scholarly journals The Search for a Service Model of Copyright Best Practices in Academic Libraries

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephanie Lewin-Lane ◽  
Nora Dethloff ◽  
Julie Grob ◽  
Adam Townes ◽  
Ashley Lierman
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Best Practices ◽  
Academic Libraries ◽  
Service Model ◽  
Environmental Scan ◽  
University Of Houston ◽  
Policies And Procedures ◽  
The University

To add to their suite of available copyright services and to create a service model of best practices, the University of Houston Libraries’ newly formed Copyright Team initiated a literature review and performed an environmental scan of peer institutions’ copyright policies and procedures. This article outlines the impetus and results for both studies and offers future considerations.

scholarly journals From Digital Arts and Humanities to DASH

2015 ◽  
pp. 234-253 ◽  
Author(s):  
Justin Schell ◽  
Jennie M. Burroughs ◽  
Deborah Boudewyns ◽  
Cecily Marcus ◽  
Scott Spicer
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Academic Libraries ◽  
Digital Humanities ◽  
The United States ◽  
Financial Resources ◽  
University Of Minnesota ◽  
Service Model ◽  
Digital Arts ◽  
Arts And Humanities ◽  
The University

Academic libraries around the United States have been responding to an emerging style of research, the digital humanities, that promises to expand and revolutionize the humanities. Libraries are finding themselves to be generative sites of innovative partnerships and projects. Seeing a new opportunity to showcase cutting edge research and demonstrate value in an era of competitive demands for financial resources, there is significant incentive for libraries to quickly anticipate scholarly needs. Yet how do academic libraries best support a field of practice that is still developing? To address these issues, the University of Minnesota Libraries conducted a multi-year assessment of scholarly trends and practices, infrastructure needs, and roles of digital humanities centers and academic libraries, the University of Minnesota Libraries have designed and are in the process of implementing a service model as part of its Digital Arts Sciences + Humanities (DASH) program.

scholarly journals Optimizing Student-Driven Learning (SdL) through a Framework Designed for Tailoring Personal Student Paths

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (9) ◽  
pp. 249
Author(s):  
Alberto Martinetti
Keyword(s):  
Career Development ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Best Practices ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Target Group ◽  
Learning Goals ◽  
Entry Points ◽  
The University ◽  
Personal Interests ◽  
Developing Society

Our ever-changing and developing society constantly requires professions that did not exist 20 years ago. Students have to become professionals capable of steering their own career development and controlling their own learning process, at university and in their future profession. In order to reach these goals, lecturers have to understand the different needs of students in terms of knowledge and interests. This research offers a framework to help students deal with possible knowledge gaps and account for personal interests to match defined learning goals, utilizing the author’s master’s course in design for maintenance operations (DfMO) at the University of Twente as a basis for validation. First, a literature review was conducted on successful modern techniques of student-driven learning (SdL) to identify the best practices to use and possible pitfalls to avoid. Second, an analysis of the target group was carried out. Third, the research identified the most effective way to create such a tool (framework), taking into account the possible entry points of students. In particular, the research tried to understand to what extent it is possible and valuable to offer a student-driven approach. Finally, the tool was evaluated by representatives of the target group.

scholarly journals Making the Transition as the New Copyright Librarian

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Emilie Regina Algenio
Keyword(s):  
Best Practices ◽  
Community Of Practice ◽  
Academic Libraries ◽  
The United States ◽  
Copyright Law ◽  
Professional Experience ◽  
Academic Librarianship ◽  
Educational Foundation ◽  
The University ◽  
First Time

The corpus of academic librarianship literature notes very little material in relation to the work of new copyright librarians. However, the number of academic libraries hiring librarians to fill these positions is increasing, and the need for such literature is real and pertinent. The purpose of this research is to assist incoming copyright librarians with practical, evidence-based guidance for colleagues just starting out in roles focused on copyright issues. The author drew from professional experience as a first-time copyright librarian at a Carnegie One academic institution in the United States. The author highlights the value of constructing a copyright educational foundation for the university community, cultivating a community of practice, establishing best practices around copyright questions and the utility of effective, vetted copyright resources. Understanding the finer details of a copyright librarian’s job are important, as academic libraries are hiring candidates for other scholarly communication positions, and the applicants are expected to know American copyright law.

scholarly journals Mentoring When Librarians Have Faculty Status

2010 ◽  
pp. 267-280 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vincent J. Novara ◽  
Phillipa Brown ◽  
M. Jane Williams
Keyword(s):  
Best Practices ◽  
Academic Libraries ◽  
Mentoring Programs ◽  
University Of Maryland ◽  
Related Literature ◽  
Institutional Practice ◽  
Teaching Faculty ◽  
The University ◽  
Faculty Status ◽  
Published Research

Numerous academic libraries participate in their campuses’ systems for faculty status for librarians, in separate tracks or identical tracks as those for teaching faculty. In either case, a practice is to encourage or require mentoring for librarians without tenure or permanent status. This chapter will cover the special challenges and benefits of mentoring and faculty status, the need for mentoring, and processes for best practices to make mentoring meaningful for all involved. The chapter will draw on the authors’ experiences, an environmental scan, a survey of selected institutional practice where librarians have faculty status, and published research and related literature. It will also feature mentoring programs developed by various institutions, including the University of Maryland Libraries.

scholarly journals Navigating support models for OER publishing: case studies from the University of Houston and the University of Washington

2020 ◽  
Vol 48 (3) ◽  
pp. 397-413
Author(s):  
Ariana Santiago ◽  
Lauren Ray
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Academic Libraries ◽  
Open Educational Resources ◽  
Early Years ◽  
University Of Washington ◽  
Content Type ◽  
University Of Houston ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
Public Research Universities ◽  
The University

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to describe programs that support open educational resources (OER) publishing in academic libraries. Insights, opportunities and challenges are shared in relation to the broader open education movement. Design/methodology/approach This paper provides two case studies describing the development of OER publishing programs at large, public research universities – the University of Houston and the University of Washington. Each program takes an Author DIY approach to publishing support and is in the early years of supporting OER adoption and creation. Findings These case studies demonstrate the need for a greater focus on decision-making and workflows. They illuminate challenges and opportunities for librarians supporting OER initiatives, including adapting existing models of OER publishing, navigating institutional culture, moving OER programs beyond affordability and how to sustain and scale OER programs with shifting institutional support. Originality/value OER is an emerging program area within academic libraries, and much of the focus has been on outreach and advocacy around affordable alternatives to commercial textbooks. Little has been written about programmatic initiatives to support OER publishing. This paper adds unique examples to the OER literature and raises new questions around support for OER publishing.

scholarly journals Addressing the Challenge: Cataloguing Electronic Books in Academic Libraries

2010 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 93 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shuzhen Zhao ◽  
Wei Zhao
Keyword(s):  
Academic Libraries ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Electronic Books ◽  
University Libraries ◽  
Electronic Medium ◽  
Policies And Procedures ◽  
New Policies ◽  
The University

This paper explores the various issues and challenges arising from e-book cataloguing experienced at the University of Windsor’s Leddy Library and the Ontario Council of University Libraries (OCUL). This discussion uses an evidence -based approach to identify and resolve issues relevant to academic libraries as well as to consortia. With the ever rising popularity of e-books within academic libraries, cataloguing librarians are actively seeking more effective methods of managing this new electronic medium, including the development of new cataloguing policies and procedures. This paper will explore the various issues and challenges surrounding e-book cataloguing and processing within academic libraries, and will identify new policies and procedures that may be used to effectively assist in e-book management.

scholarly journals A framework to improve university–industry collaboration

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 49-62
Author(s):  
Richa Awasthy ◽  
Shayne Flint ◽  
Ramesh Sankarnarayana ◽  
Richard L. Jones
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Best Practices ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Industry Collaboration ◽  
Effective Collaboration ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The University ◽  
University Industry

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to propose a framework to improve the effectiveness of university–industry collaboration (UIC). This work enhances the existing body of literature and knowledge regarding collaboration and offers concrete steps to be taken for effective collaboration between universities and industries.Research MethodologyA literature review to study the best practices, impediments to collaboration and the various models proposed in the past for successful UIC was conducted. A workshop and focus-group meetings of practitioners and academic researchers was designed and organised to explore the current state of the university–industry engagement within the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) region and gather inputs regarding possible approaches to improve collaboration. The findings from the literature review and the results from this qualitative research regarding the approaches to improve the effectiveness of the collaboration were analysed.Results and implicationsThe study discovers that various measures have been proposed in the form of best practices or models to improve the effectiveness of UIC. However, these measures often address a specific concern such as technology transfer, intellectual property (IP), etc. There is a scope for a comprehensive holistic framework to address many aspects of UIC in order to improve effectiveness and achieve success. A framework for improving the effectiveness of collaboration considering a comprehensive list of factors operating in a broad context within the collaboration system was proposed.Originality/valueThe framework builds on previous literature dealing with measures for successful UIC. However, it is the first of its kind, in the researcher's knowledge, in terms of comprehensiveness of the factors contributing to establishing and sustaining successful collaboration. The value of the individual experience of the participants in this qualitative research, which is on average more than 10 years in the software engineering field, validates the importance and quality of the data collected. The addition of these results to the framework increases its validity.The framework can be utilised by universities and industry practitioners to foster successful and effective collaboration. The results have significant relevance, particularly within the Australian context as the government has intensified the adoption of measures to encourage and improve collaboration between universities and the industry.

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