Google Sets, Google Suggest, and Google Search History: Three More Tools for the Reference Librarian's Bag of Tricks

This article examines the features, quirks, and uses of Google Sets, Google Suggest, and Google Search History and argues that these three lesser-known Google tools warrant inclusion in the resourceful reference librarian’s bag of tricks

Keeping Abreast of Quantum News: Quantum Computing on the Web and in the Literature

This appendix describes tools that can help you track developments in quantum computing

Transformed, I\u27m Sure: A (Polite) Introduction to Fair Use in DH

This presentation looks at how the words including and such as in the fair use section of United States copyright law (i.e., Section 107 of Title 17 of the United States Code) allow for unforeseen fair uses, including transformative works made by digital humanists

Google Sets, Google Suggest, and Google Search History: Three More Tools for the Reference Librarian's Bag of Tricks

This article examines the features, quirks, and uses of Google Sets, Google Suggest, and Google Search History and argues that these three lesser-known Google tools warrant inclusion in the resourceful reference librarian’s bag of tricks

Fake Journals and Conferences: What to Know about the Faux

This train-the-trainers presentation models one way to teach students about deceptive journals and conferences. It was developed expressly for graduate students at the request of campus administrators. I have it taught it numerous times, promoting it with this description: “As a researcher, you are eager to publish your work in journals and present at conferences. But don’t let your eagerness allow you to be fooled by fake (often called ‘predatory’) journals or conferences. These low-quality outlets exist for the sole purpose of profit, not for the dissemination of peer-reviewed research. Indeed, they frequently lie about their peer review practices and engage in other forms of deceit. Come learn how to spot these bad actors, and how to critically evaluate any journal or conference before submitting a paper or proposal.” The workshop materials (slideshow and handouts) explain what deceptive journals and conferences are, why they exist, and how they operate. Attendees are urged not to turn to lists of bad actors but rather to evaluate journals and conferences themselves. Attendees are also encouraged to think critically about the pervasive use of the term “predatory,” as there are arguably more destructive predators in the scholarly communication ecosystem

Open Access to Scholarly Articles: The Very Basics

This handout provides a brief overview of open access to scholarly literature. It looks at the problems with traditional journal publishing, the promise of open access as a solution, and the different paths to open access

Open Access Outreach: SMASH vs. Suasion

Some librarians became open access (OA) supporters because they were outraged—and budgetarily hamstrung—by certain commercial publishers\u27 artificially inflated prices. (We know they are artificially inflated, unjustified by production costs, because these publishers have jaw-dropping profit margins, higher than those of Disney, Starbucks, Google, and even Apple.) Other librarians were won over to OA by its more altruistic aspects, by the promise of a world rich in knowledge. However, in their outreach to patrons, librarians cannot rely on the arguments that swayed them. What convinced a librarian to embrace OA may not convert a student, a faculty member, or an administrator. Therefore, librarians must consider what rhetoric works on whom and craft different arguments for different audiences

You and Me and Google Makes Three: Welcoming Google into the Reference Interview

Library patrons often approach the reference desk with indirect, incomplete, or misleading questions, known as ill-formed questions. Transforming ill-formed questions into well-formed ones is a crucial part of the reference interview, and Google can be an active participant in that process. This paper discusses how Google can help librarians and patrons deal with incomplete citations, incorrect citations, incorrect spellings, tip-of-the-tongue questions, and forgotten searches

Opting Out Is Not an Option: Why All Academic Librarians Must Understand Open Access

This presentation challenges the still-too-prevalent notion that scholarly communication competencies are essential only for scholarly communication librarians and optional for other academic librarians. It focuses on one competency in particular: a robust understanding of open access