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    Semantic Web Identity of Academic Organizations: Search engine entity recognition and the sources that influence Knowledge Graph Cards in search results
    (Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, 2017) Arlitsch, Kenning
    Semantic Web Identity (SWI) characterizes an entity that has been recognized as such by search engines. The display of a Knowledge Graph Card in Google search results for an academic organization is proposed as an indicator of SWI, as it demonstrates that Google has gathered enough verifiable facts to establish the organization as an entity. This recognition may in turn improve the accuracy and relevancy of its referrals to that organization. This dissertation presents findings from an in-depth survey of the 125 member libraries of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL). The findings show that these academic libraries are poorly represented in the structured data records that are a crucial underpinning of the Semantic Web and a significant factor in achieving SWI. Lack of SWI extends to other academic organizations, particularly those at the lower hierarchical levels of academic institutions, including colleges, departments, centers, and research institutes. A lack of SWI may affect other factors of interest to academic organizations, including ability to attract research funding, increase student enrollment, and improve institutional reputation and ranking. This study hypothesizes that the poor state of SWI is in part the result of a failure by these organizations to populate appropriate Linked Open Data (LOD) and proprietary Semantic Web knowledge bases. The situation represents an opportunity for academic libraries to develop skills and knowledge to establish and maintain their own SWI, and to offer SWI service to other academic organizations in their institutions. The research examines the current state of SWI for ARL libraries and some other academic organizations, and describes case studies that validate the effectiveness of proposed techniques to correct the situation. It also explains new services that are being developed at the Montana State University Library to address SWI needs on its campus, which could be adapted by other academic libraries
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    Technical Services Report: Supporting the New Ecosystem of Publishing at Teachers College. A Report of the ALCTS Continuing Resources Section College and Research Libraries Interest Group Meeting. American Library Association Midwinter Meeting, Philadelphia, January 2014
    (Taylor & Francis, 2014-09) Rossmann, Doralyn; Pennington, Buddy
    The ALCTS Continuing Resources Section College and Research Libraries Interest Group sponsored a dynamic and enlightening session entitled ‘‘Supporting the New Ecosystem of Publishing at Teachers College’’ at the American Library Association 2014 Midwinter Meeting in Philadelphia. Brian Hughes, Director of Design at EdLab and Associate Director of the Gottesman Libraries, and Laura Costello, Materials Management/Acquisitions Librarian at the Gottesman Libraries, presented on how the Gottesman Libraries at Teachers College, Columbia University, has not only supported traditional scholarly publishing through Teachers College Record, but is actively utilizing web technologies to expand the library’s role in supporting scholarly communications in new and innovative ways.
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    An Assessment of the Relationships Between Resource Development Decisions, Library Collection Usage, and User Perceptions
    (Taylor & Francis, 2013-08) Rossmann, Doralyn
    Today’s managers of library journal collection budgets experience pressures from shrinking resource allocations and rising costs. Consequently, they seek ways to assess the value of their collections in relation to user needs. This study at a University seeks to understand what resources users (both faculty and graduate student) are citing in their research, the breadth of the information cited that is provided by the library, how the library’s proactive and reactive efforts might influence user satisfaction with the information resources provided, and how user perceptions align and differ from information realities. It takes a unique approach by comparing LibQual survey results and faculty and graduate student citation behaviors.
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