Browsing by Author "McVoy, Liz"

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    Creation of a library tour application for mobile equipment using iBeacon technology
    Bradley, Jonathan; Henshaw, Neal; McVoy, Liz; French, Amanda; Gilbertson, Keith; Russell, Lisa Becksford; Givens, Elisabeth (Code4lib Journal, 2016-04-25)
    We describe the design, development, and deployment of a library tour application utilizing Bluetooth Low Energy devices know as iBeacons. The tour application will serve as library orientation for incoming students. The students visit stations in the library with mobile equipment running a special tour app. When the app detects a beacon nearby, it automatically plays a video that describes the current location. After the tour, students are assessed according to the defined learning objectives. Special attention is given to issues encountered during development, deployment, content creation, and testing of this application that depend on functioning hardware, and the necessity of appointing a project manager to limit scope, define priorities, and create an actionable plan for the experiment.
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    Imagine, Fall 2019
    (University Libraries, Virginia Tech, 2019)
    Throughout these pages, you will read about faculty and students who are reaching beyond traditional scholarship into the interactive realm of video, virtual reality, and other digital tools to analyze literature or illuminate history.
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    Imagine, Spring/Summer 2020
    (Virginia Tech University Libraries, 2020)
    In this magazine, you will find stories about our outstanding students, faculty, and staff and how expertise in the library helps advance Virginia Tech research.
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    Imagine: A newsletter for friends of the University Libraries at Virginia Tech, Spring 2019
    (University Libraries, Virginia Tech, 2019)
    In this Spring 2019 edition of Imagine, the newsletter of the University Libraries, you will see stories of our many partnerships that span the university and beyond. University Libraries experts work with students and faculty across campus to virtually recreate World War I tunnels in the exhibit The Vauquois Experience, make data more valuable, teach students and faculty how to best showcase their work in ePortfolios, openly publish faculty and student authored books, and document and preserve the history of the company town of Fries, Virginia. Between these pages, these are just a few of the stories you will find that exemplify the diversity of expertise, services, and opportunities to innovate and create in our 21st century research library at Virginia Tech. We have the space, emerging technology, and the resources to assist in the creation of new knowledge to better serve the Hokie Nation and our global society.
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    Survey of the History of Art
    Knoblauch, Ann-Marie; Givens, Elisabeth; Bassler, Kim; Craig, Brian; McVoy, Liz; Bradley, Jonathan; Fralin, Scott (Virginia Tech, 2015-12-01)
    ART 2385,Survey of the History of Art I (Paleolithic to Medieval), encourages students to connect art, architecture, and material culture from early cultures and civilizations as well as with the modern world. Working in groups, students created virtual thematic art exhibits to be featured in this exhibition. Students identified and researched a theme, and then discovered and chose diverse historical works of art and architecture related to that theme. These curated digital exhibitions showcase the varied and unexpected ways that cultures—through their visual culture— can connect across time and space. View the presentations online at exhibits.lib.vt.edu/ART2385/ 2015/12/01 - 2016/02/26
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    University Libraries Annual Report 2018
    Brown, Ann; Griffin, Julie; Mathews, Brian; Walters, Tyler; Kucsak, Michael; McVoy, Liz (2018-08)
    Explore University Libraries key accomplishments and strategic plans during the 2017-2018 fiscal year.
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    University Libraries Progress Report 2018
    Brown, Ann; McVoy, Liz; Walters, Tyler (2018-11)
    This progress report contains University Libraries accomplishments and highlights, which took place in the 2017-2018 fiscal year.
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    Video Playback Modifications for a DSpace Repository
    Gilbertson, Keith; McVoy, Liz (Code4Lib Journal, 2016-01-28)
    This paper focuses on modifications to an institutional repository system using the open source DSpace software to support playback of digital videos embedded within item pages. The changes were made in response to the formation and quick startup of an event capture group within the library that was charged with creating and editing video recordings of library events and speakers. This paper specifically discusses the selection of video formats, changes to the visual theme of the repository to allow embedded playback and captioning support, and modifications and bug fixes to the file downloading subsystem to enable skip- ahead playback of videos via byte-range requests. This paper also describes workflows for transcoding videos in the required formats, creating captions, and depositing videos into the repository.
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    Virginia Research Library Sustainable Scholarship Virtual Forum
    Butler, Brandon; Cooper, Carrie; Frazer, Stuart; Knott, Teresa L.; Nowviskie, Bethany; Unsworth, John; Walters, Tyler; Zenelis, John (Virginia Tech. University Libraries, 2020-10-02)
    Representatives from seven Virginia universities will soon be in contract negotiations with Elsevier, the largest science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) scholarly publisher. Working as a group, the University of Virginia, Virginia Tech, Virginia Commonwealth University, George Mason University, Old Dominion University, William and Mary, and James Madison University will be discussing the unsustainable cost of accessing Elsevier’s academic journals and options to make their public universities’ research more accessible to the public that paid for it. On Oct. 2 at 9:30 a.m., the group will host a Sustainable Scholarship Virtual Forum to share information about the group’s collective priorities concerning equity, accessibility, and costs of bundled scholarly journal packages. Forum moderator Brandon Butler, the University of Virginia Library’s director of information policy, will also pose questions to the panel for discussion. Registration is open to all interested faculty, staff, students, and community members. Attendees can submit questions or discussion topics surrounding negotiation priorities and sustainable scholarship in advance through the forum’s registration site. “This is an opportunity to learn more about the upcoming negotiations, the libraries’ priorities surrounding equitable access to scholarship, the impact of changing models on access to research, and why the costs of large bundled journal packages are unsustainable. We will also discuss the possible futures of scholarly publishing,” said Butler. “As a group, we are working together to find the best solutions to continue to be responsible stewards of state funds while providing our faculty and students with the informational resources they need to research, teach, and learn.” "It's important for Virginia Tech faculty to learn more and ask questions about this important topic. The scholarly publishing landscape is changing," said University Libraries Dean Tyler Walters. "We are at a crossroads where we need to prioritize equity, sustainability, and access to scholarly work. I've been discussing this topic with faculty groups and college leadership teams across the university since last fall. Now, this forum is an opportunity for faculty to hear from all of the library deans involved in the Elsevier contract negotiations." Panelists include: Carrie Cooper, Dean of University Libraries, William and Mary. Stuart Frazer, Interim University Librarian, Old Dominion University. Teresa L. Knott, Interim Dean of Libraries and University. Librarian, Virginia Commonwealth University. Bethany Nowviskie, Dean of Libraries, James Madison University. John Unsworth, Dean of Libraries and University Librarian, University of Virginia. Tyler Walters, Dean of University Libraries, Virginia Tech. John Zenelis, Dean of Libraries and University Librarian, George Mason University. All interested faculty, staff, students, and community members are invited to register and attend the forum.