This document provides an overview and agenda for a meeting to introduce Sheffield University students to the university library and information services. The agenda includes presentations on the director's overview, library services and relationships, facilities and a tour, and digital library developments. The document also summarizes key information about the university and library context, the information directorate structure, the university's information strategy and strategic priorities, library finance and governance, quality measures, and current issues.
Research 3.0: Libraries, Scholarly Communications, and Research Services
Presented at Coalition for Networked Information (CNI)
April 4, 2016, San Antonio, Texas
Rebecca Bryant
Visiting Project Manager, Researcher Information Systems
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Beth Namachchivaya
Associate University Librarian
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
The landscape of academic research has changed rapidly in the past decade, with access to high-performance networks, and the focus on data-intensive and interdisciplinary scholarship. Research libraries in North America are developing new services and programs aimed at meeting scholars’ needs for data-intensive, and interdisciplinary research support. Examples of some emerging programs include:
• Supporting digital research (graphical information systems, digital humanities, survey research methodologies, working with large datasets)
• Educating users about copyright and author rights
• Supporting content-creation and publishing activities in numerous ways: institutional repository to store and host works, establishing maker spaces, and developing infrastructure and workflows for more formal library-located publishing efforts
• Collaboration with research offices to educate researchers about federal mandates for open access publications and datasets
• Establishment of data management and archival resources
• Partnering with third-party vendors and with consortia to achieve scale-efficiencies and facilitate impact
• Development of researcher information management systems to support collaboration, discovery, and reporting
We present a case study of the development of a suite of new tools and services at the University of Illinois Library at Urbana-Champaign within its newly established Office of Research to support digital scholarship and to provide sustained and broad access to research. We will also discuss the significant challenges and opportunities of library/campus partnerships for cyberinfrastructure and research support.
Enacting a Learning Mission - Mar 2009Jill Patrick
Enacting a Learning Mission at the Ontario College of Art & Design [long version]. Jill Patrick, Director of Library Services. Presentation to the Academic Policy & Planning Committee, March 16, 2009.
Exploring the open source ecosystem for long term preservation and enhanced u...eohallor
The Top Technology Trends panel at the American Library Association (ALA) convened in February 2015, two short months ago.
Participants argued Usability, Discoverability, and Open Access are among the top trends for 2015.
This presentation will discuss why open source software products are at the forefront of meeting these trends - namely because open source is user driven. I’ll draw upon my experience with the Islandora community to support this argument.
Research 3.0: Libraries, Scholarly Communications, and Research Services
Presented at Coalition for Networked Information (CNI)
April 4, 2016, San Antonio, Texas
Rebecca Bryant
Visiting Project Manager, Researcher Information Systems
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Beth Namachchivaya
Associate University Librarian
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
The landscape of academic research has changed rapidly in the past decade, with access to high-performance networks, and the focus on data-intensive and interdisciplinary scholarship. Research libraries in North America are developing new services and programs aimed at meeting scholars’ needs for data-intensive, and interdisciplinary research support. Examples of some emerging programs include:
• Supporting digital research (graphical information systems, digital humanities, survey research methodologies, working with large datasets)
• Educating users about copyright and author rights
• Supporting content-creation and publishing activities in numerous ways: institutional repository to store and host works, establishing maker spaces, and developing infrastructure and workflows for more formal library-located publishing efforts
• Collaboration with research offices to educate researchers about federal mandates for open access publications and datasets
• Establishment of data management and archival resources
• Partnering with third-party vendors and with consortia to achieve scale-efficiencies and facilitate impact
• Development of researcher information management systems to support collaboration, discovery, and reporting
We present a case study of the development of a suite of new tools and services at the University of Illinois Library at Urbana-Champaign within its newly established Office of Research to support digital scholarship and to provide sustained and broad access to research. We will also discuss the significant challenges and opportunities of library/campus partnerships for cyberinfrastructure and research support.
Enacting a Learning Mission - Mar 2009Jill Patrick
Enacting a Learning Mission at the Ontario College of Art & Design [long version]. Jill Patrick, Director of Library Services. Presentation to the Academic Policy & Planning Committee, March 16, 2009.
Exploring the open source ecosystem for long term preservation and enhanced u...eohallor
The Top Technology Trends panel at the American Library Association (ALA) convened in February 2015, two short months ago.
Participants argued Usability, Discoverability, and Open Access are among the top trends for 2015.
This presentation will discuss why open source software products are at the forefront of meeting these trends - namely because open source is user driven. I’ll draw upon my experience with the Islandora community to support this argument.
Kevin Feenan, President of Rockcliffe University Consortium, discusses the Rockcliffe Library Network, what is it, and where it is going. Topics cover the Rockcliffe Library mandate, resources, opportunities, and how it ties into other Rockcliffe services.
Tom Becker - Functions of knowledge management in Finnish public libraries - ...BOBCATSSS 2017
Tom Becker
Functions of knowledge management in Finnish public libraries - A research project in cooperation with metropolitan city libraries in Northern Europe
Paper at BOBCATSSS 2017
Library of the Future: Edinburgh Redevelopment. For the Network of Secretarie...John Scally
A look at the components of the University of Edinburgh Main Library Redevelopment. Also taking a wider view of the library landscape at Edinburgh and beyond.
Georgios Kourkoulos and Ruth Gbikpi - The EUI Library and the Delivery of Non...BOBCATSSS 2017
Georgios Kourkoulos and Ruth Gbikpi
The EUI Library and the Delivery of Non-Electronic Resources: Putting the Physical Collection on the Move
Paper at BOBCATSSS 2017
Electronic Catalogue of the University Library: more than just a catalogueДокШир
Тези доповіді на конференції "Faster, smarter and richer. Reshaping the library catalogue": FSR 2014 (International conference, Rome 27-28 February 2014)
Rhian James is Project Manager of the Wales at War project at the National Library of Wales.
Her presentation gives an overview of the broad range of activities and projects that run under the auspices of the Research Programme in Digital Collections at NLW.
Gender, Sexuality and Feminism: Lessons in starting an Open Access journalUCD Library
Presentation given by Joseph Greene, UCD Library Research Repository & Systems Librarian, to LIR HEAnet Group Annual Seminar, March 22, 2013, Dublin, Ireland
Kevin Feenan, President of Rockcliffe University Consortium, discusses the Rockcliffe Library Network, what is it, and where it is going. Topics cover the Rockcliffe Library mandate, resources, opportunities, and how it ties into other Rockcliffe services.
Tom Becker - Functions of knowledge management in Finnish public libraries - ...BOBCATSSS 2017
Tom Becker
Functions of knowledge management in Finnish public libraries - A research project in cooperation with metropolitan city libraries in Northern Europe
Paper at BOBCATSSS 2017
Library of the Future: Edinburgh Redevelopment. For the Network of Secretarie...John Scally
A look at the components of the University of Edinburgh Main Library Redevelopment. Also taking a wider view of the library landscape at Edinburgh and beyond.
Georgios Kourkoulos and Ruth Gbikpi - The EUI Library and the Delivery of Non...BOBCATSSS 2017
Georgios Kourkoulos and Ruth Gbikpi
The EUI Library and the Delivery of Non-Electronic Resources: Putting the Physical Collection on the Move
Paper at BOBCATSSS 2017
Electronic Catalogue of the University Library: more than just a catalogueДокШир
Тези доповіді на конференції "Faster, smarter and richer. Reshaping the library catalogue": FSR 2014 (International conference, Rome 27-28 February 2014)
Rhian James is Project Manager of the Wales at War project at the National Library of Wales.
Her presentation gives an overview of the broad range of activities and projects that run under the auspices of the Research Programme in Digital Collections at NLW.
Gender, Sexuality and Feminism: Lessons in starting an Open Access journalUCD Library
Presentation given by Joseph Greene, UCD Library Research Repository & Systems Librarian, to LIR HEAnet Group Annual Seminar, March 22, 2013, Dublin, Ireland
Students involved in the PetaJakarta.org Pilot Study Program shared their research experiences during a special presentation session at SMART Infrastructure Facility on Wednesday, 25th March 2015.
21st November 2013, PEB Steel Buildings Co. Ltd organized a factory tour with the objective of inviting students, awarded a scholarship by the PEB Foundation during recent PEB’s university tours, to a guided on-site visit.
http://www.pebsteel.com
This wonderful tour was warmly welcomed with great interest and enthusiasm from students as well as alumnus. During the tour, they were introduced to a closed manufacturing process of a pre-engineered steel building. It was also the ideal opportunity for them to keep update with not only the latest applied knowledge and theory but also view the cutting-edge technology currently employed as well. They were very satisfied and hope that in future PEB Steel will organize more and more of these useful events to inform them of the procedures and theory behind manufacturing pre-engineered steel buildings in Vietnam.
Student Motivation Training Presentation Laura Wilkes
This presentation was part of a 60-minute training session for teachers studying at Sun-Yat-Sen University in Guangzhou, Nov 2015. For this training resource, you will need the podcast of Jeremy Harmer talking about student motivation here: https://www.mixcloud.com/LauraWilkes/jeremy-harmer-talking-about-student-motivation/
Shared Responsibility for the ILS: How Does That Work?Colby Riggs
The presenter will describe a relatively uncommon strategy for managing the ILS. The University of California Irvine Libraries have implemented a management approach for the ILS which decentralizes control and distributes the responsibilities for modules into their respective functional areas. The presentation will include: Prior organizational configurations and the rationale for change; benefits and improvements in service; group structure including the background and skills of its members; allocation of responsibilities and functions within the group; tools and methodologies used by the group, including a work-ticket system, documentation practices and project management techniques; a critical assessment of efforts to-date; and future refinements.
Tufts Tisch Library's Data Services GroupDonna Kafel
Presentation by Regina Raboin, Data Management Services Group Coordinator and Science Librarian at Tufts University's Tisch Library about Tisch Library's data services initiatives
Scotland's National Collections and the Digital Humanities - Malcolm Chapmantarastar
Flash presentation at a workshop for 'Scotland's National Collections and the Digital Humanities,' a knowledge-exchange project hosted at the University of Edinburgh. 14 Feb. 2014. http://www.blogs.hss.ed.ac.uk/archives-now/
What are we doing about data? Emerging roles in data librarianship and Tales ...Donna Kafel
Slides presented by Donna Kafel and Regina Raboin at the Oct. 13, 2014 meeting of the Oberlin Science Librarians at Williams College. Discusses pivotal events that have fostered the open data movement, emerging roles for librarians, resources from the NE e-Science Program, and the research data management partnerships and initiatives of Tufts University's Library Research Data Services Working Group.
What are we doing about data? Emerging roles in data librarianship and Tales ...Donna Kafel
These slides were presented by Donna Kafel and Regina Raboin at the annual Oberlin Science Librarians meeting on Oct. 13, 2014. Topics include funding data sharing requirements, evolution of data advocacy and data sharing policies, competencies required for managing data, NE e-Science program initiatives,and the activities of Tufts Libraries' Research Data Management Working Group
"A survey of performance measurement and assessment practice in SCONUL member libraries"
Delivered at the 8th Northumbria International Conference on Performance Measurement in Libraries and Information Services.
Delivered at the 10th Northumbria International Conference on Performance Measurement in Libraries and Information Services, 22nd-25th July 2013, The Royal York Hotel, York, UK
ESP in the UK: from assessment to actionStephen Town
J. Stephen Town, Steve Hiller, Jim Self and Martha Kyrillidou. Delivered at the 8th Northumbria International Conference on Performance Measurement in Libraries and Information Services, 17-20 August 2009, Istituto degli Innocenti, Florence, Italy.
ARL and SCONUL Assessment Initiatives: Synergies and OpportunitiesStephen Town
LibQUAL+ Exchange, from a workshop delivered at the 8th Northumbria International Conference on Performance Measurement in Libraries and Information Services, 17-20 August 2009, Istituto degli Innocenti, Florence, Italy.
Florence, 2009
Ten Northumbrias: contribution and celebrationStephen Town
Joan Stein, Carnegie Mellon University and Stephen Town, University of York. Delivered at the 10th Northumbria International Conference on Performance Measurement in Libraries and Information Services, 22-24 July 2013, York, UK.
Performance and innovation culture in academic libraries: the role of LibQUAL...Stephen Town
J. Stephen Town, Cranfield University.
Evaluation of Library & Information Services: Does it lead to innovation and effectiveness?
November 16-17
Vilnius, Lithuania
Introduction to AI for Nonprofits with Tapp NetworkTechSoup
Dive into the world of AI! Experts Jon Hill and Tareq Monaur will guide you through AI's role in enhancing nonprofit websites and basic marketing strategies, making it easy to understand and apply.
2024.06.01 Introducing a competency framework for languag learning materials ...Sandy Millin
http://sandymillin.wordpress.com/iateflwebinar2024
Published classroom materials form the basis of syllabuses, drive teacher professional development, and have a potentially huge influence on learners, teachers and education systems. All teachers also create their own materials, whether a few sentences on a blackboard, a highly-structured fully-realised online course, or anything in between. Despite this, the knowledge and skills needed to create effective language learning materials are rarely part of teacher training, and are mostly learnt by trial and error.
Knowledge and skills frameworks, generally called competency frameworks, for ELT teachers, trainers and managers have existed for a few years now. However, until I created one for my MA dissertation, there wasn’t one drawing together what we need to know and do to be able to effectively produce language learning materials.
This webinar will introduce you to my framework, highlighting the key competencies I identified from my research. It will also show how anybody involved in language teaching (any language, not just English!), teacher training, managing schools or developing language learning materials can benefit from using the framework.
Instructions for Submissions thorugh G- Classroom.pptxJheel Barad
This presentation provides a briefing on how to upload submissions and documents in Google Classroom. It was prepared as part of an orientation for new Sainik School in-service teacher trainees. As a training officer, my goal is to ensure that you are comfortable and proficient with this essential tool for managing assignments and fostering student engagement.
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
June 3, 2024 Anti-Semitism Letter Sent to MIT President Kornbluth and MIT Cor...Levi Shapiro
Letter from the Congress of the United States regarding Anti-Semitism sent June 3rd to MIT President Sally Kornbluth, MIT Corp Chair, Mark Gorenberg
Dear Dr. Kornbluth and Mr. Gorenberg,
The US House of Representatives is deeply concerned by ongoing and pervasive acts of antisemitic
harassment and intimidation at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Failing to act decisively to ensure a safe learning environment for all students would be a grave dereliction of your responsibilities as President of MIT and Chair of the MIT Corporation.
This Congress will not stand idly by and allow an environment hostile to Jewish students to persist. The House believes that your institution is in violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, and the inability or
unwillingness to rectify this violation through action requires accountability.
Postsecondary education is a unique opportunity for students to learn and have their ideas and beliefs challenged. However, universities receiving hundreds of millions of federal funds annually have denied
students that opportunity and have been hijacked to become venues for the promotion of terrorism, antisemitic harassment and intimidation, unlawful encampments, and in some cases, assaults and riots.
The House of Representatives will not countenance the use of federal funds to indoctrinate students into hateful, antisemitic, anti-American supporters of terrorism. Investigations into campus antisemitism by the Committee on Education and the Workforce and the Committee on Ways and Means have been expanded into a Congress-wide probe across all relevant jurisdictions to address this national crisis. The undersigned Committees will conduct oversight into the use of federal funds at MIT and its learning environment under authorities granted to each Committee.
• The Committee on Education and the Workforce has been investigating your institution since December 7, 2023. The Committee has broad jurisdiction over postsecondary education, including its compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, campus safety concerns over disruptions to the learning environment, and the awarding of federal student aid under the Higher Education Act.
• The Committee on Oversight and Accountability is investigating the sources of funding and other support flowing to groups espousing pro-Hamas propaganda and engaged in antisemitic harassment and intimidation of students. The Committee on Oversight and Accountability is the principal oversight committee of the US House of Representatives and has broad authority to investigate “any matter” at “any time” under House Rule X.
• The Committee on Ways and Means has been investigating several universities since November 15, 2023, when the Committee held a hearing entitled From Ivory Towers to Dark Corners: Investigating the Nexus Between Antisemitism, Tax-Exempt Universities, and Terror Financing. The Committee followed the hearing with letters to those institutions on January 10, 202
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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.
5. • Founded 1963
• UK top ten; RAE 8th; World
81st; 94 Group; WUN
• 15,265 students
• >30 departments in
humanities, social
sciences, science
• Campus growth
– Heslington East
• Collegiate and inclusive
The University
6. • > 1m items
• >100 staff
• Archives extensive &
unique
• Developing digital library
expertise
• Director of Library &
Archives 2007; Director of
Information 2009
• Part of a broader
Information Directorate
The University Library
7. Branch Libraries & beyond
• York Minster: the oldest and
largest Cathedral Library in
the country
– Operated under a unique
partnership between the
Dean & Chapter and the
University of York
• King’s Manor Library
• Associations with
– The Railway museum
– Yorkshire Country House
partnership
8. • Directorate reorganised in
2010/11
• Aims:
– Support the Director in
strategy fulfillment
– Ability to offer joined up
services, particularly in new
user facilities
– Better structured to deliver
University Information
Strategy
Information Directorate
15. University Plan 1
“A world leader in the creation of
knowledge…the sharing of knowledge … and
the application of knowledge”
“We are custodians of knowledge …”
16. University Plan 2
“1.2 Information technology plays an
increasingly important role … academic
excellence will increasingly depend on
implementing technological innovation … [for]
learning … research … and multidisciplinary
collaboration”
17. Needs
‘Students want high quality, stimulating T&L’
‘They still desire a good library service ..real space for
group work and interaction’
‘Researchers want collaborative tools … mechanisms
for depositing research outputs … communication for
… collaborative research’
‘Library needs to support a range of repositories … new
teaching materials require management and storage’
‘All require training and support’
18. Consultation priorities – in top six
• Information content
More than half the respondents ranked this
first, and two-thirds in the top three
• Repositories and processes for academic
content collection
• A virtual library platform
• Learning spaces
19. Information Strategy Roadmap
Strategy “vision-led and outcome driven”;
consisting of six programmes:
1. Information & Communications Systems
2. Portals & Access Systems
3. Content & Knowledge Assets
4. IT Infrastructure
5. Integration Processes & Policies
6. Spaces
20. Portals & access systems
• Virtual Library platform
• Staff and student
portals
• Web site development
• Discovery tools
21. Content
• World class information
resources
– Print and digital
• Academic repositories
• Modern media
capability
22. Spaces
• Learning spaces on
Heslington East
• Refurbishment of the JB
Morrell Library
• Refurbishment of the
former Computer
Science Department as
the Harry Fairhurst
building
29. LibQUAL+: all core items trends
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1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
2008 2009 2010 2011
MeanRating
Year
University of York LibQUAL+ Survey Trends
Minimum Mean
Desired Mean
Perceived Mean
31. Culture, Policy and current issues
• Change and staff culture & capability
• Extension of traditional role
• Digital media, services and curation
• Pedagogical change & technology
• Relationships
• Information policy
• Publishing