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Item Architecture Library Needs Assessment Report & Recommendations(2012) Cossard, Patricia Kosco; Howland, Marie; Simon, Madlen; Cohen, Jim; Linebaugh, Donald; McFarland, Margaret; Otis, Lara; McElrath, Douglas; Larimer, Cynthia; Kaur, AmritaThe University Libraries and the School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation both face pressures on limited space and budgets, the need to plan for new technologies, and to provide innovative educational experiences. There is a need to survey library patrons, examine models of cutting edge information gathering and sharing environments, as well as anticipate the needs of current and future patrons. This report looks at what technologies are available, usage trends, collections, and funding in order to remain vibrant, dynamic, and attract top students.Item Curated Commons: The Maryland Model(CAPAL, 2016) Cossard, Patricia Kosco; Hamidzadeh, BabakThe curated commons is a model in which a flexible library building shell and its infrastructure can respond to the specific time-sensitive needs of differing clients. It applies to faculty research, in particular small science activities (as opposed to big science activities that have major support which includes proprietary laboratories and facilities). It provides for sustained transformation of library facilities as well as its utilitarian and cyber-infrastructures to become a flexible reconfigurable space with cutting edge technology and sustained funding streams.Item Decolonizing Education to Meet Climate Change Demands: 2023 Interdisciplinary Curriculum Program(2023-06-07) Cossard, Patricia KoscoThis poster was presented at the University of Maryland Libraries 2023 Research and Innovative Practice Forum. It presents the work of an innovative cross-disciplinary experiential curriculum program of 20 courses offered in 7 departments across 5 academic units with an enrollment of nearly 500 students. Students were introduced to tribal members from the Piscataway Conoy Tribe, Choptico Band of Piscataway Conoy, and Nanticoke Indian Nation. Students used the "resilient Adaptive Climate Technology" (reACT) house, second place winner of the 2017 US Department of Energy Solar Decathlon, in order to provide design development in collaboration with tribal members for the adaptive reuse of the building as an educational laboratory. The curriculum development was funded by a generous grant from the UMD Provost through the 2023 Teaching & Learning Grant.Item Fearlessly Forward: Applied Research Librarianship(2022-06-09) Cossard, Patricia Kosco; White, Gary WWhat does it mean to be a faculty Librarian at a Research University? Defined as a university that is committed to research as a central part of its mission, and faculty responsibilities are defined as teaching/librarianship, Research/Scholarship/Creativity, and Service, what applied research responsibilities do faculty Librarians have? UMD has published a new strategic plan "Fearlessly Forward." The Provost, Office of Faculty Affairs, and the Division of Research have initiated a number of attendant programs focusing on promoting the pillars of the plan: "Reimagining Learning," "Humanities Grand Challenges," "Investing in People and Communities," and "Partnerships for Advancing the Public Good." This panel will provide an introduction to these faculty initiatives and discuss the role of UMD faculty Librarians along with instructional, research, and PTK faculty in achieving the strategic goals of "Fearlessly Forward."Item Innovation: Serving the Studio(ARLIS/NA, 2014-05) Cossard, Patricia KoscoThis Presentation delineates the origins of the University of Maryland Libraries' Kiosk and Pop-up Library services that were created by Patricia Kosco Cossard in response to the 2012 Architecture Library Needs Assessment Report & Recommendations.Item Library Award for Undergraduate Research: Increasing the Library Profile(Practical Academic Librarianship, 2014) Tchangalova, Nedelina; Cossard, Patricia KoscoOffering a library award program is an effective way of strengthening the ties between subject librarians and teaching faculty, while providing a mechanism to preserve undergraduate student research. This program not only increases the perceived value of library services but also promotes librarians’ expertise as educators and instructors. This case study of implementing such a program at the University of Maryland College Park reviews library award models across the United States and Canada identifying best practices so that others may draw success from the authors’ experience and effective promotional efforts. The authors also hope to provide ideas for improvement and further award development for those with an award program in place.Item Mentor-mentee’s intellectual partnership: Planting and growing the seeds for professional success(Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL), 2021-12) Tchangalova, Nedelina; Love, Johnnieque B. (Johnnie); Cossard, Patricia KoscoINTRODUCTION: University and college administrators for the academic libraries have often discussed the significant amount of the university budget invested in new faculty personnel salary, support, and professional development as they acquire or access tenure and permanent status in their profession or area of assignment. No monetary value can be placed on a mentoring program or relationship when there are effective and valuable opportunities for growth and renewal. This case study covers a mentoring relationship, from formal to informal stages of the process to what has become a very strong and endearing friendship. The three mentoring relationship team members developed and participated in organizational changes that perpetuated growth for not only themselves but for colleagues as well. The mentors and the mentee nurtured each other when the library organization at their institution was making significant changes in its structure as well as meeting institutional requirements for the faculty status process. LITERATURE REVIEW: A synthesis of the library literature is provided in this book chapter, focusing on the mentor-mentee relationship in academic libraries. The main themes discussed in the literature include various ways of implementing a mentoring relationship, challenges and successes along the way, and the benefits of mentoring for the mentors and the mentee. Areas that we feel are critical to the case study but not addressed in the literature, are presented as well. ON THE MENTEE-MENTOR JOURNEY - HOW DID IT BEGIN AND WHY? - The United States is among the most diverse countries in the world. However, this is still not true for the library profession. There is a growing need for diversifying the library pool and for training future librarians in the work of research libraries. Back in 2005, the Chesapeake Information and Research Library Alliance (CIRLA), a group of nine research libraries, embarked on this challenge and developed unique recruitment and professional training program designed to solve both problems: recruiting for diversity and developing expertise within the functional areas of research librarianship. Library school students living in the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia areas were recruited and paired with experienced librarians into a formal mentor-mentee relationship. Together, they went through a variety of activities such as training, mentoring, and professional development over a two-year period. The program concluded with a one-year post-degree professional position at the mentor’s institution. ON THE MENTEE-MENTOR JOURNEY - WHAT HAPPENED OVER THE YEARS? - Over a span of fifteen years, the mentee transitioned from library school, contract faculty status to full-time library faculty. The two mentors participated in organizational changes and repositioned to a variety of job responsibilities requiring them to learn new skills and gain expertise in other library operations. Tips for maintaining a joyful mentoring relationship are shared in this section. ON THE MENTEE-MENTOR JOURNEY - WHAT WERE THE BENEFITS? - This mentoring relationship has had significant value where the mentors and mentee have worked together in the same institution for many years. However, the recommendations outlined in this book section are applicable to other scenarios. The mentee and the mentors have agreed that their experience improved growth, quality, and speed of learning as well as opportunities that have increased the value of their relationships. They have gained a valuable perspective from other experienced colleagues and library professional organizations. CONCLUSION: This case study demonstrates and/or defines what is necessary for a successful mentoring relationship. It began with participants’ believing in the value of recognizing the human spirit and its potential to thrive. This mentor relationship moved from a formal to an informal relationship as the relationship was transformed. The main outcomes are (1) building a supportive relationship where both parties serve as advocates for each other, (2) understanding the importance of acceptance of other cultures in the workplace and embracing them, and (3) supporting the desire to continue working in the field even after reaching professional milestones.Item PROJECT: 2020 Solar Decathlon Middle East, reACT reGENERATED: Final Report(2020-05-03) Cossard, Patricia Kosco; Rockcastle, Garth; Adomaitis, Raymond; Stoltz, Angela; Hubbard, William; Koliji, Hooman; Hwang, Yunho; May, Peter; Quinn, Peter; Long, Kristy; Buck, Blaze; Hinojosa, Christine; Elmahadi, Alla; Bishop, Zachary; Emaikwu, Nehemiah; Huang, Siyue; Katz, Yehuda; reACT ThinkTankTeam Maryland was invited to the 2020 Solar Decathlon Middle East for the purpose and intention of bringing US representation to this particular International Solar Decathlon competition. The reACT faculty leaders and their deans, were committed to seizing this opportunity to advance sd2017 reACT to adapt to the Middle Eastern climate and cultural context, which would underscore the versatility of the foundational sustainability standards and principles it was built on. Efforts were well underway, and, while we were greatly saddened by the request to withdraw from the competition itself, we were pleased that the University encouraged us to continue forward with reconstructing reACT and convert it to the University’s first real Sustainability Laboratory and Living Building.Item reACT: resilient Adaptive Climate Change, AV presentation(2018-06-30) Stoltz, Angela Christine; Cossard, Patricia KoscoThis video was first presented in a virtual Conference of the 2018 International Conference on Sustainable Energy and Environment Sensing (SEES2018). It reviews the sd2017 house technologies that wed indigenous (Nanticoke Tribe) sustainability practices and western technology.Item reACT: resilient Adaptive Climate Change: preprint(2018) Stoltz, Angela Christine; Cossard, Patricia Kosco; Owoeye, Oluwadara; Kerlin, LaurenThis is a preprint version of the article on reACT: resilient Adaptive Climate Technology.Item Solar Decathlon 2017 D-3: Team Overview To Date(2016-09-15) Team reACT; Campbell, Jamie; Cossard, Patricia Kosco; Rockcastle, Garth CUpdated 100-word description of team and its goals (second iteration); Digital representation (renderings, graphic floor plan, photography of scale model, animation, etc.) of competition prototype design; Team photograph; Summary of unique project elements, considerations, innovations, research, or technology being considered; Summary of team’s current online presence, including social media accounts and website address; Summary of public outreach conducted and press coverage achieved to-date.Item Solar Decathlon 2017 D-8: Innovations Narrative(2017-08-10) Team reACT; Cossard, Patricia Kosco; Lagomarsino, Matt; Binder, Michael P; Rockcastle, Garth C; Adomaitis, Raymond AThis report describes the team’s approach to innovation, from design to execution. It includes details on how and what research was conducted and how it informed decisions on design solutions. It discusses how the team integrated innovative sustainable strategies, products, and solutions, as well as how the house maximizes sustainability through the use of passive solar strategies, smart materials selection, and/or local considerations in the design. It explains how the innovations relate to and improve the lives of the selected target market. The environmental, social, and commercial benefits are described. Lastly, it answers the questions: Are the innovations durable relative to the life cycle of the house? Will the innovations improve or maintain occupant safety?Item Solar Decathlon 2017 D-8: Market Potential Narrative(2017-08-10) Team reACT; Cossard, Patricia Kosco; Stoltz, Angela; Lagomarsino, Matt; Rockcastle, Garth C; Binder, Michael PMarket Potential including how the design and integrated design elements positively impact the U.S. residential energy efficiency and renewable energy industry, demonstrate exterior and interior appeal for Native Americans through material, equipment, and design details, sustainability features and strategies to make a positive contribution to the marketability of the house, the Native American market need for the competition prototype house and associated components. Livability, including design details that support a safe, functional, convenient, comfortable, and enjoyable place to live, design of the house’s lighting, entertainment, and other controls, and the design details that meet the unique needs and desires of Native Americans. Cost Effectiveness, including cost-effective value to Native Americans, market analysis, and integrated sustainability features that enhance the home’s market value. Build ability including, quality and detail to enable a general contractor to estimate and build the design as it appeared on the competition site, and the design response to the target site, client, or climate.Item Solar Decathlon data management: Curating the legacy of Team Maryland(2018-06-14) Durden, David; Cossard, Patricia KoscoUniversity of Maryland Libraries are taking the lead in archiving and curating data sets for the UMD Solar Decathlon Team Maryland (2002, 2005, 2007, 2011, 2017, and Solar Decathlon Europe 2019). A 2017 report from the National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL), Insights on Technology Innovation - A Review of the U.S.Department of Energy Solar Decathlon Competition Entries 2002-2015 (Simon, 2017) found that over time, the technologies developed, demonstrated, and perfected for the competition series have become more commonplace in industry. While more than 500 books, thesis, reports and articles have been written about the individual competitions in its sixteen years of existence, to date, there has been no systematic archiving of the research, scholarly, and creative work created by these competitions. Patricia Cossard and David Durden (DSS-Digital Programs & Initiatives) are working with the U.S. Department of Energy (all competition deliverables/documents have recently been transferred from NREL to DOE with no developed maintenance plan), the OECD's International Energy Agency (the Solar Decathlon Knowledge Base (SDKB)), and Team Maryland to develop a data management standard and best practices for international dissemination to all teams and agencies, past, present and future.Item Sustainable Data Management for the Solar Decathlon(2019-02-08) Cossard, Patricia Kosco; Durden, David; Molyneaux-Francis, MichaelUniversity of Maryland Libraries are taking the lead in archiving and curating data sets for the UMD Solar Decathlon Team Maryland (2002, 2005, 2007, 2011, 2017 and Solar Decathlon Europe 2019). A 2017 report from the National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL), Insights on Technology Innovation - A Review of the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon Competition Entries 2002-2015 (Simon, 2017) found that over time, the technologies developed, demonstrated and perfected for the competition series have become more commonplace in industry. While more than 500 books, thesis, reports and articles have been written about the individual competitions in its sixteen years of existence, to date there has been no systematic archiving of the research, scholarly and creative work created by these competitions. Patricia Cossard and David Durden (DSS) are working with the U.S. Department of Energy (all competition deliverables/documents have recently been transferred from NREL to DOE with no developed maintenance plan), the OECD's International Energy Agency (the Solar Decathlon Knowledge Base (SDKB), and Team Maryland to develop a data management standard and best practices for international dissemination to all teams and agencies, past, present and future.Item U.S. Department of Energy Solar District Cup Collegiate Design Competition, Class of 2021, Team Maryland(2021-04-16) Cossard, Patricia KoscoThe Solar District Cup Class of 2021 final deliverable has been submitted and accepted. The judges and Solar District Cup organizers are excited to see the solutions Team Maryland has developed over the past several months. The judging panel for each division will review packages before witnessing live team presentations on April 25. The competition teams were assigned one of three “District use” cases. Team Maryland was assigned the district use case of the University of Central Florida.Item UMD Resilient Adaptive Climate Technology ThinkTank (reACT TT): Purpose, Accomplishments and Future Directions(2022-10-12) Cossard, Patricia Kosco; Hubbard, WilliamreACT ThinkTank is a campus-wide initiative involving faculty, staff, and students collaborating with Maryland tribal communities, who are deeply committed to a dynamic transdisciplinary approach to sustainability that includes research, consultancy advice, and education to internal and external stakeholders concerning climate change, regenerative design and renewable energy in urban environments and the building industry, and providing opportunities for action related to the University’s Land Acknowledgment.Item White House Correspondents Association Pool Reports Digital Collection(2023-06-08) Cossard, Patricia Kosco; Howell, Chuck; Kanke, Timothy; Schumer, MathewIn May 2023, the University of Maryland Libraries announced a major upgrade to the Pool Reports Digital Collection Website. This release marks a milestone in the White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) project as it moves from a prototype pilot to a dynamic and active collection now available for the study and teaching of US Presidential reporting. The collection can be accessed at https://whpool.lib.umd.edu/. This new iteration is greatly enhanced with content about the White House Correspondents' Association. It includes profiles of past and present White House pool reporters; feature stories on a variety of related topics, complete news & press releases; resource lists of materials both within the UMD Libraries Collection; and important material beyond the Libraries' walls. This presentation provides an overview of the project timeline, milestones, content, and innovative digital tools being developed. As part of the Pool Reports Collection, the University Libraries are developing such a tool not only for this collection but for future digital collections. The UMD email processing and redaction tool, SCUTES (named for the protective scales on a turtle's shell), will auto-redact Personal Identification Information (PII) and reformat emails so that they are uniformly displayed in the collection regardless of the email service provided.