Janet Webster served as facilitator of the project and compiled the final report. 23 colleagues on the OSU Libraries and Press worked diligently to explore the OSU campus and report back. Their participation and ideas are the foundation of this report.
Many libraries offer workshops on research topics such as data management and information organization for graduate students and faculty. We recommend that library workshops focus on teaching skills rather than principles or theories, especially if the goal is to improve data management practices. At Oregon State University Libraries, we have...
Discover how librarians at Oregon State University Libraries adopted (or did not adopt) personal eReaders over the course of one year. Learn what technology and content hurdles they encountered, how they describe their new personal and professional work flows, why some avoid technology even when they own it, and why...
Recent trends in librarianship point to themes of crafters, artisans, and makers in library spaces. The American Library Association's Center for the Future of Libraries includes the Maker Movement as one of its trends. Librarians can support these makers and entrepreneurs by thinking of libraries as a place to create...
One goal of the Oregon Library Association's Vision 2010 is to promote a strong and diverse workforce throughout all of the state's libraries. The forecasted shortage of librarians in the next decade prompted the OLA Board to request a demographic study of Oregon's libraries. A simple survey was adminstered at...
Poster presented at the 2003 North American Serials Interest Group (NASIG) Conference in Portland, Oregon on the process used by Oregon State University for the selection of new science journals.
Federal government information (especially current information) is mostly online, but that doesn't mean it is easy to find! Government Information Librarians Valery King (OSU) and Dotty Ormes (SOU) familiarize you with tools that can help you help library patrons find that information. We cover the official GPO information management system...
