Leveraging library technology resources for internal projects, outreach, and engagement: A case study of Overleaf, LaTeX, and the KiltHub Institutional Repository Service at Carnegie Mellon University Libraries

IF 0.6 Q3 INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE

College & Undergraduate Libraries Pub Date : 2021-02-12 DOI:10.1080/10691316.2021.1885549

Hannah C. Gunderman, David Scherer, Katie Behrman

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Abstract Academic libraries offer educational outreach surrounding their technology services available to users. When using those same technology services for internal projects, librarians can better understand the mechanisms behind these technologies, allowing for meaningful outreach efforts in which librarians serve as both primary users and facilitators of use. This paper highlights a case study of leveraging an institutional license to Overleaf, a collaborative LaTeX editor, to rebuild documentation on the use of KiltHub, an institutional repository. This requires a complex mix of text, images, tables, and even videos, and presented a tremendous challenge to format in Microsoft Word and Google Docs. In leveraging the library’s own technologies, the KiltHub team gained a greater understanding of how to use and teach with these platforms, ultimately better serving campus users.

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利用图书馆技术资源进行内部项目、扩展和参与:卡内基梅隆大学图书馆Overleaf、LaTeX和KiltHub机构存储库服务的案例研究

摘要学术图书馆围绕其向用户提供的技术服务提供教育外展服务。当在内部项目中使用这些相同的技术服务时，图书馆员可以更好地了解这些技术背后的机制，从而进行有意义的外联工作，使图书馆员既是使用的主要用户，又是使用的促进者。本文重点介绍了一个案例研究，该案例研究利用LaTeX合作编辑Overleaf的机构许可证，重建关于使用机构存储库KiltHub的文档。这需要文本、图像、表格甚至视频的复杂组合，并对Microsoft Word和谷歌文档的格式提出了巨大挑战。通过利用图书馆自己的技术，KiltHub团队对如何使用和教学这些平台有了更深入的了解，最终更好地为校园用户服务。

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College & Undergraduate Libraries INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE-

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期刊介绍： College & Undergraduate Libraries enables libraries serving primarily undergraduate students to enhance the range of services, resources, and facilities offered to their constituents while also contributing to staff professional development. Whether focusing on public services, technical services, management, or technology, the journal highlights the fact that undergraduate libraries must collaborate with agencies both on and off campus in order to survive and thrive. In addition to numerous columns on current topics, typical contents include research-based articles, case studies, reports of best practices, an occasional literature review or product review, and opinion pieces.