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olio University Libraries fall 2014 f Engaging with the Future Fall semester is an exciting time at The to support the inventive and unique Ohio State University. From the first day programs we offer today. Your gift can of classes, our libraries are filled with support the creation of new, dynamic new and returning students diligently library services in the 21st century and conducting research and taking full beyond. advantage of our digital resources, distinctive collections and traditional print We continue to enhance our role as materials. Our librarians and staff not only an “intellectual crossroads,” using our respond to basic reference questions, but spaces and collection to foster lifelong also engage in research consultations as learning. Two very different exhibitions information needs become more complex currently on display at the Thompson and require greater levels of expertise. Library Gallery and the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum mark the 50th We are moving forward with marketing anniversary of the signing of the Civil a suite of services that will eventually be Rights Act and the story of the movement integrated into our Research Commons, throughout our history. opening in the 18th Avenue Library in early 2016. Interdisciplinary collaboration is I want to congratulate my colleagues critically important as the university seeks who are highlighted in this issue as we transformative solutions to the Discovery recognize career milestones as they Themes being addressed across campus— are promoted, awarded tenure, and energy and environment, food production recognized by their peers for a wide and security, and health and wellness. The range of accomplishments. Research Commons will play a unique role by providing services in an environment Finally, my term as president of ARL is that encourages the sharing of ideas coming to a close. It was an exhilarating around emerging research topics. year, and I was honored to have the opportunity to not only serve in a We were honored to host our colleagues leadership role for the profession I from the Association of Research Libraries, cherish so much, but to also have the which held its annual meeting in Columbus means to address many of the issues that this spring. Receptions at both the impact our library system at a national Thompson Library and the Billy Ireland level. And the time I get back from having © Cartoon Library & Museum gave our fulfilled that responsibility? I’m going guests the opportunity to see some of our to be spending a portion of it with the amazing spaces and collections—and to newest addtion to our family! enjoy Ohio State’s finest hospitality. I am thrilled to announce that the Carol Pitts Diedrichs International Federation of Library Vice Provost and Director of Libraries Associations and Institutions (IFLA) has chosen Columbus for the site of their 2016 Congress. We will be joining with our colleagues at the Columbus Metropolitan Library in preparing to host many of the activities held during the congress, traditionally attended by more than 4,000 librarians from around the globe. We have been blessed with generous donors who have established endowments enabling us to initiate new programs and provide the resources to sustain existing activities. A new publication, “Legacies,” describes these endowments, the people who established them and how the gifts are used. These gifts—many given decades ago—have provided funds Carol and grand- daughter Kate RESEARCH COMMONS at 18th Avenue Library Services and resources supporting university research The nature of research is evolving at an emerging research topics of interest at associated with their areas of need.” amazing pace. As technology, data-driven Ohio State. research and the need for collaboration Workshop topics include finding and across disciplines changes the approach The Libraries is taking a four-pronged applying for funding, planning for data taken in the search for knowledge and service approach designed to support and management, strategies for digital its practical application, researchers enable researchers at all levels through scholarship, tools for finding collaborators, across the Ohio State campus need new consultations, education and training, navigating copyright and commercialization services and spaces to advance their referrals, and a space to showcase issues, and more. work. University Libraries is enhancing its their research output. The Libraries is support of research at Ohio State with the supporting the research lifecycle by The Research Commons also has a robust addition of the Research Commons at the helping scholars and students plan, web site that links researchers to resources, 18th Avenue Library, coming in early 2016. conduct, publish and increase the impact experts and events, as well as a news of their research. blog highlighting the latest in this evolving Simply put, a research commons is a enterprise. Find out more at: library.osu. space—either physical or virtual—that Joshua Sadvari, the Libraries’ Research edu/researchcommons. provides connections to services and Commons Program Manager and GIS resources supporting research. Commons Specialist, said that the Libraries and its In addition to the workshop series and web models traditionally pair expertise with partners are moving forward with activities site, Libraries staff will be working with technologically enhanced spaces to meet designed to draw awareness to the many the architects to develop a specific design 2 emerging user needs. services, concepts and people connected and layout for the space during the current with the Commons. academic year. Construction will take place Vice Provost and Director of Libraries in 2015, and staff will be added to bolster the Carol Pitts Diedrichs said the Research “We’ve developed a series of workshops services to be offered through the Research Commons will leverage numerous campus with our partners that are being offered Commons when the work is completed in partnerships to provide support services this fall,” Sadvari said. “The workshops early 2016. at each stage of the research lifecycle. provide ‘2-for-1’ experiences to Diedrichs recently updated Women in researchers by pairing library services Philanthropy on the Research Commons with research support services located (see page 9). The organization was an elsewhere across campus. In this way, CRC Copyright Resources Center early supporter of the initiative, awarding we can connect researchers with many DCS Digital Content Services University Libraries a $25,000 grant last different research support services at Ohio DMS Data Management Services year in support of the new technology State, while also addressing specific topics that will exponentially change graduate ILS Interlibrary Services research and data mining in the Research SL Subject Librarians & Commons. Planning Research Special Collections/ Archives Services l Research Consultations SL Researchers have typically been inclined to talk with those near them, the l Author’s Rights Consultations CRC & DCS conversations taking place within the “silo” l Consulting on Management of Research Outputs DCS & DMS of their particular discipline. Faculty and l Data Management Plan Consultations DCS & DMS l Finding Grants SL students turn to the Libraries for research service and support for, and access to, the technology and expertise driving research practices. By Increasing Impact working to support researchers of Research Conducting Research across all disciplines at Ohio State, the Libraries is a natural l Providing Open Access Solutions DCS l Information and Data Literacy SL & DMS l Measuring Citations and Usage SL & DCS l Acquiring Library Resources for Research SL candidate to take a leading role l Strategizing Methods for Maximizing a Research Portfolio SL l Using Databases and Other Library Resources SL in breaking down the “silos” l Data Sharing DCS & DMS l Access to Articles at Other Schools ILS that currently exist and fostering l Citation Management Support SL interdisciplinary connection and collaboration. The Research Publishing Research Commons at the 18th Avenue Library hopes to contribute Rights CRC Where to Publish? SL Access DCS l Copyright l Identifying Appropriate l Journal and Conference heavily to this mission by Publishing l Author’s Rights Journals for providing a suite of services, Publication l Archiving Research in l Permissions the Knowledge Bank in a single location, in an l Open Access Publishing Options l Complying with Funder environment which encourages Mandates for Open Access the sharing of ideas around DCS & CRC Above: A potential design showing an open colloquium area that would will be used for workshops and programming dedicated to showcasing research output. Visibility into the workspaces of the Commons will invite researchers in to brainstorm with colleagues, consult with experts, and draw on the specialized services to be offered in the space. 3 At left: Upon entering the third floor of the 18th Avenue Library, faculty and student researchers will encounter a welcome area that clearly sets the Research Commons apart from other library spaces and showcases the work. Research Commons’ staff will be at the desk to greet researchers, answer questions, and direct faculty and students to the appropriate experts, offices, and spaces according to their research support needs. IFLA coming to Columbus Columbus, Ohio has been chosen as the site for the 2016 World Library and Information Congress of the International

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