Copyright (c) 2009 All rights reserved. http://works.bepress.com/richard_stoddart Recent documents in Rick A Stoddart en-us Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:24:48 PST 3600 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 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 http://works.bepress.com/richard_stoddart/13 http://works.bepress.com/richard_stoddart/13 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:38:06 PST Peggy Cooper 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 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 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. Brett Spencer 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 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 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 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