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An Illustrated Introduction to the Infosphere (preprint)
(2015-05)
This introduction to Luciano Floridi’s philosophy of information (PI) provides a short overview of Floridi’s work and its reception by the library and information studies (LIS) community, brief definitions of some important ...
X-plore, X-pand, & X-ceed with the new Library Service Platforms
(2013-11-15)
Today’s information and knowledge management systems in libraries are undergoing revolutionary change. In this talk Carl looks specifically at the major challenges being faced by libraries today and offers insight into how ...
Evaluating the Impact of a Virtual Reality Workstation in an Academic Library: Methodology and Preliminary Findings
(2018-11)
Collections of 3D models and the analytic affordances of virtual reality (VR) systems can be integrated to form a
“3D digital heritage ecosystem” (Limp, et al., 2011), providing a potentially richer and more intuitive ...
125 Years of Books to Internet: The Quasquicentennial of the University of Oklahoma Libraries
(2015-12)
Settled upon the Great Plains in 1890, the University of Oklahoma has a long and distinguished history. And the University of Oklahoma Libraries have as storied a history as the University they are nestled within. From one ...
Galileo’s World: Driving Library Exhibitions to New Heights with State-of-the-art Technology
(2015-12-15)
The University of Oklahoma is celebrating its 125th anniversary and, in recognition, the University Libraries launched the exhibition “Galileo’s World: An Exhibition Without Walls.” The exhibition covers three campuses, ...
How Unique Are Our Users? Part 2: Comparing Responses Regarding the Information-Seeking Habits of Education Faculty
(2013-09)
This follow-up study examines whether or not findings of single institution studies are applicable to other institutions by performing an institution-to-institution comparison of the results obtained from an information-seeking ...
From Start-Up to Adolescence: University of Oklahoma’s OER Efforts
(2018-12)
In February, 2013, University of Oklahoma (OU) president, David Boren, issued a letter to all OU faculty members highlighting the high cost of textbooks, expressing his strong “support for the move to open access materials ...
Whither Goest Government Documents? A Story and a Study
(2018-11)
A study was conducted to determine the findability of known print U.S. government documents using five different resources: the Catalog of Government Publications (CGP), in-house library catalog, library discovery service, ...
Teaching Outside the Box: ARL Librarians’ Integration of the “One-Box” into Student Instruction
(2014-05-01)
This article reports the results of a survey that targeted reference and instruction librarians who work at libraries that are members of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL). Respondents were asked to indicate ...
Request for proposal RFP# R 17054 17: Inventory control system for a high density storage facility for the Library Service Center for OU Libraries:
(2016-06-23)
This RFP supplements the journal article "Beyond the usual suspects: A case study in choosing an inventory control system" by Jennifer Watson and Cari Roberts, published in the Journal of Academic Librarianship.