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From Common to Commons: Repurposing a Traditional Reading Room at the University of North Texas Science and Technology Library [Handout]

Description: This handout accompanies a presentation for the Texas Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Librarians Conference. The handout and presentation explain a project to repurpose a traditional reading room at the University of North Texas (UNT) Science and Technology Library.
Date: July 12, 2011
Creator: O'Toole, Erin
Partner: UNT Libraries

From Common to Commons: Repurposing a Traditional Reading Room at the University of North Texas Science and Technology Library [Presentation]

Description: Presentation for the Texas Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Librarians Conference. This presentation discusses repurposing a traditional reading room at the University of North Texas (UNT) Science and Technology Library.
Date: July 12, 2011
Creator: O'Toole, Erin
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Eclipses

Description: Encyclopedia article entry in the Encyclopedia of Time: Science, Philosophy, Theology, and Culture by H. James Birx. This encyclopedia article discusses eclipses.
Date: 2009
Creator: O'Toole, Erin
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Earth, Rotation of

Description: Encyclopedia article entry in the Encyclopedia of Time: Science, Philosophy, Theology, and Culture by H. James Birx. This encyclopedia article discusses the rotation of the earth.
Date: 2009
Creator: O'Toole, Erin
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Photosynthesis

Description: Encyclopedia article entry in the Encyclopedia of Time: Science, Philosophy, Theology, and Culture by H. James Birx. This encyclopedia article discusses photosynthesis.
Date: 2009
Creator: O'Toole, Erin
Partner: UNT Libraries

Neurodiverse STEM Students and the Academic Library

Description: This presentation discusses about Neurodiverse STEM Students that characterized by neurologically-based variations in patterns of thought or behavior including: Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), ADHD, Dyslexia, Dyspraxia. The presentation identifies available support in the Academic Library and classroom.
Date: July 19, 2019
Creator: Anderson, Chelsea & O'Toole, Erin
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Student Use of Interactive Whiteboards in an Academic Library Setting

Description: The interactive whiteboard is a learning technology that was introduced in the early 1990s, with the most commonly known product being the SMART Board from SMART Technologies. The main market for interactive whiteboards has been elementary schools, but other markets include secondary schools, higher education, libraries, and businesses. Librarians use the technology to enhance active learning and collaboration in instruction sessions. In January 2011, the University of North Texas Libraries ins… more
Date: April 2012
Creator: Elizondo, Yvette & O'Toole, Erin
Partner: UNT Libraries

Student Use of Interactive Whiteboards in an Academic Library Setting

Description: In January 2011, the University of North Texas Libraries installed two Hitachi StarBoards in the new Collaboration and Learning Commons of the Eagle Commons Library for patrons to use independently. This presentation reports preliminary findings from a web survey on students use of smart technologies and interactive whiteboards at the University of North Texas Libraries.
Date: April 2012
Creator: Elizondo, Yvette & O'Toole, Erin
Partner: UNT Libraries

Recommended Library Contributions to STEM Retention Based on an LIS Interpretation of the Landmark Study, Talking about Leaving: Why Students Leave the Sciences

Description: Poster presentation for the American Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference, Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) Science and Technology Section Program Poster Session. This poster discusses recommended library contributions to Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) retention based on a Library and Information Science (LIS) interpretation of a landmark study.
Date: June 19, 2014
Creator: O'Toole, Erin
Partner: UNT Libraries

Partners and Proposal Readiness: Preparing Graduate Students to Start Their Thesis and Dissertation Proposals

Description: Presentation for the 2018 STEM Librarians South conference. This presentation. This presentation shares experiences from the University of North Texas (UNT) Libraries’ workshops to prepare STEM graduate students to write their dissertation or thesis proposals.
Date: July 20, 2018
Creator: O'Toole, Erin
Partner: UNT Libraries
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[From Shelver to Science Liaison: Erin O'Toole's Journey in Libraries]

Description: Audio recording of an interview with Erin O'Toole, where interviewer Morgan Gieringer unravels Erin's remarkable career trajectory. Erin shares her humble beginnings as a shelver in a children's library, her move to Texas for a Library School program, and subsequent roles as a librarian in the public library. The conversation delves into Erin's experience working in the science section of the children's department, her transition to the UNT Library, and her significant contributions as a liaiso… more
Date: March 29, 2023
Duration: 14 minutes
Creator: O'Toole, Erin & Gieringer, Morgan Davis
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Assessing a Professional Development Program for Academic Librarians

Description: This presentation describes how measures of need, participation, satisfaction, and impact are used to assess many aspects of a professional development program in a large academic library. It was presented at the Mountain Plains Library Association Conference of 2019 in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Date: October 31, 2019
Creator: Harker, Karen; O'Toole, Erin & Sassen, Catherine
Partner: UNT Libraries
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