http://hdl.handle.net/2142/215 (No description provided) https://www.ideals.uiuc.edu/retrieve/1984 http://hdl.handle.net/2142/215 Search the Channel search https://www.ideals.uiuc.edu/simple-search http://hdl.handle.net/2142/8854 Title: Realistically, Isn't Everything Social Science Data? <br/> <br/>Authors: Severt, Cindy <br/> <br/>Abstract / Summary: With an eye towards current and emerging information technologies, this paper seeks to locate the concept of "data" within the context of interdisiplinarity and blurring boundaries between different kinds of information. <br/> <br/>Keywords: Data management; Data visualization; Interdisciplinary research Tue, 29 Jul 2008 22:58:59 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/2142/8853 Title: Disciplinary Boundaries in an Interdisciplinary World <br/> <br/>Authors: Robb, Margaret <br/> <br/>Abstract / Summary: Librarians and information specialists have a crucial role to play in supporting interdisciplinary studies, a form of research and teaching where each discipline continues to be separate and distinct in its approach to a subject, but where the findings of each discipline are integrated so that creative and practical solutions are found to solve a problem. <br/> <br/>Keywords: Global Interdisciplinary Research; Interdisciplinary approach to knowledge.; Educational Technology; Social sciences -- Research Tue, 29 Jul 2008 22:58:59 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/2142/8852 Title: Community Contributed Content with Web 2.0 Social Bookmarking Tools <br/> <br/>Authors: Lalleman, Richard and Michael Wesseling <br/> <br/>Abstract / Summary: The World Wide Web has moved to a place where people can build virtual applications by drawing data and functionalities from a number of other sources on the Word Wide Web. In other words: the Web 2.0 is about sharing code, content, and ideas. For several years the implementation and implication of Web 2.0 tools have been included in discussions about ways to support interdisciplinary research. Although these discussions derive from different fields of interest they all assert that Web 2.0 will improve the creation and sharing of knowledge. <br/> <br/>Keywords: World Wide Web; Internet 2.0; Access to information; Knowledge Management Tue, 29 Jul 2008 22:58:59 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/2142/8851 Title: Going Global: Facilitating Global Research and Education at GMU Libraries <br/> <br/>Authors: Johnson, Melissa, LeRoy LaFleur and Beth Roszkowski <br/> <br/>Abstract / Summary: Academic libraries as partners in the university’s teaching and learning activities must also play a key role in the development of these global initiatives. Academic libraries in particular are uniquely situated at the intersection of scholarship within their respective institutions. Furthermore, they have a long tradition of selecting and managing research resources across a variety of different departments and disciplines. Lastly, libraries often have personnel who are responsible for outreach to specific departments in the university that rarely communicate with one another. This centralizing role, which is both organizational and informational in nature, serves as a real strength to universities which are seeking to effectively integrate both their services and global scholarship throughout the institution. <br/> <br/>Keywords: Internationalization; Education and globalization; Academic Library Developments Tue, 29 Jul 2008 22:58:59 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/2142/8850 Title: Walls Tumbling Down: Our Opportunity <br/> <br/>Authors: Knapp, Jeffrey A. <br/> <br/>Abstract / Summary: This paper explores the relationship between the notion of "discipline" and current/emerging information technologies. While not inherently hindrances to knowledge, disciplines need to be recognized for what they are: a descriptive means of categorizing our knowledge and paths of inquiry. <br/> <br/>Keywords: Interdisciplinarity; Academic librarianship; Knowledge organization; Global Information Technology Tue, 29 Jul 2008 22:58:59 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/2142/8849 Title: Congressional Documents: Opening Content for Multidisciplinary Studies <br/> <br/>Authors: Jervey, Catharine and Marianne Ryan <br/> <br/>Abstract / Summary: Today, while widespread lack of understanding about the nature of congressional content persists, the ongoing digitization and access through full-text searching of both current and historical congressional documents provides enhanced opportunities to allow both sophisticated and novice researchers to easily explore government information sources, including congressional documents, and to discover ways in which the content transcends disciplinary lines. <br/> <br/>Keywords: Congressional Documents; Land grant institutions; Global Interdisciplinary Research; Digitization Tue, 29 Jul 2008 22:58:59 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/2142/8848 Title: Share and Share Alike? Data-Sharing Practices in Different Disciplinary Domains <br/> <br/>Authors: Jacoby, JoAnn <br/> <br/>Abstract / Summary: This presentation investigates the role of data and information sharing across disciplines, and the potential implications of current data-sharing practices in a variety of disciplinary settings. <br/> <br/>Keywords: Interdisciplinary research; Data repositories; Scholarly collaboration Tue, 29 Jul 2008 22:58:59 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/2142/8847 Title: Keeping Up with the Joneses: New Models to Support Developing Needs <br/> <br/>Authors: Hill, Terry B. <br/> <br/>Abstract / Summary: The purpose of this paper is to explore models that may improve interdisciplinary collection strategies. Practical alternatives and expansions to existing services that can be explored without the burden of irreversible consequences will be discussed. This paper is intended more so as a conversation starter about altering our thought processes in regards to how librarians carry out their work to meet new demands. It is not intended to be a guide with proven methods that will work universally. These proposals are set within the context of a library that is part of a large research institution. <br/> <br/>Keywords: Academic Libraries; Interdisciplinary Collections; Academic librarianship; Librarian-faculty interaction Tue, 29 Jul 2008 22:58:59 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/2142/8846 Title: Being Undisciplined; OrTraversing Disciplinary Configurations in Social Science and Humanities Databases: Conceptual Considerations for Interdisciplinarity and Multidisciplinarity <br/> <br/>Authors: Herubel, Jean-Pierre V.M. <br/> <br/>Abstract / Summary: Within the domain of social sciences, various distinctive disciplines occupy positions of respective intellectual authority. Disciplinary orientations capture and configure scholarly research and eventual publication according to their respective definitions of what constitutes disciplinary knowledge. Using a typology of disciplinary definitions, this examination attempts to frame and utilize an approach to traversing various databases in the humanities and the social sciences to illustrate the need to both utilize traditional disciplinary definitions, and to thinking beyond demarcated disciplinary boundaries to capture the essence of scholarly research and publication. Examples from art, communication, and philosophy topics that fall within the purview of social sciences subject orientation, i.e. art markets, international news and information flow, or philosophy of technology and bioethics, form the basis for discussion. Intellectually traversing disciplinary boundaries offers richer approaches to seeking information, yielding richer results, and perforce greater utilization of disciplinary knowledge. <br/> <br/>Keywords: Knowledge dissemination; Social sciences -- Research; Interdisciplinarity; Databases and intellectual authority Tue, 29 Jul 2008 22:58:59 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/2142/8845 Title: Library Area Studies Organizations and Multidisciplinary Collection and Research: The Latin American Experience <br/> <br/>Authors: Grover, Mark L. <br/> <br/>Abstract / Summary: The purpose of this paper is to briefly examine the evolution of area studies in the university and link that evolution to the development of area studies library organizations. I will then look at a case study of multidisciplinary activity by examining three different cooperative programs in support of academic research of the Latin American area studies library organization, the Seminar on the Acquisition of Latin American Library Materials (SALALM). I will show that the ability of this organization to support cooperative projects is an important factor in the evolution of multidisciplinary library research in Latin American studies. <br/> <br/>Keywords: Area Studies; Academic libraries -- Aims and objectives; Latin America; Interdisciplinary research Tue, 29 Jul 2008 22:58:59 GMT