2018 MOBIUS Annual Conference

Our library desperately needed to update its website. We previously had web pages created through a campus-wide content management system, but that was proving to be too difficult to update and coordinate between departments. Ultimately, we decided to branch out on our own and create a library specific website that was separate from the institution’s website. At first, this was an overwhelming idea since I had never built a website before and I would not have ongoing help from our IT and marketing departments. That’s when I found Stacks! Stacks is a hosted web platform designed by library professionals specifically for libraries; they are also in partnership with EBSCO.
This session will cover the reasoning behind the library’s need for change, communication on campus with other departments, and their decision-making process. I will tell how I ultimately led the redesign on my own, what kind of time and input from the team in the library it all took, and finally, how it turned out. Mara Egherman and Christopher Holly from EBSCO will co-present and share their insights on the project’s success and the features of the Stacks platform.

 A discussion of Innovative’s development of a next-generation BIBFRAME native context engine and discovery platform and what it means for libraries.

With a new building and more collaboration taking place on Lindenwood University’s campus, the Library Services and Writing Center departments decided to band together to create a strategic plan that would benefit both departments. This presentation will highlight how we worked together to create the strategic plan. Then, after we had the plan outline of what we wanted to do, we looked for ways to keep track of our progress and decided to use Planner within Office 365 to keep everyone on the same page and to make everyone accountable for their tasks. We will show how Planner works and keeps us on track.

Abigail Broadbent is the Archives and Technical Services Librarian for William Jewell College's Library Services. In her first year as an Archivist, she decided to apply for a LSTA Digitization Grant for the historic "Word & Way," a publication for Missouri Baptists. Her Library Director suggested she reach out to the Missouri Digital Newspaper Project, and Patsy Luebbert, the Grant Manager, provided step-by-step assistance in preparing the Grant for submission. She will describe exactly how Patsy Luebbert helped her craft a successful application, and Patsy will explain what the criteria are for those who wish to partner with the MDNP, and the steps that are taken on behalf of the Library or Archive after a successful proposal. This presentation will be of particular interest to those institutions with collections of historic publications and archivists who wish to learn more about the grant process.

The practice of libraries working together for mutual benefit is ubiquitous and takes many different forms: interlibrary loan, resource sharing, collaborative collection development and now – open access. The ability to leverage funds through collaborative funding, to offer library users access to resources beyond the local and beyond the paywalls of just the libraries that participate, are powerful forces impelling libraries around the world to work together. Licensing Program Strategist, Sharla Lair, from LYRASIS will provide examples of collaboratively funded open access initiatives, highlighting their successes and challenges, and provide information about how you can support them.

Ozark Christian College is relatively new to MOBIUS (part of the SWAN cluster), but has benefitted greatly. Due to budgetary restrictions, we lost a trained librarian at the end of the 2016-2017 school year, and a faculty member (presenter) was recruited to dedicate part of his work to take over acquisitions. To say that "it has been a journey" would be an understatement! He attended the MOBIUS conference in June of 2017, and immediately realized he does not speak "Librarianese." In an attempt to do his job well, he has sought a greater "buy in" by his own kind (faculty), and bridge the gap efficiently with "others" (library personnel). Though there is much to learn, the ties are improving. The Faculty Library Committee has been more active this year than at any year in recent history. Something is being done correctly, as Ozark Christian College, a classic Bible college in Joplin with an FTE of under 500, in the SWAN cluster, is second only to Missouri State University in total book checkouts, and in the academic libraries in MOBIUS, is number one in total book checkouts per capita.
The presentation will share what we have done to promote library use among our students, and how we have attempted to allow faculty members to have greater input into decisions made about acquisitions and policies in the library.

How do we know when there are errors in the catalog? Sierra’s Headings Reports tell us – among other things – when there are duplicate records in the system, when an author heading may be out of date, or when subject headings are no longer being used in the catalog. But how are Headings Reports generated, what are they really telling us, how do we fix the problems, and most importantly, how do we know when we can take no action? The MOBIUS Office presents this informative look at Sierra’s Headings Reports. Topics will include indexing and headings normalization, an overview of authority processing, and a hands-on look at the Sierra Reports, including how they are generated and what to do with them. Bring your questions!