Safety Doesn't Happen by Accident

2016 ◽  
pp. 184-206
Author(s):  
Miranda L. Nixon
Keyword(s):  
Planning Process ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Personal Safety ◽  
Disaster Plan ◽  
Library System ◽  
Safety Concerns ◽  
Emergency Situations ◽  
University Library ◽  
The University

In the spring of 2012, events on the University of Pittsburgh's campus in Oakland prompted concerns about personal safety and the disaster plan for the library system. These disquieting events, coupled with the need to re-write the outdated ULS disaster plan, hastened planning efforts that had begun that very spring. Through discussion of the re-writing of the disaster plan for the University of Pittsburgh's University Library System (ULS), this chapter will educate readers on library safety concerns and potential resources that can be explored and built upon to better prepare for disasters and emergency situations. The lessons learned from this planning process will likely mirror situations other libraries find themselves in and offer guidance on where to turn and how to educate staff.

With Plenty of Elbow Room: Planning New and Upgraded Spaces for Library and Archives Conservation and Audiovisual Preservation

Collections ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 155019062098784
Author(s):  
Whitney Baker
Keyword(s):  
Planning Process ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
University Of Kansas ◽  
Special Collections ◽  
Student Employees ◽  
The University ◽  
Film And Video

In 2018, the University of Kansas (KU) Libraries upgraded from a tired, twenty-year-old basement space to a new, purpose-built conservation lab for library and archives collections. The new conservation lab, which is housed in the special collections and archives library, quadrupled available lab space for its conservators and fleet of student employees. The move afforded Conservation space in the same library as the most vulnerable collection materials. In addition, rooms in the special collections and archives library were repurposed for audiovisual (AV) preservation, creating two new spaces for film and video workflows and upgrading an existing small audio room. This paper will discuss the conservation and preservation lab construction literature and will serve as a practical exemplar of the challenges and successes of the planning process, including lessons learned and unexpected benefits.

scholarly journals Ambiência da Biblioteca Universitária e a Concepção de um Sistema Integrado na Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo | University Library Ambience And The Design Of A System Integrated In The Universidade Federal Do Espírito Santo

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 66-82
Author(s):  
Sandra Maria Souza de Carvalho ◽  
Rosa da Penha Ferreira da Costa ◽  
Lucileide Andrade de Lima do Nascimento ◽  
Marcelo calderari Miguel
Keyword(s):  
Espírito Santo ◽  
Library System ◽  
Descriptive Research ◽  
University Library ◽  
Flow Through ◽  
Descriptive Approach ◽  
System Information ◽  
Espirito Santo ◽  
The University

Analisa a ambiência da Biblioteca Universitária e as percepções em torno de sua concepção no Sistema Integrado de Bibliotecas da Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo - UFES. Para tal, o estudo busca para estudo de caso o sistema de bibliotecas do multicampi da UFES no Estado do Espírito Santo. Utiliza pesquisa do tipo exploratório-descritiva com abordagem de natureza descritiva. Os resultados indicam que a política de indexação é fundamental para a rentabilização do fluxo de informação, por meio da organização e da representação da informação. Conclui que a biblioteca poderá e deverá estabelecer a sua política de indexação com base na necessidade do seu usuário a fim de permitir uma recuperação em menor tempo e com nível de precisão adequado ao usuário.Palavras-Chave: Biblioteca universitária. Representação da informação. Sistema de informação. Recuperação da informação. ABSTRACT: It analyzes the ambience of the University Library and the perceptions around its conception in the Integrated Library System of the Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo - UFES. To this end, the study seeks for a case study of the UFES multicampi library system in the State of Espírito Santo. It uses exploratory-descriptive research with a descriptive approach. The results indicate that the indexing policy is fundamental for the profitability of the information flow, through the organization and representation of the information. It concludes that the library can and should set its indexing policy based on the needs of its user in order to allow faster retrieval and user-specific accuracy.Keywords: University library. Information representation. Information system. Information retrieval.

Encore Synergy Implementation at a Medium-Sized University Library

2012 ◽  
pp. 515-534 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rachel A. Erb
Keyword(s):  
Representative Sample ◽  
Electronic Resources ◽  
Initial Examination ◽  
Federated Search ◽  
Library System ◽  
University Library ◽  
Search Tool ◽  
Pass Through ◽  
The University

Implementing Web-scale discovery at the University of Nebraska at Omaha’s (UNO) Criss Library presented some unexpected challenges. The UNO library selected Encore Synergy from Innovative Interfaces, Vendor homogeneity between Innovative Interfaces’ Integrated Library System (ILS), and the discovery tool did not prevent problems regarding ILS module interoperability. This chapter describes the solutions found. Web-scale discovery via Encore also did not include all of the library’s electronic resources, but only a few aggregator databases. A representative sample of approximately thirty resources, however, was accessible via pass-through search from Encore to Innovative’s federated search tool, Research Pro. An initial examination of database usage indicates a decline in the use of databases not directly searchable in Encore.

scholarly journals The August Wilson Archive: First Panel Discussion (January 2021)

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Anderson ◽  
Michael Downing
Keyword(s):  
Panel Discussion ◽  
August Wilson ◽  
University Of Pittsburgh ◽  
Library System ◽  
University Library ◽  
The University

The Editor and Managing Editor of the August Wilson Journal met with four specialists from the University Library System (ULS) at the University of Pittsburgh and one University of Pittsburgh history professor via Zoom on January 14, 2021 to discuss the ULS’s recent acquisition of August Wilson’s archival materials.

Usage of Electronic Resources in Science Subjects by the Madras University Library System

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 35-39
Author(s):  
R. K. S. Hemalatha ◽  
T. K. Thiruvengada Mani
Keyword(s):  
Educational Institution ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Electronic Resources ◽  
Science Courses ◽  
Library System ◽  
University Departments ◽  
University Library ◽  
Questionnaire Method ◽  
The University ◽  
Study Questionnaire

This study is aimed to analyze the use of electronic resources and services in science subjects by the Madras University Library System. Post graduate students, Research scholars, faculties were selected for this study. Questionnaire method was adopted to collect the data. Out of 745 questionnaires 724 (97%) were received from respondents. There are about 161 Educational Institution affiliated to University of Madras of which 15 are Government Colleges, 2 University Constituent Colleges, 24 Aided Colleges, 68 Self Finance Colleges and 52 Research Institutes. Out of these 161 Educational Institutions 136 offer Science courses. Apart from this the university itself has 31 departments catering to Science subjects spread over 3 different campuses. Altogether 167 Institutions, affiliated to University of Madras, are offering courses in science subjects. Out of these, 31 University departments have been selected for the study.

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