Abstracts of Poster Sessions
American Library Association Annual Conference
Chicago, IL 2005
2005 Poster
Session Committee:
Karen Lawson, Iowa State University Library, Chair (klawson at iastate.edu)
Jody Condit Fagan, James
Madison University, Review Panel Chair (faganjc at jmu.edu)
Natalia Taylor Poppeliers,
Tom Green County Library, San Angelo, TX,
International Sessions (natalia.taylor at co.tom-green.tx.us)
Charlotte Dugan, Southwest Missouri State University Library (cad315f at smsu.edu)
Candace Benefiel, Texas A&M University (cbenefie at lib-gw.tamu.edu)
ALA Liaisons: Kathy Harris (kharris at ala.org) and Delin Guerra (dguerra at ala.org)
2005 Poster Session Reviewers:
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Julie Banks |
Southeast Missouri State University Library |
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Jeff Barber |
Regina Public Library, Saskatchewan, Canada |
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Sarah C. Beasley |
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh |
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Sandra da Conturbia |
Texas A&M University |
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Ginny Cunningham |
University of South Florida Library |
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Kathleen Degyansky |
Queens Borough Public Library, New York |
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LaDonne Delgado |
Mississippi State University Library |
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Christina Desai |
Southern Illinois University Carbondale |
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Charlotte Dugan |
Southwest Missouri State University |
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Jody Condit Fagan |
James Madison University |
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Joni Herbst |
University of Oregon Law Library |
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Darren A. Hoerner |
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, Washington |
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Steven Johns |
Iowa State University Library |
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Martin Kesselman |
Rutgers University Libraries |
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Joanne King |
Queens Borough Public Library, New York |
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Karen Lawson |
Iowa State University Library |
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Deborah Lee |
Mississippi State University Library |
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Maureen Morris |
Cornell University |
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Natalia Taylor Poppeliers |
Tom Green County Library, San Angelo, Texas |
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Richard E. Sapon-White |
Oregon State University |
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June Schmidt |
Mississippi State University Library |
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Earl Shumaker |
Northern Illinois University Libraries |
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Jean Tabor |
Canton Public Library, Canton, MI |
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Julie Tharp |
Arizona State University Libraries |
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Elena Tscherny |
District of Columbia Public Library |
Floor Managers:
Julie Banks
Charlotte Dugan
Jody Fagan
Steve Johns
Karen Lawson
Jean Tabor
Natalia Taylor Poppeliers
2006 Poster Session Application
Information
Applications
for presenting poster sessions at the 2006 American Library Association Annual
Conference in
http://www.lib.iastate.edu/ala/
Applications
will be accepted between
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poster sessions can be found at the website.
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History:
Poster sessions were
introduced to the American Library Association at its 1982 Annual Conference in
Poster sessions may
present any of the following:
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a report of a research study
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an analysis of a practical problem-solving effort
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a description of an innovative library program
Poster sessions cover a
broad range of subjects grouped according to such areas as management,
collection development, technology, reference, and library services to special
groups.
Poster session
participants place materials such as pictures, data, graphs, diagrams and
narrative text on bulletin boards. During their assigned time periods,
participants informally discuss their presentations with conference attendees.
SESSION I: The Collectors: Posters on
Acquisitions, Cataloging and Classification, Collection Development and
Management, History, Serials, and Special Collections
SESSION II: The Educators: Posters on Distance Learning, Continuing
Education, Library Education, Literacy, and Research Methodology
SESSION III: GLOBAL
SOLUTIONS. International Projects in Libraries
SESSION IV: Outreach:
Posters on Interlibrary Cooperation, Library Services to Special Groups,
and Reference and Information Services
SESSION V: Connections:
Posters on Cooperation with Non-Library Institutions and Agencies,
Inter-library Loan, Library Use Instruction, and Public Awareness
SESSION VI: Infrastructure: Posters on Buildings and
Equipment, Management, and Technology
SESSION I: The Collectors: Posters on Acquisitions,
Cataloging and Classification, Collection Development and Management, History, Serials,
and Special Collections
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1 Organized Cooperation: A Web-based Tool Helps OhioLINK Health Sciences and Hospital
Libraries Prioritize Cooperative Collection Development Opportunities
Lynda Hartel, Prior Health Sciences Library, The Ohio
State University, Columbus, OH (hartel.642 at osu.edu)
Larry Fischer (LarryF at ohionet.org) and Mary Conroy (mconroy at ohionet.org),
OHIONET, Columbus, OH
Librarians often feel bombarded with opportunities to purchase new
electronic resources. This can be especially frustrating during times of budget
reductions. Members of the OhioLINK Health Sciences
Subject Group (HSSG) identified the need for a tool to assess holdings or
collection gaps, weigh the importance or need for resources, compare candid
information regarding subscription costs, and identify where group purchases
could save money and expand access. To develop such a tool, the HSSG turned to
OHIONET, a regional library-membership network which often negotiates and
services subscriptions for OhioLINK libraries.
Working with HSSG members, OHIONET staff created cmSurveytm,
a web-based collection development tool. cmSurveytm,
accessible via authorization, prompts respondents to provide specific
information regarding a growing list of resources. Librarians can suggest new
titles be added and view a summary of responses. A sub-group of HSSG members
and OHIONET staff can track detailed responses and notify the group when
findings identify potential savings or simplified group purchases. After three
months, 62% of participating libraries had used the tool and possible purchases
were identified. Participants in this project expect valuable data will be
gathered as the tool evolves and use increases. A sample of findings and pages
from cmSurveytm will be provided.
I - 2 21stcenturycataloging.com:
Changes, Challenges and Choices
Cheryl Peltier-Davis,
What are the factors (external and internal) that impact 21st
century catalogers and other metadata specialists? The rapid change of
technology and allying technological trends are readily identifiable external
factors. Challenges to requisite skills and competencies are examples of
internal factors. As this complex information environment brings sweeping
changes to information management, what are the choices for the cataloging
profession? Can catalogers adapt and remain relevant? This poster session will
use current research to profile issues and trends impacting the 21st century
cataloging environment, highlighting top trends within the external environment
(the Internet, World Wide Web), the internal environment (library collections,
library users, the cataloging department) and the cataloging profession. This
presentation is intended to both inform and stimulate discussion among
catalogers and metadata specialists about future strategic directions for the
profession.
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3 If You Store it, Will They Use it?
Collection Storage at the UCSD Biomedical Library
Simona Konecna,
(skonecna at ucsd.edu), Karen Heskett
(kheskett at library.ucsd.edu), and Susan Starr, UCSD Biomedical Library, La
Jolla, CA (sstarr at ucsd.edu)
The growth of the scientific literature combined with lack of
funds to expand existing libraries or build new ones have forced many libraries
to store increasing amounts of their collections offsite. The UCSD Biomedical
Library has had a considerable amount of material stored offsite for many
years. However, in preparation for a major renovation project, over 50,000
journal volumes, representing all of the onsite collection published prior to
1993, were removed to storage in an offsite facility (known as the Annex) in
the summer of 2003. Since then, the Library has been paging materials from the
Annex for users twice daily. In fiscal year 2003/2004, close to 40,000 items
were paged from the Annex. This poster gives an overview of the process and
analyzes data on the material that was paged including the titles that were
most and least frequently requested, differences in
usage from primary and non-primary clienteles, and variation in paging over the
course of the academic year. These data are intended to inform decisions on
which materials to return to the Library when the renovation is completed, but
they also provide insight for those considering storage of materials at their
own institutions.
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4 “Hidden” Opportunities: Staff Reorganization
Jennifer Wolfe,
Lisa McDaniels,
The
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5 Creating a Faculty Publications Database at Your
Institution: Lessons Learned
Vanette Schwartz (vmschwa at ilstu.edu), Bruce Stoffel (brstoff at ilstu.edu), Morag Boyd, (meboyd2 at ilstu.edu), and Susan Braxton, Illinois State University, Normal, IL
(smbraxt at ilstu.edu)
In preparation for the 150th anniversary of
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6 College Students, Cookies, and Collections:
Using
Barbara Kern (bkern at uchicago.edu), Rebecca Starkey (rstarkey at uchicago.edu),
Susan Summerfield (susans at uchicago.edu), and Anne Taylor
(amtaylor at uchicago.edu), The University of Chicago Library,
Rare book and manuscript collections can be intimidating to
undergraduate students, who often believe the materials are for the use of
faculty or other "serious" scholars. To help dispel this perception,
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7 Cooking up a Cookbook Collection in Special
Collections
Tracy Englert, University of Southern Mississippi,
Hattiesburg, MS (tracy.englert at usm.edu)
This poster session demonstrates a project that added
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8 Media Finders: Expert Search Intermediaries for
the Online Catalog
Kelley McGrath (kmcgrath at bsu.edu) and Sue Weiland
(sweiland at bsu.edu), Ball State University, Muncie, IN
The poster session will describe the development of Web forms that
use expert search strategies and knowledge of local cataloging practices to
provide focused, user-friendly interfaces for
searching audiovisual collections at
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9 Are They Ready to Make the Switch? Results of
the WSU Libraries Survey on Electronic and Print Collections
Cathy Moore-Jansen (cathy.moore-jansen at wichita.edu) and Judith Wolfe
(judith.wolfe at wichita.edu), Wichita State University Libraries,
A recent survey of
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10 Five Year's of Federal Documents Use Data at
Illinois State University
Angela Bonnell, Milner Library -- Illinois State
University, Normal, IL (abonne at ilstu.edu)
In July 2000, Milner Library at
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11 Growing an International Collection at the
University of Florida Libraries
Chelsea Dinsmore (chelseaz at ufl.edu) and Joe Aufmuth (mapper at uflib.ufl.edu), University of Florida,
Gainesville, FL
Recently, International Studies became a top priority at the
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12 Library Service at a “Paperless”
Grace Xu,
In 1998, the
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13 A FRBR-Inspired Initiative Towards Better User
Retrieval of Materials Held in Multiple Versions
Betsy Simpson (betsys at uflib.ufl.edu), Jimmie Lundgren (jimlund at uflib.ufl.edu),
and Tatiana Barr (tatiana at uflib.ufl.edu), University of Florida, Gainesville,
FL
In an effort to enhance service to users, the Smathers
Libraries have acquired table of contents fields to enrich records for printed
books since 1990 in the catalog. Many of these titles have also become
available electronically. Since the electronic-version records will not include
the enhancements, it is likely users will frequently retrieve the print version
only and remain unaware of the availability of the electronic version. The
authors using insights from the Functional Requirements for Bibliographic
Records discussions have been exploring methodologies for linking these records
in order to get the leverage from the enhancements for all versions of the same
titles. Some of the electronic version records include the utility number of
the print version, but there are no corresponding numbers for the electronic
version records on the print version records. This corresponds to the
challenges associated with retrieving all editions of a work. The authors will
report on the methods they have tried and the frustrations and successes
encountered so far.
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14 An Adventure of the American Mind, Joining
Educators and Students with Library of Congress Resources
Cynthia Rich, Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, IL (cwrich at eiu.edu)
Margo Tomaras, DePaul University, Chicago, IL
(mtomaras at depaul.edu)
An Adventure of the American Mind (AAM) is a national project
designed to assist classroom teachers in accessing, using and producing
curriculum incorporating the Internet and the digitized primary source
materials from the collections of the Library of Congress. A great deal of
focus is placed on the American Memory project. American Memory is one of the
fist large-scale efforts to use the internet to disseminate high-quality
educational and cultural content – digital versions of the vast riches of the
national library. The multimedia American Memory collections range from papers
of the U.S. presidents, Civil War photographs and early films of Thomas Edison
to papers documenting the women’s suffrage and civil rights movements, Jazz Age
photographs and the first baseball cards. The Library continues to expand
American Memory by converting historically significant archival collections
into digital format. American Memory is the flagship of the Library educational
outreach program and serves as the springboard for many subsequent projects;
such as The Learning Page (a key component designed for K-12 educators to help
them use online materials) and America’s Library (which combines kid-friendly
graphics with the incomparable American historical collection of the Library in
more than 4,500 stories about our nation’s past).
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15 Doing
it eBay: Using the Global Garage Sale to Build Institutional Archives
Convenient and less time consuming than traditional methods (like
shopping flea markets and soliciting alumni) eBay has presented librarians and
archivists with a new and exciting way to identify and acquire items that tell
the story of their institutions’ histories. Without this forum, many of these
might have disappeared into private collections or, having not sold, been
thrown away, without anyone at the institution even being aware of their
existence. From books and diplomas to collector's plates and pieces of
buildings, if it exists, chances are that it can be found on eBay. For the last
few years,
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16 Building a Native American Studies Media
Collection in an Academic Library
Colleen Major (colleen.major at umontana.edu) and Sebastian Derry
(sebastian.derry at umontana.edu), The University of Montana, Missoula, MT
This poster session will present research into the identification
and selection of media resources and materials to support a Native American
Studies department at a medium-sized liberal arts university. The Native
American Studies program at The University of Montana began in the late 1960s
and has since grown into a vibrant and essential department on campus. As the
department continues to expand, so does its need for library resources,
specifically, culturally relevant media that can support a growing,
interdisciplinary curriculum. Various resource selection tools for media will
be presented and discussed, with the primary focus on being audio and video
formats. Subject content will be centered on Native North American art, music,
dance, language, history and culture.
I - 17 The
Center for Neighborhood History at the Boston Public Library
Jennifer Latchford, Boston Public Library, Boston, MA
(jlatchford at bpl.org)
The Boston Public Library has combined its textual holdings with
images, video and maps to provide virtual users a complete picture of the
history of
I - 18 Cataloging Department Initiatives in a
Digital Environment
Linda Dujmic (ld1j at andrew.cmu.edu) and Terry Hurlbert (th15 at andrew.cmu.edu), Carnegie Mellon University,
Pittsburgh, PA
Work in the Cataloging Department of the Carnegie Mellon
University Libraries has been greatly affected by involvement in a number of
digital projects. The department established a new workflow for adding
web-linking fields in records in the online catalog (Unicorn) and in WorldCat for monographs that have been digitized. We also
established a procedure for cataloging Carnegie Mellon Humanities and Social
Science honors theses in electronic format and for providing web-links in
Unicorn for digitized Carnegie Mellon computer science technical reports.
Cataloging Department staff were responsible for many
aspects of the project to digitize the Posner Family Collection, which includes
over 600 rare book titles in the history of western science, decorative arts,
and literature. Recently the department has become involved in the project to
input records in the OCLC digital registry. Most of these projects directly
contribute to the Million Book Project which will eventually be a collection of
out of copyright, public domain, and permission granted materials that will be
offered free-to-read on the internet. This poster session will describe how the
workflow for our participation in digital projects has evolved, is currently
organized, and has been incorporated into the job descriptions of existing
staff. We will also describe how our involvement has provided opportunities to
learn new skills and collaborate with other library departments as well as
national and international partners.
I - 19 Creating Stack Blueprints and Floor
Plans Using Excel
Debbi Smith,
The circulating collections of two satellite libraries needed to
be merged into the circulating stacks of the main Campus Library. However,
there were no architectural shelving blueprints to use to determine the amount
of available shelf space in the main stacks, and no information on the size of
the collections that needed to be merged. With Excel, the borders function was
used to create stack blueprints, measure the amount of shelf space available,
and determine where shelves could be added or built. Classmark
counts for the three collections were obtained from the Library OPAC, and
average classmark widths from library literature were
used to obtain measurements of each classmark. The
shift and merger have since been successfully completed. In addition, the
blueprints were modified to create floor plans on each stack level. Very little
is in the literature about moving library collections in the absence of
blueprints, and not all libraries can afford the cost of hiring architects to
create them. In addition, since the plans are on an electronic document they
can be easily updated to accommodate any stack modifications.
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20 Hold Shelf Study at University of Maryland,
Shady Grove Library
Katalin Mouyal, University
of Maryland Libraries, College Park, MD (kmouyal at umd.edu)
Should materials requested by users via online catalog carry a
significant weight in the selection process of Shady Grove Library’s
collection? This project focuses on the monograph selection in relationship
with our Inter-System Library Loan service.
SESSION II: The Educators: Posters on Distance Learning, Continuing
Education, Library Education, Literacy, and Research Methodology
Saturday, June 25,
2005
1:00pm – 2:30 pm
II - 1 EMMA (Electronic Markup and
Management Application): Innovations in the Writing Classroom and Applications
for Research in Information Literacy
Caroline Cason, University of Georgia, Athens, GA (ccason at uga.edu)
EMMA is an experimental project that revises the way in which
students write, edit, and submit assignments. Using XML (eXtensible
Markup Language), it proposes the web-based collection, modification,
distribution, controlled access, evaluation, assessment, and archiving of
student work, as well as the creation and publication of student
"e-portfolios." In addition to its innovations in the writing
classroom, EMMA provides a dynamic and information-rich source for the study of
undergraduate research behavior. This poster session presents a collaborative
research project between faculty members of the University of Georgia's English
Department (Dr. Ron Balthazor and Dr. Christy Desmet) and the University Libraries (Caroline Cason and
Kristin Nielsen).Through analysis of the sources cited in the student papers,
the researchers were able to gather data on use of library resources, track
student use of Internet sources, examine the correlation between pedagogy and
research behavior and draw conclusions as to the Libraries’ role in students’
research process and academic output. Caroline Cason will present their methodology,
current findings and future plans for research. This new approach to citation
analysis and innovative use of computers in the writing classroom will be of
interest to educators and librarians alike.
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2 Demystifying the Institutional Review Board
Process for Librarians
Lisa Nickel (lnickel at email.uncc.edu), Mary Metzger
(mcmetzge at email.uncc.edu), and Anne Osterman
(aosterma at email.uncc.edu), University of North Carolina Charlotte, Charlotte,
NC
Many librarians new to research do not realize that there are
certain regulations and a detailed process they need to follow if they intend
to publish research that involves human subjects. This includes everything from
surveys to research logs to pre- and post-tests – even an anonymous survey of your
own colleagues would require the approval of an Institutional Review Board. In
this poster session, we will present information about the IRB process,
including a glossary of terms, suggestions for successful submissions, and an
outline of the various paths the process can take. The information will be
presented in the context of library research, focusing on the kinds of projects
common to the fields of library and information science.
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3 Patterns of Gender and Ethnicity in New LIS
Graduate Placements
Stephanie Maatta Smith, University of South Florida
School of Library & Info Science, Tampa, FL (smaatta at cas.usf.edu)
This research report focuses on the patterns of gender and
ethnicity in the placement of new LIS graduates. Research literature suggests
that women, while the largest group placed, are starting at the lowest levels
of the salary scale. A similar pattern is suggested for minority recruits. This
report examines these patterns in detail, comparing all types of libraries and
job classifications against the patterns for gender and ethnicity. The research
attempts to answer questions about why there are salary and pay equity concerns
between the placement of women and men in the library profession, and why
salary and placement may fluctuate for minority placements.
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4 A Picture Worth a Thousand Words: Visual
Literacy Through Critical Inquiry
Laura Barrett, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
(barrettl at u.washington.edu)
Suzan Parker, University of Washington, Bothell / Cascadia
Community College, Bothell, WA (sparker at uwb.edu)
Visual literacy is increasingly important for navigating daily
life and conducting effective research. It allows us to interpret and evaluate
the wide array of visual messages we encounter through advertising, the Web,
television, video games, books, magazines, museums, etc. The importance of
information literacy instruction to extend beyond text and into images is
growing. Student projects increasingly involve multimedia presentations and
non-textual research sources. This poster details a visual literacy workshop
that asked students to apply close reading techniques to an image-intensive
print advertisement. Through this active learning exercise, students were able
to: 1) apply textual reading skills to non-textual materials; 2) creatively
explore visual messages through their own stories and questions about the
advertisement viewed; 3) consider potential motivations of the image creator;
4) reveal assumptions that influenced their interpretation of the image; 5)
articulate awareness that they read images daily; and 6) practice critical
inquiry techniques to guide their subsequent research projects. This
collaborative assignment was effective on multiple levels. The class discussion
was rich and lively; students, faculty and librarians engaged equally and
learned from one another's ideas; and the activity opened up the librarians and
faculty to more innovative approaches to information literacy instruction.
II - 5 Can Citation Tools Improve Student Research
and Citing Skills?
Maureen Morris (mm342 at cornell.edu) and Virginia Cole (vac11 at cornell.edu),
In January 2005, RefWorks, a citation
management tool, was made available to the Cornell campus and the Library began
offering workshops on RefWorks to students. In an
effort to measure the impact of this new tool on student levels of information
fluency a user study was initiated. Participants were elicited from workshop
attendees for a longitudinal user study consisting of two parts. A survey was
administered immediately following the workshop, at mid- semester, and at the
end of the semester. A focus group was conducted to explore responses to the
survey in more depth. This poster will present the preliminary results of our
study.
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6 Measuring Perceived Relocation Stress
Kitti Canepi
(kcanepi at lib.siu.edu) and Howard Carter (hcarter at lib.siu.edu), Southern
Illinois University Carbondale,
The Morris Library of Southern Illinois University Carbondale is
in the early stages of a major building renovation project that will require
the relocation of all but the most essential core services and collections out
of the building into seven different locations. Concerned with the impact this
project might have on staff stress levels, Librarians Kitti
Canepi and Howard Carter consulted with Psychology
Faculty Lynda Sagrestano and Peggy Stockdale on
developing an instrument and methodology to measure perceived stress levels.
Seven different standardized measurement scales were combined into a scannable survey form. The survey was distributed to
library personnel prior to the moving of their unit with a cover sheet
explaining the nature of the survey and how the information would be compiled
and shared. To maintain anonymity of the survey takers, all results were
received and compiled by Sagrestano and Stockdale as
non-library faculty, and the compiled results shared in a way that prevented
identification of any individual. The survey will be distributed again after
personnel are settled in their new locations to compare stress levels. The
research methodology used and examples of compiled results of the first
distribution will be presented at the conference.
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7 Collaborating with Instructional Designers to
Teach Faculty
Rachel Viggiano, University of Central Florida
Libraries, Orlando, FL (rviggian at mail.ucf.edu)
Librarians at a very large state university partnered with
instructional designers to transform a face-to-face faculty-training session
into an online module for the IDL 6543 program, in which faculty prepare to
offer classes online. In this innovative program, faculty
who will be teaching online courses in upcoming semesters attend class, both
online and in-person. In essence, they become the students, experiencing most
of the challenges that their students will face when the courses go online –
including accessing library resources and services. Using WebCT,
the instructional design team created a module of the library information that
was previously presented in an in-person lab component of the course. To
maintain the interaction between the faculty in the course and the distance
learning librarian, an assignment was created which facilitated online
discussion among the group. The librarian monitored the discussion during the
specified week and responded to each posting. The discussion posting assignment
was left open-ended to allow participants to share something relevant to their
own experience, whether a compliment or complaint or question about the library.
Evaluation data was examined to compare the in-person lab to the new online
module.
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8 Creating and Implementing a Nursing Information
Literacy Program at Three Rivers Community College
Mona Florea (mflorea at trcc.commnet.edu), Linda Perfetto, (lperfetto at trcc.commnet.edu), and Lili Rafeldt, Three Rivers
Community College, Norwich, CT (lrafeldt at trcc.commnet.edu)
TRCC's Associate Degree in
Nursing Program prepares students to enter the profession as Registered Nurses.
Our nursing students are aged 19 to 52, the average being 31. Many have contact
with information technology for the first time, have multiple life
responsibilities, and need to be reoriented to academia. The poster offers
information about TRCC's Nursing Program outcomes,
the characteristics of our student population and their specific information
needs. The main area concentrates on describing the specifics of the creation
and implementation of an information literacy program that aims at offering
instructor/librarian-targeted print and electronic resources, learning and
research tools and tutorials, all in one place, a nursing information and
research gateway that can be accessed from the school classroom or laboratory,
the clinical area, or from home. The final section of the poster presents the
analysis of the fall 2004 and spring 2005 program evaluation statistics and new
directions for improvement.
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9 Resource-Sharing and Co-Management at the Dr.
Martin Luther King Jr. Library: Implications for Change
Toby Matoush, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA
(tmatoush at sjsu.edu)
Although merged or joint libraries are not new, the Dr. Martin
Luther King Jr., Library, which opened in August 2003, is unusual in merging an
academic and a public library. With holdings of approximately 1.5 million print
volumes, over 180 databases, multiple public access computers, and over 400
network ports spread out over 475,000 square feet of library space, the King
Library is the largest library to be built at one time west of the Mississippi.
This paper will present the first two years of data from a three-year
longitudinal study of the King Library and address such questions as 1) Who benefits from a joint library, 2) What are the
success factors of joint libraries, and 3) Why should you develop a joint
library? The data is based on a collaborative quantitative and qualitative
longitudinal study researching the unique organizational culture of the new
library, decision-making processes, co-management structure, resource-sharing,
and lessons learned from the merger. Emerging issues in the joint library
environment will be discussed and a chart of success factors for future joint
libraries will be offered. In addition, data analyzing perceived customer
benefits and perceived employee benefits will be presented.
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10 Designing Online Alternatives to High Demand
Classes
Travis Dolence (tdolence at utk.edu), Jane Row
(jrow at utk.edu), and Teresa Walker, University of Tennessee Libraries,
Knoxville, TN (walker at lib.utk.edu)
This poster demonstrates the process of converting classroom
instruction into an online tutorial. The
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11 From Classroom to Cyberspace: Moving
Bibliographic Instruction Classes to WebCT
Jenna Miller,
Currently the Marston Science Library at
the University of Florida (UF) is providing
face-to-face bibliographic instruction classes to students enrolled in an
introductory biology lab course. The library would also like to offer classes
to organic chemistry labs but is limited by space and staffing constraints.
While the main campus library is closed for renovation, Marston’s
computer classrooms are supporting humanities and social science classes in
addition to the sciences, leaving no room for new high enrollment courses.
Matters are further complicated by the need for numerous library instructors to
meet the demands of the many sections each of these courses carry. The
library’s only option was to seek a new format for these classes: Web delivery.
Although Web instruction requires a sizeable commitment of staff time, it
provides greater flexibility. One librarian can manage multiple sections as a
single large group without the need for a physical classroom. Since UF already
utilizes WebCT for online classes, this platform was
a logical choice. This poster session will outline the steps involved in
creating and presenting a library class in WebCT,
describe the special features of this interface, and detail the benefits and
drawbacks for providing bibliographic instruction in this medium.
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12 Improving Business Case Study Analysis with
Information Literacy Training
Richard Robison (rick.robison at sonoma.edu) and Armand Gilinsky,
Sonoma State Unviversity, Rohnert Park, CA
(rick.robison at sonoma.edu)
This study used both qualitative and quantitative measures to
examine the effectiveness of integrating Information Literacy (IL) skills
instruction into a business strategy senior "capstone" seminar class.
The class used a team-based, competition format for a "living" business
case study analysis that was judge by local business leaders. An analysis of
students' final presentations, pre- and post-test results, reflection papers,
research logs and final bibliographies showed that IL instruction, the
competition format and the use of "real world" judged improved
students' research skills and increased their motivation to perform better
research. This study also reports on the importance of group dynamics in the
success or failure of each final presentation and the subsequent ramifications
for IL instruction.
II -
13 Investigate the Library: Pop Culture Workshops
Lure Students In
Krista Knapp (kknapp at depauw.edu), Kathryn Millis (millisk at depauw.edu), and
Tiffany Hebb, DePauw University, Greencastle, IN
(thebb at depauw.edu)
Today’s college students have grown up using the Internet to
fulfill many of their research and social needs. Many are completely unaware of
the wealth of sources and help accessible at a small school or public library,
much less the even greater variety of specialized research material available
at an academic library. Librarians need to help students discover the depth and
breadth of information available in physical library buildings, while also
showcasing the warm, approachable personalities of librarians. To draw students
into the library,
II -
14 Library Online Tutorial (LOT) – An Electronic
Tutorial and How-To-Guide in Library Information Research
Jess Echord (jechord at troy.edu), Helen Lam
(hlam at excite.com), Mike Curtis (mcurtis at troy.edu), Troy University Library, and
Susan Gilmore (sdgilmore at troy.edu), and Michael Moore (mmoore at troyst.edu), Troy
University Distance Learning
Starting in January 2004, Troy University Library and Troy
University Distance Learning collaborated to develop a library online tutorial
that would assist library users to learn how to use online information
resources. Many library tutorials are designed linearly and do not allow users
to interact with the content presented. Most present screen images and video
clips, followed by multiple choice tests.
II -
15 Mission Possible: Introducing First-Year
Students to the University Library
Lisa Roberts,
Faced with the problem of how to offer a library orientation to
students that was more relevant to their needs and more engaging, Lisa Roberts,
Reference Librarian at UNC-Greensboro, developed an innovative library tour
that combines student participation with activities designed to showcase the
library's service points and introduce students to LC call numbers. Students
work in teams to answer questions about the library and then, with a
librarian's guidance, each team takes responsibility for a section of the tour.
The last stage of the tour takes students to the stacks, where they work in
pairs to locate a book by its call number and answer questions about how the
books appear to be organized. The class ends with discussion and a brief
writing exercise. The tours have been very popular, and student feedback shows
that most participants feel less intimidated by the library, and more
comfortable with asking for help when they need it. This poster session will
introduce viewers to the reasons for designing this new approach, the
philosophy behind the design, the content of the tour itself, how the tour has
evolved and how we have kept it current.
II -
16 Out of the Stacks and Into the Classroom: Using
Online Reference Sources as a Teaching Tool
Kathryn Crowe,
In recent years publishers have developed online reference sources
such as the
II -
17 Patient 101: Taking Charge of Your Healthcare
by Using Evidence-Based Information
Colleen Kenefick (colleen.kenefick at stonybrook.edu)
and Susan Werner, Health Sciences Center Library,
This poster examines the integration of Internet consumer health
information literacy instruction into a medical school’s
II - 18 Raising
the Cultural Awareness of Pre-Service Teachers: A Faculty-Librarian
Collaboration using an Inquiry-based Research Project to Authenticate
Children’s Folktales
Jane Smith, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX (janesmith at tamu.edu)
Pre-service teachers in a junior-level reading course, Teaching
Reading through Children's Literature, examine the cultural authenticity of a
children's picture-book adaptation of a traditional tale. Using resources found
in and through the library, students determine if the author and the
illustrator accurately portray the culture depicted in the work. During this
process, pre-service teachers realize the importance of cultural accuracy to
the culture portrayed and to the book’s intended audience. To ensure that the
students understood each component of the assignment, the education librarian
and the instructor selected a folktale and spent several class periods modeling
the steps involved in completing the project. The instructor modeled the
authentication of the text, the librarian modeled the authentication of the
illustrations, and together they retold the folktale. This poster session
describes the need for culturally authentic children’s literature, the
faculty-librarian collaboration involved in the implementation of this
inquiry-based research project, the steps involved in the authentication
process, and the information literacy skills needed to complete the assignment.
Results of the authentication project modeled by the librarian and instructor,
the assessment tool used to evaluate the assignments and observations made by
the students regarding the significance of the project are included.
II -
19 Supporting Campus Support Staff: Library
Outreach to Secretaries & Others
Kathryn Millis (millisk at depauw.edu) and Tiffany Hebb,
Most academic libraries have reference and instruction goals and
plans for students and faculty, but fewer target other campus constituencies.
Department secretaries and staff in most campus offices have information needs
that our resources and services address. They need and deserve our help
learning new library resources just as much as do our core patrons. Faculty
members regularly ask department secretaries to find articles and print or post
them to BlackBoard or WebCT,
or to gather information about desired textbooks, potential publishers, etc.
Staffs in other offices (e.g., multicultural affairs, athletics, or financial
aid) need information about successful projects at peer institutions; about
laws, grants, and government programs; about serving special populations, etc.
A few attended campus wide workshops on our new catalog, etc., but most assumed
that our target audience was students and faculty, not them. DePauw University
Libraries have undertaken an outreach & training program to serve these
populations. Our poster illustrates how we promote & show how to use:
reference services, including phone & chat catalog, databases, SFX, etc.,
to find known items Interlibrary Loan acquisitions forms local public library
& consortial packages & services
II -
20 How
Past Theory Informs Today’s Information Literacy Practice: Rediscovering
Patricia Knapp
Diane Worrell (dworrell at lib.siu.edu), Stephanie Graves (sgraves at lib.siu.edu)
and Marta Davis, Southern Illinois University Carbondale,
Few graduate schools of library science offer courses dedicated to
library instruction. As such, the historical scholarship of library instruction
is often disregarded, despite the fact that job descriptions typically
incorporate the responsibility of instruction. New librarians are left to
develop library instruction curricula without historical perspective. This
study aims to provide historical context for present practices in information
literacy, specifically those related to concept-based learning. Many
contemporary theories about library instruction and information literacy can be
traced back to one key person, Patricia Knapp, a librarian/educator whose lifelong
interest in the role of libraries in undergraduate education led her to
identify the major principles involved in providing effective library
instruction. This historical analysis investigates Knapp’s profound influence
on the evolution of modern library instruction. We explore whether her theories
on general education and the integration of library instruction still hold true
in modern academia. The poster session illustrates how her principles might be
applied in today’s era of electronic resources and technological advancements.
And finally, this session will demonstrate instructional strategies currently
in practice which correspond to the principles of library instruction
formulated by Knapp.
SESSION III: GLOBAL
SOLUTIONS. International Projects in Libraries
III -
1 A Central American Sustainable Libraries Success
Story: Establishing Protocols for Providing Community Center Services in
Nicaragua’s First Lending Libraries and Mobile Projects while Offering
International Volunteer Librarian and Student Placements
Jane Mirandette, San Juan Del Sur
Biblioteca Movil, San Juan
Del Sur, Nicaragua (janem101 at aol.com)
This poster session will explore the establishment of community
center services in the mobile library project of the San Juan del Sur Biblioteca Movil and the ongoing development of grassroots circulating
libraries in
III -
2 Thinking Outside the Borders: Library Leadership
in a World Community
Barbara Ford (bjford at uiuc.edu) and Susan Schnuer, Mortenson Center for International Library Programs,
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL (schnuer at uiuc.edu)
A National Leadership Grant from the U.S. Institute of Museum and
Library Services will develop, test, and implement a library leadership
training program to promote greater understanding and appreciation of the world
community in which librarians work. The Illinois State Library will partner
with the
III -
3 Libraries - Our Passport to Freedom
Beatrice Mbi, Schools Library Project (SCOLIPRO),
In
III -
4 The Global Performing Arts Database: Creating a
Metadata Standard for the Performing Arts
Ann Ferguson (annferg at u.washington.edu) and Rachel Howard, University of
Washington, Seattle, WA (rih at u.washington.edu)
This poster session will provide an introduction to the
IMLS-funded Global Performing Arts Database (GloPAD)
and its metadata schema. GloPAD is a multi-media,
multi-lingual, web-accessible database containing digital images, texts, video
clips, sound recordings, and complex media objects related to the performing
arts. GloPAD is a project of the Global Performing
Arts Consortium, an international organization committed to using innovative
digital technologies to create easily accessible online resources for the study
of the performing arts. GloPAD draws on performing
arts collections from around the world, including such diverse institutions as
the St. Petersburg State Museum of Theatre (
II - 5 A Large-Scale Public Library Renovation in
Mao-Song Huesh, National Taichung
Library in
There are 525 public libraries, including national, city, county,
and village libraries, in
III -
6 Opening Doors In
Rachel Fenske,
During my sabbatical, I studied the development and integration of
information literacy skills among high school students on the small
III -
7 Texas A&M University At Qatar (Tamuq):
Establishing of a New Library from the Sand Dunes to Full Services
Charles Gilreath, Texas A&M University Libraries,
College Station, TX (charles-gilreath at tamu.edu)
Suzanne Gyeszly, Texas A&M University-Qatar,
College Station, TX (suzanne.gyeszly at qatar.tamu.edu)
Texas A&M University (TAMU) joined
other
III -
8 Cultivating the Reading Garden in the Taipei
Public Library of Taiwan
Yun-feng Poh, Taipei Public
Library, Taipei, Taiwan (poh at email.tpml.edu.tw)
To promote the atmosphere of reading and developing reading habits
in children, Taipei Public Library has made every effort to improve space
design, introduce suitable books, and provide several reading programs over
recent years. By improving spatial arrangement and establishing abundant
English as well as Chinese picture books, children in the library can enjoy reading
much more and expand their international vision. By editing and publishing
“good books” directories in both print and CD-ROM formats every year, children,
parents and teachers benefit. By providing multiple reading programs, children
can explore related subjects and knowledge more, and enjoy reading from the
books, films, and activities. Narrative text and photos in this poster session
will show how children in
III - 9 Enhancing Access to Health Care Information
through Converging Technologies: the Indian Experience
Maitrayee Ghosh, S.P.College of Engineering,
In developing countries like
III -
10 Children’s Services in School Libraries of
Trishanjit Kaur,
Library services for children in schools are very important as
they form the foundation for life-long involvement in library settings. The
services provided by the libraries in
III -
11 Russian Librarians Visit New York
Beth Evans (bevans at brooklyn.cuny.edu) and Paraskeva Dimova-Angelov, Brooklyn College of the City University of
New York, Brooklyn College, NY (pdimova at brooklyn.cuny.edu)
An eye-catching and informative display documents the
participation of the Brooklyn College Library of the City University of New
York in the first Open World Leadership Program organized to bring library
managers in
III -
12 Japanese Academic Libraries: Similarities and
Differences to
R. Cecilia Knight,
During the 2003-2004 academic year I
distributed a survey to Japanese academic libraries in order to compare typical
practices in the
III -
13 Training For Automation in the University of
Zimbabwe Library
Josephine Florence Gurira, University of Zimbabwe,
Harare, Zimbabwe (Jfh_gurira at uzlib.uz.ac.zw)
This proposal for a poster session discusses and shows pictures of
steps taken towards automation in the
III - 14 Gathering of Readers: A Virtual
Celebration of International Indigenous Reading and Culture
Loriene Roy (loriene at ischool.utexas.edu), Deborah
Smith (dmaismith at yahoo.com), and Vanessa Chavez (vanescha at mail.utexas.edu),
School of Information , The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX
Schools serving indigenous children from around the world were
invited to participate in a Gathering of Readers, activities that honor reading
while creating a dialogue on the role of libraries in sustaining indigenous
cultures. The celebration took place during the week of
III -
15 We're All Librarians, Right...?
Mary Wilkins
Of course we are all librarians! But looking at how different
countries educate their librarians can be not only interesting, but also give
us some insights into the things that make us all the same around the world, as
well as understanding what things different countries find important for their
information professionals. This session will present some of the ways different
countries train new librarians, to give us a better sense of what things they
find important.
III -
16 Serving the Children of a ‘Rainbow’ Nation:
Unique Challenges and Wonderful Surprises at the Port of Spain Children’s
Library
Sujin Huggins, National Library and Information
System Authority (NALIS), Port of Spain, Trinidad (sbhuggs at wow.net)
III - 17 Shaping the Future: A Librarian's
First Experiences in e-Learning
Mei-Mei Wu, National Taiwan Normal University,
Taipei, Taiwan (meiwu at cc.ntnu.edu.tw)
Ssu-Hwey Wu (fs at mail2000.com.tw)
In the e-Learning society, librarians as well as schoolteachers
are in the leading position to educate students and citizens to obtain
information literacy skills in order to effectively use information and
communication technology. These skills include being able to think and evaluate
web pages critically as well as being able to read and present new knowledge
innovatively. In order to do so, library schools in
III -
18 Building an Online International Research
Learning Community
Vanessa Middleton,
Advanced telecommunications has revolutionized how individuals and
organizations communicate, interact, and exchange ideas. Technology is
seamlessly integrated within library service provisions. However, the library
profession has been slow to adopt web conferencing technology as a tool to
enhance professional development opportunities. Web conferencing is not new,
but it can revolutionize how librarians create, interact and build knowledge
communities. Many opportunities to participate in professional development
experiences are limited by time, cost, and distance. In addition, many local,
state, and regional professional library associations often reinvent the wheel
within their limited geographic space and time. However, the library profession
has evolved and requires the constant exchange of innovative ideas, networking,
and collaboration across regional and national boundaries. I will share my
personal experience of participating in a completely virtual/online conference.
October 2003 marked the 1st Annual Learning Times Online Library Conference
sponsored by ACRL. I will provide a tour of several online learning communities,
highlighting special features and communication tools. I will provide a live
demonstration of a newly formed international research online learning
community of librarians and faculty. Participants will learn how web
conferencing software can be utilized to bridge the global divide.
III -
19 Digital Libraries of Intellectual Property
Protection in
Wende Zhang, Library of Fuzhou
University,
This poster session examines intellectual property protection
issues in relation to digital libraries in
III -
20 Providing Library Services For Doctoral Level
International Engineering Students: Challenges And Opportunities
John Forys, Jr. (john-forys at uiowa.edu) and Jiannan Wang, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
(jiannan-wang at uiowa.edu)
International students comprise a significant percentage of
engineering graduate students in American universities. This is particularly
true at the doctoral level. At the
SESSION IV: Outreach:
Posters on Interlibrary Cooperation, Library Services to Special Groups,
and Reference and Information Services
Sunday, June 26, 2005
1:00pm – 2:30 pm
IV - 1 A New Approach to Faculty
Outreach: Actively Offering Publishing Assistance
Lisa Nickel (lnickel at email.uncc.edu), Mary Metzger (mcmetzge at email.uncc.edu),
and
Anne Osterman, University of North Carolina, Charlotte
(aosterma at email.uncc.edu)
The Library Liaison Program at UNC Charlotte has traditionally
offered a service for departmental faculty that provides them with a ranking of
the prominent journals in their field(s) according to criteria such as impact
factor and total citations. Additionally, librarians help faculty chart their
own citation history or create citation alerts with ISI’s
Web of Science. However, this service occurs only upon request and seems
underutilized. A more proactive approach is needed. This pilot project involves
providing faculty members of four departments with a newsletter that includes,
among other items, a list of the prominent journals in the department’s
field(s), submission guidelines for the top 10 to 15 journals, and a link to a
web-based tutorial on personal citation evaluation. It also involves hosting
relevant roundtables and speakers who will focus on issues of publishing in the
academic world such as peer review and article submission strategies. The value
of this service will be evaluated based on feedback from and interest generated
among the faculty members involved in the project. This poster will outline the
main elements of the service, describe faculty input, and suggest adaptations
that would enable this service to be put in place at other academic libraries.
IV -
2 Quality Service and Today's Reference
Pauline D. Manaka (pdmanaka at uci.edu) and Kathryn Kjaer,
University of California, Irvine Libraries, Irvine, CA (kkjaer at uci.edu)
In order to ensure the highest quality of reference service in a
rapidly changing environment, the
IV - 3 Reference
on the Road: Challenges of a
I. Marina Salcedo,
The projected two-year long renovation and closure of the
Humanities and Social Sciences Library at the
IV -
4 Researching Alternative Publications
Hong Wang (wanghong at csus.edu) and Bill Kristie,
California State University, Sacramento Library, Sacramento, CA (bkristie at csus.edu)
Alternative publications are a unique library resource for social
science research. They are usually referred to as non-standard and
non-establishment publications, and they have their
own indexes with specific finding guides that are not included in conventional
periodical indexes or databases. In addition, with a substantial number of
full-text documents prior to the 1980s only available on microfilm, researchers
often find it difficult to locate items without knowing these indexes or how to
use the finding guides. This poster session is designed to be a step-by-step
research guide for finding alternative publications. Starting with a definition
of alternative publications, the session outlines a basic research strategy
utilizing print sources, databases and microfilm. While traditional way of
research is covered for print sources, equal attention is given to computer
related research. It concludes with an annotated bibliography of major
alternative publications collections, indexes, guides, databases, other
reference sources and suggested websites to alternative organizations and
publishers. This session reacquaints many librarians to a time, decades ago
when print resources and “manual” research were the general practice in
libraries. This poster session is of interest to social science librarians and
reference librarians. Handouts and a list of resources are provided.
IV -
5 The
Peer Model & "One Big Desk:" Addressing the Demands of Technology
at the KU Libraries.
Nikhat Ghouse,
The emphasis on technological change and the responsibilities that
come with it have influenced the
IV -
6 Qualitative Measures for Academic Libraries:
Statistics for the 21st Century Reference Librarian - Part 2
Bella Karr Gerlich (bg2r at andrew.cmu.edu), Jean
Alexander (jeana at andrew.cmu.edu), and Lynn Berard,
Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA (lberard at andrew.cmu.edu)
With the commercialization of online resources and technical
know-how of users, reference librarians are being sought ought for their
expertise in knowledge management/subject specialization. Statistical
measurements do not adequately reflect the effort of this work. The practice of
counting interactions is flawed –this methodology measures only the number of
questions and not the effort/skills of the librarian. In 2003, the CMU
Libraries presented a three week study that tested a variant way of statistical
gathering using a scale of 1 – 6 and measures the effort/skills spent when
answering questions/assisting with research. This session will exhibit the
results of the subsequent year long (2003-04) study using the scale. We propose
to present statistics, research, methodology, scale definitions, sample
questions and observations. Study results will be displayed using illustrated
color graphs/charts. 1 – 6 Reference Scale (abbreviated content) 1 Answers
require least effort, no specialized skills. 2 Require more effort, but only
minimal knowledge skills. 3 Answer includes consultation of reference
materials/instruction. 4 Information requests require the consultation of
multiple resources/personnel and reference knowledge/skills. 5 Substantial
effort and time assisting with research/finding information. Subject
specialists consulted. 6 Inquiries/requests for information can’t be answered
on the spot. Staff providing in-depth research/services for
specific needs.
IV -
7 Training Students for Reference Service
Ruth Connell,
At
IV -
8 CHARTing
Health Information for
Helena VonVille,
Locating health statistics can be a frustrating and time-consuming
experience. CHARTing Health Information for
IV -
9 Chatting Up Our Patrons: Virtual Reference At
The UCF Libraries
Jason Martin (mjmartin at mail.ucf.edu) and David Woolard,
University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL (dwoolard at mail.ucf.edu)
Recent advances in computer technology have made it possible for
library users to log on anywhere in the world and research a topic. With this
amazing technology comes the question, how will people
receive the reference help they need? Less people coming into the library does
not mean less questions, it simply means less questions at the Public Services Desk.
So how will people get the reference help that they need? The UCF Libraries
have spent much time analyzing this question by collecting reference service
statistics. Our statistics show that more and more of our library patrons are
using methods such as on-line chat and telephone rather than asking the
traditional face to face reference question. Using statistics and comparative
graphs this poster session will attempt to show that while questions asked at
the Public Services Desk have declined in recent years, questions asked via our
“Ask-A-Librarian” virtual reference service have increased in almost the same
number. This poster session will further explore how “Ask-A-Librarian” usage has
increased following improvements in our virtual chat software, the addition of
a toll-free phone number, and marketing of our “Ask-A-Librarian” service.
Copies of statistics and promotional material will be included as handouts.
IV -
10 Cited Reference Searching
Marcia Henry, California State University Northridge,
Searching for cited references has had important implication for
bibliographic research. It has offered a way to retrieve related research
without reliance on keyword selection, but it has also been an important
indicator of research value. Highly cited research enhances the research and
its parent organization as well as the journal or publisher where it first
appeared. This poster explores the retrievals and mechanisms involved in
searching not only the ISI Science Citation Index, but indexes such as CINAHL,
full text subscription databases such as Science Direct, as well as search
engines such as the recently released Google Scholar. The purpose of the poster
is to identify and promote new ways to find cited references. It addresses:
*High costs of the traditional ISI Citation Indexes *Explores if other methods
can pick up additional cited references. *Are open source scholarly journals
indexed? Are the cited references in open sources publications identified in
the available cited reference databases ? In search engines? A sample web page designed to lead and
instruct patrons on how to extend their search for cited references in non
traditional ways is given. A list of credits with URLs for other Libraries who
are providing tutorials and suggestions on cited reference searching will be
included.
IV -
11 Let's Talk : Offering Online Reference Service
with a Twist
Lisa Vardaman (lisavardaman at troyst.edu), Laura Slavin, (lslavin at troyst.edu), and Brian Webb, Troy State
University, Troy, AL (bwebb at troyst.edu)
Troy State University Library is on the cutting edge with the
offering of Live Chat Reference services with a twist.
IV -
12 More Chat, Less Staff: A Model for 24/5 Chat
Service
Marianne Bracke (brackem at u.library.arizona.edu),
Michael Brewer (brewerm at u.library.arizona.edu), and Dan Lee, University of
Arizona, Tucson, AZ (leed at u.library.arizona.edu)
Virtual reference has not been an overwhelming success at many
libraries. Accordingly, staffing models for the service are being adjusted in
many places. Like many libraries, the University of
Arizona Libraries (UAL) initially used a staffing model in which service was
only available for limited hours and was not provided from the Public Services Desk.
Many libraries have contracted with other service providers or joined a service
consortium to increase service hours without the expense of adding staff. At
UAL, a local solution for staffing was chosen for two reasons. First, many
questions asked were locally specific and would not be easily answered by staff
outside UAL. Second, the virtual reference service was often used by patrons in
the library. Local service allowed librarians to go to the users, or vice versa,
to work on especially difficult questions. A staffing model has been
implemented in which service is available 24 hours a day, 5 days a week and
requires no additional staffing. In this way, UAL is able to expand reference
service to remote users as well as those in the library who are unable or
unwilling to leave their computers at no additional costs.
IV -
13 Outsourcing Virtual Reference in an Academic
Library: How Does
it Work?
J B Hill (jbhill at selu.edu) and Cherie Madarash-Hill,
Outsourcing of behind-the-scenes library activities, e.g. the
cataloging and processing of materials, is an established practice. With the
advent of virtual reference, the outsourcing of a portion of public service is
also now possible, enabling libraries to offer more hours of service at a lower
cost with little awareness on the part of patrons. This presentation examines
management issues related to staffing a virtual reference service using
external librarians, based on the experience of
IV -
14 A Partnership for Service: Reference On the Go
with the Mobile Librarian for Education Project
Laurel Haycock (hayco001 at umn.edu), Vicki Glasgow (blibvlg at umn.edu), Lynne
Beck (l-beck at umn.edu), and Virginia Gunville Bach, University of Minnesota Libraries,
Minneapolis, MN (v-gunv at umn.edu)
When we offered to provide desk-based field librarian service situated in the U
of MN College of Education and Human Development, college administrators
challenged us instead to create an alternative model for reference
appointments. They believed that the fixed desk service model would be an
inefficient use of our time, and would not optimally serve users geographically
distributed and on campus at various times. In this partnership, the college
provides significant technology support including web site development and
maintenance, college-wide promotion, and linkage on their web site. We bring
library expertise and staffing of appointments to the partnership. The Mobile
Librarian for Education web site features a contact point for self-service
scheduling of reference consultation appointments at the user’s choice of time
and location in the college or library. The project is aimed at increasing user
sense of personal control and offering in-person appointments in an
increasingly technological library environment. The site is housed on the
college servers and increases access with links to other library services
including our workshops, email, and chat reference. Our poster will feature
images from our mobile librarian web site and our internal mobile staff
communications blog.
IV -
15 Changing Directions: the Future of Reference at
the University of Arizona Science and Engineering Library
Marianne Bracke (brackem at u.library.arizona.edu),
Elizabeth Kline (klinee at u.library.arizona.edu), and Sainath
Chinnaswamy, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
(chinnaswamys at u.library.arizona.edu)
This study assesses a new staffing model for reference services,
the effectiveness of staff training for this model, and the ultimate impact on
customer service. Training effectiveness is being measured by assessing
performance through coaching, developmental reviews, observations, and
evaluation of referrals made to subject librarians. Customer perception is
being evaluated through the Customer-driven Action Process (CAP) survey technique
(Cravenho and Sandvig,
2003). Together, these evaluative techniques will indicate the level of success
of the new staffing model. Multiple sources of evidence suggested that our
current reference and circulation service model needed to be restructured.
Analyses conducted by the Finding Information in a New Landscape (FINL) project
team indicated that the Library had been providing expensive, “just in case”
staffing. At the Science-Engineering
Library, the reference and Public Services Desks were combined into one location staffed
by classified personnel, supported by a referral system. Ongoing training of
classified staff was necessary, including classroom sessions and coaching from reference
librarians. Early results have shown that questions can consistently be
answered by classified staff, that there is an increase in librarian/ staff
interactions resulting in more appropriate referrals,
and that librarians are able to use their time more effectively.
IV - 16 Going Beyond the Public Services Desk:
Practical Advice for Beginning Librarians about Liaison Activities and Outreach
to Faculty/Campus
Amia Baker, Walker Management Library, Vanderbilt
University, Nashville, TN (Amia.Baker at owen.vanderbilt.edu), Thedis
Bryant, James Earl Carter Library, Georgia Southwestern State University,
Americus, GA (thedis at canes.gsw.edu), Adrienne Lee, Cook Library, The University
of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS (Adrienne.Lee at usm.edu), Richard A. Stoddart, James Earl Carter Library, Georgia Southwestern
State University, Americus, GA (stoddart at canes.gsw.edu), Brett Spencer, Amelia
Gayle Gorgas Library, University of Alabama,
Tuscaloosa, AL (dbspence at bama.ua.edu)
Upon starting their first professional reference positions in an
academic library, many new librarians already know that they will provide
services at a Public Services Desk within the library. However, many are also
surprised to find out that they must perform outreach to the faculty and campus
outside their normal Public Services Desk hours. Outreach is becoming one of the most
important and unique roles of a librarian at a college campus. It involves
crafting library services—collection development, bibliographic instruction,
research consultations, web pages—into a customized package that meets the
needs of a department or clientele. Since new academic librarians often have
little background in this area, we seek to provide practical advice to these
beginners from our own experiences as newcomers to the library field. We
discuss serving as a liaison, building partnerships across campus,
collaborating with faculty, promoting collection development, and integrating
live instruction or WebCT pages into a curriculum.
Creative ways of serving a department, such as helping distance education
classes or offering remote reference hours, are presented. While focusing on
the needs of new librarians, seasoned librarians may find new ways of enhancing
their outreach through this poster.
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17 Making Hay Cooperatively: A Law Center and the
National Agricultural Library Cooperate to Digitize Historical Farm Bills for a
Cooperative Information Network
Sally Kelley, National Agricultural Law Center, U. Ark. Law School,
Fayetteville, AR (skelley at uark.edu)
The National Agricultural Law Center (University of Arkansas Law
School), was awarded a Cooperative Agreement by the National Agricultural
Library (NAL) to enhance the AgNIC cooperative
reference network (http://www.agnic.org) with full-text content; presentation
components include an introduction to AgNIC; NAL’s cooperative agreements program for enhancing AgNIC in connection with developing the National Digital
Library for Agriculture; the Center (http://www.NationalAgLawCenter.org) as an AgNIC participant; this project’s cooperative agreement
goals and the Center’s and NAL’s respective
responsibilities; the usefulness of historical farm and commodity bills
(1933-1990) to a wide audience and lack of free availability on the Internet;
the scanning and digitization process and issues; the final United States Farm
Bills page (http://www.NationalAglawCenter.org/farmbills/) and example of
digitized legislation; the AgNIC metadata cataloging
facility; the AGRICOLA database (http://agricola.nal.usda.gov, First Search, WebSpirs, Westlaw, etc.) and its use of the metadata; the
U.S. GPO’s use of the digitized documents, if known by May; possible additions
to the NAL Thesaurus; and an evaluation using before-and-after statistics for
the farm-bill page and feedback from AgNIC partners.
This poster session would complete the last part of the agreement, which is to
further reach out by presenting the cooperative project at a national
librarians’ meeting.
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18 When You Get to College, You'll Need to Know
This: What I Learned When a High School Librarian Interned at the College
Public Services Desk
Terry Morriston, Peters Township High School,
McMurray, PA (morristont at pt-sd.org)
In the
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19 Perspectives on Southeastern Louisiana
University Digital Reference: Cooperation, Collaboration, Connection
Dayne Sherman (dsherman at selu.edu), Sheck Alexia (alexia.sheck at selu.edu), and Rodney Jackman, Southeastern Louisiana University, Hammond, LA
(Rodney.Jackman at selu.edu)
This poster session will provide an overview of the experiences
and efforts of
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20 Usability Study at J.D. Williams Library, The
University of Mississippi
Elizabeth Stephan (estephan at olemiss.edu), Daisy Cheng (dtcheng at olemiss.edu),
and Lauren Young, The University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS
(lmyoung at rowland.umsmed.edu)
Usability studies are
normally done in the process of redesigning a library's Web site or changing a
site's information architecture. Librarians at J.D. Williams Library, The
University of Mississippi wanted to conduct a usability study as a part of the
ongoing assessment of the library and its services. Was the home page of the
Web site adequately serving the library's primary user group? With the Internet
taking such a prominent role in information accessibility, knowing whether the
library's Web site was satisfying users' information needs was a fundamental
part of fulfilling the library's mission to "increase access to
information and communication on campus." This poster illustrates the development
and administration of a usability survey and how the study allowed the library
to assess its Web site--specifically the home page--and how it served the
primary user. The authors were able to see what worked, what didn't, and what
needed to be changed. While some problems could be changed through Web design,
others would have to be covered through library instruction and one-on-one
interaction with patrons.
SESSION V: Connections:
Posters on Cooperation with Non-Library Institutions and Agencies, Inter-library
Loan, Library Use Instruction, and Public Awareness
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1 Revolutionizing Electronic Document Delivery:
The Integration of Electronic Reserves, Interlibrary Loan, and Document
Delivery
Jeanne Voyles (voylesj at u.library.arizona.edu), Cheryl
Neal (nealc at u.library.arizona.edu), and Ellen Knight, University of Arizona
Libraries, Tucson, AZ (knighte at u.library.arizona.edu)
By using a systems analysis approach, a team of
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2 Evergreen or Deadwood: Do Tenure-track Faculty
Use Interlibrary Loan More than Tenured Faculty?
Kelly Hensley (hensleyk at etsu.edu) and Rita Scher,
Tenured faculty members in academics are sometimes thought of as
"deadwood": branches of the academic tree that no longer produce.
Tenure-track faculty are under the 'publish or perish'
blade and have more to gain by publishing their work than more seasoned,
tenured faculty members. This suggests that junior members of the faculty
should use Interlibrary Loan more, as they need supporting material more often
in order to determine research direction and for bibliographies when publishing
their findings. Three years of Interlibrary Loan borrowing requests were
studied to determine whether junior faculty members request more than senior
faculty members and to identify any other patterns that might emerge. Results
indicate that senior faculty use Interlibrary Loan proportionally more often
than junior faculty members, undermining the 'deadwood' label. Barriers to the
use of the Interlibrary Loan service by untenured academics are also
considered.
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3 What Do Distance Education Faculty Want from the
Library?
Samantha Hines,
Distance education is a quickly growing phenomenon in higher
education. In 2001, the
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4 Read to Rover
Margaret Poska, Fremont Public Library,
Come! Sit! Stay! ...at the only poster session in town showcasing
the efforts of a real dog! And what better way to show off
the unique children's program known as "Read to Rover"?
"Read to Rover" is a read-aloud program with a twist: kids do the
reading and dogs do the listening! Yes, the dogs are real, and no, they don't
care if the kids make a mistake. Fremont Public Library has been hosting this
program for the last two years. Children are paired one-on-one with certified
therapy dogs for read-aloud practice. The atmosphere is casual, the kids are
comfortable, and the dogs are friendly and touchable. It's a winning
combination, according to those involved. The kids, the parents, the
volunteers, and the dogs themselves (surely!) have all judged the program a
winner. Come meet one of the dogs and nose around. You might just want to start
a similar program in your library. "Read to Rover": a unique program
that went from an idea, to a successful grant, to an ongoing program, to a
featured spot on North Suburban Library System's "What's New in
Libraries" cable television show and WLS Chicago Channel 7 News. Wag! Wag!
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5 Implementing Adaptive Technology: Improving Access
to Library Resources for Users with Disabilities in an Academic Library
Chricinda McGee, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
(cmcgee at wayne.edu)
Whitney Winberg, Ohio University (ap9290 at wayne.edu)
Fusako Ito, Wayne State University (ap1159 at wayne.edu)
Academic libraries are committed to providing access to library
resources for users with disabilities or special needs. While specific numbers
are difficult to determine, Wayne State University (WSU) estimates between 3
and 10 percent of students have a physical or learning disability. Students,
faculty and staff with disabilities at
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6 To Be or Not To Be: International Students and
Language Preferences in Library Use
Fu Zhuo (zhuo at libserv.cmsu.edu) and Jennifer Emanuel,
Central Missouri State University, Warrensburg, MO (jemanuel at libserv.cmsu.edu)
and Shuqin Jiao, St. Louis University, St. Louis, MO
(jiaos2 at slu.edu)
Library service to international students is often a challenge
because they do not have complete fluency in English nor previous library
experience. Some databases, such as Ebsco’s Academic
Search Premier, OCLC’s WorldCat
and NetLibrary, and JSTOR offer language features
(Spanish, French, Chinese, Japanese, and Korean) to assist international
students searching for materials. Librarians may wonder how effectively these
language features are used. Should librarians point out these features to
international students in bibliographic instruction sessions? Do international
students or others whose first language is not English prefer to use their
native language when using online databases? Are they familiar with English
library jargon often used in database search options? A survey of international
students at
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7 Toddler Time!
Laura Foye, Branch Children's Specialist, Rockrimmon Branch Library, Colorado Springs, CO
(laurafoye at yahoo.com)
The Pikes Peak Library District has developed a Toddler Time
program that is interactive, educational and fun for toddlers and parents
alike! The program offers some of our youngest patrons the opportunity to come
to the library and experience a ‘story time’ that is designed based on their
developmental needs and abilities. Parents have the opportunity to network with
one another and learn about early literacy. District-wide use of an equipment
rotation ensures that programs offer the proper balance of variety and routine
for this developmental stage of learning, while making it easy for library
staff to put together weekly programs in a matter of moments. Ongoing assessment
of this program has shown that attendance is ever increasing. Multiple sessions
are now offered at many locations. Come learn about the equipment, rotation and
the general program format. See why it is easy to put together a Toddler time
in just a few minutes! Browse our handouts and gather information on topics
such as Selecting Toddler Books, How Toddlers Learn, Educating Parents During the Program and How to Start Toddler Programs in your
Library.
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8 Partnership Approach to Providing Educational
Tools for Success
Hazel Walker (walkerh at mail.ecu.edu) and Amy Smith, East Carolina University -
Joyner Library, Greenville, NC (smithamy at mail.ecu.edu)
Last year, the Teaching Resources Center of East Carolina
University's Joyner Library in
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9 UDLib/SEARCH:
A University of Delaware Library/State of Delaware Partnership Providing Online
Databases to Public Schools
Dianna McKellar (mckellar at udel.edu) and Erin Daix, University of Delaware Library, Newark, DE
(daix at udel.edu)
The
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10 How-to Develop a Marketing Plan for an Academic
Library
Toni Tucker,
The importance of promoting library services and programs to users
is indisputable; however, developing an effective library marketing plan can be
daunting project for those who are new to the task. Much has been written
recently about ways to promote the academic library, but there is more to
marketing than simply hanging a flyer or distributing a bookmark. Now more than
ever marketing should be a part of the library’s overall strategic planning
process. Libraries need to develop a marketing plan that incorporates the
library’s strategic plan as well as the mission and vision statement. This poster
session will provide a step-by-step overview on how to develop a comprehensive
marketing plan, from both a public and private institution’s perspective.
Examples of strategic planning documents as well as mission and vision
statements will be included. Recently developed plans from both a private and
public institution will be available for review. Library personnel from all
types of libraries will be able to develop a comprehensive marketing plan based
on this model.
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11 If You’re Going To Have a Library Blog, Blog
it to their Courseware
Steven Bell, Philadelphia University, Philadelphia, PA (bells at philau.edu)
John Shank, Penn State Berks-Lehigh Valley College, Reading, PA (jds30 at psu.edu)
Many academic libraries are considering or using blogs to create awareness about library services and
resources. While a blog can be a powerful marketing
tool, in an academic community a significant barrier to achieving success is
getting users to regularly read the blog.
Realistically, the library’s blog is unlikely to be
perceived as so vital that students and faculty will choose to follow it
regularly by bookmarking the blog
site or otherwise visiting it regularly. This poster session describes how a
library blog can be integrated into campus courseware
(e.g., Blackboard, WebCT). Using software that
converts blog content into HTML code the library blog output can be directly added to students’ course
sites. The session will provide explanatory information on RSS and news
aggregators, two technologies that are vital to understanding how to create,
use, and maximize a blog’s value, as well as the RSS
to Javascript software that makes integration into
the courseware possible. It will also show the results of a survey conducted to
assess the value of a library blog for keeping
students and faculty aware of library resources and services. Does a library blog make a difference, especially when integrated into the
campus courseware?
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12 Library Displays as a Public Relations Tool
Gerrie Coy, IUP Stapleton LIbrary
Staff, Indiana, PA (gscoy at iup.edu)
IUP's Library is using
display cases on its high-traffic first floor to mount a coordinated exhibit
program that not only highlights library holdings but involves the campus and
local community, too. This poster session will showcase the program with
examples from successful displays. The featured display will be the
"Register to Vote at Your Library" Exhibit
mounted during Fall 2004, and spearheaded by Gerrie Coy of the Library Staff. We chose this display to
involve IUP's student body in national politics--many
for the first time. In addition to the colorful (and non-partisan) display
case, the exhibit offered voter registration forms and absentee ballot
applications. The
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13 Poster Power: Planning and Producing Effective
Poster Sessions
Mary Mallery, Montclair State University, Montclair,
NJ (mallerym at mail.montclair.edu) and
Frances Kaufmann, ACRL-New Jersey Chapter President, Trenton, NJ
(kauf-rock at worldnet.att.net)
Poster sessions address important issues, discuss innovative
library programs, celebrate success stories, document research studies, and
demonstrate problem solving strategies. Presenters will discuss new formats for
making posters come to life and break out of Flatland; review models for how to
tell your library's story most effectively; discuss poster protocols and
guidelines; and give tips on how to submit a successful proposal for regional
and national conferences.
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14 RATS in the Library: A Welcome Infestation!
Lori Critz, Georgia Institute of Technology,
So you thought an academic library was only about books,
information assistance and students studying late into the night? Think again!
As part of the campus-wide Welcome Week, the Georgia Tech Library hosted a RATS
(Recently Acquired Tech Students) GAME NIGHT. Co-sponsored by the Office of
Information Technology, the event was conceived as a means to market our staff,
services and facility to new students. Our renewed commitment to “library as
place” has spawned an effort to position ourselves as a campus crossroads –
where students will come to study, learn, congregate and have fun! The GAME
NIGHT milieu was similar to an old-time carnival. The main attraction was an
“UNREAL TOURNAMENT” LAN party - complete with large-screen projections of the
ensuing battles, four blistering hours of elimination-style rounds, and a
much-coveted I-Pod grand prize. The side attractions included a live DJ, an
“animate” Movie Fest, live music and an improv
troupe. Surveys indicated a high ‘rate of satisfaction’ with the event –
reinforcing the enthusiasm we saw firsthand over the course of the evening. The bottom line? The Georgia Tech RATS went home bleary-eyed
and sated, with recognition that the Library is a welcoming center staffed by
fun and approachable people.
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15 Read, Write, Think, Dream: Creating a Community
of Adult Readers
Elisabeth Leonard (eleonard at ucsd.edu), Allie Emigh-Carr
(aemigh at ucsd.edu), and Katy Farrell,
This poster session will address how to create a successful summer
reading program for adults on an academic campus. The Social Sciences and
Humanities Library at the
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16 The WebJunction
Student Liaison Program: Marketing WebJunction
Nationally to LIS Students and Faculty
Loriene Roy (loriene at ischool.utexas.edu),
Vanessa Chavez (vanescha at mail.utexas.edu), and Jacob Cleary, School of
Information, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX
(jcleary at ischool.utexas.edu)
WebJunction.org (WJ), launched in 2002, is an online community
advancing public computers in public libraries. OCLC is coordinating WJ
development with funding from the Gates Foundation. Marilyn Mason, Principal
Investigator, is assisted by Isoph, TechSoup, the Benton Foundation, the Colorado State
Library, and an Advisory Committee. WJ offers advice on policies and practices,
buying guide, online courses, and advice column. There is a member’s directory,
members highlight, newsletter, and a library of the month. In spring 2003, we
surveyed students and faculty at 9 programs. Of the 280 student respondents,
17% had heard of WJ; 63% of these had visited the site and 25% were registered
members. Of the 16 responding faculty members, 25% had heard of WJ and only one
was registered. Efforts are needed to bring the resources available on WJ to
the attention to the LIS community. The WJ Student Liaison program is a
national network of volunteers involved in raising awareness of WJ among
students and faculty. This peer-to-peer liaison community that
promote WJ via student listservs and
newsletters, answer questions, and provide presentations. Members will
participate in the WJ Faculty and Student Lounge. Efforts will be coordinated
through a WJ Student Liaison Program Web space.
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17 Using Library Displays as a Marketing Tool: In
House, On the Road, and Online
Michael Aloi (aloim at dowling.edu) and Diane Holliday,
Dowling College, Oakdale, NY (hollidad at dowling.edu)
The librarians at
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18 Increasing Access to Usable Health Information
for Seniors in Northern Idaho
Elizabeth Hill, University of Idaho Library, Moscow, ID (bethhill at uidaho.edu)
Health Literacy has been defined as the ability to obtain,
process, and understand basic information and services needed to make
appropriate healthcare decisions. It goes beyond basic literacy to encompass
the skills to navigate our current healthcare system. Yet, much of the patient
handouts and brochures are written at a reading level that is a mismatch with
the literacy levels of seniors in the
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19 Librarian as First-Year
Christen Cardina, The University of Akron,
The purpose of this project is to contribute to the overall
success and retention of first-year students by offering them opportunities to
be matched with faculty and staff during that important year. In response to
several factors, including a high drop out rate at the University of Akron (UA), which serves a high proportion of
first-generation college students, and the results of the National Survey of
Student Engagement which found that UA received a low rating in terms of being
a “supportive environment,” a pilot first-year mentoring program was
established in 2004. The poster session presenter will describe the goals of
the university-wide program, as well as explore sample mentoring activities a
librarian and her mentee participated in, and
evaluate the outcome to date for both mentee and
mentor. In conclusion: librarians have always been a great resource for
students. This role of librarian as mentor offers us new ways to creatively
connect with students and make a positive difference, particularly for
first-generation and under-represented groups on campus.
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20 The Career Choice of Academic Librarians
Jeffery Luzius,
This study attempted to
identify motivating factors that influence the decision of individuals to
pursue careers as academic librarians. Additional information was gained
regarding individuals whose first career was academic librarianship compared to
individuals who worked in another career prior to becoming an academic
librarian. The sample for this study consisted of academic librarians employed
at institutions in the
SESSION VI: Infrastructure: Posters on Buildings and
Equipment, Management, and Technology
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1 Changing
Catherine Soehner, Christy Hightower (christyh at ucsc.edu),
and Wei Wei (wwei at ucsc.edu),
University of California, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA (soehner at ucsc.edu)
The Science & Engineering Library at UC Santa Cruz was built
in 1991 and included a beautiful room dedicated to a print collection of
current periodicals. During the past two years we have systematically canceled
all print journals for which there was an electronic counterpart, thus
diminishing the number of journals in the Current Periodicals Room. During a
strategic planning effort, the Library determined that it should be identified
as the '
VI - 2 Moving to an Off-site Storage Facility:
An Effective Communication Strategy Before, During, and After the Move
Cecilia Stafford, (stafford at tulane.edu), Jeannette Thompson (jeannett at tulane.edu),
Felice Maciejewski (felicem
at tulane.edu),
Donna Capelle Cook (dcook at tulane.edu), Andrew
Corrigan (andyc at tulane.edu), Shane Robichaux (srobich
at tulane.edu), Eleanor Elder (elder at tulane.edu), and Andrew Damico (adamico
at tulane.edu),
Tulane University, New Orleans, LA
Planning a move of materials from an open-stack facility to an
off-site facility is a daunting process for any library. Library users and
staff are resistant to this kind of move because users no longer have immediate
access to the materials. In addition, much of library research, in certain
disciplines, is far more serendipitous, than one would hope. Regardless of how
well planned and thought out a move is, off-site storage
facilities do bring an end to serendipitous library use. Careful planning and
involvement of as many groups and individuals as possible, though, will help
with the eventual success of the move. Since all library staff and users can
not be involved in a hands-on way in planning, communication becomes a very
important factor in the acceptance of the process and outcome. This poster
session will move through the steps of an effective communication plan during
the planning, moving, and post-move stages. The session will be presented by
members of a university library task force that planned and executed a move of
approximately 325,000 items to an off-site facility during summer 2003.
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3 GIS Reality Check: Who has Implemented GIS as a
Library Service? Characteristics and Trends in Academic Libraries Using GIS
Camila Gabaldon, Western
Oregon University, Monmouth, OR (gabaldonc at wou.edu)
John Repplinger, Willamette University, Salem, OR
(jrepplin at willamette.edu)
GIS has been a hot topic in librarianship for close to a decade,
yet, much of the discussion on this topic focuses solely on the complexity of
implementing this service. With this focus in the literature, we were curious
about the characteristics of libraries that have chosen to implement this service.
We surveyed libraries in two academic library consortiums, the Oberlin Group
and Orbis Cascade Alliance, to determine which
libraries have implemented or are considering implementing GIS. This session
will present the results of this survey, examining the similarities and
differences between them, including public vs. private and enrollment. Some
discussion of our own institutions and experiences with GIS and its
implementation will also be included.
VI - 4 Making Web Content Personal: Introducing
the Health SmartLibrary at the Galter
Health Sciences Library, Northwestern University,
James Shedlock (j-shedlock at northwestern.edu),
Michelle Frisque (mfrisque at northwestern.edu),
Steven Hunt, (shunt at northwestern.edu), and Linda Walton, (ljwalton at northwestern.edu), Galter Health Sciences Library Northwestern University,
Chicago, IL; Jonathan Handler, MD, Department of Emergency Medicine Feinberg
School of Medicine Northwestern University (jah505 at northwestern.edu); Michael
Gillam, MD, Department of Medicine, Div. Emergency
Medicine, Evanston Northwestern Healthcare (m-gillam at northwestern.edu)
The Galter HealthSmart
Library (HSL) gives users the tools to customize and manage their own, personal
electronic library. Designed to assist busy clinicians, the HSL tools include:
My E-Resources, Stay Current, Quick Search and File Cabinet. Each tool allows
users to organize their personal e-library and quickly find electronic
resources, especially full text articles, to answer unique information needs.
When a user logs into their HSL, a customized web site is displayed based on
the specialty they selected when they registered. The resources displayed in
the specialty profiles are designed by Galter
librarians using their selection and filtering skills to provide efficient and
timely access to resources. Using the HSL tools, users can customize their
specialty profile further to make a library uniquely their own. Only the File
Cabinet is ‘empty’ for users to add their own links. This poster will provide
the background of how the HSL was created and offer data on how the HSL has
been used since 2003. Galter staff is also looking
for partners who wish to apply these tools in their local environment. The HSL
project is supported by a grant from the National Library of Medicine, NIH 1
G08 LM07051-01A1.
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5 Practical Steps for Closer Teacher-Librarian
Collaboration
Stan Fuke, Clark County (Nevada) School District, Las
Vegas, NV (sfuke at interact.ccsd.net)
Successful teacher-librarian collaboration has been the key to
helping the nation's fifth largest school district address state achievement
goals while expanding to accommodate more than 285,000 students.
specialists
spend more time planning with teachers, matching state standards with detailed
information on library titles in the district's 301 schools. As a result,
teachers and media specialists spend less time looking for resources and more
time teaching students.
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6 The Compass of Design---Sims Library Web Site
Usability Assessment
Xiang (Jackie) Ding (xding
at selu.edu)
and Karen Jung,
From December 2004 to May 2005, Sims Memorial Library at the
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7 The LTC: One Stop Shopping for All of Your
Library and Computer Support Needs
Julia Glynn (glynnj at kenyon.edu) and Joseph Murphy, Kenyon College,
Gambier, OH (murphyjm at kenyon.edu)
In 1999,
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8 Using Competitive Usability in a Usability Study
of Online Catalogs
Beth Thomsett-Scott, University of North Texas,
Denton, TX (bscott at library.unt.edu)
The online catalog at the
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9 The Metropolitan University Scholar Experience
Program and The Library: Developing a Freshman Experience Program at San Jose
State University
Toby Matoush, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA
(tmatoush at sjsu.edu)
Has the library program contributed to the information literacy
skills of freshman students at
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10 Digitization of the Postcard Collection in Troy
University
Helen Lam (hlam at excite.com) and Jess Echord,
Troy University Library, Troy, AL (jechord at troyst.edu)
Starting in October 2004, Troy University Library participated in
the Cornerstone Project, a digital initiative implemented by the Network of
Alabama Academic Libraries (NAAL) in 2001. The objective is to make a unique
collection of treasures available to the general public, both inside and outside
the state of
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11 Discover the University of Texas’s UTOPIA
Meredith Ault, UTOPIA - University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX
(meredith.ault at austin.utexas.edu)
Launched in March 2004, UTOPIA is an online educational outreach
initiative that shares the resources of the
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12 Data Convergence - Library Statistics
Management at The University of Southern Mississippi Libraries
Steven Turner, The University of Southern Mississippi Libraries, Hattiesburg,
MS (steven.turner at usm.edu)
In an effort to streamline the statistics gathering and
presentation process, the University of Southern Mississippi Libraries has
developed a website / online application that combines open-source tools,
process analysis and staff training to gather, maintain and provide access to
virtually all of the library’s statistics – from web server statistics to
reading room journal usage to ILLiad inter-library
loan data to SFX data. Using the ubiquitous LAMP platform, access to library
statistical data is maintained in a shared website interface; controlling
programs and scripts are written in PHP and, where applicable, raw data is
maintained in tables in a MySQL database. The
advantages to this system include the following. First, maintaining
certain data in MySQL affords the library the ability
to easily create and maintain (dynamically) descriptive statistics.
Second, the library can auto-generate executive summaries and reports using
various methods of statistical analysis. Third, library data is gathered
into a common interface, providing easy access to any and all statistics.
Fourth, statistical data across library departments and electronic services is
archived for trending purposes as well as back-referencing. Fifth, data from
disparate departments can be cross-referenced and dynamically linked, providing
a more comprehensive and accurate overall picture of library services. Finally,
data from disparate departmental services can be easily compared.
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13 Reference and Instruction Services in a
Community College Learning Resources Center: A Continuing Education and
Training Program for Paraprofessional Staff
Jessica Moyer, Director of Academic Resources, Kitty Lindsay Learning Resources
Center, Decatur, IL (jmoyer at richland.edu)
At the Kitty Lindsay Learning Resources Center (LRC), many of the
reference and instruction questions begin with the paraprofessional staff. In
November 2004, the Director of Academic Resources started a training and
continuing education program. First each staff member completed a pre-test,
which consisted of a series of short answer questions about their comfort
levels with various resources and knowledge basic reference services. Based on
these results, a weekly training program was started. Each week 45 minutes are
set aside for the training program. Early on discussions focused on the basics
and various types of the reference interview. In later sessions staff worked on
sample questions using the LRC’s print reference
collection, with the focus on introducing staff to different print reference
sources, and encouraging staff to look critically at the various sources.
Critical evaluation of sources is an ongoing point of discussion and training
as the LRC continues to move toward a model of information literacy. During the
spring semester upcoming topics will include more discussion of information
literacy based instruction, training on using electronic resources and
introduction to using and evaluating Internet sources. At the end of the Spring 2005 semester staff will complete a second
evaluation.
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14 Support Network for Untenured Faculty
Librarians
Jo Staggs-Neel, University of
In response to the usual issues shared by tenure track librarians
while in the pre-tenure phase (such as confusion, fear, self-doubt, lack of
mentor, and feeling out of the loop), the untenured librarians at the
University of Kentucky have formed a self help group called Support Network for
Untenured Faculty Librarians, or SNUFL, for short. Through meetings, programs,
and a listserv the members are becoming much more involved, proactive and
positive about reaching and surpassing tenure-related goals. The group is
enjoying timely information sharing on publishing opportunities, contract
renewal dossier deadlines, scholarship and award deadlines, dossier
development, specialized organizations, grant opportunities, and university
committee positions. The SNUFL framework also encourages each member to focus
energy on one topic or program, such as a planned Library wide poster session
during the upcoming National Library Week in April 2005. SNUFL is still
developing and evolving and is an exciting and inspiring entity for its members
and even for the tenured library faculty. This poster session will explore the
birth and continuing development of SNUFL, while looking at its promise for
future untenured faculty librarians. Current SNUFL members and founders will
share the benefits of the organization thus far. A bibliography on the tenure
process and the common problems associated with it will be presented along with
further information on working through these issues.
VI -
15 Using Stories to Manage Libraries: A Project to
Collect and Disseminate Stories for Library Management Success
John Harer,
Storytelling has been recognized as a powerful classroom tool and
for library programs promoting reading, but in recent years, advocates
promoting storytelling for the management of organizations have also become
active, especially in the private sector. For example, David Armstrong, of
Armstrong Industries, wrote Managing by Storying
Around and said “Telling stories changes the way you manage. You become a
different kind of leader.” Librarians can also benefit from the use of
storytelling in managing organizations. This presentation will describe a
start-up venture to collect, categorize and disseminate stories from libraries
across the country that demonstrates how stories can aid management of
libraries. The presentation will promote the use of stories for this purpose,
describe the mission of the project, and outline the mechanism for collecting
and disseminating relevant stories. Since stories for management are different
than those used in classrooms, emphasizing real life examples that address a
specific purpose for management, the presentation will also explain in detail
the qualities needed for this type of story, and suggest ways to use stories in
library management. Some stories will illustrate these qualities. Contact
information for submitting stories to the venture will be displayed and
included on handouts.
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16 Will They Stay or Will They Go?: An Examination
of Academic Librarian Turnover Intentions
Linda Colding, University of Central Florida
Libraries, Orlando, FL (lcolding at mail.ucf.edu)
The leading predictors of librarian turnover intentions were
investigated through an online survey. This replication study tested the
leading causes of turnover selected from two previous studies. From Cotton and
Tuttle’s (1986) meta-analysis, seven independents variables were selected. They
included employment perceptions, overall job satisfaction, satisfaction with
the work itself, pay, gender, number of dependents, and longevity. Three
additional independent variables were selected from Allison and Sartori’s (1988) study. They included future salary
prospects, career goals outside librarianship, and career goals within
librarianship but outside academic libraries. The two dependent variables were
intentions to leave for another library position and intentions to leave the
library profession. Statistical analysis of the data revealed career goals
outside of the field of librarianship and satisfaction with the work itself
were the most consistent predictors of intentions to leave the profession.
Overall job satisfaction, satisfaction with the work itself, future salary
prospects and career goals within librarianship but outside academic
librarianship were the most consistent predictors of intentions to leave stay
within librarianship. The results not only extend the research dealing with
librarian turnover, but also provide university library administrators with
information needed to reduce turnover intentions in their own libraries.
VI - 17 Diversity on the Web
Malabika Das,
The presenters will illustrate the innovative strategies adopted
by the Queens Library on its website to serve its linguistically diverse
population. The Queens Library, long a leader in international services,
continues to improve and expand its web presence. To this end, the Library’s
web pages are a representation of the borough’s cultural diversity, reflecting
several languages, with sections of the site created or encoded in native
language script. Queens Library’s online catalog, InfoLinQ,
is also a reflection of this diversity. Despite ongoing budget constraints,
Queens has been able to enhance its catalog records to include native language
scripts through the use of open source programming. The session will feature
the Detrans program developed at Queens Library which
turns transliterated Russian back into Cyrillic characters. The technical
aspects of presenting Non-Roman language scripts on the web will be
illustrated. These will include input method editors, web browser displays, interface and content development issues.
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18 Work Behavior Type and Myers Briggs Personality
Type Preferences of Academic Librarians: Change Over Time?
Carol Ritzen Kem, Ph.D.,
Who are we and why are we academic librarians? A summary of
results from recent research compared to results from two 1992-93 studies on
work behavior type and personality type will provide some answers to these
questions. Research on the primary work behavior type and the personality
preferences of current and prospective academic librarians was conducted in
2003-04. The central question considered was whether there are statistically
measurable differences in either element as compared with academic librarians
studied about twelve years ago. The popularity of a series of sessions about
generational differences at American Library Association conferences and at ALA
division level conferences, the prevalence of anecdotal evidence about possible
differences, and the perceptions of long-time members of the profession about
our newer colleagues, would indicate interest in learning more about who is
coming into librarianship in general and academic librarianship in particular.
Specifically, questions about how current or prospective academic librarians
wish to build their careers, how interested they may be in association
participation, and how they want organizations to work were of interest.
Additional issues related to the recruitment, training, and retention of
academic librarians are also related to traits associated with primary work
behavior type and personality preference and were explored through the measures
used to conduct the research.
VI -
19 Lending Global Positioning Systems (GPS)
Travis Dolence,
Global Positioning Systems (GPS) use a system of satellites, base
stations, and receivers to accurately calculate location. Recently, GPS
technology has become ubiquitous and can be found in everything from cell
phones to wristwatches and telescopes. Since the fall of 2003, the
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20 A Collage of Cooperation
Leslie Massey (masseyle at oplin.org) and Tracey Woodward, Clermont County Public
Library,
In 2004, the Clermont County Public Library (CCPL) was pleased to
be the recipient of the Ezra Jack Keats Foundation minigrant
in the amount of $350.00. With the help of the grant, two youth services staff
at the Owensville Branch of CCPL in conjunction with their local primary
school, Clermont Northeastern (CNE), created a six-week series of art
activities for 140 kindergartners focusing on the art of collage focusing on
the art of Ezra Jack Keats, Eric Carle, Denise Fleming, and David Diaz. The
students were encouraged to emulate the various collage techniques with
guidance from library staff and their teachers. Their pictures bounced with
color, creativity, and exemplified the innocent joy of expressing oneself
through art. The artwork was shown at an art show at the Owensville library
with many proud parents, teachers, caregivers, friends, and relatives in
attendance. The school benefited greatly from this program because no art
classes were offered at CNE due to school budget cuts. This poster session will
allow CCPL to showcase not just the beauty of child-created collage but the
beauty of overlapping agencies, a collage of collaboration, between the
children, their schools, their families, and their local library.