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Are they ready to make the switch? Results of the WSU Libraries survey on electronic and print collections

Moore-Jansen, Cathy; Wolfe, Judith A. (DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln, 2005-06-01)

A recent survey of Wichita State University faculty, staff, and students by the WSU Libraries shows the university community far from consensus on the issue of print versus electronic journals and other resources. The ...
Beyond the OPAC: creating different interfaces for specialized collections in an ILS system

Deng, Sai (ALA (American Library Association) Annual Conference 2009., 2009-07-11)

This presentation will discuss the speaker’s experiment of creating featured websites from specialized data in Voyager ILS in a wider context. These websites can be seamlessly integrated into public programming events and ...
Building Collections in IRs from External Data Sources

Deng, Sai; Matveyeva, Susan J. (2012-10)

This presentation will address the experiments of building research publication collections from external data sources such as PubMed, IEEE Xplore and Web of Science in the DSpace based institutional repository (IR). ...
Building new interfaces for Shocker Open Access Repository

Deng, Sai (KLA-CULS (Kansas Library Association- College and University Library Section) 2010 Conference., 2010-10-15)

Wichita State University Libraries recently upgraded its DSpace based institutional repository, Shocker Open Access Repository (SOAR), to the new version 1.6.2 with an XML-based interface “Manakin”. Manakin gives the ...
Cataloging quality as a communicative process

Matveyeva, Susan J. (American Library Association, 2004-06-26)

The presentation discusses the usage of the online catalog by library staff, and showed the impact of staff's needs on quality of cataloging, in her remarks, "Cataloging quality as a communicative process." The presentation ...
Changing needs, changing roles

Deyoe, Nancy; Matveyeva, Susan J.; Walker, Mary; Williams, Virginia Kay (2009-04-01)

When library needs change, how does technical services respond? In the last two years, Wichita State started an Institutional Repository, created an Electronic Resources position, and coped with the retirement of a long-term ...
Collaboration in research and authorship: the LIS book project

Deng, Sai; Chu, Heting (CALA-MW (Chinese American Library Association – Midwest Chapter) Annual Conference 2007, 2007-05-12)

We present a collaboration model employed in a book project titled "Research Fronts in Library and Information Science (LIS) in the West." The book, published by Renmin University in Beijing in 2007 as a volume in a series, ...
Creating public websites from specialized Voyager data

Deng, Sai; Deyoe, Nancy; Blackburn, Gemma; Wang, Tse-Min (MPLA/KLA Annual Conference, 2009-04-03)

We propose to present a model of building public websites from specialized data in Voyager. The website of Faculty Research Publications at Wichita State University will be featured. This presentation will first explore ...
Customized mapping and metadata transfer from DSpace/SOAR to OCLC and Voyager

Deng, Sai; Matveyeva, Susan J.; Wang, Tse-Min (Ex-Libris Southcentral Users Group (ELSUG) Meeting 2008, 2008-10-09)

We present an experiment of customized mapping and metadata transfer from DSpace/SOAR to OCLC to improve ETD work flow at Wichita State University Libraries. SOAR (Shocker Open Access Repository) is a DSpace based digital ...
Databases on the Go: Creating a Mobile Database Site

Walker, Mary (2011-04-26)

Mobile access to databases is becoming increasingly available. As Smartphones increase in popularity, more of your customers will be able to access databases from outside the confines of a computer. Even if your library ...
Developing an effective mentoring program

Zhang, Sha Li; Deyoe, Nancy; Matveyeva, Susan J. (American Library Association, 2006-10-16)
Digital imaging and the Early Sedgwick County Township Maps project

Deng, Sai; Wang, Tse-Min; Nelson, Mary; Madway, Lorraine (Chinese American Librarian Association, 2008-01-19)

This presentation describes the digitization, presentation and preservation of the Early Sedgwick County Township Maps, a project undergoing in Special Collections and University Archives at Wichita State University ...
Documents Data Miner 2© search strategies and statistics

Myers, Nan (2006-10-28)
Dynamic map display in WebVoyage

Li, Hongfei; Deyoe, Nancy; Deng, Sai (Voyager EndUser Group Meeting 2007, 2007-04-26)

The presentation discusses how the dynamic mapping project evolved and the pros and cons of using holdings records versus bibliographic records to generate the maps. The presentation addresses how to transfer data from ...
Enhancing workflow through batch import from Excel to DSpace

Deng, Sai; Matveyeva, Susan J.; Khan, Baseer (Kansas Library 2010 Conference., 2010-04-08)

This presentation will address WSU Libraries' implementation of external programming to enhance workflow in its institutional Repository, SOAR (Shocker Open Access Repository). It will discuss several cases including the ...
E-Resource Statistics: What to do when you have no money

Walker, Mary (Electronic Resources & Libraries Conference, 2009-02-10)

Tracking statistics and cost-per-use is more important than ever as budgets continue to shrink. ERMS (Electronic Resource Management Systems) are great but what if you can’t afford one? Using spreadsheets to track ...
ERMS Implementation: creating order where there is chaos

Walker, Mary (Electronic Resources & Libraries Conference, 2009-02-11)

Implementing 360 Resource Manager and 360 Counter from Serials Solutions has been an adventure. Once the software was activated, the real fun began. High expectations, lots of determination and a little elbow grease have ...
FRBR Training

Deng, Sai (Wichita State University Libraries, 2011-09-20)

This presentation introduces “Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records” (FRBR), a conceptual model the new cataloging standard “Resource Description and Access” (RDA) is built on. It gives a detailed explanation ...
Going Mobile: the In's and Out's of an Academic Library Mobile Site

Walker, Mary; Holt, Ronda (2010-10-15)

More people are joining the mobile society and libraries are beginning to provide on the go library service. There are several types of mobile devices including cell phones, Smartphones, PDAs, the iPad, etc. One-third ...
Going Mobile: the In's and Out's of an Academic Mobile Site

Walker, Mary; Holt, Ronda (Kansas Library Association Conference, 2011-04-06)

More people are joining the mobile society and libraries are beginning to provide on the go library service. There are several types of mobile devices, including cell phones, smartphones, PDAs, the iPad, etc. One-third ...