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Item Open Access Publication Fund Annual Report: 2022-2023(2023-09) Hight, AlexaThe Open Access Publication Fund at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi underwrites author publication charges for open access scholarly journal articles, book chapters, and monographs. The fund seeks to encourage greater participation in open access publishing so that Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi’s research is free of subscription barriers, and we support the adoption of open science practices that can help sustain Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi’s status as an R2 Doctoral University. Numerous research studies show that OA publishing increases the visibility of publications, thereby increasing visibility, citations, and the use of faculty research all of which enhance the reputation of TAMU-CC and its faculty.Item OER Faculty Stipends Program Final Report 2022-2023(2023-05) Louis, Lisa; Hight, AlexaIn March 2022, the library received $50,000 in CARES Act funding (later increased to $65,000) to develop a stipend program to support faculty professional development in the area of open educational resources as well as to fund faculty to eliminate the commercial textbook in a class in favor of adopting, adapting, or creating open educational resources. When the program wrapped up in April 2023, $57,500 had been disbursed to 44 faculty, and the textbooks in 17 courses had been eliminated, resulting in student savings of over $90,000 per semester.Item From Consumers to Creators: Scaffolding Digital Information Literacy Throughout the Undergraduate Curriculum(Association of College and Research Libraries, 2023) Metcalf, Emily; Louis, Lisa; Rudowsky, Catherine; Carlisle, TaraItem Let's Get Ex-Cited!(2023-03-23) Hight, AlexaItem Open Access Publication Fund Annual Report: 2021-2022(2022) Hight, AlexaThe Open Access Publication Fund at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi underwrites author publication charges for open access scholarly journal articles, book chapters, and monographs. The fund seeks to encourage greater participation in open access publishing so that Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi’s research is free of subscription barriers, and we support the adoption of open science practices that can help sustain Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi’s status as an R2 Doctoral University. Numerous research studies show that OA publishing increases the visibility of publications, thereby increasing visibility, citations, and the use of faculty research all of which enhance the reputation of TAMU-CC and its faculty. Major outcomes for 2021-2022: • The Open Access Publication Fund distributed funds for 61 faculty, staff, and graduate students from all 5 colleges as well as both the Harte Research Institute for the Gulf of Mexico Studies and the Conrad Blucher Institute. This is the first year of the program in which all colleges requested and were approved funding. • The Open Access Publication Fund supported the publication fees for 23 articles for a total amount of funding distributed of $42,500.Item Creative Commons for Academic Librarians(2022) Hight, AlexaItem Using Creative Commons (CC) Licenses and CC-Licensed Works(2022-07) Hight, AlexaItem Anatomy of a Creative Commons (CC) License(2022-07) Hight, AlexaThis presentation will cover the following aspects of Creative Commons Licenses: The three layers of the CC licenses The four license elements The six Creative Commons licenses The two public domain tools and how they are different from CC licenses If/how exceptions and limitations to copyright affect CC licensed worksItem Copyright Law(2022) Hight, AlexaItem What is Creative Commons?(2022-06) Hight, AlexaItem Mind Map: Turning a Topic into a Question Lesson Plan(2018) Metcalf, EmilyUse a Mind map to turn a broad research topic into a specific research question by brainstorming broad categories of questions and ideas, listing keywords that fall within those ideas, and connecting keywords that spark interest into a research question.Item Go Go Gadget Google Suite: Using Google Suite Tools to Enhance Online Learning(LOEX Conference Proceedings, 2021-05-12) Metcalf, Emily; Hernandez, Patricia; Bush, KristinaThe authors of these proceedings came together as collaborators after meeting during the LOEX 2020 virtual conference. With a sudden shift to virtual learning, the three librarians shared ideas and methods for online engagement in library instruction. Despite their vastly different institutions, all three created active digital learning tools using components of the Google Suite of resources, namely, Docs, Forms, and Sites.Item Establishing an Open Access Publication Fund(ACRL, 2021) Hight, AlexaFollowing Texas A&M University-College Station’s success with their Open Access to Knowledge Fund (https://library.tamu.edu/services/scholarly_communication/Open_Access/oakfund.html), at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, the Mary and Jeff Bell Library teamed up with the Division of Research and Innovation to seek support for an Open Access Publishing Fund in a commitment to further open access initiatives. The landscape of scholarly communication is changing particularly in the exchange of money between authors, publishers, and readers. The library aimed to support open access publishing by supporting the university’s own authors and researchers. Additionally, the library expected to further outreach on open access initiatives, including the Institutional Repository. Although the fund was limited—essentially a pilot project—the goal was to demonstrate the need to support open access publishing.Item Open Access Publication Fund Annual Report: 2020-2021(2021-08) Hight, AlexaThe Open Access Publication Fund at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi underwrites author publication charges for open access scholarly journal articles, book chapters, and monographs. The fund seeks to encourage greater participation in open access publishing so that Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi’s research is free of subscription barriers and we support the adoption of open science practices that can help sustain Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi’s status as an R2 Doctoral University. Numerous research studies show that OA publishing increases the visibility of publications, thereby increasing visibility, citations, and the use of faculty research all of which enhance the reputation of TAMU-CC and its faculty. Major outcomes for 2020-2021: • The Open Access Publication Fund distributed funds for 34 faculty, staff, and graduate students from 5 colleges/research organizations. • The Open Access Publication Fund supported the publication fees for 16 articles for a total amount of funding distributed of $30,000.Item A Beginner's Guide to Information Literacy(OER Commons, 7/17/2021) Metcalf, EmilyItem Open Access Publication Fund Annual Report: 2019-2020(2020-05-11) Hight, AlexaThe Open Access Publication Fund at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi underwrites author publication charges for open access scholarly journal articles, book chapters, and monographs. The fund seeks to encourage greater participation in open access publishing so that Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi’s research is free of subscription barriers and we support the adoption of open science practices that can help sustain Texas A&M University- Corpus Christi’s status as an R2 Doctoral University. Numerous research studies show that OA publishing increases the visibility of publications, thereby increasing visibility, citations, and the use of faculty research all of which enhance the reputation of TAMU-CC and its faculty.Item Managing your online presence(Mary and Jeff Bell Library, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, 2018-03) Warga, EdwardThis interactive workshop will explore the networked research community; discuss best practices for your online presence; present strategies for retaining and leveraging copyrights in your work to facilitate open sharing; and discuss tools for sharing, promoting, and measuring the impact of your research and scholarship online. Please join Reference and Scholarly Communication Librarian Ed Warga for an overview of the emerging network of online research and scholarship platforms and tools.Item Identifying Core Competencies for Electronic Resources Librarians in the Twenty-First Century Library(2011-06-20T14:10:10Z) Sutton, Sarah; Sutton, SarahThe purpose of this three phase study was to identify competencies for electronic resources librarians based on their appearance in job ads (phase one) and to determine which competencies are taught in MLIS programs, which are taught in continuing education, and whether significant differences exist between the two educational venues in terms of which competencies for electronic resources librarians are being taught (phase two). The study concluded with a comparison of the competencies for electronic resources librarians identified in the first phase of the study with ALA’s Core Competences of Librarianship (phase three). In phase one, content analysis of 190 job ads for electronic resources librarians published between January 2005 and December 2009 was conducted. These competencies were then sought in 286 online electronic resources related MLIS course syllabi and 274 continuing education course descriptions which, in both cases, were taught between January 2005 and December 2009. Chi-square tests of independence were performed to determine whether a competency that is identified as being required or preferred in job ads is independent from whether it is associated with experience, knowledge, or ability in the context of the job ads. In the second phase of the study, Mann-Whitney U tests were used to identify significant relationships between the frequency with which competencies were identified in MLIS course syllabi and the frequency with which competencies were identified in continuing education course descriptions. In the third phase of the study, a set of core competencies for electronic resources librarians was developed based on the results of the content analysis conducted in phase one and then compared with ALA’s Core Competences of Librarianship using word clouds for comparative analysis. Results reinforce the importance of continuing education, identify competencies taught in formal coursework and in CE courses, compare and contrast all three sets of identified competencies, and emphasize the significance of technology in ER librarianship. Abbott’s theory of the System of Professions (Abbott 1988) is used as a theoretical framework for further discussion of the results.