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ItemAccess services and student affordability: Leading the way in new offerings(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2023-11) Blakely, Andrew ; Freeman, John Mack ; Holdsworth, Liz ; Nagel, GabeAt an R-1, STEM-focused academic library, the access services department collaborated with the librarian coordinating library affordability initiatives to create several opportunities for increased campus impact and student savings. This presentation will highlight two projects. The first is an equipment-based course reserve collaboration with the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering. This partnership saved students over $100,000 in a single year by circulating the required MyDAQ and mbed devices that are used in labs. The second affordability project was a syllabus and Canvas evaluation that opened the door for proactive course reserves. These specific initiatives were led by frontline staff while facilitated by department leadership and library faculty. On top of its positive financial outcomes for students, this project provided beneficial outcomes to both partners. Library affordability initiatives received the staff time necessary to pilot certain projects, while access services staff got an opportunity for leadership in project management and development.
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ItemThinking about Design Thinking During a Migration(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2023-05) Patrick, MartinThe systems librarian's goal should be to optimize and enhance the systems in use by centering the needs of the system's users. However, much of the literature and the focus on centering users is about, in academic libraries, our students and faculty. For the systems librarian, though, there is a group of users whose needs are equally valid: the library’s staff, faculty, and student workers (that is, the internal users). A recent survey of 55 of the most recent articles indexed in LISTA about user experience in libraries revealed one that focused on staff users. In this presentation, I outline some ideas for discovering and designing for the internal user’s needs, particularly given our upcoming migration, based on ideas found in IBM’s Enterprise Design Thinking Framework (EDT). I will cover a very brief history of Design Thinking in general, and then discuss some of the ways I think EDT could prove useful during a system migration. I will also share a few real-world examples of how I have approached problems and issues in the past, and how EDT might change that approach. The goal of this presentation is not to propose a dogma around EDT but to challenge those of us on the systems side to do user experience work with and for our colleagues, in addition to our student and faculty communities.
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ItemPublishing without perishing: Alma publishing profiles for fun and profit(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2023-05) Patrick, Martin ; Traill, StacieAlma publishing profiles are a powerful and flexible way to export metadata from Alma. In this presentation, we will demonstrate how publishing profiles play a key role in customizing and normalizing data to meet project needs, and discuss when they are a better choice than Alma Analytics or the Export Bibliographic Records job. Publishing profiles can easily incorporate physical or electronic inventory information into MARC bibliographic records for further analysis and transformation through various MARC editing and processing tools. Publishing also allows powerful filtering rules and normalization routines to customize data outputs and can work incrementally via OAI-PMH for data harvest and processing by external programs. Applications covered in the presentation include: using published data for analysis to support enrichment and remediation projects, exporting transformed metadata for ingest into a local digital repository, incremental OAI publishing for external partners, and using general publishing for OCLC Datasync.
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ItemCreating IP Outreach Programs through Collaboration: A PTRC’s Experience(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2023-03-30) Li, Lisha ; Manci, CatherineOverview of an outreach event developed for IP outreach. Presented at PTRCA annual meeting.
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ItemA Win-Win: Developing a Training Program that Enhances Library Staff and Supports the Library’s Goals(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2023-03-16) Freeman, John Mack ; Ellis, JustinA case study on incorporating partnership professional development opportunities into the work of frontline access services personnel. The presentation also includes a discussion of changing job descriptions, creating promotion pathways, and reorganizing the department.
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ItemTeaching Outside the Classroom: Informal Instruction in the Academic Library(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2023-03) Manci, Catherine ; Holdsworth, Liz ; McGee, AlexMany academic librarians focus their attention on course-integrated instruction, credit-bearing classes, and drop-in workshops. However, the academic library can partner with other campus units or organizations for informal learning opportunities that fulfill the mission of the library. Hybrid lectures, panel discussions, hands-on activities, and associated asynchronous content (videos, podcasts, modules, and more) expand access beyond the traditional academic library audience to the general public. Benefits of a robust public programming service in an academic library include positive experiences for audiences, greater campus and community visibility, and the reclamation of the library as the center of campus intellectual life. A vibrant, engaged library is also attractive to donors and potential development. This presentation discusses the creation of an Articulate module on the history of Title IX at Georgia Tech. The module was made in partnership of the Public Programming, Archives, Public Services and Academic Engagement units within the Library.
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ItemEmerging Trends in Intellectual Freedom(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2022-10-14) Freeman, John MackA discussion of current trends in intellectual freedom in libraries, particularly in relation to public libraries and school media centers. Topics covered include current events, philosophical underpinnings of the conflict, and activities that can be undertaken by library workers.
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ItemReviewing Data Management Plans: Practical Experience for New Service Providers(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2022-10-12) Winchester, Stacy ; Sheffield, Megan ; Exner, Nina ; Parham, Susan WellsMany academic librarians begin their work in research data support by offering reviews of Data Management Plans (DMPs, also called Data Management and Sharing Plans/DMSPs), which are required components of many grant proposals. After a researcher drafts a DMP, they may want someone to review it, assess its fit with best practices, and give feedback. Reviewing DMPs means evaluating and offering advice for improvement. But how does a library get started with reviewing DMPs? This workshop is tailored for new data librarians and subject librarians starting in data, who want to provide a DMP or DMSP support toolbox. The panel portion will compare real-world practices on how to provide DMP reviews for existing drafts created by researchers in different institutional settings. Next, presenters will compare different approaches, such as contrasting the DART Rubric (“DMPs as A Research Tool”) for in-depth National Science Foundation (NSF) reviews versus the Caltech NSF checklist for fast reviews; discussing how FASEB’s NIH DMSP contest rubric differs from the DART rubric; and summarizing how funder notes in DMPTool can be used for reviewing DMPs from various funders. This discussion will help new DMP evaluators think about how the process might change, and not change, for different funders’ DMPs. Finally, everyone will have guided practice in using the DART rubric to evaluate a simple research proposal and sketch out feedback for improvements in the DMP. At the end, the whole class will be better prepared to evaluate DMPs and offer researcher feedback on how to improve their Plan to make their research data FAIR.
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ItemFinding Demographic Information - Getting the Most out of Government Databases(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2022-10-12) Kenly, Patricia E.Finding key data - easily and quickly - on demographic information can be a challenge. This data is essential for entrepreneurs, who are making a number of decisions - where to locate, how many similar businesses are in existence, where target customers live, etc. Further, in seeking funding - whether from a bank or from an investor - census data will be part of the pitch. Government websites contain a wealth of these statistics. After attending this session, attendees will be able to identify and use these free resources (such as Census Business Builder) for demographic and economic data.
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ItemProject Management Principles, Methods, and Tools(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2022-10-05) Givens, Marlee ; Holdsworth, Liz ; Jeffcoat, HeatherAnyone in the library can have great ideas to improve services and experiences for users, but it takes a village to make change happen. Using project management, libraries can accomplish strategic goals and develop employees’ leadership skills. This webinar introduces best practices for project management in the library, including the idea pitch, stakeholders and resources, the charter, and points of communication toward successful completion.