Browsing by Author "Palmer, Kristi L."

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    Advancing 3D Digitization for Libraries, Museums, and Archives
    (Lyrasis, 2018-08-28) Johnson, Jennifer; Miller, Derek; Palmer, Kristi L.
    Digitizing collections has become a standard practice for libraries, museums, and archives. These collections include flat objects, photographs, negatives, microfilm, audio and video materials. Utilizing established workflows and best practices, these collections are easily accessible through content management systems and shareable through standardized metadata and exchange protocols, exemplified by the success of the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA). While the digitization of 2D objects continues, affordable 3D technologies are advancing opportunities for the same institutions to consider including 3D objects in their digital collections. The IUPUI University Library Center for Digital Scholarship is working towards a like basis of standards for scanned 3D artifacts in and incorporating those standards into current digital initiatives.
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    Authors' Rights to Share Scholarship: A Survey of IUPUI Faculty Attitudes
    (2014-04-11) Odell, Jere D.; Dill, Emily; Palmer, Kristi L.
    Faculty who take an active role in the dissemination of their research are more likely to make an impact on a field of scholarship. Online, full text archiving is a key component of being a self-advocate and for building a scholarly reputation. In fact, posting a version of a published article in an open access repository, such as IUPUI ScholarWorks, increases an author’s citation rate. Most journal publishers (72%) permit authors to upload a version of their article to IUPUI ScholarWorks; however, faculty may be unsure of how to exercise this right. Do IUPUI faculty self-archive their articles? Do they examine or negotiate the terms of their copyright transfer agreements? Would IUPUI faculty consider implementing a campus policy to maximize their rights as authors? To explore attitudes related to these questions, we conducted a campus-wide survey of IUPUI faculty in the Fall semester of 2013. The survey adapted an instrument used in similar campus-wide research conducted in 2006 at the University of California and in 2010 at the University of Toronto. This broad survey addressed attitudes regarding many factors relevant to publishing, peer review and scholarly communications. Here we report preliminary results pertaining to author’s rights, self-archiving practices and open access policies. Results: Complete responses (n=248); Partial responses (n=90). Author’s Rights: Most faculty (54%) consider the right to self-archive as a factor in selecting a journal for publication. A few have refused to sign a copyright transfer agreement (n=16) and a few have modified contracts (n=10). Most (68%) support a campus discussion of copyright management. Likewise, faculty would appreciate instructions and models for copyright negotiations (65%) as well as more formal institutional support for retaining rights (61%). Self-Archiving: Although nearly half had heard of IUPUI ScholarWorks (45%), only 25% of the respondents reported submitting a work to an institutional repository. Faculty were most influenced to self-archive by the motivation to support the dissemination of academic research in general (n=151), by increased exposure (n=149), and by the norms of their academic unit (n=102). Open Access Policies: The majority of faculty (72%) were unfamiliar with institutional open access policies such as those at Harvard, MIT, Duke and Kansas. When asked, however, if IUPUI should consider implementing a similar policy, 52% were unsure, 39% were supportive and only 9% disagreed.
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    Author’s Rights to Share Scholarship: A Survey of Faculty Attitudes and Actions
    (Indiana Library Federation Annual Conference, 2014-11-19) Odell, Jere D.; Dill, Emily; Palmer, Kristi L.
    Online, full text archiving is a key component of being a self-advocate for building a scholarly reputation. Posting a version of a published article in an open access repository increases an author's citation rate. To explore attitudes and actions related to self-archiving a survey of IUPUI faculty was conducted and the results compared to similar surveys conducted at University of California and University of Toronto. The results are useful in guiding education and outreach efforts at university libraries interested in promoting change in scholarly communication, open access, and institutional repositories.
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    Chronicling Hoosier
    (2016-06-15) Palmer, Kristi L.; Polley, David E.; Pollock, Caitlin M.J.
    To use this archived version of a live website, download the zipped folder, unzip the folder, and then open the file named "index.html" This digital project was designed to work optimally in Google Chrome.
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    Chronicling Hoosier: Chasing Hoosier Usage Through Texts, Time, and Across Geographies
    (2019-10-15) Palmer, Kristi L.
    The origin of the word hoosier has been long sought by historians and native Indianans alike. In 2016 two colleagues, Ted Polley and Caitlin Pollock and I conducted a research project which began as a technology supported, big data hunt for the earliest appearance and original meaning of the word. Ultimately the most intriguing discoveries were the variety of meanings hoosier has encompassed through time and by geography. Today’s presentation is based on that research originally shared via a website in 2017 but with significant revisions and additions for a Fortnightly audience. Today using digital historic newspapers, magazines, and correspondence as exemplars I will share early text appearances of the word hoosier, follow theories of the word’s origin, and highlight positive and negative uses of the word over time.
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    Chronicling Hoosier: Tracing Home in Historic Newspapers
    (2016-11-12) Palmer, Kristi L.; Polley, David E.; Pollock, Caitlin M.J.
    As part of the Indianapolis Spirit and Place Festival 2016, Chronicling Hoosier will provide avid “Hoosier” hunters, burgeoning genealogists, and the just plain curious equal delight in discovering the power of digital historic newspapers. Big data from historic sources transforms into compelling visualizations that provide new insights into our State’s long-fascination with the origin of the word Hoosier. Focusing on newspapers dating back to 1836, tactics will be taught that every Hoosier can use to search free, digital newspapers from the comfort of their own homes, embarking on their own discoveries of self, family, and community.
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    Collaborative Repurposing of Existing Technology to Enhance Student-Directed Research
    (2012-11-08) Palmer, Kristi L.; Stamatoplos, Anthony C., 1958-
    An educational team comprising instructor, subject librarian, and digital librarian collaborated to repurpose a digital collection content management system as a tool that solved a multitiered data-collection and analysis problem, enhanced student understanding of ethnographic data collection and description, and provided a means for openly distributing the final product of a community-rooted research project.
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    The Efficient Provision of Information Resources in Academic Libraries: Theory and Practice
    (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2022) Lewis, David W.; Baich, Tina; Palmer, Kristi L.; Miller, Willie
    Due to the increasing availability of digital content and systems improvements that have accelerated physical delivery, academic libraries are afforded opportunities to more efficiently provide users access to library materials. A theory for efficient provision of information resources, and thus more efficient use of financial resources, was proposed by one of the co-authors in the 2015 paper, “The Future of Academic Library Materials Expenditures: A Thought Experiment” (Lewis 2015a). The strategies on which the theory is based include purchase on demand, library publishing, and improved open access discovery. This article will detail the theory, and then examine IUPUI University Library’s experience of implementing strategies based on this theory. In doing so, the authors will analyze the effectiveness of the theory and offer guidance for libraries considering a similar path.
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    The Evolving Cataloging Department
    (2007-03-14T17:10:57Z) O'Bryan, Ann; Palmer, Kristi L.
    The shrinking of traditional cataloging departments is not news to library technical services staff. Nor is it news that digital projects that require standardized metadata are being created and supported by the same libraries that employ traditional catalogers. What may be less apparent is the ease with which a traditional cataloging unit can be transformed to incorporate metadata creation in the regular workflow of these units. IUPUI University Library’s Bibliographic and Metadata Services Team (BAMS) has made this transition and provides one example of how libraries can capitalize on the wealth of skilled employees already in place. This article discusses the full range of ideologies already in place and tactics used, including hiring a metadata cataloger, collaborating with digital initiatives groups in and outside the library, outsourcing some of the traditional cataloging, and training copy catalogers to create metadata to increase the viability and currency of the skills of a traditional cataloging unit.
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    Faculty Attitudes toward Open Access and Scholarly Communications: Disciplinary Differences on an Urban and Health Science Campus
    (2017-11-07) Odell, Jere D.; Palmer, Kristi L.; Dill, Emily; University Library
    The Journal of Librarianship and Scholarly Communication seeks to share useful innovations, both in thought and in practice, with the aim of encouraging scholarly exchange and the subsequent benefits that are borne of scrutiny, experimentation and debate. As modes of scholarly communication, the technologies and economics of publishing and the roles of libraries evolve, it is our hope that the work shared in the journal will inform practices that strengthen librarianship and that increase access to the "common Stock of Knowledge."JLSC is particularly interested in the intersection of librarianship and publishing and the resulting role of libraries in both content dissemination and content creation. Related areas of interest include new methods for the dissemination of information and information exchange; the theory and practice of the organization, use and curation of information; and issues related to the review, credentialing, reputation and impact of scholarly work.