Libraries Faculty and Staff Presentations Copyright (c) 2013 Purdue University All rights reserved. http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/lib_fspres Recent documents in Libraries Faculty and Staff Presentations en-us Sun, 05 May 2013 01:35:17 PDT 3600 Partners on Campus: Open Access Transportation Research at Purdue University http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/lib_fspres/18 http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/lib_fspres/18 Fri, 03 May 2013 08:55:21 PDT In the third community webinar presentation on regional and community partnerships, David Scherer, the Scholarly Repository Specialist at Purdue University, described how institutional repositories can support community engagement through the rewards of the partnership between Purdue's institutional repository, Purdue e-Pubs, and Indiana's Joint Transportation Research Program (JTRP). The Purdue Libraries and the Purdue University Press have worked to archive and showcase the fruits of over 75 years of strong collaboration between Purdue University and the Indiana Department of Transportation on research that has a significant impact on the safe and efficient operation of transportation systems throughout Indiana, the United States, and around the world. This presentation discusses the benefits that the IR’s partnership with the program has yielded for the library, the JTRP, and the wider community, and suggests strategies for forging similar partnerships at your own institution.

]]> David Scherer Institutionalizing Information Literacy http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/lib_fspres/17 http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/lib_fspres/17 Fri, 03 May 2013 08:20:17 PDT Information literacy is recognized globally as essential for individual and community empowerment, workforce readiness, and global competitiveness. Recent international efforts related to information literacy have the goal of mainstreaming it in educational systems and in societies. However, there is a history of difficulty in integrating it with the educational process. This integration with the educational process may be referred to as institutionalization. Although the goal of colleges and universities is to graduate information literate critical thinkers, there is no established strategy for instilling this competency in students. This paper proposes that a lack of understanding of the organizational functioning of colleges and universities may contribute to the difficulty in institutionalizing information literacy. It explores possible reasons for the difficulty in institutionalizing information literacy. It will apply existing organizational theory to provide a new perspective. The paper describes Birnbaum’s four models of organizational functioning in colleges and universities: collegial, bureaucratic, political, and organized anarchy. This paper will propose strategies to integrate information literacy into organizations that have characteristics of the models that Birnbaum describes.

]]> Sharon A. Weiner Information Literacy and the Workforce http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/lib_fspres/16 http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/lib_fspres/16 Fri, 03 May 2013 08:20:16 PDT This presentation is a review of reports on information literacy and the workforce. There is a substantial body of literature on information literacy in K-16 educational settings, but there is much less literature on implications for the workplace and job-related lifelong learning. The topical categories of the reports are: the importance of information literacy for the workforce; how information literacy differs in work and educational settings; and barriers to information literacy in the workplace. The presentation concludes with recommendations for practice and for further research.

]]> Sharon A. Weiner Information Literacy: http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/lib_fspres/15 http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/lib_fspres/15 Fri, 03 May 2013 08:20:15 PDT This presentation was given at the University of South Carolina on March 22, 2013. It is a review of the state of research, policy, and practice in information literacy.

]]> Sharon A. Weiner Data Services: Making it Happen http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/lib_fspres/14 http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/lib_fspres/14 Fri, 03 May 2013 08:15:16 PDT The explosion of digital research data has created exciting opportunities for librarians to engage with faculty, staff, and students in their research processes. Advances in computing, sensor technologies, and communications are challenging researchers’ abilities to find, manage, utilize, visualize, and store data. Three librarians from public Universities will describe practical approaches for developing new services, collaborations, and content to meet these needs. Real-world examples and relevant issues will be posed for group discussion.

]]> Heather L. Coates et al. Data Information Literacy: Multiple Paths to a Single Goal http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/lib_fspres/13 http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/lib_fspres/13 Fri, 03 May 2013 08:10:19 PDT This lightning talk presentation briefly covers each DIL team's experience working with a specific discipline and their response to identified data management/curation needs.

]]> Megan Sapp Nelson Data Information Literacy: Multiple Paths to a Single Goal http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/lib_fspres/12 http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/lib_fspres/12 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 19:45:17 PDT The Institute of Museum and Library Services funded a two-year project for five teams (each made up of two librarians, one of whom specialized in data services, and a faculty researcher) from four institutions (Purdue University, University of Oregon, University of Minnesota, and Cornell University) to examine the data information literacy needs of graduate student researchers. After identifying the needs of their audience each team developed a tailored approach to bring instruction to their respective graduate students. The involvement of a faculty researcher in each team and pre-instruction interviews of graduate students ensured that the program developed was indeed relevant to researchers' real world data needs. This poster outlines the learning outcomes identified and highlights the instructional approaches taken by the teams. Attendees will learn which data management skills span across the science disciplines and learn of unique needs encountered by researchers in the subjects of Natural Resources, Civil Engineering, Ecology, Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Agricultural and Biological Engineering. The description of the variety of instructional programs also provides an assortment of options for attendees to take back to their home institutions.

]]> Jake Carlson et al. Developing an Understanding of Data Management Education: A Report from the Data Information Literacy Project http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/lib_fspres/11 http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/lib_fspres/11 Wed, 30 Jan 2013 13:40:15 PST This paper describes the initial results from the Data Information Literacy (DIL) project designed to identify the educational needs of graduate students across a variety of science disciplines and respond with effective educational interventions to meet those needs. The DIL project consists of five teams in disparate disciplines from four academic institutions in the United States. The project teams include a data librarian, a subject-specialist librarian, and a faculty member representing a disciplinary group of students. Interviews of the students and faculty members present a detailed snapshot of graduate student needs in data management education. Following our study, educational programs addressing identified needs will be delivered in the fall of 2012 and spring of 2013. Our findings from the project interviews are analyzed here, with a preview of the five proposed and ongoing training approaches.

]]> Jake Carlson et al. A Multi-Institutional Project to Develop Discipline-Specific Data Literacy Instruction for Graduate Students http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/lib_fspres/10 http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/lib_fspres/10 Tue, 08 Jan 2013 08:15:21 PST What data stewardship skills are needed by future scientists to fulfill their professional responsibilities and take advantage of opportunities in e-science? How can academic librarians contribute their expertise in information organization, dissemination and preservation to better serve modern science? With support from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), four research libraries have formed a partnership to address these questions. The aims of the partnership are to identify the data stewardship skills, including data management and curation, needed by graduate students at the research discipline level, to identify trends that extend across the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) disciplines, and to collaborate with faculty to develop and implement “data information literacy” (DIL) curricula to address those needs. If you use content from this presentation, please cite: Wright, Sarah, Michael Fosmire, Jon Jeffryes, Marianne Stowell Bracke, Brian Westra. (2012) “A Multi-institutional Project to Develop Discipline-Specific Data Literacy Instruction for Graduate Students” Abstract IN22A-08 [oral presentation] 2012 AGU Fall Meeting, Dec. 3-7, San Francisco, CA.

]]> Sarah Wright et al. Building Library Collections...The Future Collections...Patron Preferences and Electronic Books http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/lib_fspres/9 http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/lib_fspres/9 Mon, 12 Nov 2012 13:15:16 PST Nixon's recent research has focused on patron driven acquisitions (PDA). Purdue Libraries was an earlier initiator in buying, instead of borrowing, books patrons requested through interlibrary loan. After ten years of the PDA service Nixon lead a team that did a major analysis of the purchases. She and two other Purdue librarians edited a special issue of Collection Management on this topic. Success in acquiring print materials through this program has led the library to initiate a PDA electronic book acquisition project. This presentation traces the background of PDA and highlights the results of the 10 year study of the 10,000 books purchased as part of the PDA program at Purdue, including what departments make the most use of the service and the circulation study comparing these books with other acquired through normal acquisition procedures. Also included is look at the pilot project at Purdue to implement an e-book PDA program.

]]> Judith M. Nixon Government Documents on Rare Earth Minerals http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/lib_fspres/8 http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/lib_fspres/8 Mon, 22 Oct 2012 20:30:22 PDT Rare earth minerals contain unique chemical and physical properties such as lanthanum, are found in small concentrations, need extensive precise processes to separate, and are critical components of modern technologies such as laser guidance systems, personal electronics such as Blackberries, and satellites. The U.S. has some rare earth resources, but is heavily dependent on access to them from from Afghanistan, Bolivia, and China. Losing access to these resources would have significant economic, military, and political implications. This presentation will highlight government information resources on rare earth minerals from agencies such as the Department of Energy (DOE), Department of Defense (DOD), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Congress, and congressional support agencies.

]]> Bert Chapman Purdue Libraries Publishing Services: The Domino Effect of Repository-Based Publishing, Outreach, and Promotion http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/lib_fspres/7 http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/lib_fspres/7 Tue, 28 Aug 2012 08:35:33 PDT Technical reports have always posed problems for libraries and librarians. They are often bibliographically inconsistent, difficult to source, and published to varying standards of quality. In some fields, these reports are also large in number and central in importance. In many cases, technical reports are just one of many collections that are tied to a particular research center or group. These research centers or groups may also produce data papers, hosted conference proceedings, and other report series, which may also suffer from many of the same issues facing technical reports. In several situations these research centers and groups are unaware of the publishing solutions offered by their own libraries and librarians, in many cases from a minimal to no additional costs.

This breakout session will discuss a case study of how the Purdue Libraries Publishing Services division has found innovative ways to face the problems of the Joint Transportation Research Program’s technical reports and their other affiliated collections. This session will also discuss how these innovative solutions for technical reports created a domino effect for future promotion and outreach of the repository by the participating research centers and groups by the deposit of additional content and the hosting repository designation for the Purdue e-Pubs repository for the Purdue Road School Annual Conference.

Audience members can expect to hear about the challenges of repository-based publishing of technical reports in the digital age, and the opportunities that exist for improving discoverability and dissemination in the networked environment through promotion and outreach.

]]> David A. Scherer Jr Research Data Curation, Discovery, and Dissemination http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/lib_fspres/6 http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/lib_fspres/6 Tue, 24 Jul 2012 09:20:07 PDT Presents Purdue Libraries’s work with the Data Curation Profiles, and how they’ve helped leverage collaborations with researchers. This includes working heavily in Agricultural, Science and Engineering from which examples are drawn. The topic of sharing research outputs is described in the framework of the changing scholarly communication environment. Presented as video conference for University of Oklahoma School of Library and Information Science's "E-Science and Data Curation Symposium." July 13, 2012

NOTE: This presentation is a slightly revised version of Brandt, D. Scott. "Data Curation as a Form of Collaborative Research." American Libraries Association 2012 Annual Conference & Exhibition, "Transforming our Libraries, Ourselves," Anaheim CA, June 24, 2012. See: http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/lib_fspres/5/

]]> D. Scott Brandt Data Curation as a Form of Collaborative Research http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/lib_fspres/5 http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/lib_fspres/5 Tue, 24 Jul 2012 09:13:45 PDT Presents Purdue Libraries’s work with the Data Curation Profiles, and how they’ve helped leverage collaborations with researchers. This includes working heavily in Agricultural, Science and Engineering from which examples are drawn. The topic of sharing research outputs is described in the framework of the changing scholarly communication environment. Presented at: American Libraries Association 2012 Annual Conference & Exhibition, "Transforming our Libraries, Ourselves," Anaheim CA, June 21-26, 2012. Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) Science and Technology Section (STS) program: "Data Curation as a Form of Collaborative Research," Sunday, June 24, 2012 - 1:30pm to 3:30pm.

NOTE: This presentation was presented as a slightly revised version as: Brandt, D. Scott, "Research Data Curation, Discovery, and Dissemination" (2012). E-Science and Data Curation Symposium, University of Oklahoma School of Library and Information Science, Norman, OK, July 13, 2012. See: http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/lib_fspres/6/

]]> D. Scott Brandt ISO 16363: Trustworthy Digital Repository Certification in Practice http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/lib_fspres/4 http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/lib_fspres/4 Thu, 12 Jul 2012 09:28:15 PDT Three perspectives are presented from the United States on the new ISO 16363 certification process from a repository that is currently preparing to undergo an audit (Purdue University), a repository that has recently been certified as a trustworthy digital repository (Chronopolis Digital Preservation Network, University of California, San Diego), and an auditor (Center for Research Libraries). After a concise overview of the certification process, each panelist will offer insights and practical tips based on their experience and participate in a moderated discussion that includes questions and comments from the audience.

]]> Michael Witt et al. Curation Service Models: Purdue University Research Repository http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/lib_fspres/3 http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/lib_fspres/3 Fri, 29 Jun 2012 07:32:36 PDT Michael Witt Databib: An Online Bibliography of Research Data Repositories http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/lib_fspres/2 http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/lib_fspres/2 Fri, 29 Jun 2012 07:01:38 PDT With support from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the libraries of Purdue and Pennsylvania State University have collaborated to create Databib: an online, annotated bibliography of research data repositories. A number of academic and research libraries are taking an active role in data curation, applying library science principles to help address the data deluge. Librarians are helping researchers formulate funder-required data plans, adapting library practice to help organize and describe research datasets, developing data collections and data repositories, performing digital preservation, and teaching data literacy. Librarians are in a good position to provide these services; unfortunately, there is currently no framework in place to support the organization and discovery of data repositories. Many funding agencies are requiring their sponsored researchers to submit their data to repositories without giving further instructions to them. What repositories are appropriate for a researcher to submit his or her data? How do potential users find appropriate data repositories and discover datasets that meet their needs? How can librarians help patrons who are looking for data find and integrate datasets into their research, learning, or teaching? Databib (http://databib.org) has been created to help address these needs for librarians, data users, data producers, publishers, and funding agencies.

]]> Michael Witt Databib http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/lib_fspres/1 http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/lib_fspres/1 Thu, 28 Jun 2012 19:02:24 PDT With support from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the libraries of Purdue and Pennsylvania State University have collaborated to create Databib: an online, annotated bibliography of research data repositories. A number of academic and research libraries are taking an active role in data curation, applying library science principles to help address the data deluge. Librarians are helping researchers formulate funder-required data plans, adapting library practice to help organize and describe research datasets, developing data collections and data repositories, performing digital preservation, and teaching data literacy. Librarians are in a good position to provide these services; unfortunately, there is currently no framework in place to support the organization and discovery of data repositories. Many funding agencies are requiring their sponsored researchers to submit their data to repositories without giving further instructions to them. What repositories are appropriate for a researcher to submit his or her data? How do potential users find appropriate data repositories and discover datasets that meet their needs? How can librarians help patrons who are looking for data find and integrate datasets into their research, learning, or teaching? Databib (http://databib.org) has been created to help address these needs for librarians, data users, data producers, publishers, and funding agencies.

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