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Academic Librarians Interest Group - April 21,2006 Meeting Notes

In Attendance

  • John Burke – Miami University, Middletown
  • Paul Vash – Miami University, Middletown
  • Belinda Martindell – Miami University, Middletown
  • Gayle Shidler – Miami University, Middletown
  • Diane Miller – Miami University, Middletown
  • Joanne Howard – Miami University, Middletown
  • Brian Hamilton – Franklin Public Library
  • 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,