E-Books in Ohio: What's a Librarian To Do?

Presentation about managing PDA e-books given at the ALAO CMIG Workshop on March 22, 2013

Transfer Code of Practice

Update on the Transfer Code of Practice, which is now under the umbrella of NISO

Using LibGuides in Technical Services

Technical services departments in academic libraries have struggled to communicate effectively with other library departments, particularly public services departments. As academic libraries acquire large numbers of digital resources, technical services departments are increasingly responsible for providing current information about those resources to public services staff. In this webinar, the presenter will discuss the process of creating, testing, and implementing a LibGuide as a way of communicating much-needed information between technical services and public services staff at Miami University Libraries

Transfer Code of Practice

Lightning talk on Project Transfer given at ER&L 2015

Using LibGuides 2.0 & Video Creation Tools to Provide Distance Learning

How do we ensure students have access to library instruction and librarian support when they’re in an online course? Learn tips for using LibGuides and video creation tools to offer information literacy and library instruction on a subject or course specific level. We will share our experiences with LibGuides version 2.0 including establishing standards and best practices to better engage students and personalize services. Participants will learn how to utilize LibGuides statistics and Google Analytics to analyze usage and ensure relevancy of your guides. Gain an understanding of various video creation tools such as Jing and Camtasia to create engaging, accessible distance education tutorials. Finally, we will share our strategy for creating subject and course LibGuides to meet the specific needs of students in online courses

E-Resources, E-Reality

Presentation given at E-Resources & Libraries (ER&L) on March 18th, 2013. Managing e-resources with free and proprietary tools

Transfer 2.0 and Beyond! An Update

Presentation given at the Charleston Conference on November 3, 2011. Information about Project Transfer (v. 2.0) for librarians and publishers

Transfer Turns Ten: The Future of the Code

Libraries, publishers, and intermediary vendors strive to disseminate the most current information to their patrons and clients through the metadata in their catalogs, services, and software. One significant pinch point in this landscape is the transfer of journals from one publisher to another. The Transfer Code of Practice was created to provide these stakeholders with guidelines to ensure that the transfer process occurs with minimal disruption and that journal content remains accessible to subscribers. The importance of these guidelines has grown since the creation of the Transfer Code in 2008, as the number of online titles, publishers, and intermediaries has grown exponentially. To accommodate this growth, Transfer made two significant changes in 2018. The previous Code of Practice was in its third iteration, which was adopted in 2015; in 2018, the Transfer Committee began revisions for version four. These revisions accommodated changes that occurred in the technology and terminology of the journal publishing market. In conjunction with the revision of the code, the Transfer Alerting Service (TAS) migrated to the ISSN International Centre (France). This new platform replaced the Enhanced Transfer Alerting Service, which was hosted by the University of Manchester (UK). The session presented attendees with an overview of the code, with a specific focus on new and updated content. Presenters also provided a demonstration of the new platform, showcased the new and improved features of the service, and explained the processes that publishers and librarians use to share and access Transfer information

Taming the Communication Beast: Using LibGuides for Intra-Library Communication

Presentation given at the Library Technology Conference on March 16, 2011. Using LibGuides for communication between technical services and other library departments

Technical Services Transparency: Using a LibGuide to Expose the Mysteries of Technical Services

Technical services departments in academic libraries have long struggled to communicate effectively with other library departments, particularly public services departments. As academic libraries acquire large numbers of digital resources, technical services departments are increasingly responsible for providing current information about those resources to public services staff. The authors of this paper describe the process of creating, testing, and implementing LibGuides (proprietary software for building library portals and facilitating information sharing in libraries) as a new way of communicating much-needed information between technical services and public services staff at Miami University Libraries