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2013 Annual Research Forum

The Librarians' Association at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill invites you to our annual Research Forum on May 9, 2013 from 1:00-4:00 in Toy Lounge on the 4th Floor of Dey Hall at UNC Chapel Hill. Refreshments will be served.

Dey Hall is just steps from Wilson Library - for directions see http://www.unc.edu/toylounge/map.php. If you are coming from off-campus, parking information is at http://www.dps.unc.edu/Parking/visitor/visitor.cfm.

Posters

Available for viewing from 1:00-1:30 and between Lightning Talk Sessions

• U.S. Cultural Institutions' Twitter Outreach to K-12 Teachers, Sara Suiter
• Omeka Pilot Assessment at the CDLA, Leslie Barnes, Samantha Rich, and Jenn Riley
• Conservation Treatment Solutions for a 15th-century Manuscript Binding, Andrea Knowlton
• Quick Searching at the Library: A Usability Test on Combining Web Scale Discovery Tools and Online Public Access Catalogs for the Ultimate Search Interface, Sarah J. Arnold
• Quantitative Methodologies for Evaluation of Digital Learning Objects in an Academic Library Setting, Dani Brecher and Megan Slemons
• Mobile Explorations: Developing and Implementing a New Library Mobile Tour, Jennifer Garrett and Adrienne Lai

Lightning Talks

Session 1, 1:30-2:45

• GLAMming up the North Carolina Collection, Caroline Zarzar
• A Case Study of Narrative Marketing and Appreciative Inquiry in a Special Library, Alexander Carroll
• Authentic Engagement: Assessing the Effects of Authenticity on Student Engagement and Information Literacy in Academic Library Instruction, Kevin Michael Klipfel
• Exploring the Integration of Research with Student Knowledge Through Collaborative Library and English Composition Instruction, Doug Diesenhaus
• First Steps in Building Outreach for Rare Books at North Carolina State University, Elizabeth DeBold
• New Media Support in the Digital Media Commons, Rick Dillwood and Armondo Collins
• My #HuntLibrary: A Platform for User Engagement, Mike Nutt and Jennifer Garrett
• The Accidental PR Librarian, April Everett
• Signage and librarian perceptions: Assessing the reference service point, Melissa Harden
• How May We Serve You? Libraries, Hospitality Management and the Creation of Leaders, Katy Kavanagh and Angela Whitehurst

Session 2, 3:00-4:00

• Bridging the Gap: Handling Born-Digital Records in Manuscript Repositories, Courtney Bailey
• Providing Context to Web Collections: A Survey of Archive-It Users, Sara Mannheimer
• Analysis of the Decision to Implement an Approval Plan at the R. B. House Undergraduate Library at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: A Case Study, Ben Jahre
• Cataloging Activity Logs: Data to Explain What We Do and What We Need, Lee Richardson
• Assessing the effectiveness of current UARMS services for meeting campus records management needs, Lawrence Giffin
• Today's Field Recordings, Tomorrow's Archives: Media Formats, Storage Practices, and Future Plans of Ethnomusicology Professors in the U.S. and Canada, Jessica Wood
• What Can ReservesDirect Do For You?: UPS-like Reserve Request Tracking for Faculty, Tripp Reade