Weedwacking: Providence College\u27s use of OCLC Greenglass

We will present an overview of our recently completed project to remove unused and obsolete titles from our print collection using OCLC Greenglass

Hot Off the Presses: Results of a Statewide Survey on Online Access to Newspapers in Rhode Island

Slides from a presentation, Hot Off the Presses: Results of a Statewide Survey on Online Access to Newspapers in Rhode Island, presented at the Rhode Island Library Association Annual Conference 2019, Get Informed!, on May 23, 2019 in North Smithfield, Rhode Island. An openly-shared Google Slides version of this presentation is also available at https://bit.ly/RILA-HOT. ===== HOT OFF THE PRESSES: RESULTS OF A STATEWIDE SURVEY ON ONLINE ACCESS TO NEWSPAPERS IN RHODE ISLAND | ROOM 2B Libraries’ ability to provide our users with access to quality news sources is more important than ever, yet options for online access to newspapers are complicated and expensive. What is the situation in RI? What newspaper sources are we making available to our users, and at what cost? How can we work together to provide more news options at a lower price? The Rhode Island Office of Library and Information Services (OLIS) convened an ad hoc E-Resources Interest Group to survey libraries in the state, inquiring about electronic access to the Providence Journal and three national newspapers. In this session, you will hear the results of this survey as well as next steps and possible opportunities for collaboration. Attendees will share their own experiences and suggest future directions for the Interest Group. Chaichin Chen, Resource Sharing Coordinator, RI Office of Library & Information Services Andrée Rathemacher, Head of Acquisitions, University Libraries, University of Rhode Island Julie Kliever, Collections Services Librarian, Providence College Julie Holden, Assistant Director, Cranston Public Library ===== Additional files include a version of the slides with speaker\u27s notes and the conference program

We’re All on this Cloud Together: a Look at Five Innovative, Patron-Centered Projects at Providence College

iHelp: The Support for Technology and Learning Implementation Team (aka iHelp) is a collaboration with IT, Academic Media Services, Library, and the Instructional Technology Development. With multiple representatives from each department, the team’s charge is to create a one-stop digital “help” page for PC students and faculty, as well as streamline the physical services of four separate departments and cultures to better assist the community at Providence College in their technology needs. The 2020 Project: The provost of Providence College asked the Library+Commons to compile, curate, and present scholarly materials on the future of higher education for the Academic Affairs Committee to review as they engage with strategic planning for the college of 2020 and beyond. The committee needed an easily accessible, interactive, annotated bibliography. PC librarians researched topics including teaching and learning, accountability, and student and faculty characteristics. They experimented with many platforms before choosing WordPress as the best open-source vehicle to organize and present the multimodal scholarship