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1. Vol.31no.1.Winter.pdf

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   ...players in this burgeoning research environment, Corrall advised that libraries should employ an admittedly bold “overextension” strategy and attempt to reach beyond their current capabilities. ... Read more

   ...players in this burgeoning research environment, Corrall advised that libraries should employ an admittedly bold “overextension” strategy and attempt to reach beyond their current capabilities. She feels that success can be achieved with this strategy if libraries mobilize their invisible assets, and swiftly acquire the required competencies by simply providing high-end research support. Corrall would like to see libraries overcome their aversion to launching services that are not completely polished and perfect. To be bold in adopting new services for and collaborations with researchers. Seeing how they work and adapting accordingly. In the dynamic arena of high-end research, libraries need to focus on being nimble, adaptable, and bold. That being said, Corrall still amusingly advised, “Don’t get reckless”. Supporter of high-end research, or collaborator? The modern library must carefully consider how to present itself to its research community. Corrall firmly asserted that there is a very clear choice. “Faculty don’t want supporters. They want people to help them I. T. Littleton and speaker Sheila Corrall with seminar committee members Tessa Minchew, Will Cross, Adam Rogers, and Bret Davidson. 4| FOCUS - NCSU Libraries LIBRARIES NEWS5 NCSU Libraries - FOCUS |As part of the 2013/14 budget reductions levied on the university by the North Carolina General Assembly, the Libraries’ budget was cut by more than $1.3 million, about 5% of our total budget. To meet these reductions, we had to eliminate 27 staff positions and reduce library hours. As inflation continues to erode our buying power, this year the Libraries was also forced to make drastic cuts to the collections budget, resulting in the cancellation of more than 600 journal subscriptions. The following is the list of journal titles that are no longer available to our faculty and students as of January 1, 2015. Read more about the cancellations and the process for choosing these titles at www.lib. ncsu.edu/collections/ cancellations/. Abstract and Applied Analysis Acta agrobotanica Acta veterinaria Ad-hoc & sensor wireless networks Advances in mathematics of communications Advances in theoretical and mathematical physics Aeronautical journal Aerospace Aerospace America African Diaspora Journal of Mathematics African entomology Afrika Statistika Afro-Hispanic review publication of the Afro-Hispanic Institute Air & space Smithsonian Air power history AJOB neuroscience AJOB primary research American Ceramic Society bulletin American criminal law review American fruit grower American heritage of invention & technology American journal of comparative law American journal of forensic medicine & pathology American journal on intellectual and developmental disabilities American nineteenth century history American school and university American theatre American vegetable grower Analytical sciences Ancient philosophy Andrology Animal biotechnology Animal law Animal pharm Animal sheltering Annales de la Societe entomologique de France Annales de l’Institut FourierAnnals of science Appita journal Applicable analysis Applied artificial intelligence Applied economics Applied financial economics Archiv fur Geschichte der Philosophie Archives des sciences Archives of natural history Argumentation and advocacy Arizona journal of hispanic cultural studies Arms control today Ars combinatoria Asian journal of comparative law Asian Journal of Mathematics Asian textile business Asia-Pacific journal of risk and insurance Astronomy & geophysics Atomic data and nuclear data tables Atomization and sprays Audubon B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy B.E. journal of theoretical economics Banach Journal of Mathematical Analysis B.E. Journal of Macroeconomics Basic income studies Best’s insurance reports. L/H, US & Canada Best’s insurance reports. P/C, US & Canada Biblical archaeology review Biochemical systematics and ecology Bird study Black scholar Board leadership Bollettino della Societa entomologica italiana Brain, behavior and evolution Breeding research Breeding science British medical bulletin Bulletin (British Society for the History of Mathematics) Bulletin de la Societe entomologique de France Bulletin de la Societe internationale des amis de Montaigne Bulletin de la Societe mathematique de France Bulletin de la Societe zoologique de France Bulletin of Spanish studies Bulletin of the Belgian Mathematical Society - Simon Stevin Bulletin of zoological nomenclature Business and Politics CabinetMaker+FDM California journal of politics and policy California veterinarian Camellia journal Campaigns & elections Canadian journal of African studies Cancer investigation Capitalism and society Casa de las Americas Case studies in sport management Catholic Biblical quarterly Catholic Record Society (Great Britain) publications Cato journal Cereal research communications Chat (Raleigh, N.C.) Chemical and petroleum engineering Chemical fibers international Chemical product and process modeling Chemistry international Child & youth services China agricultural economic review Chinese optics letters Christianity & literature Chronica horticulturae Church & stateClays and clay minerals Clinical toxicology Clinics in laboratory medicine Clio (Kenosha, Wis.) Coastal management College and university College student journal Commentarii mathematici Helvetici Communications in Mathematical Analysis Communications in partial differential equations Communications on applied nonlinear analysis Comptes rendus mathe?matiques de l’ Acade?mie des sciences Computer aided geometric design Computer methods in biomechanics and biomedical engineering. Imaging & visualization Computers in libraries Concrete (London, England) Construction innovation Contributions to macroeconomics Corrosion Cortex Cost engineering Cotton, review of the world situation CRC critical reviews in biomedical engineering Critical reviews in biotechnology Critical reviews in clinical laboratory sciences Critical reviews in eukaryotic gene expression Cultural survival quarterly Current (New York, N.Y .) Current science (Bangalore, India) Cutaneous and ocular toxicology Defenders Design engineering Developmental neuropsychology Dickens quarterly Dickensian Digestion Digital philology Discourse processes Discover Dynamic systems and applications Earth Economics & politics Economists’ Voice Ecotextile news Education USA Education week Educational gerontology Educational horizons Educational leadership EDUCAUSE review EHN : environmental health news Eisei dobutsu Emu Endangered species research Endocrine research Engineering design graphics journal Engineering journal Entomologist’s gazette Entomologist’s monthly magazine Environment and history Environmental quality management Episodes Equus Ergodic theory and dynamical systems European journal of archaeology European journal of entomology Exceptional children Fiber organon First things Fish farmer Florida scientist Folia primatologica Food biotechnology Foresight Forest history today Forest landowner Forests & people Forum for health economics & policyFountain (London, England) Functiones et approximatio, commentarii mathematici Fundamental & clinical pharmacology Fungal biology Geomicrobiology journal Georgia journal of science Geosynthetics Global Economy Journal Global jurist Goat rancher Great Lakes entomologist Gulf of Mexico science Hardy Society journal Harvard civil rights-civil liberties law review Harvard journal of law & public policy Harvard Ukrainian studies Herpetological bulletin Heterocycles Historia medicinae veterinariae Amici Historiae Medicinae Veterinariae Historia mexicana Historical reflections History (Helen Dwight Reid Educational Foundation) History of photography History, reviews of new books Hoard’s dairyman Hokkaido Mathematical Journal Homology Homotopy and Applications Horizons Horse Horse illustrated Houston journal of mathematics Human and ecological risk assessment Human-computer interaction IAWA journal / International Association of Wood Anatomists IEEJ transactions on electrical and electronic engineering Immunology and allergy clinics of North America India today international Indian journal of entomology Indonesia Information management & computer security Information processing letters Information standards quarterly : a publication of the National Information Standards Organization Information technology & people Inquiry Interactive technology and smart education Interamerican journal of psychology Intercollegiate review International commentary on evidence International fiber journal International immunopharmacology International Journal of Biostatistics International journal of climate change strategies and management International journal of computers & applications International journal of contemporary sociology International journal of culture, tourism and hospitality research International journal of emerging electric power systems International journal of energy sector management International journal of engineering education International journal of geographical information science International journal of hospitality & tourism administration International journal of modelling & simulationLIBRARIES NEWS BUDGET CUTS FORCE JOURNAL CANCELLATIONS6| FOCUS - NCSU LibrariesInternational journal of modern physics. A, Particles and fields, gravitation, cosmology International journal of nursing education scholarship International journal of occupational safety and ergonomics International journal of pervasive computing and communications International journal of software engineering and knowledge engineering International journal of sport management International journal of systems science International journal of technology management International journal of tropical insect science International journal of web information systems International journal of wilderness International review of finance International transactions on electrical energy systems Internet research INTI Invertebrate systematics Investigations in mathematics learning Issues in legal scholarship Issues in science and technology Jahrbucher fur Geschichte Osteuropas Japanese religions Job seeker Journal des Économistes et des Études Humaines Journal for the history of astronomy Journal for the study of Judaism in the Persian, Hellenistic, and Roman period Journal for the study of radicalism Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes Journal of adult education Journal of Agricultural & Food Industrial Organization Journal of agricultural research (Lahore, Pakistan) Journal of applied business research Journal of Applied Mathematics Journal of biomolecular structure and dynamics Journal of business valuation and economic loss analysis Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology Journal of chemical engineering of Japan Journal of clinical investigation Journal of college admissions Journal of Commutative Algebra Journal of complementary & integrative medicine Journal of complexity Journal of computational mathematics Journal of cost analysis and parametrics Journal of developmental education Journal of dispersion science and technology Journal of drug policy analysis Journal of earthquake engineering Journal of eastern Caribbean studies Journal of economic policy reform Journal of education Journal of educational and psychological consultation Journal of engineering, design and technology Journal of entomological research Journal of environmental assessment policy and management Journal of environmental planning and management Journal of environmental science and health. Part C, Environmental carcinogenesis & ecotoxicology reviewsJournal of environmental science and health: Part B, Pesticides, food contaminants, and agricultural wastes Journal of ethnic & cultural diversity in social work Journal of European integration Journal of experiential education Journal of experimental psycholog... Read less

2. FocusVol.30no.4.sm__1.pdf

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   ...ith it. Bahram and Chakraborty focused on two opportunities during their week with Glass. First, Glass has relatively limited computing power and requires developers to work with Google’s progra... Read more

   ...ith it. Bahram and Chakraborty focused on two opportunities during their week with Glass. First, Glass has relatively limited computing power and requires developers to work with Google’s programming languages. Within the week, though, the two had the Glass exchanging data with external servers, supplying all the horsepower anyone could want and allowing fellow students to start programing with whatever language they thought would work best. This extra power and flexibility opened the door to a core research interest for the lab, using Glass to improve accessibility for the visually impaired. The technology can and will be transformative for people with limited vision, explained Bahram, who is blind himself. Imagine, he explained, having your glasses tell you User Experience Librarian Adrienne Lai demonstrates Google Glass for students gathered at the Apple Technology Showcase in the Hunt Library. “ . . . USING NOVEL AND INNOVATIVE METHODS” MY #HUNTLIBRARY WINS ALA AWARD My #HuntLibrary (d.lib.ncsu.edu/ myhuntlibrary) has won another American Library Association Cutting-Edge Technology in Library Services award, our third in the last four years. The social media application was honored along with three other programs nationwide “that are serving their communities using novel and innovative methods” and that can be replicated by other libraries to improve their services. Over 1,200 visitors to the new library used the app to upload over 3,600 of their favorite photos of the new library. The result: some great images for all to see and an outpouring of pride in the new facility. 4| FOCUS - NCSU LibrariesLIBRARIES NEWSLeft: Author Michael Pollan discusses his new book and takes questions from the audience. Below: Attendees enjoy a chat with Pollan as he signs books. Photos by Makenzie Bryson. 5 NCSU Libraries - FOCUS | LIBRARIES NEWS AUTHOR MICHAEL POLLAN SPEAKS AT HUNT LIBRARY On May 16, the NCSU Libraries Friends of the Library and Quail Ridge Books & Music co-hosted Michael Pollan, bestselling author of The Omnivore’s Dilemma , for a sold-out event in the Hunt Library Auditorium. Pollan read from his most recent book, Cooked: A Natural History of Transformation , which features local barbecue pit-master Ed Mitchell (who was in attendance). Audience members then took the opportunity to ask Pollan his opinion on high-profile food topics such as the debate over gluten and the concern about genetically modified foods. The Friends of the Library appreciates its partnership with Quail Ridge Books & Music and looks forward to co-hosting more wonderful author events in the future! LIBRARIES FACING BUDGET CUTS As part of the budget reductions levied on the university by the North Carolina General Assembly, the Libraries is absorbing a cut of more than $1.3 million for the fiscal year 2013/14, about 5% of our total budget. To meet these budget cuts, we have had to eliminate 27 positions and are currently canceling subscriptions to 642 journal titles. In addition, hours have been cut in the branch libraries, and the D. H. Hill Library and the Hunt Library are planning to substantially reduce the number of days per week when they are open 24 hours to meet the study and research schedules of students and faculty. Unfortunately, it is also possible that the university and the Libraries will face further cuts in the fiscal year that begins July 1, 2014.6| FOCUS - NCSU LibrariesNCSU LIBRARIES ACQUIRES 80 YEARS OF ANIMAL RIGHTS AND ANIMAL WELFARE PAMPHLETS To expand its collection strengths in Animal Rights and Welfare, the Libraries Special Collections Research Center (SCRC) has acquired an important collection of nearly 400 rare pamphlets and other works relating to animal advocacy, animal rights, and animal welfare. These materials enhance the Libraries’ collecting efforts in an interdisciplinary field that engages scholars across the humanities, human and veterinary medicine, and the sciences. Of significant scholarly and historical importance, the collection spans a period of over eighty years from the 1870s to the 1950s, and includes a wealth of promotional, advocacy, and educational materials that shed light on the moral, social, medical and political dimensions of this complex movement. The new collection is already being put to use in NC State classrooms. A selection of the pamphlets was used to introduce students to primary source materials in a Biology class on Human-Animal Interaction. SCRC staff is now working with faculty to develop a class assignment using the historical pamphlets and contrasting them with contemporary animal rights and welfare records from the collections for the upcoming Fall 2014 semester. The acquisition of these pamphlets builds on the NCSU Libraries’ leadership in this NEW LIBRARIES MOBILE TOURS APP The new NCSU Libraries Mobile Tours App allows you to explore the inspiring and sophisticated learning spaces and cutting-edge design of the James B. Hunt Jr. Library, with tours of the D. H. Hill Library as well. The NCSU Libraries Mobile Tours app has an easy-to-use interface that enables you begin exploring within minutes!Get the free app today. Go to the App Store for Apple devices at: go.ncsu. edu/libtourapp Download the Android version at: go.ncsu.edu/libtourandroidLIBRARIES NEWS collecting area and augments existing archival processing initiatives including Acting for Animals: Revealing the Records of Animal Rights and Animal Welfare Movements, a 2011 grant that documents the animal welfare and the animal rights movements of the second half of the 20th century. The Acting for Animals grant was supported with funding from the Council on Library and Information Resources. Dr. Tom Regan, Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at NC State, notes that “before the recent acquisition, the library’s holdings were the most comprehensive in the world. With the addition of these new materials, especially the ones from the nineteenth century, the library has strengthened its claim to preeminence. ” The depth and breadth of the NCSU Libraries’ collections now provide a rich trove of primary resources to support research in animal advocacy, rights, and welfare from the 1870s to the present. Dr. Tom ReganTop: the Construction Documents photography exhibit. Right: the James B. Hunt, Jr. exhibit at Hunt Library. 7 NCSU Libraries - FOCUS | EXHIBITS NEWS RECENT EXHIBITS Construction Documents: Building the James B. Hunt Jr. Library Photographs by Doug Van De Zande January–October 2014 D. H. Hill Exhibit Gallery Construction documents usually refer to a comprehensive set of architectural plans, but Raleigh photographer Doug Van de Zande created a different type of Construction Documents for the NCSU Libraries. From late 2010 through the fall of 2011 Van de Zande photographed the Hunt Library’s workers who moved earth, poured concrete, pulled wire, and clad the exterior with its iconic “fins.” These portraits, made with a traditional eight-by-ten inch view camera, offer a unique, behind-the- scenes perspective on the people and process that brought the Hunt Library to life. James B. Hunt Jr.: A Legacy of Leadership February 1–March 14, 2014 James B. Hunt Jr. Library To coincide with Governor James B. Hunt, Jr.’s official portrait unveiling, hosted by the Office of the Chancellor on February 13, 2014, the NCSU Libraries was honored to create an exhibit that celebrated the roots and impact of Governor Hunt’s career. If you missed the installation, the exhibit can be viewed online at lib.ncsu. edu/hunt-legacy-of-leadership/. COMING THIS FALL Leading the Pack: Student Leaders at NC State November 2014 This exhibit draws from the NCSU Libraries Student Leadership Initiative, a compelling oral history project begun in 2010 that has archived dozens of video interviews from student leaders, as well as biographical essays and images. Current students, alumni, and the community alike will gain insight into the breadth and depth of leaders produced by NC State University. Explore the Student Leadership Initiative at http://d.lib. ncsu.edu/student-leaders. For more information about exhibits, please contact Molly Renda at molly_renda@ncsu.edu. 8| FOCUS - NCSU LibrariesVisitor Experience Librarian Deanna Day shows off the Faculty Research Commons as part of a tour of the Hunt Library. The Skyline Terrace is a popular sunny stop on tours of the Hunt Library.VISITING OUR LIBRARY OF THE FUTURE Welcoming visitors has been a way of life at the James B. Hunt Jr. Library since its opening on January 2, 2013. In fact, more than 20,000 visitors have participated in the library’s hosted tours, and more than 2,000 inquisitive wanderers have downloaded the mobile tour for a private trek through our “Library of the Future. ” Rather than diminishing over time, the demand for visiting the Hunt Library has been consistent, driven by community pride, word-of-mouth, and a consistent presence in the media. Since its opening, the library has been featured in more than 300 press pieces and won numerous awards. The visitors to the Hunt Library are a diverse group, ranging from architects and design firms to government agencies and community groups. Faculty, students, parents, and alumni are among the most prominent visitors, but librarians don’t lag far behind. In fact, the building has... Read less

3. Follow the Libraries on Snapchat

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   ...X Share by email You’re on Snapchat... and so is your library. The Libraries username is ncsulibraries. Scan th...

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