Massage: would like to see this at other conferences
Massage Therapy Programs
Miami University Middletown
40th anniversary of the campus this year
Able to be a very independent campus and library and still have cooperation with University Libraries in Oxford, OH
Can share resources with MU and still buy their own materials
Great collection (with MU and OhioLINK)
Borrowing systems are really working
Some programs are hosted at Middletown independent of Oxford
Many associates and bachelor’s degrees
Mix of general Ed courses, upper and graduate courses as well
Re-opening Masters of Ed program at Middletown
Upgrading resources?
MBA program starting in West Chester
Renovation this summer – health building in the Fall
Turning conference room into computer lab
Cooperation with Technology Services
15 public access computers
Majority of students use public access computers
Computer lab (TS) in basement
Information Commons situation
Excellent environment
Digitization of materials
A history professor is doing that @ Middletown
Digitizing materials in library archives
New technologies
Emerging technologies
Green Tree Academy
Middletown hospital is building their new hospital and wants to include an education center and MU will be heavily involved
Digital ways to make resources available
Looking at providing instruction at off-site locations
Building from within – how does the library support this?
Chat Reference
Video Conferencing
Voice of America park – MU will build an education center there
Library will play a part in this ed. center
MyMiami
Difficult for non-traditional students to use these technologies
Performance issues
Seems to be working
Blackboard built in
Cronos (timekeeping system) built in as well
SWON
Update on what’s happening in July
5 Great Business Databases: presentation by Paul Vash
How to use the catalog: emphasized location, computer files, and digital media as accessed through the OPAC
Business and Industry – Global coverage of companies, industries, and products, heavy coverage of journals and newspapers, coverage of the past 12 years
Million Dollar Database – to be in this database, a company must have 20+ employees and have sales of $1,000,000+, database is updated every 30 days, can search by geographic area, search by sales range, receive reports in an outline profile (directory format)
MarketLine – 10,000 US and International Company reports, 2,000 industry reports, 50 in depth country reports – very specific reports that are very well organized
Mergent Online – Very large financial company, formally called “Moody’s†and was a rating company – primarily a financial database, covers 15,000 US and 20,000 International publicly traded companies, lets you create reports, search by SIC,
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