Scholarly Commons @ MU
University Libraries: Recent submissions
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E-Books in Ohio: What's a Librarian To Do?
(2014-05-13)Presentation about managing PDA e-books given at the ALAO CMIG Workshop on March 22, 2013. -
Report on Session: Sailing the Digital Seas: Charting a New Course with CONTENTdm
(2014-05-07)With the transition of government publications from print to digital over the last decade, the State Library of North Carolina saw the need to implement a content management system for the state’s digital publications. ... -
Striking Up A Conversation, Striking Up A Victory: Engaging Faculty in Scholarly Communication
(2014-04-15)The concepts “open access” and “scholarly communication” have become inseparable from the library landscape. Librarians are increasingly aware of the issues inherent in these concepts, but faculty have been slower to ... -
Delivering Library Services With (And For) Google Glass
(2014-04-11)Google Glass is Google’s latest consumer technology and is a wearable, head-mounted computer that acts like a voice-activated, hands-free smartphone. Hailed by some and reviled by others, Glass provides a peek into the ... -
Seeing the Forest by Counting the Trees
(2014-03-26)Libraries, particularly academic libraries, are swimming in a sea of data. Librarians often contribute to this by counting every possible patron interaction in an attempt to both define their current situation and to predict ... -
Sustainability in Library Preservation
(2014-03-26)Many in the library world are embracing sustainability initiatives in an effort to better serve our communities and planet. In this article the author explores the need to integrate preservation within the broader approach ... -
Migration and Update to CONTENTdm 6.1
(2014-03-26)Slides from presentation given on experiences in migrating from DSpace to CONTENTdm and importing the CONTENTdm viewer into an Omeka exhibit. -
Skate to Where the Puck is Going to Be: Aligning Library Services to Faculty Teaching, Research, and Scholarship
(2012-10-26)Overview of a new library service established in response to changing dynamics in academic libraries and faculty need in the digital age. -
Patron Space-Use Analysis of a New Library Facility
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Will Lightning Strike?
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Automated Bulk Uploading of Images and Metadata to Flickr
(2014-03-26)The Digital Initiatives department at Miami University, like most Digital Initiatives and Special Collections, has a large amount of rich digital image collections, stored primarily in a third-party database. ... -
Boolean and Truncation
(2014-03-26)Classroom handout describing Boolean operators and truncation. -
Seeing the Forest by Counting the Trees [slide deck]
(2014-03-26)Libraries, particularly academic libraries, are swimming in a sea of data. Librarians often contribute to this by counting every possible patron interaction in an attempt to both define their current situation and to predict ... -
11 digital publishing trends to watch this year and their potential impact on libraries
(2014-02-04)Presented at Library and Information Technology Association (LITA) National Forum, Columbus, OH. -
The choice is yours: Collections in a patron-driven climate
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Technical Services Transparency: Using a LibGuide to Expose the Mysteries of Technical Services
(2013-06-04)Technical services departments in academic libraries have long struggled to communicate effectively with other library departments, particularly public services departments. As academic libraries acquire large numbers of ... -
The Numbers Game: Collecting, Compiling, and Utilizing Usage Data in an Academic Library
(2013-06-04)As our academic library budgets evolve, librarians have to make difficult decisions about what resources to spend that money on every year. Looking at patron usage of our resources, both tangible and electronic, can help ... -
The Value of Purchasing E-book Collections from a Large Publisher
(2013-06-04)The academic e-book market is in the midst of rapid change and development. While e-books are still a relatively small percentage of library collections, sales are growing and libraries appear ready to ramp up their e-book ...