Browse Items (40 total)

  • Collection: CALA Midwest Chapter

Champaign Chinese Christian Church Library Project

The Champaign Chinese Christian Church (CCC) registered as a non-profit organization in 1991. It settled down at this time at Temple Baptist Church (1100 Broadmoor Dr., Champaign, IL) in 2000. It has been developed from a student church to a…

Position: 744 (265 views)

Learning in Costa Rican Libraries – a Pilot iSchool Library Camp

This poster is based on the presenter’s course-related field trip to Costa Rica during the 2018 spring break. This trip is part of the first iSchool study abroad program that was made possible through two-year collaborative efforts among several…

Position: 706 (285 views)

Developing the State Fire Academy Library through Global Community Engagement

To support the global visions of the Illinois Fire Service Institute and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, under Dr. Lian Ruan’s leadership, the Illinois Fire Service Institute Library has worked hard on its international outreach…

Position: 692 (294 views)

Springing into Assessment

The current trend and practice of library assessment can help better our services, instruction, and collection development. Though important, many libraries and librarians struggle with how assessment practices fit into their day-to-day tasks, and…

Position: 740 (268 views)

All Starting from Baseline Data: What Can We Do with Library Resources and Services?

What happens if an academic library is not aware of any baseline data about distance learners’ use of library resources and services? What will the baseline data mean to the library’s existing and potential resources and services? Through a web-based…

Position: 617 (328 views)

Introduce Agile and DevOps to Library Practices

The Agile and DevOps are terms emerging for the software development and delivery processes in the software industry. But the elements of Agile and DevOps and principles have been adopted for operational development in various organizations. Agile…

Position: 651 (312 views)

Artificial Neural Network to Improve Library Services

Artificial Neural Network (ANN) is a biologically inspired Machine Learning model that simulates how cells are connected in human brains to make a complicated decision. In topology terms, it can be represented by an acyclical network with explicit an…

Position: 697 (289 views)

Developing the International Library Community in the Digital Age through Collaboration and Partnership

Final_CALA_MW_Ruan_Liu.pdf
In collaboration and partnership with the iSchool in Illinois, academic libraries, public libraries, and state libraries across the U.S. and China, Chinese Librarians Scholarly Exchange Program (CLSEP) has trained 411 Chinese librarians from 142…

Position: 760 (257 views)

Keeping Safe While Staying Open: Serving First Responder Users During COVID Pandemic

2021CALA-MW.pdf
Through innovation and adaptation, the Illinois Fire Service Institute (IFSI) Library has enhanced its capabilities to serve users, expanded its collection of digital resources across various types, and extended its reach to more individuals and…

Position: 708 (284 views)

Together We Make It Work! – Metadata Collaboration in UIC Libraries

This presentation is a case study that discusses the successful collaboration between different departments within our university library to improve our metadata. The collaboration combined library faculty and staff knowledge of metadata standards…

Position: 776 (247 views)