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  • Organizing for Digitization at Oregon State University: a Case Study and Comparison with ARL Libraries

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    Boock, Michael
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    This article presents a case study of how Oregon State University Libraries (OSUL) organized to accomplish digitization activities. Digitization activities are broken down into 6 major categories: management, copyright, digital imaging, metadata, hardware/software/web design, and selection. The OSUL departments responsible for tasks within each of these sets of responsibilities are...
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    Organizing for Digitization at Oregon State University: a Case Study and Comparison with ARL Libraries By

  • Collection Assessment and New Academic Programs

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    Bobal, Alison M., Mellinger, Margaret, and Avery, Bonnie E.
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    At Oregon State University a library collection assessment is a required part of the review process for every new academic program proposal. Over time, this assessment has moved away from a brief statement regarding the adequacy of the collection to support the new program to a more thorough evaluation and...
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    proposal at Oregon State University (OSU), the Libraries must complete a collection assessment. A

  • Supporting a Culture of Scholarship for Academic Librarians

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    Sapon-White, Richard, King, Valery, and Christie, Anne
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    Academic library faculty require a supportive atmosphere in order to successfully engage in research and publication. At Oregon State University, the Library Faculty Association (LFA) provides avenues for peer criticism of manuscripts and presentations and for the discussion of professional issues. A survey of LFA members on their level of...
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    order to successfully engage in research and publication. At Oregon State University, the Library

  • Using a Permanent Usability Team to Advance User-Centered Design in Libraries

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    Nichols, Jane, Bobal, Alison, and McEvoy, Susan
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    Usability, user studies, and evaluating user experiences have been a part of academic libraries for many years. In the last 20 years libraries have created ad hoc usability teams to do user studies. Oregon State University (OSU) Libraries started its ongoing team in 2006, resulting in an increased focus on...
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    State University (OSU) Libraries started its ongoing team in 2006, resulting in an increased focus on

  • The high cost of textbooks: a convergence of academic libraries, campus bookstores, publishers?

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    Pollitz, John H. and Christie, Anne
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    Recent publications about the rising cost of college textbooks by the Public Interest Research and the US Government Accountability Office have caused student groups across the country to explore novel ways to address the problem. Students, publishers, bookstores and academic libraries, because of their role of managing course reserves, are...
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    ACADEMIC LIBRARIES, CAMPUS BOOKSTORES, PUBLISHERS? While the attention of Oregon State University

  • The CAMEL Project at Oregon State University: Collecting and Managing Access to Faculty-Created Web-Based Resources

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    Sapon-White, Richard and Chau, May
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    Subject reference librarians at OSU create subject guides to assist library patrons to locate pertinent sources on their own. These guides direct patrons to information in a variety of formats, including books, series, and journals, but often lack Internet resources. The original intent of the CAMEL Project was to set...
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    CAMEL PROJECT AT OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY: Collecting and Managing Access to Faculty-Created Web

  • Organizing for Digitization: a Survey

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    Boock, Michael and Vondracek, Ruth
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    How are academic libraries organizing themselves in order to engage in the content selection and digitization of local collections? Are libraries creating new positions or units, assigning responsibilities to existing departments, setting up cross-functional collaboration among existing departments, or using a combination of these strategies? Who holds responsibility for the...
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    Oregon State University Libraries 121 The Valley Library Corvallis, Or 97331-4501 ruth.vondracek

  • Subject Analysis Training for Cataloging Paraprofessionals: A Model for Ongoing Learning and Support

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    Sapon-White, Richard
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    Oregon State University has trained paraprofessionals to assign subject headings to theses and dissertations. This article describes the training program for the paraprofessionals and the ongoing support provided by weekly meetings to discuss works that are difficult to analyze. The transition from copy cataloging to subject analysis is a major...
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    perspective and specific knowledge. Our experience at Oregon State University (OSU) shows that such a

  • A library instruction case study: measuring success from multiple perspectives

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    Webster, Janet G. and Rielly, Loretta
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    Measuring the effectiveness of library instruction poses many challenges, yet is essential to validating the time and energy dedicated to it. Over two years, how subject specific library instruction addressed the needs of the students, the instructor and the librarians was studied. Students were surveyed; librarians analyzed their research paper...
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    –32 A library instruction case study: measuring success from multiple perspectives Janet Webstera

  • LibraryFind: System design and usability testing of academic metasearch system

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    Jung, Seikyung, Webster, Janet, Mellinger, Margaret, Frumkin, Jeremy, and Herlocker, Jon L.
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    Using off-the-shelf search technology provides a single point of access into library resources, but we found that such commercial systems are not entirely satisfactory for the academic library setting. In response to this, Oregon State University (OSU) Libraries designed and deployed LibraryFind, a metasearch system. We conducted a usability experiment...
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    response to this, Oregon State University (OSU) Libraries designed and deployed LibraryFind, a metasearch