Data Visualisation - A Game of Decisions with Andy KirkSAGE Publishing
These are the slides from Andy Kirk's webinar 'Data Visualisation - A Game of Decisions'. In the webinar Andy argues that the essence of effective data visualisation design is good decision-making. It is about knowing your options and understanding how to make your choices. By deconstructing the decisions demonstrated through case study examples, Andy illustrates the many little elements that make up the design anatomy of any data visualisation work. The aim of this session is to try demystify the challenges of developing capabilities in this area. Watch the webinar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVkXbQOzKNs&feature=youtu.be
Data Visualisation - A Game of Decisions with Andy KirkSAGE Publishing
These are the slides from Andy Kirk's webinar 'Data Visualisation - A Game of Decisions'. In the webinar Andy argues that the essence of effective data visualisation design is good decision-making. It is about knowing your options and understanding how to make your choices. By deconstructing the decisions demonstrated through case study examples, Andy illustrates the many little elements that make up the design anatomy of any data visualisation work. The aim of this session is to try demystify the challenges of developing capabilities in this area. Watch the webinar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVkXbQOzKNs&feature=youtu.be
Publishing Innovations in the Age of Big DataSAGE Publishing
Ziyad Marar, President, Global Publishing at SAGE, gives the opening keynote at London Info International on how the rise of big data and new technology is transforming the nature of social research
Advancing Methodologies: A Conversation with John CreswelSAGE Publishing
In this presentation, best-selling author and professor John W. Creswell addresses the future of research design, qualitative research, and mixed methods research.
5 ways to take your entrepreunership teaching to the next levelSAGE Publishing
Heidi M. Neck from the world-renowned Babson Entrepreneurship program give lively discussion on how to enhance your entrepreneurship courses. A SAGE author, Heidi talks about different ways to bring your entrepreneurship teaching to the next level with five simple, yet powerful tips.
With big data research all the rage, how are librarians being asked to engage with data? As big data research takes off across Business, Science, and the Humanities, librarians need to understand big data and the issues around its storage and curation. How can it be made accessible? What tools and resources are required to use and analyze big data? In this webinar, panelists Caroline Muglia and Jill Parchuck share how big data is being used on their campuses and how they, as librarians, are supporting the sourcing and storage of this data.
Social Science in the Age of Trump: What We'd Like to See SAGE Publishing
This webinar, hosted by Wendy A. Naus, director of the Consortium of Social Science Associations (COSSA) discussed what a new president and Congress means for US government funding for social science and what researchers, students, teachers, and the public can do to support the social sciences.
SAGE's Quantitative Applications in the Social Sciences (QASS) Series has served countless students, instructors, and researchers in learning cutting-edge quantitative techniques. This collection of 175 brief volumes, the first of which published in 1976, address advanced quantitative topics including Regression, Models, Data Analysis, Structural Equation Modeling, Experimental Design, Factor Analysis, Measurement, ANOVA, Survey Data, and more. A hallmark of the Series has always been its affordability – each book is $22.
We are thrilled to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the first publication in this innovative series, known to many as the “Little Green Books.” We invite you to browse some facts from the books and series as a whole
Teaching Statistics to People Who (Think They) Hate Statistics: Tips for Over...SAGE Publishing
In this presentation, bestselling author Neil J. Salkind discusses strategies that you can implement to reduce statistics anxiety in your students. Using his 30+ years of teaching experience, Neil covers some of the topics that students struggle with most, including correlation, understanding hypotheses, and significance (including z-scores and t-tests).
Librarians use surveys to measure user behavior, gather information on the resources patrons are looking for, and for feedback on library services.
In this presentation, survey research expert Lesley Andres, Professor, Department of Education, University of British Columbia, outlines her top tips for creating and deploying effective surveys. View the slides to see her best practices for phrasing questions, offering answer choices, and minimizing bias.
5 Tips for Teaching Introduction to Mass Communication: Engaging Students Liv...SAGE Publishing
What are the challenges of teaching mass communication and keeping students engaged?
In this presentation, SAGE Publishing author Ralph E. Hanson discusses:
-class activities that help reach students from a variety of backgrounds and varying levels of media literacy
-adapting the wide range of social media tools for use in the classroom
presenting yourself on social media
-best practices for interacting with students online
using social media as a tool for communication and applying it to current events
Battling bannings: Authors discuss intellectual freedom and the freedom to readSAGE Publishing
What’s it like to be the author of a banned or challenged book? How do authors respond in these situations and how can librarians support them and the freedom to read? In honor of Banned Books Week, three authors address these questions and more during a free webinar. Moderated by Vicky Baker, Deputy Editor of Index on Censorship magazine, and presented in partnership by SAGE Publishing and the American Library Association’s Office for Intellectual Freedom, the webinar includes perspectives from:
Jessica Herthel, a graduate of Harvard Law School and a co-author of I Am Jazz, a children’s picture book about a transgender girl
Christine Baldacchino, a former early childhood educator, and the author of the widely-acclaimed book Morris Micklewhite and the Tangerine Dress
Wendy Doniger, Mircea Eliade Distinguished Service Professor of the History of Religions at the University of Chicago, and author of The Hindus: An Alternative History; and On Hinduism, which portrays the history of Hinduism outside of mainstream perspectives
Entrants were asked to submit a photo that demonstrated how their libraries were staying ahead of the curve and finding new ways to be more innovative and involved in their communities. These are the top six photos submitted!
From Publication to the Public Expanding your research beyond academiaSAGE Publishing
What are the benefits – expected and unexpected — of translating your research for the general public?
• How do you pitch your research story to the media?
• When writing for the media or the public, how do you frame the topic to be explored so it is relevant outside of the research community?
Hear Maria Balinska, Editor of The Conversation US, previously of BBC London, and a 2010 Nieman Fellow at Harvard (need we say more?) address these questions in this one-hour webinar. She also presents some success stories from other researchers as well as one place to start for you and your colleagues – The Conversation US, an independent, non-profit media organization that publishes news analysis and commentary written by academics and edited by journalists aimed at the general public. (In other words, a team of professional editors who work with scholars like yourselves to apply their expertise to topical issues and to unlock their cutting edge research, all at no cost to you.)
Researching Researchers: Developing Evidence-Based Strategy for Improved Disc...SAGE Publishing
Leading libraries, publishers, and vendors regularly study the practices and needs of academics and students, in order to serve them better. This presentation addresses today’s search behaviors, emerging discovery forms, and access challenges, reviewing strategies for improving discovery and access that result from this research.
Search, Serendipity & the Researcher ExperienceSAGE Publishing
When considering researchers’ information-seeking needs, we often focus on search, such as optimizations for Google-type library search. But what about unplanned instances of discovery?
Through a study of undergraduate students and faculty, this presentation summarizes common researcher experiences with methods of serendipitous discovery within the scholarly community.
Libraries and Local Businesses: Best practices for supporting your entreprene...SAGE Publishing
Many public libraries across the US have become invaluable resources to growing small businesses and hopeful entrepreneurs in local communities. In this one-hour webinar, Nicolette Warisse Sosulski, business librarian for the Portage (Mich.) District Library and recipient of the 2011 Gale Cengage Learning Award for Excellence in Business Librarianship, shares her expertise as an active supporter of local business growth. For example:
• What standing resources and events does she provide at her library and how were they put together?
• What has she and others at Portage Library done to market these resources to the community?
• How does she manage expectations for those who walk in and look to the library for all of their answers?
• What else has she learned from her experiences supporting small businesses?
The presentation was followed by a lively Q&A.
Washington, D.C. and Social and Behavioral Science: The Picture for 2016 SAGE Publishing
What does 2016 hold for federally funded research into the social and behavioral sciences? Will we see new attempts to politically filter what constitutes valuable science? How will legislative calls for transparency, relevancy and open access affect you?
Michael Todd, the editor of SAGE Publishing’s Social Science Space website, and Mark Vieth, senior vice president of the Washington lobbying firm CRD Associates, tackle these and other questions in a first of a series of webinars looking at federal support and use of social and behavioral science. Vieth, a longtime staffer in the House of Representatives, is the coordinator of a national Social and Behavioral Science coalition fighting to keep all science reviewed by scientists and funded properly.
This conversation takes place shortly after the release of the White House budget proposal, always the starting point for appropriations decisions in the U.S. Congress.
This webinar series is sponsored by Social Science Space and SAGE Publishing.
Teaching Educational Research Methods: Making it Real & Relevant for StudentsSAGE Publishing
In this webinar, Dr. Craig A. Mertler talks about the challenges of teaching research methods as well as strategies for making the course relevant for students. Dr. Mertler discusses:
• the importance of the course and how to approach the topic with students
• instructor challenges around teaching the course to a variety of students with different backgrounds and levels of experience
• strategies for putting material in context, teaching difficult parts of the research process, and using applied projects inside and outside the classroom
Finding Common Ground: Bringing Methods and Analysis into ContextSAGE Publishing
In this exciting presentation, award-winning instructor, advisor and author Dr. Gregory J. Privitera discusses the benefits of addressing the common ground in methods and statistics in your course. Watching this webinar, viewers will learn how identifying the overlap in the language of methodology and the language of statistics can deepen students’ understanding of the entire research process. Viewers will also enjoy Greg’s passion for facilitating quality instruction and seeing behavior as a science.
The Power of a Glamping Go-To-Market Accelerator Plan.pptxRezStream
Unlock the secrets to success with our comprehensive 8-Step Glamping Accelerator Go-To-Market Plan! Watch our FREE webinar, where you'll receive expert guidance and invaluable insights on every aspect of launching and growing your glamping business.
Publishing Innovations in the Age of Big DataSAGE Publishing
Ziyad Marar, President, Global Publishing at SAGE, gives the opening keynote at London Info International on how the rise of big data and new technology is transforming the nature of social research
Advancing Methodologies: A Conversation with John CreswelSAGE Publishing
In this presentation, best-selling author and professor John W. Creswell addresses the future of research design, qualitative research, and mixed methods research.
5 ways to take your entrepreunership teaching to the next levelSAGE Publishing
Heidi M. Neck from the world-renowned Babson Entrepreneurship program give lively discussion on how to enhance your entrepreneurship courses. A SAGE author, Heidi talks about different ways to bring your entrepreneurship teaching to the next level with five simple, yet powerful tips.
With big data research all the rage, how are librarians being asked to engage with data? As big data research takes off across Business, Science, and the Humanities, librarians need to understand big data and the issues around its storage and curation. How can it be made accessible? What tools and resources are required to use and analyze big data? In this webinar, panelists Caroline Muglia and Jill Parchuck share how big data is being used on their campuses and how they, as librarians, are supporting the sourcing and storage of this data.
Social Science in the Age of Trump: What We'd Like to See SAGE Publishing
This webinar, hosted by Wendy A. Naus, director of the Consortium of Social Science Associations (COSSA) discussed what a new president and Congress means for US government funding for social science and what researchers, students, teachers, and the public can do to support the social sciences.
SAGE's Quantitative Applications in the Social Sciences (QASS) Series has served countless students, instructors, and researchers in learning cutting-edge quantitative techniques. This collection of 175 brief volumes, the first of which published in 1976, address advanced quantitative topics including Regression, Models, Data Analysis, Structural Equation Modeling, Experimental Design, Factor Analysis, Measurement, ANOVA, Survey Data, and more. A hallmark of the Series has always been its affordability – each book is $22.
We are thrilled to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the first publication in this innovative series, known to many as the “Little Green Books.” We invite you to browse some facts from the books and series as a whole
Teaching Statistics to People Who (Think They) Hate Statistics: Tips for Over...SAGE Publishing
In this presentation, bestselling author Neil J. Salkind discusses strategies that you can implement to reduce statistics anxiety in your students. Using his 30+ years of teaching experience, Neil covers some of the topics that students struggle with most, including correlation, understanding hypotheses, and significance (including z-scores and t-tests).
Librarians use surveys to measure user behavior, gather information on the resources patrons are looking for, and for feedback on library services.
In this presentation, survey research expert Lesley Andres, Professor, Department of Education, University of British Columbia, outlines her top tips for creating and deploying effective surveys. View the slides to see her best practices for phrasing questions, offering answer choices, and minimizing bias.
5 Tips for Teaching Introduction to Mass Communication: Engaging Students Liv...SAGE Publishing
What are the challenges of teaching mass communication and keeping students engaged?
In this presentation, SAGE Publishing author Ralph E. Hanson discusses:
-class activities that help reach students from a variety of backgrounds and varying levels of media literacy
-adapting the wide range of social media tools for use in the classroom
presenting yourself on social media
-best practices for interacting with students online
using social media as a tool for communication and applying it to current events
Battling bannings: Authors discuss intellectual freedom and the freedom to readSAGE Publishing
What’s it like to be the author of a banned or challenged book? How do authors respond in these situations and how can librarians support them and the freedom to read? In honor of Banned Books Week, three authors address these questions and more during a free webinar. Moderated by Vicky Baker, Deputy Editor of Index on Censorship magazine, and presented in partnership by SAGE Publishing and the American Library Association’s Office for Intellectual Freedom, the webinar includes perspectives from:
Jessica Herthel, a graduate of Harvard Law School and a co-author of I Am Jazz, a children’s picture book about a transgender girl
Christine Baldacchino, a former early childhood educator, and the author of the widely-acclaimed book Morris Micklewhite and the Tangerine Dress
Wendy Doniger, Mircea Eliade Distinguished Service Professor of the History of Religions at the University of Chicago, and author of The Hindus: An Alternative History; and On Hinduism, which portrays the history of Hinduism outside of mainstream perspectives
Entrants were asked to submit a photo that demonstrated how their libraries were staying ahead of the curve and finding new ways to be more innovative and involved in their communities. These are the top six photos submitted!
From Publication to the Public Expanding your research beyond academiaSAGE Publishing
What are the benefits – expected and unexpected — of translating your research for the general public?
• How do you pitch your research story to the media?
• When writing for the media or the public, how do you frame the topic to be explored so it is relevant outside of the research community?
Hear Maria Balinska, Editor of The Conversation US, previously of BBC London, and a 2010 Nieman Fellow at Harvard (need we say more?) address these questions in this one-hour webinar. She also presents some success stories from other researchers as well as one place to start for you and your colleagues – The Conversation US, an independent, non-profit media organization that publishes news analysis and commentary written by academics and edited by journalists aimed at the general public. (In other words, a team of professional editors who work with scholars like yourselves to apply their expertise to topical issues and to unlock their cutting edge research, all at no cost to you.)
Researching Researchers: Developing Evidence-Based Strategy for Improved Disc...SAGE Publishing
Leading libraries, publishers, and vendors regularly study the practices and needs of academics and students, in order to serve them better. This presentation addresses today’s search behaviors, emerging discovery forms, and access challenges, reviewing strategies for improving discovery and access that result from this research.
Search, Serendipity & the Researcher ExperienceSAGE Publishing
When considering researchers’ information-seeking needs, we often focus on search, such as optimizations for Google-type library search. But what about unplanned instances of discovery?
Through a study of undergraduate students and faculty, this presentation summarizes common researcher experiences with methods of serendipitous discovery within the scholarly community.
Libraries and Local Businesses: Best practices for supporting your entreprene...SAGE Publishing
Many public libraries across the US have become invaluable resources to growing small businesses and hopeful entrepreneurs in local communities. In this one-hour webinar, Nicolette Warisse Sosulski, business librarian for the Portage (Mich.) District Library and recipient of the 2011 Gale Cengage Learning Award for Excellence in Business Librarianship, shares her expertise as an active supporter of local business growth. For example:
• What standing resources and events does she provide at her library and how were they put together?
• What has she and others at Portage Library done to market these resources to the community?
• How does she manage expectations for those who walk in and look to the library for all of their answers?
• What else has she learned from her experiences supporting small businesses?
The presentation was followed by a lively Q&A.
Washington, D.C. and Social and Behavioral Science: The Picture for 2016 SAGE Publishing
What does 2016 hold for federally funded research into the social and behavioral sciences? Will we see new attempts to politically filter what constitutes valuable science? How will legislative calls for transparency, relevancy and open access affect you?
Michael Todd, the editor of SAGE Publishing’s Social Science Space website, and Mark Vieth, senior vice president of the Washington lobbying firm CRD Associates, tackle these and other questions in a first of a series of webinars looking at federal support and use of social and behavioral science. Vieth, a longtime staffer in the House of Representatives, is the coordinator of a national Social and Behavioral Science coalition fighting to keep all science reviewed by scientists and funded properly.
This conversation takes place shortly after the release of the White House budget proposal, always the starting point for appropriations decisions in the U.S. Congress.
This webinar series is sponsored by Social Science Space and SAGE Publishing.
Teaching Educational Research Methods: Making it Real & Relevant for StudentsSAGE Publishing
In this webinar, Dr. Craig A. Mertler talks about the challenges of teaching research methods as well as strategies for making the course relevant for students. Dr. Mertler discusses:
• the importance of the course and how to approach the topic with students
• instructor challenges around teaching the course to a variety of students with different backgrounds and levels of experience
• strategies for putting material in context, teaching difficult parts of the research process, and using applied projects inside and outside the classroom
Finding Common Ground: Bringing Methods and Analysis into ContextSAGE Publishing
In this exciting presentation, award-winning instructor, advisor and author Dr. Gregory J. Privitera discusses the benefits of addressing the common ground in methods and statistics in your course. Watching this webinar, viewers will learn how identifying the overlap in the language of methodology and the language of statistics can deepen students’ understanding of the entire research process. Viewers will also enjoy Greg’s passion for facilitating quality instruction and seeing behavior as a science.
The Power of a Glamping Go-To-Market Accelerator Plan.pptxRezStream
Unlock the secrets to success with our comprehensive 8-Step Glamping Accelerator Go-To-Market Plan! Watch our FREE webinar, where you'll receive expert guidance and invaluable insights on every aspect of launching and growing your glamping business.
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1. Los Angeles | London | New Delhi
Singapore | Washington DC
SAGE Reference Survey:
Preliminary Results
Elisabeth Leonard, MSLS, MBA
elisabeth.leonard@sagepub.com
Twitter: ElisabethAnn
2. Meeting Name Here (modify under View/Master/Slide Master) Los Angeles | London | New Delhi
Singapore | Washington DC
Background
● To find out how reference resources are
being used in today's libraries.
● 5 pages and a total of 32 questions.
● Completed surveys received before June
21st were eligible for a drawing for an iPad
mini.
● A full report will be made available on the
SAGE website.
SAGE reference survey preliminary results.
elisabeth.leonard@sagepub.com
3. Meeting Name Here (modify under View/Master/Slide Master) Los Angeles | London | New Delhi
Singapore | Washington DC
● 471 responses
• 90% from North America (n=310)
• 6% from Asia Pacific (n=22)
• 2% from Europe (n=7)
• 1% from South America (n=3)
• >1% from Africa (n=1)
Demographics
ALA reference preliminary survey results.
elisabeth.leonard@sagepub.com
4. Meeting Name Here (modify under View/Master/Slide Master) Los Angeles | London | New Delhi
Singapore | Washington DC
● Type of library
• Academic libraries: 58% (n=190)
• Corporate libraries: 13% (n=42)
• Medical libraries: 12% (n=40)
• Government or military libraries: 10% (n=32)
• Public libraries: 6% (n=20)
• School libraries 1% (n=3)
Demographics
ALA reference survey results.
elisabeth.leonard@sagepub.com
5. Meeting Name Here (modify under View/Master/Slide Master) Los Angeles | London | New Delhi
Singapore | Washington DC
Type Is Reference Is One of Most Useful
A&I resources 78% 42%
Almanacs 84% 9%
Bibliographies 71% 15%
Chronologies 64% 8%
Article databases 56% 75%
Video databases 44% 22%
Image databases 47% 27%
Statistical databases 63% 51%
Dictionaries 88% 38%
Encyclopedias 89% 21%
Glossaries 73% 38%
Handbooks 66% 8%
Major works 26% 34%
Primary source archives 42% 19%
What is a reference resource?
6. Meeting Name Here (modify under View/Master/Slide Master) Los Angeles | London | New Delhi
Singapore | Washington DC
● Differentiating "reference" material in the digital age from other content
resources or information assets has blurred beyond recognition. A good
source of information, reference or not, is one that answers the
question, period.
● Wasn't clear on this but am assuming that we are not talking about
"R"eference, in the traditional sense (ready reference etc.), but rather
information tools (most of what we use today) to find answers.
● Article databases- only those that are specifically reference sources...e
collections of reference traditional reference materials- encyclopedias,
almanac, bibliographies etc.
● While I don't consider "article databases" to be traditional reference
resources, I do frequently use them or direct customers to them in
response to "reference" questions.
Comments on ambiguity
ALA reference preliminary survey results.
elisabeth.leonard@sagepub.com
7. Meeting Name Here (modify under View/Master/Slide Master) Los Angeles | London | New Delhi
Singapore | Washington DC
● Good use of article databases and primary
sources. Lots of interest in video content.
● Online Encyclopedias with good links to major
works such as primary resources or articles
from secondary sources help our students
develop understanding of the research
process linking information to knowledge and
critical thinking.
Comments on usefulness
ALA reference survey results.
elisabeth.leonard@sagepub.com
8. Meeting Name Here (modify under View/Master/Slide Master) Los Angeles | London | New Delhi
Singapore | Washington DC
Type Is Reference
(all)
Is reference
(academic)
Most useful
(academic)
Most Useful
(all)
A&I resources 78% 82% 46% 42%
Almanacs 84% 91% 8% 9%
Bibliographies 71% 74% 13% 15%
Chronologies 64% 69% 6% 8%
Article databases 56% 53% 67% 75%
Video databases 44% 40% 23% 22%
Image databases 47% 43% 24% 27%
Statistical
databases
63%
64% 56% 51%
Directories 88% 91% 44% 38%
Encyclopedias 89% 93% 53% 21%
Glossaries 73% 77% 9% 38%
Handbooks 66% 66% 33% 8%
Major works 26% 19% 15% 34%
Primary source 42%
What is a reference (academic)?
9. Meeting Name Here (modify under View/Master/Slide Master) Los Angeles | London | New Delhi
Singapore | Washington DC
Type Is Reference
(all)
Is reference
(corporate)
Most useful
(corporate)
Most Useful
(all)
A&I resources 78% 45% 33% 42%
Almanacs 84% 83% 7% 9%
Bibliographies 71% 79% 17% 15%
Chronologies 64% 60% 10% 8%
Article databases 56% 55% 81% 75%
Video databases 44% 52% 7% 22%
Image databases 47% 48% 17% 27%
Statistical
databases
63%
64% 36% 51%
Directories 88% 93% 33% 38%
Encyclopedias 89% 86% 21% 21%
Glossaries 73% 71% 10% 38%
Handbooks 66% 57% 38% 8%
Major works 26% 29% 26% 34%
Primary source 42%
57% 31% 19%
What is a reference (corporate)?
10. Meeting Name Here (modify under View/Master/Slide Master) Los Angeles | London | New Delhi
Singapore | Washington DC
Type Is Reference
(all)
Is reference
(medical)
Most useful (medical) Most Useful
(all)
A&I resources 78% 63% 48% 42%
Almanacs 84% 73% 3% 9%
Bibliographies 71% 53% 15% 15%
Chronologies 64% 60% 3% 8%
Article databases 56% 58% 88% 75%
Video databases 44% 55% 18% 22%
Image databases 47% 57% 43% 27%
Statistical
databases
63%
60% 55% 51%
Dictionaries 88% 83% 23% 38%
Encyclopedias 89% 83% 10% 21%
Glossaries 73% 90% 10% 38%
Handbooks 66% 61% 39% 8%
Major works 26% 60% 4% 34%
Primary source 42%
76% 24% 19%
What is a reference (medical)?
11. Meeting Name Here (modify under View/Master/Slide Master) Los Angeles | London | New Delhi
Singapore | Washington DC
Type Is Reference
(all)
Is reference
(medical)
Most useful (medical) Most Useful
(all)
A&I resources 78% 72% 47% 42%
Almanacs 84% 91% 16% 9%
Bibliographies 71% 59% 19% 15%
Chronologies 64% 50% 3% 8%
Article databases 56% 53% 88% 75%
Video databases 44% 41% 13% 22%
Image databases 47% 44% 16% 27%
Statistical
databases
63%
53% 41% 51%
Dictionaries 88% 84% 22% 38%
Encyclopedias 89% 96% 13% 21%
Glossaries 73% 69% 0% 38%
Handbooks 66% 66% 34% 8%
Major works 26% 19% 25% 34%
Primary source 42%
41% 38% 19%
What is a reference (govt)?
12. Meeting Name Here (modify under View/Master/Slide Master) Los Angeles | London | New Delhi
Singapore | Washington DC
Type Is Reference
(all)
Is reference
(medical)
Most useful (medical) Most Useful
(all)
A&I resources 78% 85% 40% 42%
Almanacs 84% 65% 25% 9%
Bibliographies 71% 70% 20% 15%
Chronologies 64% 50% 25% 8%
Article databases 56% 60% 85% 75%
Video databases 44% 45% 35% 22%
Image databases 47% 50% 30% 27%
Statistical
databases
63%
65% 40% 51%
Dictionaries 88% 65% 45% 38%
Encyclopedias 89% 70% 50% 21%
Glossaries 73% 65% 0% 38%
Handbooks 66% 55% 30% 8%
Major works 26% 25% 20% 34%
Primary source 42%
55% 40% 19%
What is a reference (public)?
13. Meeting Name Here (modify under View/Master/Slide Master) Los Angeles | London | New Delhi
Singapore | Washington DC
●50% direct patrons daily to free and
fee reference resources
●4% don’t assist patrons with
information needs
How often do you direct users to
reference resources?
SAGE reference preliminary survey results.
elisabeth.leonard@sagepub.com
14. Meeting Name Here (modify under View/Master/Slide Master) Los Angeles | London | New Delhi
Singapore | Washington DC
● I feel that it is important for students to learn tools they will still
have access to after graduating, so I make a point to show them
both subscription-based and free resources.
● We pay for some references resources and I think they are
better than basic search engines. PubMed is free and I
recommend this all the time. I suggest our patrons go to our
library page where they can see all the resources we have in
one place.
● We strongly encourage use of our subscription databases when
directing students who are conducting research.
● Reference materials often have the best information but most
patrons have the google mentality of good enough from the
internet.
Comments
SAGE reference survey results.
elisabeth.leonard@sagepub.com
15. Meeting Name Here (modify under View/Master/Slide Master) Los Angeles | London | New Delhi
Singapore | Washington DC
Preference for print or online
reference
SAGE reference survey results.
elisabeth.leonard@sagepub.com
16. Meeting Name Here (modify under View/Master/Slide Master) Los Angeles | London | New Delhi
Singapore | Washington DC
● this list contains reference resources or types, however the big
change is that they are not in "protected reference collections"
today as we have migrated from print to online and if the product
is in print it now circulates.
● what a changing world. speculating that research libraries
supporting humanities and social sciences scholars and
researchers will still have deep physical reference collections but
most libraries -- the physical reference collection will become
very small, online reference collection and curating that online
collection is the future
Comments on the shift from “p” to
“e”
ALA reference survey results.
elisabeth.leonard@sagepub.com
17. Meeting Name Here (modify under View/Master/Slide Master) Los Angeles | London | New Delhi
Singapore | Washington DC
SAGE reference survey results.
elisabeth.leonard@sagepub.com
18. Meeting Name Here (modify under View/Master/Slide Master) Los Angeles | London | New Delhi
Singapore | Washington DC
● We really have to improve our accessibility to
our reference resource collections. Right now,
the print and the electronic parts of the
reference collection are in chaotic odds with
each other. I feel the future is to integrate
reference collections almost fully with the
general collection.
● Reference resources need more marketing
Comments on discovery
ALA reference survey results.
elisabeth.leonard@sagepub.com
19. Meeting Name Here (modify under View/Master/Slide Master) Los Angeles | London | New Delhi
Singapore | Washington DC
● I'm a realist, I know that the instant access of
the web is primary for most students. Faculty
use what they know, some online, some in
paper.
● I don 't think we can do a lot to change our
patron's worldview. So we need to work hard
to make the reference resources more easily
discoverable.
Comments on discovery
SAGE reference survey results.
elisabeth.leonard@sagepub.com
20. Meeting Name Here (modify under View/Master/Slide Master) Los Angeles | London | New Delhi
Singapore | Washington DC
● Every single Library needs a PR consultant,
IMO.
● We need to do more marketing, but it is
difficult to know what will reach 23 year olds.
● Students don't make a distinction between
reference sources and other types of sources
(journals, databases, etc.). So, I wouldn't refer
a student to a "reference resource" so much
as something that will help with their research.
Comments on marketing
ALA reference survey results.
elisabeth.leonard@sagepub.com
21. Meeting Name Here (modify under View/Master/Slide Master) Los Angeles | London | New Delhi
Singapore | Washington DC
● It’s a research skill that appear to have been lost to patrons and
librarians - they are almost seen quaint - I view them as integral
to the research process.
● We need to market better but reference resources are not a
priority with our administration.
● Why on earth would they know about our reference sources? We
don't have a good way of delivering that information, and our
own staff is dismally unaware of what we have online.
Comment on the disconnect
SAGE reference survey results.
elisabeth.leonard@sagepub.com
22. Meeting Name Here (modify under View/Master/Slide Master) Los Angeles | London | New Delhi
Singapore | Washington DC
● I wish people had more time, or would make more time, to take a library
orientation and tour. But this is for overall knowledge of the library and
its procedures, not just awareness of reference resources! Overall
people are so happy that our firm even has a library so most are keen to
check it out.
● I feel we should raise more awareness of what reference materials we
have, but I also think that there are many other types of library
resources that can be helpful to our patrons.
● Given the amount of communication available to library clients in many
different formats, the comment that they didn't know the library held a
particular item (or range of items) occurs too often.
Comments on satisfaction with
awareness
ALA reference survey results.
elisabeth.leonard@sagepub.com
23. Meeting Name Here (modify under View/Master/Slide Master) Los Angeles | London | New Delhi
Singapore | Washington DC
● Students, faculty and staff (but mostly students) are a moving
target. There is always a new crop being admitted every quarter
and some graduating each quarter. So we must hit them
frequently with the same information. We've found it takes about
two years to socialize an idea with faculty who are strong
disseminators of specific resources.
● I have one hour with the new attorneys to teach them about the
firm's resources. The attorneys who have been with the firm for
more than 3 years missed this. I fill them in when they give me
the opportunity.
Marketing: a moving target
SAGE reference survey results.
elisabeth.leonard@sagepub.com
24. Meeting Name Here (modify under View/Master/Slide Master) Los Angeles | London | New Delhi
Singapore | Washington DC
● A paper summarizing the survey
● An annual survey?
Next steps
ALA reference survey results.
elisabeth.leonard@sagepub.com
25. Meeting Name Here (modify under View/Master/Slide Master) Los Angeles | London | New Delhi
Singapore | Washington DC
Questions?
elisabeth.leonard@sagepub.com
Twitter: ElisabethAnn
SAGE reference survey results.
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