Current and former Education and Outreach Department members, Jeffra Bussmann, Caitlin Plovnick and Cathy Palmer share their thoughts on the creation of the Science Information Life Cycle … [Continue reading]
EDUCAUSE Releases ECAR Study of Undergraduate Students and Information Technology 2013
It's good to stand on the shoulder of a giant so that we may see far: http://www.infodocket.com/2013/09/16/higher-ed-educause-releases-ecar-study-of-undergraduate-students-and-information-technology-2013/ … [Continue reading]
Likert Scale Insights
First, BIG thanks to Danielle K. for putting Google Forms on our radar with an email she sent out to one of our Reference teams in which she surveyed us with a Google Form! I wanted a solution to Springshare's relatively inadequate libguide survey … [Continue reading]
Survey Fatigue
One of the challenges that we face when seeking feedback from students: Want Data? Ask Students. Again and Again. (post transferred from the Management Forum wiki) … [Continue reading]
UC Core Competencies
The UC Learning & Development Consortium and Chief Human Resources Officers have published a model of core competencies to serve as a foundational tool for the development of staff, managers and leaders in the UC. A variety of free online … [Continue reading]
Think Like a Startup
Think Like A Startup: a white paper to inspire library entrepreneurialism (by Brian Matthews): http://vtechworks.lib.vt.edu/handle/10919/18649 (post transferred from the Management Forum wiki) … [Continue reading]
Linked Data Model and Supporting Services
Be very aware - from Library of Congress: http://www.scribd.com/doc/114519341/marcld-report-11-21-2012 Related: have you been using this - http://id.loc.gov/? … [Continue reading]
Webinar: People-Management Skills: 7 Leadership Competencies
Yesterday I attended a free webinar put on by UCI Extension entitled People-Management Skills: 7 Leadership Competencies. The webinar is available online until the end of the quarter. Just follow this link and click Playback. Here's the description: … [Continue reading]
Tri-conference trip in Northwest China
Recently, I traveled to North China to attend three conferences, including: 2013 International Conference on Chinese Digital Publishing and Digital Libraries (Dunhuang) The Second Sino-American Academic Library Forum for Cooperation and … [Continue reading]
What Makes a Likable Leader?
Check out this URL One word: word. … [Continue reading]
SEO, Knowledge Graph, etc.
Read this early in the morning before coming to work: Leveraging Search Algorithms In A Semantic Search World some interesting facts and trends - money-driven.. cause-driven.. a mix? … [Continue reading]