[Eril-l] Best of Core Forum Webinar: Library Collections Alignment with Research

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Best of Core Forum Webinar: Library Collections Alignment with Research

Date: Tuesday, February 18, 2024

All webinars are one hour in length and begin at 11 am Pacific, noon
Mountain, 1 pm Central, and 2 pm Eastern time.

Description:

This study aims to investigate the alignment between a university
(UW-Madison) library’s resources and the research outputs of the
university’s scholars. By comparing citations in university publications
with the library collections, we seek to quantify the degree to which the
library supports academic research at the university. This analysis will
involve comparing research outputs, extracting cited references, and
assessing the library collections of overlaps and gaps. This study will
rely on data from popular bibliographic databases such as Web of Science,
and the library cataloging records. The project’s merit lies in providing
evidence-based insights for library collection management, enhancing
support for academic research, and optimizing resource allocations in
university libraries. Findings will inform strategic decisions in
collection development, ensuring resources are closely aligned with the
university’s research needs. This endeavor will not only improve library
services but also contribute to the broader scholarly communication field,
offering a replicable model for similar assessment at other institutions.

Learning outcomes:

The goals of the webinar are:

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   Set a benchmark for collection alignment with research needs on campus.
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   Offer a semantic model for collection assessment.
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   Offer data for subject specialists for further collection analysis.

Who should attend?

Academic libraries, collection development. This webinar focuses on
evaluating university library collections in terms of supporting the
research activities on campus.

Presenter:

Xiying Mi is the Head of Resource Description at UW-Madison Libraries.

Anlin Yang has been serving as the East Asian Studies Librarian at the
University of Wisconsin-Madison since 2020. In this role, Anlin specializes
in selecting both physical and digital resources for Chinese and Korean
Studies, alongside offering instructional and reference services related to
these areas on campus. Prior to joining UW-Madison, Anlin held the position
of East Asian Cataloging Librarian at the University of Iowa. Additionally,
Anlin has extensive experience in providing metadata and cataloging
services in East Asian and English languages, as well as some
responsibilities encompassing public service in Chinese Studies across
several federal government departments, including the Library of Congress,
National Library of Medicine, and Department of Transportation.

Weiye Gu is a Ph.D. student in Library and Information Science at the
University of Wisconsin-Madison, majoring in information science. His
research focuses on science of science, with a particular interest in the
societal impact of academic research.

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Registration fees for webinar:  Core Member $57.67; ALA member: $71.10;
Non-member $79.00

For additional information and access to registration links, please go to
the following website:

https://elearning.ala.org/local/catalog/view/product.php?productid=1441

Core webinars are recorded and registrants receive a link to the recording
shortly following the live event.

For questions about registration, contact ALA Registration by calling
1-800-545-2433 and press 5 or email registration at ala.org.

For all other questions or comments related to Core webinars, please
contact Core CE staff at corece at ala.org.

*Posted on behalf of the Core Continuing Education Committee.*

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