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$150,000 Available to Publish Open Access Articles: VT’s OPEN ACCESS SUBVENTION FUND
(Virginia Tech, 2017-12-05)Course Description If you're writing an article for a scholarly journal, Virginia Tech Libraries will support the Article Publishing Charge (APC) of up to $1500 for publication in an open access (OA) journal. The fund ... -
17 Interviews with Virginia Tech CALS Faculty: State of Research and How Information Professionals Can Help
(2016-12-07)In the early months of 2016, Ithaka S+R, a not-for-profit service that helps the academic community navigate economic and technological change, asked various land grant universities to be a part of a national project ... -
2013 NDLTD Survey of ETD Practices
(2013)Our intention with this survey was to overcome the lack of baseline data about ETDs. Surprisingly, while ETDs have been available for over 15 years, no one has systematically collected general data about ETDs or the graduate ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
$40,000 Still Available to Publish Your Open Access Article!
(Virginia Tech Libraries, 2017-03-03)NLI Course (March1, 2017) Description If you're writing an article for a scholarly peer-reviewed journal, Virginia Tech Libraries will support the Article Publishing Charge of up to $1500 for an open access journal. ... -
7 Tips for Hosting Virtual OTN Workshops
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A living network supports reference on-the-go
(2013-08-20)Learning to teach can be achieved through formal teacher education programs, or through in-house training programs that are pedagogically designed to develop teaching proficiencies for subject and disciplinary experts. At ... -
A native iPad app for DSpace 7
(2019)The developers of the upcoming version of DSpace 7, in the process of creating an updated and unified DSpace interface, have also updated the REST API for completeness. This redesigned API opens many opportunities for ... -
A reputational study of academic publishers
(ACRL Publications, 1996-05)In both selecting individual titles and designing gathering plans, collection development librarians are strongly influenced by the perceptions they have about publishers. In the near absence of data that might indicate ... -
Academic Libraries: How do we put it all together, become agile, and adapt?
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Across the Miles: Engagement Across Distance
(2015-05-08)This professional practice session covers expansion and redefinition of student and faculty-focused library services between Virginia Tech’s main campus in Blacksburg and the National Capital Region, located five hours ... -
Adaptable Course Materials: Creating an Open Textbook for Electromagnetics
(2018-02-15)We describe the purpose, process, and product of developing the open textbook. Electromagnetics, Volume 1 (Beta) by Ellingson (2018) is a faculty-authored, LaTeX based, customizable, and openly licensed textbook (licensed ... -
Advancing OER & Open Education on Your Campus
(2018-10-19)Invited keynote presentation. This event was sponsored by Central Virginia Community College and Achieving the Dream Open Educational Resources Initiative. -
Albatross: Rolling on a sea of data
(2016-11-03)Big deals and journal package incentives are an increasing reality for academic libraries, yet the solutions for evaluating these package scenarios in a timely, cost-effective manner are few. The proliferation of these ... -
Altmetrics
(2013-08-07)This is a brief introduction to the topic of "alternative metrics" for University Libraries. -
Analyzing current serials in Virginia: An application of hte Ulrich's Serials Analysis System
(Johns Hopkins Univ Press, 2006-01)VIVA (the Virtual Library of Virginia) was one of the first subscribers to R. R. Bowker's Ulrich's Serials Analysis System (USAS). Creating a database that combined a union report of current serial subscriptions within ... -
Appendices in relation to "Information Literacy Instruction Programs: Supporting the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Community at Virginia Tech" published in Library Trends
(Johns Hopkins University Press, 2016-10-07)The following items in this record are the appendices that accompany an article published in the Winter 2017 issue of Library Trends. The six appendices include:
A: "Human Nutrition, Foods, and Exercise Information ... -
Archiving the Relaxed Consistency Web
(ACM, 2013)The historical, cultural, and intellectual importance of archiving the web has been widely recognized. Today, all countries with high Internet penetration rate have established high-profile archiving initiatives to crawl ... -
THE ART OF PROBLEM DISCOVERY: Adaptive Thinking for Innovation and Growth
(Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL), 2013-04-02)What challenges do students face in the classroom? What issues do faculty encounter when applying for grants? How does the Writing Center plan to help students abroad? What keeps senior administrators up at night? We ...
