http://hdl.handle.net/2142/100 Research and scholarship of the Library faculty and staff http://hdl.handle.net/2142/13968 Repository Metadata: Approaches and Challenges Chapman, John W. Reynolds, David Shreeves, Sarah L. Many institutional repositories have pursued a mixed metadata environment, relying on description by multiple workflows. Strategies may include metadata converted from other systems, metadata elicited from the document creator or manager, and metadata created by library or repository staff. Additional editing or proofing may or may not occur. The mixed environment brings challenges of creation, management, and access. In this article, repository efforts at three major universities are discussed. All three repositories run on the DSpace software package, and the opportunities and limitations of that system will be examined. The authors discuss local strategies in light of current thinking on metadata creation, user behavior, and the aggregation of heterogeneous metadata. The contrasts between the mission of each repository effort will show the importance of local customization, while the experience of all three institutions forms the basis for recommendations on strategies of benefit to a wide range of librarians and repository planners. metadata DSpace institutional repository heterogeneity Illinois Digital Environment for Access to Learning and Scholarship (IDEALS) Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/2142/13765 The “librarian’s library” in transition from physical to virtual place: A case study of the Library & Information Science Library at the University of Illinois, USA Searing, Susan E. At the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign, a system of distributed, departmental libraries has been in place since the 19th century. A separate Library & Information Science (LIS) Library existed from the 1920s until May 2009, when its collections were merged into other libraries. The new model for LIS library services combines a more robust virtual presence on the web with an intensified human presence in the Graduate School of Library & Information Science building. The changes in LIS library services are part of a much larger initiative to create a more flexible organizational structure for the University Library that recognizes the increasingly interdisciplinary nature of academic inquiry, the critical importance of digital information resources, and the opportunities for collaborative approaches to the provision of library services and collections using information technology. This case study explores several questions: What factors impelled the University of Illinois Library to embark on a re-organization of public and technical services? How were librarians and library users involved in the decision process? What values informed the decisions? Who resisted the changes and why? By posing and answering such questions in the context of a single departmental library, this paper examines issues that affect space utilization in many large academic library systems today. The transformation of the LIS Library demonstrates that the successful transition from a traditional service model to a new one must be grounded in the unique needs and customs of the library, university, and population of users. Because the University of Illinois LIS collection is among the best in North America, its fate is relevant to LIS scholars worldwide. library library services Library and Information Science Library LIS Library New Service Models Program library as place University Library academic libraries Sat, 01 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/2142/13623 Creating a Video Collection Using CONTENTdm  Han, Myung-Ja Yarasavage, Nathan In early 2008, the University of Illinois Library mounted its first publicly-accessible digital video collection, the Chuck Olin Digital Film Archive <http://images.library.uiuc.edu:8081/cdm4/browse.php?CISOROOT=/olin>, using CONTENTdm. This presentation provides the CONTENTdm user community with an overview of the process followed to create this collection. Topics includes the issues involving reformatting A/V materials, mapping technical and descriptive metadata from MPEG7 to CONTENTdm and Dublin Core, and capturing thumbnails from the video. The presentation also discusses how Illinois increased the visibility of the collection by exporting the collection to the Illinois Harvest portal <http://illinoisharvest.grainger.uiuc.edu/collections.asp#jumpC>, by adding records to the library OPAC, and by creating a project web site <http://www.library.uiuc.edu/hpnl/Olin/>. Metadata creation Metadata interoperability CONTENTdm Dublin Core OAI-PMH Audio/Video collection Mon, 13 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/2142/12032 Carpe Diem: Transforming Services in Academic Libraries Kaufman, Paula T. Amid a global economic crisis and spurred, in my country, by a great influx of funding intended to stimulate the economy quickly, librarians are confronted by other factors that could have transformative powers – if they choose to seize the opportunity. This paper focuses on the future of academic library services and the opportunities that await those who reject hunkering down in troubled times. Library Services Academic Libraries Mon, 01 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/2142/12031 The Library as Strategic Investment Kaufman, Paula T. Report on the ROI study conducted at the University of Illinois in 2007 and the subsequent studies done in 9 other institutions globally in 2008. ROI Return on Investment Academic Libraries Mon, 01 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/2142/11944 Web usability survey and script Dougan, Kirstin Fulton, Camilla This document supplies the survey and script used in the usability tests for the article "Side by side: What a comparative usability study told us about a web site redesign", which will appear in the Journal of Web Librarianship. The script and survey will not appear in the article itself. libraries web sites redesign Usability Thu, 28 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/2142/11795 Wikipedia iPod Search Log with Subject Annotation Hahn, James F. Annotated iPod search logs using FRBR group three entity sets for coding. mobile computing Usability Database searching Wed, 01 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/2142/9602 Student Research on the University ... and in the Institutional Repository: A Case Study at Illinois Hensley, Merinda Shreeves, Sarah L. Cain, Timothy R. EUI, the Ethnography of the University Initiative (http://www.eui.uiuc.edu/), is an innovative program at the University of Illinois that offers students the opportunity to conduct original ethnographic and archival research and archive it for future students to build upon. EUI supports faculty in their efforts to bring the research discovery process into the classroom and works with IDEALS, the University's institutional repository, which maintains a permanent online archive of student research. In this session we'll describe EUI and discuss the roles of participants, give examples of student learning and research enabled by EUI, and reflect on what we've learned from the initiative. Undergraduate Research IDEALS Ethnography of the University Initiative Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/2142/9574 Wikipedia iPod Usability Data Hahn, James F. Research data from usability study of an image of Wikipedia available on the Apple iPod. iPod Database searching Mobile Usability Wed, 17 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/2142/9158 Metadata for You and Me: Current and Emerging Trends in Metadata and Content Sharing. Presentation for Digital Library Federation Fall Forum 2008 Riley, Jenn Shreeves, Sarah L. Presentation for the Digital Library Federation Fall Forum 2008 in Providence, RI Metadata interoperability Training Thu, 13 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT