Rick A Stoddart Copyright (c) 2011 All rights reserved. http://works.bepress.com/richard_stoddart Recent documents in Rick A Stoddart en-us Wed, 26 Oct 2011 16:50:21 PDT 3600 Telling the Story of Your Library Services Using Storify http://works.bepress.com/richard_stoddart/21 http://works.bepress.com/richard_stoddart/21 Tue, 14 Jun 2011 15:05:21 PDT A 5 minute lightening talk about the free web resources Storify which creates stories from online social media and websites. The link takes you to a video of the presentation.

]]> Rick A. Stoddart Librarianship, Education, & Communication Social Media A Brief Statistical Snapshot of Idaho School Principals http://works.bepress.com/richard_stoddart/20 http://works.bepress.com/richard_stoddart/20 Mon, 09 May 2011 12:13:24 PDT Rick A. Stoddart school libraries, LIS curriculum school libraries, patron profiles, school principals Competing Perspectives: Communicating the Value of School Librarians and ICT Skills to School Principals/Administrators http://works.bepress.com/richard_stoddart/19 http://works.bepress.com/richard_stoddart/19 Mon, 03 Jan 2011 08:09:05 PST This paper will examine how LIS schools prepare pre-service librarians to communicate with school principal/administrators the importance and implementation of Information & Communication-Technology (ICT) standards.

A recent state-wide study has shown that many school principals/ administrators derive their understanding as to the role of school libraries/ librarians from three main sources: personal experience (84.7%), on-the-job experience (81.3%), and informal communication with school librarians (80.7%).1 Obviously, school librarian interaction with principals/administrators has large impact on an administrator’s viewpoint on school libraries’/librarians’ educational efficacy. Unfortunately, those principals/administrators who relied on on-the-job experience as a knowledge base tended to assess their school or district’s teaching of ICT standards lower than those who had more formal training such as undergraduate/graduate coursework or professional development.2 Couple this finding with principals/administrators strongly seeing the desired roles of school librarians as instructional support (94.9%) and as a reading motivator (93.2%)3; and this results in a disjointed perception as to the responsibilities of the school librarian toward ICT skills within a school or district. Based on the results of the Idaho School Impact Study 2009, as well as drawing from the professional literature, this paper will outline how school librarians face competing perceptions from school administrators/principals as to their role and impact within a school/district. The paper will also seek to answer these questions:

● In facing these contending perspectives, what responsibility do school librarians have in crafting and communicating a coherent message to school principals/administrators?

● What is the message LIS students should be prepared to give once they become school librarians and what audience(s) should they be giving it to?

● What message(s) are LIS students being left with at the end of their coursework and is this congruent with the environment school librarians are encountering today?

● Finally, how is the LIS curriculum preparing students in developing the proper communication skills to be effective advocates for school libraries and ICT skills?

The increased role of school librarians as advocates for ICT standards and school libraries as centers of learning for ICT skills are a critical element for student success in the 21st century. LIS education may well be preparing pre-service librarians pedagogically to undertake this charge but comparable expertise in advocacy skills will be needed to make these efforts truly a success.

1,2,3: Idaho School Library Impact Study 2009 http://libraries.idaho.gov/doc/ idaho-school-library-impact-study-2009

]]> Rick A. Stoddart school libraries, LIS curriculum Wrangling Digital Collections Into Existence http://works.bepress.com/richard_stoddart/18 http://works.bepress.com/richard_stoddart/18 Tue, 12 Oct 2010 13:51:04 PDT This presentation will highlight local/regional efforts to digitize library collections. Presenters will provide useful tools for getting started with your digital collection and tips to avoid potential pitfalls. This presentation is geared to librarians of all types (school, public, academic, and special). Rick Stoddart |Amy Vecchione |Erin Passehl

]]> Rick A. Stoddart et al. Striving for Success: Practical Advice for Reference Graduate Assistants http://works.bepress.com/richard_stoddart/17 http://works.bepress.com/richard_stoddart/17 Tue, 25 May 2010 09:31:34 PDT Brett Spencer et al. Going Beyond the Public Services Desk: Practical Advice for Beginning Librarians about Liaison Activities and Outreach to Faculty/Campus http://works.bepress.com/richard_stoddart/16 http://works.bepress.com/richard_stoddart/16 Tue, 25 May 2010 08:56:07 PDT Upon starting their first professional reference positions in an academic library, many new librarians already know that they will provide services at a Public Services Desk within the library. However, many are also surprised to find out that they must perform outreach to the faculty and campus outside their normal Public Services Desk hours. Outreach is becoming one of the most important and unique roles of a librarian at a college campus. It involves crafting library services—collection development, bibliographic instruction, research consultations, web pages—into a customized package that meets the needs of a department or clientele. Since new academic librarians often have little background in this area, we seek to provide practical advice to these beginners from our own experiences as newcomers to the library field. We discuss serving as a liaison, building partnerships across campus, collaborating with faculty, promoting collection development, and integrating live instruction or WebCT pages into a curriculum. Creative ways of serving a department, such as helping distance education classes or offering remote reference hours, are presented. While focusing on the needs of new librarians, seasoned librarians may find new ways of enhancing their outreach through this poster.

]]> Amia Baker et al. Librarianship, Education, & Communication Reference, libraries, new librarians Wrangling Digital Collections into Existence http://works.bepress.com/richard_stoddart/15 http://works.bepress.com/richard_stoddart/15 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:07:40 PST The presentation will highlight local/regional efforts to digitize collections. Presenters will provide useful tools to getting started with your digital collection and tips to avoid potential pitfalls. This presentation is geared to librarians of all types (academic, public, school, and special).

]]> Erin Passehl et al. Wrangling a Digital Collection into Existence: The Boise State Western Writers Series Digital Editions http://works.bepress.com/richard_stoddart/14 http://works.bepress.com/richard_stoddart/14 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:56:39 PST Wrangling a Digital Collection into Existence: The Boise State Western Writers Series Digital Editions. The distance between identifying an opportunity to implement a digital collection and actually getting it off the ground and onto the web is about as wide as the Grand Canyon. Learn about the trials, tribulations, and tears experienced in willing the Western Writers Series Digital Editions into an online existence. Navigating a new digital collection between multiple departments, server upgrades, and quirks in online hosting platforms is a hair-pulling thrill-ride! The audience will come away with a sense of what obstacles to look for and anticipate when creating digital collections for their libraries. The WWS Digital Editions are a collaboration between Albertsons Library Special Collections and the Boise State University English Department to bring out-of-print Western Writers Series titles to the public.

]]> Rick A. Stoddart "New Liaisons, New ideas, New Energy: One Year Later (Panel Presentation)" http://works.bepress.com/richard_stoddart/13 http://works.bepress.com/richard_stoddart/13 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:38:06 PST Peggy Cooper et al. New Liaisons, New Ideas, New Energy http://works.bepress.com/richard_stoddart/12 http://works.bepress.com/richard_stoddart/12 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:31:22 PST Who’s training who? In our current technology rich environment, training collection development liaisons is now an interactive process. New librarians are bringing to their jobs innovative, dynamic ideas about technology and communication that can have a positive impact on collection development activities.

Drawing on their experience as new liaisons at Albertsons Library, Boise State University, three librarians discuss and describe the technologies that they are using to promote, educate, and enhance collection development including Web 2.0 technologies such as blogs, interactive online liaison manuals, RSS, customized Web pages for faculty, embedded librarians, RCL, and more

]]> Peggy Cooper et al. Technical eBooks: A Solution Looking for a Problem http://works.bepress.com/richard_stoddart/11 http://works.bepress.com/richard_stoddart/11 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:24:26 PST Albertsons Library at Boise State University has been slow to move into the ebook arena for a variety of reasons including the inadequacies of simultaneous user models and the uncertainty of ebook technology. However, the most significant question for BSU has been usefulness of ebooks to their patrons. Are ebooks a passing fad or are they the answer to improved access to information? In January 2006, BSU selected a small group of technical books in an electronic format via the ProQuest Safari Tech Books Online database. This session will discuss the rational behind selecting technical books as an introduction to ebooks, the use of that set of ebooks compared to similar print books, and the plan that we have created for the incorporation of other ebooks into the Albertsons Library collection.

]]> Peggy Cooper et al. A Pathway to Professional Success: A Step-by-Step Guide for Creating Posters Sessions in Library and Information Studies for MLIS Students and New Librarians http://works.bepress.com/richard_stoddart/10 http://works.bepress.com/richard_stoddart/10 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:40:07 PST This article is a step-by-step plan for creating a display at a library conference poster session. A poster session is a series of posters from different researchers displayed in a venue at a library conference, similar to a science fair. Each poster explains the results of a research project or shares practical information about library service. Our article takes you all the way from brainstorming an idea for a poster to presenting the poster and expanding it into an article. For LIS students, participating in posters sessions are a great way to become involved at library conferences and connect with colleagues in the profession. New librarians who have publishing requirements as part of their scholarly activities should also view poster sessions as a step towards publishing an article—and a step towards succeeding in their performance reviews or earning tenure. Most importantly, poster sessions help everyone in the LIS field exchange ideas so that they can improve the services they offer to patrons. Our article is focused on helping LIS students and new librarians with the poster process, but we also hope it will help experienced librarians who have never done a poster and perhaps provide a tip or two for those who are already experienced at creating a poster.

]]> Richard A. Stoddart et al. Collaboration & Motivation for Digital Success: The Western Writers Series Digital Editions @ Boise State University http://works.bepress.com/richard_stoddart/9 http://works.bepress.com/richard_stoddart/9 Fri, 14 Aug 2009 08:30:04 PDT Recently the Boise State University English Department and Albertsons Library collaborated on digitizing a collection of out-of-print editions of the Western Writers Series. Boise State publishes the Western Writers Series which consists of 50-60 page booklets of authoritative introductions to writers and classic texts that relate to literature of the American West. This poster will showcase the collaboration and motivation that went into the Western Writers Series Digital Editions. The motivation behind each stakeholders particpation in this project will be outlined. The collaboration tactics used when working with librarians, catalogers, archivists, academic units and the community at large will also be highlighted. Participants will walk away with a sense of what obstacles to look for and anticipate when collaborating to create and promote digital collections at their libraries. For more information on the Western Writers Series Digital Editions please see: http://library.boisestate.edu/westernwriters/

]]> Erin Passehl et al. Corralling Digital Collections From Across the Region: A Survey of Digital Collections in the Pacific Northwest http://works.bepress.com/richard_stoddart/8 http://works.bepress.com/richard_stoddart/8 Fri, 14 Aug 2009 08:22:33 PDT Digital collections exist at all types of institutions throughout the Northwest. Wrangling these online resources all into one place is quite a challenge. This poster will raise awareness of and highlight digital collections both big and small throughout the region. The range of collections spans from historical documents detailing local histories to the digital repositories of official government business to photographs and objects documenting Northwest culture (music, art, environment). Librarians and teachers will learn what collections are freely available to the public, relavant to the reference desk and classroom, and meaninful to patrons and students. Libraries, archives, and special collections can use this poster to assess the state of digital collections in the Northwest, including subject strengths and opportunities for collaboration. Libraries of all types can benefit from adding these digital thoroughbreds to their corral of online library resources. Please see: http://guides.boisestate.edu/digital for additional information.

]]> Amy Vecchione et al. Visual Timeline of a Librarian's Life: Understanding the Themes, Opportunities, and Challenges of the Stages in a Career in Library and Information Studies http://works.bepress.com/richard_stoddart/7 http://works.bepress.com/richard_stoddart/7 Fri, 14 Aug 2009 08:10:53 PDT The poster will present a visual representation of the life span of a librarian from "birth" (entering the profession) to "death" (leaving the profession/retirement). Specific segments will be highlighted with associated details and supporting statistics broken out for easy reading. The timeline will be based on information from the LIS literature, including scholarly articles, statistical yearbooks, library management manuals, anecdotes about library work from trade journals, and published testimonials from fresh-eyed interns all the way to reflective retirees. What are the stages of a LIS career? What are the challenges at each stage? What are the milestones? How different is the timeline for school, public, academic librarians? Where are the bulk of librarians on the timeline? How typical is your journey through the profession? This poster will answer these questions at a glance.

]]> R A. Stoddart Zines and the Library http://works.bepress.com/richard_stoddart/6 http://works.bepress.com/richard_stoddart/6 Mon, 01 Jun 2009 11:12:58 PDT Zines, loosely defined as self-published magazines, provide a cultural insight to the time in which they are published, making them a genre that libraries may want to consider collecting. Due to their ephemeral nature, however, they create collecting, cataloging, and preserving challenges to libraries. Few libraries across the country have met these challenges and maintain zine collections. Although no two libraries met the challenges in the same way, their unique approaches to zine collections may inspire other librarians to investigate the appropriateness and feasibility of zine collections

]]> Richard A. Stoddart et al. Striving for Success: Practical Advice for Reference Graduate Assistants (and Other New Reference Providers) http://works.bepress.com/richard_stoddart/5 http://works.bepress.com/richard_stoddart/5 Mon, 01 Jun 2009 11:01:14 PDT Practical advice for graduate students working at a library reference desk. Also may be helpful for new librarians working in library reference services.

]]> Brett Spencer et al. PERSPECTIVES ON… Going Boldly Beyond the Reference Desk: Practical Advice and Learning Plans for New Reference Librarians Performing Liaison Work http://works.bepress.com/richard_stoddart/4 http://works.bepress.com/richard_stoddart/4 Mon, 01 Jun 2009 10:46:43 PDT Our article provides new reference librarians with practical recommendations and learning plans so that they can succeed as liaisons. Drawing from our experiences as new librarians, we explain how to practice continual learning, stay on top of the constantly changing environment of a liaison, pilot different techniques, and assess liaison work.

]]> Richard A. Stoddart et al. A Select Survey of Criminal Justice Administration and Criminology Resources for Research, Reference, and Collection Development http://works.bepress.com/richard_stoddart/3 http://works.bepress.com/richard_stoddart/3 Mon, 01 Jun 2009 10:38:39 PDT The article reviews several library resources in the field of criminal justice administration/criminology (CJAC). It examines several online subscription databases including Criminal Justice Abstracts from Sage Publications, Criminology: A Sage Full-Text Collection, and SocINDEX with Full Text from EBSCO. The article also discusses Websites including the National Criminal Justice Reference Center (NCJRS), available at www.ncjrs.gov, and books including the "Encyclopedia of Criminology," edited by Richard Wright and J. Mitchell Miller.

]]> Richard A. Stoddart et al. Experiments and Experiences in Liaison Activities: Lessons from New Librarians in Integrating Technology, Face-to-Face, and Follow-Up http://works.bepress.com/richard_stoddart/2 http://works.bepress.com/richard_stoddart/2 Mon, 01 Jun 2009 10:25:50 PDT As is the case in many university libraries, Albertsons Library at Boise State University, has hired many new librarians to replace retiring librarians. These newer librarians, typically with less than 3 years' academic library experience, are actively engaged in meeting the opportunities and challenges of subject liaison responsibilities using innovative Web-based tools. This article addresses liaison experiences with faculty-directed blogs, personalized faculty research pages, a wiki-based liaison manual, and the use of LibraryThing as a collection development tool. An overview of these efforts confirms that new technologies are only as good as the face-to-face communication and the follow-up that accompany their implementation. Much of the content in this article was presented at the 2007 and 2008 Acquisitions Institute conferences at Timberline Lodge at Mt. Hood, Oregon.

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