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Participatory Design in Academic Libraries: New Reports and Findings (open access)

Participatory Design in Academic Libraries: New Reports and Findings

This report looks at how staff at eight academic institutions gained new insight about how students and faculty use their libraries, and how the staff are using these findings to improve library technologies, space, and services. Participatory design is a relatively recent approach to understanding library user behavior. It is based on techniques used in anthropological and ethnographic observation. The report is based on a series of presentations at the second CLIR Seminar on Participatory Design of Academic Libraries, held at the University of Rochester’s River Campus June 5-7, 2013. Chapters focus on projects at the University of Colorado, Boulder; Colby College; University of Connecticut; Columbia University; Rush University Medical Center; Purdue University; Northwestern University; and the University of Rochester. David Lindahl, of the University of Missouri-Kansas City, provided the keynote.
Date: February 2014
Creator: Council on Library and Information Resources
System: The UNT Digital Library
Appraising our Digital Investment: Sustainability of Digitized Special Collections in ARL Libraries (open access)

Appraising our Digital Investment: Sustainability of Digitized Special Collections in ARL Libraries

Sponsored by the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) and conducted by Ithaka S+R, this study provides insight into how ARL libraries are managing and funding the hundreds of digitized special collections they have created and that they believe to be critical to their futures. This is the first survey of ARL institutions that specifically attempts to understand and benchmark the activities and costs of supporting these collections after they are created. By looking at questions of management, costs, funding sources, impact, and outreach, the survey offers data that will deliver insight to all those engaged in sustaining digitized special collections.
Date: February 2013
Creator: Maron, Nancy & Pickle, Sarah
System: The UNT Digital Library
Know Your Butter Grades. (open access)

Know Your Butter Grades.

Describes the U.S. federal grades given to determine product quality, and how these grades are used for butter.
Date: February 1956
Creator: United States. Department of Agriculture.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Dairy cattle judging. (open access)

Dairy cattle judging.

Describes the major points for judging dairy cows and how to conduct comparative judging.
Date: February 1937
Creator: Nystrom, Amer Benjamin, 1885-
System: The UNT Digital Library
Wheat smuts and their control. (open access)

Wheat smuts and their control.

Describes the characteristics of three types of wheat smut in the United States and methods of control.
Date: February 1938
Creator: Leukel, R. W.; Faris, J. A., d. 1933.; Tapke, V. F. & Rodenhiser, H. A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Airship aerodynamics. (open access)

Airship aerodynamics.

"This manual is designed as a text for the instruction of airship student pilots .... to give the knowledge of aerodynamics essential to the operation of [lighter than air aircraft]."(Page 2.)
Date: February 11, 1941
Creator: United States. War Department.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Aircraft induction, fuel and oil systems. (open access)

Aircraft induction, fuel and oil systems.

Describes aircraft engine systems, fuels, and lubricants.
Date: February 22, 1944
Creator: United States. War Department.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Transportation of the sick and wounded. (open access)

Transportation of the sick and wounded.

This guide is "published for the information and guidance of all concerned" (p. ii) about the proper protocol of transporting sick and wounded war victims. According to the Foreward, "It includes a description of the common methods and means of transporting patients on land, sea, and in the air, and is appropriately illustrated" (p. iii); the descriptions include manual, motor ambulance, rail, water, and air transportation.
Date: February 1945
Creator: United States. War Department.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Does Every Research Library Need a  Digital Humanities Center? (open access)

Does Every Research Library Need a Digital Humanities Center?

The essay discusses specific concerns of digital humanists in hopes of bridging the gap between how library directors and digital humanities researchers think. It suggests many ways to respond to the needs of digital humanists, and creating a Digital Humanities center is appropriate in relatively few circumstances. The essay recommends that a “Digital Humanities-friendly” environment may be more effective than a Digital Humanities Center but that library culture may need to evolve in order for librarians to be seen as effective Digital Humanities partners. The authors conclude that what we call “The Digital Humanities” today will soon be considered “The Humanities.” Supporting Digital Humanities scholarship is not much different than supporting digital scholarship in any discipline. Increasingly, digital scholarship is simply scholarship.
Date: February 2014
Creator: Schaffner, Jennifer & Erway, Ricky
System: The UNT Digital Library
Inspections and preventive maintenance services for coal-handling equipment. (open access)

Inspections and preventive maintenance services for coal-handling equipment.

"This technical manual is a guide for personnel who operate and maintain coal conveyors, stackers, car unloaders, and coal crushers." Discusses maintenance procedures, forms, and required inspections.
Date: February 1946
Creator: United States. War Department.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Cavalry reconnaissance troop, mechanized. (open access)

Cavalry reconnaissance troop, mechanized.

"The scope of the manual includes discussion and illustration of organization, equipment, training, and methods of employment of the mechanized cavalry reconnaissance troop and its components, designed to simplify and speed training and to facilitate understanding of basic doctrine."
Date: February 24, 1944
Creator: United States. War Department.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Construction of weather maps, charts and diagrams (open access)

Construction of weather maps, charts and diagrams

"This supplement outlines in detail the methods for plotting of observation data, for entry of analysis, and for preparation of supplementary maps, charts, and diagrams for all Army Air Forces weather stations."
Date: February 2, 1943
Creator: United States. War Department.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Aircraft mechanics tools. (open access)

Aircraft mechanics tools.

A manual for the beginning airplane mechanic. Discusses the proper use and care of tools.
Date: February 26, 1945
Creator: United States. War Department.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Scouting, patrolling, and sniping. (open access)

Scouting, patrolling, and sniping.

Discusses the relationship between Army scouts and their commanders, and the implementation of successful combat plans. Also discusses the role of snipers in disrupting the enemy's operations.
Date: February 6, 1944
Creator: United States. War Department.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Production of Pumpkins and Squashes. (open access)

Production of Pumpkins and Squashes.

Describes the varieties of squashes and pumpkins, their many uses, the requirements for their growth, and proper storage practices.
Date: February 1940
Creator: Thompson, Ross C. (Ross Calvin), 1896-
System: The UNT Digital Library
Dwarf Fruits. (open access)

Dwarf Fruits.

Describes methods for propagating dwarf fruit trees, and the steps necessary to maintain them.
Date: February 1939
Creator: Gould, H. P.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Trichinosis: A Disease Caused by Eating Raw Pork. (open access)

Trichinosis: A Disease Caused by Eating Raw Pork.

Describes the life cycle and treatment for trichnosis, a parasitic worm that humans ingest when eating pork that has not been properly cooked.
Date: February 1941
Creator: Schwartz, Benjamin, 1889-
System: The UNT Digital Library
Production of Salsify or Vegetable-Oyster. (open access)

Production of Salsify or Vegetable-Oyster.

Introduces salsify and its varieties, and discusses ways to cultivate, store, cook, and sell it.
Date: February 1938
Creator: Beattie, W. R. (William Renwick), b. 1870
System: The UNT Digital Library
Eradication of the Cultivated Black Currant in White Pine Regions. (open access)

Eradication of the Cultivated Black Currant in White Pine Regions.

Describes how black currant plants help spread blister rust and the steps that can be taken to prevent blister rust among white pines by eradicating black currant.
Date: February 1939
Creator: Martin, J. F.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Ornamental hedges for the southern Great Plains. (open access)

Ornamental hedges for the southern Great Plains.

Discusses ornamental hedges that are best for use in the southern Great Plains and methods for their care. Gives instructions for selecting planting stock, care, and pruning hedges.
Date: February 1953
Creator: Johnson, E. W. (Ernest W.), 1904-
System: The UNT Digital Library
Storage of ear corn on the farm in the north central states. (open access)

Storage of ear corn on the farm in the north central states.

Describes precautions that should be taken when storing ear corn on the farm.
Date: February 1955
Creator: Shedd, C. K. (Claude Kedzie), 1884-
System: The UNT Digital Library
Control of the Common Mealybug on Citrus in California. (open access)

Control of the Common Mealybug on Citrus in California.

Describes the mealybug, the damage it causes to citrus fruits in California, and methods of control.
Date: February 1923
Creator: Borden, Arthur Dickie, 1887-
System: The UNT Digital Library
The peach borer: how to prevent or lessen its ravages. (open access)

The peach borer: how to prevent or lessen its ravages.

Describes the life cycle of the peach borer and suggests methods for reducing damage caused by it.
Date: February 1941
Creator: Snapp, Oliver I.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Tobacco diseases and their control. (open access)

Tobacco diseases and their control.

Describes different types of diseases that threaten tobacco crops, and methods for their control.
Date: February 1958
Creator: Clayton, Edward E. & McMurtrey, J. E. (James Edward), 1893-
System: The UNT Digital Library