This presentation discusses issues and challenges related to current and future trends in STEM librarianship. This includes strategies and discusses directions which would lead to a strong, effective STEM library team for the STEM libraries and community.
Libraries: technology as artifact and technology in practicelisld
Research and learning workflows are increasingly enacted in data-rich network environments. New behaviors are emerging which are shaped by and in turn shape workflow and data tools and services. This means that library attention is shifting from not only providing support systems and services but to supporting those behaviors more directly as they emerge. This support may take the form of particular system or services, but will also involve consulting and advising about such things as publication venues, reputation management, profiles, research networking.
A keynote presentation given at the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities CITM and Library Deans meeting. Loyola University, Maryland.
Library futures: converging and diverging directions for public and academic ...lisld
The major influence on library futures is the changing character of their user communities. As patterns of research, learning and personal development change in a network environment so library services need to change. At the same time, libraries are focused on engaging with their communities more strongly - getting into their work and learning flows. This means that libraries are becoming more unlike each other, they are diverging as they meet the specific needs of their communities. Research libraries diverge from academic libraries, and each is different from urban public libraries, and so on.
At the same time, at a broader level libraries are experiencing similar pressures. The need to engage more strongly with their communities. The need to assess what they do. The need to configure space around experiences rather than around collections. Libraries are converging around some of these issues.
This presentation will consider the future of libraries from the point of view of convergence and divergence between types of libraries.
Digital Visitors and Residents: Project Feedbackjisc-elearning
Students and staff have been developing their own digital literacies for years and successfully integrating them into their social and professional activities. The Visitors and Residents project has been capturing these literacies by interviewing participants within four educational stages from secondary school to experienced scholars. Using the Visitors and Residents idea as a framework the project has been mapping what motivates individuals and groups to engage with the web for learning. We have been exploring the information-seeking and learning strategies that are evolving in both personal and professional contexts. In this presentation we will discuss these emerging ‘user owned’ literacies and how they might integrate with institutional approaches to developing digital literacies. We also will discuss the Visitors and Residents mapping process and how this could be utilised by projects as a tool for reflecting on existing and potential literacies and the development of services and systems.
David White, Co-manager , Technology Assisted Lifelong Learning, University of Oxford
Lynn Silipigni Connaway, Ph.D., Senior Research Scientist, OCLC Research
Collections unbound: collection directions and the RLUK collective collectionlisld
A presentation given to RLUK Members' meeting at the University of Warwick.
The library identity has been closely bound with its collection. However this is changing as research and learning behaviours evolve in a network environment. There are three interesting trends. First, atttention is shifting from a library-centric view of a locally owned collection to a user-centred view of a facilitated collection in places where the library can add value. Second, there is growing emphasis on support for creation, for the process of research, as well as for the products, the article or book. And third, we are seeing a changing perspective on the historic core, the print book collection. Increasingly, this is being seen in collective ways as institutions manage down print, or think about its management in cooperative settings, or retire collections as space is reconfigured around research and learning experiences. This presentation also provides preliminary findings for the analysis being carried out by OCLC Research of the RLUK collective collection.
The Library in the Life of the User: Two Collection Directionslisld
Our understanding of library collections is changing in a digital, network environment. This presentation focuses on two trends in this context. First, the inside-out library is a trend which sees libraries support the creation, management and discoverability of institutional materials: research data, expertise, preprints, and so on. Second, the facilitated collection is a trend which sees libraries increasingly organize resources around user interests, whether these resources are external, collaborative or locally acquired.
This presentation was given at 'The transformation of academic library collecting: a symposium inspired by Dan C. Hazen'. Harvard Library, 20/21 Oct. 2016
Libraries: technology as artifact and technology in practicelisld
Research and learning workflows are increasingly enacted in data-rich network environments. New behaviors are emerging which are shaped by and in turn shape workflow and data tools and services. This means that library attention is shifting from not only providing support systems and services but to supporting those behaviors more directly as they emerge. This support may take the form of particular system or services, but will also involve consulting and advising about such things as publication venues, reputation management, profiles, research networking.
A keynote presentation given at the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities CITM and Library Deans meeting. Loyola University, Maryland.
Library futures: converging and diverging directions for public and academic ...lisld
The major influence on library futures is the changing character of their user communities. As patterns of research, learning and personal development change in a network environment so library services need to change. At the same time, libraries are focused on engaging with their communities more strongly - getting into their work and learning flows. This means that libraries are becoming more unlike each other, they are diverging as they meet the specific needs of their communities. Research libraries diverge from academic libraries, and each is different from urban public libraries, and so on.
At the same time, at a broader level libraries are experiencing similar pressures. The need to engage more strongly with their communities. The need to assess what they do. The need to configure space around experiences rather than around collections. Libraries are converging around some of these issues.
This presentation will consider the future of libraries from the point of view of convergence and divergence between types of libraries.
Digital Visitors and Residents: Project Feedbackjisc-elearning
Students and staff have been developing their own digital literacies for years and successfully integrating them into their social and professional activities. The Visitors and Residents project has been capturing these literacies by interviewing participants within four educational stages from secondary school to experienced scholars. Using the Visitors and Residents idea as a framework the project has been mapping what motivates individuals and groups to engage with the web for learning. We have been exploring the information-seeking and learning strategies that are evolving in both personal and professional contexts. In this presentation we will discuss these emerging ‘user owned’ literacies and how they might integrate with institutional approaches to developing digital literacies. We also will discuss the Visitors and Residents mapping process and how this could be utilised by projects as a tool for reflecting on existing and potential literacies and the development of services and systems.
David White, Co-manager , Technology Assisted Lifelong Learning, University of Oxford
Lynn Silipigni Connaway, Ph.D., Senior Research Scientist, OCLC Research
Collections unbound: collection directions and the RLUK collective collectionlisld
A presentation given to RLUK Members' meeting at the University of Warwick.
The library identity has been closely bound with its collection. However this is changing as research and learning behaviours evolve in a network environment. There are three interesting trends. First, atttention is shifting from a library-centric view of a locally owned collection to a user-centred view of a facilitated collection in places where the library can add value. Second, there is growing emphasis on support for creation, for the process of research, as well as for the products, the article or book. And third, we are seeing a changing perspective on the historic core, the print book collection. Increasingly, this is being seen in collective ways as institutions manage down print, or think about its management in cooperative settings, or retire collections as space is reconfigured around research and learning experiences. This presentation also provides preliminary findings for the analysis being carried out by OCLC Research of the RLUK collective collection.
The Library in the Life of the User: Two Collection Directionslisld
Our understanding of library collections is changing in a digital, network environment. This presentation focuses on two trends in this context. First, the inside-out library is a trend which sees libraries support the creation, management and discoverability of institutional materials: research data, expertise, preprints, and so on. Second, the facilitated collection is a trend which sees libraries increasingly organize resources around user interests, whether these resources are external, collaborative or locally acquired.
This presentation was given at 'The transformation of academic library collecting: a symposium inspired by Dan C. Hazen'. Harvard Library, 20/21 Oct. 2016
December 2, 2015: NISO/NFAIS Virtual Conference: Semantic Web: What's New and...DeVonne Parks, CEM
International Cultural Informatics Collaborations: Crossing Borders Without Crossing Swords
J. Stephen Downie, Professor and Associate Dean for Research, Graduate School of Library and Information Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Building a Collaboration for Digital PublishingHarriett Green
Presentation for the "New Collaborations in Digital Publishing" panel at the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) 2015 meeting.
Keynote presentation at Montana Library Association meeting, Helena, 7 February. It looks at public and academic library directions in a network environment.
Semantic Linking & Retrieval for Digital LibrariesStefan Dietze
An overview of recent works on entitiy linking and retrieval in large corpora, specifically bibliographic data. The works address both traditional Linked Data and knowledge graphs as well as data extracted from Web markup, such as the Web Data Commons.
Challenges and opportunities for academic librarieslisld
Research and learning behaviors are changing in a network environment. What challenges do Academic libraries face? What opportunities do they have? A presentation given at a symposium on the future of academic libraries at the Open University.
Museum as Platform; Curator as ChampionNancy Proctor
"Museum as Platform; Curator as Champion: Learning to sing in the age of social media," a presentation by Nancy Proctor at the conference, "Event Culture: The Museum and Its Staging of Contemporary Art" organized by the Copenhagen Doctoral School of Cultural Studies, Department of Arts and Cultural Studies, Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, 7 November 2009.
Creative Commons License Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 United States
OCLC Research Update at ALA Chicago. June 26, 2017.OCLC
Rachel Frick, OCLC Executive Director of the OCLC Research Library Partnership, reviews some of the broad agenda items and recent publications related to the work of OCLC Research. Rachel is then joined for two presentations on specific research topics. First, Sharon Streams (OCLC Director of WebJunction) and Monika Sengul-Jones (OCLC Wikipedian-in-Residence) present on “Public Libraries and Wikipedia.” Next, Kenning Arlitsch (Dean, Montana State University Library) and Jeff Mixter (OCLC Senior Software Engineer) share their findings on “Accurate Institutional Repository Download Measurement using RAMP, the Repository Analytics and Metrics Portal.”
The identity of the library is closely bound with its collections. In a print world, this made sense, as the central role of the library was to place materials close to the user and arrange them for effective use.
However, in a network environment this is no longer the case. Lorcan Dempsey, Vice President, Membership and Research, and Chief Strategist at the Online Computer Library Center, will discuss the following three trends that are changing the character of library collections:
The facilitated collection, where the library connects users to resources of interest to their research and learning needs, whether or not they are assembled locally.
The collective collection, where libraries begin to think about moving to shared environments to manage their collections and assuming collective responsibility for stewardship of the scholarly record.
The inside-out collection, where libraries work with other campus partners to support the creation, management and disclosure of institutional materials—research data, special collections, and so on. Here the library supports the creative enterprise of scholarship directly. Together, these trends are changing how we think about collections, libraries, and services to their users.
Together, these trends are changing how we think about collections, libraries, and services to their users.
The Thomas Lecture Series honors the outstanding work that Shirley K. Baker, former Vice Chancellor for Scholarly Resources & Dean of University Libraries, led in the areas of networked information and resource sharing.
Research in context. OCLC Research and environmental trends. Lorcan Dempseylisld
Delivered at the OCLC Symposium at the Americas Regional Councils meeting at ALA, January 2015.
Reviews several major research themes - shared space and shared print, digital information behaviors, and the evolution of the scholarly record - in terms of general environmental trends. Highlights work done by OCLC Research.
This is the first part of a two part presentation. The second part was given by my colleague Chrystie Hill.
Irish Studies - making library data work harderlisld
[Check out the notes for details] Explores how WorldCat can be interrogated to reveal interesting things about a subject domain - Irish Studies. Part one looks at a move to linked data, suggesting that this will better support research enquiries. Part two provides some simple examples of how bibliographic data can support 'distant reading', literary analysis at scale. The third section looks at the collective Irish Studies collection - how Irish Studies materials are distributed across library collections.
It was presented at the American Conference for Irish Studies, 1 April 2016, University of Notre Dame.
Humanities Users in the Digital Age: Library Needs AssessmentHarriett Green
Presentation given at the NFAIS Humanities Roundtable XII for the panel “Is It Marketing to Users, Instruction for Users or Interfering with Users?: Engaging Students, Scholars and Faculty Members”
Open Context and Publishing to the Web of Data: Eric Kansa's LAWDI Presentationekansa
This presentation discusses how a model of “data sharing as publishing” can contribute to developing Linked Open Data resources in archaeology and the study of the ancient world. The paper gives examples from Open Context’s developing approach to data editing, documentation and quality improvement processes. The goal of these efforts is to better align the professional interests of individual researchers with the needs of the larger community to access and use high-quality data in Linked Data scenarios.
A detailed briefing on the current position of the library catalog and its prospects in the age of internet discovery and changing preferences for information seeking. Based on the speaker's extensive research and writings abou the catalog and metadata at Cornell University Library and for the Library of Congress. Prepared for the "New Age of Discovery" Institute sponsored by ASERL and hosted by Auburn University Libraries. Presented July 19, 2007. Includes speaker notes.
Organizations focus on infrastructure, engagement and innovation. Libraries have emphasised infrastructure (collections, buildings to house those collections, systems, ...). In recent years they have been switching attention into engagement - better integration with their users' workflow, more direct support for research and learning, ...
This is a presentation from the OCLC EMEARC Regional Council meeting, February 2012.
Of Libraries and Labs: Effecting User-Driven InnovationAlex Humphreys
JSTOR has launched a new Labs team charged with
partnering with libraries and scholars to build innovative
tools for research and teaching. The JSTOR Labs team has
successfully used ‘flash builds’ – high-intensity, short-burst,
user-driven development efforts – in order to bring an idea
from conception to a working, user-delighting prototype in
as little as a week. In this talk the presenter will describe
the approach to flash builds, highlight the partnerships,
skills, tools and content that help to innovate, and suggest
ways that libraries can adopt these methods to support
innovation and the digital humanities.
Collection directions - towards collective collectionslisld
How the emergence of new research and learning workflows in digital environments is affecting library collecting and collections. Several trends are reviewed. In the light of diversifying competing requirements, the need to manage down print and develop shared print responses is discussed.
Presentation to OCLC Asia Pacific Regional Council meeting. 13 Oct. 2014.
One of the presentations from a program called "Where Did the Money Go?!: Understanding Hidden Expenses That Derail Small Scale Renovations". It was coordinated by LLAMA BES at ALA Annual 2010 (June 26, 2010).
Many library leaders will find themselves planning a remodel of library space. Whether repurposing for a new use or just improving function and aesthetics, a limited budget can be eaten up by existing building issues: HVAC problems, asbestos abatement, interruption of systems, or simple staging logistics. Experts will share with attendees what to watch for, what questions to ask, and how to plan to anticipate these considerations so that project goals are met.
December 2, 2015: NISO/NFAIS Virtual Conference: Semantic Web: What's New and...DeVonne Parks, CEM
International Cultural Informatics Collaborations: Crossing Borders Without Crossing Swords
J. Stephen Downie, Professor and Associate Dean for Research, Graduate School of Library and Information Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Building a Collaboration for Digital PublishingHarriett Green
Presentation for the "New Collaborations in Digital Publishing" panel at the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) 2015 meeting.
Keynote presentation at Montana Library Association meeting, Helena, 7 February. It looks at public and academic library directions in a network environment.
Semantic Linking & Retrieval for Digital LibrariesStefan Dietze
An overview of recent works on entitiy linking and retrieval in large corpora, specifically bibliographic data. The works address both traditional Linked Data and knowledge graphs as well as data extracted from Web markup, such as the Web Data Commons.
Challenges and opportunities for academic librarieslisld
Research and learning behaviors are changing in a network environment. What challenges do Academic libraries face? What opportunities do they have? A presentation given at a symposium on the future of academic libraries at the Open University.
Museum as Platform; Curator as ChampionNancy Proctor
"Museum as Platform; Curator as Champion: Learning to sing in the age of social media," a presentation by Nancy Proctor at the conference, "Event Culture: The Museum and Its Staging of Contemporary Art" organized by the Copenhagen Doctoral School of Cultural Studies, Department of Arts and Cultural Studies, Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, 7 November 2009.
Creative Commons License Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 United States
OCLC Research Update at ALA Chicago. June 26, 2017.OCLC
Rachel Frick, OCLC Executive Director of the OCLC Research Library Partnership, reviews some of the broad agenda items and recent publications related to the work of OCLC Research. Rachel is then joined for two presentations on specific research topics. First, Sharon Streams (OCLC Director of WebJunction) and Monika Sengul-Jones (OCLC Wikipedian-in-Residence) present on “Public Libraries and Wikipedia.” Next, Kenning Arlitsch (Dean, Montana State University Library) and Jeff Mixter (OCLC Senior Software Engineer) share their findings on “Accurate Institutional Repository Download Measurement using RAMP, the Repository Analytics and Metrics Portal.”
The identity of the library is closely bound with its collections. In a print world, this made sense, as the central role of the library was to place materials close to the user and arrange them for effective use.
However, in a network environment this is no longer the case. Lorcan Dempsey, Vice President, Membership and Research, and Chief Strategist at the Online Computer Library Center, will discuss the following three trends that are changing the character of library collections:
The facilitated collection, where the library connects users to resources of interest to their research and learning needs, whether or not they are assembled locally.
The collective collection, where libraries begin to think about moving to shared environments to manage their collections and assuming collective responsibility for stewardship of the scholarly record.
The inside-out collection, where libraries work with other campus partners to support the creation, management and disclosure of institutional materials—research data, special collections, and so on. Here the library supports the creative enterprise of scholarship directly. Together, these trends are changing how we think about collections, libraries, and services to their users.
Together, these trends are changing how we think about collections, libraries, and services to their users.
The Thomas Lecture Series honors the outstanding work that Shirley K. Baker, former Vice Chancellor for Scholarly Resources & Dean of University Libraries, led in the areas of networked information and resource sharing.
Research in context. OCLC Research and environmental trends. Lorcan Dempseylisld
Delivered at the OCLC Symposium at the Americas Regional Councils meeting at ALA, January 2015.
Reviews several major research themes - shared space and shared print, digital information behaviors, and the evolution of the scholarly record - in terms of general environmental trends. Highlights work done by OCLC Research.
This is the first part of a two part presentation. The second part was given by my colleague Chrystie Hill.
Irish Studies - making library data work harderlisld
[Check out the notes for details] Explores how WorldCat can be interrogated to reveal interesting things about a subject domain - Irish Studies. Part one looks at a move to linked data, suggesting that this will better support research enquiries. Part two provides some simple examples of how bibliographic data can support 'distant reading', literary analysis at scale. The third section looks at the collective Irish Studies collection - how Irish Studies materials are distributed across library collections.
It was presented at the American Conference for Irish Studies, 1 April 2016, University of Notre Dame.
Humanities Users in the Digital Age: Library Needs AssessmentHarriett Green
Presentation given at the NFAIS Humanities Roundtable XII for the panel “Is It Marketing to Users, Instruction for Users or Interfering with Users?: Engaging Students, Scholars and Faculty Members”
Open Context and Publishing to the Web of Data: Eric Kansa's LAWDI Presentationekansa
This presentation discusses how a model of “data sharing as publishing” can contribute to developing Linked Open Data resources in archaeology and the study of the ancient world. The paper gives examples from Open Context’s developing approach to data editing, documentation and quality improvement processes. The goal of these efforts is to better align the professional interests of individual researchers with the needs of the larger community to access and use high-quality data in Linked Data scenarios.
A detailed briefing on the current position of the library catalog and its prospects in the age of internet discovery and changing preferences for information seeking. Based on the speaker's extensive research and writings abou the catalog and metadata at Cornell University Library and for the Library of Congress. Prepared for the "New Age of Discovery" Institute sponsored by ASERL and hosted by Auburn University Libraries. Presented July 19, 2007. Includes speaker notes.
Organizations focus on infrastructure, engagement and innovation. Libraries have emphasised infrastructure (collections, buildings to house those collections, systems, ...). In recent years they have been switching attention into engagement - better integration with their users' workflow, more direct support for research and learning, ...
This is a presentation from the OCLC EMEARC Regional Council meeting, February 2012.
Of Libraries and Labs: Effecting User-Driven InnovationAlex Humphreys
JSTOR has launched a new Labs team charged with
partnering with libraries and scholars to build innovative
tools for research and teaching. The JSTOR Labs team has
successfully used ‘flash builds’ – high-intensity, short-burst,
user-driven development efforts – in order to bring an idea
from conception to a working, user-delighting prototype in
as little as a week. In this talk the presenter will describe
the approach to flash builds, highlight the partnerships,
skills, tools and content that help to innovate, and suggest
ways that libraries can adopt these methods to support
innovation and the digital humanities.
Collection directions - towards collective collectionslisld
How the emergence of new research and learning workflows in digital environments is affecting library collecting and collections. Several trends are reviewed. In the light of diversifying competing requirements, the need to manage down print and develop shared print responses is discussed.
Presentation to OCLC Asia Pacific Regional Council meeting. 13 Oct. 2014.
One of the presentations from a program called "Where Did the Money Go?!: Understanding Hidden Expenses That Derail Small Scale Renovations". It was coordinated by LLAMA BES at ALA Annual 2010 (June 26, 2010).
Many library leaders will find themselves planning a remodel of library space. Whether repurposing for a new use or just improving function and aesthetics, a limited budget can be eaten up by existing building issues: HVAC problems, asbestos abatement, interruption of systems, or simple staging logistics. Experts will share with attendees what to watch for, what questions to ask, and how to plan to anticipate these considerations so that project goals are met.
Starting Out? Start with You: What Every New Librarian Needs to Knowkslovesbooks
Lisa Carlucci Thomas and I presented this at the American Library Association's 2010 Annual Conference. We did it again at the Virtual Conference.
Our presentation focuses on two major skill sets for new librarians: understanding the research/publication process and developing your career.
Feel free to contact me with questions!
Rethinking Our Jobs: Toward a New Kind of Academic Library Karen S Calhoun
Invited presentation for Library Staff Day at Duquesne University, 3 January 2012. Makes a case for change in academic libraries; recommends changes and a process for enabling change. Cites a 2011 Education Advisory Board report and other evidence to support new strategies and new types of jobs for librarians and staff.
One of the presentations from a program called "Where Did the Money Go?!: Understanding Hidden Expenses That Derail Small Scale Renovations". It was coordinated by LLAMA BES at ALA Annual 2010 (June 26, 2010).
Many library leaders will find themselves planning a remodel of library space. Whether repurposing for a new use or just improving function and aesthetics, a limited budget can be eaten up by existing building issues: HVAC problems, asbestos abatement, interruption of systems, or simple staging logistics. Experts will share with attendees what to watch for, what questions to ask, and how to plan to anticipate these considerations so that project goals are met.
Aligning Open Access with the Social Justice Mission of Public UniversityLeslie Chan
In this talk I provide an extended argument on why we need to shift the narrative about Open Access from one emphasizing the university's research prowess to Open Access as university's commitment to its public mission.
This workshop focuses on the key decisions involved when contemplating library- or university-based open access publishig against the backdrop of a vibrant, coplex and fast-moving UK and global scene. It touches upon issues of structure, accountability, expectations and also format and genre- e.g. books vs journals or textbooks - and problems connected to the diverse levels of awareness that exist about publishing and open access within academic communities. Andrew Lockett, University of Westminster Press
John Cox NUI GalwayHow academic libraries position themselves in their parent institutions is vital to their recognition, resourcing and prospects. This paper will look at the progress, opportunities, barriers and dilemmas for libraries as they seek to position themselves optimally in the organisation. It will take account of both positive developments and negative factors, arguing that strong connectivity with the wider institutional agenda is key to changing perceptions and ensuring that the library is not taken for granted or sold short. Otherwise the library may represent a squeezed middle, feeling the pressure from all sides but not reaping the benefits of its transformation.
This presentation was provided by Carl Grant of The University of Oklahoma Libraries during the NISO event, "The Library of the Future: Inside & Out", held on December 12, 2018.
Re-awakening the 'Peoples University' - the learning agenda opportunity to reinvigorate public libraries. Community, informal (outside formal academic institutions) and online learning is a growing, disruptive opportunity. Learning happens best where there is a ‘community’ of support and good learning spaces. Public libraries have an opportunity to thrive if they develop the right capabilities to deliver a compelling learning offer. Presented at the CILIP "Re-imaging Learning" Executive Briefing on 13th November 2014
Open Access: Increase the Visibility of your Scholarshipciakov
Presentation on the fundamentals of open access. Topics include the social, political and especially economic context, defining open access, green OA, rights retention, sci-hub, and the beneficiaries of open access.
Communicating Library Impact Beyond Library Walls: Findings from an Action-or...OCLC
Connaway, Lynn Silipigni, and Alan Carbery. 2017. “Communicating Library Impact Beyond Library Walls: Findings from an Action-oriented Research Agenda.” Presented at the ACRL Leadership Council at the ALA Annual Conference, Chicago, Illinois, June 23.
Communicating Library Impact Beyond Library Walls: Findings from an Action-or...Lynn Connaway
Connaway, Lynn Silipigni, and Alan Carbery. 2017. “Communicating Library Impact Beyond Library Walls: Findings from an Action-oriented Research Agenda.” Presented at the ACRL Leadership Council at the ALA Annual Conference, Chicago, Illinois, June 23.
Celebrating Open Access Week: Scholarly Communication Initiatives in Academic...StephDK
There are many ways that academic librarians are engaging with their communities around issues of open access and scholarly communication – collaborations with faculty, students and administration are key to understanding user perspectives and to building advocacy. This webcast will present examples of scholarly communication and open access initiatives at a variety of academic libraries across the country. Join us to learn how your colleagues are engaging with their communities around issues of author rights, open access, open educational resources, and more.
Learning outcomes:
+ Understand the variety of scholarly communication initiatives across a variety of institutional types and sizes
+ Hear about examples of collaboration and engagement with faculty and students
+ Learn about connections between scholarly communication, information literacy, collections and other services
Presenter: Stephanie Davis-Kahl, Scholarly Communications Librarian and Associate Professor, Illinois Wesleyan University.
Explores how library collections have been, are and will be built in the context of changing information-seeking behavior, changes in the nature of collections, the social web, and new enabling technology.
Charleston Conference
Thursday Afternoon Plenary
November 4, 2010, 4:30 PM
Panel presentation by: John Dove, President, Credo Reference; Casper Grathwohl, Vice President and Online and Reference Publisher, Oxford University Press; Phoebe Ayers, Wikimedia Foundation and University of California at Davis; Jason B. Phillips, Librarian for Sociology, Psychology, Gender and Sexuality Studies and American Studies, New York University; Michael Sweet, CEO, Credo Reference
The Academic Book of the Future - Progress & REF2014 dataSimon Tanner
Presentation given by Simon Tanner for the The Academic Book of the Future at the Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers International Conference, September 2015.
http://www.alpsp.org/Ebusiness/TrainingAndEvents/ALPSPInternationalConference.aspx
This presentation provides a first glance at the research data gathered on book s submitted to the REF2014. It also summarises some progress to date and Michael Jubb's research findings of issues of importance to academics and publishers alike.
CUA Humanities Lecture on Scholarly Communications LSC634 Fall2014Kimberly Hoffman
Lecture on Scholarly Communications for CUA LSC634 students Sept. 29, 2014. Activities noted by * include mining new scholarly communications job descriptions; determining open access, self archiving and author rights of individual journals using SHERPA/RoMEO; and finding bibliometrics like JIF and h-index that drive publishing.
Narration coming soon! This Pecha Kucha Style presentation was designed in Powerpoint 2010. Best viewed with Microsoft Powerpoint 2010 Viewer (from http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=CB9BF144-1076-4615-9951-294EEB832823&displaylang=ar&displaylang=en)
Powerpoints, Prezis and Pecha Kucha PresentationsKimberly Hoffman
This presentation was given July 20, 2010 at the CUA UnConference. This presentation was designed in Powerpoint 2010.
Please see links at http://guides.lib.cua.edu/hoffman [See the tab Pondering]
Best viewed with Microsoft Powerpoint 2010 Viewer (from http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=CB9BF144-1076-4615-9951-294EEB832823&displaylang=ar&displaylang=en)
(May 29th, 2024) Advancements in Intravital Microscopy- Insights for Preclini...Scintica Instrumentation
Intravital microscopy (IVM) is a powerful tool utilized to study cellular behavior over time and space in vivo. Much of our understanding of cell biology has been accomplished using various in vitro and ex vivo methods; however, these studies do not necessarily reflect the natural dynamics of biological processes. Unlike traditional cell culture or fixed tissue imaging, IVM allows for the ultra-fast high-resolution imaging of cellular processes over time and space and were studied in its natural environment. Real-time visualization of biological processes in the context of an intact organism helps maintain physiological relevance and provide insights into the progression of disease, response to treatments or developmental processes.
In this webinar we give an overview of advanced applications of the IVM system in preclinical research. IVIM technology is a provider of all-in-one intravital microscopy systems and solutions optimized for in vivo imaging of live animal models at sub-micron resolution. The system’s unique features and user-friendly software enables researchers to probe fast dynamic biological processes such as immune cell tracking, cell-cell interaction as well as vascularization and tumor metastasis with exceptional detail. This webinar will also give an overview of IVM being utilized in drug development, offering a view into the intricate interaction between drugs/nanoparticles and tissues in vivo and allows for the evaluation of therapeutic intervention in a variety of tissues and organs. This interdisciplinary collaboration continues to drive the advancements of novel therapeutic strategies.
Multi-source connectivity as the driver of solar wind variability in the heli...Sérgio Sacani
The ambient solar wind that flls the heliosphere originates from multiple
sources in the solar corona and is highly structured. It is often described
as high-speed, relatively homogeneous, plasma streams from coronal
holes and slow-speed, highly variable, streams whose source regions are
under debate. A key goal of ESA/NASA’s Solar Orbiter mission is to identify
solar wind sources and understand what drives the complexity seen in the
heliosphere. By combining magnetic feld modelling and spectroscopic
techniques with high-resolution observations and measurements, we show
that the solar wind variability detected in situ by Solar Orbiter in March
2022 is driven by spatio-temporal changes in the magnetic connectivity to
multiple sources in the solar atmosphere. The magnetic feld footpoints
connected to the spacecraft moved from the boundaries of a coronal hole
to one active region (12961) and then across to another region (12957). This
is refected in the in situ measurements, which show the transition from fast
to highly Alfvénic then to slow solar wind that is disrupted by the arrival of
a coronal mass ejection. Our results describe solar wind variability at 0.5 au
but are applicable to near-Earth observatories.
Earliest Galaxies in the JADES Origins Field: Luminosity Function and Cosmic ...Sérgio Sacani
We characterize the earliest galaxy population in the JADES Origins Field (JOF), the deepest
imaging field observed with JWST. We make use of the ancillary Hubble optical images (5 filters
spanning 0.4−0.9µm) and novel JWST images with 14 filters spanning 0.8−5µm, including 7 mediumband filters, and reaching total exposure times of up to 46 hours per filter. We combine all our data
at > 2.3µm to construct an ultradeep image, reaching as deep as ≈ 31.4 AB mag in the stack and
30.3-31.0 AB mag (5σ, r = 0.1” circular aperture) in individual filters. We measure photometric
redshifts and use robust selection criteria to identify a sample of eight galaxy candidates at redshifts
z = 11.5 − 15. These objects show compact half-light radii of R1/2 ∼ 50 − 200pc, stellar masses of
M⋆ ∼ 107−108M⊙, and star-formation rates of SFR ∼ 0.1−1 M⊙ yr−1
. Our search finds no candidates
at 15 < z < 20, placing upper limits at these redshifts. We develop a forward modeling approach to
infer the properties of the evolving luminosity function without binning in redshift or luminosity that
marginalizes over the photometric redshift uncertainty of our candidate galaxies and incorporates the
impact of non-detections. We find a z = 12 luminosity function in good agreement with prior results,
and that the luminosity function normalization and UV luminosity density decline by a factor of ∼ 2.5
from z = 12 to z = 14. We discuss the possible implications of our results in the context of theoretical
models for evolution of the dark matter halo mass function.
Richard's entangled aventures in wonderlandRichard Gill
Since the loophole-free Bell experiments of 2020 and the Nobel prizes in physics of 2022, critics of Bell's work have retreated to the fortress of super-determinism. Now, super-determinism is a derogatory word - it just means "determinism". Palmer, Hance and Hossenfelder argue that quantum mechanics and determinism are not incompatible, using a sophisticated mathematical construction based on a subtle thinning of allowed states and measurements in quantum mechanics, such that what is left appears to make Bell's argument fail, without altering the empirical predictions of quantum mechanics. I think however that it is a smoke screen, and the slogan "lost in math" comes to my mind. I will discuss some other recent disproofs of Bell's theorem using the language of causality based on causal graphs. Causal thinking is also central to law and justice. I will mention surprising connections to my work on serial killer nurse cases, in particular the Dutch case of Lucia de Berk and the current UK case of Lucy Letby.
Richard's aventures in two entangled wonderlandsRichard Gill
Since the loophole-free Bell experiments of 2020 and the Nobel prizes in physics of 2022, critics of Bell's work have retreated to the fortress of super-determinism. Now, super-determinism is a derogatory word - it just means "determinism". Palmer, Hance and Hossenfelder argue that quantum mechanics and determinism are not incompatible, using a sophisticated mathematical construction based on a subtle thinning of allowed states and measurements in quantum mechanics, such that what is left appears to make Bell's argument fail, without altering the empirical predictions of quantum mechanics. I think however that it is a smoke screen, and the slogan "lost in math" comes to my mind. I will discuss some other recent disproofs of Bell's theorem using the language of causality based on causal graphs. Causal thinking is also central to law and justice. I will mention surprising connections to my work on serial killer nurse cases, in particular the Dutch case of Lucia de Berk and the current UK case of Lucy Letby.
Introduction:
RNA interference (RNAi) or Post-Transcriptional Gene Silencing (PTGS) is an important biological process for modulating eukaryotic gene expression.
It is highly conserved process of posttranscriptional gene silencing by which double stranded RNA (dsRNA) causes sequence-specific degradation of mRNA sequences.
dsRNA-induced gene silencing (RNAi) is reported in a wide range of eukaryotes ranging from worms, insects, mammals and plants.
This process mediates resistance to both endogenous parasitic and exogenous pathogenic nucleic acids, and regulates the expression of protein-coding genes.
What are small ncRNAs?
micro RNA (miRNA)
short interfering RNA (siRNA)
Properties of small non-coding RNA:
Involved in silencing mRNA transcripts.
Called “small” because they are usually only about 21-24 nucleotides long.
Synthesized by first cutting up longer precursor sequences (like the 61nt one that Lee discovered).
Silence an mRNA by base pairing with some sequence on the mRNA.
Discovery of siRNA?
The first small RNA:
In 1993 Rosalind Lee (Victor Ambros lab) was studying a non- coding gene in C. elegans, lin-4, that was involved in silencing of another gene, lin-14, at the appropriate time in the
development of the worm C. elegans.
Two small transcripts of lin-4 (22nt and 61nt) were found to be complementary to a sequence in the 3' UTR of lin-14.
Because lin-4 encoded no protein, she deduced that it must be these transcripts that are causing the silencing by RNA-RNA interactions.
Types of RNAi ( non coding RNA)
MiRNA
Length (23-25 nt)
Trans acting
Binds with target MRNA in mismatch
Translation inhibition
Si RNA
Length 21 nt.
Cis acting
Bind with target Mrna in perfect complementary sequence
Piwi-RNA
Length ; 25 to 36 nt.
Expressed in Germ Cells
Regulates trnasposomes activity
MECHANISM OF RNAI:
First the double-stranded RNA teams up with a protein complex named Dicer, which cuts the long RNA into short pieces.
Then another protein complex called RISC (RNA-induced silencing complex) discards one of the two RNA strands.
The RISC-docked, single-stranded RNA then pairs with the homologous mRNA and destroys it.
THE RISC COMPLEX:
RISC is large(>500kD) RNA multi- protein Binding complex which triggers MRNA degradation in response to MRNA
Unwinding of double stranded Si RNA by ATP independent Helicase
Active component of RISC is Ago proteins( ENDONUCLEASE) which cleave target MRNA.
DICER: endonuclease (RNase Family III)
Argonaute: Central Component of the RNA-Induced Silencing Complex (RISC)
One strand of the dsRNA produced by Dicer is retained in the RISC complex in association with Argonaute
ARGONAUTE PROTEIN :
1.PAZ(PIWI/Argonaute/ Zwille)- Recognition of target MRNA
2.PIWI (p-element induced wimpy Testis)- breaks Phosphodiester bond of mRNA.)RNAse H activity.
MiRNA:
The Double-stranded RNAs are naturally produced in eukaryotic cells during development, and they have a key role in regulating gene expression .
THE IMPORTANCE OF MARTIAN ATMOSPHERE SAMPLE RETURN.Sérgio Sacani
The return of a sample of near-surface atmosphere from Mars would facilitate answers to several first-order science questions surrounding the formation and evolution of the planet. One of the important aspects of terrestrial planet formation in general is the role that primary atmospheres played in influencing the chemistry and structure of the planets and their antecedents. Studies of the martian atmosphere can be used to investigate the role of a primary atmosphere in its history. Atmosphere samples would also inform our understanding of the near-surface chemistry of the planet, and ultimately the prospects for life. High-precision isotopic analyses of constituent gases are needed to address these questions, requiring that the analyses are made on returned samples rather than in situ.
1. Trends & Teams
for Strong Libraries
Kimberly M. Hoffman
kmhoffman56@gmail.com
2.
3. Previous slide image source: http://www.stm-assoc.org/standards-
technology/resources/tech-trends-2020/
➔ Context Collections Open Access Digital Scholarship Funding
4. This work is reflective:
Ferguson, C. L. (2016). Textbooks in academic libraries. Serials Review.
doi:10.1080/00987913.2016.1207480
Gamer, A. K. (2016). The Aspen institute - Libraries in the Exponential Age: Moving From the Edge
of Innovation to the Center of Community. Retrieved from
http://csreports.aspeninstitute.org/Dialogue-on-Public-Libraries
Jennifer L Marill. (2016). Journal selection at the national library of medicine: A new process for
challenging times. Technicalities, 36(4), 1.
Lewis, D. W. (2016). Reimagining the academic library. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-
SYUslsVfg
Schonfeld, R. C. (2016). Organizing the work of the research library. Retrieved from
http://www.sr.ithaka.org/publications/organizing-the-work-of-the-research-library/
5. “library as place” - Ray Oldenburg
The Aspen Institute - Libraries in the Exponential
Age: Moving From the Edge of Innovation to the
Center of Community
● Superconnectivity
● America’s Civic Square
● App-Library
http://www.pps.org/reference/roldenburg/
7. The Acceleration of Open Access by Barbara Fister
https://www.insidehighered.com/blogs/library-babel-fish/acceleration-open-access
➔ Context Collections Open Access Digital Scholarship Funding
9. “Open access repositories are usually
managed by universities, government agencies,
or nonprofit associations. Affiliation with a larger
institution (with a public service mission)
means that repositories are likely to be around
for a long time.
They often employ librarians and data specialists
who specialize in ensuring long term archiving.”
University of California. Office of Scholarly Communication
http://osc.universityofcalifornia.edu/2015/12/a-social-networking-site-is-not-an-open-
access-repository/
13. ➔ Context Collections Open Access Digital Scholarship Funding
SEE: The Future of Academic Library Materials Expenditures: A Thought Experiment
https://scholarworks.iupui.edu/handle/1805/6110
This work proposed by David L. Lewis, 2016.
14. Science Libraries
➔ Demographics Organization/Teams STEM Librarians STEM Libraries
➔ Context Collections Open Access Digital Scholarship Funding
16. Challenges in the 21st century
Provide energy from fusion
Develop carbon sequestration methods
Manage the nitrogen cycle
Provide access to clean water
Restore and improve urban infrastructure
Advance health informatics
Engineer better medicines
17. Challenges in the 21st Century con’t...
Reverse-engineer the brain
Prevent nuclear terror
Secure cyberspace
Enhance virtual reality
Advance personalized learning
Engineer the tools of scientific discovery
18. “The world needs…
engineering professionals
with both a breadth and depth of
knowledge, strong leadership,
and a dedication to the public good.”
➔ Demographics Organization/Teams STEM Librarians STEM Libraries
http://www.raisethebarforengineering.org/future-engineer
19. ➔ Demographics Organization/Teams STEM Librarians STEM Libraries
SEE: Graph - Academic Library Workforce 1998-2025
SEE: Graph – Projection of Academic Librarian by Generation
David L. Lewis - p. 63 in Reimagining the Academic Library
20. “Academic library administrators must be more sensitive to the
diverse background, interests, aspirations, and “hunger” of the
new professional staffing realities. They must commit
to a more “ferocious” staff orientation and training
commitment, and seek out creative opportunities for
employees to “pack” together more routinely. They must
provide more effective training for managers in working
with more ambiguous definitions of professional and
more blended staff participation.”
➔ Demographics Organization/Teams STEM Librarians STEM Libraries
21. ● Build teams with purpose
● Teaching & Consulting
New services
Grants
➔ Demographics Organization/Teams STEM Librarians STEM Libraries
22. TEAM Strategies
1. Team with a mission
2. Leadership & training/continuous improvement
3. Tackle complex issues collaboratively
4. Empower employee ideas
5. Listen and respond to feedback
6. Be intentional and consistent
➔ Demographics Organization/Teams STEM Librarians STEM Libraries
23. My Strategies
1. Mentor
2. Partnerships
3. Leadership team
➔ Demographics Organization/Teams STEM Librarians STEM Libraries
25. “Can the library become the center for engagement on campus,
with liaisons providing critical human support and analysis
that cuts across technology, disciplines, hierarchies, social
norms, and institutional and cultural contexts? By focusing on
the process rather than the role, appreciating the unevenness of
change, bridging the last mile, measuring impact and
success, and moving upstream and outward, liaisons will
reconfirm that not only is the library the place to go when you
don’t know, it’s also the place to reengage with each other.”
Kenney, Anne R. "From Engaging Liaison Librarians to Engaging Communities." College & Research
Libraries 76.3 (2015): 386-91. http://crl.acrl.org/content/76/3/386.full.pdf+html
26. ➔ Demographics Organization/Teams STEM Librarians STEM Libraries
Look beyond the University environment - Educators,
Publishers, R&D, Entrepreneurs, Policy Advocates - where
communities of scholars can be super connected, community
based and steeped in technology.
27. Thank you!
Kimberly M. Hoffman
kmhoffman56@gmail.com
Digital Scholarship @ CUA
http://www.lib.cua.edu/wordpress/newsevents/category/digital-scholarship/
Just Do Good Work http://justdogoodwork.com/
Twitter @KMH_nowinVA
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