1) Pathways to Online Information (ePOI) is a collaborative project between Hawaii Medical Library, University of Hawaii at Manoa Library, and John A. Burns School of Medicine to provide a single access point for biomedical resources.
2) The project faced challenges of collaboration between different organizations, creating an easy-to-use interface, and defining the scope of included resources.
3) ePOI allows users to search over 16,000 journal titles, browse an alphabetical list of titles, and link directly to resources through participating libraries' proxy servers. Initial user response has been positive.
Libraries, OA research and OER: towards symbiosis?Nick Sheppard
The document discusses the potential for libraries and repositories to play a greater role in supporting open educational resources (OER). It describes how the Leeds Met repository currently hosts both research publications and OER. It argues that integrating research and teaching materials in repositories, along with staff profiles and other systems, could help create a "virtuous circle" of OER creation, sharing, and reuse. The document also examines challenges around different technologies and promoting greater awareness of libraries' potential contributions to OER.
Open Metrics for Open Repositories at OR2012Nick Sheppard
Slides for a paper on "Open Metrics for Open Repositories" based on the paper available from http://opus.bath.ac.uk/30226/ and presented by Nick Sheppard at the Seventh International Conference on Open Repositories (OR2012) held in Edinburgh from 9-13th July 2012.
This work presents a data architecture based on semantic web technologies that support to the inclusion of open materials in massive online courses. The framework provides transparent access to RDF data sources for Open Educational Resources stored in OpenCourseWare repositories.
Speaker(s): Nelson Piedra and Edmundo Tovar
The document discusses open source software options for implementing a union catalog in Kenya. It defines a union catalog and outlines desirable features. Koha and Evergreen are recommended as they are widely used open source library management systems that support the necessary cataloging features. Koha has a full-featured ILS while Evergreen uses a distributed architecture. Migrating data would require converting files and using import tools supported by each system. Overall, open source provides a sustainable option for Kenya's libraries to collaborate on a shared union catalog.
Searching Heterogenous E Learning Resourcesimranlatif
The document discusses frameworks and projects for improving the discovery and interoperability of e-learning resources across different systems. It describes the e-Learning Framework (ELF) which provides common services and data models. The d+ project aims to develop search services and a toolkit allowing searches across heterogeneous repositories. Metadata, repositories, and service interfaces need to be mapped to ensure interoperability. Examples of using the services for searches from within learning management systems or on mobile devices are also discussed.
Building Collections in IRs from External Data SourcesSusan Matveyeva
The document discusses building collections in institutional repositories from external data sources such as PubMed, including mapping data fields from PubMed to Dublin Core, transforming the PubMed XML file to a DCXML file, and curating the extracted metadata by standardizing names, checking for copyright compliance, and dividing records into departmental collections for the IR.
IJERD(www.ijerd.com)International Journal of Engineering Research and Develop...IJERD Editor
The document describes the BioNav system, which categorizes large numbers of biomedical literature search results from PubMed using the MeSH concept hierarchy. BioNav constructs an initial navigation tree by attaching PubMed citations to relevant MeSH concepts. It then reduces this tree by removing empty nodes. Unlike static navigation interfaces, BioNav dynamically selects a small subset of concept nodes to display at each step based on estimated user navigation cost. This allows users to efficiently explore concepts of interest and find relevant citations from large result sets.
IJERD (www.ijerd.com) International Journal of Engineering Research and Devel...IJERD Editor
The document describes the BioNav system, which provides a dynamic navigation interface for querying biomedical databases like PubMed. BioNav categorizes query results using the MeSH concept hierarchy and constructs a navigation tree. It then reveals only a subset of concept nodes at each step to minimize expected navigation cost for the user. The system architecture includes a web interface, middle layer, navigation system, and database. BioNav was found to significantly reduce average navigation costs compared to traditional static interfaces through experimental evaluation.
Libraries, OA research and OER: towards symbiosis?Nick Sheppard
The document discusses the potential for libraries and repositories to play a greater role in supporting open educational resources (OER). It describes how the Leeds Met repository currently hosts both research publications and OER. It argues that integrating research and teaching materials in repositories, along with staff profiles and other systems, could help create a "virtuous circle" of OER creation, sharing, and reuse. The document also examines challenges around different technologies and promoting greater awareness of libraries' potential contributions to OER.
Open Metrics for Open Repositories at OR2012Nick Sheppard
Slides for a paper on "Open Metrics for Open Repositories" based on the paper available from http://opus.bath.ac.uk/30226/ and presented by Nick Sheppard at the Seventh International Conference on Open Repositories (OR2012) held in Edinburgh from 9-13th July 2012.
This work presents a data architecture based on semantic web technologies that support to the inclusion of open materials in massive online courses. The framework provides transparent access to RDF data sources for Open Educational Resources stored in OpenCourseWare repositories.
Speaker(s): Nelson Piedra and Edmundo Tovar
The document discusses open source software options for implementing a union catalog in Kenya. It defines a union catalog and outlines desirable features. Koha and Evergreen are recommended as they are widely used open source library management systems that support the necessary cataloging features. Koha has a full-featured ILS while Evergreen uses a distributed architecture. Migrating data would require converting files and using import tools supported by each system. Overall, open source provides a sustainable option for Kenya's libraries to collaborate on a shared union catalog.
Searching Heterogenous E Learning Resourcesimranlatif
The document discusses frameworks and projects for improving the discovery and interoperability of e-learning resources across different systems. It describes the e-Learning Framework (ELF) which provides common services and data models. The d+ project aims to develop search services and a toolkit allowing searches across heterogeneous repositories. Metadata, repositories, and service interfaces need to be mapped to ensure interoperability. Examples of using the services for searches from within learning management systems or on mobile devices are also discussed.
Building Collections in IRs from External Data SourcesSusan Matveyeva
The document discusses building collections in institutional repositories from external data sources such as PubMed, including mapping data fields from PubMed to Dublin Core, transforming the PubMed XML file to a DCXML file, and curating the extracted metadata by standardizing names, checking for copyright compliance, and dividing records into departmental collections for the IR.
IJERD(www.ijerd.com)International Journal of Engineering Research and Develop...IJERD Editor
The document describes the BioNav system, which categorizes large numbers of biomedical literature search results from PubMed using the MeSH concept hierarchy. BioNav constructs an initial navigation tree by attaching PubMed citations to relevant MeSH concepts. It then reduces this tree by removing empty nodes. Unlike static navigation interfaces, BioNav dynamically selects a small subset of concept nodes to display at each step based on estimated user navigation cost. This allows users to efficiently explore concepts of interest and find relevant citations from large result sets.
IJERD (www.ijerd.com) International Journal of Engineering Research and Devel...IJERD Editor
The document describes the BioNav system, which provides a dynamic navigation interface for querying biomedical databases like PubMed. BioNav categorizes query results using the MeSH concept hierarchy and constructs a navigation tree. It then reveals only a subset of concept nodes at each step to minimize expected navigation cost for the user. The system architecture includes a web interface, middle layer, navigation system, and database. BioNav was found to significantly reduce average navigation costs compared to traditional static interfaces through experimental evaluation.
Rebranding the Librarian: A Project of the ALA Emerging Leaders ProgramAnnis Lee Adams
The document summarizes a project by two librarians, Annis Lee Adams and Jenny Emanuel, as part of the ALA Emerging Leaders Program. The project involved surveying library professionals about perceptions of librarians and options for rebranding the profession. Over 3,400 respondents provided input in the survey, which helped the librarians analyze stereotypes, research rebranding possibilities, and propose solutions.
Tripping Hazards: Where Do Patrons Stumble on our Website?Annis Lee Adams
Margot Hanson and Annis Lee Adams analyzed usage data from their university library website to identify areas for improvement. They reviewed four data sources, including Google Analytics pageviews and patron interviews, which revealed that certain navigation tabs were confusing to patrons. Based on these findings, the library implemented changes to tab titles and content between March and June 2013.
This document discusses elements of a business transformation program including:
1. The transformation agenda outlines the transformation blueprint, execution plan, and enablement strategies.
2. The business architecture and technical architecture provide high level models of the drivers for change, measures of success, process and people requirements, and how requirements translate to applications, data, and infrastructure.
3. Maturity models show assessing current business process management and setting targets for organized, measured, and continuously improved processes.
4. An ERP implementation provides the foundation for transforming and standardizing processes, with potential for next-generation investments and breakthrough improvements through optimization.
5. Key value drivers and financial KPIs are aligned to business process
Who do they think we are? Addressing library identity perception in the academyAnnis Lee Adams
This document summarizes a presentation given at the CARL Conference on April 6, 2014. It discusses a presentation given by Margot Hanson from California Maritime Academy and Annis Lee Adams from Golden Gate University titled "Who do they think we are? Addressing library identity perception in the academy." The presentation looked at how librarians are perceived by others and discussed research into how academics write about libraries and librarians online. It provided an overview of several studies and articles on topics such as the value of academic libraries, how academics use online forums, online disinhibition effects, and analyzing comments on library-related articles. Attendees were asked about their experiences with online commenting.
PDAs in Medical Education: MARP (Mobile Access Resource Project) Annis Lee Adams
1) The MARP project provided first year medical students with PDAs and internet access to improve their electronic communication and information gathering abilities.
2) Students received training on using their PDAs and the MD on Tap application. Their usage was tracked and surveys were administered to evaluate the impact.
3) Preliminary results found that while PDAs improved students' scheduling abilities, the MD on Tap application was only marginally useful for first year students. Medical dictionaries and other apps were deemed more helpful than searching PubMed or MD on Tap for basic information needs.
Give ‘em the business: Be a biz wiz with interactive business reference toolsAnnis Lee Adams
This document provides tips for small business owners on three key areas: marketing strategies to promote their business using social media platforms, financial best practices for budgeting and managing expenses, and operational recommendations for improving workflow and customer service.
This document summarizes a presentation on selecting project management software for libraries. It discusses common project management principles and challenges libraries face in selecting software. It provides case studies on libraries that used Trello and other tools. The presentation evaluates Microsoft Project, Basecamp, Jira, and Trello for their fit with different project needs and budgets. It concludes that the right software depends on a library's specific projects and team size, and that tools alone don't ensure effective project management.
Free Biz Resources: Visualization Tools for Business ResearchAnnis Lee Adams
The document summarizes free online visualization tools for business research. It outlines tools for international data like Hans Rosling TED talks on statistics, Google Public Data Explorer, and World Bank data. Finance tools mentioned include Yahoo! Finance, Google Domestic Trends, and the New York Times Business Day: Markets section. Marketing and demographic tools covered are the New York Times Mapping America Project, Gallup Economy: Consumer Spending Index, and Duke University Library Digital Collections on advertising. Contact information is provided at the end.
Health Info on the Web for the Non-Medical LibrarianAnnis Lee Adams
This document provides an overview of health information resources for non-medical librarians. It discusses frequently asked health questions from patrons and introduces key online resources like MedlinePlus, ClinicalTrials.gov, and databases available through the Hawaii State Public Library System. The presentation emphasizes that librarians should provide health information and referrals to patrons but avoid giving medical advice. Contact information is provided for patrons needing further assistance.
Trials by Juries: Suggested Practices for Database TrialsAnnis Lee Adams
This panel discussion focused on tools and techniques for gathering feedback on database trials from librarians and library users. The panelists from Golden Gate University, University of Nebraska-Kearney, and Clemson University discussed criteria for selecting database trials, scheduling trials, soliciting and recording trial feedback, and closing the loop with participants and vendors after a trial. Key points included using web surveys to gather feedback, timing trials to maximize participation, and maintaining records of past trials and decisions.
Soaring in the Cloud: Collaboration Tools for Superhero LibrariansAnnis Lee Adams
Annis Lee Adams and Margot Hanson from Golden Gate University and California Maritime Academy presented at the Hawaii Library Association Conference on November 9, 2013 about tracking and managing information literacy efforts. Their presentation discussed using tools like Google Forms, LibAnalytics, Gimlet, LibStats, mind-mapping software, BaseCamp and Trello to track reference interactions, create knowledge bases, map literacy to curriculums, and manage projects. An online handout was available.
Sharing the Buck: How Diverse Libraries Came Together to Share Costs and Gain...Annis Lee Adams
The document describes two library consortia in Hawaii - the Hawaii Library Consortium (HLC) and the Medical Libraries Consortium of Hawaii (MLCH) - that work together to share costs and gain access to e-resources. HLC is a statewide consortium of various library types governed by a volunteer board. MLCH is a buying club for medical resources. Both consortia allow members to purchase resources individually at lower prices than negotiating alone. Members are generally satisfied but suggest expanding the database selections. The consortia are successful with no paid staff or administrative fees.
Are we there yet? Rev up your productivity with project management toolsAnnis Lee Adams
This document summarizes a pre-conference workshop on project management tools held at the CARL Conference on April 4, 2014. The schedule included an introduction to project management case studies, a discussion of project management theory and best practices, a workshop to plan a project using paper and pencils, and a software showroom and test drive of various project management software options. Speakers included representatives from California Maritime Academy, William Jessup University, and Golden Gate University.
Research trials and tribulations: Content analysis of online comments to arti...Annis Lee Adams
Lee Adams presents research analyzing online comments to articles about libraries in higher education publications. The initial goal was to understand how academics view libraries and librarians. However, the researchers found surprising results as many comments strayed from the topics. They presented their findings at several conferences and published an article. Moving forward, the team plans to automate data collection, analyze more content with text analysis tools, and potentially study other platforms like tweets and blogs to further understand perceptions of libraries.
Crushing, Blending, and Stretching Transactional DataRay Schwartz
The document discusses extracting transactional data from library systems like the integrated library system (ILS), interlibrary loan (ILL) software, and other vendor services. It describes setting up an application server to store this extracted data in a database for reporting and analysis. The goal is to mine this data to determine which patron groups, like academic majors and departments, are accessing different library services and resources.
This document discusses coordinating bibliographic references across organizations. It covers the type of literature and citation content shared, sources and formats of content, methods of gathering and delivering information, identifiers used, and interoperability with other platforms. The document provides an overview of the Biodiversity Heritage Library (BHL), including its book viewer, sharing of data through APIs and other methods, and open data downloads. It discusses BHL services like its names service and OpenURL, as well as assigning DOIs. The document outlines requirements for a citation repository, lessons learned from previous efforts, and plans to integrate BHL services with other databases and improve citation reconciliation.
Subject gateways and portals are Internet services that facilitate systematic resource discovery. Subject gateways provide links to quality-controlled resources in a specific subject area, while portals aggregate diverse information from different sources into a single access point. Both services emerged in the late 1990s in response to the growing amount of online information and need to guide users to relevant resources. They continue evolving to better integrate information and meet modern user demands.
Subject gateways and portals are internet services that provide organized access to resources through description and links. [1] Subject gateways focus on discipline-specific resources selected by librarians to ensure high quality, while portals aggregate diverse information in a unified way. [2] Both services aim to address information overload by guiding users to relevant materials through browsing and searching capabilities.
Subject gateways and portals are Internet services that provide organized access to resources through description and links. [1] Subject gateways focus on discipline-specific resources selected by librarians to ensure high quality, while portals aggregate diverse information in a unified way. [2] Both services aim to address information overload by guiding users to relevant materials through browsing and searching capabilities.
Rebranding the Librarian: A Project of the ALA Emerging Leaders ProgramAnnis Lee Adams
The document summarizes a project by two librarians, Annis Lee Adams and Jenny Emanuel, as part of the ALA Emerging Leaders Program. The project involved surveying library professionals about perceptions of librarians and options for rebranding the profession. Over 3,400 respondents provided input in the survey, which helped the librarians analyze stereotypes, research rebranding possibilities, and propose solutions.
Tripping Hazards: Where Do Patrons Stumble on our Website?Annis Lee Adams
Margot Hanson and Annis Lee Adams analyzed usage data from their university library website to identify areas for improvement. They reviewed four data sources, including Google Analytics pageviews and patron interviews, which revealed that certain navigation tabs were confusing to patrons. Based on these findings, the library implemented changes to tab titles and content between March and June 2013.
This document discusses elements of a business transformation program including:
1. The transformation agenda outlines the transformation blueprint, execution plan, and enablement strategies.
2. The business architecture and technical architecture provide high level models of the drivers for change, measures of success, process and people requirements, and how requirements translate to applications, data, and infrastructure.
3. Maturity models show assessing current business process management and setting targets for organized, measured, and continuously improved processes.
4. An ERP implementation provides the foundation for transforming and standardizing processes, with potential for next-generation investments and breakthrough improvements through optimization.
5. Key value drivers and financial KPIs are aligned to business process
Who do they think we are? Addressing library identity perception in the academyAnnis Lee Adams
This document summarizes a presentation given at the CARL Conference on April 6, 2014. It discusses a presentation given by Margot Hanson from California Maritime Academy and Annis Lee Adams from Golden Gate University titled "Who do they think we are? Addressing library identity perception in the academy." The presentation looked at how librarians are perceived by others and discussed research into how academics write about libraries and librarians online. It provided an overview of several studies and articles on topics such as the value of academic libraries, how academics use online forums, online disinhibition effects, and analyzing comments on library-related articles. Attendees were asked about their experiences with online commenting.
PDAs in Medical Education: MARP (Mobile Access Resource Project) Annis Lee Adams
1) The MARP project provided first year medical students with PDAs and internet access to improve their electronic communication and information gathering abilities.
2) Students received training on using their PDAs and the MD on Tap application. Their usage was tracked and surveys were administered to evaluate the impact.
3) Preliminary results found that while PDAs improved students' scheduling abilities, the MD on Tap application was only marginally useful for first year students. Medical dictionaries and other apps were deemed more helpful than searching PubMed or MD on Tap for basic information needs.
Give ‘em the business: Be a biz wiz with interactive business reference toolsAnnis Lee Adams
This document provides tips for small business owners on three key areas: marketing strategies to promote their business using social media platforms, financial best practices for budgeting and managing expenses, and operational recommendations for improving workflow and customer service.
This document summarizes a presentation on selecting project management software for libraries. It discusses common project management principles and challenges libraries face in selecting software. It provides case studies on libraries that used Trello and other tools. The presentation evaluates Microsoft Project, Basecamp, Jira, and Trello for their fit with different project needs and budgets. It concludes that the right software depends on a library's specific projects and team size, and that tools alone don't ensure effective project management.
Free Biz Resources: Visualization Tools for Business ResearchAnnis Lee Adams
The document summarizes free online visualization tools for business research. It outlines tools for international data like Hans Rosling TED talks on statistics, Google Public Data Explorer, and World Bank data. Finance tools mentioned include Yahoo! Finance, Google Domestic Trends, and the New York Times Business Day: Markets section. Marketing and demographic tools covered are the New York Times Mapping America Project, Gallup Economy: Consumer Spending Index, and Duke University Library Digital Collections on advertising. Contact information is provided at the end.
Health Info on the Web for the Non-Medical LibrarianAnnis Lee Adams
This document provides an overview of health information resources for non-medical librarians. It discusses frequently asked health questions from patrons and introduces key online resources like MedlinePlus, ClinicalTrials.gov, and databases available through the Hawaii State Public Library System. The presentation emphasizes that librarians should provide health information and referrals to patrons but avoid giving medical advice. Contact information is provided for patrons needing further assistance.
Trials by Juries: Suggested Practices for Database TrialsAnnis Lee Adams
This panel discussion focused on tools and techniques for gathering feedback on database trials from librarians and library users. The panelists from Golden Gate University, University of Nebraska-Kearney, and Clemson University discussed criteria for selecting database trials, scheduling trials, soliciting and recording trial feedback, and closing the loop with participants and vendors after a trial. Key points included using web surveys to gather feedback, timing trials to maximize participation, and maintaining records of past trials and decisions.
Soaring in the Cloud: Collaboration Tools for Superhero LibrariansAnnis Lee Adams
Annis Lee Adams and Margot Hanson from Golden Gate University and California Maritime Academy presented at the Hawaii Library Association Conference on November 9, 2013 about tracking and managing information literacy efforts. Their presentation discussed using tools like Google Forms, LibAnalytics, Gimlet, LibStats, mind-mapping software, BaseCamp and Trello to track reference interactions, create knowledge bases, map literacy to curriculums, and manage projects. An online handout was available.
Sharing the Buck: How Diverse Libraries Came Together to Share Costs and Gain...Annis Lee Adams
The document describes two library consortia in Hawaii - the Hawaii Library Consortium (HLC) and the Medical Libraries Consortium of Hawaii (MLCH) - that work together to share costs and gain access to e-resources. HLC is a statewide consortium of various library types governed by a volunteer board. MLCH is a buying club for medical resources. Both consortia allow members to purchase resources individually at lower prices than negotiating alone. Members are generally satisfied but suggest expanding the database selections. The consortia are successful with no paid staff or administrative fees.
Are we there yet? Rev up your productivity with project management toolsAnnis Lee Adams
This document summarizes a pre-conference workshop on project management tools held at the CARL Conference on April 4, 2014. The schedule included an introduction to project management case studies, a discussion of project management theory and best practices, a workshop to plan a project using paper and pencils, and a software showroom and test drive of various project management software options. Speakers included representatives from California Maritime Academy, William Jessup University, and Golden Gate University.
Research trials and tribulations: Content analysis of online comments to arti...Annis Lee Adams
Lee Adams presents research analyzing online comments to articles about libraries in higher education publications. The initial goal was to understand how academics view libraries and librarians. However, the researchers found surprising results as many comments strayed from the topics. They presented their findings at several conferences and published an article. Moving forward, the team plans to automate data collection, analyze more content with text analysis tools, and potentially study other platforms like tweets and blogs to further understand perceptions of libraries.
Crushing, Blending, and Stretching Transactional DataRay Schwartz
The document discusses extracting transactional data from library systems like the integrated library system (ILS), interlibrary loan (ILL) software, and other vendor services. It describes setting up an application server to store this extracted data in a database for reporting and analysis. The goal is to mine this data to determine which patron groups, like academic majors and departments, are accessing different library services and resources.
This document discusses coordinating bibliographic references across organizations. It covers the type of literature and citation content shared, sources and formats of content, methods of gathering and delivering information, identifiers used, and interoperability with other platforms. The document provides an overview of the Biodiversity Heritage Library (BHL), including its book viewer, sharing of data through APIs and other methods, and open data downloads. It discusses BHL services like its names service and OpenURL, as well as assigning DOIs. The document outlines requirements for a citation repository, lessons learned from previous efforts, and plans to integrate BHL services with other databases and improve citation reconciliation.
Subject gateways and portals are Internet services that facilitate systematic resource discovery. Subject gateways provide links to quality-controlled resources in a specific subject area, while portals aggregate diverse information from different sources into a single access point. Both services emerged in the late 1990s in response to the growing amount of online information and need to guide users to relevant resources. They continue evolving to better integrate information and meet modern user demands.
Subject gateways and portals are internet services that provide organized access to resources through description and links. [1] Subject gateways focus on discipline-specific resources selected by librarians to ensure high quality, while portals aggregate diverse information in a unified way. [2] Both services aim to address information overload by guiding users to relevant materials through browsing and searching capabilities.
Subject gateways and portals are Internet services that provide organized access to resources through description and links. [1] Subject gateways focus on discipline-specific resources selected by librarians to ensure high quality, while portals aggregate diverse information in a unified way. [2] Both services aim to address information overload by guiding users to relevant materials through browsing and searching capabilities.
This document summarizes a training on the free and open source software Koha for libraries. It discusses what Koha is as an integrated library system, its features and benefits. It also provides statistics on Koha installations by the National Library of the Philippines, including over 200 installations in various academic and government libraries. Screenshots of Koha modules like the catalog and acquisition are also included.
The document summarizes current and emerging trends in library services discussed in a KLA webinar. It covers topics like cloud-based library services from providers like OCLC and EBSCO; web-scale discovery services and their advantages over federated search; remote access technologies like Google Scholar's CASA and library links programs; electronic resource management systems; and library service platforms like FOLIO and commercial options. It also discusses event and room booking software like LibCal.
The document summarizes a community tool called the Data Management Plans Tool that is being developed to help researchers create data management plans (DMPs) required by many funding agencies. Version 1 of the tool will provide templates for the National Science Foundation and allow researchers to create, save, edit and publish DMPs. Future versions will expand the number of supported funders and allow additional users like editors, institutions and funders to contribute. The goal is for the tool to become the primary resource for creating DMPs in the US and enable collaboration across domains on data management best practices.
Elsevier is the world's largest publisher of scientific, medical and technical (STM) content. An early adopter of XML as a standard representation for content, Elsevier has used MarkLogic in the development of a range of information access and discovery solutions for its customers. This presentation will cover Elsevier's experience with XML-centric content management systems in general and MarkLogic's technology in specific, describing Elsevier's initial adoption and uptake of the technology, current use within the Elsevier suite of online products and solutions, and opportunities for future use. Design patterns for content repositories within a publishing context that have emerged during our use of the technology will be described, and we will touch on a number of issues that have emerged, including XQuery and its adoption within the developer community, the challenges facing XML from new representations for documents and metadata such as JSON and RDF, and the delivery of search applications based on XML infrastructure.
Introducing Symplectic Elements
Symplectic Elements is a new research management system that will [1] allow academic staff to manage their own research profiles, [2] automatically retrieve bibliographic data from citation databases, and [3] deposit full-text research outputs into the university repository with a single click. It aims to provide a centralized system for research management that is not fully mediated and will allow staff to take greater ownership of their research profiles. The system will link to other university systems and make it easier to reuse data for profiles and publications.
The Biodiversity Heritage Library and bibliographic citations: towards new u...Trish Rose-Sandler
This document discusses the Biodiversity Heritage Library's (BHL) efforts to create a citation repository that would allow users to search and access articles from the BHL. It provides a brief history of related projects like CiteBank. It describes the current capabilities and limitations of accessing citations and full text articles through the BHL. It outlines the next steps needed to fully integrate citations and articles into the BHL by expanding the data model, developing interfaces for adding metadata, and changing how citations and articles are displayed. The goal is to support the Global Names Architecture by facilitating access to taxonomic literature.
Revolutionary and Evolutionary Innovation - Marshall Breeding CONUL Conference
Presented at the CONUL Conference, July 2015, Athlone, Ireland by Marshall Breeding.
Biography
Marshall Breeding is an independent consultant, speaker, and author. He is the creator and editor of Library Technology Guides and the libraries.org online directory of libraries on the Web. His monthly column Systems Librarian appears in Computers in Libraries; he is the Editor for Smart Libraries Newsletter published by the American Library Association, and has authored the annual Library Systems Report published by Library Journal from 2002-2013 and by American Libraries since 2014. He has authored nine issues of ALA’s Library Technology Reports, and has written many other articles and book chapters. Marshall has edited or authored seven books, including Cloud Computing for Libraries published by in 2012 by Neal-Schuman, now part of ALA TechSource. He regularly teaches workshops and gives presentations at library conferences on a wide range of topics.
He has been an invited speaker for many library conferences and workshops throughout the United States and internationally. He has spoken in throughout the United States and in Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, China, Singapore, India, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Iceland, the Czech Republic, Slovenia, Israel, Austria, Germany, The Netherlands, Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Spain, Ireland, the United Kingdom, Israel, Lebanon, Jordan, Colombia, Chile, Mexico, and Argentina.
Marshall Breeding held a variety of positions for the Vanderbilt University Libraries in Nashville, TN from 1985 through May 2012, including as Director for Innovative Technologies and Research as the Executive Director the Vanderbilt Television News Archive.
Breeding was the 2010 recipient of the LITA LITA/Library Hi Tech Award for Outstanding Communication for Continuing Education in Library and Information Science.
Read his Guideposts blog on Library Technology Guides at:
www.librarytechnology.org
Knowledge Organization System (KOS) for biodiversity information resources, G...Dag Endresen
Presentation of the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) knowledge organization system (KOS) work program for the National Center for Biomedical Ontology (NCBO) Web seminar series in October 2012. Available at http://www.bioontology.org/GBIF-vocabulary-management-for-biodiversity-informatics
Keynote presentation by Professor Carole Goble at BOSC (Bioinformatics Open Source Conference) Long Beach, California, USA, July 14 2012. Co-located with ISMB, Intelligent Systems in Molecular Biology
MIT CSAIL Linked Data Ventures Class: Linked Open Data for Entrepreneurs 20133 Round Stones
Dr. David Wood is an expert in linked data and semantic technologies. He has founded two companies - @π (Plugged In Software) in 2002 which developed RDF databases and management systems, and 3RoundStones in ongoing which focuses on linked data management. The document discusses opportunities for entrepreneurs in linked data, including developing linked data warehouses, supply chains, and analytics tools.
Implementing web scale discovery services: special reference to Indian Librar...Nikesh Narayanan
Web scale Discovery services arebecoming the widely adopted Information Retrieval solution in libraries across the world to connect its patrons with the relevant information they seek. In lieu with the world trend, Resources Discovery Solution implementation is gathering momentum in Indian libraries also.
Considering the Indian Libraries scenario, this paper attempts to provide an overview of Library Web Scale Discovery solutions, its need in Indian Libraries, important parameters to be considered for evaluation of Discovery Services, essential factors to be considered prior to implementation, stages of implementation and finally some thoughts on post implementation analysis for measuring the success.
Semantic Web for 360-degree Health: State-of-the-Art & Vision for Better Inte...Amit Sheth
Ora Lassila and Amit Sheth, "Semantic Web for 360-degree Health: State-of-the-Art & Vision for Better Interoperability", Invited Talk at ONC-HHS Invitational Workshop on Next Generation Interoperability for Health, Washington DC, January 19-20, 2011.
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Hashtag Info Lit: A text analysis of information literacy tweetsAnnis Lee Adams
1) The study analyzed tweets between December 2017 and March 2018 containing hashtags related to information literacy such as #informationliteracy and #infolit to understand online conversations and connections.
2) Over 7,500 tweets from more than 2,000 unique users were harvested and analyzed using text analysis methods to identify top hashtags, words, and users.
3) The network of discussions around information literacy and critical librarianship was found to include an interconnected web of retweets and responses as well as independent messages connecting participants.
Discovery analytics: How patrons at three campuses interacted with primoAnnis Lee Adams
This document summarizes a study of how patrons at three California State University campuses interacted with the Primo discovery system. The study analyzed analytics data from November 2017 to explore how patrons at campuses of varying sizes used Primo features like facets and scopes. The findings provide insights but also limitations, highlighting the need for more research through user testing and longer-term analytics. Key questions addressed how mobile use, required instruction, and collection size may impact discovery interactions.
What Does the Public Say? Analyzing Online News Article Comments About LibrariesAnnis Lee Adams
The document summarizes a content analysis of 693 public comments on 54 online news articles about libraries. The researchers analyzed comments to understand public perception and views on libraries. Key findings included:
- The most prevalent comment topics were about the value of free access to information in libraries, their physical collections, role in preserving history, and positive impact on communities.
- When commenting, 368 people expressed valuing the role of libraries, while 230 did not value them. The researchers sought to understand what people desire from libraries and what they feel libraries do or do not provide value in.
- The news articles that received over 100 comments focused on libraries' codes of conduct, plans for landmark buildings, arrests at libraries,
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Pathways to Online Information: A Collaborative Project for E-Resources
1. POI
Pathways to Online Information:
a Collaborative Project for E-Resources
http://epoi.hawaii.edu
Steven Seifried, PhD,1 Virginia M. Tanji, MSLS, MEd,1 Annis Lee Adams, MA, MLIS;1 Carolyn Ching, MA,
MLIS,2 Sarah Jansen, MLIS;2 Paul Wermager, MLIS, MPH,3 Jessica Hashimoto, MLIS, MBA3
1
John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii at Manoa; 2Hawaii Medical Library;
3
Science & Technology Reference Department, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI
OBJECTIVE
To create a single point of access for electronic biomedical resources for researchers,
educators, practitioners, and students in Hawaii. Many of Hawaii’s healthcare professionals and
students have access to both Hawaii Medical Library (HML) and the University of Hawaii at
Manoa (UHM) Library. Finding what resources were available from which library had become
burdensome for patrons and librarians.
CHALLENGES METHODS
OBJECTIVE
• Collaborating • Created a collaboration among HML (a
• Working with non-librarians private, nonprofit subsidiary of a large
• Learning the unique circumstances of healthcare system), the UHM Library, and
each other's organizations the John A. Burns School of Medicine
• Finding common ground on content, • Garnered support from 13 healthcare-
design, and scope related organizations, who agreed to post
• Creating an attractive, efficient, user- links to ePOI on their websites and allowed
friendly interface announcements to their employees and
• Assuring good computing performance students
• Defining the scope of holdings to include • Examined existing similar projects
• Agreeing on vocabulary and fields for • Maintained a project book and meeting
searching minutes, which facilitated efficient
• Developing a data model to meet technical functioning of the multi-institutional project
and librarian needs group
• Establishing and maintaining an accurate • Downloaded records from LocatorPlus
list of titles and holdings populated title-specific data, including
• Including subject headings for thousands journal title abbreviations, and defined the
of journals scope of the ePOI database
• Communicating different types of access • Utilized reports from SerialsSolutions to
restrictions maintain holdings data for HML and UHM
Library; supplemented this with manual
entry for data not contained in the
SerialsSolutions reports
• User authentication (EZProxy) is maintained
at each library
• Designed a minimalist layout that was
modified based on patron feedback and
pilot tests
2. TECHNICAL SOLUTION RESULTS
• Title-specific data were extracted from ePOI is the only multi-institutional portal of
LocatorPlus biomedical holdings in Hawaii. Users can
• Titles selected for inclusion, but not search for e-books, e-journals, databases, and
contained in LocatorPlus, were hand- websites available from the two libraries using
entered a single portal rather than checking multiple
• Holdings-specific data are regularly resource gateways. Initial user response has
updated by merging SerialsSolutions been enthusiastic.
reports and manually entered lists
• Standard and custom reports are available
to librarians ePOI FEATURES
ePOI Website:
Written in ASP
Microsoft IIS Webserver • Search by journal title, phrase, or
Microsoft SQL Server 2000 abbreviation
User-platform agnostic • Search by keywords in title and subject
Section 508 (ADA) compliant headings
ePOI Database Structure and Content: • Search using Boolean operators in
8 database object tables Advanced Search
16,000 titles in Title Table (not all held by • Browse alphabetical title list
UHM or HML) • Limit search to particular library or free
12,468 Listings in Holdings Tables resources
Data available for Administrative Uses • Link directly to the resource via proxy server
e.g. holdings and use analysis authentication
Maintains use metrics • Comprehensive User Guide
e.g. user search types, search results,
link-outs
3. UHM User
Access UHM Proxy Server
Manual Librarian Manual Librarian Challenge
Entry via Webpage Entry via Webpage
University of
Hawaii Patrons
(UHM)
User Input Search Search Retrieve Search Results User Select Journal Provider
Free Website
ePOI for Journal Title-Specific Holding- listed by Title from ePOI
Resource
Holdings Data Specific Data and LIbrary Search Results
Hawaii Medical
Library Patrons
(HML)
HML &
LocatorPlus UHM HML User
data seed Serials Access HML Proxy Server
Solutions Challenge
Report
DATA FLOW
PRELIMINARY PATRON USAGE FUTURE WORK
January - February 2004 was limited to word- • Further development of administrative
of-mouth publicity and beta testing. Formal, reporting
widespread announcement and advertising • Analysis of holdings and patron use
occurred in March. patterns
• Addition of health-related web sites
• Consideration of broadening ePOI user
Page Hits: Total = 20,265
3000
Searches: Total = 6,124 consortium to include other libraries with
Link-Outs: Total = 2,907
health-related collections
Average:
2500 3.4 Page Hits/Search
0.5 Link-outs/Search
2000
CONCLUSIONS
Count
1500
Beta Test
1000 The ePOI project represents a successful
example of public-private collaboration among
500
three entities and lays the groundwork for
0 future collaborative projects. Researchers,
2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 students, healthcare professionals, and
Week
librarians are embracing the “one-stop
Initial ePOI Usage Statistics shopping” of ePOI. Librarians from the local
January 1, 2004-April 30, 2004 hospital libraries especially like the title
abbreviation search feature because they can
easily search using MEDLINE citations
The project group is encouraged by these provided by their patrons. HML and UHM
numbers, especially since the first two and a librarians will analyze usage statistics to help
half months were limited to informal publicity with collection development. Data collection
before the formal, widespread advertising took will also be used for research and evaluation
place. of patron search behaviors.
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ePOI was made possible by a National Library of Medicine grant under its Internet Access to Digital Libraries
program. Grant number LM007788-01.