Open Education Resources [OER] Conference Highlights Since library school I’ve been enamored by the idea of repositories. For what seemed like a very techy class at the time (circa 2009) I wrote my project paper on how there is no one way, no handbook of best practices, to help a university create an institutional repository….Continue Reading Open Education Resources [OER] Conference Highlights
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Fall Feelings
As we gear up for fall and the big set of feelings that comes with our return to campus brings, please be aware you are not alone. We have all been living a rare life the last year and a half. Your experiences during the pandemic are valuable, your personal journey so alike and at…Continue Reading Fall Feelings
UC Library Search
Searching for a Catalog? Yes, the trusted Melvyl will be sunsetting this summer as the UC collective has created a new UC Library Search that gives greater depth into our collection and eases lending among our 10 campuses. As most things based in technology, this rollout will have initial glitches. Bracing for edits throughout the…Continue Reading UC Library Search
Methodology Anew
In the Social Sciences, we find the methodology of systematic reviews infrequent. However, as the nature of social inquiry dives deeper into the scientific origins of information we find the traditional confines of methods do not apply. In working with graduates in the psychological sciences, and very talented librarians (Big Thank You to Steve Clancy…Continue Reading Methodology Anew