Tammy Sugarman

What Counts? Assessing the Value of Non-text Resources

Tammy Sugarman et al. — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 09:17:54 PDT

In this era of tightening budgets, librarians are increasingly turning to usage data from licensed resource providers to support difficult collection development decisions. The most recent release of the COUNTER code of practice for usage data reporting and the SUSHI XML protocol further support this decision-making process. Providing "COUNTER compliant" usage reports is an increasingly important feature expected of licensed digital materials by academic libraries. COUNTER reports are designed to primarily measure usage of textual resources such as: journals, e-books and database indexes. However, for multimedia resources that contain exclusively images, time-based media, or audio content, the usage patterns and terminology are different than textual materials. The COUNTER reports do not yet adequately address these differences. The purpose of this session was to explore the unique needs and challenges of reporting and effectively evaluating the usage of multimedia resources. It looked at some of the gaps in the existing COUNTER code of practice that would need to be addressed in order for multimedia resources to adopt these reporting standards and perform a similarly useful assessment function for libraries. It also pointed out some of the complexities of multimedia resource usage, including the challenge of evaluating the substantial use that occurs outside of the measurable environment, and measuring the new types of use made possible by robust online environments.

Making a Weak Link Stronger: Incorporating Information Literacy into a Semester-long Freshman Seminar

Tammy Sugarman et al. — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 14:20:11 PDT

The freshman seminar, GSU 1010, is our campus’ response to the national trend to facilitate students’ transition from high school to college. Fall semester 2000 was the second year that Georgia State University offered new students the option of registering for a freshman seminar, and the first year that librarians participated as instructors. Our motivations for teaching this course were twofold: to move beyond the traditional “one-shot” library instruction class by teaching the same set of students for the entire semester, and to incorporate information literacy objectives into the three credit semester long course. This paper is a case study of some of our experiences and observations with a class that met once a week for two and one-half hours over the course of fifteen weeks.

Engaging Students in the Research Process: Strategies for Success

Tammy S. Sugarman — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 13:22:44 PDT

This presentation shows that aspects of the revised Food Guide Pyramid can provide librarians with useful strategies for engaging students in the research process.

Lewis & Clark 200th Anniversary: 1804-2004

Skye Hardesty et al. — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 14:37:16 PDT

This is the online component of the exhibit displayed in the Georgia State University Library, July - August 2004, to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the beginning of the Lewis and Clark Expedition in May, 1804.

Leveraging the Library Liaison Organizational Model to Provide and Manage an Effective Instruction Program

Tammy S. Sugarman et al. — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 14:37:16 PDT

PowerPoint presentation delivered at the Thirty-Second National LOEX Library Instruction Conference, Ypsilanti, MI, May 2004.

The Peddler's Grandson: Growing up Jewish in Mississippi

Tammy S. Sugarman — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 14:37:15 PDT

Book review of: The Peddler’s Grandson: Growing up Jewish in Mississippi. Cohen, Edward. New York: Random House, 1999.

The Annual Register, 1758-2001

Tammy Sugarman — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 14:36:51 PDT

Review of the database The Annual Register, 1758-2001. Journal available online at www.emeraldinsight.com/rr.htm

Making it Happen: Librarian-Faculty Collaboration to Improve Student Learning

Tammy Sugarman et al. — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 08:41:57 PDT

Presenters offer ways to initiate, improve and sustain productive collaborative efforts between teaching faculty and academic librarians, taking into account the similarities and differences of the personality types of these two groups. Tips for achieving faculty buy-in and marketing basics are included.

E-book Evolution: The New Chapter of Electronic Resources

Bonnie Tijerina et al. — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 08:15:40 PDT

Panelists discuss several aspects of the electronic book environment: the evolution and current incarnations of e-books, user perceptions, marketing, and how the current access, cost, and use models of e-books affect how libraries develop collections. Presentation includes video clips from interviews with Georgia State University students.

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Creating a Web research guide: Collaboration between liaisons, faculty and students

Tammy Sugarman et al. — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 07:33:42 PDT

This article discusses the efforts of two liaison librarians at William Russell Pullen Library, Georgia State University, to build a long-term, sustainable partnership among teaching faculty, graduate students, and librarians in the development and maintenance of a Web-based research guide for world history. The projects' goals are: to provide access to the resources available at Pullen Library; to serve as a gateway to resources available on the Internet; and to showcase student contributions, including bibliographies and annotations of Web sites. The project is an organic endeavor, with the Web site's organization open to periodic review and modification. Continuous discussions and mutual criticisms have marked the progress of the project. The authors see the success of this venture as a way to collaborate with more faculty, and increase the level of student participation on an ongoing basis.

Play to Win! Using Games in Library Instruction to Enhance Student Learning

Tammy Sugarman et al. — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 13:36:20 PDT

Research has shown that educational games can have positive impacts on student learning and motivation. The success of a game played in a library instruction class depends on the type of game selected, the development of learning outcomes, and the flexibility of the librarian during class. This article explains the benefits to students and librarians of using games, discusses the development and use of a Jeopardy-style game, and provides practical tips for librarians interested in developing and incorporating games into one-time library instruction sessions.

Learning Communities for Excellence: Development and Implementation of a Librarian-Led Freshmen Learning Community

Laura Burtle et al. — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 13:20:21 PDT

In the second article of a series on learning communities, the authors stated that although a significant number of academic libraries have some role in the learning community within their institutions, “the results of these initiatives have not been generally reported in the literature . . . [and these] need to be recorded.” This article describes two librarians’ development and implementation of a Freshman Learning Community (FLC) at Georgia State University (GSU), centered on the theme of “life in the information age.”

Academic Librarians, Professional Literature, and New Technologies: A Survey

Skye Hardesty et al. — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 13:06:33 PDT

Keeping abreast of professional literature and the latest trends is critical for academic librarians to be successful, but in a time of information glut, are librarians achieving this? Over seven hundred academic librarians responded to this survey and inform us about their use of both traditional methods and new technologies to stay current.