Please note: We gather at a host library for each webinar – these sessions are open to EVERYONE (members and non-members alike) and are intended to encourage group discussion and networking. Online access to the session URL will be emailed to ACRL-Oregon and ACRL-Washington members after each webinar.

From Idea to Publication Part One: Understanding the Research Question
February 7, 2012
Learn to formulate and define good research questions, select appropriate research methodologies and design the research study. Specific topics will include developing useful questionnaires, techniques used in conducting telephone interviews, working with focus groups and constructing surveys to get the information you need.

Location: Oregon State University, Willamette Meeting Room
Contact: Jennifer Nutefall (Jennifer.Nutefall@oregonstate.edu)
Time: 10:30 am – 1:00 pm PST
Parking information TBA

From Idea to Publication Part Two: Analysis and Writing
March 7, 2012
Quantitative methods necessitate certain kinds of analyses, while qualitative methods operate on different assumptions and different kinds of data.  It is essential to have an understanding of the appropriate forms of analyses (along with their possibilities and limitations).  Learn learn to express their research in publishable form.

Location: Portland State University Library, Room 160
Contact: Amy Hofer (ahofer@pdx.edu)
Time: 10:30 am – 1:00 pm PST
Parking information TBA

Shifting Sands: How Small Changes in Policy, Culture and Technology are Determining the Future of Libraries
March 27, 2012
Discover how changes in national and international policy, the growth of the free culture movement, and the rapid evolution of technology are having big impacts on libraries, and what you can do to help turn the tide.

Location:  Washington State University at Pullman, Room TBA
Contact: Corey Johnson (coreyj@wsu.edu)
Time: 10:30 am – 1:00 pm PST
Parking information TBA

From Idea to Publication Part Three: Submitting for Publication
April 3, 2012
Learn how to select an appropriate journal or publisher, learn how to prepare a manuscript for submission, and understand what the submission process will encompass.

Location: University of Washington at Tacoma Library, Room TBA
Contact: Erica Coe (elcoe@uw.edu)
Time: 10:30 am – 1:00 pm PST
Parking information TBA

This is free of charge courtesy of ACRL-Oregon! The Virtual Conference sessions are scheduled for Thursday, March 31st and Friday, April 1st.

Sessions:

Thursday, March 31

9:00AM-10:00 AM
Depending On Our Users: Collecting User Feedback to Assess and Improve Research Consultations
Reference services are responding to the increasing size and complexity of the current information landscape in various ways. A new Research Center at the University of Denver provides students and faculty with hour-long, one-on-one consultations with a research librarian. The effectiveness of this model has been assessed with feedback data collected with SurveyMonkey. We will discuss how this robust data provides important insights into user demographics, user satisfaction, and student learning outcomes.
Presenter(s): Erin Meyer, Student Outreach Librarian and Research Center Coordinator, Penrose Library, University of Denver; Carrie Forbes, Instruction Coordinator and Reference Librarian, Penrose Library, University of Denver

10:30 AM -11:30 AM
Training Volunteer Library Teachers: Novice to Professional in a Few Painless Steps
Most library instruction programs are built on volunteer teachers. Building creative, professional teachers takes planning and commitment. This session will explore how to create a teacher training program that systematically supports novice teachers as they move towards being confident library instructors. The session will move from what makes a quality volunteer teacher to how to structure a teacher development program and end with how to successfully launch a program with no direct supervisory role.
Presenter(s): Suzanne Julian, Library Instruction Coordinator, Brigham Young University

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Benefits and Challenges of Academic Librarians in Virtual Worlds
Hundreds of institutions of higher education have an academic presence in virtual worlds (VWs), what is the librarian’s role? In what ways are academic librarians professionally involved in Second Life and other VWs? Is exploring Second Life and other VWs worth the time and effort? Why have many librarians taken the lead and/or supporting roles in VW environments on their campus? What are the challenges and benefits of this work?
Presenter(s): Robin Ashford, Reference & Distance Services Librarian, George Fox University; Beth Kraemer, Information Technology, University of Kentucky; Diane Nahl, Dr., University of Hawaii; Denise Cote, Associate Professor, College of DuPage

1:30 PM – 2:30 PM
Digital Library Interdependence: Building External Partnerships with Cultural Heritage Organizations
How one academic library has groomed external relations with others outside its university to allow the rich cultural resources they own and manage to be preserved digitally and made available to scholars world-wide by means of a substantial digital library. 2011 marks the fifth year of this University s digital library and the announcement of the fifth major digital library partnership agreement, undertaking now to digitize another university’s world-class special collection of early printed bibles.
Presenter(s): Darren Poley, Outreach Librarian, Villanova University

Friday, April 1, 2011

9:00 AM – 10:00 AM
Integrating the Library into Online Courses
What if you could bottle a little bit of the library into every online course? Libraries at three California State Universities are partnering with their campus IT departments to create a rich library environment in every instructor s course. Students can use library resources and services directly from within the online course container and librarians are provided with the power to take on an active role in online courses.
Presenter(s): Susan Thompson, Coordinator Library Systems, California State University San Marcos; Thoreau Lovell, Head of Library Information Technology & Media Services, Leonard Library, San Francisco State University; Hillary Kaplowitz, Instructional Designer, California State University, Northridge; Danielle Skaggs, Coordinator of Online Instructional Design, California State University, Northridge; Christina Mayberry, Science and Engineering Librarian, California State University, Northridge

10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Listening to Users . . . Closing the Feedback Loop: Just Do It!
Libraries can close the feedback loop quickly. Methods for realtime feedback and library responses, in use at a college library and a large university library, will be presented,including suggestion boxes and guestbooks, as well as usability studies, mystery shoppers, and informal student interviews. Often libraries focus on information-gathering rather than improvements and responses. If the response is not timely, “short attention span” customers may lose interest and feel as if their opinions do not count.
Presenter(s): Meg Scharf, Associate Director for Public Services, University of Central Florida; Lisabeth Chabot, College Librarian, Ithaca College

12:00 PM -1:00 PM
When Nontraditional is the Norm: Shifting the Instruction Paradigm for Adult Online Students
Adult, online students may be invisible, but they are a potent force and will be for years to come. How much do we know about them, and do our instructional activities meet their needs? You ll learn some surprising truths about adult students in the digital realm, and learn how to apply the principles of andragogy to create effective library instruction materials for your adult, online students.
Presenter(s): Erin Brothen, Education Librarian, Walden University; Erika Bennett, Information Literacy & Instruction Librarian, Capella University; Kim Staley, Reference Librarian and Liaison to the School of Public Service Leadership, Capella University

1:30 PM – 2:30 PM
Checklist Manifesto for Electronic Resources: Getting Ready for the Fiscal Year
Need to organize how you prepare your current, new, upgraded, or deselected electronic resources for the new fiscal year? Learn how to innovatively apply the principles of The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right and prepare a checklist to manage the myriad of tasks involved in this process. As a simple, but effective tool, a checklist will help you to make priorities clearer and prompt people to function better as a team.
Presenter(s): Lenore England, Digital Services Librarian, University of Maryland University College; Li Fu, Digital Resources Librarian, University of Maryland University College; Stephen Miller, Associate Provost, Library, University of Maryland University College

State Locations:

Oregon State University:
• Valley Library in Corvallis http://osulibrary.oregonstate.edu/about-valley-library
Site Coordinator: Stefanie Buck, Stefanie.buck@oregonstate.edu, 541-737-7273

•OSU Cascades Campus Library in Bend shared with COCC: http://visitors.cocc.edu
Site Coordinator: David Bilyeu, dbilyeu@cocc.edu, 541-383-7563

•Marilyn Potts Guin Library in Newport, http://osulibrary.oregonstate.edu/guin/
Site Coordinator: Janet Webster, janet.webster@oregonstate.edu, 541-867-0108

Portland State University:
• Portland State University Library, room 170, Millar Library Building, http://library.pdx.edu
Site Coordinator: Michael Bowman, bowman@pdx.edu, 503-725-3690

Southern Oregon University:
• Lenn and Dixie Hannon Library: http://www.sou.edu/admissions/visitus/findus.html
Site Coordinator: Connie Anderson-Cohoon, Anderson@sou.edu, 541-552-6820

University of Oregon:
• Onyx Bridge Science Library, Room 22, http://libweb.uoregon.edu/general/about/campusmap.html
Site Coordinator: Brian Westra, bwestra@uoregon.edu,
541-346-2654 (office) or 541-346-3075 (library)

Please let us know what sessions you are planning to attend by filling out this survey (Please paste link in browser window if necessary):

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Additional questions please contact the individual site coordinators or feel free to contact me.

Thank you,
Jane Scott
ACRL Board President
jscott@georgefox.edu

 
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Robin Paynter
ACRL Oregon Communications Coordinator

The Not-So-Distant Librarian: Online Library Instruction to Engage Students and Faculty

Hone your online instruction skills in a workshop conducted by experts. The University of Maryland University College (UMUC) is a leader in distance education, and its librarians play an active and innovative role in the school’s online classes.  During this interactive webcast, UMUC librarians will share practical tips and tools for designing, implementing and assessing online library instruction.  This instruction method addresses a variety of learning styles and engages students through active learning exercises. Fostering peer, faculty, and administration buy-in will also be discussed.  Consider your perceptions of online library instruction: What barriers and opportunities do you see? What goals do you have for library instruction?    After the live event, you will have an opportunity to draft online instruction materials and receive feedback from the presenters and other participants via a real-time chat sessions as a follow up to the webcast. 

LIVE SESSION:

When:  Tuesday, September 14, 2010.  Doors open at 10:30am  |  workshop from 11:00am-12:30 pm  |  discussion/networking/lunch time from 12:30 – 1:00pm

Where:  Southern Oregon University Library, Electronic Classroom (Room 114) Directions/Parking:  Directions to the SOU library  If attendees need a parking permit, they should see Ila Haas in Library Administration.

Who: *Any interested parties are welcome to attend the live event!*

Lunch: Brown-bag!

Questions? Contact Connie Anderson-Cohoon (541-488-0799 or anderson@sou.edu)

ARCHIVED SESSION:

ACRL Oregon Members will also receive the archived workshop URL shortly after the live event, so members who are unable to attend the live event can view its content 24/7 from anywhere!

FUTURE WORKSHOP SESSION – MARK YOUR CALENDARS!

So You Want to Create an Interactive Information Literacy Tutorial? (October 19, 2010)
Learn about the experience creating an interactive information literacy tutorial from beginning to end in collaboration with a multimedia designer in this ACRL Webcast.  Evaluate the potential of tutorial as an assessment tool and an opportunity for self-evaluation.

Location: Chemeketa Community College

Marketing Ideas That Work in Academic Libraries: Pecha Kucha Presentations
This webcast, offered by ACRL’s Marketing Academic and Research Libraries Committee, will provide basic hands-on marketing strategies for academic librarians. Learn about practical ways to market your library and hear from academic librarians who have won national marketing awards.

LIVE SESSION:
When: Tuesday July 13, 2010 (doors open 10:30am | workshop 11:00am-12:15pm | discussion/networking time 12:15-1:00pm)
Where: Portland Community College – Sylvania Campus Library, Room 204
·         Map: http://www.pcc.edu/about/locations/sylvania/documents/sy-campus-map.pdf (LIB = Library on the map).
·         Parking: Lots P7 and P8 are recommended. Permits are required and may be purchased from vending machines located in the parking lots. The machines take coins, $1.00 bills, or Visa/Mastercard (some machines only). These permits are valid only on the day of purchase, and the current date is automatically imprinted on the permit at the time of issue. Display dispensed permits on the driver’s side of the dashboard with the date imprint facing up.

Who: *Any interested parties are welcome to attend the live event!*

Lunch: Brown-bag

ARCHIVED SESSION:
ACRL-Oregon Members will also receive the archived workshop URL shortly after the live event, so members who are unable to attend the live event can view content 24/7 from anywhere!

 
FUTURE SESSIONS – MARK YOUR CALENDARS!

July 20, 2010
Check In with Location Based Mobile Services: Foursquare and Libraries
People everywhere are “checking in” using Foursquare and other location-based social networks from their mobile phones.  Explore this trend of geo-based mobile/social gaming and its impacts on libraries, information engagement, and learning in this ACRL Webcast.
Location: Oregon State University

 
September 14, 2010
The Not-So-Distant Librarian: Online Library Instruction to Engage Students and Faculty
Learn practical tips and tools for designing, implementing, and assessing online library instruction in this ACRL Webcast.
Location: Southern Oregon University

 
October 19, 2010
So You Want to Create an Interactive Information Literacy Tutorial?
Learn about the experience creating an interactive information literacy tutorial from beginning to end in collaboration with a multimedia designer in this ACRL Webcast.  Evaluate the potential of tutorial as an assessment tool and an opportunity for self-evaluation.
Location: Chemeketa Community College

Summary of Gale/Ebscohost survey results

NCU conducted a survey of students regarding their perceptions of ease of use and usefulness of results of the Gale and Ebscohost database suites. NCU also conducted a survey of faculty’s most important journals to have available online in fulltext and compared that list with title lists from Ebscohost and Gale. Those results are briefly summarized here.

95 students (of approximately 550 total student headcount) completed the student survey, including undergraduates, evening adult degree completion students, and graduate students. Specific classes were targeted rather than a general student-wide survey. 82 of those responding indicated they had used Ebscohost. 19 indicated they had used Gale. All 19 who used Gale had also used Ebscohost. Students were asked to rank “ease of use” and “usefulness of results” on 5-point Likert scales, with 5 representing “very easy” and “very useful” respectively. For Ebscohost ease of use responses averaged 3.51, with a mode of 4. Gale responses averaged 3.42 with a mode of 3. For usefulness of results Ebscohost responses averaged 3.42 with a mode of 4, and Gale responses averaged 3.11 with a mode of 3.

Faculty were asked to list the top 5 journals for their discipline and rank them by how important it was to have them in fulltext online, from 1-5 with 5 being “vital.” Eleven titles received a rank of 5. Ten of those titles are available fulltext in Ebscohost. Two of those titles are available fulltext in Gale, both also found in Ebscohost. Nineteen titles were ranked 4 “important to have online.” Four of those titles were available in the base Ebscohost package (an additional 2 were available in a separately purchased Ebscohost database not part of the statewide database license package). Gale included 2 of these titles, the same 2 not available in the Ebscohost package but available in the separately purchased database. Combining titles ranked 4 or 5, Ebscohost contains fulltext for 14 of 30 titles; Gale contains 4 of 30 titles.

For access to journal titles important for NCU faculty to have in fulltext online, Ebscohost is clearly superior to Gale. For NCU student perceptions of usefulness and ease of use, there is a slight preference for Ebscohost on both questions, though the small sample size of Gale users and small difference in averaged results puts the validity of these results in question. The differences in mode lead to a cautious conclusion that students may find Ebscohost somewhat easier to use and somewhat more useful in results obtained.

For the record, we will be recommending maintaining our Ebscohost subscription. Whether we are able to will depend on the budgeting process, which we are just preparing for.

Steve Silver, library director, NCU

CLIP is creating information literacy tutorials that are not university specific and can be used by instructors and librarians anywhere. Currently we have tutorials on topics such as “Incorporating Sources into your Research Paper,” “Generating Search Terms,” APA and MLA style aids and more. We are in the initial stages of the project and will continue to produce tutorials, so check back on our website, or join our listserv for new tutorial release updates.

You may simply link to our tutorials, which are unbranded and ready to use, or you may download them, edit them, add institution-specific information and host them yourself. We are also providing text-based scripts and many source files that you may use if you wish to reformat our content. Check out our “Customizing” and “Use Suggestions” pages for more info.

Have questions, comments or suggestions about CLIP? Feel free to contact me: klaudinj@wou.edu

Happy new term!