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Reimagining the Repository as a Community Nexus: Who is Connecting with Community-Based Research?
No full textIn 2017, Columbus State University’s coordinator of the Columbus Community Geography Center (CCGC) and a CSU librarian began to expand the institutional repository into a community nexus. Specifically, to create a hub serving community members with maps, reports, and other projects to aid them in civic planning and increase their awareness of problems in the region. Using PlumX Metrics and the Digital Commons dashboard, the presenters demonstrate how data shows who engages with CCGC’s resources. They also offer suggestions for improving metrics in Digital Commons to track interest in community-based research
Unlocking via Pivoting: The Transition of a Wildly Successful Library Familiarization Activity Online
Full text linkThis poster discusses the transition of a successful library familiarization escape room activity to a digital format for the fall 2020 semester. It details the transition of the escape and conveys difficulties and triumphs through the process. Assessment in comparison to what was previously attained for retention of concepts is discussed.https://ir.una.edu/libfacpresentation/1047/thumbnail.jp
Off to a Roaring Start: Successes and Lessons from year One of OER and Textbook Affordability Initiatives
Full text linkIn 2018, the state higher education commission offered a series of informational programs to increase awareness and adoption of OER in colleges and universities. This spurred our university to include OER as part of the current strategic plan and to form a working group to create a sustainable program of OER education and adoption on campus. At the same time, the library was prioritizing the purchase of textbooks and other course material to increase both physical and electronic course reserves to help ease the burden of textbook costs for students.In this session, the presenters, one a librarian who is a member of the OER working group and the other the University Librarian who made TAI a priority, will discuss how they combined their efforts to support the launch of a faculty stipend program that includes money not just for traditional OER but also leverages library resources and fair use guidelines to support textbook affordability.This program, launched in May of 2020 has funded 15 projects to date, some using adoption/adaption/creation of OER, some using course reserves and e-resources, and some using a combination of OER and library resources.Though this first year has exceeded our expectations, we also learned lessons and adapted the program as we went along to better meet the needs of the students, faculty, and administration. We will discuss these lessons learned and how we plan to continue to refine and improve our program over the course of the next year.https://ir.una.edu/libfacpresentation/1046/thumbnail.jp
Leading as a staff member: How you can change your library, your staff, your faculty, and your administration.
Full text linkPresentation given at the 2nd Annual Alabama Support Staff Workshop.https://ir.una.edu/libfacpresentation/1048/thumbnail.jp
Supporting Open Educational Resources in Digital Commons
No full textAt East Tennessee State University, an awards program incentivizes instructors to adapt or create Open Educational Resources (OERs) and publish them in Digital Commons@ETSU. Come to this presentation to hear lessons learned from the Digital Scholarship Librarian who supported the instructors during the creation and publication process. The presentation will cover the following topics: copyright, accessibility, promotion, timelines, and assessments
History in the Open: Supporting Anthropology and History Faculty Projects with Digital Commons
Full text linkOpening access to resources isn’t one size fits all. From new research to retrospective content, the Anthropology and History faculty at the University of Central Florida (UCF) are looking for innovative, cost-effective approaches to sharing their work and expertise. Through STARS, UCF’s Digital Commons instance, faculty have access to a platform for their materials and additional support services for a variety of projects. This session will explore the impetuses, creation, and outcomes of four faculty-led projects featuring open educational resources, open data, open syllabi, and an open image database
Planning Next Season’s Harvest: A Deep-Dive on the DC Harvesting Tool with Scopus Integration & Beyond
No full textFive months after the launch of the Digital Commons Harvesting Tool with Scopus integration, we’re seeing more and more examples of institutions finding ways to enhance their faculty publication workflows. Some are dipping their toe in and testing waters. Others have fully adopted the tool and are regularly harvesting Scopus metadata records. But what challenges remain? And how do we overcome them?
This talk will review some of the latest in-depth functionality in the tool, and lead an open discussion on what enhancements in the future would most positively impact users’ support for their faculty and institutions.
It will also contextualize the Harvesting Tool by placing it within the larger Digital Commons roadmap, whose other highlights and themes will be shared
Is it Something We Didn\u27t Ask? Examining Our Faculty\u27s Motivation to Use Our University\u27s IR
No full textHow can we encourage faculty to deposit their scholarly works in our university’s institutional repository (IR)? What motivates faculty to self-archive, and participate in the IR? The who self-archives question can be easily answered, but the why questions involve more rigor to find answers and create solutions. While there has been considerable attention dedicated to the development, implementation, and the initial population of content into the IR at Montclair State, there has been no data collection used to evaluate the IR, in regards to faculty awareness, and motivation to participate, and continued participation, that can help to strategically influence outreach efforts. We will share the preliminary results of our research study which utilizes the value of collecting qualitative data to explore the wants and needs of the users, and intended users, of Montclair State University’s institutional repository
Vesta: A digital health analytics platform for a smart home in a box
No full text© 2020 This paper presents Vesta, a digital health platform composed of a smart home in a box for data collection and a machine learning based analytic system for deriving health indicators using activity recognition, sleep analysis and indoor localization. This system has been deployed in the homes of 40 patients undergoing a heart valve intervention in the United Kingdom (UK) as part of the EurValve project, measuring patients health and well-being before and after their operation. In this work a cohort of 20 patients are analyzed, and 2 patients are analyzed in detail as example case studies. A quantitative evaluation of the platform is provided using patient collected data, as well as a comparison using standardized Patient Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) which are commonly used in hospitals, and a custom survey. It is shown how the ubiquitous in-home Vesta platform can increase clinical confidence in self-reported patient feedback. Demonstrating its suitability for digital health studies, Vesta provides deeper insight into the health, well-being and recovery of patients within their home
