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Research paper thumbnail of Raise Your Profile: Build Your Program

Public Services Quarterly, 2008

To raise the library's profile within the campus community, it is critical to create a strate... more To raise the library's profile within the campus community, it is critical to create a strategic plan and align library goals with those of the university. At George Washington University's Gelman Library, the instruction librarians gained internal and external support to hire two new instruction librarians to better support collaboration with the new university writing program. The library then used

Research paper thumbnail of Step-by-step Teaching, Part One: Ceating Learning Outcomes

Research paper thumbnail of “We thought it might encourage participation.” Using lottery incentives to improve LibQUAL+™ response rates among students

The Journal of Academic Librarianship, 2012

ABSTRACT Libraries deploying the LibQUAL+™ survey can offer a lottery incentive and many do so in... more ABSTRACT Libraries deploying the LibQUAL+™ survey can offer a lottery incentive and many do so in the hope of increasing response rates. Other libraries may be prohibited from offering one because of Institutional Review Board restrictions, as is the case at Oregon State University. We wanted to discover why libraries offer lottery incentives, what kinds of incentives, and if they believe these incentives have a positive impact on their response rates. The responding libraries hold a general belief that lottery incentives are effective, but base this on feeling rather than research. We examine what the literature says about lottery incentives and student populations.

Research paper thumbnail of Why Service Learning is Important to Librarians

Research paper thumbnail of The Timing of the Research Question: First-Year Writing Faculty and Instruction Librarians' Differing Perspectives

... Differing Perspectives Jennifer E. Nutefall and Phyllis Mentzell Ryder Abstract ... Jennifer.... more ... Differing Perspectives Jennifer E. Nutefall and Phyllis Mentzell Ryder Abstract ... Jennifer.Nutefall@ oregonstate.edu. Phyllis Mentzell Ryder is associate professor of writing, George Washington University, Washington, DC; she may be contacted via e-mail at: pryder@gwu.edu. ...

Research paper thumbnail of The Relationship Between Service Learning and Research

Public Services Quarterly, 2009

Citation: Nutefall, J. E. (2009). The relationship between service learning and research [Electro... more Citation: Nutefall, J. E. (2009). The relationship between service learning and research [Electronic version].

Research paper thumbnail of Preparing for the 21st century: Academic library realignment

New Library World, 2012

Purpose -The purpose of this article is to communicate how an academic library can establish and ... more Purpose -The purpose of this article is to communicate how an academic library can establish and implement a realignment process to prepare itself to serve users in the 21 st century. Design/methodology/approach -The authors employed a case study approach to present the challenges of realigning an academic library. We describe the collaborative and interactive process that Oregon State University (OSU) Libraries undertook to envision what a 21 st century academy library might demand and to realign its units to support this vision. We summarize the positive outcomes of this process and provide an overview of what next steps might be. Findings -A combination of visioning exercises and collaborative study of the appropriate LIS literature was key to establishing the direction that the OSU Libraries' realignment would take and the eventual organizational structure the Libraries implemented. The realignment activities not only emphasized collaboration among unit heads, but also emphasized the importance of clear communication, ongoing assessment, and connection to the University's overall strategic goals and realignment in order to guarantee eventual success. Originality/value -This article describes a process that most academic libraries could emulate to shift the focus of legacy operations and departments to those that successfully meet the challenges of the 21 st century academic library.

Research paper thumbnail of Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Managing Government Document Collections in a Digital World

Collection Management, 2012

Research paper thumbnail of The Serendipitous Research Process

The Journal of Academic Librarianship, 2010

This article presents the results of an exploratory study asking faculty in the first-year writin... more This article presents the results of an exploratory study asking faculty in the first-year writing program and instruction librarians about their research process focusing on results specifically related to serendipity. Steps to prepare for serendipity are highlighted as well as a model for incorporating serendipity into a first-year writing course.

Research paper thumbnail of Paper Trail: One method of information literacy assessment

Research Strategies, 2004

Assessing students' information literacy skills can be difficult depending on the involvement of ... more Assessing students' information literacy skills can be difficult depending on the involvement of the librarian in a course. To overcome this, librarians created an assignment called the Paper Trail, where students wrote a short essay about their research process and reflected on what they would do differently. Through reviewing and grading these papers, librarians determined whether students understood the difference between the library catalog and article databases, evaluated the students' search terms to see if they used effective topic keywords and Boolean operators, and learned more on how the students reflected on their research process.

Research paper thumbnail of Structuring a Successful Instruction Internship

College & Undergraduate Libraries, 2012

Internships and practicums allow MLS students the opportunity to gain knowledge of and experience... more Internships and practicums allow MLS students the opportunity to gain knowledge of and experience with information literacy instruction. These experiences can supplement the theoretical information learned in graduate information literacy classes. Yet, the literature on structuring and creating a successful internship experience is sparse. This article reports on a survey of interns who completed an instruction internship at George Washington

Research paper thumbnail of Mysteries in the Night: An Exploratory Study of Student Use and Perceptions of 24/5 Hours

Public Services Quarterly, 2014

ABSTRACT

Research paper thumbnail of Raise Your Profile: Build Your Program

Public Services Quarterly, 2008

To raise the library's profile within the campus community, it is critical to create a strate... more To raise the library's profile within the campus community, it is critical to create a strategic plan and align library goals with those of the university. At George Washington University's Gelman Library, the instruction librarians gained internal and external support to hire two new instruction librarians to better support collaboration with the new university writing program. The library then used

Research paper thumbnail of Step-by-step Teaching, Part One: Ceating Learning Outcomes

Research paper thumbnail of “We thought it might encourage participation.” Using lottery incentives to improve LibQUAL+™ response rates among students

The Journal of Academic Librarianship, 2012

ABSTRACT Libraries deploying the LibQUAL+™ survey can offer a lottery incentive and many do so in... more ABSTRACT Libraries deploying the LibQUAL+™ survey can offer a lottery incentive and many do so in the hope of increasing response rates. Other libraries may be prohibited from offering one because of Institutional Review Board restrictions, as is the case at Oregon State University. We wanted to discover why libraries offer lottery incentives, what kinds of incentives, and if they believe these incentives have a positive impact on their response rates. The responding libraries hold a general belief that lottery incentives are effective, but base this on feeling rather than research. We examine what the literature says about lottery incentives and student populations.

Research paper thumbnail of Why Service Learning is Important to Librarians

Research paper thumbnail of The Timing of the Research Question: First-Year Writing Faculty and Instruction Librarians' Differing Perspectives

... Differing Perspectives Jennifer E. Nutefall and Phyllis Mentzell Ryder Abstract ... Jennifer.... more ... Differing Perspectives Jennifer E. Nutefall and Phyllis Mentzell Ryder Abstract ... Jennifer.Nutefall@ oregonstate.edu. Phyllis Mentzell Ryder is associate professor of writing, George Washington University, Washington, DC; she may be contacted via e-mail at: pryder@gwu.edu. ...

Research paper thumbnail of The Relationship Between Service Learning and Research

Public Services Quarterly, 2009

Citation: Nutefall, J. E. (2009). The relationship between service learning and research [Electro... more Citation: Nutefall, J. E. (2009). The relationship between service learning and research [Electronic version].

Research paper thumbnail of Preparing for the 21st century: Academic library realignment

New Library World, 2012

Purpose -The purpose of this article is to communicate how an academic library can establish and ... more Purpose -The purpose of this article is to communicate how an academic library can establish and implement a realignment process to prepare itself to serve users in the 21 st century. Design/methodology/approach -The authors employed a case study approach to present the challenges of realigning an academic library. We describe the collaborative and interactive process that Oregon State University (OSU) Libraries undertook to envision what a 21 st century academy library might demand and to realign its units to support this vision. We summarize the positive outcomes of this process and provide an overview of what next steps might be. Findings -A combination of visioning exercises and collaborative study of the appropriate LIS literature was key to establishing the direction that the OSU Libraries' realignment would take and the eventual organizational structure the Libraries implemented. The realignment activities not only emphasized collaboration among unit heads, but also emphasized the importance of clear communication, ongoing assessment, and connection to the University's overall strategic goals and realignment in order to guarantee eventual success. Originality/value -This article describes a process that most academic libraries could emulate to shift the focus of legacy operations and departments to those that successfully meet the challenges of the 21 st century academic library.

Research paper thumbnail of Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Managing Government Document Collections in a Digital World

Collection Management, 2012

Research paper thumbnail of The Serendipitous Research Process

The Journal of Academic Librarianship, 2010

This article presents the results of an exploratory study asking faculty in the first-year writin... more This article presents the results of an exploratory study asking faculty in the first-year writing program and instruction librarians about their research process focusing on results specifically related to serendipity. Steps to prepare for serendipity are highlighted as well as a model for incorporating serendipity into a first-year writing course.

Research paper thumbnail of Paper Trail: One method of information literacy assessment

Research Strategies, 2004

Assessing students' information literacy skills can be difficult depending on the involvement of ... more Assessing students' information literacy skills can be difficult depending on the involvement of the librarian in a course. To overcome this, librarians created an assignment called the Paper Trail, where students wrote a short essay about their research process and reflected on what they would do differently. Through reviewing and grading these papers, librarians determined whether students understood the difference between the library catalog and article databases, evaluated the students' search terms to see if they used effective topic keywords and Boolean operators, and learned more on how the students reflected on their research process.

Research paper thumbnail of Structuring a Successful Instruction Internship

College & Undergraduate Libraries, 2012

Internships and practicums allow MLS students the opportunity to gain knowledge of and experience... more Internships and practicums allow MLS students the opportunity to gain knowledge of and experience with information literacy instruction. These experiences can supplement the theoretical information learned in graduate information literacy classes. Yet, the literature on structuring and creating a successful internship experience is sparse. This article reports on a survey of interns who completed an instruction internship at George Washington

Research paper thumbnail of Mysteries in the Night: An Exploratory Study of Student Use and Perceptions of 24/5 Hours

Public Services Quarterly, 2014

ABSTRACT