The staff and faculty of the Dean B. Ellis Library are active participants within the academic library professional world. They have published books, articles, and presented at numerous conferences proudly representing A-State.
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Crafting Effective Prompts: Leveraging Generative AI in Libraries
April Sheppard and Kristin Flachsbart
Discover how strategic prompt design can help you harness the power of generative artificial intelligence (AI) in your library. Through a series of examples, the presenters will demonstrate the impact that well-crafted prompts can have on the quality and relevance of AI-generated outputs.
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Developing Policies for the Ethical Use of Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education and Libraries
April Sheppard and Matthew Mayton
This presentation will provide sample artificial intelligence policy language from various higher education institutions and academic libraries. Topics covered will include the acceptable use of AI in the classroom, the role of faculty in making AI-related decisions, syllabus statements, AI use and detection, AI literacy, and library policies regarding AI. Participants will be able to compare and contrast policies to help them develop their own policies that work for their unique organization.
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There is Nothing so American: Planning a National Park Vacation
Dominique Hallett and Jennifer Castle
This presentation will provide tips and tricks for planning various National Park vacations, including ocean and coastal parks, night sky watching parks, day trip hiking, and most and least visited parks. It will also cover how to search for travel and hazard alerts, and the NPS Passport and Junior Ranger programs.
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What Can U.S. Government Information Do for Me?
Dominique Hallett and Tom Diamond
Aimed at librarians and library personnel from all types of libraries, and at researchers, this practical, hands-on volume is a useful resource for learning how to find and apply information from the wealth of U.S. government resources.
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The Wonderfully Weird World of Government Information
Dominique Hallett and April Sheppard
Government documents are documents published on behalf of government agencies, Congress, the president, or the judiciary. A government document can be anything from a Census report to a catalog from an exhibit at the National Gallery of Art. Documents, such as Congressional bills, testimonies, court cases, and patents document everything, regardless of how good or bad.
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Documents De-Emphasized? The Shifting Roles of Government Information Professionals
Dominique Hallett and Kenya Flash
This essay appears in the book titled "The Academic Librarian in the Digital Age" which is edited by Tom Diamond.
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Arkansas State University Faculty Survey Report of Findings
Arkansas State University - Jonesboro and Ithaka
In fall 2018 the A-State Library partnered with Ithaka S+R, a not-for-profit strategic guidance service, to field Ithaka's Local Faculty Survey. The survey examined research and teaching practices of faculty and was comprised of several modules. Results of the survey prompted the Library to add new services including Reading List and Course Text Support as well as guidance on predatory publishers/conferences. The full data set and stratification data are included.
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Developing a Weighted Collection Development Allocation Formula
Jeff Bailey, Linda Creibaum, and Star Holloway
In 1997 the Arkansas State University library had no equitable means of making allocations. Funds had not been reallocated or redistributed in many years. In fact, one department accounted for nearly 20% of all collection development expenditures. After a literature search, the library chose a formula based on one developed Colorado State University as described in SPEC Kit #36.
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The Bits and Pieces of Board Game Circulation
Robert Robinette
Learn about the benefits and how-to of including board games in the library's available resources, including suggestions for events and games to have.
