Browsing Research, Publications, and Presentations (The Ohio State University Libraries) by Title

Key Sources of Multinational Data on Conventional and Nuclear Armaments

Lincove, David ( 2018 )

A "Killed" Woodland Vessel from a Ross County Burial Mound

Murphy, James L., 1941- ( 1980 )

A deliberately "killed" Late Woodland vessel is described from the Raymond Williams burial mound (33-Ro-149), Franklin Township, Ross Co., Ohio. Accompanying material (Snyders flint blade, pentagonal and triangular flint ...

The Knowledge Bank: The Ohio State University’s Institutional Repository

Walsh, Maureen P. ( 2007-10-04 )

Presentation given on the Knowledge Bank at The Ohio State University Libraries' Scholarly Resources Integration Department Meeting on October 4, 2007.

KOW: The Ceramic Art of Kenneth O. Weaver

Murphy, James L., 1941- ( 2010 )

Ceramic art produced by Kenneth O. Weaver (1896-1966) while employed by the U.S. Ceramic Tile Co. of Canton, Ohio, with plant in East Sparta, Ohio, is described and illustrated. The potter utilized heavy red clay used by ...

Lakeside, Ohio's Ogontz Pottery

Murphy, James L., 1941- ( 2007 )

Accounting of the virtually unknown art pottery of Albert C. Armstrong's Ogontz Pottery at Lakeside, Ohio. Includes photographs of Armstrong's semi-matte glaze works.

The Land of Lincoln Block: Brick Making in Corning, Ohio

Murphy, James L., 1941- ( 2011 )

Paving brick impressed "Lincoln" are identified as the product of the Lincoln Paving Brick Co., aka Lincoln Paving Block Co., Corning, Perry Co., Ohio, which operated 1915-ca. 1923. Photographs taken during the construction ...

A Large Bifacial Blade of Fresh-water Chert from Harrison County, Ohio

Murphy, James L., 1941- ( 1987 )

A large bifacial flint blade made of fresh-water chert and found in Harrison Co., Ohio, is illustrated. The specimen is now in the collections of the Ohio Historical Society, donated by the heirs of R. Max Gard, Lisbon, Ohio.

A Late Prehistoric Analog for "Cuspidiform" Petroglyphs

Murphy, James L., 1941- ( 1985 )

An unusual incised, shell-tempered ceramic sherd form the Late Woodland Philo II Site, Muskingum County, Ohio, bears designs remarkably similar to numerous aboriginal rock-carvings in the Ohio Valley. The occurrence of ...

The Learning Library in Context: Community, Integration, and Influence

Simons, Kevin; Young, James; Gibson, Craig, 1954- ( 2000 )

The learning library is a construct based on the sociocultural theories of Lev Vygotsky and Jean Lave. These theories hold that learning happens through social interaction, that learners move through increasingly complex ...

Learning Style Dimensions and Professional Characteristics of Academic Librarians

Rinehart, Amanda; Sharkey, Jennifer; Kahl, Chad ( 2015-05 )

Do librarians with different characteristics, such as type of work responsibilities or age, have different learning styles? The authors analyzed results from over 1,500 responses to a version of the Index of Learning Styles ...

Learning to Share: Measuring Use of a Digitized Collection on Flickr and in the IR

Schlosser, Melanie; Stamper, Brian ( 2012 )

There is very little public data on usage of digitized library collections. New methods for promoting and sharing digitized collections are created all the time, but very little investigation has been done on the effect ...

Leveraging Lean Six Sigma to Culture, Nurture, and Sustain Assessment and Change in the Academic Library Environment

Murphy, Sarah Anne ( 2009-05 )

This paper explores the application of Lean Six Sigma, a business improvement philosophy and methodology, in the academic library environment as one means to nurture and sustain a culture of assessment and change. It ...

Leveraging Measurement System Analysis (MSA) to Improve Library Assessment: The Attribute Gage R&R

Murphy, Sarah Anne; Moeller, Sherry Engle; Page, Jessica R.; Cerqua, Judy; Boarman, Mark ( 2009 )

Measurement System Analysis (MSA) provides decision makers with a useful suite of tools for understanding whether variation should be attributed to an assessment system itself or the actual item or program being assessed. ...

Librarians collaborating to teach evidence-based practice: exploring partnerships with professional organizations

Dhakal, Kerry ( 2018-07 )

Objective: The study sought to determine if librarians are collaborating with nurses and professional nursing organizations to teach evidence-based practice (EBP) continuing education courses, workshop, classes, or other ...

Libraries on the Line

Krumm, Carol R.; McDonald, Beverly I. ( 1983 )

The utilization of online systems has necessitated many changes in technical services including the following: 1. Increased cooperation among libraries is obvious; 2. Card catalogs have been closed or frozen; 3. The focus ...

Libraries will Benefit from Google Project

Diedrichs, Carol Pitts ( 2005 )

Library IT Projects As Drivers Of Organizational Change

Vinopal, Jennifer ( 2017-05-08 )

The "apartness" of Library IT within the modern research library is related to the kinds of mythologizing, stereotyping, and storytelling about both IT and libraries that we see in popular culture and reproduce in our own ...

Library Staff are More Motivated to Engage in Professional Development When Encouraged by Library Leadership

Bussell, Hilary ( 2019-03-14 )

Objective – This study explores whether there is a correlation between academic library leaders’ support for professional development and their employees’ professional self-esteem and motivation to participate in professional ...

Library Student Employment and Educational Value beyond the Paycheck

Black, Elizabeth L. ( 2020 )

This chapter argues that student employment in the library has the potential to add substantially to a student’s educational experience by providing transferable skills, collaborative work, opportunities for authentic ...

The Library User Meets LCS

Miller, Susan L. ( 1982 )