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The Age Demographics of Librarians and the Organizational Challenge Facing Academic Libraries
(ALA, 2018) Lewis, David W.; Orr, Kindra; University Library
The age demographics of the librarian workforce will create organizational challenges for academic libraries. The large baby boomer cohort, which is approaching retirement, needs to be replaced by millennials. There are a relatively small number of librarians in the Gen X cohort and in most cases, they have come late to leadership opportunities. Creating an organization that uses the skills and abilities of all three generations will be challenging and will require attention to both organizational structure and culture. It will also require a purposeful focus on leadership development and the provision of opportunities for people throughout the organization so that all can make significant contributions and can meaningfully influence the work and direction of the library.
Altmetrics 101
(2016-12-08) Coates, Heather L.
Asking for what you need: Why negotiation feels uncomfortable for library professionals
(2024-02-05) Macy, Katharine V.
This video covers the complex reasons why we as librarians may feel anxious over negotiating. It is the first video in the Introduction to Negotiations Lesson in the Foundations module of the curriculum developed as part of the ONEAL project (Open Negotiation Education for Academic Libraries). Note that this video focuses on existing research and specifically mentions the differences between men and women, as well as race and how existing attitudes is influences library work and negotiations. The current research is focused on cisgender experiences. This is a significant gap in scholarly literature. The ONEAL project desires to be inclusive of nonbinary and transgender experiences. If you would be willing to share your experience as a nonbinary or transgender person who negotiates in libraries through a research interview which would be anonymized, please reach out to: https://oneal-project.org/contact/
Changing the culture of P&T through conversations about research metrics
(IUPUI University Library, 2019-02-26) Coates, Heather L.
Since 2012, librarians at the IUPUI University Library have been providing support for faculty use of metrics in dossiers for promotion and tenure. During these consultations to learn about their research, faculty were willing to discuss their values as a scholar, the types of work they feel are most important and valuable, the pressures and expectations of their departments and schools, among other things. The richness of these conversations led us to expand our metrics services beyond provision of data. We developed a proactive strategy to help faculty take charge of their digital profiles and scholarly dissemination, as well as outreach and trainings to engage with campus administrators, associate deans for research, and department chairs, with the goal of promoting responsible use of metrics in the promotion and tenure process. This presentation will describe our approach to consultations, training, and advocacy in developing P&T standards and processes that align with institutional and disciplinary values and promote scholar choice in methodology, product, and dissemination.
Chapter 27: Thinking Outside the "Box": Conducting Supply Chain Procurement Research
(2022) Macy, Katharine V.
Students studying supply chain management and procurement need to understand how to research beyond finding the price of the product offered by suppliers on a websites like Alibaba (https://www.alibaba.com) and McRae’s Bluebook (https://www.macraesbluebook.com) so that they can negotiate the best value, determine quality product, and identify issues in supplier industries that may affect their future employer’s ability to distribute products. This research includes understanding product design, characteristics, and specifications including materials, commodity research on key materials used in manufacturing including historical pricing and demand, and market research and news about individual suppliers and the suppliers’ industry. Sources these students need to learn to use include trade associations, trade journals, market research, commodity exchanges, and government economic data. This business information literacy session is designed to make teaching supply chain research approachable both for librarians new to teaching this aspect of business information literacy, as well as students as they learn to apply their business research skills to a scenario they really could face upon graduation.
Creating Digital Cultural Heritage Collections in an Urban Academic Library Setting
(Urban Library Journal, 2015) Johnson, Jennifer
As libraries develop digital cultural heritage collections the relationship with the organizations that own the collection are vital to the success of the process. This is ground that libraries have typically not operated. Organizations external to libraries that own collections have many needs beyond the simple digitization process. IUPUI University Library is an urban academic library that has worked on developing relationships with external organizations for almost ten years. During this time there have been many hurdles and lessons learned. This paper highlights some of the trends in relationship building with community organizations and offers two unique case studies that demonstrate the challenges libraries are likely to face. Other academic, research, and public libraries can benefit from developing relationships similar to those described and enhance the creation of cultural heritage collections.
Curriculum mapping: Creating options for integrating DIL into a degree program
(2017-04-19) Macy, Katharine V.; Coates, Heather L.
Students in undergraduate and graduate programs need to develop data information literacy (DIL) in order to be successful in their personal and professional lives. However, finding space for new content in curricula that are already full presents a challenge. Curriculum mapping can reveal where DIL naturally complements existing learning objectives and assist in identifying potential gaps. The process of mapping DIL competencies to a curriculum provides librarians with a deeper understanding of a discipline through detailed analysis of how existing course assignments may be adapted to incorporate elements of DIL. A curriculum map can also facilitate better communication between librarians and faculty as they determine the best strategy for integrating instruction. The panelists will discuss how they have used curriculum mapping within an undergraduate business program and a master of public health program to develop integration strategies, foster communication with faculty, and devise relevant disciplinary examples that resonate with students’ personal and professional lives. Presentation presented as part of the Curricular Challenges and Data Information Literacy panel at RDAP17.
Data information literacy instruction in Business and Public Health: Comparative case studies
(Sage Journals, 2016-10-27) Macy, Katharine V.; Coates, Heather L.
Employers need a workforce capable of using data to create actionable information. This requires students to develop data information literacy competencies that enable them to navigate and create meaning in an increasingly complex information world. This article examines why data information literacy should be integrated into program curricula, specifically in the instances of business and public health, and offers strategies for how it can be accomplished. We approach this as a comparative case study within undergraduate business and master of public health programs at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis. These case studies reveal several implications for practice that apply across social and health sciences programs.
Defining and Measuring Research Impact in the Humanities
(2023-04-05) Coates, Heather L.
Research impact is loosely defined as how broadly scholarly research is being read, discussed, and used both inside and outside of the academy. Metrics tools are firmly established in the Sciences, but they are not designed to capture the impact of Humanities research. This talk will review the evidence base for citation-based and alternative research impact metrics for the Humanities (HuMetricsHSS and Metrics Toolkit), and will offer an opportunity to investigate and challenge the biases of Anglophone and science-based ranking systems.
Expanding the table: The role of library data professionals in data governance
(2022-03-16) Goben, Abigail; Coates, Heather L.; Briney, Kristin
As research data management and sharing has become ubiquitous, the need for data governance — coordinated decision-making around research data across all levels of an institution — has come to the forefront. Data governance is needed to address immediate and changing issues such as emerging funder policies as well as the ongoing challenge of researchers leaving an institution. Data governance often falls under the purview of information technology units. However, this technocentric approach may conflict with the values and real world aims of university research, resulting in policies and practices that create additional barriers. Due to the traditionally hierarchical nature of research institutions, there is a need for broader engagement and representation in governance structures. Currently, data governance typically reflects the priorities and perspectives of those who are white, able-bodied, and male. While this is evolving, there is a specific need to identify and include the communities who have been previously excluded from decision-making and to ensure their participation in order to anticipate potential governance problems across a range of scenarios. Due to their familiarity with working across disciplines and throughout their organizations and expertise in areas like data sharing and preservation, library data professionals should be key partners in data governance processes. At our institutions, each of us has observed common challenges and witnessed the need for more participatory data governance practices. Seeing these issues, as librarians working with data, we’ve raised our voices and used our established credibility to bring together the disparate groups and to ensure library expertise is utilized when policy and practice decisions are being made. This presentation will explore current challenges in research data governance stemming from the dominant technocentric approach. We seek to extend the conversation and to identify opportunities for our community to advance more transparent and collaborative data governance practices.

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