Browsing by Author "Kelly, Julia A."

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    AgEcon Search: Evolution of a Subject Repository
    (2014) Eells, Linda L.; Kelly, Julia A.
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    AgEcon Search: Partners Build a Web Resource
    (2008-08-02) Letnes, Louise; Kelly, Julia A.
    AgEcon Search: Research in Agricultural and Applied Economics (http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/) brings together a variety of literature in agricultural economics in a free web resource. It began as a project to capture fugitive working papers, and has evolved into a major web archive for literature in the field. Many partners are involved in the endeavor, and it serves as a prototype for projects in other disciplines.
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    Building a RefWorks Database of Faculty Publications as a Liaison and Collection Development Tool
    (2008-08-02) Marsalis, Scott; Kelly, Julia A.
    Using RefWorks, a web-based citation manager, we constructed databases containing the publications of the faculty members for four departments on the St. Paul campus of the University of Minnesota. The goals were to learn more about the research interests in the departments and to have a tool to help inform us when trying to make decisions about book purchases and journal cancellations. A few unexpected challenges were encountered and a number of unexpected benefits emerged.
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    Data on Ecology Journals and Authorship
    (2014) Gorham, E.; Kelly, Julia A.
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    Faculty Perceptions of Grey Literature: A Qualitative Analysis of Faculty Interviews. Grey Journal (TGJ), 16(3).
    (2020) Marsolek, Wanda; Cooper, Kristen; Riegelman, Amy L.; Farrell, Shannon L.; Kelly, Julia A.
    To examine the use, field perception, citation practices, creation, methods for finding, and dissemination of grey literature, this study used interviews of faculty at a large Rl university. Further, interviewees were asked specifically about one type of grey literature - preprints - as well as about ways in which libraries could support their overall grey literature goals. The study findings included concerns about the challenges of finding known items and the unstable nature of web pages. Some less expected findings included the use of grey literature in undergraduate instruction as well as faculty creation of grey literature for lay audiences. In terms of implications for practice, librarians could use these findings to inform long term preservation practices as well as access to institutional repositories.
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    Food Systems Citation Analysis: Trends in an Emerging Interdisciplinary Field
    (Agricultural Information Worldwide, 2015) Kocher, Megan; Kelly, Julia A.
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    Old-growth Northern Hardwood Stands near Duluth, Minnesota
    (1986-06-01) Kelly, Julia A.
    This follow-up study of yellow birch (Betula alleghaniensis) regeneration in sugar maple-basswood forests in northern Minnesota covers 3 stands from a 1960-61 study that originally included 10. As the authors of the previous study had predicted, the presence of sugar maple increased, and while some yellow birch regeneration was noted, its overall presence had decreased.
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    Publications of Dr. Ruth Evelyn Boynton (1896-1977)
    (2012-11-30) Kelly, Julia A.; Robbins, Kathryn; Foreman, Gertrude
    Dr. Ruth Boynton was head of the Health Service at the University of Minnesota and an active researcher in the areas of women's health, tuberculosis, and public health.
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    Report of the Current Awareness/Personal Information Management (CA/PIM) Subgroup of the Web Services Steering Committee
    (2011-04-04) Arth, Janet; Brooks, Kate; Haycock, Laurel; Kelly, Julia A.; Kempf, Jody; Lafferty, Meghan; McKinney, Paul; Nault, Andre
    In late 2008, the Web Services Steering Committee at the University of Minnesota Libraries created the Current Awareness/Personal Information Management (CA/PIM) exploratory subgroup, charged with discovering opportunities and possible solutions in which the University Libraries can help provide researchers with current and useful information in their research areas. In addition, investigate the group was asked to look at opportunities around personal information management, including existing tools (both internal and external), how other libraries are tackling this problem, and possible development and/or partnership opportunities. The group was asked to make recommendations in these two areas. Completed in April 2009, the report is based on a literature survey, results of a survey of faculty, staff, and students at the University of Minnesota, and a scan of the available tool. It spells out guiding principles and recommendations for future action.
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    Supplemental information for "A pilot study to locate historic scientific data in a university archive"
    (2023) Farrell, Shannon; Kelly, Julia A.; Hendrickson, Lois G.; Mastel, Kristen L.
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    Taming the Tempest: An Initiative to Help Users Cope with the Information Flood
    (2011-03-28) Brooks, Kate; Fransen, Jan; Bach, Virginia; Haycock, Laurel; Kelly, Julia A.; Kempf, Jody; Lafferty, Meghan; Nault, Andre
    The Current Awareness & Personal Information Management (CAPIM) Collaborative at the University of Minnesota Libraries was organized in response to results from a user survey. Faculty and students alike indicated frustration with keeping current and organizing their personal information, and they indicated that they wanted our help. Along with the user survey, librarians also conducted a scan of the available electronic tools in the area of CAPIM. One of the results was a recommendation that as we helped users, we should consider these characteristics for any software tools: efficiency, simplicity, stability, and effectiveness. Other academic libraries have done work in this area, including guides that spell out the characteristics of different citation managers, or assistance with setting up alerts or RSS feeds. Building on this preliminary work, a number of other recommendations were made for the work of the Collaborative, including 1) educate the library staff about these topics and tools, 2) build a Web toolkit to support both staff and users, 3) more fully supporting the range of citation managers that our users employ, 4) identify experts among the library staff and cultivating more, 5) reach out to library users with information about how they could enhance or simplify their CAPIM tasks, and 6) map out how all of our local tools work together, and improve the connections when possible Our poster will highlight our work to support citation managers as well as develop staff education and a Web presence. As we developed materials, these four themes emerged: * Current Awareness and Social Tools * Citation Management Tools * File and Data Management Best Practices * Organization and Process Tips. The category of organization and process tips includes a wide range of tools and skills that fall into personal or group tasks. The personal area includes annotation software, note-taking software, syncing multiple computers and mobile devises, storing passwords, and customizing/personalizing your electronic workspace. Group tasks and tools cover citation sharing, collaborative writing, project management software, communication tools, and tagging. We feel that this is a new area where librarians can make a contribution to students and researchers in all disciplines. Our survey revealed that users believe we have the right skills and knowledge, and a quick scan of nearly any academic library should yield a number of staff with expertise.
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    Where in Academia are ELNs? Support for Electronic Lab Notebooks at Top American Research Universities
    (2017-03) Sayre, Franklin D; Bakker, Caitlin J.; Johnston, Lisa R; Kocher, Megan; Lafferty, Meghan; Kelly, Julia A.
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    Winter study of ten porcupines in Itasca State Park
    (1976) Kelly, Julia A.; Nelson, Kris; Nelson, Sue
    Ten porcupines were observed within the park over a period of two weeks. Generalizations and correlations were difficult to make since behavior varied greatly among individuals. Damage to trees in the area was noted. There was no visible evidence of harm done by porcupines to red pines which has been a problem in the late 1960's.