http://hdl.handle.net/2451/27729 Search the Channel search http://archive.nyu.edu/simple-search http://hdl.handle.net/2451/29590 Title: Using Discipline-Based Virtual Research Environments (VRE's) to Informthe Design of a Cross-Disciplinary, University-Wide Scholar's PortalImplementation @ NYU<br/><br/>Tempelman-Kluit, Nadaleen; Vinopal, Jennifer<br/><br/>Abstract: This presentation, given at NERCOMP 2010 Annual Conference on 3/9/2010,describes NYU's Scholar's Portal project and situates our current andfuture work within the framework of Virtual Research Environments. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 22:06:01 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/2451/27794 Title: Using Confluence for Project Portfolio Management at New York University<br/><br/>Vinopal, Jennifer<br/><br/>Abstract: This paper, given at the Digital Library Federation's Project Managers'Group meeting, 11/14/2008, describes New York University's use ofConfluence for Project Portfolio Management. Thu, 27 Nov 2008 02:26:43 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/2451/27730 Title: The Humanities Computing Center and Library Collaboration in NewScholarly Communication Processes<br/><br/>Vinopal, Jennifer<br/><br/>Description: This is a postprint of an article published in Advances inLibrarianship, vol 26 (2002). Complete citation of published version:Vinopal, Jennifer. 'The Humanities Computing Center and LibraryCollaboration in New Scholarly Communication Processes.' Advances inLibrarianship 26 (2002): 91-126. Tue, 14 Oct 2008 14:38:52 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/2451/31698 Title: Supporting Digital Scholarship in Research Libraries: Scalability and Sustainability<br/><br/>Vinopal, Jennifer; McCormick, Monica<br/><br/>Abstract: New York University Libraries and our partners in Information TechnologyServices offer effective enterprise-wide technology solutions for manyacademic practices, but we are still working to solve the 'facultywebsite problem'--providing services for digital scholarship andpublishing in a way that is both scalable and sustainable. This articledescribes our study of NYU scholars' needs and digital scholarshipsupport at other research institutions, and then introduces a servicemodel we developed for supporting such services (which may includedigitization, hosting of research data, digital publishing, thedevelopment of software for scholarly practices, and more). We thendiscuss the challenges to research libraries of implementing our servicemodel in a scalable, sustainable way, by addressing project and toolselection, staffing, and organizational change.<br/><br/>Description: This is the peer-reviewed version of an article published in the Journalof Library Administration, 53(1), 2013, special issue 'DigitalHumanities in Libraries: New Models for Scholarly Engagement.' IssueURL: http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/wjla20/53/1 Article URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01930826.2013.756689 Mon, 31 Dec 2012 22:58:59 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/2451/31580 Title: Supporting Digital Humanities in the Library: Creating Sustainable andScalable Services<br/><br/>McCormick, Monica; Vinopal, Jennifer<br/><br/>Abstract: As the digital humanities become a mainstream option for many scholars,libraries and presses have the chance to rethink our services. We mustgrasp how scholarly communication is changing, and partner with scholarsto build services they need. This working session reports findings frominterviews with peer institutions and NYU faculty that explored servicemodels to support new scholarly modes, and includes discussion of:evolving staff roles and skills needed to sustain these efforts; therelationship between enterprise services, one-off projects, and researchand development; and models for ongoing partnership among scholars,libraries, and presses. This workshop should result in improvedunderstanding about how to be effective partners within the evolvingscholarly landscape.<br/><br/>Description: The information landscape has evolved over the last few decades,resulting in an existential crisis for both academic libraries anduniversity presses. Things we've taken for granted for more than acentury (research and publishing models, our services, our content) arecalled into question and need to be redefined in partnership with ourusers. To date, changes in knowledge creation and dissemination havebeen more widespread in the sciences than in the humanities. Now, withthe digital humanities' recent growth and evolution into the next bigthing (http://goo.gl/1wz8d), we have the opportunity to follow thematuration of this field and rethink our services within this emergingparadigm. Some libraries and presses have long been involved inpartnering with scholars on DH initiatives. But as DH becomes amainstream option for more humanists, even libraries and presses late tothe DH game will be forced to evolve their services accordingly.Libraries and presses must also explore how and when to collaborate tosupport scholars in our related, but not identical, missions. We musthave a deep understanding of how knowledge production and disseminationis changing in the fields we serve, and partner with scholars to buildnew services that they actually need. Whether or not we do right by themwill be the measure of our value going forward. The goal of NYU'scurrent project is to better understand the research and publishingneeds of scholars in the humanities at NYU and to research possibleservice and staffing models to support new web-based forms of scholarlycommunication. We are talking to peer institutions that already supportthese modes of scholarship and will interview NYU faculty to learn aboutwhat they need in this domain. The resulting report will identify a setof unmet user needs at NYU and will propose possible service andstaffing models to address them. We will briefly describe our researchand early findings from interviews with peer institutions and NYUfaculty. We will then lead a discussion so participants can askquestions of each other and share experiences. Of particular interest:new service models adopted at other libraries and presses; evolvingstaff roles and skills needed to sustain these efforts; the relationshipbetween enterprise services, one-off projects, and research anddevelopment; and successful models for ongoing partnership amongscholars, libraries, and presses. This workshop should result inunderstanding and ongoing discussion among participants about how to beeffective partners within the evolving scholarly landscape. Fri, 29 Jun 2012 22:05:26 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/2451/31581 Title: Project Portfolio Management for Academic Libraries: A Gentle Introduction<br/><br/>Vinopal, Jennifer<br/><br/>Abstract: In highly dynamic, service-oriented environments like academiclibraries, much staff time is spent on initiatives to implement newproducts and services to meet users evolving needs. Yet even in anenvironment where a sound project management process is applied, if weare not properly planning, managing, and controlling the organizationswork in the aggregate, we will have difficulty achieving our strategicgoals. Project portfolio management provides a way to ensure that thisproject work supports the organizations strategic vision, the activeprojects represent the highest priorities of the organization, and thereare enough resources to accomplish all the project work at hand.<br/><br/>Description: This is the pre-print version of an article published in College andResearch Libraries, July 2012; 73 (4). Issue URL:http://crl.acrl.org/content/73/4.toc Article URL: http://crl.acrl.org/content/73/4/379.full.pdf+html Sat, 30 Jun 2012 01:58:23 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/2451/29591 Title: Portfolio Management @ NYU<br/><br/>Vinopal, Jennifer<br/><br/>Abstract: This presentation was given by Jennifer Vinopal to the Code4Lib SpecialInterest Group of the Metropolitan New York Library Council on3/16/2010. The author explains what portfolio management is, thebenefits of portfolio management, and how NYU's Digital LibraryTechnology Services department is currently introducing portfoliomanagement into its operations. Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:27:50 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/2451/31644 Title: Introducing NYU to Digital Scholarship: A Faculty-Library Partnership<br/><br/>McCormick, Monica; Smith, Annette; Vinopal, Jennifer<br/><br/>Abstract: As the practice of Digital Humanities becomes more widespread in theacademy, libraries are finding new opportunities to collaborate withscholars in their DH work. At NYU, interest in DH is burgeoning andscholars are looking to the Libraries for information, training,guidance, and partnership to explore the possibilities of DH forresearch and teaching. With the NYU English Department and the NYUHumanities Initiative, we are currently developing a Fall 2012'Introduction to DH' workshop series for graduate students and faculty.After reviewing a variety of 'Intro' courses at other institutions andassessing English department graduate student needs, we developed asemester-long curriculum that will frame each session within a topicalDH debate, repackage some existing Libraries and Information TechnologyServices workshops on enterprise academic technologies, and alsointroduce other appropriate tools. With this new venture, we are takingan iterative, learn-as-we-go approach. Discussion and laptop hands-onsessions will be held in a new, flexible teaching and learning venuewithin the Library, allowing us to introduce and test the usability ofthe space. Designated session observers will relay what is and is notworking so we can adjust mid-course. Session participants will receivequestionnaires to provide feedback and help us judge the effectivenessof the presentations, demonstrations, additional resources, andreadings. Our presentation will provide an overview of what otherinstitutions, especially libraries, are doing in this 'Introduction toDH' space, explain how we chose the topics for our workshop curriculum,and describe our developing partnerships with NYU faculty and programs.Three of our 'Intro' sessions will have occurred before the DLF Forum,so we will also provide a midstream review of our series to date.Finally, we will lead a discussion to hear how others are addressing DHtraining and support, and to consider emerging library roles andpartnerships in this domain.<br/><br/>Description: Presentated at the Digital Library Federation 2012 forum on 11/5/2012. Thu, 15 Nov 2012 14:00:40 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/2451/29589 Title: Enabling Innovation through Project Management<br/><br/>Vinopal, Jennifer<br/><br/>Abstract: This paper, given at the Digital Library Federation's Project Managers'Group meeting on 11/12/2009, explains that project management is notantithetical to innovation. By understanding the organizational culture,rewarding innovators, and taking an iterative, prototyping approach toproject management, project managers can help encourage innovation intheir projects. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:53:55 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/2451/28068 Title: Digital Video Standards for 'Performing Medieval Narrative Today: AVideo Showcase'<br/><br/>Vinopal, Jennifer<br/><br/>Abstract: This presentation, 'Digital Video Standards for 'Performaning MedievalNarrative Today: A Video Showcase',' was presented in 2004 at theInternational Conference on Medieval Studies, Kalamazoo, MI. It explainswhy we decided to use MPEG-4 video encoding for the project. Thu, 07 May 2009 21:36:07 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/2451/28067 Title: Abstracting Project Activities to Create Generalizable Processes and Workflows<br/><br/>Vinopal, Jennifer<br/><br/>Abstract: This paper, given at the Digital Library Federation's Project Managers'Group meeting on 5/4/2009, explains why it is difficult and inefficientto manage multiple 'one-off' projects. NYU's Digital Library TechnologyServices is currently working to identify common, core projectactivities and workflows and to then design tools or processes that canbe reused across multiple projects. Tue, 05 May 2009 21:21:36 GMT