial for coordinated efforts across different administrative levels. Advanced technologies like
Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems
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Changes in vegetation cover refer to variations in the distribution, composition, and overall
structure of plant communities across different temporal and spatial scales. These changes can
occur natural.
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Group Customer Journey Map
A new user has started at your library.
Map out their experience of your service as-is.
Make a note of their goals, feelings and the services they encounter.
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