Browsing Fondren Library Staff Presentations and Publications by Title
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Fondren Through the Years: an Oral History of the Library, 1949-2009
(2009)This 42-minute video includes 29 interviews with Fondren library staff including 6 retirees and 23 current employees. The film offers an informative and entertaining look at the library's development from the late 1950s ... -
The Global Library
(2008)Presentation about the global reach of digital libraries, given as part of the "International Treasures" panel at Fondren Library, November 2008. -
"Good Enough": Developing a Simple Workflow for Open Access Policy Implementation
(2014)Academic libraries are often tasked with open access (OA) policy implementation. Many academic libraries have developed robust workflows that utilize custom-built management tools and receive support from a number of library ... -
Implementing DSpace at Rice: Lessons Learned
(2008)Slides from a presentation about Rice's DSpace installation given at the Texas Library Association's Digitization 101 pre-conference, April 2008. (Note: some of the slides were previously used in a presentation at Open ... -
Implementing Encoded Archival Description (EAD) : A quick start guide
(2008-10)An introduction to Encoded Archival Description (EAD), examples of its use today and possible future uses, and quick guide to the software, files, standards and general principles needed to implement EAD. First presented ... -
Information Portals: A New Tool for Teaching Information Literacy Skills
(2010)Librarians at Rice and Purdue Universities created novel assignments to teach students important information literacy skills. The assignments required the students to use a third-party web site, PageFlakes and NetVibes, ... -
Institutional Repositories
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International Treasures at the Woodson Research Center
(2008-11)A presentation introducing a sampling of the international rare books, manuscripts, and Rice University archives available at the Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University. Given as part of the "International ... -
Internet and Reference Services: Implications for Academic Libraries
(1993)Awareness and availability of information resources on the Internet, the electronic network of networks, have soared in recent years. In the process of considering the potential benefits and costs of using the Internet to ... -
Introduction to Academic Blogging
(2009)Powerpoint slides from a February 2009 workshop on academic blogging. -
Introduction to Scholarly Communication
(2009)Presentation for The Future of Scholarly Communications A Forum for Houston Area Librarians, July 22, 2009, University of Houston (co-sponsored by UH, Rice and HAM-TMC Libraries). Also includes updated version for UNT ... -
Leading a Campus-Wide Conversation About Open Access
(2014)Open access (OA) scholarship—generally, scholarship made freely available online with minimal copyright and licensing restrictions—is a “hot topic” in academic libraries. Academic libraries are perfectly situated to lead ... -
Libraries at the Crossroads: Technology, Policy, Economics and Culture
(2010)Presentation delivered at the Houston Area Forum on the Future of Libraries, July 21, 2010. Revised version of a presentation first given at the CNI Fall 2009 meeting. -
Libraries at the hub as the federally funded research wheel turns to open
(2016-03-15)Academic libraries are strong partners in supporting researcher compliance with both funder public access policies and institutional open access policies, and are increasingly involved in research data management activities. ... -
Linked Open Data Modeling for Library Cartographic Resources
(2016-03)For centuries libraries have cataloged collections of maps, atlases, and geographic data resources using text-based systems such as bibliographies, the card catalog, and the online catalog. These catalogs of metadata, while ... -
Managing Information Overload
(2010)Gives an overview of information overload and discusses processes, habits and tools for managing it. Revised version of a presentation about information overload given in 2008. -
Master Class: Mastering the Art of User Experience
(2015)Session Abstract: It's time to rethink what we know about gathering user data, going beyond surveys and other traditional methods to engage our users in deep conversations around the way they do research in order to develop ...
