Funding priorities and funding strategies

When planning a funding request, librarians must understand the societal forces affecting a library's parent institution and the forces affecting the library as a social system as well as a technical system. Before approaching a funding body, librarians must ask themselves whether issues that are important to them are also important to the funding body. When approaching the Council on Library Resources, specifically, librarians should be aware of four research areas of interest to the Council human resources, economics, infrastructure, and processing/access.published or submitted for publicatio

Relational Liaising to Integrate Informed Learning into the Disciplinary Classroom

This conceptual chapter sets the stage for how librarians can support informed learning. It looks at how the intersections between informed learning, Bakhtin’s philosophy of communication, and relational leadership contribute to a model of relational liaising. The chapter provides examples of practical applications, interdisciplinary collaboration, and shared leadership which librarians and other teachers can adapt for specific arts, humanities, or social sciences disciplines. Many of the illustrations are set within communication-related curricula but also include the arts

Synergy, Efficiency and Vision – the Worcester Library and History Centre

The Worcester Library and History Centre (WLHC)1 is a collaboration between the University of Worcester and Worcestershire county council that will offer the combined services of the university library, the public library, the county record office and history centre, the county archaeology service and the Worcestershire Hub (local government customer service centre). The development has caught the imagination of public finding bodies, attracting £10 million from the HEFCE (Higher Education Funding Council for England) strategic development fund (£5m grant, £5m loan); £43 million in PFI (Private Finance Initiative) credits from DCMS (UK Department for Culture, Media and Sport); and £7 million from the regional development agency ‘Advantage West Midlands’. Funders have not only caught on to the vision, but see an opportunity to share services across sectors with resulting efficiency gains. It has been an exciting and challenging journey in the last five years, involving strong and enduring cross-sector partnerships, extensive consultation with a diverse range of stakeholders and a detailed and complex PFI design and procurement process. Now the pace has begun to pick up on the servicedevelopment work that will need to be complete before the building opens its doors in July 2012, in order to ensure that the users experience the seamless-service offer that is the vision of the project’s partners

A moment in time: from the digital record of a migrating library

This paper draws on the work of the Arts & Humanities Research Council-funded Glasgow Cassirer Project, which makes correspondence and documents relating to the German philosopher Ernst Cassirer (1874-1945) available online. The paper concentrates on the relocation in 1933 of the Kulturwissenschaftliche Bibliothek Warburg, developed from the personal library of Aby Warburg (1866-1929), from its home in Hamburg to London, where it opened as the Warburg Institute in 1934. The problems which faced the emigre staff of the Library are discussed, as well as the circumstances facing the scholars most associated with the KBW in Hamburg, notably Cassirer, and their subsequent dispersal. Evidence is presented to challenge the view that the impact on British scholars of the newly-arrived Institute was limited

Rankism Survey

Survey created by the UNT Library Council on Diversity and Inclusion (LCDI) exploring if rankism in the UNT Libraries contributes to experiences. It was created based on results from a previous survey, the UNT Libraries' Climate Survey, which identified feelings of belittlement or degradation in the UNT Libraries. The survey was open for responses between November 1, 2023 and November 15, 2023. Results are not included in this document

Contributing to a “culture of safety” by increasing usage of the drug library on smart infusion pumps: A Quality Improvement Project

Background: Computerized infusion devices called smart infusion pumps or smart pumps are clinical tools capable of decreasing IV medication infusion calculation errors through the use of embedded drug libraries. These devices are now important tools contributing to a “culture of safety” defined by the Joint Commission. Reports from April 2015 indicated a 22% occurrence rate in which the devices were not correctly programmed before infusion. AIM Statement: The global aim of this quality improvement project was to improve usage of the IV pump drug library by ensuring medication is correctly labeled before infusion. The specific aim was to increase the IV pump drug library usage from 78% to 90% by July 24, 2015. Method: Kurt Lewin’s Change Theory was used as the theoretical framework to guide the project and usage of the IV pump drug library on a 30 bed surgical unit. A pre- intervention Likert style survey was conducted to identify barriers to library usage, determine level of confidence with the library, and understand nurses’ ability to find a medication in the library. Meetings with the Unit Practice Council (UPC) and educational huddles were conducted to discuss correct usage of the drug library. Based on pharmacy reports, the menu of drugs displayed in the pump was changed to reflect the top ten most frequently used medications. Post-intervention pharmacy reports were compared to baseline. Results: Data from the pre-intervention survey and staff meetings indicated a knowledge deficit in correct usage of the IV pump drug library and perceptions of time constraints and inability to find medication as barriers to its usage. Data post “pump push” indicated the usage of the drug library was 84.2%. Conclusions: Implementation of educational huddles and a “pump push” was anticipated to increase the percentage of IV pump drug library usage. Implications for the role of the Clinical Nurse Leader (CNL) are explored and discussed

Revolutionary Decade: Reflections on the 1960s

Exhibit Dates This exhibit was displayed at Booth Library September 9-November 20, 2014 About the Exhibit Revolutionary Decade: Reflections on the 1960s was an exhibit series designed to provide students and citizens of our region with insights into a wide range of aspects of life in the United States during this eventful, turbulent decade. Booth Library hosted several staff-produced exhibits on topics including visual arts, literature, fashion, music, science and technology, political and social movements, and other broad themes. Programs included panel discussions, film screenings, performances and a fashion show. Program sponsors: Booth Library, Illinois State Library, Illinois Humanities Council, Tarble Arts Center, WEIU Radio, EIU Center for the Humanities, Coles County Arts Council, and the Charleston and Mattoon public libraries. Community partners: Mattoon Arts Council and the Mattoon High School Art Department.https://thekeep.eiu.edu/revolutionary_decade_program/1000/thumbnail.jp

Revolutionary Decade: Reflections on the 1960s

Exhibit Dates This exhibit was displayed at Booth Library September 9-November 20, 2014 About the Exhibit Revolutionary Decade: Reflections on the 1960s was an exhibit series designed to provide students and citizens of our region with insights into a wide range of aspects of life in the United States during this eventful, turbulent decade. Booth Library hosted several staff-produced exhibits on topics including visual arts, literature, fashion, music, science and technology, political and social movements, and other broad themes. Programs included panel discussions, film screenings, performances and a fashion show. Program sponsors: Booth Library, Illinois State Library, Illinois Humanities Council, Tarble Arts Center, WEIU Radio, EIU Center for the Humanities, Coles County Arts Council, and the Charleston and Mattoon public libraries. Community partners: Mattoon Arts Council and the Mattoon High School Art Department.https://thekeep.eiu.edu/revolutionary_decade_program/1000/thumbnail.jp

GAELS Project Final Report: Information environment for engineering

The GAELS project was a collaboration commenced in 1999 between Glasgow University Library and Strathclyde University Library with two main aims:· to develop collaborative information services in support of engineering research at the Universities of Glasgow and Strathclyde· to develop a CAL (computer-aided learning package) package in advanced information skills for engineering research students and staff The project was funded by the Scottish Higher Education Funding Council (SHEFC) from their Strategic Change Initiative funding stream, and funding was awarded initially for one year, with an extension of the grant for a further year. The project ended in June 2001.The funding from SHEFC paid for two research assistants, one based at Glasgow University Library working on collaborative information services and one based at Strathclyde University Library developing courseware. Latterly, after these two research assistants left to take up other posts, there has been a single researcher based at Glasgow University Library.The project was funded to investigate the feasibility of new services to the Engineering Faculties at both Universities, with a view to making recommendations for service provision that can be developed for other subject areas

SELA News

Recent activities from the Southeastern Library Association. Highlights include: information on Joint Conference of SELA and the Georgia Council of Media Organizations (GaCOMO); information on the Southeastern Library Association’s Southern Books Competition; and other news