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Digital Program Sustainability Panel (with Bradley D. Faust and Kenning Arlitsch), 2010 Midwest CONTENTdm Users Group Meeting (2011)

Three library leaders who oversee digital library programs operating on the CONTENTdm platform talk about...

 

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Library Classroom Renovated as an Active Learning Classroom, Library Hi Tech (2011)

Several books and articles about learning space design have recently been published, giving much needed...

 

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The Core Competency Program at the University of Iowa Libraries (with Donna L. Hirst), Core Technology Competencies for Librarians and Library Staff (2009)

At the University of Iowa Libraries the development and implementation of an information technology (IT)...

 

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Everything you always wanted to know about SFX but were afraid to ask (with Wendy C. Robertson), The Serials Librarian (2004)

Link resolvers, including Ex Libris’ SFX, use OpenURL to provide library patrons with context-sensitive links,...

 

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Implementing the SFX Link Server at the University of Iowa, Information Technology and Libraries (2003)

In January 2002, the University of Iowa Libraries introduced its link server—linking related content from...

 

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Creating Partnerships in Support of Students’ Scholarship: The Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Project at The University of Iowa (with Janice Simmons-Welburn and William Welburn), ACRL 10th National Conference (2001)

Theses and dissertations are the required evidence of scholarship or creative activity for graduate students....

 

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Traveling Culture: Digitizing special collections materials at the University of Iowa Libraries (with Carol Ann Hughes and Richard Kolbet), VINE (2000)
 

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That's My Bailiwick: A Library-Sponsored Faculty Research Web Server (with Carol Ann Hughes), Information Technology and Libraries (2000)

The University of Iowa Libraries provide a unique, new, scholarly publishing outlet for their faculty...

 

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Creating Academic Web Space For Faculty: Research And Teaching Initiatives At The University of Iowa Libraries, Information Online & On Disc 99; Strategies for the Next Millennium; Proceedings of the Ninth Australasian Information Online & On Disc Conference and Exhibition (1999)
 

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Multimedia amd Fair Use: The Practical Side of a Philosophical Debate, Library Issues (1998)
 

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Managing a Cluster of Single-Purpose Web Servers: Administrative and Technical Issues, CAUSE (1997)

While the preferred model for a web server at many institutions is to install, maintain,...

 

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Staffing a Web-based information system (with Anita Lowry and Barbara I. Dewey), College & Research Libraries News (1996)
 

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University of Iowa Libraries-Wide Information System: Organizing Staff for Action, College & Research Libraries News (1996)

The University of Iowa Libraries, like many research libraries throughout the country, is developing a...

 

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Taking a Second Look (with Joan Huntley and Greg Easley), T.H.E. Journal (1994)
 

Contributions to Books

That’s my bailiwick: A library-sponsored faculty research web server (with Carol Ann Hughes), Racing Toward Tomorrow: Proceedings of the Ninth National Conference of the Association of College and Research Libraries; proceedings of ACRL, Detroit, April 1999 (1999)
 

Presentations

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TILE Learning Spaces at the University of Iowa (with Steve Fleagle), Coalition for Networked Information Spring 2011 Membership Meeting (2011)

The University of Iowa has rapidly transformed several classrooms into engaging, active learning spaces, and...

 

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Five ways to make your digital library program sustainable, Midwest CONTENTdm Users Group (2010)

A presentation about what it takes to build and sustain a digital library program.

 

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Crisis, Tragedy and Recovery Network Case Study: Iowa City Flood Archive, Coalition for Networked Information Fall 2009 Membership Meeting (2009)

The rapidly expanding digital library network Crisis, Tragedy and Recovery (CTR) was funded in 2009...

 

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Primo in Action: Iowa Edition, ALA Midwinter 2008 (2008)

A presentation describing University of Iowa's early experiences with implementing Ex Libris' Primo.

 

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Discovery Tools and Music Library 2.0: Integrated Library Systems, Music Library Association Midwest Chapter (2007)
 

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Practical Approaches to Fast Track Implementations: Primo at UIowa, ALA Annual 2007 (2007)

A presentation describing University of Iowa Libraries' fast-track approach to implementing Ex Libris' Primo.

 

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Anonymizing web transaction logs to ensure privacy and increase usability, ILA/ACRL Spring 2003 (2003)
 

SFX Presentation, ALA Annual (2002)

Presentation for Ex Libris current and prospective customers discussing Iowa's SFX implementation

 

Brave new OPAC, or Rube Goldberg meets Aleph (with Ed Holtum), North American Aleph Users' Group (NAAUG) Meeting 2001 (2001)

The OPAC Working Group at the University of Iowa has taken a "blank slate" approach...

 

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Electronic theses and dissertations: A status report for 2001, IACON 2001 (2001)
 

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Information Arcade Collaborations and Innovative Learning Environments, Educating the University Community in a Dynamic Information Environment (1999)

Since 1992, the Information Arcade at the University of Iowa Libraries has been working with...

 

The University of Iowa New Media Coalition: A Network of Campus Partners, Educause (1999)

The New Media Coalition at the University of Iowa consists of six campus units working...

 

Using a Combination Proxy Server/PURL Server for Off-Campus Access to Restricted Databases, Educause (1999)

While many libraries enable off-campus users to access subscription databases through a proxy server, the...

 

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Using a Combination Proxy Server / PURL Server for Off-Campus Access to Restricted Databases: A Solution for the University of Iowa, IACON (1999)
 

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An Overview of the Traveling Culture Project at The University of Iowa Libraries, IEMA Conference Blueprint For Learning (1999)

Delivering primary source materials via the World Wide Web: The American Memory Project.

 

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Creating academic web space for academic staff: research and teaching initiatives at the University of Iowa Libraries (with Carol Ann Hughes and Karen Zimmerman), "Strategies for the Next Millennium." Proceedings of the Ninth Australasian Information Online and On Disc Conference and Exhibition, (1999)

The University of Iowa has several projects that are reshaping options for teaching staff and...

 

Beyond the Information Arcade: Next Generation Web-Based Information Services at the University of Iowa, Educom 1998 (1998)

Six years after the award-winning Information Arcade at the University of Iowa Libraries opened, new...

 

Staffing a Public Services Unit with Graduate Assistants, Iowa Library Association/Academic and Research Libraries Chapter (1998)
 

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That's My Bailiwick (with Carol Ann Hughes), Cause98 (1998)

The University of Iowa Libraries’ Information Arcade has embarked on a new electronic publishing project....

 

A Hyprid Web Server Solution: Using the Right Tool for the Right Job, Educom (1997)

Nearly all educational organizations now host a Web server for delivering information and services to...