Browsing by Author "Nackerud, Shane"

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    Affinity Strings: Enterprise data for resource recommendations
    (Code4Lib Journal, 2008-12-15) Hanson, Cody; Nackerud, Shane; Jensen, Kristi
    'The University of Minnesota Libraries have created a MyLibrary portal, with databases and e-journals targeted to users, based on their affiliations. The University's enterprise authentication system provides an "affinity string", now used to personalize the MyLibrary portal. This affinity string automates discovery of a user's relationship to the University--describing a user’s academic department and degree program or position at the University. Affinity strings also provide the Libraries with an anonymized view of resource usage, allowing data collection that respects users' privacy and lays the groundwork for automated recommendation of relevant resources based on the practices and habits of their peers.'
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    Analyzing Demographics: Assessing Library Use Across the Institution
    (2013-01-24) Nackerud, Shane; Fransen, Jan; Peterson, Kate; Mastel, Kristen
    In Fall 2011, staff at the University of Minnesota Libraries-Twin Cities undertook a project to measure how often, and in what ways, students used the Libraries' services. Partnering with the University's Office of Institutional Research, the team investigated ways to match library service usage to individual accounts while retaining patron privacy to determine who was – and was not – using the library. With complete data sets, the group was able to determine overall usage rates for undergraduate and graduate students and compare how students in different colleges used library services. This article discusses data gathering techniques, analysis, and initial findings.
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    Faculty Mentoring
    (University of Minnesota, 2007) Douah, Remi; Letawsky Shultz, Nikki; Nackerud, Shane; Radcliffe, Peter M.; Reubold, Todd
    As the University of Minnesota seeks to become one of the top three public universities in the world, we need to be attentive to issues concerning the life-course of faculty to support faculty success at all points of their careers. The Strategic Positioning Task Force on Faculty Culture, in their final report released in May, pointed to faculty mentoring as a key strategy to move us in the direction of excellence. In addition, the Provost's recent memo to department chairs regarding the revision of departmental standards for tenure and promotion (7.12 statements) requires a statement about how senior faculty will mentor junior assistant and associate faculty.
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    Library Data and Student Success
    (2012-11-09) Soria, Krista M.; Nackerud, Shane
    This presentation was delivered at the annual Association for Institutional Research Upper Midwest conference. Staff at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Libraries undertook a pilot project to measure how often, and in what ways, students used the Libraries’ various services. Partnering with the University’s Office of Institutional Research, Libraries staff also investigated whether students who use library services tend to be more successful academically or had higher retention. This presentation highlights the results of data collection and analyses.
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    Library Data and Student Success
    (2013-05-20) Soria, Krista M.; Nackerud, Shane
    Academic libraries, like other university departments, are increasingly asked to demonstrate their value to institutions. This study presents the results of analyses predicting the relationships between library usage and first-year students’ retention, college experiences, and academic success at a large, public research university. Usage statistics were gathered across 13 different library access points and outcomes were derived institutionally (e.g., retention, grade point average) and aggregated through student surveys (e.g., academic engagement, scholarship activity). This presentation won AIRUM's "best of region" presentation.
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    Library Use and Undergraduate Student Outcomes: New Evidence for Students’ Retention and Academic Success
    (2013-01-24) Soria, Krista; Fransen, Jan; Nackerud, Shane
    Academic libraries, like other university departments, are being asked to demonstrate their value to the institution. This study discusses the impact library usage has on the retention and academic success of first-time, first year undergraduate students at a large, public research university. Usage statistics were gathered at the University of Minnesota during the Fall 2011 semester for thirteen library access points. Analysis of the data suggests first-time, first-year undergraduate students who use the library have a higher GPA for their first semester and higher retention from fall to spring than non-library users.
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    Using What you Collect: Library Data and Student Success
    (2012-10) Nackerud, Shane; Fransen, Jan
    Presented at the 2012 Library Assessment Conference, this poster describes the results of a collaborative assessment project undertaken by the University Libraries and the Office of Institutional Research. Results suggest a positive association between students' library use and students' retention and academic success. This poster won the "Judges' Choice" award at the conference.