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Andi Ogier appointed University Libraries’ assistant dean and director of data services , articleOgier will improve the University Libraries' embedded role in data-intensive research and affiliated research policies. She will also reset the strategy for library-wide metadata strategies.
Date: Oct 19, 2020 -
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Open Access Week features keynote 'Counting what counts in recruitment, promotion, and tenure' , articleAs part of virtual Open Access Week, on Tuesday, Oct. 20, from 10 to 11:30 a.m., Elizabeth Gadd (submitted photo), research policy manager at Loughborough University, United Kingdom, will deliver the keynote presentation.
Date: Oct 14, 2020 -
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Design meets beauty in the new Virtual Sculpture Garden , articleThe Virtual Sculpture Garden takes viewers to a place where beauty and design come together to keep the arts community connected during a time of physical distancing.
Date: Oct 13, 2020 -
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University Libraries' Tamara Kennelly honored with emerita status , articleAmong her many accomplishments, Kennelly expanded collection efforts to better document the undocumented and underdocumented communities, individuals, and events that are part of Virginia Tech’s history.
Date: Oct 06, 2020 -
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Campers’ imaginations soar during virtual Maker Challenge Week , articleDuring the planning stages of this year’s Maker Camp, the COVID-19 pandemic gave the Maker Camp team a chance to get even more creative. They quickly shifted to a virtual camp called Maker Challenge Week.
Date: Sep 25, 2020 -
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Danna Agmon receives 2020 Albert Lee Sturm Award for Faculty Excellence , articleAs the historian of French colonialism began researching a new book, her first book was recognized by Virginia Tech’s Phi Beta Kappa chapter.
Date: Sep 15, 2020 -
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Virginia's research libraries host virtual forum in advance of Elsevier negotiations , article"We are at a crossroads where we need to prioritize equity, sustainability, and access to scholarly work," said University Libraries Dean Tyler Walters. "I've been discussing this topic with faculty groups and college leadership teams across the university since last fall."
Date: Aug 28, 2020 -
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That seat’s saved: new library seat reservation system allows students to save their seat , article“The University Libraries is committed to the safety and welfare of our patrons and employees,” said Bob Pillow, University Libraries’ assistant director of user services. “Newman Library is a very popular study spot for undergraduate and graduate students in Blacksburg, so we wanted to provide students the space to work while also ensuring physical distancing.”
Date: Aug 21, 2020 -
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Librarian investigates university and industry links to grow Virginia Tech’s societal impact , articleConnie Stovall’s position in the University Libraries started out as a few side projects after a conversation between University Libraries Dean Tyler Walters and Brandy Salmon, associate vice president for innovation and partnerships and managing director for the new Innovation Campus.
Date: Aug 14, 2020 -
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Mellon Foundation grant supports development of a plan for using artificial intelligence to plumb the National Archives , articleThe exponential growth in digital records requires a comprehensive effort to leverage artificial intelligence to support enhanced searches of the nation’s official documents. Virginia Tech will lead a planning workshop with that aim.
Date: Jul 31, 2020 -
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Collaboration creates Spanish-language COVID-19 resources , articlePrior to COVID-19, Virginia Tech librarian Ana Corral and University of Virginia librarian Hanni Nabahe had met through the Research Interest Match, a resource that connects early career librarians and residents.
Date: Jul 30, 2020 -
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Student support offices temporarily in Newman Library, making way for Corps of Cadets , articleNewman Library will be swing space during the predicted two years of construction for the new downtown six-story building called Gilbert Street project, the future home of Student Success Initiatives.
Date: Jul 22, 2020 -
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Julia Feerrar guides others to their best digital lives , articleDigital Literacy is a set of knowledge, skills, and attitudes that people use to engage with their digital lives. “I think about engaging with digital life as being able to make informed decisions, including how we learn, create, and interact with each other online,” said Julia Feerrar.
Date: Jul 21, 2020 -
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Mellon Foundation supports creation of a new Pathways minor in Tech for Humanity , articleThe new minor, open to all undergraduates, will emphasize humanistic approaches to technology.
Date: Jul 07, 2020 -
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‘The Land Speaks’ exhibit transformed into virtual experience , articleThe main goal of the exhibit is to spread the story of the Monacan Indian Nation. This federally recognized tribe includes more than 2,300 members and has a continuous, thousand-year-old history and presence in the area that is now Amherst County in central Virginia.
Date: Jul 06, 2020 -
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Voices of Virginia tells Virginia's story for all to hear , articleVoices of Virginia is a freely available collection of first-person stories of Virginians who witnessed and changed U.S. history, as told by Virginians and recorded over the past 70 years. The project was funded by the University Libraries' Open Education Faculty Initiative Grant program and recently released in VTechWorks.
Date: Jul 02, 2020 -
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Virtual VE Day celebrates volunteers and more than 200,000 World War II document transcriptions , articleThe virtual event celebrated the completion of a crowdsourcing drive to transcribe handwritten survey responses from World War II soldiers as part of The American Soldier project.
Date: Jun 23, 2020 -
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Bruce Obenhaus honored with emeritus status , articleA member of the Virginia Tech community since 1985, Obenhaus helped faculty, staff, and students access materials collected by the University Libraries.
Date: Jun 18, 2020 -
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Fluent in flavor: Using machine learning to build a flavor language for whiskey , articleA research project by Department of Food Science and Technology researchers Jacob Lahne and Leah Hamilton and University Libraries’ data consultants Chreston Miller, Michael Stamper, and Amr Hilal received a SEAD Major Grant from The Institute for Creativity, Arts, and Technology.
Date: Jun 09, 2020
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