Browsing by Author "Engwall, Keith D."

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    Collaborative Tools: For Professional & Research Projects
    (2016-11-02) Engwall, Keith D.
    In this interactive workshop, participants will explore a variety of free online tools that can be used for collaborative projects. Strengths and weaknesses of each tool will be reviewed as well as best practices for using multiple tools in a single project.
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    Continuing education for medical students: a library model
    (Journal of the Medical Library Association, 2015-10) Swanberg, Stephanie M.; Engwall, Keith D.; Mi, Misa
    PURPOSE: The research assessed a three-year continuing medical education-style program for medical students in a Midwestern academic medical library. METHODS: A mixed methods approach of a survey and two focus groups comparing attendees versus non-attendees assessed the program. RESULTS: Eleven students participated in the focus groups. Attendance was driven by topic interest and lunch. Barriers included lack of interest, scheduling, location, and convenience. CONCLUSIONS: Although attendance was a challenge, students valued opportunities to learn new skills. This study show cases a reproducible method to engage students outside the curriculum.
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    Exploring information security and shared encrypted spaces in libraries
    (Code4Lib Journal, 2015-01-15) Engwall, Keith D.
    Libraries are sensitive to the need to protect patron data, but may not take measures to protect the data of the library. However, in an increasingly collaborative online environment, the protection of data is a concern that merits attention. As a follow-up to a new patron privacy policy, the Oakland University William Beaumont Medical Library evaluated information security tools for use in day-to-day operations in an attempt to identify ways to protect private information in communication and shared storage, as well as a means to manage passwords in a collaborative team environment. This article provides an overview of encryption measures, outlines the Medical Library’s evaluation of encryption tools, and reflects on the benefits and challenges in their adoption and use.
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    Preserving Patron Privacy in the 21st Century Academic Library
    (2015-01) Nichols Hess, Amanda; LaPorte-Fiore, Rachelle; Engwall, Keith D.
    For libraries large and small, patron privacy is an important ethical issue. While librarians may espouse privacy and confidentiality as an inalienable individual right, ensuring this right is upheld across library departments can be challenging, especially when 21st century technology tools are considered. For all libraries, developing a privacy policy or statement is an essential initial step in ensuring patron privacy and confidentiality are consistently in force. This article examines how one large Midwestern academic library remedied its lack of a public privacy statement; this case study presents a series of strategies that other libraries can consider for evaluating -- or establishing -- their own public privacy policies.