UL Professional Development

Online Presence

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Publications

Evans, Gwen. 2012 “Omeka and Omeka.net”  The Charleston Advisor, Vol 13 (3): 39-44.

Evans, Gwen. 2011. “Using Student Staff to Drive Library Technology Innovation in Tough Economic Times.” The Frugal Librarian: Thriving in Tough Economic Times. Carol Smallwood, editor. Chicago: American Library Association. .

Evans, Gwen and Kellie Tilton. 2011.”Creating an Un-Library Catalog: A Case Study in Managing Satellite Collections.” Library Resources & Technical Services. Vol 55(1):45-53

Evans, Gwen. 2010 “The Library After Dark: Creating a Graphic Novel for the Promotion of Collections and Service,” in Weiner, Robert G. (ed), Graphic novels and comics in libraries and archives: essays on readers, research, history. Jefferson, N.C.: Mcfarland.

Evans, Gwen, and Susannah Cleveland. 2008 “Moody Blues: The Social Web, Tagging, and Nontextual Discovery Tools for Music.” Music Reference Services Quarterly.  11: 177-201. Article won the Best Paper Award, Volume 11, Music Reference Services Quarterly.

Presentations

November 2011 “Peer Mentoring For New Librarians: Transformation of a Tenure Support Group” Panel Moderator, Academic Library Association of Ohio (ALAO) Annual Conference 2011. 4 November, Toledo OH.

November 2011 “SSIG Program: Planning Your Digital Resource Commons and Institutional Repository: What Do You Need to Know?” Panel Moderator, Academic Library Association of Ohio (ALAO) Annual Conference 2011. 4 November, Toledo OH.

October 2011 “The OhioLINK Digital Resource Commons: Developing Effective Working Relationships and Processes” Poster Session, Educause National 2011, 18th -21st October, Philadelphia PA. Co-presenters: Jim Jacob and John Davison.

June 2011  “Lost in Translation: the Emerging Technology Librarian and the New Technology” Panelist, ALA Annual 2011, June 26th,  New Orleans LA.

October 2010 “Crowdsourcing the Archive, Cloudsourcing the Capture: Using Omeka for Collaborative Digital Archives and Exhibits on Campus” (pdf of slides) LITA National Forum 2010, September 30-October 3, Atlanta, GA.

June 2010. “What Are Libraries Doing About Emerging Technologies?” Panelist, LITA Program, American Libraries Association National Conference 2010, Washington D.C

March 2010 “BGSU on WordPress Mu: A One-stop Campus Shop for Blogs, Database-driven Websites, and Catalogs.” Presentation at Educause Midwest 2010: Focus on the New Realities. Chicago, Illinois. Co-presenters Terence Armentano and Kellie Tilton.

March 2008  “Hi-Tech, Hi-Touch, Low Cost: Library Instructional Tools Across a First Year Experience Program,” Presentation at the Ohio Digital Commons for Education 2008 Conference: The Convergence of Learning, Libraries, and Technology, Columbus, Ohio. Co-presenter, Colleen Boff.

October 2007  “Making Good by Making Do: A Model for Web-Based Technology Innovation Using Limited Resources,” Presentation at the Academic Library Association of Ohio 33rd Annual Conference: Innovation Generation: Tools, Techniques, Transformations, Columbus, Ohio.

October 2007  “Success Plans for Faculty Librarians: Mentorship or Busy Work?” Presentation at the Academic Library Association of Ohio 33rd Annual Conference: Innovation Generation: Tools, Techniques, Transformations. Columbus, Ohio. Co-Presenters, Sara Bushong and Susannah Cleveland.

October 2007 “Moody Blues: The Social Web, Tagging, and Non-Textual Discovery Tools for Music” Presentation at the Music Library Association Midwest, 66th Annual Chapter Meeting(pdf), Cincinnati, Ohio, October 11-13, 2007. Co-Presenter, Susannah Cleveland.