Georgia Tech Library Professional Publications and Presentations
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Finding Demographic Information - Getting the Most out of Government Databases
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2022-10-12)Finding key data - easily and quickly - on demographic information can be a challenge. This data is essential for entrepreneurs, who are making a number of decisions - where to locate, how many similar businesses are in ... -
Project Management Principles, Methods, and Tools
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2022-10-05)Anyone in the library can have great ideas to improve services and experiences for users, but it takes a village to make change happen. Using project management, libraries can accomplish strategic goals and develop employees’ ... -
Using Data Management Plans to Explore Variability in Research Data Management Practices Across Domains
(Georgia Institute of TechnologyInternational Journal of Digital Curation, 2016-10-05)This paper describes an investigation into how researchers in different fields are interpreting and responding to the U.S. National Science Foundation’s data management plan (DMP) requirement. As documents written by the ... -
Building a Collaborative Curation Framework: Working Towards Sustainable Digital Stewardship
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2021-11-02)This presentation will discuss lessons learned from an academic research library’s endeavor to reconsider curation work holistically – across siloed content types, processes, systems, and departments. Georgia Tech team ... -
Customizing DSpace: Developing Private Communities & Collections for Future Repository Integrations
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2022-06)In this presentation, practitioners from the Georgia Tech Library will describe our collaboration with DSpace vendor Atmire to deploy code customization allowing greater granularity over access permissions to our unique ... -
Reviewing Data Management Plans: Practical Experience for New Service Providers
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2022-10-12)Many academic librarians begin their work in research data support by offering reviews of Data Management Plans (DMPs, also called Data Management and Sharing Plans/DMSPs), which are required components of many grant ... -
Practical Tips for Training, Development, and Evaluation within Technical Services
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2022-03-09)Library work requires constant learning, whether due to organizational change, new technologies, or evolving user needs. A learning organization “facilitates the learning of its members and continuously transforms itself” ... -
We're not out of the woods yet: Revamping LibGuides from the ground up
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2022-03-16)After over a decade with LibGuides, we had veered off the trail, lost our true north of stakeholder needs, and needed an updated map of best practices to get back on track. This session will describe our plan for the future ... -
Getting your campers to sing-along in key: Project management in your library
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2022-03-17)Create beautiful music for your library’s users by harmonizing the voices of many different departments. Using project management, libraries can accomplish strategic goals and develop employees’ leadership skills - giving ... -
Project Management, Managing Up: Using PM principles, methods and tools to get buy-in
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2022-06-27)A library professional at any level of the organization may have a great idea to improve something at the library, but most often it takes a village to make a real difference. Leaders and managers who push their ideas down ... -
The Library as a Learning Organization: Adapting for Continuous Improvement through Training and Development
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2021-11-17)Library work requires constant learning, whether due to organizational change, new technologies, or evolving user needs. A learning organization "facilitates the learning of its members and continuously transforms itself". ... -
Statistics and Metrics for Social Media
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2020-11-11)Social media is an excellent tool for telling stories and engaging users with archival collections across different platforms. However, social media changes rapidly and discovering the best ways to interact with users can ... -
Technology, Tools, and Time: Implementing the SAA/ACRL-RBMS Standardized Measures and Metrics for Public Services in Archival Repositories and Special Collections Libraries at Georgia Tech
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2021-06-29)The Georgia Tech Archives and Special Collections started implementing the SAA/ACRL-RBMS Standardized Measures and Metrics for Public Services in Archival Repositories and Special Collections Libraries in 2019. Implementation ... -
Teaching with Textile Collections
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2021-06-09)This presentation speaks to the use of textiles and fabric samples in a classroom setting, and how these objects can stimulate discussions around audience, purpose, and socio-economic power structures. It discusses a ... -
Creating Watchable Library Videos: Three Minutes to Glory
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2018)The Georgia Tech Library has launched a series of short video tutorials following a 3-step recipe: tackling user pain points, writing good scripts, and creating magic through editing. In this session, librarians will cook ... -
Continuous Improvement: Using Collaboration Between Technical Services, IT, and Public Services to Make an Impact
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2021)This chapter describes how the Georgia Tech Library used portfolio management to collaboratively implement new services, including virtual browsing, enhancements to the discovery interface, and single sign-on for licensed content. -
Module you glad we didn't say banana?: You, your learning management system, and your library
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2021-05)This presentation describes the efforts of a team of library employees to create instructional content for the Canvas learning management system. -
We need module rockin', not perfection: Creating library content for an LMS
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2021-04)This presentation describes the efforts a team of library employees as they create instructional content for the Canvas learning management system. -
Scaling the instruction mountain: You, your LMS, and your library
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2021-02)This presentation describes the efforts of a team of Library employees to create Canvas modules to support learning at Georgia Tech. -
The Technical Services Learning Organization: Transformation Through Training and Development
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2020-06-26)Technical services departments are increasingly expected to do more with less, whether because of shrinking budgets, staff turnover, a lack of visibility, or insufficient understanding of their work on the part of ...
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