http://hdl.handle.net/1813/3724 2013-05-26T02:42:23Z 2013-05-26T02:42:23Z Pancheshnikov, Yelena http://hdl.handle.net/1813/3950 2006-12-12T07:04:42Z 2006-12-11T19:35:53Z

Title: Citation patterns in the biological sciences: a comparison of faculty publications and student theses at a research university Authors: Pancheshnikov, Yelena Abstract: Abstract of presentation given at USAIN 2006.

2006-12-11T19:35:53Z Duran, Nancy MacDonald, Karen http://hdl.handle.net/1813/3949 2007-12-09T13:54:16Z 2006-12-11T19:32:11Z

Title: Information Sources for Food Studies Research: Food, Culture and Society Authors: Duran, Nancy; MacDonald, Karen Abstract: Food studies is highly interdisciplinary across both science and social science fields. It can include anything pertaining to food and eating from how food is grown to when and how it is eaten to who eats it and with whom and the nutritional quality. Relevant publications are scattered throughout the literature and across academic fields for both current and historical work. In order to truly cover the literature it is necessary to search multiple indexes to the literature. Research in food habits published in the agricultural literature is often as useful as studies of food habits in anthropology or sociology studies. This paper addresses some of the major indexes across disciplines that have citations related to food studies.

2006-12-11T19:32:11Z Caruso, Brian http://hdl.handle.net/1813/3940 2007-12-09T12:38:31Z 2006-12-11T01:33:33Z

Title: The GlobalAccess2.info Portal: A Flexible Technology For Managing Journal Access Information Authors: Caruso, Brian Abstract: Web-based portals bring together information from many sources and add value to that information by providing a single browsing interface and more consistent display of individual content items. However, designing a portal has typically required developers to pick one or two primary organizing facets at the expense of other valid ones or else face maintenance-intensive cross-referencing between different views of the same information. A new general-purpose portal technology developed at Mann Library offers greater flexibility for coordinating multiple modes of access to information. Developed originally for the VIVO virtual life science library at Cornell (http://vivo.library.cornell.edu), the Vitro portal technology leverages a flexible ontology structure to link related information and deliver multiple facets or views to a top-level interface. Individual records display in a richly cross-linked structure designed to optimize context for the user while highlighting the original resources gathered together in the portal. The new http://globalaccess2.info portal provides a common Web presence for a consortium of international programs than provide free or reduced cost access to scholarly journals for developing countries, including AGORA, eIFL, HINARI, INASP, and TEEAL. Resources are equally discoverable by country, by program, by donor agency, by publisher, and by topic area, meeting the needs of diverse users including librarians in the developing world who are potential program participants, staff at the programs themselves, donor agencies, publishers reviewing availability of their own and other services, and librarians in the developing world who have partners in developing countries. A free-text search facility brings up individual entries along with any relevant donor, publisher, program, or country information, allowing users to navigate via multiple independent paths depending on their needs. Detailed content listings at the individual journal level are maintained on the program?s own Web sites and linked at the page level from the common portal. Over the last 7 months the system that supports both globalaccess2.info and VIVO has been rewritten to promote maintainability and with the hope of releasing the source for use by other institutions. The system is written in Java and runs on the Apache Tomcat servlet container. MySQL is used for back end storage and Lucene is used for full text indexing.

2006-12-11T01:33:33Z Straus, Cynthia Gardner, Melanie http://hdl.handle.net/1813/3756 2006-11-07T21:47:16Z 2006-11-07T19:41:34Z

Title: Implementing the NAL Thesaurus in a Knowledge Repository Authors: Straus, Cynthia; Gardner, Melanie Abstract: Michigan State University (MSU) Extension currently runs an information management program called the Knowledge Repository (KR). In order to make the KR a useful tool, both for MSU and for others, a decision was made to use the NAL Thesaurus (NALT) as the controlled vocabulary in metadata records for the KR. The NALT is a tool specifically designed for use with agricultural-based information systems and is updated each year. Accommodations have been made to update the thesaurus in the KR to refresh the terms. The system also allows uncontrolled vocabulary to assist discovery of information in KR. The combination allows for broader searching. Although the NALT has been implemented in this instance at MSU, another way to consume the NALT is through the NALT Web Services. Presenters will discuss the MSU implementation of the NALT and the NALTws.

2006-11-07T19:41:34Z Frierson, Eleanor G. http://hdl.handle.net/1813/3755 2006-11-07T21:47:15Z 2006-11-07T19:38:45Z

Title: The National Agricultural Library Customer Information Needs Survey Authors: Frierson, Eleanor G. Abstract: The panel discussed the purpose, process, results and implications of the National Agricultural Library (NAL) Customer Information Needs Assessment survey executed in 2006. There were more than 6,000 respondents to the survey, whose results will produce data about agricultural information needs that are expected to be relevant not only to NAL but also to the wider agricultural information community.

2006-11-07T19:38:45Z Getze, Frederick http://hdl.handle.net/1813/3753 2007-12-09T13:43:16Z 2006-11-07T18:54:19Z

Title: K-5 Kids Use Databases to Learn About Agriculture Authors: Getze, Frederick Abstract: This presentation addresses our future users by demonstrating a unique program brought to K-12 schools in the state of Delaware. The program, UDLib/SEARCH, can help media specialists and faculty in Delaware public elementary schools teach their children about agricultural research, so that pupils may gain an interest in the future of agriculture and a knowledge of its modern techniques and challenges. These students have the potential to be the university and industry researchers in the upcoming ten to fifteen years. UDLib/SEARCH, a partnership between the University of Delaware Library and the State of Delaware Department of Education, provides access to networked electronic resources and training for all Delaware public schools. UDLib/SEARCH databases include full-text online encyclopedias and full-text magazines/journals databases. Specific demonstrations will be given of appropriate searches, such as biotechnology and cloning, in the elementary school databases Britannica Elementary, Gale Kids?Info-Bits, and SIRS Discoverer. These searches, in turn, will be linked to specific Delaware state curricular standards in educational units related to agriculture, as well as to ongoing programs in the University of Delaware College of Agriculture and Natural Resources.

2006-11-07T18:54:19Z Herold, Philip http://hdl.handle.net/1813/3752 2006-11-07T21:47:01Z 2006-11-07T18:37:02Z

Title: Defining the nature of a digital conservancy Authors: Herold, Philip Abstract: The institutional repository (IR) is fast being embraced as a necessary service of the academic library. Most often, the IR is implemented as an isolated software system and by definition it contains a limited range of content (i.e., institutionally-produced works). At the same time, non-institutionally-produced digital collections that the library owns typically sit separately ? perhaps they have special audiences, contributors, needs, and likely they have unique development histories. What identity unifies them for presentation to users? Do they need to be tied together somehow? Organizationally, how should they be effectively and efficiently managed and preserved? Technically, are there ways to leverage systems to manage diverse collections found in IRs and in subject-based or special collections? The answer for the University of Minnesota is the University Digital Conservancy, a new program that encompasses data management, preservation, delivery, and the development of new born-digital or previously-digitized collections. This paper focuses on the opportunities and challenges posed by the construction of a holistic framework for developing, managing, preserving, and delivering digital collections. It discusses the complexities involved in: bringing together disparate collections with distinct contributors and audiences; integrating and replacing legacy systems with current technology; developing policy and workflow for digital archival collections, institutional repository-type content, and subject-based repository content that originates in- and/or outside of the institution. The paper focuses on three examples relevant to the agricultural, environmental, and natural resource sciences, including: AgEcon Search, an existing digital collection of 20,000 applied economics working papers contributed by faculty from around the world; agricultural extension publications; and, works of the new Institute for the Environment at the University of Minnesota. Discussion of the unique opportunities and challenges posed by each of these collections will help inform librarians working to develop their own institutional solutions around digital information.

2006-11-07T18:37:02Z Cline, John http://hdl.handle.net/1813/3750 2006-11-07T21:46:53Z 2006-11-07T18:16:27Z

Title: Transforming the Mann Library USDA Reports System Authors: Cline, John Abstract: Since 1995, Albert R. Mann Library at Cornell University has partnered with several agencies with the United States Department of Agriculture to deliver a variety of agricultural commodity reports and datasets via the Web. These partners include the National Agriculture Statistics Service (NASS), World Agricultural Outlook Board (WAOB), and the Economic Research Service (ERS). In 2003, this partnership was extended to include the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) and its ~1500 commodity reports issued daily, weekly, or monthly, using a new model of direct delivery of reports by email. At the time the new AMS reports service was initiated, Mann Library recognized that the traditional labor-intensive posting of HTML pages would not be a viable way to extend an enlarged reporting service into the future. A two-year development effort has created a new back end database and significantly upgraded the web site to improve both content delivery and management, and the new site has been officially scheduled for release in late July, 2006. The new web interface simplifies discovering available reports and data, provides additional metadata including related reports and title changes, and allows patrons to sign up for or change their subscriptions. A new administrative interface allows agency personnel to create or modify titles and descriptions for reports, enter new titles, manage publication dates, and upload reports for immediate distribution. To further complement recent reports, Mann Library has also undertaken a scanning project to archive historical reports and make them available via the same interface. Approximately 9000 NASS reports dating back to 1919 have been scanned and are available in PDF format via the Mann USDA website, and many more are undergoing scanning for release in the coming year. Taken together, these changes significantly improve and extend what has already been one of the most significant collections of current agricultural data, and provide both very current awareness and historical continuity of agricultural information via a single point of contact.

2006-11-07T18:16:27Z Perry, Valerie http://hdl.handle.net/1813/3748 2006-11-07T21:46:56Z 2006-11-07T18:05:54Z

Title: UK 101: A New Way of Introducing Freshmen to Campus Libraries Authors: Perry, Valerie Abstract: Personalized Library Portals, Virtual Reference and Federated Searching are some of the recent technological advancements offered in public service at many libraries. At the University of Kentucky, we realized that we needed to "get back to the basics" in order to improve our relationships with undergraduate students. In 2004, the Library Marketing Committee conducted focus groups with undergraduates to provide the data needed to create a marketing plan. The initial goals were to determine the best advertising methods to reach undergraduates effectively and which services we need to focus on first. The sample was small and non-scientific, but the results were consistent in each session. Our undergraduates were missing the most fundamental information about libraries--we provide free assistance and they are welcome at all fifteen campus libraries. In addition, they wanted to know more about the services we offered. During the same year, the Instruction Committee was charged with evaluating the library involvement in a voluntary one-credit course introducing incoming freshmen to the university, called UK 101. The University Libraries had tried several methods, from tours and library exercises for all sections to a dedicated four-week library component for a single section. After reviewing the focus group data, it was clear that a new approach was needed and UK 101 provided an excellent opportunity to reach at least one-third of the incoming freshman class each year. The Instruction Committee and the Marketing Committee collaborated to revamp the course so that it emphasized the basic reasons for using the library and welcomed students to visit the library of their choice. The new and improved library component of UK 101 was required by all sections reaching over 1600 freshmen in 71 sections during the first semester of 2004/2005 academic year. It consisted of a PowerPoint presentation conducted by library personnel, a library tour conducted by the peer instructor and a TILT-based tutorial. The presentation and tour took place during one class period and the tutorial was completed outside of class. The difference(s) between this project and many other library instruction sessions was the heavy emphasis on making students aware of the fifteen campus libraries. The presentation and the tutorial both used fresh and fun approaches to reach the students, and were created based on advice from the Teaching and Learning Center on campus. Due to the strong support of Library Administration, the workload was spread among 25 library employees including librarians, paraprofessionals and library science graduate students. University Libraries has continued participating in UK 101 and anticipates an increased enrollment in 2006. Simultaneously, in an effort to reach the rest of the student population, the Marketing Committee has increased awareness of library services and resources to undergraduates through exhibits at campus events, dorm presentations and advertisements in campus food services and stalls. These experiences have provided the instruction librarians a new way to approach information literacy and produced a foundation of competencies now expected of most undergraduate students.

2006-11-07T18:05:54Z Burnham, Erica http://hdl.handle.net/1813/3735 2007-12-09T12:41:53Z 2006-11-07T03:25:12Z

Title: Moving Digitization Projects into Institutional Repositories Authors: Burnham, Erica Abstract: Problem- The Lyman Entomological Digitization Project began with a $50,000 grant in the spring of 2003. Drawings, personal letters, hand-written minutes of society meetings, manuscripts of journal articles, historical research, monographs, pamphlets and colour plates formed the initial bulk of the material. Many hours of transcription, changes in the scope of the project, and scanning and editing of documents, consumed the next 18 months. The project stalled at the end of 2005, $22,000 overspent. Methods- Digital projects on dedicated websites with individual databases managing content need maintenance and regular updating. Standards and best practices for library digitization projects are important, but managing a project within the scope of the budget in order to see preliminary results is paramount. We investigated ways to move unfinished, labour intensive projects into a well-maintained database of institutional research output. Conclusions- The development of institutional repositories could also include library digitization projects. One database managing many projects and materials that can properly connect to a unique website, the depository search interface or even the library catalogue seems to be the best avenue for managing multiple projects. Problems with overambitious projects and the design and maintenance of a growing number of websites are untenable.

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