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University Libraries Keeps Students Going During Pre-Finals Week

Once again, Bierce Library will extend its hours during pre-finals week, December 1-7. Monday through Thursday, as well as Sunday, December 7th, the library will be open until 1 a.m.; Friday and Saturday until midnight. Students can take a break from their studies and enjoy some free and fun activities.

Late-night coffee will be served at both Bierce and the Science & Technology Library from 8 p.m. until closing, Monday through Thursday. Early birds can enjoy Krispy Kreme doughnuts at Bierce Library on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, starting at 8 a.m. Night owls can opt for the PB & J deli on Tuesday night, starting at 8 p.m.

On Thursday, December 4, at 3 p.m. students are invited to celebrate the winners of this year’s Common Reading essay contest.

Back by popular demand, Summa Health System’s WAGtime program will bring some of their favorite four-legged volunteers to Bierce. Students can spend time with therapy dogs on Monday and Tuesday between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. and Wednesday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

For more information, please contact Beate Gersch at bgersch@uakron.edu.

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FRIENDS SCHOLARSHIP AWARDED

We’re pleased to announce that Stephanie Dawson Everett is the recipient of this year’s Friends of the University Library’s Professional Education Scholarship.  She is pursuing an MLIS at Kent State University, and is in a library management track.  Congratulations, Stephanie!

This year’s scholarship committee:  Beate Gersch, Ian McCullough, and David Procházka (chair)

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General Interest Professional Development

Noteworthy New Publication

Professor Emeritus of Bibliography and retired department head Julia A. Gammon had an article about an OCLC-OhioLINK study recently published. The study, which examines the circulation of 28,475,701 items from more than 100 academic libraries, is the largest and most diverse compilation of academic usage data for books ever collected. A PDF version of the article can be found with a quick search in Search-A-Roo.

Edward T. O’Neill and Julia A. Gammon

“Consortial Book Circulation Patterns: The OCLC-OhioLINK Study”

College and Research Libraries. November 2014, Vol. 75 Issue 6, p791-807

 

 

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Electronic Services General Interest

New White Paper Available from OCLC on Discovery of E-Content

OCLC has just released a new white paper titled “Success Strategies for Electronic Content Discovery and Access.”  It’s available here:  http://www.oclc.org/go/en/econtent-access.html.  (24 pages)

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General Interest Science & Technology Library

Join us for Ada Lovelace Day, October 14

Join us for Ada Lovelace Day celebrating the achievements of women in STEM. The UL will be sponsoring a poster session featuring the work of 18 UA female graduate students in the Goodyear Polymer Center, 2nd Floor Atrium on Tuesday, October 14 from 10am-noon. Open to all!

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Results from OCLC Research International Linked Data Survey for Implementers Now Available

OCLC Research conducted an international linked data survey for implementers between 7 July and 15 August 2014 to learn details of specific projects or services that format metadata as linked data and/or make subsequent uses of it. This was an exploratory survey prompted by the OCLC Research Library Partners Metadata Managers Focus Group, who are excited by the potential of linked data applications to make new, valuable uses of existing metadata and wanted to learn from the experiences in the libraries/archives/museums community what is possible to do and how to go about it.

For more details, go to: http://oclc.org/research/news/2014/09-19.html.

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General Interest Research & Learning Services

Banned Books Week Read-Out

Bierce Library will celebrate Banned Books Week, September 21-27.

We are still looking for students, faculty, and staff to join us in a Read-Out of challenged and banned books.

When: Wednesday, September 24 between 12:00 and 1:00 p.m.
What:  A 7-10 minute excerpt from your favorite challenged or banned book
Not sure what has been challenged or banned? Check out the list of Challenged Books in 2013 or Challenged Classics, which include “The Hunger Games,” “Harry Potter,” “The Great Gatsby,” “The Lord of the Rings,” “To Kill a Mockingbird,” “Brave New World,” and “A Wrinkle in Time.”

To add your voice to the Read-Out, please e-mail Beate Gersch at bgersch@uakron.edu.

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General Interest Professional Development

Professional Accomplishments

Accomplishments Recognized

We are delighted to recognize the professional contributions of Susan Ashby, UL Electronic Services.

Presentations

Keynote Speaker, “Sierra after the Migration: You’re not Done Yet”, MOBIUS 2014 Annual Conference, June 3, 2014. Columbia, MO.

Professional Service

  • Innovative Users Group (IUG) Systems Functional Expert (2014 enhancement cycle 12/13 – 4/14).
  • Innovative Users Group (IUG) Systems Lead Functional Expert (accepted invitation to serve as Lead Functional Expert for 2015 enhancement cycle 12/14 – 4/15).
  • Innovative Users Group (IUG) Nominating Committee (2014)

Conferences Attended

  • Innovative Users Group 2014 Annual Conference, May, 5-9, 2014, Detroit MI.
  • MOBIUS 2014 Annual Conference, Columbia, June 2-4, 2014, Columbia, MO.
  • Ohio Polaris Users Group  2014 Conference, August 22, 2014, Columbus, OH.
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General Interest Professional Development

Recent Professional Accomplishments

Recent Professional Accomplishments

It is a pleasure to acknowledge Aimee L. DeChambeau, UL Electronic Services, for her recent professional endeavors.

Aimee received her Ph.D. in Sustainability Education from Prescott College in May 2014.

Online Case Study:

Hauk, M. & deChambeau, A. (2014, April). Case study of “Sustainability Now and Powerful (SNAP!) International Program to Restore Landscapes, Recharge Educators, and Replenish Learning Systems.” Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE). Available from http://www.aashe.org/resources/case-studies/sustainability-now-and-powerful-snap-international-program-restore-landscapes

Presentation:

deChambeau, A. (2014, May 15). “Supported Student Success: Communities of Practice in Higher Education.” Supporting Sustainability Through Creativity: Prescott College Symposium on Sustainability Education, May 14-18, 2014. Prescott, AZ. Slides available from http://www.slideshare.net/adechambeau/supported-student-success-communities-of-practice-in-higher-education

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Good Article in the Chronicle of Higher Education on Trends in Citations

There was a good article on an early trend in publishing to omit or supplement citations in scholarly monographs in favor of online citations: https://chroniclevitae.com/news/665-wait-your-footnotes-are-in-cyberspace.