The practice of libraries working together for mutual benefit is ubiquitous and takes many different forms: interlibrary loan, resource sharing, collaborative collection development and now – open access. The ability to leverage funds through collaborative funding, to offer library users access to resources beyond the local and beyond the paywalls...
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Information Technology and library working relationships historically have a storied past. However at Saint Louis University, the two independent units partnered to create an Academic Technology Commons (ATC) replete with numerous learning/teaching technologies and spaces and a one-stop “genius-bar” inspired service area that supports media, an... Submitter Email: |
Book scanning projects have made tremendous strides in bringing public domain literature online for the world's scholars and enthusiasts, but materials published after 1923 are still not widely available due to copyright restrictions. The Internet Archive has developed a controlled digital lending framework that enables libraries to digitize and... Submitter Email: |
OpenAthens is not only a gateway between the online world of library resources and those who want to access it, but it is the dashboard that can make librarians’ lives less complex. Learn how libraries of all types and sizes can utilize OpenAthens’ flexible management options to enhance the online experience by providing single sign-on (SSO) for... Submitter Email: |
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Our library desperately needed to update its website. We previously had web pages created through a campus-wide content management system, but that was proving to be too difficult to update and coordinate between departments. Ultimately, we decided to branch out on our own and create a library specific website that was separate from the... Submitter Email: |
At Park University's McAfee Memorial Library, we are committed to supporting our patrons in the digital spaces in which they live, learn, and work. With over 80% of our students either online or at remote campus centers, it just makes sense for us to become a truly digital library. However, because not every resource can be provided online,... Submitter Email: |
Central Methodist University is a small, private university in rural Missouri, with a rich and curious history. This is reflected in the Library's Archives and Special Collections, but unfortunately due to the fragility and uniqueness of the materials, they could not be shared with the Library's wider community of students, faculty, staff,... Submitter Email: |
The LibGuides CMS product from Springshare has enabled our library to go beyond a list of research guides available on the B. D. Owens Library homepage. LibGuides CMS essentially has two user experience options: the Manual and "AutoMagic" options.
The manual option, when activated within a content management system as an LTI (stands... Submitter Email: |
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Discover the methods, challenges, training resources, and advocacy involved in sustaining an embedded librarian program. We will also discuss the importance of networking, outreach, and engagement to develop opportunities and awareness of your library’s impact. Other topics covered will include the general challenges faced while embedded,... Submitter Email: |
We all utilize government information in our jobs, whether we’re helping patrons at the reference desk, teaching students in the classroom, or working to support the day-to-day functions of our libraries. But if government information isn’t among your primary responsibilities, it can be hard to keep up with changes that impact the availability of... Submitter Email: |
College and university long-term planning and strategic outlooks vary by type of institution, but a key point in all planning is that library resources are and will continue to be needed for curriculum and research support. The future of higher education and the future of academic libraries are linked closely, just as their history is. Many... Submitter Email: |
Machine learning, artificial intelligence, cyber-physical systems and robotics, human language technologies, human/AI collaboration, machine perception and sensing, augmented and virtual reality, autonomous vehicles, digital personal assistants, robotic/AI librarians, IoT - What a list; and that is only part of the change that has developed and is... Submitter Email: |
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In an effort to make the right decisions for a collection that needed attention, librarians at Greenlease Library have begun to work through deselecting the stacks based on the call number ranges assigned to academic departments. Liaisons begin with a thorough analysis of the items relevant to their departments before scheduling meetings to talk... Submitter Email: |
Collection development is largely defined as the process of choosing which materials are added to libraries. It would be beneficial to broaden the concept of collection development to reflect the continuity and interconnectivity characteristic of the contemporary information environment. At Missouri Southern State University, our mission is to... Submitter Email: |
In Sierra, everyone may use Circulation and Cataloging but many fewer of us use Acquisitions, and those of us that do use it, have different workflows and expectations from this function. In this panel discussion, four libraries, represented by Holli Henslee (Drury University), Christina Prucha (State Technical College of Missouri), Brady Shuman (... Submitter Email: |
In an increasingly connected world, academic libraries are stepping up to meet the needs of students who are in constant connection with the digital world and turn to the internet for nearly everything. In efforts to remain relevant and engage with this generation of patrons, we need to develop new resources and services to meet them where they... Submitter Email: |
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With a new building and more collaboration taking place on Lindenwood University’s campus, the Library Services and Writing Center departments decided to band together to create a strategic plan that would benefit both departments. This presentation will highlight how we worked together to create the strategic plan. Then, after we had the plan... Submitter Email: |
This session will cover LSTA grant writing basics and tips, as well as an overview of the Missouri State Library’s LSTA funded grants that academic libraries are eligible to apply for. These include the Show Me Steps to Continuing Education grant, the Digital Imaging grant, the Library Service Improvement Grant, and the Spotlight on Literacy grant... Submitter Email: |
Ozark Christian College is relatively new to MOBIUS (part of the SWAN cluster), but has benefitted greatly. Due to budgetary restrictions, we lost a trained librarian at the end of the 2016-2017 school year, and a faculty member (presenter) was recruited to dedicate part of his work to take over acquisitions. To say that "it has been a journey"... Submitter Email: |
Kate Zabriskie said, "The customer's perception is your reality." This quote is simple yet powerful. If customers, or library users in our case, have a certain perception or opinion, we cannot simply shrug this off as ignorance or indifference. We must be both reactive and proactive to avoid these impressions. In a period of time where no portion... Submitter Email: |
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In 2017, Innovative and the Innovative Users Group (IUG) partnered together to launch Idea Lab, an innovation platform hosted by Spigit. Idea Lab is an interactive space that allows any staff member of any Innovative library customer to submit ideas for how current products should work or for new products that should be developed. Idea Lab... Submitter Email: |
Students are rational actors who make decisions about how to engage with information and with us. By explicitly highlighting the relevance of what we’re teaching, prior to teaching it, we can directly address students’ information literacy assumptions and misconceptions and make instruction truly impactful. If we fail to communicate the relevance... Submitter Email: |
Abigail Broadbent is the Archives and Technical Services Librarian for William Jewell College's Library Services. In her first year as an Archivist, she decided to apply for a LSTA Digitization Grant for the historic "Word... Submitter Email: |
Do others really know the Library’s activities or its value to your institution or community? A lot of good data already exists in your library that can be used to create attractive graphics that will inform others, and promote your library. We will discuss how to gather, combine and organize library data. We will also demonstrate various tools... Submitter Email: |
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As library digitization becomes more widespread, best practices have been developed on various topics such as file size and resolution, file format, and minimum metadata standards. However, many questions remain difficult to answer, especially if your software seems limiting, your backup and storage system is subpar, or you want your resources to... Submitter Email: |
In this presentation, I plan to present my personal journey for information and help in the discovery of my Asexual identity. From questioning to searching for information that was scarce and often biased or inaccurate, my quest for information will be examined and how the library aided in my discoveries. My experiences reflect what many LGBT+... Submitter Email: |
Developing new service models for student learning in spaces not dedicated for the purpose is a perennial challenge for academic libraries. Continued funding declines complicate the problem. Low staffing, heavy workloads, and a general lack of time may seem to prevent the development of new and innovative services. Indeed, the allure of a fully-... Submitter Email: |
The Marketing and Outreach Librarian, Amber Carr, and the Access Services Librarian, Kayla Reed, from Missouri Southern State University walk through the process of re-organizing several collections with no additional cost. Using pictures and layout diagrams, Carr and Reed show the three-year progression of moving over seven different collections... Submitter Email: |
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Mobius libraries have four choices to find bibliographic records for their new or old additions to their collections. Your choices are:
1. OCLC
2. SkyRiver
3. Using local/remote records within Mobius
4. Combo of #3 and original cataloging
And since most don’t want to do original cataloging unless they have to, we are left with three viable... Submitter Email: |
The IFLA Library Reference Model (LRM) has been adopted by the RSC (RDA Steering Committee) as the underlying theoretical framework for RDA. The LRM is an international standard that has been optimized to both reflect what tasks cataloger users are performing when searching for resources and what catalogers are currently doing to support those... Submitter Email: |