The research explored through Western Libraries Presentations examines the interests of both library stakeholders and librarians themselves while highlighting new programs and movements within academic libraries. Topics include open access, collaboration and management, statistics and evaluation, and library software.
Submissions from 2021
Basic Data Handling in Excel, Kristi Thompson
Introduction to Qualitative Analysis with NVivo, Kristi Thompson
Social Media Data for Research, Kristi Thompson
Omni Subscription Integrations: Syndetics Unbound & BrowZine Presentation File, Alie Visser
Tackling the 3 P's in an LSP Migration: Policies, Procedures, and (Best) Practices for Technical Services, Alie Visser, Christina Zoricic, and Annabelle Drobniak
Submissions from 2020
How to Find Online Course Materials, Kristin Hoffmann
RDC Data Alternatives: Conducting Research During COVID-19, Kristi Thompson and Elizabeth Hill
Corporate Annual Reports: Supply & Demand, Alie Visser and Elizabeth Marshall
Choose your path to publishing: Open Access 101, Courtney L. Waugh
Submissions from 2019
The Transformation of a Newspaper Negative Archive, Tom Belton
Licensing and ‘Big Deal’ Analysis at Western : Provost’s Task Force on Open Access & Scholarly Communications, Samuel Cassady and Shawn Hendrikx
Matching Made in Heaven: Collections and Metadata Collaboration for Print Preservation, Erin Johnson, Alie Visser, and Christina Zoricic
Demystifying Wikipedia, Alie Visser and Erin Johnson
Submissions from 2018
Stories of Active Teaching: Embedding Civic Engagement in our Practice, Tom Adam, Colleen A. Burgess, Kim McPhee, Leanne Olson, and Christy Sich
It’s all in the Relationships: A Liaison Role for Librarian-Publishers, Emily Carlisle and Kristin Hoffmann
Open By Default? Concept-Mapping Our Way to Open Access Consensus, Emily Carlisle, Lillian S. Rigling, Joanne Paterson, and Courtney L. Waugh
"This was actually fun!": Engaging users in conversations about digital literacy, Madisson Goldhawk, Erin Johnson, and Lillian S. Rigling
Resiliency and the Long-Tail of the Research Cycle: Western's Approach to Thinking Through Research Data Management, Erin Huner and Bobby Glushko
Evidence-based IL Program Proposals: Engaging in Curriculum Mapping to Re-envision Instructional Practice, Liz Mantz, Kim McPhee, and Christy Sich
Libraries as Printers - or - The Challenges of Acquiring PDF Scores and Parts from Self-Publishing Composers, Lisa Rae Philpott
Embedded Research Guides: Are they doing what students want?, James Seale and Alison Wetheral
Making Usage Stats Usable: Evaluating Usage Stat Tools and Maximizing Excel/Pivot Tables, Alie Visser, Melissa Seelye, Samuel Cassady, and Debbie Collard
Submissions from 2017
Our Difference is Our Strength: Collaboration and Creativity in Co-Creating System Wide Information Literacy Learning Outcomes, Tom Adam, Colleen A. Burgess, Kim McPhee, and Christy Sich
Using Map Tools to Improve Access and Community Awareness, Tom Belton
The Research Office and the Research Library: A Holistic Approach to the Research Cycle, Erin Huner and Bobby Glushko