[KMDG-L] Primary Research Group has published The Survey of Best Practices in Developing Online Information Literacy Tutorials, ISBN 978-157440-247-6

Primary Research Group has published The Survey of Best Practices in Developing Online Information Literacy Tutorials, ISBN 978-157440-247-6. The study looks closely at how academic libraries are developing and deploying online information literacy tutorials exploring issues such as spending, budgets, staffing, range and qualifications of staff used for tutorial development, software use, time frame for tutorial development, conceptions of what constitutes a quality tutorial, assessment of library efforts, marketing to students and faculty, cooperation with other institutions, frequency of tutorial revision, measurement of student outcomes and other issues in the development and use of online information literacy tutorials.

The study was devised with the assistance of Jennifer Holland and Yvonne Mery of the University of Arizona Libraries, and Erica DeFrain of the University of Vermont Library, and the summary of main findings was written by Holland and DeFrain.

Just a few of the main findings from this exhaustive 285 page study are that:
� The mean number of information literacy tutorials per library in the sample was 27.92, and the median was 10.50.
� The library homepage was listed as the most popular access point for online information literacy tutorials, followed by subject guides, course guides, and YouTube.
� Nearly 69% of tutorials used by the libraries in the sample were created in-house.
� A third of the libraries sampled reported using the tutorials of other libraries.
� The following institutions were cited by survey participants for excellence in tutorial development and a source of imitation or inspiration: Cardiff University, Clark College, Coastal Carolina University, Cooperative Library Instruction Project, Glasgow Caledonian (UK), Kent State, Manor College, Michigan State University, North Carolina State University, Open University (UK), Penn State, Rutgers, South African Universities, TILT, University of Arizona, University of California-Irvine, University of Illinois-Chicago, University of Pittsburgh, University of Sydney, University of Texas-Austin, University of Texas-Houston, Vanderbilt, Wayne State University, West Chester University, and Western Oregon University.
� About a quarter of the libraries sampled assigned only one person to the task of developing information literacy tutorials for the library.
� Only a third of librarians sampled felt that their institutions provided adequate support for tutorial development.
� 43.75% of respondents from community colleges indicating that it took less than 10 hours to develop an information literacy tutorial.
� 2.56% of the libraries sampled used their own in-house developed software to create tutorials.

Data is broken out by size and type of library, for US and foreign libraries, and for public and private colleges. For further information view our website at www.PrimaryResearch.com.

[KMDG-L] Final reminder: Participate in a global survey on Knowledge Management practices

Hello everyone,

My name is William Hey Tow. I am a researcher at Curtin University, investigating whether organisations know what they know. I would like to invite you to participate in this global survey on Knowledge Management practices. 

The survey targets mainly people who are responsible for overall Knowledge Management practices within their organisations (CIOs, CKOs, Knowledge Managers, as such). The survey will ask you about the methods you and your organisation use to establish what knowledge exists within its boundaries, and the factors influencing Knowledge Management effectiveness.

In return for completing this 10-minute survey (29 KM questions and 8 demographics questions), a personalised report benchmarking your organisation against the survey findings will be sent to you. Your participation is voluntary.

The link to the survey is https://curtin.asia.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_1Tgsf2rBhoLH7j7. 

Please pass on the survey to other organisations whom you believe might benefit from the survey and the personalised report.

Your response is important and will be greatly appreciated. If you have any questions or comments, please email me at William.HeyTow@curtin.edu.au.

Many thanks for your consideration,

William 

William Hey Tow

Academic
School of Information Systems

Tel | +61 0447 388 882 
Email | William.HeyTow@curtin.edu.au 
Social | http://au.linkedin.com/in/williamheytow
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[KMDG-L] UDC Update Session at IFLA - Sunday 18 August

Hi,

We would like to invite colleagues attending 79th IFLA in Singapore, interested in classification to join us at the

UDC Update session on Sunday, 18 August, at 13.45- 15.45 in Room 311.

We will discuss new developments in UDC, Multilingual UDC Online, new editions and translations and ongoing work on UDC schedules

Regards

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[KMDG-L] Reminder. Global survey in Knowledge Management practices.

Hi everyone, 

I wish to thank those of you who took time to complete this global survey on Knowledge Management practices. We have obtained responses from more than 80 organisations from 26 different countries.

For the purpose of statistical validity, I need at least 200 responses. If you have not yet completed the survey, I encourage you to do so. This is an opportunity for you to have an impact on Knowledge Management and receive a free personalised KM report.

The link to the survey is https://curtin.asia.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_1Tgsf2rBhoLH7j7.

Thank you for passing on this survey to parties involved in Knowledge Management practices. Thank you again!

Regards,

William Hey Tow

William Hey Tow

Academic
School of Information Systems

Tel | +61 0447 388 882 
Email | William.HeyTow@curtin.edu.au 
Social | http://au.linkedin.com/in/williamheytow
Web | http://www.curtin.edu.au

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[KMDG-L] Call for Papers and Paper Proposals: Journal of Scientometric Research (www.jscires.org)

Call for Papers and Paper Proposals: Journal of Scientometric Research (JSCIRES)

http://www.jscires.org/

Dear Colleagues

You will be glad to know that a new journal Journal of Scientometric Research (www.jscires.org) has been launched. This journal comes from SciBiolMed.Org, which has around 20 journals with 16 journals in Scopus and 1 in SCI. From this issue onwards, it is published by Medknow Publications a brand of WoltersKluwerHealth. The objective of this journal is to provide a platform for scholarship in Scientometrics and also act as an exchange between Scientometrics and other closely connected research domains i.e. Science Technology Studies, Innovation studies etc. To attract scholars from interdisciplinary research traditions and also keeping in view that scholars within Scientometrics are themselves from heterogeneous disciplinary traditions, we have created different categories for contributions.  Along with Research Paper and Review Paper, the journal has Perspective, and Commentary, Webliography and Research-in-Progress paper for providing platform to young promising researchers or scholars announcing important work in progress. We welcome papers in the areas of Research Evaluation; S&T Indicators; Innovation Indicators; Scientometrics, Informetrics, Webometrics, Patentometrics, Bibliometrics;  and related areas. We look forward to your contribution in any of the sections for the Forthcoming issue.

Please note that the journal publishes three issues in a year Jan-Apr, May-Aug, Sep-Dec. Please refer to http://www.jscires.org/ for digital copy of the first issue. Soon the digital version of the second issue will be available in the site followed by the print version.

We will make sure that work accepted after peer review gets a broad audience by announcing the issue through many different channels like newsgroups, mail lists, flyers at conferences.

We look forward to your submission in this journal. Thanks for your support.

With Warm Regards

 

Dr. Sujit Bhattacharya, Ph.D
Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Scientometric Research
[An Official Publication of SciBiolMed.Org]
Senior Principal Scientist (NISTADS)
& Guest Faculty (JNU)
Dr. K.S. Krishnan Marg, Pusa Campus,
New Delhi-110012, INDIA
editor@jscires.org | www.jscires.org

 

Dr. Anup Kumar Das

Assistant Editor, Journal of Scientometric Research

Jawaharlal Nehru University

New Delhi - 110067, India

editor@jscires.org | www.jscires.org

[KMDG-L] ISKO UK conference July 8-9 last chance to book

 

 

Dear list members

 

 This is your final chance to register for the ISKO-UK July conference,

 “Knowledge Organization - Pushing the Boundaries”, booking closes on

 July 3rd (next Wed) and there are still a few places. ISKO-UK has

 stuck with affordable prices, and is still the best place to keep

 up-to-date and compare notes with people who share an interest in knowledge organization.

 See the action-packed programme at

 <http://www.iskouk.org/conf2013/programme.htm> .

 This conference aims to explore the boundaries between distinct areas

 where knowledge organization is applied, challenging them and

 advancing our thinking into new territory. It will be the third

 biennial conference of the UK Chapter of ISKO. Practitioners as well

 as theoreticians are invited to attend and participate, along with

 consultants, researchers, teachers and students. There will be a mix

 of short and longer presentations, as well as a display of posters.

 The papers submitted will be peer-reviewed and published

 electronically on this website, together with slides and audio recordings.

 

 More details, including the provisional programme, can be found on the

 conference website at <http://www.iskouk.org/conf2013/index.htm>. 34

 Presentations are scheduled, including keynote addresses from leading

 lights Patrick Lambe and Martin White, as well as six posters. The

 programme includes demonstrations from our generous sponsors PoolParty

 and Smartlogic, showing how their products are adapted to support evolving needs.

 

 

 

 Registration fees for the two-day event on 8-9 July are still the same

 as for our 2011 conference, just £180 pounds (full price) or £150

 pounds (ISKO, UKEIG and LIRG members)

 

 

 

 (With apologies for any cross posting)

 

and best regards

 

ISKO UK publicity

 

Conference hashtag #ISKOUK2013

 

[KMDG-L] EARLY BIRD CLOSES: Classification & Visualization, The Hague, 24-25 October 2013

=== INVITATION FOR REGISTRATION - early bird closes 30 June ===

International UDC Seminar 2013 entitled "Classification&  Visualization:  Interfaces to Knowledge" will take place on Thursday 24 - Friday 25 October in  the National Library of the Netherlands (Koninklijke Bibliotheek), The Hague    Conference website: http://seminar.udcc.org/2013.    The objective of this conference is to explore cutting edge advances and  techniques in the visualization of knowledge across various fields of  application and their potential impact on developments in the more main stream  bibliographic and documentary classifications.    Speakers include: W. Boyd Rayward, Lev Manovich, Kathryn La Barre, Fabrice Papy, Marcel Worring, Luca Rosati, Andrea Resmini, Richard Smiraglia, Charles van den Heuvel, Andrea Scharnhorst, Scott  Weingart, etc.    To learn more about the conference programme and to register go to the conference website http://seminar.udcc.org/2013    Early bird registration closes on 30th June:  €180 early bird fee, students €140 (to 30 June)  €220 regular fee, students €180    Registration fee covers lunches, refreshments, reception and the conference proceedings book.    Contact: seminar2013@udcc.org    We look forward to seeing you in October  ===