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1st We Build Them, Then What? : The Future of Institutional Repositories
(University of Oregon Libraries, 2005-11-22) Hixson, Carol G.
The article discusses the current state of IR development and outlines a direction that IRs in the U.S. can effectively take.
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Adapting Evidence-Based Practices to Improve Library Instruction: Using customized tools to support peer mentoring and observation
(Taylor & Francis (Routledge), 2019) Oberlies, Mary K.; Buxton, Kristin; Zeidman-Karpinski, Annie
To improve the quality of our instruction, and to contribute to student success, we designed an instructional development program using peer mentoring and observation grounded in evidence-based practices. We identified three methods of peer observation and mentoring to create an innovative progressively in-depth program that helps librarians understand what is happening in the classroom, and works within a community of practice to identify ways to improve the quality of our instruction. These tools, used in higher education, were then customized to work for information literacy instruction: Teaching Squares, the Teaching Practices Inventory - Information Literacy Instruction, and the Classroom Observation Protocol for Information Literacy. These tools help librarians identify evidence-based practices, understand what occurred in their classrooms, and lead to student-focused teaching. This article discusses the development of these tools and initial findings
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Advances in Serials Management, Volume 7 (Book review)
(Elsevier Science, Inc., 2001-09) Grenci, Mary C.; Hepfer, Cindy; Malinowski, Teresa; Gammon, Julia
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Beyond the Subject: Non-Topical Facets for Exploration and Discovery
(Oregon Library Association, 2019-08-14) McGrath, Kelley
New developments in the cataloging world can help libraries better answer questions like: What music do you have for string quartets? What young adult fiction do you have by African American male authors? Do you have any diaries written by pioneer women in Oregon in the late nineteenth century? Do you have any recent movies from China? Historically, the Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH) have included terms both for what something is about (topic) and for what something is (genre or form). Many users are looking for something either as a topic, or as a genre or form, and not for the two things mixed together. Sometimes LCSH makes a clear, albeit not intuitive, distinction. Starting in 2007, the Library of Congress (LC) began work on a new vocabulary, now known as Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms for Library and Archival Materials (LCGFT), to use for genre and form instead of LCSH. In addition, they created two additional new vocabularies: Library of Congress Medium of Performance Thesaurus for Music (LCMPT) for instruments and voices and Library of Congress Demographic Group Terms (LCDGT) for audiences and creators. This article investigates the application and results of using these new, faceted vocabularies.
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The Biodiversity Resource Center: a working model for broad dissemination of biodiversity information in a public service setting.
(International Association of Aquatic and Marine Science Libraries and Information Centers, 1991) Butler, Barbara A.
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Boolean redux: Performance of advanced versus simple Boolean searches and implications for upper-level instruction
(2020-08-21) Lowe, M. Sara; Maxson, Bronwen K.; Stone, Sean M.; Miller, Willie; Snajdr, Eric
Building off an earlier study, which examined whether or not it was beneficial to teach Boolean logic to introductory students, the present study examines the efficacy of Boolean OR searching in more advanced search strategies, for example, capstone projects and graduate theses and dissertations. Results show that both simple and advanced Boolean searches yield relevant results. Based on relevance, there is no compelling evidence that either search is superior. To capture all the literature on a topic, however, it is important that upper-level students know the relevant databases for their discipline and perform multiple searches. Results can help inform whether teaching Boolean search skills to upper-division students in disciplinary contexts is time well spent.
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Bringing the Past to the Present
(Information Today, Inc., 2008-07) Estlund, Karen; Herbert, John
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Bryn Mawr College Library Survey
(Carol Hixson, 1984-08-22) Hixson, Carol G.
Will library patrons be receptive to an online catalog? In a study at Bryn Mawr College Library, users' perceptions of the existing card catalog and their attitudes towards computers were investigated in an attempt to discover the difficulties facing library planners in designing and implementing an online catalog. Results show that users are content with the current card catalog and hesitate changing to a new system. 56% would prefer to keep the card catalog rather than switch to a computerized catalog containing identical information. When the pie is sweetened by indicating that more information and greater convenience could result from an OPAC, only 17% still prefer a card catalog. Studies of use of the public OCLC terminal in Bryn Mawr's main library indicate that confusion and timidity prevent many from utilizing the facility. Greater effort at educating users is needed in order to overcome their resistance to online catalogs.
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The Bundling and Unbundling of E-Serials: Introduction
(Taylor & Francis, 2009) Fowler, David C.
The next twelve months to two years will be critical to the future of libraries as they look for new ways to acquire and present materials in a time of declining budgets, but with an ever-demanding user base. Full or partial divestment of Big Deal packages is an inevitable element of this transition. The full impact of how libraries will cope is yet to be known, but it seems inevitable that the publishing landscape will look much different in 2011 and beyond than it does in 2009.
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Business Unusual : Highlights and Discussion of the Library of Congress Bicentennial Conference on Bibliographic Control for the New Millennium
(2003-05-15T20:59:29Z) Hixson, Carol G.
A presentation made at the Oregon Library Association Annual Conference, March 25, 2001 to report on the Library of Congress Bicentennial Conference on Bibliographic Control for the New Milennium http://lcweb.loc.gov/catdir/bibcontrol/ The author summarizes some of the key papers presented at the November 2000 invitation-only conference and discusses possible future directions for catalogers.
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Camilo Torres - Helder Camara
(Carol Hixson, 1975-04) Hixson, Carol G.
In February of 1966, Camilo Torres-Restrepo, the priest-turned guerilla, was killed during a clash with government troops in Santander Province in Colombia. The government secretly buried his body in an unmarked grave in an effort to prevent his elevation to the state of a martyr. In the face of riots, rallies, and promises of vengeance, coming primarily from students, the oligarchy outwardly lamented the loss of the sheep gone astray. "El Tiempo", one of the primary organs of the oligarchy, wrote, "Unfortunately his very vocation of service, which was generous and unselfish in him, carried him to extremes and led him first to separate from the priesthood and then to change his cassock for the clothes of a guerilla, in a country where today such activity lacks all justification and even all revolutionary significance." In that same year, in Colombia's mammoth neighbor to the east, Brazil, students were protesting the abolition of the direct vote for the upcoming presidential elections. Alarmed at the virulent manner in which the "revolutionary " government was repressing the protests, the Archbishop of Olinda and Recife, Dom Helder Camara, began establishing for himself the reputation of being the Red Archbishop by supporting the students and by expressing concern over "the violations against the living temple" (physical violence) perpetrated by the government. This paper examines the stories of these two priests-turned-revolutionaries.
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The Case for Digital Images
(College Art Association of America, 2004-09) Sundt, Christine L., 1944-
Kodak's announcement that its consumer line of slide projectors would be discontinued propelled many arts administrators to look seriously at digital images as replacements for 35mm slides. This article outlines how to approach the change from analog to digital by analyzing common assumptions and some misconceptions.
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Cataloging for the 21st century: a proposal for continuing education for cataloging professionals
(American Library Association, ALCTS and the University of Oregon Libraries, 2003-08-08) Hixson, Carol G.; Canaan, Judith P.; Darling, Karen; Johanson, Cinder; Kimberly, Laura; Letarte, Karen; Medeiros, Norm; Wendler, Robin
This proposal was prepared by the Continuing Education Task Force (CETF) in response to a charge to “prepare a model curriculum for continuing education in cataloging of e-resources and metadata” which should “address a variety of metadata types, interoperability issues; and general principles, practices and workflows for metadata projects” and “recommend specific changes and additions to continuing education programs,” and “cover the period through 2005.” The task force considered the proposal of the LIS Education Task Force (Action Item 5.1) for a revised LIS curriculum to educate new professionals in preparing this report.
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Chat Widget Placement Makes All the Difference!
(Oregon Library Association, 2010) Frantz, Paul; Westra, Brian
Library chat widget placement enhances the use of chat by patrons at the University of Oregon Libraries, and is a growing mode of interaction for reference services.
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Collaboration in User Interface Design, or Bringing the Public Service Perspective to Building a Digital Library
(The Haworth Press, Inc., 2006) Harper, Corey A.
This article discusses the potential for interaction and collaboration between Public Services and Technical Services librarians in the development of Digital Libraries. It discusses general principles for interface design, the need to take into consideration aspects of context and audience when developing interfaces, and the unique contribution that can be made by Public Services professionals in taking these factors into account. It concludes with a look at some Web 2.0 concepts and discusses future directions that include more end-user interaction in digital library interfaces.
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Collaborative Digitization Projects: Opportunities to Enhance Teaching and Learning
(Information Technology and Libraries, 2003-06) Lim, Adriene
Many libraries assist faculty in the development of digital materials for instruction, with services ranging form scanning documents for electronic course reserves to providing digital production centers for faculty use. But what types of services are best offered by librarians when the development of instructional materials takes the form of formal, more complex digitization projects? This article describes one such collaborative project, the Dorothea June Grossbart Historic Costume Collection (HCC) at Wayne State University (WSU), and examines how building this digital resource has offered new opportunities for librarians to expand their partnerships with faculty and meet shared education goals.
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Conducting a Science Data Services Needs Assessment
(2010-06-28T21:02:07Z) Westra, Brian
The science data services librarian is a relatively new position at the University of Oregon Libraries, and has provoked conversations about the libraries’ vision for data management. An initial project of this position has been the development and implementation of a science data services needs assessment for researchers in the natural sciences. Faculty in biology, chemistry, human physiology, geology, physics, and psychology were interviewed. The assessment and ongoing conversations with faculty are guiding the next steps in developing research data services. The assessment laid the groundwork for greater collaboration among stakeholders, and provided an entree for conversations about the utility of library and information management skills toward meeting data management needs. The poster summarizes the development and implementation of the assessment, including resources, such as the Data Audit Framework (DCC/HATII) and data curation profiles (Purdue Libraries), that were sources for many of the interview questions. It also relates some of the outcomes of the assessment, and some of the issues and barriers that were encountered.
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Content In, Content Out: The Dual Roles of the Reference Librarian in Institutional Repositories
(2005) Jenkins, Barbara; Breakstone, Elizabeth; Hixson, Carol G.
The development of institutional repositories has typically involved administrative and technical staff from libraries and campuses, with little input from reference librarians and subject specialists. Reference librarians have vital roles to play in helping to recruit authors to submit their content to institutional repositories, as well as in educating users to search such repositories effectively and retrieve the scholarly content from them. The experience that reference librarians have in searching a wide array of databases also enables them to provide a useful perspective on the design of effective search interfaces for institutional repositories. Experience at the University of Oregon demonstrates the efficacy of involving reference librarians in the design and development of an institutional repository from the beginning.
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Core cataloging for serials: an administrative perspective
(Serials Review, 2001) Hixson, Carol G.
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Core journals: fact or fiction?
(IAMSLIC, 2011) Butler, Barbara A.; Webster, J.