IT- Library Collaboration and Library Planning

Recent resources tagged with IT- Library Collaboration and Library Planning.

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

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Title:A Discussion on Disconnects Between Library Culture and Millennial Generation User Values (ID: EDU07246)
Author(s):Robert H. McDonald (University of California, San Diego), Tyler Walters (Georgia Institute of Technology), and Richard T. Sweeney (New Jersey Institute of Technology)
Origin:Presented at EDUCAUSE Annual Conferences (10/23/2007)
Type:Presentations/Speeches
Abstract:

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.

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Developing Collaborative Workstations

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Title:Developing Collaborative Workstations (ID: EQM07210)
Author(s):Ralph Gabbard (Arizona State University West), Anthony Kaiser, and David Kaunelis (Indiana State University)
Origin:EDUCAUSE Quarterly Articles (2007)
Type:Articles, Papers, and Reports
Abstract:

Careful consideration of student needs and testing of several prototypes yielded a successful model for collaborative workstations in the library.

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Paved Path: Integrating IT and Library for a Learning Commons

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Title:Paved Path: Integrating IT and Library for a Learning Commons (ID: NCP07045)
Author(s):Dwight Fischer (Plymouth State University) and Elaine Allard (Plymouth State University)
Origin:Presented at NERCOMP Conferences (03/20/2007)
Type:Presentations/Speeches
Abstract:In what is a uniquely crafted integrated organization and governance structure, PSU's Learning Commons has library and IT people working side-by-side, along with academic support services and a café. This session will highlight what worked, what didn't, and organizational transition issues. (Note: This presentation is a follow-up to last year's presentation by Allard and Fischer.)
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Disconnects Between Library Culture and Millennial Generation Values

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Title:Disconnects Between Library Culture and Millennial Generation Values (ID: EQM0640)
Author(s):Robert H. McDonald (University of California, San Diego) and Charles R. Thomas (NCHEMS)
Origin:EDUCAUSE Quarterly Articles (2006)
Type:Articles, Papers, and Reports
Abstract:

Libraries must consider changes in both policy and technology to remain relevant to the next generation of students.

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Information Commons Issues & Trends: Voices from the Frontline

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Title:Information Commons Issues & Trends: Voices from the Frontline (ID: CSD2855)
Origin:Contributed by Organizations or Campuses (2003)
Type:Presentations/Speeches
Abstract:A panel at the ACRL conference discussed information commons. Accompanying documents include a brochure with bibliography.
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Information Commons: a directory of innovative services and resources in academic libraries

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Title:Information Commons: a directory of innovative services and resources in academic libraries (ID: CSD2854)
Origin:Contributed by Organizations or Campuses (2003)
Type:Plans and Guidelines, Web Sites
Abstract:A web site of resources on Information Commons. Includes planning documents and mission statements detailing different approaches to integrating library and computer application services. Many sites have floor plans and images to give a sense of the variety of physical spaces.
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Transforming Library Spaces into Enhanced Learning Environments

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Title:Transforming Library Spaces into Enhanced Learning Environments (ID: MAC0327)
Author(s):Patricia Fitzgerald (Saint Francis University), Robert E. Griffin (Saint Francis University), and Patricia B. Serotkin (Saint Francis University)
Origin:Presented at Mid-Atlantic Regional Conferences (2003)
Type:Articles, Papers, and Reports
Abstract:Transforming older facilities into effective learning environments can be challenging. This poster session presents the results of collaborative research into technologies that transform learning and teaching through the development of core electronic resources, virtual reference services, and enhanced access to information resources at Saint Francis University's Pasquerilla Library.
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Working Together: New Collaborations among Information Professionals

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Title:Working Together: New Collaborations among Information Professionals (ID: CEM9922)
Author(s):Gerald V. Bernbom (Indiana University System) and Joan K. Lippincott (Coalition for Networked Information)
Origin:CAUSE/EFFECT (Archives) (1999)
Type:Articles, Papers, and Reports
Abstract:As colleges and universities, government agencies, and other organizations create and use information resources in the digital environment, they may not be taking steps necessary to ensure that they have long-term access to that information. These issues are increasing the dialogue between archivists, records managers, and information technologists. This article discusses factors both increasing and impending collaboration, differences between information systems and record keeping systems, and examples of real-world collaborations of archivists and information technologists.
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Integrating Computing and Library Services: An Administrative Planning and Implementation Guide for Information Resources

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Title:Integrating Computing and Library Services: An Administrative Planning and Implementation Guide for Information Resources (ID: PUB3018)
Author(s):Arnold Hirshon (Lehigh University)
Origin:Publications from the EDUCAUSE Office (1998)
Type:Articles, Papers, and Reports
Abstract:This paper, CAUSE Professional Paper #18, addresses the practice of merging computing and library organizations on campus, based on data the author collected in a spring 1997 survey and a focus group discussion among chief information officers with information resources responsibilities (meaning merged computing and library functions). The paper includes a discussion of history and trends related to this organizational model, what factors make this decision "right" for an institution and factors that preclude success, recruiting and hiring the CIO, first steps in creating the new organization, and several very useful appendices (including a list of institutions with this merged model, sample organization charts, and sample advertisements for CIO positions.
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Computing and Libraries: A Partnership Past Due

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Title:Computing and Libraries: A Partnership Past Due (ID: CEM9025)
Author(s):James I. Penrod (The University of Memphis)
Origin:CAUSE/EFFECT (Archives) (1990)
Type:Articles, Papers, and Reports
Abstract:This article addresses the growing need for the heads ofcomputing/communications and library organizations on college anduniversity campuses not only to work together in a cooperative spirit but also to assume leadership roles in planning for institutional information resources. The authors discuss the role of the chief information officer on campus, changing institutional needs in an information economy, and the need for higher education to engage in strategic planning and management, inclusive of information technology resources.
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