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Marketing Plans Made Easy(er): Creating a Marketing Plan with Little/No Marketing Experience
Marketing is not one of the skills often associated with librarians, but marketing is a very important piece to connecting users to the library, the staff, and the resources available at the library. Because most libraries ... -
Cram Jam, Contests, and Coffee: Getting Students into the Library
Study for finals during “Cram Jam;” enjoy coffee and donuts; find the “Hump Daaaaaay!” camel; write a haiku for the haiku contest; relieve finals stress with “Study, Play, Repeat” activities. Discover several of the programs, ... -
A Powerful Partnership: Incorporating TRiO Student Support Services into the Library's Space to Impact Student Success
This session will discuss the logistics of incorporating the TRiO Student Support Services (SSS) program into the library's space. When our institution was awarded a five-year, $1.2 million dollar grant from the U.S. ... -
DSpace solr activity extractor
This quick tool is designed for DSpace administrators who want to extract usage statistics from their DSpace IR. You will need to be able to log into the server that is hosting your DSpace instance. This is not the same ... -
Planning for Digital Preservation
This presentation will focus on the process Miami University Libraries used when researching and selecting digital preservation solutions. Digital Preservation can be an overwhelming undertaking for any institution. The ... -
Between the Sheets: a Library-wide Inventory with Google
When it comes to taking an inventory of physical items, libraries often rely on their traditional integrated library system’s (ILS) à la carte add ons; outside vendors; or other possibly outdated, complex, and often expensive ... -
Digitizing Vinegar Syndrome Film
Step-by-step equipment build procedure for digitizing damaged 16 mm film stock. -
Report of the ALCTS Collection Management and E-Resources Interest Group meeting. American Library Association midwinter meeting, Atlanta, January 2017
The Collection Management and Electronic Resources Interest Group (CMERIG) held a one hour meeting at the 2017 ALA Midwinter Conference in Atlanta, Georgia on Sunday January 22, 2017, from 3-4 pm. Chair Sunshine Carter ... -
Simply Analytics overview
This is an overview of the SimplyAnalytics online resource, prepared for Miami University's libguides and website. Script: Hello, this is Eric Johnson. Today we’re going to be looking at the Simply Analytics ... -
Rubrics and Decision Matricies
Designing rubrics for informed decision making How often do committees spend an inordinate amount of time nit-picking a trivial issue and fail to discuss the heart of a problem? Do you find yourself constantly busy, ... -
Utilizing Usage Statistics
This session guides attendees through a series of potential options to put usage data to work. It provides an overview of 3 major usage areas—analyzing, sharing, and re-purposing—and the tools and tips appropriate for each ...