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Developing a Financially Sustainable Business Model for Library Resources and Technical Services (LRTS), the Official Journal of ALCTS
(2013-06-19)
The Board of Directors of the Association of Library Collections and Technical Services (ALCTS) tasked a sub-group of the American Library Association Emerging Leaders 2013 cohort with investigating different pricing and ...
Using Design Thinking and Project Management in the Design and Development of a Digital Literacy Initiative
(Virginia Tech, 2018-10-24)
This presentation introduces an innovative instructional design model, based on agile and design thinking principles for the design and development of digital literacy initiatives at a higher education institution. The ...
Improving scalability by self-archiving
(ACM, 2011-06-13)
The newer generation of web browsers supports the client-side database, making it possible to run the full web application stacks entirely in the web clients. Still, the server side database is indispensable as the central ...
Keep calm and cairn on: Improving learning objects with guided feedback through usability testing
(2019-05)
These slides are from a workshop about usability testing for learning objects given at LOEX 2019. Additional documents can be found at http://bit.ly/UsabilityVT.
Blazing a Trail for Literacy Exploration Through Design Thinking
(2019-05-10)
As learners navigate increasingly complex information wilds and explore new forms of creation, libraries are discussing and supporting a variety of literacies, including data, invention, health, information, media, visual, ...
Master Health Literacy: A Participant-Focused Program in Development
(Virginia Tech, 2017-10-23)
BACKGROUND
Many of us face anxiety and uncertainty when it comes to health concerns. To help address this, three librarians at a research university are working with partners to develop a Master Health Literacy (MHL) ...
Moving the Needle: Libraries Embracing a Culture of Open
(2015-12-04)
The presentation "Moving the Needle: Libraries Embracing a Culture of Open" was invited by the SCHEV (State Council of Higher Education for Virginia) Library Advisory Committee. (Membership: http://surveys.schev.edu/Admi ...
Textbook and Homework Access Code Costs in Higher Education: Student, Academic Dean and Department Head Perspectives on Costs and Implications for Learning
(2017-02-17)
Research presentation at the 2017 Conference on Higher Education Pedagogy, Virginia Tech. Increased costs of college textbooks by 864% between 1978 and 2013 has spurred numerous studies and expanded student, faculty, ...
Optimize Access to Your Published Research: Author Rights for Life & Health Sciences
(2014-10-27)
As VT Life Sciences & Health Sciences faculty, researchers, and graduate students, your work is geared towards addressing questions, problems, and discoveries that are important to Virginia communities, and to our global ...
Making Omeka Do More: How to Install jQuery Plugins in your Omeka Site
(2015-05-07)
This conference presentation gives a basic overview of jQuery plugins, the PHP backend of the Omeka platform, and how to customize and integrate jQuery plugins into the display and function of your Omeka site. It is directed ...