scholarly journals Receptivity to Library Involvement in Scientific Data Curation: A Case Study at the University of Colorado Boulder

2011 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 915-937 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathryn Lage ◽  
Barbara Losoff ◽  
Jack Maness
Keyword(s):  
Scientific Data ◽  
Data Curation ◽  
University Of Colorado ◽  
The University

scholarly journals An Insider’s Take on Data Curation: Context, Quality, and Efficiency

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Skylar Hawthorne
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
Data Quality ◽  
Social Research ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Data Curation ◽  
High Profile ◽  
Recent Case Study ◽  
The University ◽  
University Consortium

This commentary describes how context, quality, and efficiency guide data curation at the University of Michigan's Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR). These three principals manifest from necessity. A primary purpose of this work is to facilitate secondary data analysis but in order to so, the context of data must be documented. Since a mistake in this work would render any results published from the data inaccurate, quality is paramount. However, optimizing data quality can be time consuming, so automative curation practices are necessary for efficiency. The implementation of these principles (context, quality, and efficiency) is demonstrated by a recent case study with a high-profile dataset. As the nature of data work changes, these principles will continue to guide the practice of curation and establish valuable skills for future curators to cultivate.

scholarly journals Estimating Salary Compression in an ARL Institution: A University of Colorado at Boulder Case Study

2007 ◽  
Vol 68 (5) ◽  
pp. 388-404 ◽  
Author(s):  
Scott Seaman
Keyword(s):  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Multiple Regression Analysis ◽  
Multiple Regression ◽  
Anecdotal Evidence ◽  
Job Market ◽  
Statistical Tools ◽  
University Of Colorado ◽  
The University ◽  
New Hires

Salary compression is the narrowing of the pay differentials between people in the same job but with widely varying years of experience. Within academics, the most commonly asserted cause for salary compression is that of a labor shortage. When institutions compete in a job market with more vacancies than candidates, salaries for vacant positions increase faster than salaries for filled positions. As resources are directed at recruiting new hires rather than annual merit increases, productive senior staff find themselves earning similar salaries as new hires. While this has been common in disciplines such as business, nursing, and engineering, there is also anecdotal evidence that the conditions may have existed for this to happen in librarianship during the late 1990s. This case study defines salary compression, reviews the context in which it may arise, and discusses those conditions in which compression may be beneficial or may be detrimental, and examines the statistical tools used to detect evidence of compression within an organization. Multiple regression analysis is used to determine if there is evidence of salary compression among the librarians at the University of Colorado at Boulder.

The University of Colorado Protocol Project: A Case Study

1974 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
pp. 314-322 ◽  
Author(s):  
Celeste P. Woodley ◽  
Laura A. Driscoll
Keyword(s):  
University Of Colorado ◽  
The University

scholarly journals Digital Collections Are a Sprint, Not a Marathon: Adapting Scrum Project Management Techniques to Library Digital Initiatives

2015 ◽  
Vol 34 (4) ◽  
pp. 5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Dulock ◽  
Holley Long
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
Digital Collections ◽  
Management Framework ◽  
University Of Colorado ◽  
Digital Collection ◽  
Digital Objects ◽  
Management Techniques ◽  
The University ◽  
Small Team

<p>This article describes a case study in which a small team from the digital initiatives group and metadata services department at the University of Colorado Boulder (CU-Boulder) Libraries conducted a pilot of the Scrum project management framework. The pilot team organized digital initiatives work into short, fixed intervals called sprints—a key component of Scrum. Over a year of working in the modified framework yielded significant improvements to digital collection work, including increased production of digital objects and surrogate records, accelerated publication of digital collections, and an increase in the number of concurrent projects. Adoption of sprints has improved communication and cooperation among participants, reinforced teamwork, and enhanced their ability to adapt to shifting priorities<strong>.</strong></p>

scholarly journals Does Interface Design Influence Catalog Use? A Case Study

2009 ◽  
Vol 70 (5) ◽  
pp. 446-459 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer E. Knievel ◽  
Jina Choi Wakimoto ◽  
Sara Holladay
Keyword(s):  
Interface Design ◽  
Sampling Period ◽  
Log Data ◽  
University Of Colorado ◽  
Call Number ◽  
The University ◽  
Keyword Searches

A recent OPAC redesign and implementation of a link resolver at the University of Colorado at Boulder prompted the researchers to question whether the redesign influenced catalog use. Authors evaluated transactional log data between fall of 2005 and spring of 2008. Searches for keyword, title, author, subject, LC call number, and ISSN/ISBN were tracked for each semester during weeks two and three of the semester, a mid-semester sampling period, and finals week. The data show that keyword searches increased slightly following the redesign, and ISSN/ ISBN searches increased dramatically following implementation of the link resolver. Total searches held steady over the course of the study.

Building bridges: outreach to international students via vernacular language videos

2016 ◽  
Vol 44 (3) ◽  
pp. 324-340 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiang Li ◽  
Kevin McDowell ◽  
Xiaotong Wang
Keyword(s):  
International Students ◽  
Native Languages ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Outreach Programs ◽  
Vernacular Language ◽  
University Of Colorado ◽  
Library Resources ◽  
The Usa ◽  
The University

Purpose This paper aims to describe librarians’ efforts in reaching out to international students through vernacular language videos at both the University of Colorado Boulder and the University of Oregon. The videos were created to help international students familiarize themselves with the new library environment and to stimulate their interest in the future exploration of library resources and services. Design/methodology/approach This paper discusses the challenges of providing effective support to international students in the early stages of their academic life in the USA, explains the rationale for using vernacular language videos as a means of outreach to international students, outlines the factors considered in designing the videos that helped achieve the outreach goals and reviews promotion needs and assessment methods for evaluating the effectiveness of the videos. Findings Using online videos in native languages as a means to extend the reach of the libraries to international students is seen as useful and practical. Feedback from students and library colleagues shows positive reaction to the videos and provides encouragement for further outreach efforts to international students. Practical implications The strategies and experiences detailed here are easily adaptable to other institutions of higher education committed to developing outreach programs for international students. Originality/value The novelty of this case study is the librarians’ sophisticated thinking in developing vernacular language videos as a means of outreach to international students. The video project presented in the paper can function as an inspiring example for institutions preparing for the expected large influx of international students.

The 1-MeV Electron Microscope Installation at the University of Colorado

1973 ◽  
Vol 31 ◽  
pp. 8-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mircea Fotino
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Developmental Biology ◽  
Transmission Electron Microscopy ◽  
Electron Microscope ◽  
National Institutes Of Health ◽  
Experimental Program ◽  
University Of Colorado ◽  
Transmission Electron ◽  
The University ◽  
Research Resources

A new 1-MeV transmission electron microscope (Model JEM-1000) was installed at the Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology of the University of Colorado in Boulder during the summer and fall of 1972 under the sponsorship of the Division of Research Resources of the National Institutes of Health. The installation was completed in October, 1972. It is installed primarily for the study of biological materials without many of the limitations hitherto unavoidable in standard transmission electron microscopy. Only the technical characteristics of the installation are briefly reviewed here. A more detailed discussion of the experimental program under way is being published elsewhere.

Discourse Mapping

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Joanna BOEHNERT
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Politics ◽  
Technology Policy ◽  
Policy Research ◽  
Mapping Method ◽  
Science And Technology Policy ◽  
Design Practice ◽  
Analysis Method ◽  
Environmental Sciences ◽  
University Of Colorado ◽  
The University

This workshop will create a space for discussion on environmental politics and its impact on design for sustainable transitions. It will help participants identify different sustainability discourses; create a space for reflection on how these discourses influence design practice; and consider the environmental and social implications of different discourses. The workshop will do this work by encouraging knowledge sharing, reflection and interpretative mapping in a participatory space where individuals will create their own discourse maps. This work is informed by my research “Mapping Climate Communication” conducted at the Centre for Science and Technology Policy Research (CSTPR) in the Cooperative Institute for Environmental Sciences (CIRES), the University of Colorado, Boulder. With this research project I developed a discourse mapping method based on the discourse analysis method of political scientists and sustainability scholars. Using my own work as an example, I will facilitate a process that will enable participants to create new discourse maps reflecting their own ideas and agendas.

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