Survey Research on Little or no Budget: Practical Tips and Advice for Using the Internet to Conduct Surveys

The Internet is a medium that can be used to streamline the process of conducting survey research and offers advantages over traditional survey mediums like the face-to-face interview, telephone interview, and paper-based survey. Among the advantages are the potential for quick response rates via Web forms or e-mail, as well as monetary savings related to postage, stationary, or long-distance charges. In this article, we will provide practical tips for using the Internet for survey research as well as advice and lessons learned from our experience using the Internet to conduct a large survey project on little or no budget

Information Literacy for Teaching and Learning: A Course for Teacher Practitioners.

Teachers are faced not only with standards-based instructional design daily, but with the shortage of certified school library media specialists within their districts. Information Literacy for Teaching and Learning, a graduate level course, was created, in part, to empower teachers with the knowledge, skills and abilities to embed information literacy within classroom learning experiences. In addition, the skills mastered and activities explored in this course logically transfer to research projects assigned in future graduate courses. Reprinted by permission of the publisher

Creating A Meaningful Learning Framework for Volunteers, Internships, Practicums, and Co-ops

Presentation at Academic Library Association of Ohio Conference, Columbus, OH

Lean on Librarians for Canvas Commons

Learn how librarians became the business owners of Canvas Commons on their campus. This session includes implementation details from getting buy-in to the communication plan leading up to the launch. Faculty training and support as well as ideas on how to garner contributions to the Commons will also be shared

ScholarWorks@BGSU Brochure

This brochure gives a brief overview of ScholarWorks@BGSU, explains how to submit articles for inclusion, and details the types of projects that the repository is capable of hosting

Handout: The Difference Between ScholarWorks@BGSU and SelectedWorks

This brief handout explains the differences between ScholarWorks and SelectedWorks, and the process for submitting items for inclusion

Building Uncommon Community with a Common Book.

Library involvement with Campus Reading Experiences (CRE) at two community colleges and two four-year institutions are described. The case studies were chosen because each reflects a strong library presence in institutional level program planning and instructional development for deeper student learning related to the CRE. In particular, the case studies highlight the connections these programs create between librarians, student affairs, and academic affairs. Practical suggestions for how librarians can initiate this type of experience on their campus as well as advice for how librarians can take a more active role in getting involved with already existing reading programs are provided

Reaching Out to the Underserved: More Than Thirty Years of Outreach Job Ads

Content of outreach position announcements posted in College and Research Libraries News from 1970 through 2004 were examined. Ads fell within three broad groups: distance education, multicultural services, and specialized. Overall, outreach positions have been on the rise with the exception of multicultural services librarian positions which have not increased at a stable rate

Engaging Honors Students with Active Learning

At Bowling GreenState University in Ohio, three librarians collaborated with the director of the Honors program to develop an active learning experience for a critical thinking course taken by first year students. A 50 minute library session was developed that could be used for all sections of the course

High School to College Transitions: Does the Professional Literature Accurately Reflect What’s Actually Happening in the Trenches?

Presentation at Ohio Educational Library Media Association Conference, Columbus, OH