Contributions to the Scholarly Record: Conferences & Symposia in the Repository

Many academic libraries have found opportunities to showcase unique content through conference-hosting services, such as website-hosting and conference proceeding publishing. This poster describes two libraries’ successful efforts to archive conference materials from an undergraduate research conference and a professional conference for scholars. Through the lens of these two case studies, the repository coordinators will discuss engaging with presenters on topics of author rights, ethical use of others’ work in their presentations, creating a sustainable infrastructure for continued growth of the conference, and collaborating with faculty

Illuminating Undergraduate Scholarship and Creative Activity: The Illinois Wesleyan Experience

A presentation on undergraduate research and its incorporation into the Illinois Wesleyan institutional repository. More information at http://digitalcommons.iwu.edu

What is the Role of Annual Human Rights Reviews? Examining Biases in U.S. Department of State’s Country Reports on Human Rights

This paper examines biases in U.S. Department of State’s Country Reports on Human Rights through comparison of country profiles for Cuba, Egypt and Iran by Amnesty International (Amnesty International Report: The State of the World’s Human Rights) and Freedom House (Freedom in the World), especially post-9/11

The Ames Library 10th Anniversary Poster

The poster was created for the Ames Library 10th Anniversary Reception, held in the Bates-Merwin Reading Room, on April 18, 2012. The reception was one of several events celebrating the 10th anniversary of the library

Closing Keynote: Collaborative and Collective: Setting an Agenda for the Intersections

Our keynote will examine the progress of work at the intersections of information literacy and scholarly communications, since the publication of “Intersections of Scholarly Communication and Information Literacy: Creating Strategic Collaborations for a Changing Academic Environment,” in 2013. We will discuss the persistent drivers that make the Intersections relevant and essential, including the ACRL Framework released in 2015 and the general higher education landscape, which continues to shift due to changing demographics and economic uncertainty. By focusing on our collaborative and collective action, we will identify how we can continue the momentum behind the Intersections