Scholarly Commons @ MU
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Faculty Learning Communities are a Positive Way for Libraries to Engage Academic Staff in Scholarly Communication
(2015-01-27)The stakes and politics of research and scholarship are different depending on discipline, department, and institution, and as such, increasing awareness of scholarly communication is fraught with difficulty. Librarians ... -
Teaching Communities of Faculty About Scholarly Communication
(2015-01-27)This article by Jennifer Bazeley and Jen Waller originally appeared on the LSE Impact of Social Sciences blog as “Faculty Learning Communities are a positive way for libraries to engage academic staff in scholarly ... -
Evangelists and Pragmatists Finding Common Ground: ISSSS members’ views on open access publishing
(2015-01-22)The issues surrounding open access (OA) publishing in academia are complex, sometimes misunderstood, and frequently debated among faculty and other stakeholders. In this study we explored the opinions of members of the ... -
Are E-book Big Deal Bundles Still Valuable? [slide deck]
(2014-11-18)The academic e-book market has undergone significant change in the last five years. E-book availability has greatly increased as library demand has grown, with an increasing percentage of library acquisitions preferring ... -
Change as Opportunity: Re-Vamping LibGuides to Better Engage Students
(2014-11-17)Change can be a positive opportunity to evaluate how we engage students with our services and contribute to their success. We will share our experiences surrounding our migration to LibGuides 2.0 and how it presented an ... -
Engrossed, Enraged, Engaged: Empowering Faculty in Transforming Scholarly Communication
(2014-11-10)Librarians are deeply invested in the scholarly publishing lifecycle. This investment, in tandem with an evolving scholarly communication system, has encouraged librarians to become advocates for transformation in this ... -
Creating and Supporting a Borrowable Collection of Portable Digital Technology
(HighEdWeb Conference, 2012-10-08)One University offers a collection of digital equipment, including iPads, laptops, digital cameras, digital audio recorders, microphones, networking cables, projectors and financial/graphing calculators. These items were ... -
Spanning the University to Improve Information Literacy e-Instruction
(2010)In Fall 2009, the interactive information literacy module "integrity Quickstart"(iQ) was introduced to first and second-year students at Miami University. iQ, which teaches information literacy and academic integrity ... -
Engaging Faculty in Scholarly Communication Change: A Learning Community Approach
(Pacific University Libraries, 2014-08-01)INTRODUCTION As the landscape of scholarly communication and open access continues to shift, it remains important for academic librarians to continue educating campus stakeholders about these issues, as well as to create ... -
Impact of a Library Instruction Session on Bibliographies of Organic Chemistry Students
(2014-06-16)Students in Chemistry 254: Organic Chemistry for Majors were required to write a paper about an organic name reaction (a reaction named after the chemist who discovered it). Before turning in this assignment, students had ... -
Rock, paper, scissors, COUNTER, SUSHI: Making sense of usage
(2014-06-11)Presentation at the ALAO CMIG Workshop on June 9, 2014. -
The Value of Purchasing E-Books From a Large Publisher (Springer E-Books)
(2014-05-13)Presentation given at the Charleston Conference on November 3, 2011. Usage analysis of Springer e-books at Miami University Libraries. -
The Value of Purchasing E-Books From a Large Publisher: A Usage-based Analysis of Oxford University Press E-Books
(2014-05-13)Presentation given at the Acquisitions Institute (Timberline) on May 20, 2012. Usage analysis of Oxford University Press e-books at Miami University Libraries. -
Usage Statistics in the Real World: Two Perspectives
(2014-05-13)Presentation given at the Great Lakes E-Summit on October 11, 2012. Managing e-resource usage statistics. -
Project Transfer: Five Years Later
(2014-05-13)Presentation given at E-Resources & Libraries (ER&L) on April 3, 2012. Managing journal publisher transfers and updates to the Transfer Code of Practice. -
Transfer 2.0 and Beyond! An Update
(2014-05-13)Presentation given at the Charleston Conference on November 3, 2011. Information about Project Transfer (v. 2.0) for librarians and publishers. -
Taming the Communication Beast: Using LibGuides for Intra-Library Communication
(2014-05-13)Presentation given at the Library Technology Conference on March 16, 2011. Using LibGuides for communication between technical services and other library departments. -
Keep the Change: Faculty Roles in the Scholarly Communications System and Their Impact on Open Access Promotion
(2014-05-13)Presentation given at the Academic Library Association of Ohio Annual Conference on October 29, 2010. Educating faculty about open access choices and scholarly communication issues. -
E-Resource Management at Miami University (Great Expectations: Maximizing Efficiency and Value in Collection Management and Discovery)
(2014-05-13)Presentation given as part of panel at Charleston Annual Conference on November 4, 2010. Managing e-resources. -
E-Resources, E-Reality
(2014-05-13)Presentation given at E-Resources & Libraries (ER&L) on March 18th, 2013. Managing e-resources with free and proprietary tools.