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Ithaka S+R’s Local Surveys and Research Support Services
At the Library Assessment Conference
- October 31, 2016
At the Library Assessment Conference, Christine Wolff and Danielle Cooper will be joined by several library partners to discuss the impact of two Ithaka S+R initiatives: Research Support Services and Local Surveys. These presentations will take place at the “Ithaka” concurrent session from 11 am – 12:30 pm on Monday, October 31. For more information about the conference, please see http://libraryassessment.org/index.shtml. Ithaka S+R Surveys of Students and Faculty “Lessons from…
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On Archives Users Present and Future
Notes from the ACA Conference
- June 14, 2016
It was perhaps unsurprising that the 2016 annual Association of Canadian Archivists (ACA) conference was themed “‘Futur Proche’: Archives and Innovation.” “Futur proche,” refers to the future tense in French and is also arguably the primary orientation of most discussions about archives and their users. Archivists’ pre-occupation with the future reflects the underlying preservation mission of archives. Barbara Craig cogently defines the mission of archives is to “acquire, preserve and…
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Announcing the Public Health Project
- May 5, 2016
Many libraries have special expertise in particular disciplines, and they build services and collections to support researchers in those fields. But as research practices evolve, are libraries addressing the changing needs of their users? Ithaka S+R’s Research Support Services program is designed to help libraries re-imagine their services for scholars on a discipline-by-discipline basis. Through the program, we have explored the needs of researchers in chemistry, history, and art history,…
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Investigating the Needs of Agriculture Scholars
Danielle Cooper at the USAIN 2016 Biennial Conference
- April 26, 2016
Ithaka S+R, in partnership with the United States Agricultural Information Network (USAIN) and 19 libraries in the US, is examining the research activities of agriculture scholars. During spring semester 2016, the participating libraries assembled research teams and conducted semi-structured interviews with faculty and visually documented faculty information practices through photography. The participating libraries will author local reports and Ithaka S+R will create a publicly available final report based on aggregate…
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Danielle Cooper at ATLA's Annual Conference
- June 17, 2016
Danielle Cooper will speak on "Investigating the Needs of Scholars: A Multi-Institutional Collaborative Approach," at the American Theological Library Association (ATLA) Annual Conference on June 17, in Long Beach, California. Ithaka S+R, in partnership with ATLA, the Society of Biblical Literature (SBL), the American Academy of Religion (AAR) and 18 libraries in the US, is examining the research activities of religious studies and theology scholars. During spring semester 2016, the participating…
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Danielle Cooper at the Association of Canadian Archivists Conference
- June 3, 2016
Danielle Cooper will present on the "User Access: Research & Innovation" panel at the Annual Conference of the Association of Canadian Archivists on June 3 in Montreal. Cooper will share information about the Research Support Services project on religious studies that she is currently coordinating. Speaking on "Understanding Archives Users: Research-driven Approaches to Innovation," Cooper will describe the methodological design of and initial findings from Ithaka S+R's religious studies project in order to share how qualitative…
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Religious Studies Project Launch and Training Workshop
- January 19, 2016
My colleague Roger Schonfeld and I launched the religious studies project at Pitts Theology Library at Emory University on January 7 and 8 with the first of two methods training workshops for our institutional collaborators. With funding from lead sponsor the American Theological Library Association (ATLA), as well as the Society for Biblical Literature (SBL) and the American Academy of Religion (AAR), the religious studies project brings together local research…
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Workshop for the Research Support Services Project on Religious Sudies
- February 11, 2016
On February 11-12, Ithaka S+R will hold a workshop at Columbia University in New York City for the participants in our Research Support Services project on Religious Studies. Through the Research Support Service series, Ithaka S+R collaborates with libraries and scholarly societies to take a deep dive into a particular discipline to uncover the unique needs of scholars in that field. At the beginning of each project, we hold workshops for the research…
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Research Support Services Workshop
For Participants in the Religious Studies Project
- January 7, 2016
On January 7-8, Ithaka S+R will hold a workshop at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, for the participants in our Research Support Services project on Religious Studies. A second workshop is scheduled for February 11-12 at Columbia University in New York City. Through the Research Support Service series, Ithaka S+R collaborates with libraries and scholarly societies to take a deep dive into a particular discipline to uncover the unique needs of scholars…
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Participant Meeting at ALA Midwinter
- January 10, 2016
Please join Deanna Marcum, Roger Schonfeld, Christine Wolff, and Kimberly Lutz at Ithaka S+R’s participant meeting at ALA Midwinter on Sunday, January 10 from 1:30-3:00 pm, in the Seaport C Room at the Seaport Hotel. At the meeting, we will share several updates, including Findings from our recent and ongoing research projects. We have been pursuing an active research agenda and would like to share what we have learned to…