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Active Learning Classroom Design to Support Innovative Information Literacy Instruction
(2019)
The Baylor Libraries have converted underutilized office/
storage space into much needed library instructional space. In light of the growing body of evidence that indicates active
learning techniques have a positive ...
Automating the Authority Control Process
(2019)
Authority control is an important part of cataloging and there are
a variety of methods for providing it, ranging from time-consuming manual processes to the time-saving automated.
However, automated processes often seem ...
Subject-Based Collection Evaluation: Context, Assessment Strategies, & Enhancement
(2019)
This panel discussion will review the
way collection development librarians at UNT have designed ongoing assessment and augmentation of the research collection
in a holistic manner. The approach includes dividing the ...
The Art of the Hustle: Making the Most of Your Paraprofessional Role
(2019)
Becoming a professional librarian requires tenacity, a desire to serve the community and a diverse professional tool belt. Many promising job listings prefer applicants to have several years of experience, but this can be ...
Building a Coalition for Statewide OER Initiatives in Texas
(2019)
The Statewide OER Coordinating Committee
is comprised of staff members from a variety of academic libraries in the state including community colleges, ARLs, and the
Texas Digital Library consortium. The committee is ...
Getting Down to Earth with Free Government Resources: Geology
(2019)
Marna Morland, member of the Government Information Affinity Group,
returns with an explosion of free government electronic resources on the topic of Earth Sciences. This presentation covers topics
such as astrogeology, ...
Implement and Maintain Your DDA Plan in 500 Easy Steps
(2019)
Was setting up Demand
Driven Acquisition at your library a memorable experience? After six years under a DDA ebook plan, the SMU
Libraries began to fully reevaluate what had been turned on. With attractive new purchasing ...
Bring the Internet Home: Wi-Fi Hotspots at Fort Worth Public Library
(2019)
This is the age where the internet is a necessity and libraries can
meet that need by helping communities to bring the internet home. In January of 2018, the Fort Worth Public Library began
the process of providing Wi-Fi ...
Creating & Executing a Website Re-Design Simultaneously: A Hyper Rational Approach
(2019)
Can a web redesign project be executed
and created simultaneously? Inspired by the architect of the Seattle Public Library’s innovative hyper-rational process, the UT
Southwestern Library embarked on a similar approach ...
DARTing Across North Texas
(2019)
Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) and the University of North Texas (UNT) Special Collections have teamed up to create the DART Historical Archive, which documents its history from August 1983 to the most recent technological ...