The Savvy Academic Librarian's Guide to Technological Innovation: Moving beyond the Wow Factor

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The Savvy Academic Librarians Guide to Technological Innovation provides detailed plans for purposefully integrating technology into the fabric of the academic environment by utilizing examples from a variety of institutions to illustrate successful methods and best practices. Included case studies and further readings emphasize everything needed to create, grow, and sustain a holistic plan for integrating technology within the academic library setting. Highlighted features include: Concentration on technology uses and applications Activities and steps needed to develop partnerships, design learning outcomes and other pedagogical applications and measure the success of each of these elements Practical, how-to approach that is useful to four-year, two-year, and community colleges alike

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To be an academic librarian today is to embrace emerging technology in strategic and sustainable ways. Whether opening a Maker space or adding a 3-D printer, a savvy library professional knows that hardware and software are just part of the story . . . Ippoliti considers these topics and more. Organized by sections such as Getting Started and Exploring the Implications, chapters include examples of recent projects large and small undertaken at academic libraries in the United States and Canada. Especially useful are the lessons learned segments in each of the 30 case studies. * Library Journal *

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Cinthya Ippolliti is the associate dean for Research and Learning Services at Oklahoma State University where she has administrative leadership for graduate and undergraduate library services, reference and information services, liaison efforts with teaching and research faculty, and assessment of library services. Previously, she was head of Teaching and Learning Services at the University of Maryland where she was in charge of the spaces, services, and programming offered by the Terrapin Learning Commons in addition to coordinating the libraries First Year instruction program. Cinthya has written and presented on topics such as digital badges, assessing emerging technologies both in and out of the classroom, and developing technology partnerships.