Presented at EDUCAUSE Annual Conferences, Digital Collections, and Electronic Resources

Finding Scholarship: Google Scholar on College and University Library Web Sites

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Title:Finding Scholarship: Google Scholar on College and University Library Web Sites (ID: EDU06129)
Author(s):Barbara I. Dewey (The University of Tennessee)
Origin:Presented at EDUCAUSE Annual Conferences (10/10/2006)
Type:Presentations/Speeches
Abstract:This study examined the incidence and visibility of Google Scholar on ARL and Oberlin Group college library Web sites to see if, where, and how it appeared. Results will reveal the level of integration of Google Scholar in university and college library Web sites, including any differences between them and effective representations.
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Making the Most of What We've Got: Managing Digital Content from Online Courses

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Title:Making the Most of What We've Got: Managing Digital Content from Online Courses (ID: EDU04150)
Author(s):Carol Carnevale (Empire State College SUNY) and Evelyn Kay Ting (Empire State College SUNY)
Origin:Presented at EDUCAUSE Annual Conferences (10/22/2004)
Type:Presentations/Speeches
Abstract:A college initiative to enrich 400 online courses with digital library articles, graphics, multimedia learning objects, and Web links created reusability and maintenance challenges. This presentation will describe the database system and processes developed by faculty, librarians, and instructional technologists to manage content and support reusability across courses.
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Supporting the Integration of Digital Assets in Learning, Teaching, and Scholarly Communication

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Title:Supporting the Integration of Digital Assets in Learning, Teaching, and Scholarly Communication (ID: EDU0493)
Author(s):Oya Y. Rieger (Cornell University)
Origin:Presented at EDUCAUSE Annual Conferences (10/21/2004)
Type:Presentations/Speeches
Abstract:The presentation will describe Cornell University Library's Digital Consulting and Production Services (DCAPS) department, which supports the development of e-scholarship models that draw on the library's expertise working with digital content. DCAPS offers a suite of digital asset management services, including digitization, copyright, metadata, technology support, and e-publishing.
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ARTstor: Building a Community Digital Library

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Title:ARTstor: Building a Community Digital Library (ID: EDU0423)
Author(s):Michael Reese (The Johns Hopkins University) and James Shulman
Origin:Presented at EDUCAUSE Annual Conferences (10/20/2004)
Type:Presentations/Speeches
Abstract:ARTstor is a nonprofit organization developing a library of digital images--and the tools to access and use those images--in teaching and scholarship in the arts, the humanities, and beyond. The presenters will describe their collaboration during ARTstor's development, demonstrate content and tools, and discuss ARTstor's future plans.
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Comparison of the Cost and Use of University Electronic and Print Journal Collections

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Title:Comparison of the Cost and Use of University Electronic and Print Journal Collections (ID: EDU03138)
Author(s):Donald King (University of Pittsburgh) and Carol H. Montgomery (University of Pittsburgh)
Origin:Presented at EDUCAUSE Annual Conferences (2003)
Type:Presentations/Speeches
Abstract:The panel summarizes results of several recent library cost analyses and of faculty and student surveys. A comparison is made of operational requirements and costs of three types of collections: electronic, current periodicals and bound backfiles. Surveys show that e-journals affect faculty and student information-seeking and reading patterns in important ways.
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You Can't Take It with You: Extending the Usefulness of Your Digital Media Resources to the Land-Grant Community

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Title:You Can't Take It with You: Extending the Usefulness of Your Digital Media Resources to the Land-Grant Community (ID: EDU0229)
Author(s):David Barber (University of Georgia), Edward Brown (University of Georgia), Don Hamilton (University of Georgia), and Brian T. Watson (University of Georgia)
Origin:Presented at EDUCAUSE Annual Conferences (2002)
Type:Presentations/Speeches
Abstract:LGMedia is a Web-based digital asset management system that allows faculty at participating institutions to upload, store, and manage individual digital resources and share those same resources with other faculty, staff, students, and the public. This communal approach to storing electronic media will result in a single, rich archive of material.
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If the Shoe Fits: Integrating New Electronic Resources into the Academy and the Library

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Title:If the Shoe Fits: Integrating New Electronic Resources into the Academy and the Library (ID: EDU0082)
Author(s):Sharon A. Hogan (University of Illinois at Chicago), Julie Hurd (University of Illinois at Chicago), and Nancy R. John (University of Illinois at Chicago)
Origin:Presented at EDUCAUSE Annual Conferences (2000)
Type:Presentations/Speeches
Abstract:Much of the information used by universities is digital. But university faculties and libraries have longstanding processes and procedures that do not respond well to the enormous challenge these digital objects bring with them. Using case studies based on their experiences during the past two years, panel members will talk about the most critical barriers, issues, and opportunities concerning acquiring and systematically integrating more than 3,000 digital resources for and with a user community.
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