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Item 10,000 Workflows A Community-Centered Approach to Personal Information Management(2017-03) Kocher, Megan; Bergland, Kristi; Bishoff, Carolyn; Claussen, Amy; Kempf, Jody; Sayre, Franklin DItem 1920-1995 Twin Cities State Highway Network(2014-03-21) Chen, Wei; Levinson, David M; dlevinson@umn.edu; Levinson, David M.Illustrates the development of the highway network in the Twin Cities metropolitan region. GIS maps of the state highway network were created for 1920-1995 (these were not previously digitized). These were used to build Markov Chain Cellular Automata models of land use change and network growth.Item 1958 Twin Cities Land Use Map from the Twin Cities Metropolitan Planning Commission, GIS Data Files(2013-11-22) Chen, Wei; Levinson, David M; dlevinson@umn.edu; Levinson, David M.High-quality GIS land use maps for the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area for 1958 that were developed from paper maps (no GIS version existed previously).Item 1968 Twin Cities Land Use Map from the Twin Cities Metropolitan Planning Commission, GIS Data Files(2014-03-03) Levinson, David M; Chen, Wei; dlevinson@umn.edu; Levinson, David M.High-quality GIS land use maps for the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area for 1968 that were developed from paper maps (no GIS version existed previously).Item 1978 Twin Cities Land Use Map from the Twin Cities Metropolitan Planning Commission, GIS Data Files(2014-03-03) Levinson, David M; Chen, Wei; dlevinson@umn.edu; Levinson, David M.High-quality GIS land use maps for the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area for 1978 that were developed from paper maps (no GIS version existed previously).Item 1:Button Studio, Bio-Medical Library(Health Sciences Libraries, 2017) Health Sciences Libraries1:Button Studios are fully automated High Definition video recording spaces with professional studio lighting and sound equipment. They are setup to record high-quality video and audio without any knowledge of lighting and cameras. The Bio-Medical Library partnered with the Office of Information Technology to create the first library 1:Button Studio, which opened in February 2016. Instructors use the studio to record lectures as a part of a flipped classroom model and students use the space to record and practice presentations, as well as complete assignments.Item 2012-2013 MLA Rising Stars(2013-05) Brown, Heather; Garcia Milian, Rolando; Holmes, Kristi; Nunez, Annabelle; Weinfurter, Elizabeth FineThe MLA Rising Star program has been developed by the MLA Emerging Leaders Task Force for MLA members who are interested in attaining leadership roles in MLA but who have not yet become active at a national level. The one-year leadership development program matches each Rising Star with a mentor in a curriculum that includes: learning how MLA succeeds through the volunteer efforts of its members; the roles of the MLA Board and staff; and project management skills applied to an actual MLA project. This poster gives a brief overview of the projects and goals of the five members of the 2012-2013 Rising Stars cohort.Item 2024 Evidence Synthesis Institute Conference Abstracts(2024) Evidence Synthesis InstituteIn April 2024 past Evidence Synthesis Institute attendees and instructors gathered for a three day hybrid conference at the University of Minnesota and online. There were two keynote speakers: Jaron Porciello and Whitney A. Townsend. Attendee presentations included the following themes: Service Development, Review Project Experiences, Methodologies and Review Types, Supporting Evidence Synthesis, Teaching and Outreach, Panels, Lightning Talks, and Tech Talks. This 2024 Evidence Synthesis Institute Conference Abstracts document contains links to presentation slides and some recordings (Keynotes).Item A scan of Indigenous data in an institutional data repository(2025-01-10) Zuniga, Alicia; Marsolek, Wanda; Hunt, ShandaThe Data Repository for the University of Minnesota (DRUM) is an open access (fully available to the public) institutional data repository. DRUM accepts Indigenous data into the repository utilizing informal practices (i.e., requests for data use agreement [DUA] between researcher and Tribal Agency) and no formal policies. As a first step toward incorporating the CARE Principles into DRUM’s workflow and policies, we proposed a project in partnership with Data Services Continuing Professional Education (DSCPE), a ten-week experience that connected Alicia Zuniga (CSUS) with Wanda Marsolek and Shanda Hunt (UMN). The DSCPE project - which occurred September through November 2024 - included several vital activities performed by Zuniga which led to the following outputs: 1) list of search terms related to Indigenous data in Minnesota; 2) spreadsheet of those datasets that captures the level of Indigenous consent that was given to share the data publicly; 3) resource list of policies, practices, and documents related to Indigenous data; 4) recommendations for DRUM based on findings and the DSCPE experience; and 5) map of this process so that others, including DRUM staff, can implement and build on the important groundwork established by Zuniga. This digital record includes a protocol (outputs #1 and #5) and a recommendations report (outputs #3 and #4).Item Access to Online Historical Aerial Photography Collections: Past Practice, Present State, and Future Opportunities(Taylor & Francis, 2017) McAuliffe, Carol P; Lage, Kathryn; Mattke, RyanThe authors review how access to historical aerial photograph collections has evolved in response to technological developments and addresses areas for further advancement, with a particular emphasis on developing, preserving, and sustaining online collections. The authors focus specifically on the areas of metadata, the Semantic Web and linked data, and sustainability through collaboration. The article includes brief case studies, highlighting various projects involving the aerial photography collections at the University of Minnesota. The conclusion asserts the critical role played by geographic information librarians in effectively carrying out the strategies described in the article as they relate to the long-term sustainability of digital geospatial collections.Item Achieving Balanced Documentation: Social Services from a Consumer Perspective(Midwest Archives Conference, 1986) Klaassen, David J.The concept of documentation, with its emphasis on the need to understand a phenomenon in all its complexity and to identify the universe of available records as the basis for an informed selection for preservation, has profoundly affected the theory -- if not always the practice -- of acquisitions policy and appraisal. Much of the recent literature has focused on macro-level interinstitutional planning. This article draws on the experience of the Social Welfare History Archives to illustrate how the documentation concept can be applied to analyze and refine the collecting and appraisal strategy of a particular repository. It describes the emergence of archival interest in social service records, the growth of the service sector, and the increase in consumer activism. It discusses the extent to which agency and organizational archives reflect the participation and perspective of consumers and presents issues related to identification and acquisition of consumer-created records.Item Adapting - Transforming - Leading: A Year in the Life of a NNLM Sponsored Outreach Librarian(2018-05) Chew, KatherineObjectives The National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NNLM) establishes partnerships with health sciences libraries that share the NNLM's mission of outreach. Outreach librarians sponsored by NNLM regional offices conduct a wide range of activities on the behalf of the NNLM to public libraries, health professionals and to the general public with emphasis on instruction on National Library of Medicine resources. Methods As a designated Partner Outreach Library for the Greater Midwest Region (GMR) NNLM, the Health Sciences Libraries Outreach Program supports the outreach mission of the National Network of Libraries of Medicine and aids the GMR in its mission to improve awareness of and access to reliable, freely available, online health information resources by delivering programming within the local communities on such topics as health literacy, healthy aging, information resources for immigrants, NLM science resources or outreach librarianship. This is done through exhibiting at strategically chosen health or community events or conferences throughout the year, presenting informational sessions at these conferences, conducting training or workshops at public libraries for library staff or patrons, providing PubMed instructions for local high schools, and participation in GMR grant funded outreach projects.Item Adoption of NISO’s Shared Electronic Resource Understanding (SERU) at US Academic Libraries(Library Resources & Technical Services, 2019-10) Carter, Sunshine JFollowing the emergence of electronic resources (e-resources), librarians developed licensing guidelines, standards, models, and understandings to educate, increase efficiencies, and retain rights afforded by copyright law. To reduce licensing burdens, the National Information Standards Organization (NISO) released the Shared E-Resource Understanding (SERU) in 2008, a set of “understandings” created and agreed upon by libraries and vendors. The author conducted a survey in 2017 of licensing practices and SERU use at libraries. The survey analyzed 108 responses from US academic libraries signing at least one license in the twelve months preceding the survey.Item Adventures in Bibliometrics: Research Impact and the CTSI(2016-10) Chew, Katherine; Bakker, CaitlinObjectives Bibliometrics, the application of quantitative analysis to publications, is of growing importance for institutions, departments, and research centers. This paper describes one library's collaboration with a Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) to employ evaluative bibliometrics to determine research impact. Methods The Libraries were approached by the CTSI Monitoring & Evaluation Team to engage in a process of identifying and implementing the most appropriate bibliometrics for evaluation purposes. This initiative leveraged the library's understanding of NIH's Public Access Compliance Monitor, Scopus, Web of Science, and research networking systems such as SciVal Experts and Pure. Using grant information, a strategy was developed to identify CTSA-funded publications and to calculate and represent effective measures of impact. Results For the first time the CTSI had the ability to benchmark supported publications against research publication productivity at the University, at other universities, across disciplines, against six other CTSA sites and track progress across the years of the CTSA grant. Conclusions The Libraries was able to contribute high quality, standardized metrics to evaluating the University CTSI’s impact in clinical translational and team science of their contributions to advancing health research that can make a difference to individual and population health. In addition, provide useful information for their recent grant applications where standardized bibliometric analytics will be very valuable in strengthening the proposals.Item Advocating for Better Salaries Toolkit(American Library Association-Allied Professional Association (ALA-APA), 2014-04) Dorning, Jennifer; Dunderdale, Tara; Farrell, Shannon L.; Geraci, Aliqae; Rubin, Rachel; Storrs, JessicaItem 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.'Item AgEcon Search: Evolution of a Subject Repository(2014) Eells, Linda L.; Kelly, Julia A.Item 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.Item Analyzed Data Management Plans (DMPs) from Successful University of Minnesota Grants from the National Science Foundation, 2011-2014(2015-03-31) Johnston, Lisa R; Bishoff, Carolyn; McGrory, John; Storino, Chris; Swendsrud, Anders; ljohnsto@umn.edu; Johnston, Lisa RFederal funding agencies are asking principal investigators (PIs) to specify their plans for describing, storing, securing, sharing, and preserving their research data in Data Management Plans (DMPs) included with their grant proposal. This change in sponsored research is best exemplified by the National Science Foundation (NSF) which in 2010 announced that all grants submitted after January 18th, 2011 must include a one- to two-page DMP with all new proposals. In order to review the plans for how University of Minnesota researchers plan to manage, store, describe, protect, and share and preserve their data, a review instrument was created and implemented by the University Libraries in the summer of 2014. Our local study of DMPs in successful NSF grant applications from January 2011 - June 2014 was opt-in by U of M PIs and the libraries collected 182 data management plans for our study, accounting for 41% of the total number of plans solicited. The deidentified data used in our analysis and our survey instrument are presented here.