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Another article on measuring scholarly publishing impact

Brenda Ellis — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 19:25:37 +0000

Last week Arabella posted a link to an article on this subject. The November 2012 issue of College & Research Libraries News has a useful article that describes the various methods for measuring research impacts. See From bibliometrics to altmetrics: A changing scholarly landscape. It describes resources such as Scopus, which we subscribe to, as well as free resources such as Google Scholar Citations. Relevant organizations and networks are also listed. It’s worth a skim at least.

Another article on measuring scholarly publishing impact

Brenda Ellis — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 19:25:37 +0000

Open Access Week Webcast: Perspectives on Open Access: Practice, Progress and Pitfalls

Brenda Ellis — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 15:45:24 +0000

Monday, October 22
4:00 – 5:30pm EST
A distinguished panel of speakers representing a broad range of stakeholders in the Open Access movement—researchers, students, policy makers, publishers and academics—will discuss why Open Access is an imperative to them and their work:

Michael Carroll, Professor of Law, American University and founding Board Member, Creative Commons
Matt Cooper, President, The National Association of Graduate-Professional Students
Maricel Kann, Assistant Professor, University of Maryland and member, PubMed Central National Advisory Committee, NIH.
Carlos Rossel, Publisher, The World Bank
Neil Thakur, Special Assistant to the Deputy Director, Extramural Research, National Institutes of Health (NIH)

The 90-minute panel will be moderated by Heather Joseph, Executive Director, SPARC, with ample time for questions from audience members.

Interested? See World Bank Live for details.

Do You Still Need to Register to Vote?

Brenda Ellis — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 15:50:45 +0000

Whether you are a student who is trying to figure out whether to register to vote in Vermont or your “home state” and how, or someone who hasn’t registered or needs to transfer their voting registration, the Voting Registration Guide … Continue reading → Continue reading → Continue reading →

CCV students using our library & labs

Brenda Ellis — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 13:27:05 +0000

For those of us who work public service desks…

To: VTLIBRARIES@LIST.UVM.EDU
Subject: [VTLIBRARIES] CCV Students @ Your Library

It’s back to school time for the Community College of Vermont this week. That means students may be seeking Wi-Fi spots and free Internet access to connect to their classes in Moodle, access the Hartness Library for research, or simply check email.

If you get questions from students regarding CCV’s library services like interlibrary loan, database access, research help etc…, send them our way through the Hartness Library website: http://hartness.vsc.edu/ccvhome (also at www.ccv.edu > click on library at the top of the screen).

The Hartness Library provides book delivery to CCV students from the collection of materials in the Vermont State College libraries around the state. We also provide a collection of eBooks, streaming videos, and academic periodical databases. CCV students access all of these resources through the library website and catalog by using their CCV Web Services/Moodle login and ID. We offer extensive research help via chat, text, email, and a 1-800 number. Learn more about CCV’s library with this quick video: http://youtu.be/jWf9LFCVmcw

Middlebury’s Library ranked #10 in Princeton Review

Brenda Ellis — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 17:49:13 +0000

The latest numbers are in. Students ranked our library #10 in the country in the latest Princeton Review’s Best College Library rankings (you must register to see it). We were ranked just behind Princeton. According to Library Journal,”Both lists are based solely on students’ answers to the survey question: ‘How do you rate your school’s library facilities?’ They do not take into account number of volumes, circulations, or any other metrics.” Thank you Midd students for ranking us so highly!

Friday links – July 13, 2012

Brenda Ellis — Fri, 13 Jul 2012 19:08:18 +0000

It is Friday the 13th, are you prepared for a Zombie attack? (from the Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention).

This week was the 65th anniversary of the report of a UFO crash in Roswell, NM. The Huffington Post reports numerous witnesses and government officials claim the report was true. You decide.

Orientation Checklist for LIS Staff

Brenda Ellis — Fri, 13 Jul 2012 14:55:41 +0000

The Education and Training Team has developed a checklist for LIS supervisors to go over with new staff (although we think some not-so-new staff may appreciate this as well). You can find it on the LIS page under “About LIS.” We’ve incorporated input from the AD’s and manager’s group and it will change over time as we get more feedback. Our intention is that the supervisor (perhaps with help from other designated colleagues) will work through this checklist with new hires, explaining and answering questions as they go along. It is not meant to be a self-service learning tool, although new staff can use it to go back and explore topics more in-depth on their own. You’ll notice some entries have a link and some don’t. We only linked to things that weren’t already major links on our public LIS pages so new staff learn to navigate the LIS site as well as become familiar with major “go” shortcuts. We hope our new checklist will help supervisors get new staff off to a great start in LIS!

– Your Education and Training Team: Pij, Brenda, Mack, Andy, Kim (College Advancement)

New Queue feature in Lynda.com (technology training tutorials)

Brenda Ellis — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 21:09:23 +0000

Want to keep track of video tutorials you want to view later? Add them to your queue. View ‘Creating and managing your queue’ from the “How to use lynda.com” course, by Garrick Chow. Tutorial link: http://www.lynda.com/home/TutorialLanding.aspx?lpk4=97408

Vermont Flood Information – Helpful Resources

Brenda Ellis — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 13:48:53 +0000

The VT Department of Libraries website currently has a list of organizations and links that can help both libraries and the public with post-Irene information. It includes information for those affected, and for those who wish to volunteer. Continue reading → Continue reading →