Zotero for Personal Image Management

Digital software solutions for personal image collections have lagged behind digital asset management tools for institutional collections. Scholars often need a solution that can store and organize images, associate metadata, and output data in useful ways. Zotero, the open-source citation management software, is emerging as useful tool for personal image management and library organization. The author describes the applications and advantages of Zotero for personal image collections and its potential as a method by which personal and institutional collections may be more closely integrated

Open Access and the Future of Art Scholarship

There are many arguments for the necessity of open access, scholarship that is freely available online; however, many of these arguments do not apply to art scholarship—is it then still necessary to change the publishing model? I argue that it is; the high price of access to traditional publications closes art scholarship to all but privileged Western academics. Open access is key to creating a globally integrated community of art scholars and reengaging the public in art discourse. Librarians can help facilitate a scholarship that is accessible to all

An Analysis of Case Studies Related to Financial Accounting Concepts and Methods

Abstract Alexander Pierce Watkins: An Analysis of Case Studies Related to the Field of Financial Reporting in Accounting (Under the Direction of Dr. Victoria Dickenson) The following thesis provides answers and descriptions to questions posed in various case studies that have to do with financial accounting,. The cases generally cover topics such as Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, how specific fictional or real companies have navigated their complexities, the student’s takeaway from the material, and a technical real-life application. Taking Intermediate Financial Accounting in conjunction with the completion of these cases allowed us to gain a deeper understanding of the subject material we were learning in and out of the classroom. This thesis helps display that deeper understanding through the preparation of financial statements and the ensuing analysis of them, the study of current topics in accounting, and the ability to think critically about unclear standards and practices. The series of case studies were completed with the direction of Dr. Victoria Dickenson per the requirements of the Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College and the Patterson School of Accountancy

Can only Librarians do Library Instruction? Collaborating with Graduate Students to Teach Discipline-Specific Information Literacy

Subject Librarians often have difficulty delivering instruction that reaches the often large, introductory courses in their disciplines in a meaningful way. However, there is a need for basic subject specific library instruction that scaffolds advanced upper-division classes. This challenge requires rethinking the idea that only librarians can teach information literacy, and we propose creative collaboration between librarians and graduate students to integrate information literacy into introductory disciplinary classes. This paper presents one strategy for collaborating with graduate students to reach first-year students, and is the combined effort of the Art \u26 Architecture Librarian and the lead graduate art history TA at CU-Boulder. The required World Art Studies I \u26 II classes are one of the best ways to reach all CU-Boulder art undergraduates, but teaching every recitation would be too much for one art liaison librarian. By using a train the trainer model to teach the TA’s how to conduct an information literacy sessions, we were then able to reach students in small interactive classes led by graduate students. The paper will present assessment data gathered from students and describe both our successes and areas for improvement. To study the effects of the program we interviewed the TA’s, and we found that collaboration also had benefits for the graduate students. It introduced them information literacy and honed their pedagogical skills. Since often the best way to learn is to teach, they found their own research skills improved. The graduate students expressed enthusiasm for collaboration with the library, and we believe our program is the start of many library partnerships throughout the careers of these future art professionals and faculty

Creating Connective Library Spaces: A librarian-student collaboration model

The new academic library is a dynamic space where users and unique resources come together to produce new ideas. Libraries have struggled to be relevant spaces that attract students yet are more than simple study halls. The library as a connective space is one solution. This idea is not just about providing study space or collections space or even their juxtaposition, but about coming up with innovative ways to harness their proximity. The library wanted to develop spaces that foster both intentional and informal learning and are grounded in strong disciplinary identities for the sciences and the arts. At the University of Colorado Boulder we used service learning in a student collaboration model to generate novel approaches to library spaces. Two parallel areas of the library, the Science Commons and the Arts Commons, were reinvented to showcase the digital and analog library resources that inform their respective subjects. In this project, the library particularly hoped to harness the synergy between science, technology, engineering, mathematics (STEM), and art and design (which, when combined with STEM is known as STEAM) to develop spaces that promote an atmosphere of creativity. The Science Commons highlights the digital collections and the research and innovation they support; while the Arts Commons exposes the aesthetics of the library\u27s print collection and the artwork it inspires. Both rely on student involvement and a commitment to the new library as a connective space that by connecting users to the library’s resources will facilitate informal learning activities: discovery, exploration, and self-directed research

Performance Anxiety: Performance Art in 21st Century Catalogs and Archives

How does one document performance art, which is not an object but an interaction between artist and viewers? After the performance, the work is preserved in various videos, photographs, eyewitness accounts, and remaining artifacts. It is these remains that enter the archive and the catalog, and which must be described and interrelated to give an idea of the original performance. This article addresses several practical and philosophical concerns that are raised by this process of integration and their ramifications

The vacancy in silicon: a critical evaluation of experimental and theoretical results

Recent experimental studies of Shimizu [Phys. Rev. Lett. 98, 095901 (2007)] revealed an activation enthalpy of 3.6 eV for the vacancy contribution to Si self-diffusion. Although this value seems to be in accurate agreement with recent theoretical results, it is at variance with experiments on vacancy-mediated dopant diffusion in Si. In the present study we review results from electronic structure calculations and conclude that the calculations are consistent with an activation enthalpy of 4.5-4.6 eV rather than 3.6 eV for the vacancy contribution to self-diffusion. Moreover, our calculations predict activation enthalpies of 4.45 and 3.81 eV for the vacancy-mediated diffusion of phosphorus and antimony, respectively, in good agreement with the most recent experimental results. (C) 2008 American Institute of Physic

Discovering Open Access Art History: A Comparative Study of the Indexing of Open Access Art Journals

This article evaluates the indexing of open access art journals in four frequently utilized art indexes: Art Full Text, ARTbibliographies Modern, Art \u26 Architecture Complete, and Bibliography of the History of Art/International Bibliography of Art. The authors also compare the indexing of open access journals in Google Scholar to that in the traditional indexes mentioned above and demonstrate that the commercial indexes currently lag behind Google Scholar in terms of content coverage. This article argues that increased indexing of open access art journals in the traditional, subject-specific indexes will be integral to their acceptance within the discipline of art history

Targeting of IL-2 to cytotoxic lymphocytes as an improved method of cytokine-driven immunotherapy

The use of high-dose interleukin-2 (IL-2) has fallen out of favor due to severe life-threatening side effects. We have recently described a unique way of directly targeting IL-2 to cytotoxic lymphocytes using a virally encoded immune evasion protein and an IL-2 mutant that avoids off-target side effects such as activation of regulatory T cells and vascular endothelium