Category Archives for Human Resource
Using Maps to Promote Data-Driven Decision-Making: One Library’s Experience in Data Visualization Instruction
Data play a crucial role in health research, education, and patient care. Initiatives such as Big Data to Knowledge (BD2K) and Precision Medicine point to the increasing focus and value of data use and reuse. As the universe of data … Continue reading
NDSA Releases 2017 Digital Preservation Staffing Survey Report and Dataset
The report summarizes the results of the 2017 survey, including information on participants type of organization and size, as well as information on how organizations view their digital preservation organization and staffing situation, and ideas about staffing qualifications and training … Continue reading
Learning Leaders: Mark Lassoff and Coding, Design Skills (Interview)
“If we’re truly going to be professionals, we’ve got to use professional tools; that is one of the steps of creating professional digital content. The other is really skilling up and learning the techniques—the design, not just the instructional design … Continue reading
Enhancing the research and publication efforts of health sciences librarians via an academic writing retreat (Case Studies)
This case study describes the South Central Chapter of the Medical Library Association (SCC/MLA) initiative to develop an academic writing retreat for members who sought the necessary time and support to advance their research projects toward publication. Read More
Introducing the Public Library Innovation Exchange (PLIX)
Public libraries and the MIT Media Lab are kindred spirits. Together, we hope to design new programs for libraries around the country. Read More
INSPIRING FUTURE CHANGEMAKERS TO COLLABORATE FOR SOCIAL IMPACT
SMU’s very first Social Impact Festival opened a window into the world of opportunities for cross-sector collaboration among youth. Read More
Using Liberating Structures in academic libraries for increased productivity, employee engagement, and inclusion
“Liberating Structures” is a set of 33 activities designed by Henri Lipmanowicz and Keith McCandless.1 Each of these activities, which range from taking fifteen minutes to three days, are designed to replace traditional meetings. Read More
Building Research Competencies in Canadian Academic Libraries: The CARL Librarians’ Research Institute
This article overviews work by the Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) to build the workforce competencies and capacity of academic librarians in respect of librarian research skills. CARL’s Librarians’ Research Institute (LRI) is reviewed and evaluated as a case … Continue reading
Training to Teach Graduate Information Literacy Sessions Using a Team-based Mentorship Approach: Report on a Pilot Project at the OISE Library
Staffing changes in the summer of 2015 at the University of Toronto’s Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE) Library and an increased student enrolment in one of OISE’s core programs meant that the OISE Library would not be able … Continue reading
Stronger Together: Increasing Connections Between Academic and Public Libraries
Much has been written about collaborations between public and academic libraries. These collaborations generally take the form of joint libraries, special programs or consortia. They are motivated by the desire to do public outreach or community building or to provide … Continue reading