scholarly journals Management and Support of Shared Integrated Library Systems

2011 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 62 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jason Vaughan ◽  
Kristen Costello
Keyword(s):  
Las Vegas ◽  
Host Institution ◽  
University Libraries ◽  
Level Of Involvement ◽  
The Past ◽  
Local Practices ◽  
Comprehensive Survey ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Funding Support ◽  
The University

The University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) University Libraries has hosted and managed a shared integrated library system (ILS) since 1989. The system and the number of partner libraries sharing the system has grown significantly over the past two decades. Spurred by the level of involvement and support contributed by the host institution, the authors administered a comprehensive survey to current Innovative Interfaces libraries. Research findings are combined with a description of UNLV’s local practices to provide substantial insights into shared funding, support, and management activities associated with shared systems.

scholarly journals Instructional Coaching for Implementing Visible Learning: A Model for Translating Research into Practice

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 101 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jim Knight
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Instructional Coaching ◽  
University Of Kansas ◽  
Educational Innovations ◽  
Instructional Coaches ◽  
The Past ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Foundational Research ◽  
Research Initiatives ◽  
The University

Visible Learning has been one of the most influential research initiatives conducted in education in the past few decades, and at the same time, instructional coaching is becoming one of the most popular forms of professional development. This paper considers how the implementation of Visible Learning may be supported through instructional coaches by: (a) offering a brief summary of the central tenants of Visible Learning; (b) summarizing the foundational research on instructional coaching conducted at the Kansas Coaching Project at The University of Kansas Center for Research on Learning; (c) describing what those findings reveal about effective instructional coaching practices; and (d) pointing out how the research findings suggest that instructional coaching should be used to support the implementation of Visible Learning or any other educational innovations.

Engaging student employee expertise to improve Wikipedia edit-a-thons

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brittany Paloma Fiedler ◽  
Maggie Bukowski ◽  
Chelsea Heinbach ◽  
Eduardo Martinez-Flores ◽  
Rosan Mitola
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Las Vegas ◽  
Peer Learning ◽  
Institutional Context ◽  
Library Instruction ◽  
University Libraries ◽  
Learning Program ◽  
The University ◽  
Collaborative Efforts ◽  
Engaging Student

Since 2007, the University Libraries at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, has had a student employee peer learning program composed of six to seven undergraduate students. The Mason Undergraduate Peer Research Coaches, known as peer coaches, work within the instruction and outreach department co-teaching library instruction sessions and connecting with students through cocurricular outreach activities. When three librarians decided to plan their first Wikipedia edit-a-thon in 2017, the peer coaches became their collaborators. Since then, the peer coaches have developed lists of resources, identified notable individuals, evaluated Wikipedia pages, and worked with students during the event at orientation, citation, information, creation, and translation stations. They have also engaged in extra projects like creating playlists, designing swag, developing a trivia game, and pop-up tabling. Because of the collaboration with the peer coaches, the edit-a-thons have developed and grown far beyond initial expectations. In this chapter, we will share the background and institutional context for our university and Wikipedia program; detail the collaborative efforts of library faculty, staff, and peer coaches at each stage; and share reflections and recommendations from the peer coaches themselves.

scholarly journals The Four College Automated Photoelectric Telescope

2001 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 314-314
Author(s):  
Saul J. Adelman
Keyword(s):  
Graduate Students ◽  
Spectroscopic Data ◽  
Las Vegas ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Clear Night ◽  
The Past ◽  
Continuous Coverage ◽  
The One ◽  
The University ◽  
Villanova University

For the past decade, astronomers from The Citadel, The College of Charleston, the University of Nevada Las Vegas, and Villanova University have operated in Southern Arizona a 0.75-m automated telescope to obtain differential Strömgren uvby, Johnson BV, and Cousins RI photometry of a wide variety of stars. Each school averages the equivalent of about 40 nights/year of high quality photometry at a cost less than using observers. By mixing our programs we obtained observations of certain important stars on nearly every clear night they can be observed. Usually we request a star be observed only once per night. Still continuous coverage can be obtained. The stars are given priorities and scheduled using ATIS. The telescope selects targets from the groups with the highest priority by choosing the one closest to the western edge of the observing window. Some data has been analyzed by undergraduate and graduate students. We use internet to send requests for observations and to retrieve data. We believe our experiences are germane to others interested in automated photometric telescopes. We are open to the possibility of collaborations with other astronomers who are obtaining photometric and spectroscopic data. (Coauthors are: L. Boyd, R.J. Dukes Jr, E.F. Guinan, G.M. McCook and D.M. Pyper, all of the U.S.A..)

scholarly journals Making Digital Curation a Systematic Institutional Function

2011 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 139-152 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher Prom
Keyword(s):  
Service Providers ◽  
Electronic Records ◽  
Research Activity ◽  
University Of Illinois ◽  
Research And Practice ◽  
Digital Curation ◽  
The Past ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
The University ◽  
Science Departments

Over the past decade, a rich body of research and practice has emerged under the rubrics of electronic records, digital preservation and digital curation. Most of this work has taken place as research activity (often financed by government agencies) within libraries and information/computer science departments. Many projects focus on one format of information, such as research publications or data, potentially de-contextualizing individual records. Meanwhile, most institutional archives and manuscript repositories, which possess a rich theoretical and practical framework for preserving context among mixed analog materials, have failed to extend their capabilities to digital records. As a result, relatively few institutions have implemented systematic methods to capture, preserve and provide access to the complete range of documentation that end users need to understand and interpret past human activity.The Practical E-Records Method attempts to address this problem by providing easy-to-implement software reviews, guidance/policy templates, and program recommendations that blend digital curation research findings with traditional archival processes and workflows. Using the method discussed in this paper, archives and manuscript repositories can use existing resources to incrementally develop digital curation skills, building a collaborative, expanding program in the process. Archival programs that make digital curation a systematic institutional function will systematically gather, preserve, and provide access to genres of documentation that are contextually-rich and highly susceptible to loss, complementing efforts undertaken by librarians, information scientists and external service providers. Over the next year, the suggested techniques will be tested and refined at the University of Illinois Archives and possibly elsewhere.

Opinions and experiences of Greek students participating in Erasmus mobility programmes and emerging opportunities for university pedagogy

2020 ◽  
Vol 19 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 215-236
Author(s):  
Natassa Raikou ◽  
Thanassis Karalis
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Critical Thinking ◽  
International Mobility ◽  
The Past ◽  
Points Of Interest ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
New Perspective ◽  
The University ◽  
Depth Interviews

In this article, we examine the opinions of Greek students at the University of Patras who participated in Erasmus mobility programmes. Based on the results of previous relevant studies in the Greek context on benefits and difficulties expressed by the participating Greek students, in the current research in-depth interviews were designed to investigate the implications of this experience for university pedagogy. Interviews were addressed to students from various disciplines that participated in mobility programmes in different countries and higher education environments during the past two years. The analysis of the research findings confirms the conclusions of previous studies on the development of critical thinking and specific skills for the participants. Regarding University Pedagogy, significant points of interest arise, elements that give the opportunity for a new perspective to approach International Mobility Programmes and Higher Education, but also highlight the need for further research.

scholarly journals Course-based exhibitions: Serendipity in the physical and digital spaces of academic libraries

2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 174-188
Author(s):  
Scott Fralin ◽  
Alice Rogers
Keyword(s):  
Active Learning ◽  
Academic Libraries ◽  
Virginia Tech ◽  
University Libraries ◽  
The Past ◽  
Special Collections ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The University ◽  
Digital Spaces

Library exhibition practices vary significantly between institutions, depending on expertise, resources and goals of the individual library. The University Libraries at Virginia Tech have supported and developed two exhibition programmes within the past 6 years, both with a focus on showcasing products and processes from classes around campus rather than library materials and artefacts. While such work is unique, it can provide valuable experiences both for the contributors and for the creators of these exhibitions, as well as those who see and interact with them. In this article, we discuss the history and origins of these programmes, the Course Exhibit Initiative and the Active Learning Curation Program, how they work and the outcomes they strive to achieve. We discuss the workflows that we take to showcase the work of our contributors and demonstrate how these programmes share some outcomes with exhibit programmes based in special collections but have their own unique challenges and opportunities. Finally, we make the case that the output of these two exhibit programmes provides a new experience of serendipity in libraries.

scholarly journals Strategi Pengelolaan Unit Penunjang Universitas Perpustakaan Universitas Gadjah Mada 'Yogyakarta (Strategy of Management of Gadjah Mada University Libraries Yogyakarta)

2015 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Wahyu Supriyanto ◽  
Sunyoto Usman ◽  
I Gusti Ngurah Putra
Keyword(s):  
Service Quality ◽  
Research University ◽  
University Management ◽  
University Libraries ◽  
Digital Service ◽  
The Past ◽  
The University ◽  
Growing Strategy

Gadjah Mada University Libraries are expected to provide a better fast, easy and efficient service. In the past few years, there were some changes at the Gadjah Mada University Libraries; moreover Gadjah Mada University is stated to be a research university so that the library service quality must be improved. To identify the strategy of management of Gadjah Mada University Libraries with the current changes of the library environment. This is a qualitative research based on the collaboration between the research and subject of the research using 12 people to be purposive sampling consisting of some librarians and stakeholders. The Research instruments are interview and analysis of the second data. Due to of the change of the Organizational structure of Gadjah Mada University Libraries as stated in Rector's decree no. 259/P/SK/HT/2004 which stated that Gadjah Mada University Libraries are under Rector directly and the Libraries had to adapt their mission with the mission and the strategy of the university management. The most expected value of the strategy of management is the commitment of the Rector so that the facility will increase the role of the libraries as the information resources of can be optimum. The applied strategy is a growing strategy to develop the integrated and digital service and to the support university as a research university. Some changes are happening and the perceptions of the stakeholders showed that the strategy of the libraries management must be changed to improve the service quality of Gadjah Mada University libraries. The Commitment is to develop library with the change of the external and internal environment; to increase the quality of the human resources and to decrease the weakness as minimum as possible. Key Words: Strategy of Management, Environmental Changing

scholarly journals Analisis Kesulitan Mahasiswa Dalam Menyelesaikan Kasus Rancangan Percobaan

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 68-75
Author(s):  
Nely Indra Meifiani ◽  
Hari Purnomo Susanto
Keyword(s):  
Degrees Of Freedom ◽  
Total Population ◽  
Past Century ◽  
Mean Square ◽  
The Past ◽  
Experiment Subject ◽  
Qualitative Descriptive ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Written Test ◽  
The University

Over the past century, there has been a dramatic increase in worldwide research.  However, these rapid increases are also arising problems or difficulties faced by the university students. Therefore, this research was carried out to reveal the types of those difficulties faced by students of STKIP Pacitan PGRI in solving the two-factor experiment tests in the design of experiment subject and the factors which cause these difficulties.  The researcher opted the qualitative descriptive design to the qualified research findings. Moreover, the samples, 15 students, were randomly taken from the total population or 93 students who attended the lectures. The technique of collecting the data employed both written test and interview of the researched subject. Based on the research findings, the students were difficult in determining the source of variance (SV), the degrees of freedom (df), the Expected Mean Square (EMS), the F value. Briefly speaking, the students were difficult in the process of calculating. While, the factors that caused the difficulties were in distinguishing the state of R, drawing a conclusion from all these factors, determining the number of r (replicate), determining the removed part from EMS, being careless in equalizing the line of numerator and denominator candidate, being unable to develop formulas, and careless in the calculation. Keywords: kesulitan, rancangan, faktorial

scholarly journals Examining obligations to society for QS Stars best ranked universities in social responsibility

2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 551-570 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carmen Păunescu ◽  
Denisa Drăgan ◽  
Oana Găucă
Keyword(s):  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Sustainable Growth ◽  
Leadership Role ◽  
Level Of Involvement ◽  
Leading Role ◽  
The World ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Capital Development ◽  
The University

Abstract Developing the local, regional, even national communities is often central to a university’s mission. This is a two-way process and both society and university itself should benefit from this collaboration. Universities around the world have been in the past decades required to leave their ivory tower and to become more involved in addressing the needs of the society and thus more relevant for the communities which they serve. They are expected to take a leadership role in implementation of the required change by contributing to community development through knowledge, innovations, skills and jobs. By taking a leading role in society and continuously innovating, universities will support communities with achieving a sustainable growth and therefore will contribute to increasing the well-being of society at large. The current paper aims to assess the university obligations to society by analyzing 27 universities around the world best ranked in social responsibility according to QS Stars University Rating 2016. In the paper, we discuss the extent to which different attributes of the university social responsibility are reflected among the initiatives and projects run by the universities included in the study. Also, an exploratory factor analysis was employed to identify underlying variables that explain the pattern of correlations between university social responsibility initiatives. Following the QS Stars methodology, the dimensions used to evaluate social responsibility of sampled universities included: community investment and development, social work and disaster relief, regional human capital development, and environmental impact. The results show that the level of involvement in social responsibility actions is high for all the universities included in the study. Also, the types of initiatives vary in terms of nature, intensity and impact for each one of the dimensions analyzed. Our research findings offer useful insights for both universities’ leaders and community developers in their joint-efforts to develop and grow a prosperous community.

Novae in the Magellanic Clouds

1979 ◽  
Vol 46 ◽  
pp. 96-101
Author(s):  
J.A. Graham
Keyword(s):  
Large Magellanic Cloud ◽  
Magellanic Cloud ◽  
Magellanic Clouds ◽  
University Of Michigan ◽  
The Past ◽  
Spectroscopic Information ◽  
Objective Prism ◽  
The University ◽  
Small Cloud ◽  
Low Dispersion

During the past several years, a systematic search for novae in the Magellanic Clouds has been carried out at Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory. The Curtis Schmidt telescope, on loan to CTIO from the University of Michigan is used to obtain plates every two weeks during the observing season. An objective prism is used on the telescope. This provides additional low-dispersion spectroscopic information when a nova is discovered. The plates cover an area of 5°x5°. One plate is sufficient to cover the Small Magellanic Cloud and four are taken of the Large Magellanic Cloud with an overlap so that the central bar is included on each plate. The methods used in the search have been described by Graham and Araya (1971). In the CTIO survey, 8 novae have been discovered in the Large Cloud but none in the Small Cloud. The survey was not carried out in 1974 or 1976. During 1974, one nova was discovered in the Small Cloud by MacConnell and Sanduleak (1974).

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