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Professional Activities
Belinda Boon, School of Library and Information Science, presented "Survey of Active Online Teaching Strategies" at the Kent State University Online Learning Symposium in Kent, Ohio, in November 2014.
Summary: Boon presented this session as part of a panel.
Frank Lambert, Meghan Harper and Shelley Blundell, School of Library and Information Science, presented "Conceptualizing and Implementing Dispositional Assessments for Students at Kent State University School of Library and Information Science" at the ALISE 2015 Annual Conference in Chicago, Ill., on Jan. 27, 2015.
Summary: The three presented their “Works in Progress” poster at the event.
Additional Comments: Lambert's trip was partially funded by the University Teaching Council Travel Grant at the maximum amount ($500).
Kenneth Cushner, Teaching, Learning and Curriculum Studies, presented "Development of Intercultural Competence in Teachers and Students" at the Teaching Languages and Culture in the Post-Methods Era in Nis, Serbia, on Nov. 15, 2014.
Additional Comments: Cushner was an invited keynote speaker, sponsored by the U. S. Embassy/State Department, Belgrade, Serbia.
Belinda Boon, School of Library and Information Science, presented "To Buy or Not To Buy: Vetting in the Age of Independent" at the Ohio Library Council’s Convention and Expo in October 2014.
Publications
Yin Zhang, School of Library and Information Science, and Hsin-liang Chen authored "Functionality Analysis of an Open Source Repository System: Current Practices and Implications" in The Journal of Academic Librarianship, Vol. 40, Issue 6, (2014): 558-564.
Yin Zhang, School of Library and Information Science, and Shengli Deng authored an online journal article "Social Q&A Versus Library Virtual Reference: Evaluation and Comparison From the Users' Perspective" in Information Research, Vol. 19, Issue 4, (2014).
Kiersten Latham, School of Library and Information Science, and Elee Wood, authored Objects of Experience: Transforming Visitor-Object Encounters in Museums, 1st Ed., Walnut Creek, CA: Left Coast Press, Inc., 2013.
Summary: Named the "Best Museum Education Book of 2014" by Museum Education Monitor
Additional comments: Latham was also interviewed on "The Museum Life" program on VoiceAmerican internet radio for her book.
Roman S. Panchyshyn and Amey L. Park, both from University Libraries, authored "Resource Description and Access (RDA) Database Enrichment: The Path to a Hybridized Catalog," Cataloging & Classification Quarterly, (2014): 1-22.
Summary: This article examines the benefits of a Resource Description and Access (RDA) enrichment project for libraries. Enrichment projects “hybridize,” or enrich legacy Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules, Second Edition (AACR2) bibliographic records with RDA data.
Web link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01639374.2014.946574