Moderated by: Danielle Williams, Periodicals Librarian, University of Evansville
3D Printing Collections in Institutional Repositories
Amber Sherman, Assistant Professor/Librarian, Boise State University
Many libraries are investing in 3D printers and are sharing their creations on 3rd party websites. While sites like Thingiverse, Sketchfab, and Tinkercad provide an easy forum for sharing 3D printing files, institutional repositories of academic libraries are also well positioned to disseminate this work. This snapshot session will demonstrate how Albertsons Library at Boise State University uses the Digital Commons institutional repository platform to showcase the 3D printing designs of faculty, staff, and students with a 3D printing collection.
Beyond Cost per Use for Database Decisions
Betty Landesman, Head of Technical Services and Content Management, University of Baltimore
So the cost per use is decent, and the database price is acceptable. Is that enough to decide whether or not to keep it? Learn how we used Serials Solutions overlap analysis, Ebsco usage consolidation reports, and good old-fashioned student labor to determine if databases were worth keeping.
The Death of ILL?
Roën Janyk, Web Services Librarian, Okanagan College
The introduction of a web-scale discovery service created a noticeable change in collection usage at Okanagan College Library. Data from the past six years indicated plummeting inter-library loan and circulation numbers, and increasing full-text article downloads. This trend is to be expected with the increase in online library services, but a conversation is needed that focuses on how academic library collections are changing. In a fast-paced presentation, the possible factors contributing to decreasing inter-library loan numbers will be presented, as well as what this could mean for future academic library collections and services.
ERM for Competency-Based Education
Lenore England, Assistant Director, Electronic Resources
Management, University of Maryland University College
Many higher education institutions have recently adapted competency-based education (CBE) models. At the University of Maryland University College, part of the development of CBE is to make available a set of online learning objects (OLRs), including electronic resources, that will be fully integrated into the online course curriculum, and most importantly, into the entire process of CBE. Since OLRs are stable resources that students can access throughout their entire CBE programs, this also means that electronic resources management (ERM) librarians have the opportunity to develop innovative strategic initiatives for OLRs, including different approaches to licensing, access, linking, and analysis.
Functional Excel Functions for E-Resources
Betsy Appleton, Electronic and Continuing Resources
Librarian, St. Edward’s University
If we have learned nothing from the past thirty years of building the digital future, it is that no new system or tool has ever delivered on promises to fully eliminate our reliance on spreadsheets. In this snapshot session, I will discuss a few of the Excel functions that I use regularly to report, manage, or otherwise maintain eresources data. Attendees will leave this session with a few practical tips, and the conviction that there is always a way to manipulate that spreadsheet more efficiently.
Transfer Working Group Update
Dani Roach, Head of Serials and E-Resource Acquisitions,
University of St. Thomas
This snapshot session will include a brief description of Transfer, which is now a NISO recommended practice. This update for attendees on the work of the Transfer Working Group will cover the transition of the group from JISC to NISO, the growing list of participating publishers, and the benefits to libraries. The transfer of journal content between parties, ensuring that journal content remains accessible, is a complex process. We’ll cover the highlights that can fit in 5 minutes – including the Transfer Alerting Service (TAS).
Vendor Lightning Talks
Moderated by: Danielle Williams, Periodicals Librarian, University of Evansville
This year’s speakers will be presenting new products and services, as well as important updates. Vendors include representatives from the American Chemical Society, EBSCO, and Taylor& Francis.