scholarly journals Recruiting Non-MLIS Graduate Students to Academic Librarianship

2006 ◽  
Vol 67 (6) ◽  
pp. 561-570 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sean Patrick Knowlton ◽  
Becky Imamoto
Keyword(s):  
Graduate Students ◽  
Academic Libraries ◽  
Fellowship Program ◽  
University Of Colorado ◽  
Academic Librarianship ◽  
The University ◽  
Faculty Mentors

In response to declining numbers of qualified applicants nationwide for librarian positions in academic libraries, the University of Colorado at Boulder Libraries, in collaboration with the University’s Graduate Teacher Program, has developed a fellowship program that encourages graduate students with advanced subject or language expertise to consider careers in academic librarianship. In spring 2005, the libraries paired the first Provost’s Fellows with library faculty mentors. This article details the program and collaboration between the libraries and the Graduate Teacher Program and issues a call for similar programs to be established at other academic libraries.

Recruitment of Subject Specialists to Academic Librarianship

2010 ◽  
pp. 83-111
Author(s):  
Charlene Kellsey ◽  
Stephanie Alexander ◽  
James P. Ascher ◽  
Matthew Brower
Keyword(s):  
Graduate Students ◽  
Work Experience ◽  
Graduate Program ◽  
Academic Library ◽  
Library Science ◽  
University Of Colorado ◽  
Career Option ◽  
Academic Librarianship ◽  
The University

Library faculty at the University of Colorado at boulder developed a fellowship program for current graduate students to provide them with a work experience in an academic library. Under the mentorship of a library faculty member, they completed meaningful projects, often using their language or subject expertise, while exploring career possibilities in librarianship. The goal was to introduce academic subject specialists to a career in academic librarianship as a viable career option. Based on the results of a follow-up survey the program was quite successful. The survey indicates that over half of the respondents are considering working in an academic library, and over half are attending or have graduated from a library science graduate program.

scholarly journals Use of Language-Learning Apps as a Tool for Foreign Language Acquisition by Academic Libraries Employees

2019 ◽  
Vol 38 (3) ◽  
pp. 22-33
Author(s):  
Kathia Ibacache
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Academic Libraries ◽  
Academic Library ◽  
Unmet Need ◽  
The United States ◽  
University Libraries ◽  
University Of Colorado ◽  
Foreign Language Acquisition ◽  
The University

Language-learning apps are becoming prominent tools for self-learners. This article investigates whether librarians and employees of academic libraries have used them and whether the content of these language-learning apps supports foreign language knowledge needed to fulfill library-related tasks. The research is based on a survey sent to librarians and employees of the University Libraries of the University of Colorado Boulder (UCB), two professional library organizations, and randomly selected employees of 74 university libraries around the United States. The results reveal that librarians and employees of academic libraries have used language-learning apps. However, there is an unmet need for language-learning apps that cover broader content including reading comprehension and other foreign language skills suitable for academic library work.

scholarly journals Designing a flexible outreach program for scholarly communication and copyright services: A modular roadshow for the University of South Florida

2021 ◽  
Vol 82 (5) ◽  
pp. 233
Author(s):  
LeEtta Schmidt ◽  
Jason Boczar
Keyword(s):  
Graduate Students ◽  
Academic Libraries ◽  
Scholarly Communication ◽  
South Florida ◽  
New Method ◽  
Outreach Program ◽  
Communication Services ◽  
Digital Scholarship ◽  
The University

Much the same as many other academic libraries, the University of South Florida (USF) developed scholarly communication and copyright services in response to community demand and to fulfill perceived institutional needs. The services initially established connections through liaison librarians and referral, when faculty patrons intuitively approached the library with a query. Growth of the services was slow. A new method of outreach for copyright and scholarly communication services was needed. The DSS Roadshow, named after the library department Digital Scholarship Services, aimed at providing a menu of modularly configured presentations to faculty and graduate students at the university. Based on two different tracks, scholarly communication or copyright for instruction, the DSS Roadshow was designed to help deliver the services directly to departments around campus.

scholarly journals Making the Transition as the New Copyright Librarian

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Emilie Regina Algenio
Keyword(s):  
Best Practices ◽  
Community Of Practice ◽  
Academic Libraries ◽  
The United States ◽  
Copyright Law ◽  
Professional Experience ◽  
Academic Librarianship ◽  
Educational Foundation ◽  
The University ◽  
First Time

The corpus of academic librarianship literature notes very little material in relation to the work of new copyright librarians. However, the number of academic libraries hiring librarians to fill these positions is increasing, and the need for such literature is real and pertinent. The purpose of this research is to assist incoming copyright librarians with practical, evidence-based guidance for colleagues just starting out in roles focused on copyright issues. The author drew from professional experience as a first-time copyright librarian at a Carnegie One academic institution in the United States. The author highlights the value of constructing a copyright educational foundation for the university community, cultivating a community of practice, establishing best practices around copyright questions and the utility of effective, vetted copyright resources. Understanding the finer details of a copyright librarian’s job are important, as academic libraries are hiring candidates for other scholarly communication positions, and the applicants are expected to know American copyright law.

scholarly journals Engineering the Future of Outreach

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emily Dommermuth ◽  
Megan Welsh
Keyword(s):  
Academic Libraries ◽  
Information Needs ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Institutional Context ◽  
Campus Community ◽  
Building Relationships ◽  
University Of Colorado ◽  
Student Information ◽  
The University ◽  
User Friendly

While academic libraries strive to meaningfully engage their campus communities, it can be hard to imagine new and creative outreach strategies. InfoMotion, a customized tricycle, is the University of Colorado Boulder Libraries’ “vehicle” to meet patrons where they are and embed ourselves in the campus community. InfoMotion was mobile and eye-catching, but it was cumbersome as we navigated campus pathways. The authors discuss their institutional context and describe an impactful partnership with engineering students to design an electric-assist system for InfoMotion. This collaboration resulted in a more user-friendly way for Libraries personnel to engage with the campus community, and helped the authors learn about student information needs while building relationships with engineering faculty and students.

Assessing Efficacy of a New Research-Oriented Peer Mentoring Program: YOU’RE@CU

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Janet Y. Tsai ◽  
Daria Kotys-Schwartz ◽  
Virginia Ferguson ◽  
Beverly Louie
Keyword(s):  
Graduate Students ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Undergraduate Research ◽  
Student Interest ◽  
Research Projects ◽  
Research Experience ◽  
Engineering Research ◽  
University Of Colorado ◽  
New Research ◽  
The University

At the University of Colorado, Boulder, a new program designed to link graduate students with 1st and 2nd year undergraduate students through engineering research projects and mentoring relationships was initiated in Spring 2011. Your Own Undergraduate Research Experience at the University of Colorado (YOU’RE@CU) has three main goals: (1) increase retention of undergraduate students in engineering, particularly women and underrepresented minorities (URMs); (2) excite undergraduate student interest in research projects and future careers in academia or industry; (3) provide graduate students with training and hands-on mentoring experience with the expectation that this will positively influence graduate student choices to seek a career in academia. This paper illustrates the details of the YOU’RE@CU program during its pilot implementation in Spring 2011. The assessment strategy and methods are also explained, with presentation of qualitative data and discussion of the overall data analysis process.

2016 top trends and issues in Jamaican academic libraries

2017 ◽  
Vol 118 (1/2) ◽  
pp. 17-47 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sasekea Harris
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Academic Libraries ◽  
Mobile Environment ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Academic Librarianship ◽  
English Speaking ◽  
University Level ◽  
Number Of Publications ◽  
The University

Purpose Biennially, the Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL), a division of the American Library Association, publishes a report on the top trends and issues affecting academic libraries in higher education. Harris (2016) used the trends and issues reported by the ACRL to inform a document and thematic analysis of publications written on Jamaican academic librarianship 2010-2016, to investigate the trends and issues in Jamaican academic librarianship. Harris’ (2016) paper however noted that a survey of the chief librarian in each library, regarding their perceptions of the trends and issues would be a useful follow-up to her study, and cited this as a limitation/implication of her paper. The purpose of this paper is to address the above limitation and is therefore the follow-up to Harris’ (2016) paper. Design/methodology/approach The chief librarians in five of the six local university libraries were surveyed to provide insights into the trends and issues in Jamaican academic libraries at the university level. Findings Acquisitions, budget, staffing, communicating value, digital preservation and curation, mobile environment, collaboration, scholarly communication, information technology, space, higher education, user behaviour and expectations and information literacy are the top trends and issues in Jamaican academic libraries at the university level. Research limitations/implications This survey seeks to complement rather than contest Harris’ (2016) research. Perhaps a useful follow-up to both papers would be biennial updates. Additionally, a survey of the trends and issues in all types of academic libraries throughout the English-speaking Caribbean would be a useful follow-up. Originality/value This paper is of value, as it is the first survey of trends and issues in Jamaican academic librarianship. It enriches the existing document and thematic analytical research on trends and issues in Jamaican academic libraries by adding an empirical component. It also increases the number of publications, on trends and issues in Jamaican academic librarianship, from one to two, and allows voices from the English-speaking Caribbean (Jamaica) to be incorporated into the literature dedicated to trends and issues in academic libraries.

scholarly journals Alignment of Citation Behaviors of Philosophy Graduate Students and Faculty

2013 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 19 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer Knievel
Keyword(s):  
Graduate Students ◽  
Doctoral Students ◽  
English Language ◽  
Academic Rank ◽  
Master's Students ◽  
Citation Behavior ◽  
University Of Colorado ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Call Number ◽  
The University

Objective – This study analyzes sources cited by graduate students in philosophy at the University of Colorado Boulder (UCB) in 55 PhD dissertations and master’s theses submitted between 2005 and 2010, to discover their language, age, format, discipline, whether or not they were held by the library, and how they were acquired. Results were compared to data previously collected about sources cited by philosophy faculty at UCB, in books published between 2004 and 2009, to identify how closely citation behaviors aligned between the two groups. Methods – Citations were counted in the PhD dissertations and master’s theses. Citations to monographs were searched against the local catalog to determine ownership and call number. Comparison numbers for faculty research were collected from a previous study. Results were grouped according to academic rank and analyzed by format, language, age, call number, ownership, and method of purchase. Results – Graduate students cited mostly books, though fewer than commonly found in other studies. Citations were almost entirely of English language sources. Master’s students cited slightly newer materials than doctoral students, who in turn cited newer materials than faculty. The library owned most cited books, and most of those were purchased on an approval plan. Doctoral students most frequently cited resources outside the discipline of philosophy, in contrast to master’s students and faculty. Conclusions – The citation behavior of graduate students in philosophy largely, but not entirely, mirrors that of the faculty. Further study of citation behavior in humanities disciplines would be useful. Understanding the behavior of philosophers can help philosophy librarians make informed choices about how to spend library funds.

The 1-MeV Electron Microscope Installation at the University of Colorado

1973 ◽  
Vol 31 ◽  
pp. 8-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mircea Fotino
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Developmental Biology ◽  
Transmission Electron Microscopy ◽  
Electron Microscope ◽  
National Institutes Of Health ◽  
Experimental Program ◽  
University Of Colorado ◽  
Transmission Electron ◽  
The University ◽  
Research Resources

A new 1-MeV transmission electron microscope (Model JEM-1000) was installed at the Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology of the University of Colorado in Boulder during the summer and fall of 1972 under the sponsorship of the Division of Research Resources of the National Institutes of Health. The installation was completed in October, 1972. It is installed primarily for the study of biological materials without many of the limitations hitherto unavoidable in standard transmission electron microscopy. Only the technical characteristics of the installation are briefly reviewed here. A more detailed discussion of the experimental program under way is being published elsewhere.

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