Requesting items through the Summit Catalog will be unavailable from 11:00 pm of Tuesday, April 30th to 11:00 am on Wednesday, May 1st due to a software upgrade. Requests for items found in the Summit Catalog during that time can be submitted via Interlibrary Loan.
OSU Libraries News
Welcome to the OSU Libraries News and Events page!
Seeking undergraduates willing to spend up to 1 hour using the OSU Libraries’ web site and telling us your thoughts & opinion. No prior information about the library or the website needed. Earn $10 certificate to MU food, Java, eCafe, etc.
Email Margaret or Jane at uteam [at] lists [dot] oregonstate [dot] edu
The OSU Faculty Senate is scheduled to vote on a campus-wide Open Access policy at the June meeting. A draft of the policy and explanatory cover sheet is now available for review and feedback at the OSU Faculty Senate Library Committee web page: http://oregonstate.edu/senate/committees/library/index.html
The next OA Policy Open Forum is scheduled for Tuesday, April 23, 2-3 in the Willamette Rooms (3rd FL) of the Valley Library. You may also arrange a meeting with OA task force members to discuss the policy, or submit questions and feedback on the policy. Contact open-access [at] oregonstate [dot] edu.
Additional information about the policy is available in a FAQ: http://cdss.library.oregonstate.edu/oa-faq.
The Library Undergraduate Research Awards are being held on Thursday, April 18th, from 3pm to 4:30pm in The Valley Library Main Floor Rotunda. This event is open to all students, staff, and faculty. Come hear about the excellent research being done by OSU students and celebrate their success. Light refreshments will be provided.
To learn more about the awards and this year's recipients, please go to http://osulibrary.oregonstate.edu/awards/undergrad-research
The Spring Graduate Student and Faculty Workshop Series continues with sessions on Preparing Your IRB Submission (4/24) and Theses & Dissertations: Your Rights & Responsibilities (4/24). View session descriptions and register to attend at: http://bit.ly/graduate_workshops
Questions? Contact Hannah [dot] Rempel [at] oregonstate [dot] edu
The Spring Graduate Student and Faculty Workshop Series kicks off with a busy Week 3. Sessions include Mendeley (4/16), Zotero (4/17), EndNote Web (4/17), Basic & Intermediate/Advanced EndNote (4/18) and Data Management (4/18). View session descriptions and register to attend at: http://bit.ly/graduate_workshops
Questions? Contact Hannah [dot] Rempel [at] oregonstate [dot] edu
DATE: Wednesday, April 3
TIME: 12 – 1 p.m.
PLACE: Autzen Classroom (2nd Floor), Valley Library.
Libraries go to court: a review of recent cases. This will provide some updates about the status of four recent copyright cases involving academic libraries - GSU, UCLA, HathiTrust and Kirtsaeng v. Wiley -- along with lessons that can be taken from each.
The OSU Libraries & Press Library Faculty Association invites interested colleagues to the April presentation in our 2012-2013 Seminar Series. The upcoming seminar focuses on College Students, Technology, and Academic Workflows and will feature two presentations looking at different aspects of this topic.
Finding Techknowledgey (Allyson Dean)
In an increasingly digital world, college assignments require students to complete demonstrations of their competency in not only their subject, but in the technology needed to complete the assignment. This session disseminates students' perceptions around the hidden curriculum of understanding technology, having consistent access to technology, and knowing what questions to ask or resources to seek to succeed in using technology for university coursework.
The Impact of Mobile Devices on Undergraduate Students’ Information Practices (Anne-Marie Deitering & Margaret Mellinger)
Six OSU undergraduate students were given iPads and followed over 20 weeks using case study methods to track how they integrated the devices into their information workflows —and how they did not. Analysis of the research data led to greater awareness of the cyclical nature of student information and study habits. Results suggest that students would benefit from incorporating technology into their academic rhythms early in their college career, ideally in the first year.
Presenters:
Allyson Dean is Head Advisor and Recruiting Specialist, College of Education, Oregon State UniversityAnne-Marie Deitering is the Franklin A McEdward Professor for Undergraduate Learning Initiatives and Head, Teaching & Engagement Department at Oregon State University Libraries & PressMargaret Mellinger is Emerging Technologies and Instruction Librarian at Oregon State University Libraries & Press
When: Friday, April 12, 2013, 10:00-11:30am
Where: Willamette Industries Seminar Rooms (3622), Valley Library, Oregon State University, Corvallis campus.
"Citizen Science," the new exhibit at HMSC's Guin Library, spotlights the ways ordinary citizens can help large scientific projects, and how croudsourcing can lead to the development of huge datasets.
Feeling Stressed? Come visit the dogs at The Valley Library. From 3-5pm on March 13th and 14th, dogs registered with Welcome Waggers will be in the Autzen classroom, ready for petting and playing.
Welcome Waggers is an all-volunteer group and their certified therapy dogs visit hospitals, schools, public libraries, and now OSU, bringing joy and stress relief to those they interact with.
Although this is a first for OSU Libraries, bringing dogs onto colleges campuses is growing in popularity nationwide. A few recent examples include the University of Washington, Rice, MIT, Oberlin, and Emory.
Questions or comments should be directed to Andrea Wirth (andrea [dot] wirth [at] oregonstate [dot] edu).
