USAIN 2014 Conference Proceedings
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The United States Agricultural Information Network is an organization for information professionals that provides a forum for discussion of agricultural issues, takes a leadership role in the formation of a national information policy as related to agriculture, makes recommendations to the National Agricultural Library on agricultural information matters, and promotes cooperation and communication among its members. The USAIN Conferences focus on information resources for agriculture and life sciences research and practice. The conferences are sponsored by the United States Agricultural Information Network in order to offer librarians a forum for sharing professional information. The conferences are hosted every other year. This collection contains proceedings to past conferences. For more information about past and future conferences please visit USAIN.org.
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Subject Matrices: An Innovative, Collaborative Approach to Serving the Agricultural Sciences
(2014-05-07)Our library reorganized, moving from traditional subject-specific departments to Undergraduate & Community Services (UCS) and Faculty & Graduate Services (FGS) departments, based around how patrons use information. This ... -
Charles C. Miller Memorial Apicultural Collection: How It Came to Bee
(2014-05-07)The Charles C. Miller Apicultural Collection has an interesting history both in terms of its inspirational namesake and in how it came to be located at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Born in Pennsylvania in 1831, ... -
A Monolithic Endeavor: Creating a Digital Collection of Soil Profiles at the University of Idaho
(2014-05-07)For over 60 years the Soil Science department at the University of Idaho (UI) has been preserving soil monoliths, which are 2 to 6 ft. vertical profiles of soil, from various locations around the United States. This ... -
Users’ Perceptions of Research Guides: Feedback from a Student Focus Group
(2014-05-07)Are research guides useful to our users? Are they worth the time and effort we invest in creating and maintaining them? Usage statistics may serve as a helpful indicator of usefulness, but only tell part of the story. To ... -
Community and Collaboration: Embedding the Agriculture Librarian in a First-Year Residential College
(2014-05-07)In 2012, the agriculture librarian worked with the residential college to embed information literacy instruction and programming within the learning community’s academic goals and objectives. The agriculture residential ... -
Recipes and Research: Who Uses a Cookbook Collection?
(2014-05-07)As a new librarian overseeing a historical collection of over 3500 non-circulating, cookbooks, I am seeking to determine what impact this collection has had on research and publications. This poster will detail my preliminary ... -
RC Cola and a Moon Pie: Food Justice/Food Security as an AgNIC Site Topic
(2014-05-07)The famous (or infamous) combination of a bottle of RC Cola and a Moon Pie snack cake used to be referred to in Southern states as a working man's lunch-- the combination was available, cheap, wouldn't spoil in the heat, ... -
Extension's Information Use and Need: Surveying, Analyzing and Planning Outreach to Extension Staff
(2014-05-07)This study describes how University of Minnesota Extension staff locate and use information to accomplish daily activities. The major findings were: a) seeking for information is a daily or weekly need, b), staff use ... -
Sustainable Agricultural Research: Data Information Literacy throughout the Scientist's 'Lifecycle'
(2014-05-07)Data information literacy is a developing instructional emphasis for agricultural scientists and academic librarians. The motivation to articulate competencies and develop curricula stems from requirements of external ... -
Stewarding Our First Year Students into the Information Ecosystem
(2014-05-07)Librarians play a critical role in educating undergraduate students, the next generation of global citizens, about navigating the information landscape. This presentation will highlight the collaboration between three ...
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