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Highlighting items in the Shepherd School of Music Digital Archive

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Shepherd School Performances

The Shepherd School of Music Digital Archive is a collection of digitized performances by students and faculty of the Shepherd School of Music, recorded during the years 1975 -1983. Performances include approximately 340 concerts and recitals presented in various venues including Hamman Hall, the Rice Memorial Chapel and Milford House. These recordings were originally recorded on open reel tapes, and were digitized just before their advanced state of decay made them unusable.

The archive, part of the Rice Digital Scholarship Archive, is truly a treasure, making available recordings that would otherwise be lost.

A new “mini project” hopes to bring attention to this collection, highlighting a number of unique recordings via Fondren’s social media presence. Look for posts on Fondren social media using the hashtag #ShepherdTreasures to discover the diverse recordings found in the Shepherd School of Music Digital Archive.

ORCID Resources

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Interested in learning more about ORCID (Open Researcher and Contributor ID)? Want to keep up with Fondren ORCID-related events and outreach programs? A new collection of ORCID resources is now available on the Fondren wiki [simply visit https://wiki.rice.edu/ and search for “ORCID”]. On this page, you can find a wide range of information, including ORCID articles, outreach material, information about using the ORCID API, and ORCID users group minutes.

http://orcid.org/sites/default/files/images/orcid_64x64.png

If you come across any ORCID publications or resources you think might be of interest to library staff, feel free to add it to the collection.

Happy Love Your Data Week!

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Love Your Data Week (February 8-13) is a social media event coordinated by research data specialists, mostly working in academic and research libraries. It’s designed to raise awareness about research data management, sharing, and preservation along with the support and resources available at colleges and universities.

"data (scrabble)" by justgrimes is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0

“data (scrabble)” by justgrimes is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0

Although Fondren isn’t hosting any formal Love Your Data Week activities this year, it is the perfect opportunity to highlight the work of Rice’s Research Data Management Team:

What should you include in your data management plan for your next funding proposal? How can you best organize and describe your data so that it can easily be found and shared with collaborators? How should you store and archive your data? Where at Rice can you find help in managing research data?

Rice’s Research Data Management Team (RDMT) brings together specialists from the library and OIT to help researchers organize, store and preserve their research data. We provide:

  • feedback on data management plans
  • training on effective data management
  • consultations on data management tools and resources at and beyond Rice

Learn more at http://researchdata.rice.edu/

Fondren Research Data Management Team members include: Jean Aroom, Scott Carlson, Shannon Kipphut-Smith, Jun Qian, Monica Rivero, Lisa Spiro, and  Kathy Weimer.

In addition to learning more about the resources available to Rice researchers, consider applying some of the tips offered by the Love Your Data Week organizers to better manage your own data:

 

 

Horizon Group reports on the nature of OERs and their relevance to MOOCs

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In April, the Horizon Group reported on MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses).  In response to this presentation, the Executive Committee asked that the group explore the nature of open educational resources (OERs) and their relevance to MOOCs.  The group’s report and slides can be found here (must be logged into Fondranet to read). Join the Horizon Group in a discussion of their findings at 10:00 am on Friday, October 17, in the Kyle Morrow Room (light refreshments provided!).

Mark your calendars: MOOCs and libraries

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 Please mark your calendars for the Horizon Group’s spring staff meeting to discuss Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) and libraries.

Wednesday, April 16

10:00-11:00 am

Kyle Morrow Room

Coffee and snacks provided!

Learn more about:

  • What, exactly, are MOOCs?
  • MOOCs hosted by Rice.
  • How library staff can find MOOCs that match their interests and how they can be used for professional development.
  • What are Open Educational Resources (OER) and how are they related to MOOCs?
  • MOOCs and Fondren.

 

See you there!

Fondren prepares for new federal open access initiatives

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In February 2013, the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) released a memo entitled “Increasing Access to the Results of Federally Funded Scientific Research.”  It directs all federal research agencies to develop and implement open access plans over the next several years.

The OSTP directed agencies to submit proposals for compliance by August 22, 2013. Although many details are still unknown, it is very important for academic institutions—in particular, academic libraries—to closely monitor developments and proactively assess existing resources to ensure compliance.

In response to inevitable changes, a Public Access Working Group has been formed, comprised of members from different Fondren departments. The purpose of this working group is to conduct an assessment of Fondren’s ability to meet new federal public access requirements.

Be on the lookout for the group’s report later in the semester!

Learn more about the SHared Access Research Ecosystem (SHARE)—a model for making federally funded publications available—that is supported by the Association of Research Libraries (ARL): http://www.arl.org/focus-areas/public-access-policies/shared-access-research-ecosystem-share