Leveraging emerging technology to visually promote library resources

Objectives: Use emerging technologies to create and deploy a virtual bookshelf of new books to increase circulation. Previous studies completed by the library have documented the increased circulation of materials upon creation of themed physical book displays. Methods: Currently, visitors can setup an RSS feed for each month\u27s new listing of title. However, circulation of materials remains low. Therefore, I will use virtual bookshelf technology with graphics, such as LibraryThing book covers, to promote new monographic materials for the health sciences and nursing departments. The virtual bookshelf will appear on the home page of the health sciences and nursing subject guides. Books will be manually added to the virtual bookshelf on a monthly basis, based on the existing new titles list of received monographs in these departments. The changed service will be promoted during library orientations and department meetings. Survey data, website statistics, and circulation statistics will help assess the effectiveness of the new technology and the propensity for increased resource usage

Navigating the Institutional Review Board for Librarianship Research

Librarians are encountering more opportunities to conduct original research and contribute to evidence based practices, but only 26% believe they have the educational training to conduct these tasks (Kennedy & Brancolini, 2012). One key step in this process is navigating an Institutional Review Board (IRB) to assure participants are treated in an ethical manner. What does it mean to protect research participants today? What does an IRB look for? What tips, tricks, and best practices can save you time with this process? Discussion of these questions and more are the focus of this webinar

Enriching Conference Participation Using Social Media at #macmla2013

Objectives: Social media\u27s growing presence in personal interactions, news reporting, and education are just some of the ways this technology is changing our in-person and virtual interactions. While social media has been used in conjunction with the past few annual Mid-Atlantic Chapter (MAC) meetings, understanding who is participating and how they participate can help identify other patterns for year-round networking. Methods: The meeting planning team created an outline identifying all key communication channels and groups, including the MAC Messages blog and Twitter, to promote the annual conference. The author used several quantitative methods to track social media posts related to the conference: (1) The WordPress web analytics of the MAC Messages blog track how many people read the conference posts and how many responded; (2) Storify captured and archived the tweets sent to the #macmla2013 conference hashtag; and (3) tweet archivist provided additional analytics regarding distribution of messages across Twitter participants and their larger social impact based on the number of followers. Thematic analysis of tweets will identify patterns of content or talking points among participants and the virtual narrative that occurs during conference sessions. Results: A total of 243 tweets matched the #macmla2013 hashtag for the MACMLA 2013 conference, and 675 viewed WordPress blog posts regarding conference content. In-person conference attendance was 174 people. Comparatively, 19 people tweeted during the conference. While the Twitter-ers were significantly smaller in number, their combined followers list indicates a possible impact network of approximately 6,900. Ten items were re-tweeted, and 8 items were favorited. Among the tweets, 34 different Twitter accounts were specifically identified or connected through @ identification. Fifteen other hashtags were also used to bridge content to other conversations. Common themes identified in the tweets were social interactions, keynotes, continuing education courses, MAC Business Meeting, and conference commentary. Conclusions: Hashtag usage, apart from specific conference hashtag, was less used to effectively bridge communication on a topic; instead, it was misused to highlight commentary on an event. Instead, @name inclusion better identified other key constituencies. Most items re-tweeted were re-tweeted by other participants already at the meeting, while those who favorited tweets were mostly not in attendance. Comparing Twitter content and blog post views, both had content-specific items such as posters, paper presentations, and keynotes as most viewed and commented. Based on these behaviors, future annual meeting groups can understand the larger reach of scholarship beyond the conference center

Leading Change: A Case Study of a Transparent, Scaffolded Process for Rebalancing Workloads across Liaisons

Campus and internal position reorganizations changes had created significant imbalances across workloads of liaison librarians. Some people were experiencing burnout, some were feeling unengaged due to underutilization. To build buy-in for the change process and ultimate change decisions, the interim Director developed a multi-step process for scaffolding change and creating transparency across the decision points. Working within the constraints of existing personnel, we had to be creative. The presentation will describe the techniques the interim Director used to identify the problem, facilitate open communication, and engage shared leadership to resolve the imbalances

Flow (ProQuest)

Flow is a new citation management product released by ProQuest in 2013, bridging the robust features in RefWorks with other popular characteristics from its competitors like Mendeley or Zotero. Additional features such as document annotations and revised folder sharing are great additions. However, Flow still lacks a full mobile-friendly interface and complete ADA-accessible navigation. Overall, Flow is a huge step forward in design and usability for those already familiar with RefWorks and who need a very robust citation management tool

A tale of two liaisons: exploring library-writing center alliances

In this presentation, a writing center faculty member and a librarian will discuss their partnership at James Madison University, including how they have adapted the library liaison model for writing center use. Attendees will have the opportunity to consider models for writing center-library collaboration at their own institutions

Using Professional Expectations to Improve Research and Reading Behaviors with Pre-Professional Health Students

Scaffolded information literacy interventions to teach students about evaluating health information as a faculty-librarian partnership. Teaching materials available at https://www.projectcora.org/assignment/critical-reading-strategies-dietetics-student

Distance Support Services: Defining, Discussing, and Determining Future Roles

Introduction: With over 6 million students now taking at least one course online, higher education is significantly shifting educational and outreach approaches (The Sloan Consortium, 2011). This trend is particularly strong in the medical field, as “fully online health sciences programs show higher growth than online programs in other disciplines” (The Sloan Consortium, 2011). To meet these emerging needs, library support must now occur via Learning Management Systems, Guides, Tutorials, and Websites. In parallel with the education trends, telemedicine consultations are becoming options more readily available to patients and practitioners making online learning and collaboration a professional skill. In early 2013, a Distance Support SIG informally developed a network to discuss issues and professional development around this topic. Informal membership formed around a self-managed listserv. Other Sections with interest in the topic, such as NAHRS and EMTS, were identified. However, a clear profile of participants supporting distance programs, what types of distance programs, and professional development needs were unclear. Methods: To better identify the positions, types of libraries, and needs of SIG participants, the researchers developed a short survey distributed to the informal distance support listserv via Qualtrics. After talks with EMTS and the decision to merge the Distance Support SIG with EMTS, the survey was redistributed to EMTS members via the EMTS listserv. The second survey ran in RedCAP. Given the change in participant pool and the merging of the Distance Support SIG with EMTS, some questions were revised

Nutrition Care Manual

Developed by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Nutrition Care Manual serves as an evidence-based, point-of-care tool for students, educators, and professionals. The content covers the most common nutrition issues, professional background information, treatment plans, and patient education information. However, the user interface is confusing with few paths for logical search or navigation and lacks many of the common features users expect from most electronic resources, such as permalinks or mobile viewing. While the content and flexibility meet a previously unfulfilled need in allied health resources, the interface problems hinder maximum utilization of the content quickly