The Dilemma for Academic Librarians with Collection Development Responsibilities: A Comparison of the Value of Attending Library Conferences versus Academic Conferences

Lyons, Lucy

doi:10.1016/j.acalib.2006.12.001

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“…21 Her research found that "…university and society publishers of political science materials were found to be six times more likely to attend the APSA than the ALA." 22 The reasoning for this was in part due to "…Presses that appear at subject-specific academic conferences, on the other hand, are more specialist-they produce for the academic market and are often known for strengths in particular subject fields." 23 She further stated "…publishers attending the ALA are generalist--that is, the resources they produce relate to a wide range of audiences and subject."…”

Section: Responsibilities: a Comparison Of The Value Of Attending Libmentioning

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“…Conferences," Lucy E. Lyons (2007) compared the attendance of publishers at a subject-specific conference (i.e., American Political Science Association (APSA)) to that of a librarianship conference (i.e., ALA). 21 Her research found that "…university and society publishers of political science materials were found to be six times more likely to attend the APSA than the ALA." 22 The reasoning for this was in part due to "…Presses that appear at subject-specific academic conferences, on the other hand, are more specialist-they produce for the academic market and are often known for strengths in particular subject fields."…”

Section: Responsibilities: a Comparison Of The Value Of Attending Libmentioning

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Identifying Subject-Specific Conferences as Professional Development Opportunities for the Academic Librarian

Tomaszewski

MacDonald

2009

The Journal of Academic Librarianship

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Section: Responsibilities: a Comparison Of The Value Of Attending Libmentioning

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Identifying Subject-Specific Conferences as Professional Development Opportunities for the Academic Librarian

Tomaszewski

MacDonald

2009

The Journal of Academic Librarianship

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“…It is natural that some would share their presentations online afterwards, although it is not clear whether SlideShare is usually a site of convenience or whether it represents an attempt to attract a wider audience. It is also not clear whether sites like SlideShare can provide a source of information for academics and others that might need to attend professional conferences (Lyons, ) but could now find at least some of the same information online.…”

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“…Scholarly conferences and seminars may have nonresearchers attending. In a professional field practitioners may gain insights into new developments (e.g., librarians: Lyons, ; Tomaszewski & MacDonald, ) and in the applied sciences, businesses may need access to the state‐of‐the art discoveries announced, or may themselves publish in conferences. For example, Google and Microsoft employees frequently present at the main information retrieval and web conferences.…”

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SlideShare presentations, citations, users, and trends: A professional site with academic and educational uses

Thelwall

Kousha

2017

Asso for Info Science & Tech

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SlideShare is a free social web site that aims to help users to distribute and find presentations. Owned by LinkedIn since 2012, it targets a professional audience but may give value to scholarship through creating a long term record of the content of talks. This article tests this hypothesis by analysing sets of general and scholarly-related SlideShare documents using content and citation analysis and popularity statistics reported on the site. The results suggest that academics, students and teachers are a minority of SlideShare uploaders, especially since 2010, with most documents not being directly related to scholarship or teaching. About two thirds of uploaded SlideShare documents are presentation slides, with the remainder often being files associated with presentations or video recordings of talks. SlideShare is therefore a presentation-centred site with a predominantly professional user base. Although a minority of the uploaded SlideShare documents are cited by, or cite, academic publications, probably too few articles are cited by SlideShare to consider extracting SlideShare citations for research evaluation. Nevertheless, scholars should consider SlideShare to be a potential source of academic and non-academic information, particularly in library and information science, education and business.

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“…Attending conferences and understanding the research and program strengths at other universities is valuable for librarians who could later direct patrons to these resources. 17 Relatedly, regional conferences often include programming and tours related to local institutes, laboratories, special collections, and museums. Familiarizing librarians with these establishments can help them understand local research and resources available in their region.…”

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Specialized Regional Conferences Support the Professional Development Needs of Subject Librarians: A 5-Year Analysis of the Great Lakes Science Boot Camps for Librarians

McGowan

Hart

Hum

2021

CRL

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Conference attendance can play an important role in supporting the professional development of subject librarians by offering opportunities that allow librarians to learn about new services, strategies, and technologies while growing and maintaining professional networks. However, barriers such as accessibility challenges, budgetary and resource restrictions, difficulty measuring learning gains, and difficulty measuring the value of professional development when applied to the job can restrict opportunities for many librarians. Specialized regional conferences have the potential to reduce many of these barriers. How can librarians, library administrators, and conference organizers quantify the value of regional conference attendance as an accessible means for fostering librarian professional development? This paper examines five years of assessment data and participant feedback from attendees of a specialized regional conference for STEM librarians and measures participant learning and participant motivation for conference attendance. We propose specialized regional conferences, such as the Great Lakes Science Boot Camp for Librarians, as accessible and affordable continuing education opportunities that support the professional development of subject librarians.

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The Dilemma for Academic Librarians with Collection Development Responsibilities: A Comparison of the Value of Attending Library Conferences versus Academic Conferences

Cited by 20 publications

References 3 publications

Identifying Subject-Specific Conferences as Professional Development Opportunities for the Academic Librarian

Identifying Subject-Specific Conferences as Professional Development Opportunities for the Academic Librarian

SlideShare presentations, citations, users, and trends: A professional site with academic and educational uses

Specialized Regional Conferences Support the Professional Development Needs of Subject Librarians: A 5-Year Analysis of the Great Lakes Science Boot Camps for Librarians

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