Faculty Research in Georgia Southern Commons
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GS Commons is an open-access digital repository. Copyright and licensing agreements for works published by GS Commons protect the author's rights while facilitating the sharing of research. The works in this gallery were originally published or presented under agreements with entities external to this repository. Records for each work provide the access permitted by the original copyright and licensing agreement. For additional access or questions about a work, please contact the authors or email the GS Commons team.
Submissions from 2016
A Bird in the Hand: Leveraging ILL Requests to Improve Electronic Resource Access, Jeffrey M. Mortimore, Jessica Garner, Jermaine L. Bryant, and Jessica Williams
DOIs Demystified: Getting Started with CrossRef Membership and DOI Deposits, Jeffrey M. Mortimore and Ashley D. Lowery
Shaping Expectations: Defining and Refining the Role of Technical Services in New Resource Rollouts, Jeffrey M. Mortimore and Debra G. Skinner
E-Team Workflow: A Case Study in Improving Electronic Access Troubleshooting, Debra G. Skinner
GIL Cooperative Libraries: Cataloging in the Zone, Debra G. Skinner
Submissions from 2015
Making a First-Year Experience Course iPad Intensive: A Cautionary Tale, Ruth L. Baker
Parallel Universes Converge - Delivery Services in Georgia's Public and Academic Libraries, Kathleen Holcomb, Susan Morris, Elaine Hardy, and Jessica Garner
Researching my Role for Myself: Reacting to the Past and Information Literacy, Caroline Hopkinson and Allison Scardino Belzer
A Convoluted Web: Reusing Metadata to Highlight Faculty Scholarship,, Ashley D. Lowery
EBSCO's PlumX and our Institutional Repository (IR): Integration and Impact at Georgia Southern University, Ashley D. Lowery
Hip to Be Prepared: Tips for Managing Multiple Conferences in Your Repository, Ashley D. Lowery
Letting the Data Lead the Way: Georgia Southern's Journey with Alternative Metrics, Ashley D. Lowery
A Fruitful Collaboration: Offering More than Faculty Profiles, Ashley D. Lowery and Debra G. Skinner
Correlating Library Usage with First Time Degree Seeking Students' Academic Success, W. Bede Mitchell, Steven Burrell, Steven Engel, and Michael Jordan
Take It to the eTeam: Improving ERA Troubleshooting Management and Communications with LibAnswers, Jeffrey M. Mortimore and Debra G. Skinner
Growing GKR: Increasing the Undergraduate Research Component, Debra G. Skinner
We Came, We Saw, We Conferenced: Capturing and Sharing Campus Events at Georgia Southern, Debra G. Skinner and Ashley D. Lowery
Submissions from 2014
Creating Documentaries with Adobe Voice, Ruth Baker
Designing LibGuides as Instructional Tools for Critical Thinking and Effective Online Learning, Ruth L. Baker
Trends in Academic Libraries: Research Assistance and Instruction, Ruth L. Baker
Your School as Home Front: Using World War II Era Records from the Archives to Enhance Information Literacy of First Year Students, Caroline Hopkinson
Just in Time! Digital Commons@Georgia Southern Offers a Suite of Services for the Entire Campus, Debra G. Skinner
Publishing Peer-Reviewed Online Journals with Digital Commons, Debra G. Skinner
Submissions from 2013
What’s the Trouble with LibGuides in Higher Education?, Ruth Baker and Bob Fernekes
Scooping, Clipping and Snipping: Leveraging the Power of Curation Tools to Enhance LibGuide Design and Use, Ruth L. Baker
What’s the Trouble with LibGuides in Higher Education, Ruth L. Baker
Lessons Learned While Developing an Effective Culture of Assessment for Library Instruction, Sonya S. Shepherd
Submissions from 2012
The Ever Changing Role of the Cataloger and How Catalogers Manage Change, Debra G. Skinner
GALILEO Knowledge Repository (GKR) Panel, Debra G. Skinner, Marlee Givens, and Andy Carter
Choosing the Right Discovery Tool: Making a Discovery Task Force Function Effectively, Debra G. Skinner and Jessica M. Minihan
Discover...Books, Articles, Everything in a Single Search!, Debra G. Skinner and Jessica M. Minihan
Submissions from 2011
Puppets and Storytelling, Jessica Garner and Elizabeth Stow
Partners Not Tenants: A Discussion on the Value of Having Other Service Units in the Library Building, W. Bede Mitchell and C. Murray-Rust
Using a Media Technology Showcase to Bridge the Gap Between K-12 & Higher Education: Creating a Professional Development Workshop, Sonya S. Shepherd
Critical Thinking as Information Literacy: A Model for the Core Curriculum?, Lisa P. Smith and Phyllis S. Dallas
Submissions from 2010
Trends in Library Technical Services, Debra G. Skinner
Best Practices in Access Services, Fred W. Smith
Promotion and Tenure Now, Fred W. Smith
Submissions from 2009
Reflections on Workflow Balance: Walking a Tightrope in the Transition to Electronic Resources, Debra G. Skinner
Submissions from 2008
Academic Librarianship During Interesting Times – Had Enough Yet?, W. Bede Mitchell
From ALI to Zen V Plus: How Access Services Units Are Responding to Patrons’ Needs, W. Bede Mitchell
Cataloging Integrating Resources, Debra G. Skinner
Introduction to FRBR: Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records, Debra G. Skinner
Introduction to FRBR: Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records, Debra G. Skinner
All You Ever Wanted to Know About ARC Storage and Then Some, Fred Smith, Debra G. Skinner, David A. Lowder, and Cynthia J. Frost
Shhhh! Managing Noise in the Age of Digital Natives, Fred W. Smith
Advances in Scholarly Communication, J. G. Speer, R. Drummond, and W. Bede Mitchell
Submissions from 2007
Your New Best Friend, or How the Henderson Library Is There For You, 24/7, JoEllen Broome, Sonya S. Shepherd, Fred W. Smith, and Robert W. Fernekes
Inventorying and Shelf Reading the Collection with Voyager, Douglas Frazier and Ann Fuller
If You Call Something an ARC, Be Sure It Floats, Ann Hamilton, Fred W. Smith, and Cynthia J. Frost
Easy Shelf Reading and Weeding Lists in Access, David A. Lowder
The Automated Retrieval System: Inexpensive and Efficient Library Storage, W. Bede Mitchell
Usability on My Mind: Usability Testing Experiences in Georgia, W. Bede Mitchell, Heather King, Deborah Stanley, and Karen Minton
Friends Groups in Academic Libraries, W. Bede Mitchell and Rita Spisak
Creating Local Holdings Records in OCLC Connexion Using MARC Format, Debra G. Skinner
Library 2.0: It’s All About the Access, Debra G. Skinner
Creating Local Holdings Records in GOLD and Voyager, Debra G. Skinner and Guy Frost
All You Ever Wanted to Know About ARC Storage and Then Some, Debra G. Skinner, Fred W. Smith, Cynthia J. Frost, and David A. Lowder
All You Ever Wanted to Know About ARC Storage and Then Some, Fred W. Smith, Cynthia J. Frost, Debra G. Skinner, and David A. Lowder
Submissions from 2006
What is LibQUAL+? Everything You Need to Know to Get Started, B. Matthews, K. Tomajko, W. Bede Mitchell, and S. Tonner
How to Get Published in the Academic Library World, William Gray Potter, W. Bede Mitchell, F. Gene Ruffin Jr., Caroline Cason, and Catherine Jannik
Secrets of a Serials Super Sleuth, Debra G. Skinner and Maureen Morgan
Submissions from 2005
Effective Workflows for Processing Electronic Government Documents, Debra G. Skinner and Guy Frost
Effective Workflows for Processing Electronic Government Documents, Debra G. Skinner and Guy Frost
GIL Serial Holdings Working Group Update, Debra G. Skinner and Guy Frost
Library Tools for Connecting the Curriculum to On-Line Resources: A Faculty Development Workshop, Debra G. Skinner, Sonya S. Shepherd, and Robert W. Fernekes
Submissions from 2004
Library Tools for Connecting with the Curriculum, Robert Fernekes, Debra G. Skinner, and Sonya S. Shepherd
Information Literacy Instruction and Assessment: College of Business Administration and College of Education, Georgia Southern University, Robert W. Fernekes, Sonya S. Shepherd, and Debra G. Skinner
Academic Building Roundup: Henderson Library Expansion/Renovation Project, Ann Hamilton
Building Today’s ARC Takes more than Forty Days and Forty Nights, Ann Hamilton
Building Today’s ARC Takes more than Forty Days and Forty Nights, Ann Hamilton
Minimizing Overdues Rates With Positive Reinforcement, W. Bede Mitchell and Fred W. Smith
Assessing Information Literacy with Knowledge Surveys: Interim Report from Two Computer-Based Trials, Sonya S. Shepherd, Robert W. Fernekes, and Debra G. Skinner
The ARC: Preparing to Board, Charles Skewis, Iris Durden, and Debra G. Skinner
Ask Technical Services, Debra G. Skinner
Tenure and Promotion: How University System of Georgia Librarians Rate What We Do, Fred W. Smith
Submissions from 2003
Building Today’s ARC Takes More than Forty Days and Forty Nights, Ann Hamilton
Under Construction: Preservation Issues during Building Projects and Renovations, Ann Hamilton
Academic Libraries and the TEACH Act: Serving Distance Learning Programs, W. Bede Mitchell
Information Security Policy and Cybercrime: The Library Perspective, W. Bede Mitchell
Library Concerns Regarding the U.S.A. Patriot Act, W. Bede Mitchell
Privacy, SSN, and the USA PATRIOT Act, W. Bede Mitchell
The U.S.A. Patriot Act: If They Come, Are You Ready?, W. Bede Mitchell
Project CORAL: A Partnership Approach to Providing Consumer Health Information, W. Bede Mitchell, Peter Sullivan, Mary Kate Pung, and Lisa P. Smith
Serials and Integrating Resources: Cataloging Electronic Formats, Debra G. Skinner
Factors in Book Circulation, Fred W. Smith
Submissions from 2002
Evaluating Library Space: Developing Creative Learning Environments, Ann Hamilton and Aaron Cohen Associates, Ltd
Assessment of Access Services: Measuring Effectiveness, Fred W. Smith and Cynthia J. Frost
Submissions from 2001
Testing the Design of a Library Information Gateway, W. Bede Mitchell, Laura B. Davidson, Rebecca Ziegler, and E. Ann Viles
Expanding Access to Consumer Health Information: A Multi-Institutional Collaboration, W. Bede Mitchell, Peter Sullivan, Mary Kate Pung, and Lisa P. Smith
Interviewing Applicants for Access Services Positions, Fred W. Smith and Cynthia J. Frost
Submissions from 2000
Ergonomics for Employees, Ann Hamilton
Testing the Design of a Library Information Gateway, W. Bede Mitchell, Laura B. Davidson, Virginia C. Branch, and Lynne D. Lysiak
Submissions from 1999
A Report on an Initial Assessment of Student Information Competency at Applalachian State University, E. Ann Viles and W. Bede Mitchell
Submissions from 1995
FirstSearch, Netscape, and Other Online Services, Ann Hamilton
