EDUCAUSE | Presented at EDUCAUSE Annual Conferences and Libraries and Technology

A Discussion on Disconnects Between Library Culture and Millennial Generation User Values

drupal — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 13:42:38 -0500

Join this panel that continues the discussion addressed in a 2006 EDUCAUSE Quarterly article by McDonald and Thomas on the disconnects between library culture and millennial generation values. Panelists will cover three broad areas of demographics, design, and social outreach as related to the needs of the millennial library researcher.

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

drupal — Wed, 18 Oct 2006 15:56:44 -0500

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.

Measuring the Soup: The MISO Survey

drupal — Wed, 18 Oct 2006 15:56:46 -0500

Join the Merged Information Services Organizations (MISO) Survey Team to discuss results, trends, and best practices that emerged from the 2006 survey of 19 liberal arts colleges and universities. This quantitative survey measures the use and effectiveness of the services and resources of merged library and computing organizations.

Building an Online Learning Community for "Blended" Librarians

drupal — Tue, 01 Nov 2005 12:34:34 -0600

Learn how two librarians collaborated with three national organizations to develop and promote a "blended librarian" online learning community that enables academic librarians to adopt instructional design and technology skills that can facilitate the further integration of the library and librarians into the teaching and learning process.

Libraries and IT Together: What's in It for Us?

drupal — Tue, 01 Nov 2005 12:34:34 -0600

The University of Kansas brings libraries and IT together as Information Services (IS). We will offer practical advice on mergers gleaned from recent reorganization experiences and discuss benefits accrued for the organization, staff, and university as newly formed working groups support critical constituencies.

Developing a Collaborative Organization

drupal — Fri, 20 Aug 2004 17:08:44 -0500

Bucknell's merged IT/Library organization has defined an organizational culture called our "Collaborative Work Environment." Through an internal Organizational Development Team and specific professional development activities, we have defined our way of working together based on shared values, optimistic thinking, celebration, shared leadership, and our refusal to let each other fail.

Stewardship of the Information Commons: Cultural, Service, and Operational Issues

drupal — Fri, 20 Aug 2004 14:02:54 -0500

Ohio State and Michigan compare experiences in establishing partnerships between library and IT organizations that require new practices, working relationships, and resource provisioning to meet rapidly changing campus needs. The presenters tested and developed approaches through the 2003 Frye Leadership Institute.

Emerging Best Practices for Integrating Library Content and Services with Educational Technology

drupal — Wed, 23 Jul 2003 17:37:12 -0500

How should libraries facilitate the use of their content and services in the development of digital learning materials? Learn about answers emerging from collaboration between UC Berkeley's Interactive University Project and the California Digital Library to analyze and prototype promising options for integrating library and educational technology services.

Expansion of Web-Based Library Services in Large Research Libraries: A Penn State Case Study

drupal — Mon, 21 Jul 2003 17:21:27 -0500

To meet the changing needs and expectations of our users, the Penn State University Libraries are building a suite of Web-based services, including synchronous and asynchronous reference, by working with vendors to support services across system platforms. The project incorporates several methodologies to assess outcomes, user satisfaction, and performance evaluation.

Facilities for Partnerships

drupal — Thu, 13 Dec 2001 12:39:40 -0600

Many universities are developing new or renovated facilities that combine services delivered by information technologists, librarians, instructional technologists, multimedia producers, and others. As a resource for institutions planning new facilities of this kind, a new Web site sponsored by CNI and Dartmouth College features such projects. This session will provide a taxonomy of types of new facilities and a description of the process of developing a new Dartmouth facility.