Online Northwest 2018 took place March 30 at Portland State University in Portland, OR.
Keynote
A Vision for Decentralized Data Preservation Across a Network of Libraries and Trusted Institutions
Presenters
- Danielle Robinson, Code for Science & Society
Abstract
Danielle Robinson is an open science advocate and enthusiast who believes in the power of inclusive open communities. Danielle received her PhD in Neuroscience from Oregon Health and Science University in 2017, and a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship in 2012. She was a 2016-2017 Mozilla Fellow for Science, and her fellowship was mentored by Robin Champieux at the OHSU Library. During this fellowship, Danielle was able to focus on some of the complex issues being tackled by libraries today, like Data Rescue (including attending the LIbraries+Network meeting in DC). In collaboration with OHSU library, she continues to develop the open science community at OHSU, in the Portland region, and beyond through library-sponsored projects and events like Open Insight, Science Hack Day PDX, DataRescue PDX, Working Open Workshop Portland, Radian Data, and the BioData Club.
Danielle is the Co-Executive Director at Code for Science & Society where she works to support open source software projects including the Dat project, Stencila, and ScienceFair. She is passionate about applying the philosophy of open source software development to scientific research to improve efficiency and research reproducibility, and working for an inclusive future for science and scholarship.
She is also a founding member of Women in Science Portland where she currently serves as the Communications Chair. She is active in the OpenCon, Mozilla Open Leadership, DataRescue, and Science Hack Day communities and always interested in talking about improving public access to research and data. Please save the date – the OHSU Library will present OpenCon Cascadia on March 23-24 2018 in PDX! Danielle and the rest of the organizing team are planning a program around exploring the relationships between open scholarship, diversity, and inclusion in critical and meaningful ways.
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Session 1
About Being Accessible: Your Communication from a Universal Design Perspective
Presenters
- Sandra J. Valenti, Emporia State University
Abstract
This session will touch on several aspects of universal design for accessibility, including multiple means of representation, the use of at-tags, and captioning and transcription. Some of the hardware and software tools that help make content more widely accessible will be described, including browse plug-ins that render web site pages in a dyslexia-friendly font. We will touch on the proposed 508 Standards refresh, and offer links to content describing the nature of these changes. Several resources for improving document accessibility will be offered.
Learning Outcomes
At the end of this presentation, attendees will:
- Be able to explain the Universal Design principles and how they are used
- Employ basic methods for creating and revising documents for accessibility
- Analyze materials for universal fit
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Building a User Testing Toolkit at Your Consortium or Institution
Presenters
- Holli A. Kubly, University of Oregon
- Hilary Robbeloth, University of Puget Sound
Abstract
An increasing number of Orbis Cascade Alliance libraries have either begun performing user testing or have an interest in doing so. The User Testing Toolkit Project Group (UTTPG) was formed to build a user testing toolkit to support user testing at Alliance libraries. In our presentation, we will talk about our process for collaborating as a group of representatives from the diverse academic institutions that make up the Alliance consortium, the resources we found useful including: how to’s, software recommendations, sample documentation and resources for instruction reference staff, and share the webpage where our toolkit is available.
Learning Outcomes
How to create their own toolkit.
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Convergence of Data and Scholarship: Open Access and Reproducibility
Presenters
- Samantha Teplitzky, University of California, Berkeley
- Anna Sackmann, University of California, Berkeley
Abstract
As librarians who work in scholarly communications and research data management, we support researchers in their current workflows but are also called upon to promote and often impose change at our institutions. Some researchers adapt to the requirements of open science early and understand the new landscape of publishers, funders and institutions, yet others resist change. We will consider how the norms of a research community influence practice, and how norms of openness and sharing can be shaped to encourage researchers who share in one aspect of their research cycle to share in another. We will explore past examples of change in academic research workflows, suggest emerging trends, and discuss the intersections of open data and open access publishing.
Learning Outcomes
We will consider where past resistance to workflow change has been overcome (for example, the switch from print to electronic journals in science libraries, once controversial, is now commonplace) and what that implies for librarian outreach efforts in data management and scholarly communications today. Attendees will learn about and become conversant in emerging topics such as:
- The relationship between traditional scholarly articles and accompanying data
- A case study offering a link between open data and open access practices
- The role of discipline specific preprint servers
- New, more inclusive multidisciplinary workflows which challenge traditional boundaries
- The increasing push to publish data sets, with accompanying metadata and marked up code
- Data as focus or product, rather than as supplement as seen through the rise of the data article
- Incorporating reproducibility practices in early phases of research to prepare open materials
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Digital Safety and Privacy: Raising Awareness Through Library Outreach
Presenters
- Madison Sullivan, University of Washington Seattle
- Hannah Rainey, North Carolina State University
- Will Cross, North Carolina State University
- Sonoe Nakasone, North Carolina State University
Abstract
In the post-9/11 world, digital privacy and surveillance has continued to be an important concern in the US. With privacy as one of the ALA core values of librarianship, how can you and your library raise awareness of digital safety and digital privacy among your communities? This presentation will discuss digital safety outreach and instruction initiatives at the University of Washington Libraries and at North Carolina State University Libraries. Participants will leave with achievable ideas and inspiration for implementing digital safety outreach and instruction at their own institutions.
Learning Outcomes
- Participants will leave with an understanding of why privacy matters to libraries and librarians, and the communities they serve
- Participants will leave with outreach and instruction ideas for raising awareness of digital safety and digital privacy at their institutions
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Session 2
Embracing 21st Century Learning or: How One Library Remixed Its Org Chart to Fully Support the Digital Assignment Lifecycle
Presenters
- Erika D. Peterson, James Madison University
- Andrea Adams, James Madison University
- Jamie Calcagno-Roach, James Madison University
- Kevin Hegg, James Madison University
- Grover Saunders, James Madison University
Abstract
JMU’s Libraries & Educational Technologies (LET) recently reorganized to bring previously siloed services together in one unit. This presentation will examine several class assignments that illustrate how this reorganization is transforming how LET supports non-traditional forms of scholarship in the classroom. The typical workflow starts with a kickoff meeting and ends with a public event celebrating the students’ work. Throughout the semester, LET staff provide instructional design consultations, training workshops, makerspaces and VR rooms, specialized equipment, and a publication platform. LET is able to embed its people and technologies in the classroom and simultaneously bring more students into its public spaces.
Learning Outcomes
The audience will be able to:
- Describe the digital assignment lifestyle;
- Outline ways to restructure organizational units to support that lifecycle;
- Identify strategies and resources for incorporating non-traditional scholarship in the classroom; and
- Examine workflows for supporting the lifecycle of digital assignments.
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Library DIY: Its Impact, Accessibility & Next Steps
Presenters
- Adele Larson, Portland State University
- Kimberly Willson-St. Clair, Portland State University
Abstract
The award-winning general education module, Library DIY, is an online learning object designed for self-motivated students to find clear answers to research questions. Library DIY is an OER that has been adopted by academic libraries in the US and internationally. It has evolved at Portland State University Library in regards to online accessibility, and has been edited over time for clarity for international and first-year students. In this session, learn about Library DIY’s ongoing impact on self-driven research, improvements in accessibility and pedagogy, and next steps looking forward.
Learning Outcomes
Learning objects, Adapting OERs, accessibility, editing
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OER FAQ: Repurposing Library DIY for Open Ed Help
Presenters
- Amy Hofer, Linn-Benton Community College
- Kerry Leek, Clackamas Community College
- Michaela Willi Hooper, Linn-Benton Community College
- Hunter Cato, Linn-Benton Community College
Abstract
Oregon's OER FAQ provides guidance for users of open educational resources. This project was inspired by the BC Campus FAQ (https://mycusthelp.ca/BCCAMPUS/_rs/(S(sksjwk1ikti0fkvc5eoo4a45))/FindAnswers.aspx). Rather than use FAQ software, Oregon's version uses Library DIY, which was conceived at PSU by a team led by Meredith Farkas; Tom Boone wrote the code (example: https://library.pdx.edu/diy/node/2; available on GitHub: https://github.com/pdxlibrary/Library-DIY). This presentation by the OER FAQ team will cover the back end work to set up our instance of Library DIY and a tour of the front end that users will navigate to DIY their OER FAQs.*
*No three-letter acronyms were harmed in the writing of this description.
Learning Outcomes
Attendees will know about Oregon's OER FAQ and how to add it to their own OER guides.
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Usability Testing on a Tiny Budget: Lessons from COCC Library’s Website Redesign
Presenters
- Tamara Marnell, Central Oregon Community College
Abstract
In fall 2017, the systems librarian at Central Oregon Community College redesigned the library website. In November, she tested the new homepage with 33 students, on a budget of $25. This presentation will cover lessons learned about (1) recruiting participants for usability testing, (2) designing and conducting tests that accurately reflect the user experience, and (3) making library resources findable for patrons who have little to no library research experience.
Learning Outcomes
- How to recruit test participants with low-cost incentives
- How to write effective usability testing scripts
- How to avoid common pitfalls in the online presentation of library resources
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Session 3
Managing Self-Hosted Open Source Systems with Virtual Machine Test Environments
Presenters
- Jeremiah Kellogg, Eastern Oregon University
Abstract
Open source software and applications can provide a cost effective solution for implementing important library services, but it can also be intimidating to administer without having vendor support. It’s possible for the simplest of component updates to result in extended periods of downtime. Building virtual systems that mirror production systems using a hypervisor like VirtualBox allows administrators to test updates and upgrades before applying them to a production environment. This presentation will outline how such test environments have been built and used at Eastern Oregon University for self-hosted open source systems like Omeka and Guide-on-the-Side. It focuses particularly on systems built on other common open source components like Linux, Apache2, MySQL and PHP.
Learning Outcomes
Participants will learn:
- best practices for building a virtual test environment
- strategies for building test environments that mirror systems built on legacy software
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Privacy for Undocumented Students
Presenters
- Kelly McElroy, Oregon State University
- Kenna Warsinke, Oregon State University
Abstract
In the wake of surging anti-immigrant rhetoric, the end of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, and aggressive ICE raids, undocumented people in our communities face extra scrutiny and threats. Libraries are well-positioned to raise privacy concerns and suggest strategies to protect undocumented students or other users. In this presentation, we will give an overview some of the privacy and security issues facing undocumented students, and describe some of the specific choices we made in building a website for undocumented students at Oregon State University.
Learning Outcomes
Attendees will be able to:
- Describe the issues facing undocumented people in your user community
- Suggest ways to improve their institution’s website to protect undocumented library users
RA21: Seamless Access is Easy, Secure and Highly Reportable
Presenters
- Scott Anderson, Millersville University
Abstract
Proxy services originating 20+ years ago, do not meet the needs of modern libraries. Today's authentication systems are more secure, offer robust analytics, and provide modern user experience for managing collections by groups of libraries or users (alumni, faculty, health sciences, law libraries, etc.). Libraries need to support research in ways that are more personalized and need to support research when users are not connected to their institution's network. This session will discuss how libraries can move beyond IP authentication to one that is more secure, personalized and is easy to setup and manage.
Learning Outcomes
- Learn about local directory integration for instant identity management and access.
- Discover how to get authentication analytics from your collections by user groups and individual users.
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The Invisible Library: Engaging Information Literacy for Students Who Avoid the Library at All Costs
Presenters
- Ann Matsushima Chiu, Warner Pacific University
Abstract
According to this study of students at Warner Pacific College, mobile device penetration is at nearly 90%. The study shows non-traditional students ask classmates or consult the Internet for help more than the library, and yet when asked if library resources help their studies, students responded yes. Is the library helping students without their knowledge? Are students aware that they are using library resources when using databases? This session will be presenting early findings of the study and explore ways in which the library can utilize mobile technologies to increase student engagement in information literacy and decrease library avoidance.
Learning Outcomes
- Participants will be able to identify and recognize challenges relating to engaging non-traditional adult degree college students in information literacy.
- Participants will be able to conduct their own mobile device information study to identify gaps in library use for various populations of students.
- Participants will be able to utilize students’ frequent mobile device use to market and design more accessible library instruction within learning management systems.
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Session 4
An Introduction to Data Mining with Open-Source Technologies
Presenters
- Blake Galbreath, Washington State University
Abstract
In this presentation, I will introduce various aspects of data mining using three open-source technologies: OpenRefine, Rapid Miner, and Voyant Tools. The goal is to better organize and understand data that is freely available or that is provided by your vendor. In order to do so, I demonstrate how to pull relevant data from a website, use text processing operators, and display data using multiple visualization tools. Level: Beginner.
Learning Outcomes
- Learn how to grab relevant data from a website with OpenRefine
- Learn how to use text processing operators in Rapid Miner
- Learn how to use various tools in Voyant to display data analysis
- Better understand discovery layer search string data
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From Chronam to ONI: The Path to Self-Sufficiency in Newspaper Digitization
Presenters
- Sarah Seymore, University of Oregon
Abstract
In the summer of 2017, the Oregon Digital Newspaper Program at the University of Oregon migrated off of the Chronam software that was used in former Chronicling America newspaper digitization projects to the open source Open Online Newspaper Initiative software, or Open-ONI. This talk will outline the choice of this software, the development process, and the benefits of Open-ONI, as well as lessons learned from a small, limited-resourced development sprint. We will also cover in-house system improvements, showcase the new front-end of the website, and discuss future directions for the Program and the Open-ONI community. This talk will be relevant for developers, designers, and librarians who manage digitization production and use digitized newspaper resources.
Learning Outcomes
Attendees of this presentation will:
- Learn about the open source Open-ONI software for digitized newspaper content
- Walk away with lessons learned from a system migration that had a small development team and limited resources
- Learn about the workflow improvements to the newspaper digitization program created along with the system migration
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Leveling Up: Staying Current in an Evolving Learning Environment
Presenters
- Elena I. Maans, Bellevue Community College
- Heath Hayden, Bellevue Community College
Abstract
As capacity and bandwidth for library instruction services changes, how can librarians reach more students and build in information literacy competency into the curriculum? Bellevue College Library bridges the gap between Library and eLearning to build and promote learning modules on a variety of information literacy topics. This move has enhanced services and support the Library offers and created an opportunity to work directly with faculty in the online instance of their courses. In this session we will share our experience of building modules in Canvas, best practices, and fostering relationships with eLearning.
Learning Outcomes
- Design learning modules focused on student support services
- Recognize the component parts that make up a learning module
- Organize learning environment to optimize student engagement
- Fostering new relationships with faculty through meeting their eLearning information literacy needs
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Whole Person Librarianship: Connecting Students to Free Resources through Technology
Presenters
- Jessica Martinez, University of Idaho
- Meredith Forrey, University of Washington Bothell
- Stephenie Horman, Northshore School District
Abstract
Arriving at college can be an overwhelming experience for most first year and transfer students. The amount of information about resources available is simultaneously overwhelming and difficult to navigate. Our website collects many of the available free resources at the University of Washington Libraries, Seattle Public Library, and King County Library to allow students to easily find all of the incredible products and services their libraries provide. Making these resources more visible and user friendly to first year and transfer students enables them to excel in life, specifically as students, and more generally as human beings.
Learning Outcomes
Participants will:
- Better understand the resources public libraries have to offer the academic community
- Recognize concrete ways that public and academic libraries can collaborate to better serve and engage with this community
- Be conscious of information behavior of first year and transfer students at a large university
- Learn methods for understanding users to create more applicable content
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Session 5
Lightning Talk: Increasing Global Access to Scholarship Through Multilingual Open Access
Presenters
- Kelly McElroy, Oregon State University
- Laurie Bridges, Oregon State University
Abstract
Although scholarship has long been dominated by European languages, English is increasingly the primary language of scholarly communication worldwide. We will give an overview of the linguistic landscape of academic publishing and the ways it privileges American, British, and Commonwealth English-speakers both as authors and as readers. We describe how librarians can encourage multilingual Open Access publishing as one way to raise awareness while also increasing access.
Learning Outcomes
Attendees will be able to:
- Describe the current language landscape of global scholarly communication
- Identify possible places to advocate for multilingual OA in their own institutions
Lightning Talk: Before-and-After Quizzes in One-Shot Library Instruction
Presenters
- Sergio A. Lopez, Mt. Hood Community College
Abstract
This presentation describes the use of a semi-anonymous, low-stakes online quiz in one-shot library instruction sessions. The presenter will show how the use of this quiz can be of use to the teaching librarian, specifically in knowledge retention and formative assessment. This particular quizzing method allows students to observe their own learning process by looking at their own "scores" right after they take the quiz and to see any prior knowledge on the subject. It also allows the instructor to redirect their instruction based on answer patterns.
Learning Outcomes
How quizzes can aid knowledge retention.
How to use quizzes to illustrate prior knowledge, to identify topics in the library instruction session to be revisited, and to allow students to observe their own learning process.
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Lightning Talk: Two New Librarians Develop Their University Libraries’ First High-School Internship
Presenters
- Elliott Stevens, University of Washington Seattle
- Kian Flynn, University of Washington Seattle
Abstract
Our program will highlight the UW Libraries High-School Internship, which marked the first time that high-school students took part in a paid internship at the UW Libraries. Over the course of the twenty-hour internship, the students, who are aspiring to be first-in-family college students, created two digital stories using WeVideo and got hands-on experience using online primary source collections and geospatial databases at the UW Libraries. In our program, we will detail why we were inspired to create our institution’s first high-school internship, how we assembled the internship, and what we accomplished with the internship.
Learning Outcomes
The audience for this lightning talk will be introduced to the strategies, practices, and tools we employed to create and implement this internship and feel empowered to start a high-school internship at their own institution. They will also hear about the mistakes that we learned from and the strategies we plan to implement next time to improve upon the internship.
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Lightning Talk: Allusive Meaning in Alison Bechdel’s Fun Home: Digital Humanities as Curricular Enhancement
Presenters
- Lynne Stahl, Emporia State University
Abstract
Alison Bechdel’s graphic memoir Fun Home puts an oft-neglected feminist canon into allusive conversation with conventionally "classic" authors such as James Joyce and Oscar Wilde. Fun Home has carved a place on countless syllabi, fostering rich discussions of form and content, memory and family, and sexual politics. However, many who encounter it have not read Ulysses, Fear of Flying, or the myriad other texts Bechdel invokes.
This talk details an open-access digital humanities resource developed to help readers navigate these allusions without providing “answers.” Through a comprehensive catalog, it makes a landmark text more accessible to all.
Learning Outcomes
Gain familiarity with an open educational resource that serves as a curricular aid for a popular contemporary text.
Gain an understanding of one way in which the digital humanities can enhance humanities pedagogy.
Learn about the platform Scalar and its potential as a user-friendly medium for digital humanities and other projects that requires no experience in programming or coding.