STEM Librarians South 2019
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The STEM Librarians South conference, now in its ninth year, brings together information professionals and academics from across the Southern U.S. and beyond to share their ideas, current research, best practices, and unique insights that help librarians advance the cause of STEM education and research. We invite you to join us in Austin to present your latest work and network with colleagues in an intimate small-conference setting.
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Item Library Training in Data Research(2019-07-19) Vaidhyanathan, Vedana; Chan-Park, Christina; Been, JoshuaStudents and researchers in health-related fields increasingly need to find, analyze, and manage data; but they often lack the skills to do so properly. The library has created a library-driven data certificate program in data research to meet this need. The digital scholarship librarian along with the data management librarian partnered with librarians who work with the health sciences, social sciences, medical humanities, administration programs to pilot this certificate beginning Fall 2018. This team of librarians created a series of workshops covering finding discipline-specific data, analytical tools, and data management. Two tracks with slightly different requirements were outlined: one for undergraduates and one for graduate students and faculty. To allow for greater flexibility, the certificate is designed to be completed between one and four semesters, and participants can pick the most relevant workshops for their research. The workshops are not tied to the certificate program and are open to anyone in the university community. We initially expect 10% of the workshop attendees will pursue the library certificate.Item [Lightning Talk] Texas Data Repository: a Two-Year Update(2019-07-19) Morganti, Dianna; Chan-Park, ChristinaThe Texas Data Repository (TDR) is a consortial effort to assist academic libraries in sharing and preserving the research data produced at their universities. The TDR’s Assessment working group has produced their 2-year review. Dianna will share information about the TDR; Christina will share the 2-year assessment statistics; and both will discuss plans for the future.Item Makerspace Collaboration between the Baylor University Libraries and the Maker’s Edge(2019-07-19) Chan-Park, Christina; Telep, Andrew; Vaidhyanathan, VedanaIn Fall 2018, the Baylor University Libraries entered into a collaboration with a local makerspace: Maker's Edge. This collaboration was coincident with the opening of Baylor's makerspace which repurposed a 12' x 16' storage room in the library basement and is part of Techpoint, which offers audio and video booths in addition to laptop and technology checkout. Because of space and staffing limitations, Baylor needed a solution to offer training and more tools and services than digital fabrication. Maker's Edge is a community makerspace in Waco located approximately 2 miles from the library. They opened in 2015 and offer a wood shop, metal shop, hot work area, computer lab, digital fabrication, fine arts studio, and textile lab in addition to the basic shop. Maker's Edge offers basic safety training and scaffolded training for each of these areas. Through an agreement with Maker's Edge, the libraries pay for 2-week passes to Maker's Edge for Baylor affiliates. After completing the two basic training classes at Maker's Edge, which has been approved by Baylor's risk management, Baylor affiliates can continue with more training at Maker's Edge to use the equipment there or take the introductory Digital Fabrication classes to use the equipment at Baylor Libraries. There is a limit of four, 2-week passes a Baylor affiliate can use per semester. In Spring 2019, the College of Engineering and Computer Science began a pilot program for students working on their senior design projects through the Libraries' collaboration with Maker's Edge. After completing training at Maker's Edge, students gain access not only to college lab spaces, but also the Maker's Edge and the library. The college plans to expand this program to all engineering freshmen in Fall 2020. In this presentation, we will share about the Baylor science librarians' experiences completing the six classes at Maker's Edge required for the engineering students and recommended for using the library's makerspace. We will also provide more details on the costs of the collaboration and present data on users and usage. We will comment on the pros and cons of program and discuss the future directions.