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  The James Merrill Digital Archive: Channeling the Collaborative Spirit(s)

  Shannon Davis and Joel Minor

  10-27-2014

  The James Merrill Digital Archive, comprised of Merrill’s poetry drafts, typescripts, and Ouija board session transcripts, is the result of expertise and input of many collaborators across the Washington University campus. Shannon Davis and Joel Minor will speak on various aspects of the project, including successful cross-campus collaboration, employing student workers to perform high level encoding and exhibit curation, and how Omeka was used to develop the digital archive. - Shannon Davis, Digital Projects Librarian, and Joel Minor, Curator of Rare Books and Manuscripts

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  It's Not a Fad: Incorporating Mobile Devices Into the Classroom

  Makiba Foster, Jaleh Fazelian, and Ron Cytron

  1-9-2014

  According to a 2013 survey, about 40% of college students have used tablets for coursework and two-thirds have used a smartphone. Students also report that they would like to use their mobile devices more often in their courses. This session will provide the opportunity to learn about strategies for incorporating the use of mobile devices in the classroom, including WU-texter, an application developed and implemented by Ron in a computer science course.

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  Digital Baboon: Curating 30 years of Primatology Research Data

  Cynthia Hudson-Vitale and Jennifer Moore

  5-28-2014

  Many digital data curators will agree that making digital storage, online platform, digitization best practices, and metadata schema choices is a complicated process, even for a simple database. Curating a project that encompasses tooth casts, palm prints, field sheets, videos, images, and a database assembled over a thirty-year period extends those challenges, but also creates an opportunity to preserve and share an irreplaceable contribution to research. Librarians at Washington University in St. Louis are currently working with Dr. Jane Phillips-Conroy, Professor of Physical Anthropology; Anatomy and Neurobiology, to digitally curate this heterogeneous mix of physical and digital data. Dr. Phillips-Conroy’s work has centered on the long-term study of the of ...Read More

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  Expatriate Japanese Families as Unexpected Users of Public Libraries: A Case Study in a College Town Community in the United States

  Ryuta Komaki, Fukuji Imai, and Yukinori Okabe

  10-7-2014

  This study explores the use of local public libraries by expatriate Japanese families staying in a micro-urban, university-centered community in the United States, with a specific focus on their reading and information gathering practices. The data used for the study was collected through semi-structured interviews the authors conducted in 2013. The expatriate families in this study consist of those who temporarily live in the area with clear prospects of returning to Japan. All of the families the authors interviewed included a member who was either a corporate transferee (i.e. an employee of a transnational corporation assigned to work in a U.S. office) or a degree-seeking international student, and had concrete ...Read More

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  Saving Time in the Long Run: A New Workflow for Thesis Submissions

  Emily Stenberg

  7-31-2014

  In January 2014, representatives from the Graduate School of Arts & Sciences and University Libraries at Washington University agreed to move the master’s thesis submission process from a local, electronic form directly to the university’s repository Open Scholarship, which is supported by Digital Commons. This presentation will discuss the development of new workflows and associated issues. Implementation included developing a new submission form, re-evaluating the structure of the existing ETD series, creating new ETD series within the repository, developing new submission instructions for students, creating instructions for administrators, coordinating training for reviewers with bepress, and customizing email templates. The presentation will cover the benefits and consequences of this new workflow ...Read More

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  Innovators Needed: Workforce Development in the 21st Century

  Melissa Laning, Emily Stenberg, John Lehner, and Pat Hawthorne

  4-12-2013

  One of the most exciting and important conversations within the academic library community is the evolving role of the library in colleges and universities. Among the many scenarios that have been discussed in recent years, one constant is the continuing need for library personnel who can successfully provide information resources to members of the learning and research communities. What are the skills that current and future library professionals will need to be successful in the 21st century academic library? How will organizations recruit, retain and develop the people they need to remain vital? - Emily Stenberg, Digital Publishing & Preservation Librarian

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  "Ungezapfte" Web Resources in German Studies

  Brian Vetruba

  10-4-2013

  "Ungezapfte Web Resources in German Studies" presentation for the "How to Stand Out! Insider Research Tips from German Studies Librarians" session at the German Studies Association conference, October 4, 2013.

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  The Forgotten Population: Using Assessment to Uncover the Library Needs of Graduate Students

  Melissa Vetter, Tara Baillargeon, Regina Beard, and Pat Berge

  4-11-2013

  Graduate student library needs often differ from those of undergraduates and faculty. Focus groups at three separate institutions seek to better understand the needs of a user population whose demands are often great, but whose voices are not always heard. Presenters will highlight commonalities and differences in the findings, identify opportunities for libraries to better serve this population and suggest methods for taking what is learned about graduate student needs and translating them into action.

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  HathiTrust -- A Gov Docs Repository?

  Brian Vetruba

  5-4-2012

  A brief overview of the HathiTrust Digital Library and its government document holdings. Vetruba will demonstrate to search for these and other public domain materials in it. He will note steps libraries can take to make these materials more readily discoverable by patrons and discuss possible impacts HathiTrust could have on physical collections in libraries.

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  Teaching with Twitter: A Collaborative Experiment using Twitter in the Classroom

  Brian Vetruba, Makiba Foster, and Kristina Kleutghen

  1-12-2012

  In a world where social media are becoming part of our daily existence in a variety of ways, Twitter is making inroads as a method for engaging students. In fact, a recent study published in the Journal of Computer Assisted Learning found a higher rate of student engagement with faculty and course material--as well as better grades—among students who were Twitter users. Kristina, Makiba, and Brian will describe a collaborative experiment in integrating Twitter into two Art History courses in the fall of 2011. They will share lessons learned and engage participants in a discussion of best practices for using this technology in the classroom.

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  Embedded Librarian: Meeting Users on their Turf

  Brian Vetruba

  6-3-2009

  With a decline in reference desk visits now evident at many academic libraries, librarians are experimenting with new ways to provide reference and other library services to faculty and students. Besides virtual reference and other online services, a growing trend is to provide alternative venues for librarian and patron interaction outside the library. By “setting up shop” in student unions, dormitories, and academic departments, either throughout the year or during specific times in a term (e.g. exam week), many librarians are answering patron queries in a timelier manner and in more convenient settings to the user. In short, they have brought the library closer to faculty and students. In this ...Read More

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  Promotion of Responsible Authorship & Publication Practices: a Library Role

  Ruth Lewis and Cathy C. Sarli

  4-2008