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E-Textbook Initiatives in Libraries and IT Organizations

Glenda Morgan
Director of Academic Technology
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Pat Reid
Manager, Teaching and Learning Initiatives
Purdue University

Todd Grappone
Associate University Librarian Digital Initiatives and Information Technology
University of California, Los Angeles

Milind Basole
Lead, eText Initiatives
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

A lot of attention has recently been paid to library publishing initiatives around scholarly works and research. Less attention however has been given to work that is happening in both libraries and information technology (IT) organizations around publishing of e-textbooks and other instructional resources. These materials take a number of different formats: some are open, some involve copyrighted material, they use a number of different technical platforms with a number of different affordances. This panel will illustrate some of the variety of different initiatives occurring around the country on e-textbook publishing in libraries and IT. The presentation will highlight the available opportunities and the progress being made as well as the challenges. Despite these challenges the session will include an argument for an increased role of both libraries and IT organizations in publication of original instructional materials in the form of e-textbooks.

 

The Evolving Scholarly Record

Brian Lavoie
Research Scientist
OCLC Research

Jennifer Schaffner
Program Officer
OCLC Research

This session will report on work in OCLC Research to develop a framework for thinking about the general scope and boundaries of the evolving scholarly record. The scholarly record is evolving into something that promises to be vastly different from traditional print-based models. Its boundaries are blurring, driven by changes in research practices, as well as changing perceptions of the long-term value of certain forms of scholarly materials. The purpose of the framework is to help organize and drive discussions about the scholarly record within and across relevant domains, by defining key categories of materials and stakeholder roles associated with the evolving record. Such a framework would equip libraries, publishers, funders, scholars, and other stakeholders with a common point of reference based on shared concepts and terminology. An increasingly diverse and digital scholarly record has important practical implications for institutions that acknowledge a mission for collecting, making available, and preserving it. Fulfilling this mission requires a shared understanding among stakeholders of what the scholarly record encompasses. In addition to describing the framework, this session will also offer some speculation and discussion on future patterns of stewardship of the scholarly record, based on the view of the scholarly record presented by the framework.

The OCLC Research team associated with this work includes Eric Childress, Ricky Erway, Ixchel Faniel, Brian Lavoie, Constance Malpas, and Titia van der Werf.

http://www.oclc.org/research/activities/scholarcomm.html

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An Exploration of the “Center of Excellence” Model for Information Services

Geneva Henry
University Librarian and Vice Provost for Libraries
George Washington University

Susan Fliss
Associate Librarian of Harvard College for Research, Teaching and Learning
Harvard University

Joy Kirchner
Associate University Librarian for Content and Collections
University of Minnesota

Heather Gendron
Head, Sloan Art Library and Coordinator of Assessment
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

José Diaz
Associate Professor
The Ohio State University

A one-year planning grant was awarded by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to study the feasibility of establishing Centers of Excellence (CoEs). This study recognizes CoEs as a means to provide new information services that libraries are increasingly expected to deliver in order to meet the needs of twenty-first century research, teaching, and learning. A team of seven librarians from Association of Research Libraries (ARL) libraries interviewed directors of 19 CoEs and staff from seven funding organizations. The study explored the characteristics of CoEs, what makes them successful, and the challenges commonly faced by centers. Criteria were identified for forming, evaluating, and sustaining a Center of Excellence. This session will include presentation of study findings and preliminary recommendations for following a Centers of Excellence model in developing and delivering information services. The results are intended to be useful to funders who have an interest in funding centers, as well as to institutions interested in forming a center, and staff of existing centers who seek new funding.

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Fostering A Graduate Research Community with Digital Scholarship Programs and Services

Andrew Bonamici
Associate University Librarian, Media and Instructional Services
University of Oregon

Karen Estlund
Head, Digital Scholarship Center
University of Oregon

A campus-wide network of graduate students, faculty, staff, administrators, and service providers at the University of Oregon (UO) marshaled their efforts to train and support graduate students in research methods and evaluative practices for digital research and scholarship. This briefing will outline a suite of programs and services developed in partnership with the graduate student community. It will include a review of the development of the UO Libraries Digital Scholarship Center (DSC) as a hub for graduate students and the outcomes of pilot services, showcasing collaborations with the transdisciplinary New Media and Culture Certificate (NMCC) and highlighting services specifically designed to enrich graduate student experiences at UO.

The NMCC blends scholarly research on new media topics with hands-on experience creating new media content and using digital research tools, preparing scholars, designers, and media practitioners for 21st century workplaces in academia and beyond, including “alt-academic” careers. The DSC offers credit courses, workshops, speaker series, consultations, and a graduate affiliates program. The project briefing will include strategies for outreach to graduate students and faculty partners, implications for library organizations and staff, and collaborative academic planning and curriculum development.

This briefing also includes contributions from Kate Mondloch, Associate Professor of Art History and Director, New Media and Culture Certificate.

http://digitalscholarship.uoregon.edu
http://newmediaculture.uoregon.edu

 

Four Questions You Should Never Ask in Evaluation/Assessment in Libraries and IT, and a Number of Questions that You Should!

Glenda Morgan
Director of Academic Technology
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Chris Bourg
Assistant University Librarian for Public Services
Stanford University

Joshu Morrill
Senior Evaluator
University of Wisconsin-Madison

Evaluation and assessment are growing in interest and importance to libraries and information technology (IT) organizations of all types. This work is undertaken for a number of reasons: to show value and impact, to help guide decision-making at a time of increasing funding scarcity, and, sometimes, just because it is interesting and contributes new knowledge to various fields of research. But not all of the ways that assessment is approached and not all of the questions asked yield useful results. This panel, representing over a century of social science and library and IT research and assessment, will identify a number of commonly made mistakes in designing assessment strategies and questions, and it will identify some alternate and more productive ways to address the pressing questions faced in a rapidly changing library and IT environment.


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