Learning in the Libraries

Tutorials on vimeo

2013-04-22T16:33:00Z

Biomed Library has uploaded some new tutorials to Vimeo (for a total of 8)...we have also created a general account to give it a try. Let Kate know if you want the usersname/password...

http://vimeo.com/biomed/videos

PubMed for Dentists
PubMed/Ovid/CINAL/EBSCO/Cochrane to RefWorks
Find It: Accessing Full Text Articles
MyNCBI
Point of Care Resources
and more.

BrowZine in Brief!

2013-04-10T17:33:37Z

BrowZine in Brief!

http://www1.umn.edu/twincities/faculty-staff/brief/brief-4-10-2013.html

Reviewing elearning: tools and triumphs

2013-04-01T15:50:47Z

A few slides on strategic alignment of support...eLEARNING: TOOLS & TRIUMPHS https://umconnect.umn.edu/p29249602/ (Libraries part starts at 37:00-50:00)

http://digitalcampus.umn.edu/transform/agenda.html

below from OIT-Lauren Marsh:

Browzine for reading ULibraries journals

2013-03-26T20:49:56Z

Try BrowZine! It is an app that allows you to browse, read and monitor some of the library's best journals, all from your iPad. Built to accompany your searching needs, items found in BrowZine can easily be synced up with Zotero, Dropbox or several other services to help keep all of your information together in one place.

To learn more, please take a look at this short two minute video:

http://thirdiron.com/browzine-ipad-app/video/

To get started, search for "BrowZine" in the iTunes App Store and download the app for free; when initially launching BrowZine, select University of Minnesota from the drop down list.

This service will continue to expand and add new titles and features as time goes on.

If you have any questions about BrowZine visit z.umn.edu/browzine.

LCP as a Need to Know!

2013-03-25T13:34:14Z

Look at the top billing for the Undergrad Update!

http://undergrad.umn.edu/update/

ASC treasures in interactive photo

2013-03-15T14:24:10Z

This "interactive photo" is a unique learning object--I think it is very effective with the short videos with the photo being the navigation: http://giving.umn.edu/extras/UniversityArchives/

It would be interesting to give a "tour" of one of the databases this way--e.g. here is how you put your search into the box, here are subject headings and why you use them, etc.

Or to show an article and paper and give the back story of the research or citations.

in Brief

2013-03-12T16:49:33Z

Did you see the highlight in this weeks Brief?

http://www1.umn.edu/twincities/faculty-staff/brief/brief-3-6-2013.html

Can I find it again? Poster

2013-03-12T14:22:05Z

Can I Find it Again?: Difficulties First Year Students Face When Managing Their Digital Stuff

As we collect and produce a variety of digital materials, organizing and self-archiving them becomes a growing challenge. To better understand how the University Library can support these needs, we asked 500 first-year students during Welcome Week 2012 how they perceive their personal digital needs. They revealed concern about managing music, photos, digital notes, e-books and videos.

The survey results will help inform resources for managing a person's digital life, including photos, music, video, e-mail, digital notes, and e-books. The group plans to address the needs of the entire University community, in addition to first-year students, by building online resources and providing outreach/in-person opportunities for members of the University community to better enable them to manage personal collections that are growing in size and complexity.

Our University president has called on us to consider ways we can enhance our operational excellence by saving time and money while adding efficiency on all levels. This poster will present ways that we can add to people's personal efficiency by guiding them to both tools and practices to assist in organizing their digital lives.

Presenters:
Amy Neeser, Reference Librarian, University Libraries
Lois Hendrickson, Reference Librarian, University Libraries
Lisa Johnson, Research Services Librarian, University Libraries
Jody Kempf, Assistant Librarian, University Libraries

http://www.ofyp.umn.edu/ofypmedia/fyconference/Session-Materials/Poster-Sessions/Can_I_Find_It_Again_Presentation.pdf

Poster season

2013-03-08T17:51:15Z

As we move into poster season, the U Libraries want to share a few resources we have on reating posters for students:

1.) In-person workshops: Creating Posters Using PowerPoint

Getting ready to do a poster for your course or at an upcoming conference? Learn pointers about using PowerPoint to create the poster as one giant slide, and send it to a large-scale printer. Register at https://www.lib.umn.edu/services/workshops/registration:

Tue, 03/26/2013 - 2:30pm - 3:30pm

Location: 310 Walter Library

Wed, 04/03/2013 - 10:00am - 11:00am

Location: 310 Walter Library

2.) Creating Posters in Powerpoint Recorded Workshop

http://mediamill.cla.umn.edu/mediamill/display/185226 (~15 minutes)

3.) Effective Poster Design Elements and an exercise in which you pretend to be a poster judge

https://www.lib.umn.edu/apps/instruction/posterdesign/EPD_Elements.html

https://www.lib.umn.edu/apps/instruction/posterdesign/EPD_Judging.html

4.) View past student projects
The University Digital Conservancy also has a collection of over 500 posters and paper from UROP

Here is a link to browse in date order: http://conservancy.umn.edu/handle/45101/browse-date

5.) Help with planning

The Assignment Calculator includes a Poster (In PowerPoint).

https://www.lib.umn.edu/apps/ac/templates/62

Minnesota Digital Humanities Symposium May 14-15, 2013

2013-03-04T14:44:00Z

Save the Date: Minnesota Digital Humanities Symposium

Have you been following developments in digital humanities? Are you ready to take the plunge and develop new projects? Would you like to take your digital humanities projects to the next level? Then, mark your calendars.

The University of Minnesota Libraries and Macalester College DeWitt Wallace Library are hosting a Minnesota Digital Humanities Symposium May 14-15, 2013. This research retreat will offer inspiring examples of digital humanities scholarship, provide an opportunity to discuss tools and issues at the heart of the research, and allow you to network with potential research partners.

This symposium is aimed at scholars (faculty and graduate students) from humanities and computer science fields, academic technologists, programmers, research consultants, and other academic support staff from Minnesota.

The symposium will open on May 14 with a reception and talk from Lev Manovich (CUNY; http://www.manovich.net/). The following symposium day, May 15, takes place at the St. Paul Continuing Education and Conference Center and features plenary addresses by Matt Jockers (Nebraska; http://www.matthewjockers.net/) and Mark Tebeau (Cleveland State; http://marktebeau.com/).

Registration will open by March 15, 2013. Stay tuned for further details.

Address questions to Jennie Burroughs (jburroug@umn.edu) or Terri Fishel (fishel@macalester.edu).

Videos on Citation manager page

2013-02-04T15:09:22Z

I just saw the new videos/elearning pieces on the citation manager page:

https://www.lib.umn.edu/capim/citation

I wonder if we should make this page the "hub" on our libdata and Library Course Pages instead of linking to indiividual tools....

Anybody showing these in instruction sessions?

We are getting to have quite a few videos on our YouTube page!

http://www.youtube.com/user/umnLibraries/videos?view=0

Nice!

Open Access explained on Whiteboard

2013-01-31T16:39:43Z

I am a sucker for this whiteboard style...Useful message for new grad students. Has anyone used this before/during instruction?

Peer Research Consultants open for spring!

2013-01-30T14:43:26Z

Peer Research Consultants (PRCs) are back for spring semester! Please share with students and instructors during instruction sessions, liaison communications and desk interactions!

Meet our Spring 2013 PRCs:

The Peer Research Consultants provide one-on-one assistance to students to help them develop the research strategies needed to find sources for an excellent research paper.
We have drop-in hours in Walter SMART or in MCAE in Appleby Hall or students can make an appointment. Check schedule on the "Course Resources" tab or http://www.lib.umn.edu/services/prc.

What are the PRCs?
The Peer Research Consultants provide one-on-one assistance to students to help them develop the research strategies needed for an excellent research paper. They can give students an overview of using the libraries for research, formulating a paper topic and search, helping students to find scholarly articles, books, and more. They are upper-level undergraduates who have gone through 10+ hours of training on using the libraries and helping students to do the same. Many students find it very helpful, including International students.

Check out the Meet the PRCs 2013 poster

But why do we need both PRCs and librarians?

We know from the research, that undergraduates and especially first year students can be intimidated by the libraries and librarians. The PRCs work on a peer tutor model that is successful for a variety of disciplines. Often, first year students prefer to work with a fellow student than a librarian, who can be seen as an authority figure. The PRCs guide students to the subject librarians when needed and make it easier for students to set up that interaction.

What do students have to say about the PRCs?

"She was very helpful when I was looking for specific information on the library website. She explained the website very well and gave excellent tips!"
"He was very helpful in helping me figure out what I wanted to write my paper on and where I could find the sources. Afterwards I was able to understand my paper."
"Approachable advising that assisted me with furthering my research goals; very useful."

The University of Minnesota Libraries have partnered with the Multicultural Center for Academic Excellence and the SMART Learning Commons to provide the PRC Program.

Great video from Bio-Med Library

2013-01-24T19:13:30Z

I love all the shots of all the spaces--great overview of building and services.

Video on HathiTrust Research Center

2013-01-22T21:44:21Z

The HTRC is a collaborative research center launched jointly by Indiana University and the University of Illinois, along with the HathiTrust Digital Library, to help meet the technical challenges of dealing with massive amounts of digital text that researchers face by developing cutting-edge software tools and cyberinfrastructure to enable advanced computational access to the growing digital record of human knowledge.

More at http://www.hathitrust.org/htrc/