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Item Search Terms Up for Debate: The Politics and Purpose of Library Subject HeadingsGross, TinaThe Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH) are used by most libraries in the United States to help users find resources in their collections. For the last century, librarians have worked to make LCSH more inclusive and accurate by replacing offensive or racist terms with language that more fully reflects the identities and experiences of diverse populations. This article explains the purpose and function of subject headings and discusses the process by which they are continually updated. The main emphasis of the article is the history of debates and advocacy associated with that process, with a particular focus on the long campaign to change the former subject heading "Illegal aliens."Item Primo VE Migration @ NDSU(North Dakota State University, 2018) Reese, AmyPresented at the 6th Upper MidWest User Group for ExLibris Conference (UMWUG) held in Coralville, IA on October 16, 2018.Item At Lightning Speed? The Recent Surge of Long-Needed Changes to LCSHGross, TinaIn the past few years, changes to longstanding problematic (dehumanizing, pejorative, marginalizing) Library of Congress Subject Headings are being made at an unprecedented rate. Particularly since the "lightning rod" of the urgency of changing the subject heading "Illegal aliens" galvanized the library world in 2016, so many have been changed recently that it's actually hard to keep up! This presentation gives a quick overview of newly created & changed subject headings, subject headings are still unchanged & needed headings that are still lacking, and changes currently in progress (as of March 2023).Item Catalog of Change: Partnering with Subject Librarians to Improve ILS Discovery(North Dakota State University, 2019) Hughes, Rex AllenThe cataloging environment in libraries has undergone extensive changes in recent years, including wider acceptance of alternative metadata standards, automation tools, and enhanced ILS features. This sea change in metadata services presents librarians with an opportunity to collaborate with the cataloging team and share their suggestions for record enhancements. While metadata standards should continue to provide structure to our discovery systems, improved cataloging tools now make it easier to integrate new ideas than ever before. At North Dakota State University, the cataloging team has undergone a two year experiment to give subject librarians the opportunity to share their recommendations through an online “Metadata Request” form. Throughout this process, we have discovered new methods of approaching requests, either by revisiting local policy or by using modern tools such as MarcEdit. This breakout session provided an overview of the Metadata Request and Consultation Process, referencing tools such as Google Forms, MarcEdit, and OpenRefine.Item State of State Documents(North Dakota State University, 2017) Caro, SusanneArticle in "Against the Grain" (December 2017 - January 2018)Item Open Scholarship in the Digital Age: Data Initiatives at North Dakota State University(North Dakota State University, 2019) Schuh, Jane; Mocnik, JoeIn response to the changing needs of students and faculty, the North Dakota State University is developing a new digital scholarship initiative. With a goal of creating a network of services to support researchers in all phases of the digital scholarship lifecycle, this collaborative initiative will incorporate new and existing services and resources within RCA, ITS, and the Library, as well as strengthen partnerships throughout NDSU. This session will define digital scholarship in the context of academia, discuss the trends in higher education that set the stage for digital scholarship, and give an overview of how we are working to create a network of digital scholarship services.Item Research Productivity of Accounting Professors Around a Change in Institutional Affiliation(Emerald Publishing Limited, 2019) Dowdell, Thomas D. Jr.; Herda, David N.; Pizzini, Mina J.; Trude, LauraThis study examines the scholarly output of accounting researchers in time periods surrounding a change in university affiliation. Our expectation that publishing activity will increase in periods around an institutional change is based on expectancy theories and informed by studies on the contract year performances of professional athletes. Using a sample of 635 accounting professors who switched universities between 2008 and 2014, we find evidence that accounting authors who switch universities publish more in the years around a switch compared to other years. Our research contributes to the literature on changes in university affiliation by documenting a contract year phenomenon operating within accounting academia. Practical implications for college administrators are discussed.Item What's in Your Discovery Layer?: An Introduction to Format(2016) Eggebraaten, Lisa; Twomey, BethThe purpose of this activity is to introduce students to the “Information Creation as a Process” frame using the variety of resources retrieved from a discovery layer. Students are asked to use a discovery layer record to determine the format of a specific resource. This activity prompts a discussion about how and for what purpose resources were created. Through this activity students will be able to identify different formats, the process that leads to their creation and how to determine if resources are appropriate to use for a given assignment.Item Teaching Anxious Students : Reimagining Library Pedagogy for the Age of Anxiety(North Dakota State University, 2019) Bernardo, AlIn the face of increasing rates of anxiety among college students, how should instruction librarians respond? This paper aims to raise awareness about the prevalence of anxiety among the college student population, discuss potential social forces behind the increase of anxiety, and share information about alternative pedagogical approaches that can help instruction librarians respond to the age of anxiety.Item Making the Most of Student Employment: Revising Onboarding, Evaluation, and Student Projects(North Dakota State University, 2018) Trude, Laura; Aaker, DebbieWe undertook three initiatives related to student workers this past year: improving and spreading out the onboarding process, revising student worker evaluations to connect their work to competencies valued by employers, and adding semester-long projects that allow students to explore areas of interest during their down time on the desk while working on something that benefits the library. This poster will summarize the problems we addressed, best practices from the literature, what we did, and what we learned from implementation.