Articles

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The Open Access Availability of Library and Information Science Literature, College & Research Libraries (2010)

To examine the open access availability of Library and Information Science (LIS) research, a study...

 

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The Impact of Web-scale Discovery on the Use of a Library Collection, Serials Review (2010)

Grand Valley State University Libraries implemented Serials Solutions’ web-scale discovery tool, Summon, during the fall...

 

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Methods and Strategies for Creating a Culture of Collections Assessment at Comprehensive Universities (with Heath Martin, Kimberly Robles, and Julie A. Garrison), Journal of Electronic Resources Librarianship (2009)

Differing from those of their Liberal Arts and ARL counterparts, today’s Comprehensive Universities face a...

 

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The Assessment of Patron-Initiated Collection Development via Interlibrary Loan at a Comprehensive University, Journal of Interlibrary Loan, Document Delivery & Electronic Reserve (2009)

Patron-initiated collecting via interlibrary has been examined regularly in the literature over the last decade,...

 

Contributions to Books

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Good Enough: The New Face of Reference (with Colleen Lyon), Charleston Conference Proceedings 2009 [in press] (2011)

College students today flock to Wikipedia in droves, while at the same time academic libraries...

 

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Developing a Multifaceted Approach to Identify a Core Undergraduate Browsing Collection (with Sarah Beaubien and Julie Garrison), Charleston Conference Proceedings 2008 (2009)

In planning for a new library that will include a limited number of open stacks,...

 

Presentations

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Anatomy of Data-Driven Deselection Project, American Library Association Midwinter Meeting (2012)

Presented at ALCTS CMS Collection Evaluation & Assessment Interest Group meeting.

Speakers: Doug Way, Grand...

 

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Patron-Driven Acquisitions: Transforming Library Collections in the Virtual Environment, Michigan State University (2011)

How do Patron-Driven Acquisitions (PDA) programs work? What challenges do PDA programs present? What are...

 

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A Case Study of Rules-Based Weeding (with Julie A. Garrison), Charleston Conference (2011)

Presented at Implementing a Disapproval Plan: A Case Study of Rules-Based Weeding.

Speakers: Doug Way,...

 

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A Case Study on the Impact of Web‐Scale Discovery Services on the use of Reference, Charleston Conference (2011)

Presented at The Role of Reference in Discovery Systems: Effecting a More Literate Search

Speakers:...

 

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Patron Driven Acquisitions via Interlibrary Loan at Grand Valley State University, American Library Association Annual Conference (2011)

Presented at: "Purchase on Demand through Interlibrary Loan." Sponsored by ALCTS Collection Management and Development...

 

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The Implementation of a Patron-Driven Acquisitions Program at Grand Valley State University, American Library Association Annual Conference (2011)

Presented at ALCTS Preconference: "Patron-Driven Acquisitions in Academic Libraries: Maximizing Technology to Minimize Risk."

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The Implementation of a Patron-Driven Acquisitions Program at an Academic Library, MLA Academic Libraries, 2011 (2011)

Over the past several years there has been a growing interest among academic libraries in...

 

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Development of a Scholarly Communications Program at Grand Valley State University, Institute on Scholarly Communication ARL-ACRL ISC Webinar Series (2010)

Presented as part of the Institute on Scholarly Communication ARL-ACRL ISC Webinar Series, Program 4A:...

 

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Deduplication at Comprehensive Universities: Benefits and Barriers, American Library Association Annual Conference (2010)

Presented at: "Multiple Formats and Copies in a Digital Age: Acceptance, Tolerance, Elimination." Sponsored by...

 

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Summon at GVSU, Council of Library Directors Cooperative Collection Development Discussion Group (2010)

Presentation on Grand Valley State University's implementation of Summon, given at the Spring COLD Collection...

 

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Exploring the Use of Summon at Grand Valley State University, The Success of Web-Scale Discovery in Returning Net-Gen Users to the Library: The Summon™ Service in Academic Libraries (2010)

Innovative libraries around the world are embracing web-scale discovery as a powerful new ally in...

 

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Good Enough: The New Face of Reference (with Colleen Lyon), Charleston Conference (2009)

College students today flock to Wikipedia in droves, while at the same time academic libraries...

 

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Developing a Multifaceted Approach to Identify a Core Undergraduate Browsing Collection (with Sarah Beaubien and Julie Garrison), Charleston Conference (2008)

In planning for a new library that will include a limited number of open stacks,...

 

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The Information Seeking Behavior of Today’s College Students, Lilly Conference on College and University Teaching (2007)

Today’s college students have grown up with the internet; they are tech-savvy and experienced at...

 

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The Prevalence of Government Information on High School Library and Media Center Websites, American Library Association Annual Conference (2007)

In 1997 President Clinton directed federal agencies to develop websites and Internet resources that would...

 

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Solving the Puzzle of U.S. Government Statistics, Michigan Association of Media in Education Annual Conference (2006)

Get tips for guiding your users through the maze of government statistics and discover many...