We’re Content Creators, Too: Libraries and Blogging

One of the earliest examples of Web 2.0 technology, blogs have experienced exponential growth since the term “weblog” was coined in 1997 to describe the reverse chronologically-ordered, interactive, online “journals.” As with any new technology, reception—and utilization—by librarians has been less than uniform. For many librarians and libraries, however, blogs are an attractive entrée to the world of 2.0 librarianship

Repository Outreach Strategies

This segment of the program features Isaac Gilman who is the Scholarly Communications and Research Services Librarian at Pacific University in Oregon. In addition to managing Pacific\u27s Institutional repository, CommonKnowledge, Isaac has taught courses in scholarly publishing and research methods and is responsible for library instruction in the College of Health Professions

Adjunct No More: Promoting Scholarly Publishing as a Core Service of Academic Libraries

Academic libraries are well-positioned—and even compelled by our mission to disseminate knowledge—to shift resources and effort away from traditional, less valuable services, and to meet the need of authors and the broader scholarly community for quality, scholar-driven, non-commercial publishing venues

Opening up the Evidence: Evidence-Based Practice and Open Access

Presentation discussing Open Access publications\u27 promise to unlock a greater amount of evidence for use by researchers, and to provide an alternative to expensive journal subscriptions. Highlights how evidence-based research is hindered by limited availability of resources, as well as emphasizing the need for free and Open Access sources of original research and pre-appraised evidence

Opening up the Evidence: Evidence-Based Practice and Open Access

Presentation discussing Open Access publications\u27 promise to unlock a greater amount of evidence for use by researchers, and to provide an alternative to expensive journal subscriptions. Highlights how evidence-based research is hindered by limited availability of resources, as well as emphasizing the need for free and Open Access sources of original research and pre-appraised evidence

The Digital Repository as Publisher

This segment of the program features Isaac Gilman who is the Scholarly Communications and Research Services Librarian at Pacific University in Oregon

First Principles: Designing Services for First-Generation Students

For many first-generation college students, traditional academic culture and structures can create barriers to their engagement on campus and academic success. To ensure that academic libraries are not also presenting unnecessary challenges to these students, first-generation needs and expectations should be important considerations in library service and facility design initiatives. Drawing on a multi-disciplinary literature review and a survey of high school counselors’ experiences advising first-generation students, the current study identifies common needs and challenges of first-generation students and provides correlated recommendations for how libraries can best equip themselves to meet those needs

Innovating for Impact: The next Evolution of Library Consortia

Academic library consortia have traditionally focused on resource sharing and e-resource purchasing as core programs and value propositions for members. However, as academic libraries increasingly look beyond financial value and seek to demonstrate impact on institutional priorities and student outcomes, consortia must evolve to provide services that support those goals. This paper presents selected examples of innovative consortial programs that can have a significant impact on teaching, learning, and research at members’ institutions as suggested models for other consortia that may be engaged in reviewing strategic priorities and programs

From Passive to Pervasive: Changing Perceptions of the Library‟s Role through Intra-Campus Partnerships

Traditional views of librarianship, and of academic libraries, have focused on the library‟s role as a collector of external resources for student and faculty use. As this role is increasingly challenged by the explosion of openly available online content, however, academic libraries must move beyond this limited perception of our utility and expand our role to become partners in a broader range of scholarly activities at our institutions. At Pacific University (Oregon), the University Library has developed a series of partnerships and services (many supported by our institutional repository platform) that extend the Library‟s reach and that lend needed support to our faculty and students‟ scholarly pursuits. In taking on a much more active role in the creation, dissemination and preservation of internally produced scholarship, the Library has demonstrated its value to faculty and administrators and has opened the door to new partnerships which will not only strengthen the University, but also the Library‟s place within it