| Subject |
Number |
Respondent Suggestions
*Asterisked topics do not appear on suggested topics list |
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New Technologies |
56 |
library applications of new technologies (blogs, RSS, podcasts, wikis, etc.)
integrating new technologies into library instruction and services
using new technologies to help researchers keep current
using new technologies to communicate with the millennium generation
case studies of interesting projects involving new technologies
RSS: how to set up
keeping up with technology developments
technical methods for integrating library content into course management software or portals |
|
Professional Development |
42 |
- keeping up with new products
- keeping up with technology developments
- improving technical skills
- research/publication and professional development strategies for librarians
- fundamental librarianship courses
- the new science librarian - how to get started and succeed
- career development: preparing for advancement and developing managerial skills
- tenure process; Where to publish
- certification programs and adding information skill requirements
- refresher pages/ courses/ strategies for librarians
- deeper subject knowledge for those of us without the second masters
- maintaining expertise in science subject areas; keeping reference skills up-to-date
- time management
- managinginformation overload
Would like to learn more about:
- spectral data usage (interpretation, digital manipulation)
- new resources in chemical engineering and physics
- chemistry reference sources
- chemical nomenclature (and structure searching)
- how to locate physical properties data
- phase diagram interpretation
- managing scientific data on the web
- keeping up with changes in government documents publication
- patents and standards -- searching and retrieval
- prior art patent searching
- What is GIS and how can we utilize it in the library?
- pubchem
- PubMedCentral
- statistics and meta-analysis techniques
- advanced bibliography techniques
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|
Institutional Repositories/
Digital Archives |
35 |
role of library in preserving data sets, etc
value and usability of library digital services and resources
archiving/digitizing technical reports and standards, dissertations and theses, images
how to set up and manage an institutional repository
how to find and mine institutional repositories |
|
Information Literacy/ Instruction |
35 |
effective teaching
creating competencies
using technology for instruction
how to design problem based learning / inquiry driven assignments
How do milleniums process information? Strategies for reaching the google generation
As use and structure of information change, how are patron expectations changing? Should our focus change?
assessing information literacy programs
What are the information literacy skills of international graduate students?
integrating instruction with class assignments
sources appropriate for undergraduate students
How are our users using library resources for their research?
clarifying roles of traditional search tools versus internet search tools (and the ever blurring line between the two) |
|
* Scholarly Publishing/
High Cost of Serials/
Alternative Publishing Models |
29 |
dealing with escalating journal costs
new/alternative publishing models
funding and intellectual property implications of various publishing models
future of scholarly journal publishing
Crisis of scholarly publishing - what do faculty and researchers think?
consortial purchasing opportunities
implications of various pricing and access models for online journals
journal licensing and contract issues |
|
Marketing & Outreach |
27 |
marketing/packaging/promoting value of library and services
outreach to patrons who don't come to the library
successful outreach efforts for libraries without a separate science branch |
|
Access to Electronic and
Print Collections |
18 |
providing access to electronic journals and journal collections
link resolvers
Electronic Resource Management
Incorporating electronic monographs, journals, reference sources, government publications, grey literature, etc into traditional library collections and services.
analytical entries in OPACS - analysis of reference works at the chapter or volume level
better, faster document delivery options as journals price themselves out of reach
easy to use library automation software |
* Collection Development:
Print and Electronic Resources |
16 |
criteria for choosing between electronic and print STM reference materials
E-books
new electronic resources; databases and reference sources
improving library budgets in science collection development
Budgeting for books, journals and databases; What percentage of budget should be spent on each?
What do accrediting bodies mean by "sufficient library materials"? Benchmarks?
What data resource should every science library have access to? Establishing a "core collection".
government compiled/published scientific and technical information. (i.e., NIST chemical and materials property databases, NIH health and safety information, EPA environmental and toxic chemicals data, USGS maps and geographical data, patents, NASA, DoE, and DoD technical reports etc.) What resources are there? How do we ensure continued access? |
|
Open Access |
16 |
open access initiatives and publishing
How can librarians play a role?
open access journals in the sciences
Open Content Alliance |
|
Collaboration:
Relationship between Faculty and Librarians |
15 |
examples of information literacy partnerships with science faculty
getting faculty onboard with providing information literacy instruction
working with faculty to develop publication models that are archivally sound, and ensure wide-spread access, effective peer review, excellent editorial oversight and satisfy requirements for tenure and promotion, while improving delivery and lowering costs to both producers and consumers
What are the information-seeking behaviors of the new generation of science faculty?
What research issues are important to faculty?
working with faculty and IT in order to reach students most effectively
information integrated into the professional engineer's working environment |
|
* Future Roles for Libraries and Librarianship |
9 |
re-creating the 'library' in the digital era
future roles for librarianship
virtual libraries: best practices for developing and managing
remaining relevant to students and higher education
figuring out what existing (traditional??) library services should no longer be offered to users. |
|
Google Scholar |
8 |
impact of google and or google scholar
Google Scholar, Open Worldcat, etc.- implications for subscription databases and libraries |
|
Copyright |
8 |
Digital Rights and Fair Use - How do we respect one without destroying the other, and still provide STM information in an online world.
International perspective on copyright. What is the situation in other countries? |
|
* Recruitment and Training |
8 |
- recruiting and training new sci-tech librarians
|
|
Assessment of Existing Services |
7 |
assessment of library instruction and reference services
innovative service models for reference and/or patron education |
|
Archiving and digital preservation |
7 |
What role should academic libraries have in digital preservation of e-journals?
status of ACRL initiative for digital preservation
archiving/digitizing old journals/magazines/newsletters
library collaboration to protect the print archives of journals
instructions on how to preserve e-collections |
|
*Personnel Issues |
7 |
staff training and development
salaries
user or customer service
dealing with limited resources - money, time, space & staff |
|
Creating an Effective Web Presence |
6 |
Creating effective web pages, guides and tutorials |
|
Library Advocacy |
6 |
demonstrating value of investing in libraries
dealing with lack of administration support for information literacy programs
relationship between information access and scientific innovation |
|
Finding Free, High Quality Data Online |
5 |
finding and providing access to free electronic research materials
searching for gray literature
Keeping up with available "free" resources such as those from NIST, or the GrayLit network. Not limited to just government sources... open source searches are also opening new pathways to available information. |
|
*Multi-disciplinary Research/Non-Science Users |
5 |
providing appropriate science materials for the non-science major
strategies for helping researchers do multidisciplinary work
New tools for organizing, searching and retrieving interdisciplinary research, including tools for visualization and analysis of communication networks.
Innovative programs or use of technology to extend scientific literacy to general readers and scholars of other disciplines (e.g., non-science majors in an academic institution, politicians, administrators, etc.). |
|
* Reference Technologies |
5 |
virtual reference
doing advanced reference via chat |
|
* Ontologies - Taxonomies - Semantic Web |
5 |
|
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Federated Searching |
4 |
|
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* Library as Place |
3 |
use of space in science libraries
balancing physical library with information as a "virtual entity" |
|
Informatics/ Bioinformatics |
3 |
|
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* Future of Monographs and Print Reference Collections |
3 |
- future of the monograph / treatise /handbook
- Are print reference collections becoming obsolete?
- What primary resources are now available online or in electronic format and what's the point of continually buying print editions?
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*Funding |
2 |
- raising external money for libraries
|
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* International Resources and Cooperation |
2 |
providing access to international materials via the web
sharing information and knowledge with international STM librarians |
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*Citation Searching |
1 |
- alternatives to Science Citation Index
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*Metadata |
1 |
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