A collection of presentations and lectures from the librarian and staff members of University of the Pacific Libraries.

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Submissions from 2023

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In Defense of Libraries, Scott Carlson, Todd Carpenter, Niraj Chaudhary, and Gale Etschmaier

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Bringing Important, and Often Marginalized, Primary Source and Special Collections into the Research Workflow, Bruce Heterick, Carolyn Allen, and Michele Gibney

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Speaker Panel: DEI Collections Audits -- How We Did It and How We Wished We Had, Meghan Kwast, Michele Gibney, Sanjeet Mann, and V. Dozier

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Web of Science and SCOPUS - Research Demo and Sandbox Session, Mickel Paris

Submissions from 2022

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From Your Shelves to the World: Unlock the Power of Your Special Collections, Michele Gibney, Nicole Grady Mountjoy, Annie Tummino, Deirdre Wildy, and Jason Przyblski

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NIH Updated Guidelines - Data Management and Sharing (DMS) Policy, Michele Gibney and Emily Novick

Submissions from 2021

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#ThesisTuesday at University of the Pacific, Michele Gibney

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Service Science & Surveys: Value Adding Connections Between Electronic Theses and Dissertations, Alumni, and the Library, Michele Gibney and Jaime Goldman

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Incorporating Student Interns & Grant-Funded Collection Development to improve DEI in Library Collections, Veronica A. Wells, Mickel Paris, and Michele Gibney

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Critical Pedagogy in Library Collections: Conducting a DEI Library Audit with Student Interns, Veronica Wells, Michele Gibney, Mickel Paris, and Corey Pfitzer

Events from 2020

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The Benefits of a Summative Examination for Undergraduates, Keith Hatschek and Veronica Wells

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Using Participatory Design to Develop Strategies for the Library’s Information Literacy Program, Veronica Wells

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Instruction Inspiration: A Charrette for Music Librarians, Rachel Wishkoski, J. Sylvia Yang, Veronica Wells, Angela Pratesi, and Grace Haynes

Submissions from 2019

Feminism and the Female Artist, Lisa Cooperman

HerStory, Lisa Cooperman

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Making Local Knowledge Visible: An IR in Kosovo, Michele Gibney

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All Access: A Backstage Pass to a Collaborative, Undergraduate Music Journal, Michele Gibney, Keith Hatschek, and Nicole Wasnock

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Hidden Treasures, Nicole Grady Mountjoy

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Lessons in Diversity and Bias, Grace Haynes, Angela Pratesi, and Veronica Wells

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William Knox Holt Memorial Library, Mary M. Somerville

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William Knox Holt Memorial Library, Mary M. Somerville

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How Students Information Literacy Skills Change Over Time: A Longitudinal Study, Veronica Wells

Submissions from 2018

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Creating and Curating New Knowledge: A North American University Case Study, Niraj Chaudhary and Michele Gibney

The body and mind in pain…in art, Lisa Cooperman

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Evolution of a Course: Instructional Design Elements and Impacts, Michele Gibney, Anita Mirijamdotter, Mary M. Somerville, Patrik Elm, and Krenare Pireva

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Aligning to Extend Resource Capacities and Enhance Students' Acquisition of Social and Cultural Capital, Michelle Maloney and Allison Dumas

Envisioning a Better World: Using Real-Life Scenarios to Promote Inclusivity and Information Agency Amongst First-Generation Students, Michelle M. Maloney

Building Intra-Institutional Networks of Support for First-Generation Students: The Community Involvement Program and University Libraries @ Pacific, Michelle M. Maloney and Allison Dumas

Campus visioning and participatory design, Mary M. Somerville

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More than a repository: Learning the way to making knowledge visible, Mary M. Somerville

Strategies to secure philanthropic gifts and legislative dollars, Mary M. Somerville

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University Libraries: Looking Ahead, Mary M. Somerville

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Informed Systems: To Advance Organizational Capacity and Co-Worker Capability, Mary M. Somerville, Anita Mirijamdotter, Christine Bruce, Niraj Chaudhary, and Sadef Salavati

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From Global Theories to Local Practice and Original Knowledge: Learning the Way through Systems Co-Design, Mary M. Somerville, Anita Mirijamdotter, Christine Bruce, Ian D. Stoodley, and Krenare Pireva

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What our students want in and from their library, Veronica Wells, Robin Imhof, and Debbie Johnston

Submissions from 2017

Technology Integration: Planning and Managing Large Scale Digital Displays, Niraj Chaudhary

Snort, stamp, stab, and growl – Feminist Art Activism, Lisa Cooperman

The Robert & Jeannette Powell Legacy, Lisa Cooperman

University of the Pacific’s Permanent Collection, Lisa Cooperman

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University for Business and Technology University Libraries and Knowledge Center: A concept paper, Edmond Hajrizi, Anita Mirijamdotter, Sadef Salavati, and Mary M. Somerville

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The UBT Knowledge Center: A collaborative design approach, Edmond Hajrizi, Mary M. Somerville, and Anita Mirijamdotter

Engendering Success: First-Generation Students & Emerging Models of Academic Library Support, Michelle M. Maloney

Together we can! Academic libraries and first-generation student success, Michelle M. Maloney

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University for Business and Technology Knowledge Center: Making local knowledge visible, Anita Mirijamdotter, Mary M. Somerville, Sadef Salavati, and Edmond Hajrizi

Draw! Using art for student and faculty engagement, Mickel Paris, Edward L. Rogan, Rachel Stark, Cassie Etter, and Kate Dopkins

Planning the learning spaces for tomorrow, Pamela Scott-Johnson, Mary M. Somerville, Amy Shachter, and Andrea Beach

Campus visioning and participatory design, Mary M. Somerville

Integrating high impact technology on a budget, Mary M. Somerville and Niraj Chaudhary

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Collaborative academic partnerships: Support for international students’ library research success, Mary M. Somerville, Niraj Chaudhary, Liz Cooper, and Michael Flierl

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Informed Systems at Pacific University Libraries: Information Exchange for Knowledge Creation, Mary M. Somerville and Robin Imhof

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Workplace information literacy: Co- designed information experience- centered systems and practices, Mary M. Somerville, Robin Imhof, Christine S. Bruce, and Elham Sayyad Abdi

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Open Access in Health Sciences: Learning, Adapting, and Trying to Grow in Academic and Clinical Settings, Rachel K. Stark, Mickel Paris, and Joy Rodriguez

The Aesthetics of John Muir’s Natural World, Michael J. Wurtz

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Using John Muir’s Archives in the Field to Enhance Observational Skills and Establish a Sense of Place, Michael J. Wurtz, Allison D. Jones, Kurtis C. Burmeister, and Laura K. Rademacher

Submissions from 2016

Digital Displays for Visualization, Engagement, & Learning, Niraj Chaudhary

21st century art – let’s talk!, Lisa Cooperman

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Increasing Confidence in Evidence-Based Information Gathering for First Year AuD Students, Mickel Paris, Jiong Hu, Veronica Koo, Susanna Marshall, and Gabriella Musacchia

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PharmART: The Art of Bringing Faculty, Librarians, and Students Together, Mickel Paris, Edward L. Rogan, R. Stark, Cassie Etter, and Kate Dopkins

Are Open Educational Resources a window into the emerging landscape of education?, Geoffrey Rubinstein and Niraj Chaudhary

Keys to project proposals and requests for funding, Mary M. Somerville

Organizing, communicating, and coordinating at University of the Pacific, California, USA: A 3-city university system case study, Mary M. Somerville and Niraj Chaudhary

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What is the University of the Pacific Scholarly Commons and how can it benefit the dental school?, Mary M. Somerville, James Wirrell, and Mickel Paris

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Analyzing the Information Literacy Skills of First-Year Music Majors, Veronica A. Wells

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Can Your Students Get Jobs? Library Help for Music Students’ Career Prep, Veronica A. Wells, Marci Cohen, and Rachel Fox von Swearingen

John Muir: Communions with Death and Life, Michael J. Wurtz

Submissions from 2015

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Enhancing the Teaching and Learning space at the Auraria Library with a large scale Digital Wall, Niraj Chaudhary

Technology Solutions for Learning Spaces at the Auraria Library, Niraj Chaudhary

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New pathways in scholarly discovery: Understanding the next generation of researcher tools, Lettie Y. Conrad, E. Leonard, and Mary M. Somerville

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Organizational and service models, Harriette Hemmasi, Madeline Lefebvre, Joan Lippincott, Catherine Murray-Rust, and Mary M. Somerville

University libraries through the eyes of international students in Brisbane, Colorado, New Mexico and Beijing: Comparative case study, Hilary Hughes, Mary M. Somerville, M. Pozzi, and Niraj Chaudhary

With Wonderfilled Eyes Devouring the Words: Engaging undergraduates in DH through historic journal transcriptions, Robin Imhof, Michael Wurtz, and Anett Jessop

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Building fundraising momentum: Message, relationship, and alliance, Mary M. Somerville

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Human-centered design approaches for participatory organizations and enabling systems, Mary M. Somerville

Information, information systems, and information technology: Vital elements for transformative organizational learning, Mary M. Somerville

Informed Systems: Essential elements for learning organizations, Mary M. Somerville

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Informed Systems for Participatory Organizations: Contributions from International Researchers, Mary M. Somerville

Informed Systems: Putting librarians and researchers 'in the know', Mary M. Somerville

Keys to project proposals and requests for funding, Mary M. Somerville

'Library as lab': Toward campus community engagement in 'informed learning', Mary M. Somerville

Using information to learn: Situated personal, community, and workplace information experience, Mary M. Somerville

Lifelong Learning for Libraries: Using Organizational Learning Theory to Manage Change, Mary M. Somerville and Tracy Bertram-Elliott

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Informed Systems: Enabling collaborative evidence based organizational learning, Mary M. Somerville and Niki Chatzipanagiotou

Data-driven decision making in the library and beyond, Mary M. Somerville and A. Mitchell

Analyzing the Information Literacy Skills of First-Year Music Majors, Veronica A. Wells

John Muir and the Big Trees, Michael J. Wurtz

Submissions from 2014

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Delta Fusion, Lisa Cooperman

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Developing Information Literacy Skills for Tomorrow’s Music Industry Leaders, Keith Hatschek and Veronica A. Wells

Babe Bean: The ‘Trousered Puzzle’ of Stockton, Robin Imhof

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Dilemmas: Leadership in Public Services: Bridging the Management Gap, Anita Mirijamdotter and Mary M. Somerville

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Information - The ‘I’ in 21st Century organizational IT systems: An Informed Systems methodology, Anita Mirijamdotter and Mary M. Somerville

Improving the discoverability of scholarly content. Extending the conversation, Mary M. Somerville

Organizational systems, learning processes, and knowledge practices: Informed Systems Methodology elements, Mary M. Somerville

Collaborating to improve discoverability: Accomplishments, challenges and opportunities, Mary M. Somerville and Lettie Y. Conrad

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Informed Systems Approach: New directions for organizational learning, Mary M. Somerville, Anita Mirijamdotter, Christine S. Bruce, and Marical Farner

Stretching for Music Librarians, Veronica A. Wells

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Web of Opportunities: Get Caught Up in the New MLA Website, Veronica A. Wells

The Underwood Collection, Veronica A. Wells and James Haffner

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Developing Information Literacy Skills for Music Industry Leaders, Veronica A. Wells and Keith Hatschek

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Assessing the Value of Electronic Music Resources Through Data: A Case Study at Two University Libraries, Veronica A. Wells, Terry Merkey, and Kimmy Szeto

Submissions from 2013

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Working better together: Library, publisher, and vendor perspectives, M. Collins, Mary M. Somerville, N. Pelsinsky, and A. Wood