Meeting Minutes – March 26, 2015
There was no meeting in February due to inclement weather. A survey was completed by TMLGAC members to count toward their February attendance.
- Emily Hurst, Head of TML’s Research and Education department, led a discussion on our survey results
- There are library liaisons for each school on the MCV campus: http://guides.library.vcu.edu/tml-orientation/liaisons
- VCU Libraries is on social media. TML has its own accounts on Twitter and Facebook — students are invited to like and follow us!
- Some student comments:
>>> Publicize news in our bathroom stalls (via The Well or our own newsletter)
>>> Assignments are helpful for retaining information.
>>> Online, asynchronous webinars would be useful.
>>> Some interest in scientific writing workshops — reports, grant writing, how to start a proposal (formatting), how to prepare for publication — although one student said that he defers to his PI for that information.
>>> Use social media for changes in our hours, etc.
>>> Social media contests are interesting to students.
——->>> VCU paraphernalia make good prizes.
——->>> Free printed posters are also good incentives for student participation.
- Request for Certificates indicating TMLGAC participation
- Introduction to Margaret Henderson, Director of Research Data Management
- Research data management support
- Discussed Scholars Compass, VCU’s Institutional Repository
>>> Read your publishing agreement and negotiate with your publisher if you want to retain certain rights. SPARC’s author rights.
>>> Add posters to Scholars Compass.
>>> Add pre-print/post-print/publisher’s version of your article (if your publishing agreement permits you to do so).