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    • Data: Its rising importance in research, and where to find it 

      Gulliford, Bradley (July 23-24)
      Data files are sought after by students, the informed public, and fellow researchers, no longer the exclusive property of the scientist or of interest only to the social science geek. Finding them isn’t routine yet. We ...
    • Discovery of the God Particle and Makings of Dark Matter Beams 

      Yu, Jaehoon (July 23-24)
      Dr. Jaehoon Yu, professor of physics at the University of Texas at Arlington, will discuss the discovery of the Higgs particle at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at the European Laboratory for Nuclear and Particle Physics ...
    • Free STEM e-textbooks: LSU Libraries’ initiative and its impact 

      Frank, Emily (July 23-24)
      Louisiana State University Libraries recently launched an initiative to provide students free access to required textbooks. Using course adoption title lists, the Libraries identifies required textbooks that are in existing ...
    • How publishers and discovery service vendors are collaborating to reduce content gaps 

      Kelley, Jalyn (July 23-24)
      IEEE has partnered with four major discovery service providers to identify content gaps between the IEEE Xplore Digital Library and discovery service indexes. This lightning talk will illustrate content gaps, causes, and ...
    • Library Deans' Panel Discussion 

      Moderator: Rebecca Bichel, Dean of Libraries, UT Arlington; Panelist: Dr. June Koelker, Dean of Libraries, Texas Christian University; Panelist: Ellen Safley, Dean of Libraries, University of Texas at Dallas; Panelist: Dr. Martin Halbert, Dean of Libraries, University of North Texas (July 23-24)
    • Library subject guides and STEM: Innovations in academic pathways 

      Seaver, Kent; Schick, Brittany (July 23-24)
      This presentation demonstrates how North Lake College’s Library uses Library Subject guides (Lib Guides) to prepare students for not only STEM majors, but also STEM careers, leading to student success. The proposal illustrates ...
    • MOOCs: A path to success or a good way to ruin your weekends? 

      Hubbard, David E (July 23-24)
      Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) came to prominence in 2012. This “disruptive technology” was hyped and expectations inflated, but then came disillusionment and now hopefully a more realistic view of their potential. ...
    • Research methods for STEM librarians: Perspectives from a narrative inquiry angle 

      Awasom, Innocent (July 23-24)
      As Librarians, we are expected and required to conduct research so as to contribute to the advancement of the profession and the global knowledge base in Library, Archival, Museum and Information Science. A review of the ...
    • STEM-ulating minds: Facilitating a user-lead active learning environment with the FabLab ConFab 

      Peery, Katie Musick; Williamson, Peace Ossom (July 23-24)
      The presenters will describe the project consultation created for the new learning environment arising in many libraries: the makerspace or fab lab. The UT Arlington FabLab is a space developed in October 2014 that provides ...
    • University website placement for libraries and research ranking 

      Simpson, Jessica (July 23-24)
      There are several famous quotes from individuals associated with successful universities that draw a correlation between the location of the library and its value to the institution. The digital age blurs the concept of ...