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Virtual Anatomy: expanding veterinary student learning
(2020-10)Traditionally, there are three primary ways to learn anatomy outside the classroom. Books provide foundational knowledge but are limited in terms of object manipulation for deeper exploration. Three-dimensional (3D) software ... -
Collaborating to Build, Adapt, and Evaluate Open Educational Resources (OER)
(2021-02-04)Although most instructors are concerned about the cost and fit of their course materials, many may not be willing or able to switch from the traditional publisher model due to a range of reasons including lack of time, ... -
Learning from YouTube's Reaction Videos
(2020-11-07)Reaction or ‘react’ videos are a popular YouTube genre in which an individual or small group analyzes a piece of media, drawing on their personal and specialized knowledge in an informal, often highly emotional way. For ... -
Digital Wellness: Navigating the Messiness of Being a Person Online
(2020-11-07)Being a person online can be messy and challenging. Disinformation, privacy breaches, online harassment, digital clutter, and doomscrolling are a few threats that learners and educators face. While we can not solve these ... -
Book Publishing Workshop 2020 with Peter Potter and Emily Andrew
(2020-11-17)Peter Potter (Director, Virginia Tech Publishing) and Emily Andrew (Senior Editor, Cornell University Press) held a virtual book publishing workshop on Tuesday, November 17, 2020. The workshop gave faculty and graduate ... -
Supporting digital wellness and wellbeing
(ACRL Press, 2020)Elements of digital life, such as information overload, distraction, privacy concerns, and interpersonal interactions, can significantly affect an individual’s well-being. Cultivating digital wellness involves the ability ... -
A Cloud-based Serverless Microservices Application for Digital Preservation
(2020-11-12)Virginia Tech University Libraries is developing a cloud-based, serverless, microservice application to support digital asset management, preservation, and access. This presentation will outline the balance of cost-effectiveness ... -
Preserving DH Projects: Creating an Environment for Emulation
(2020-11-10)Digital Humanities (DH) projects are complex with multiple moving components in need of preservation. Early preservation planning for each component is a strategy for long-term access. This presentation will break down ... -
A 3D Data Preservation Model in Cross-Disciplinary Use
(2020-11-12)This poster presents the results of a multi-case study on 3D datasets at Virginia Tech University Libraries and an invitation to participate in a survey on 3D and virtual reality preservation methods. These results will ... -
Teaching Natural Language Processing through Big Data Text Summarization with Problem-Based Learning
(Sciendo, 2020)Natural language processing (NLP) covers a large number of topics and tasks related to data and information management, leading to a complex and challenging teaching process. Meanwhile, problem-based learning is a teaching ... -
Exploring Digital Literacies: Four Steps for Getting Started
(2020-10-09)Whether you are looking to develop large-scale digital literacy programs or to incorporate digital literacies into your own teaching repertoire, getting started may feel overwhelming. In this webinar, we will discuss four ... -
Structural, in silico, and functional analysis of a Disabled-2-derived peptide for recognition of sulfatides
(2020-08-11)Disabled-2 (Dab2) is an adaptor protein that regulates the extent of platelet aggregation by two mechanisms. In the first mechanism, Dab2 intracellularly downregulates the integrin alpha (IIb)beta (3) receptor, converting ... -
The TRUST Principles for digital repositories
(2020-05-14)As information and communication technology has become pervasive in our society, we are increasingly dependent on both digital data and repositories that provide access to and enable the use of such resources. Repositories ... -
Enhancing big data in the social sciences with crowdsourcing: Data augmentation practices, techniques, and opportunities
(2020-06-10)Proponents of big data claim it will fuel a social research revolution, but skeptics challenge its reliability and decontextualization. The largest subset of big data is not designed for social research. Data augmentatio ... -
Multi-tenancy Cloud Access and Preservation
(ACM, 2020-08)Virginia Tech Libraries has developed a cloud-native, microservervices-based digital libraries platform to consolidate diverse access and preservation infrastructure into a set of flexible, independent microservices in ... -
Creating an inclusive, adaptable model for tracking, assessing, and celebrating student success in undergraduate research
(2020-06)There is a current need for programmatic and curriculum support for inclusive, university-wide programs that incentives and recognizes students’ varied research endeavors. Launched in the spring of 2018, the Undergraduate ... -
3D Data Repository Features, Best Practices, and Implications for Preservation Models: Findings from a National Forum
(2020-07)This study identifies challenges and directions for 3D/VR repository standards and practices. As 3D technologies become more affordable and accessible, academic libraries need to implement workflows, standards, and practices ... -
Livestock and avermectins in Sub-Saharan Africa: protocol for a restricted systematic review of the impacts on productivity and documentation of resistance
(Virginia Tech, 2020-07-13)This document provides the protocol for a restricted systematic review (rapid review) intended to summarize the impacts of avermectins on livestock productivity and document resistance to avermectins in livestock in ...
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