“How Many Clicks Does it Take?” Update: I’ve updated this article on 9/12/2018 to include additional resources brought to my attention. I have also added that this post is licensed under CC-BY so please feel free to share, reuse & build this information (ideally with attribution). One of the pillars of libraries is facilitating […]
Within the last year, our institutional repository (IR) work has increased greatly at the University of North Alabama. Over that time, we started an institutional repository with BePress hosting, and hired our first Scholarly Communications Librarian. Our new librarian splits her time and responsibilities with instruction expectations. However, she is the primary contact and sole […]
Thoughts on the 3R Project Part 1 What is the 3R Project? On June 13, 2018, the RDA Toolkit Restructure and Redesign Project (also referred to as the 3R Project) released an English-only beta version of the new RDA Toolkit in North America. An announcement predating the release, News on the RDA 3R Project beta […]
Sign up today for Contextual Inquiry: Using Ethnographic Research to Impact your Library UX Use the excitement of the fall seasons fresh start to further explore new avenues to increase your user engagement and sign up for this excellent LITA web course beginning September 19, 2018. The contextual inquiry research methodology helps to better understand the […]
New vacancy listings are posted weekly on Wednesday at approximately 12 noon Central Time. They appear under New This Week and under the appropriate regional listing. Postings remain on the LITA Job Site for a minimum of four weeks. New This Week Idaho State Historical Society, Reference Librarian, Boise, ID Boston College, Electronic Resources Access & Discovery Librarian, Chestnut […]
New vacancy listings are posted weekly on Wednesday at approximately 12 noon Central Time. They appear under New This Week and under the appropriate regional listing. Postings remain on the LITA Job Site for a minimum of four weeks. New This Week Middlesex Community College, Director of Library and Learning Commons Services, Middletown, CT American College of Physicians, Inside […]
New vacancy listings are posted weekly on Wednesday at approximately 12 noon Central Time. They appear under New This Week and under the appropriate regional listing. Postings remain on the LITA Job Site for a minimum of four weeks. New This Week Drexel University Libraries, Manager, Library Integrated Technology Systems, Philadelphia, PA McConnell Library – Radford University, Systems Librarian, […]
New vacancy listings are posted weekly on Wednesday at approximately 12 noon Central Time. They appear under New This Week and under the appropriate regional listing. Postings remain on the LITA Job Site for a minimum of four weeks. New This Week California State University, San Bernardino, Access Services Librarian, San Bernardino, CA Alder Graduate School of Education, Instructional […]
Hey there, fellow newbie to systems librarianship! Have you had a moment to take a breath yet? Are to-do and to-learn lists scattered in a notebook, calendar, and in your e-mail? I am right there with you. A little bit of background I moved into my role as systems librarian in January 2018 after serving […]
“A picture is worth a thousand words,” so goes the old saying. When it comes to web design, heatmaps provide a powerful illustration of this principle. Heatmaps show an aggregation of users’ clicks and mouse movement on your webpage. User activity is represented through a color gradient, blue or green coloration indicate areas of the […]