Technical Services Department Faculty Publications Copyright (c) 2013 University of Rhode Island All rights reserved. http://digitalcommons.uri.edu/lib_ts_pubs Recent documents in Technical Services Department Faculty Publications en-us Mon, 20 May 2013 09:16:22 PDT 3600 Resource Description and Access (RDA) Cataloging Policy For the University of Rhode Island http://digitalcommons.uri.edu/lib_ts_pubs/64 http://digitalcommons.uri.edu/lib_ts_pubs/64 Tue, 30 Apr 2013 11:21:42 PDT A general RDA policy for the University of Rhode Island.

]]> Michael A. Cerbo II University of Rhode Island RDA Implementation Plan 2013-­‐2015 http://digitalcommons.uri.edu/lib_ts_pubs/63 http://digitalcommons.uri.edu/lib_ts_pubs/63 Tue, 30 Apr 2013 11:18:03 PDT This document gives a general outline of the time frame and methods to be used to implement Resource Description and Access (RDA) cataloging rules for the University of Rhode Island.

]]> Michael A. Cerbo II Library science E-Journal Usage Statistics in Collection Management Decisions: A Literature Review http://digitalcommons.uri.edu/lib_ts_pubs/62 http://digitalcommons.uri.edu/lib_ts_pubs/62 Sat, 23 Mar 2013 05:50:31 PDT This is the author's manuscript of chapter 6 in the book Library Data: Empowering Practice and Persuasion, ed. Darby Orcutt, Libraries Unlimited, 2010. It is posted here with publisher permission.

]]> Andrée J. Rathemacher Higher education Library science Perspectives on Using E-Journal Usage Statistics in a Serials Cancellation Project http://digitalcommons.uri.edu/lib_ts_pubs/61 http://digitalcommons.uri.edu/lib_ts_pubs/61 Sat, 23 Mar 2013 05:38:33 PDT This is the authors' manuscript of chapter 7 in the book Library Data: Empowering Practice and Persuasion, ed. Darby Orcutt, Libraries Unlimited, 2010. It is posted here with publisher permission.

]]> Andrée J. Rathemacher et al. Higher education Library science New England Technical Services Librarians Spring 2012 Conference: iLibrary: Digital Futures for Libraries (May 3, 2012, Worcester, MA) http://digitalcommons.uri.edu/lib_ts_pubs/60 http://digitalcommons.uri.edu/lib_ts_pubs/60 Wed, 23 Jan 2013 07:13:29 PST This report discusses the program of the 2012 New England Technical Services Librarians (NETSL) annual spring conference, held on Thursday, May 3 at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts, titled “iLibrary: Digital Futures for Libraries.” NETSL is a section of the New England Library Association and a regional group of the American Library Association.

]]> Andrée J. Rathemacher et al. Library science Marine and Polar Expeditionary Reports in the Pell Marine Science Library http://digitalcommons.uri.edu/lib_ts_pubs/59 http://digitalcommons.uri.edu/lib_ts_pubs/59 Tue, 13 Nov 2012 07:43:24 PST A collection of the major oceanographic expeditions since the late 19th century is held by the Pell Marine Science Library, Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island. This detailed listing includes catalog records of the expeditions' reports and of individual volumes. Cross references from ship names and conventional names to catalog entries are provided.

]]> Judith B. Barnett et al. Introduction to DigitalCommons@URI http://digitalcommons.uri.edu/lib_ts_pubs/58 http://digitalcommons.uri.edu/lib_ts_pubs/58 Thu, 18 Oct 2012 11:39:15 PDT DigitalCommons@URI is the University of Rhode Island's institutional repository. Faculty, staff, and students are invited to deposit scholarly and creative work for long-term preservation and online dissemination. The repository also offers support for journal publishing and faculty profile pages. This presentation gives an overview of the repository and how to contribute.

]]> Julia A. Lovett Ocean Exploration : A Guide to Information Resources http://digitalcommons.uri.edu/lib_ts_pubs/57 http://digitalcommons.uri.edu/lib_ts_pubs/57 Thu, 20 Sep 2012 08:11:21 PDT An overview and selective guide to the literature of ocean exploration is provided

for reference, research and collection development purposes. Books,

encyclopedias, bibliographies, databases and websites are identified and

described. Both historical background and current information

on the subject are covered.

]]> Judith B. Barnett Oceanography Panel Discussion on Libraries and Best Practices in Fair Use http://digitalcommons.uri.edu/lib_ts_pubs/56 http://digitalcommons.uri.edu/lib_ts_pubs/56 Mon, 17 Sep 2012 13:05:59 PDT This report covers a panel discussion on the Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Academic and Research Libraries, published in January 2012 by the Association of Research Libraries (ARL). The panel was held at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) on March 23, 2012 and was hosted by the MIT Libraries. Panelists were Patricia Aufderheide of the Center for Social Media at American University; Brandon Butler of ARL; Kyle Courtney of Harvard Law School; and Jay Wilcoxson of MIT.

]]> Andrée J. Rathemacher Library science Higher education Assessing Library Skills: A First Step to Information Literacy http://digitalcommons.uri.edu/lib_ts_pubs/55 http://digitalcommons.uri.edu/lib_ts_pubs/55 Thu, 06 Sep 2012 07:31:21 PDT As part of the University of Rhode Island Libraries' "Comprehensive Plan for Information Literacy," a three-credit class in the skills and concepts of information literacy was first offered in the fall of 1999. More than 1,000 undergraduate students have taken the class since that time. A pre-test was given at the beginning of each semester, followed up by a post-test at the end. The pre- and post-test results were analyzed to determine: (1) whether students improved their test scores over the course of the semester, (2) which concepts and skills students mastered, and (3) where the course might need revision and/or improvement. Analysis showed that skills were acquired and/or improved overall.

The citation to the final, published version is as follows:

Burkhardt, Joanna M. "Assessing Library Skills: A First Step to Information Literacy." portal: Libraries and the Academy 7, no. 1 (January 2007): 25-49.

]]> Joanna M. Burkhardt Library science Ithaka Boston Forum http://digitalcommons.uri.edu/lib_ts_pubs/54 http://digitalcommons.uri.edu/lib_ts_pubs/54 Thu, 09 Aug 2012 07:41:58 PDT This report covers the Ithaka Boston Forum, held in Boston on December 6, 2011. Presenters from Ithaka S + R updated attendees on new initiatives at JSTOR, forthcoming Books at JSTOR, the JSTOR Current Scholarship Program, and long-term preservation of electronic content through Portico.

]]> Andrée J. Rathemacher Higher education Library science Michael Gets Weighed...In Italia http://digitalcommons.uri.edu/lib_ts_pubs/53 http://digitalcommons.uri.edu/lib_ts_pubs/53 Wed, 20 Jun 2012 07:58:09 PDT Life and customs in a southern Italian town.

]]> Michael Vocino Library science Lifestyles Social life & customs ACRL New England Scholarly Communication Special Interest Group Workshop: Open Access and Scholarly Societies: A Panel Discussion About the Opportunities and Challenges http://digitalcommons.uri.edu/lib_ts_pubs/52 http://digitalcommons.uri.edu/lib_ts_pubs/52 Wed, 20 Jun 2012 07:52:54 PDT This report covers a workshop held by the Scholarly Communications Interest Group of the Association of College and Research Libraries New England Chapter (ACRL/NEC), an independent chapter of ACRL. The workshop, titled "Open Access and Scholarly Societies: A Panel Discussion About the Opportunities and Challenges," took place on November 18, 2011, at the Hoagland-Pincus Conference Center in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts.

]]> Andrée J. Rathemacher Higher education Library science After Hearing the News http://digitalcommons.uri.edu/lib_ts_pubs/51 http://digitalcommons.uri.edu/lib_ts_pubs/51 Tue, 29 May 2012 12:13:30 PDT A poem written after hearing the news of the death of a long ago friend.

]]> Michael Vocino Library science Lifestyles Assunta and a Bag of Food http://digitalcommons.uri.edu/lib_ts_pubs/50 http://digitalcommons.uri.edu/lib_ts_pubs/50 Fri, 18 May 2012 05:02:44 PDT Life in the Mezzogiorno of Italy in the town of San Nicandro Garganico. The author briefly ponders his aging.

]]> Michael Vocino Culture Library science Lifestyles ACRL New England Serials and Electronic Resources Interest Group Summer Program: Current Trends in E-Journals http://digitalcommons.uri.edu/lib_ts_pubs/49 http://digitalcommons.uri.edu/lib_ts_pubs/49 Wed, 16 May 2012 09:54:31 PDT This report covers a workshop held by the Serials and Electronic Resources Interest Group (SERIG) of the Association of College and Research Libraries New England Chapter, an independent chapter of ACRL. The program titled "Current Trends in E-Journals" was held on Thursday, August 18, 2011 at the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences in Boston.

]]> Andrée J. Rathemacher Library science Higher education The San Nicandresi Jews: A Brief Bibliographic and Photographic Essay http://digitalcommons.uri.edu/lib_ts_pubs/48 http://digitalcommons.uri.edu/lib_ts_pubs/48 Mon, 19 Mar 2012 07:40:16 PDT Brief bibliographic, photographic essay on the conversion story of the Southern Italian Jews known as the Jews of San Nicandro.

]]> Michael Vocino Culture History Library science Religion Vincenzo Has Died http://digitalcommons.uri.edu/lib_ts_pubs/47 http://digitalcommons.uri.edu/lib_ts_pubs/47 Wed, 14 Mar 2012 08:14:31 PDT Short story of life and a death in a Southern Italian town.

]]> Michael Vocino Humanities Library science Minority & ethnic groups Six Crosses http://digitalcommons.uri.edu/lib_ts_pubs/46 http://digitalcommons.uri.edu/lib_ts_pubs/46 Fri, 13 Jan 2012 06:20:51 PST Brief short story or observation about life in a small southern Italian town.

]]> Michael Vocino Culture Library science Lifestyles Michele, the Husband http://digitalcommons.uri.edu/lib_ts_pubs/45 http://digitalcommons.uri.edu/lib_ts_pubs/45 Sun, 01 Jan 2012 09:25:29 PST A short story from an unfinished mystery novel involving scenes from an Italian-American life.

]]> Michael Vocino Library science Lifestyles Minority & ethnic groups