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

Framing Outcomes and Program Assessment for Digital Scholarship Services: A Logic Model Approach

Longmeier, Meris M.; Murphy, Sarah Anne ( 2021-03 )

Assessing digital scholarship services offered either through academic libraries or elsewhere on campuses is important for both program development and service refinement. Digital scholarship support is influenced by fluid ...

Looking Beyond Libraries for Inclusive Recruitment and Retention Practices: Four Successful Approaches

Alburo, Jade; Bradshaw, Agnes K.; Santiago, Ariana E.; Smith, Bonnie; Vinopal, Jennifer ( 2020-08-17 )

Academic and research libraries have made many efforts to diversify their workforces; however, today the profession remains largely homogeneous. We recognize that diversification cannot be achieved without creating inclusive ...

An informal learning program as a replicable model for student-led, industry-supported experiential learning

Armstrong, Julia; Longmeier, Meris M. ( 2020-06 )

This research paper details the growth of an informal experiential learning program around hackathons and makeathons and presents the evolution of the program as a model of a successful co-curricular approach in engineering ...

Developing Globally Inclusive Teaching Methods for Library One-Shot Instruction Sessions

Espinosa de los Monteros, Pamela; Longmeier, Meris M. ( 2020-06 )

The demographic shifts in higher education and the growing importance of information literacy instruction require librarians to design instruction that is inclusive and accessible to a diverse and international student ...

DevOps is Bigger than IT: Driving Digital Transformation in Libraries

Snapp, Mary Beth; Vinopal, Jennifer ( 2020-04-22 )

The DevOps movement represents a paradigm shift in software development, but there are misconceptions about what it really means. It’s much more nuanced than simply adding a DevOps engineer to your team or asking systems ...

The Scholarship Circle: an introduction to writing for publication for nursing faculty

Dhakal, Kerry; Tornwall, Joni ( 2020-01 )

Background: This case report describes a collaborative effort between a health sciences librarian and an instructional designer to create and implement a writing professional development experience called the Scholarship ...

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 Model Land-Grant Library at Ohio State

Jaggars, Damon E. ( 2020 )

When Two Homes Are Better Than One: Collaborating on Cross-Institutional Research

Bussell, Hilary; Bryant, Tatiana ( 2020 )

In this chapter, we describe the process of working on a cross-institutional study. We begin with background information on our study’s aims and methods and then move on to the nuts and bolts of collaborating on a research ...

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion as Action: Designing a Collective DEI Strategy with Library Staff

Espinosa de los Monteros, Pamela; Enimil, Sandra ( 2020 )

The EDI @ OSUL pilot, is an employee led initiative of The Ohio State University Libraries that facilitates equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) conversations for library units and departments through a workshop model. ...

Breaking and Remaking Scripture: The Life, Death, and Afterlife of the Hornby-Cockerell Bible

Johnson, Eric J. ( 2019-11 )

This article examines the now fragmented early-13th century Hornby-Cockerell Bible from a variety of perspectives, including an overview of its known provenance history as a complete codex between 1880 and 1981, it's ...

Teaching, Doing, Learning: Supporting Digital Scholarship at Ohio State

Longmeier, Meris M.; Sadvari, Joshua ( 2019-10 )

Digital scholarship specialists in academic libraries face challenges related to designing educational activities, engaging in research collaborations, and assessing impacts of their work. We will share strategies related ...

Public Youth Librarians Use Technology in Ways that Align with Connected Learning Principles but Face Challenges with Implementation

Bussell, Hilary ( 2019-09-12 )

Objective – To understand how public youth librarians use technology in their programming and what challenges and opportunities they face incorporating connected learning into their programming. Design – Qualitative ...

What is innovative to public libraries in the United States? A perspective of library administrators for classifying innovations

Potnis, Devendra; Winberry, Joseph; Finn, Bonnie; Hunt, Courtney ( 2019-09-04 )

Innovations are critical for public libraries but rarely does any primary research study the scope and interpretation of the term "innovation" by public libraries. Also, few of the existing innovation typologies are based ...