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 2017
The Research Office and the Research Library: A Holistic Approach to the Research Cycle, Erin Huner and Bobby Glushko
Reclaiming Your Digital Privacy: An Interactive Workshop, Erin Johnson and Melissa Seelye
Inspiring Innovation in Library Services, Erin Johnson and Alison Wetheral
Mind the Gap: Curating Digital Commons Metadata for SHARE, Lisa Palmer, Emily Stenberg, Wendy C. Robertson, and Joanne Paterson
Organizational Transformation through Data, Karen Pillon and Kristi Anne Thompson
Submissions from 2016
Data and Maps in Reference and Reflections on working in Public and Technical Services, Lindsay Bontje
The Library is Our Lab: The Case for Print Books in an Academic Library, Peggy Ellis and Fran Gray
Creating Databrarianship: Perils, pitfalls, and pratfalls of editing a research collection, Kristi Thompson
Digitizing Corporate History, Alie Visser
Submissions from 2015
The Library is Our Lab: The Case for Print Books in an Academic Library, Fran Gray and Peggy Ellis
Leveraging Resources Across Units and Universities to Address Academic Literacies and Research Skills in Ontario Graduate Students, Melanie Mills and Elan Paulson
ADR Presentation: Open Access, Joanne Paterson
Scholarship@Western & Open Access: What's in it for me?, Joanne Paterson
A New Approach to Evaluating Information: A Reflection on RADAR, Kevin Tanner and Kim McPhee
Altmetrics Concepts and Practices, Janice Winkler
Submissions from 2014
Copyright & Western Libraries, Tom Adam
Author Rights Workshop, Tom Adam, Monica Fazekas, Bruce Fyfe, and Joanne Paterson
A Positive Latitude - Georeferencing and Archives, Tom Belton
Seeking an Identity: The Portrayal of Archivists in Film, Anne Daniel and Amanda Oliver
Mobile Device and App Use in Pharmacy: A Multi-University Study, Kelly Hatch
Managing the Acquisition of E-resources, Harriet Rykse and Robert Graves
Submissions from 2013
"I felt like a real librarian": Field experiences as an opportunity for professional identity development, Kristin Hoffmann
The D.B. Weldon Library's Instruction Portfolio: A Grassroots, Team-Based Approach, Kim McPhee, Melanie Mills, and Marg Sloan