Publications

Kohler, Ellie. “Mining Library Chats: Sentiment Analysis and Topic Extraction.” 14th International Conference on Performance Measurement and Libraries Conference Proceedings, 2021. forthcoming.

Kohler, Ellie, contributor. Imagine. Spring/Summer 2020 1.1

Kohler, Ellie and Stovall, Connie. “Creating, Recalibrating, and Collecting Assessment Metrics for Strategic initiatives and Annual Reporting: A Case Study at Virginia Tech.” 13th International Conference on Performance Measurement in Libraries Conference Proceedings, 2019.

Kohler, Ellie and Stovall, Connie. “Mining EZProxy Data: User Demographics and Electronic Resources.” 2018 Library Assessment Conference Proceedings, 2018.

Kohler, Ellie. “What Do Your Library Chats Say?: How to Analyze Webchat Transcripts for Sentiment and Topic Extraction.” Brick and Click Symposium Proceedings, 2017.

Kohler, Ellie, copy editor. Jesuit Higher Education: A Journal. 2015-2017.

Kohler, Ellie. “Google Chrome: Using Apps to Streamline Workflow Technology.” Brick and Click Symposium Proceedings, 2013.

Kohler, Ellie and Theiss, Danielle. "From Overloaded to Opportunity: The Search for a Low-Cost Interlibrary Loan Management System." Brick and Click Symposium Proceedings, 2012.

Kohler, Ellie, editor and peer reviewer. Library Philosophy and Practice. 2012-2014.

Kohler, Ellie. Librarianletters. Blog. 2012-present. www.librarianletters.wordpress.com

Edmisten, Ellie. “Caring for the Collection: Proper Handling Techniques for Rare Items.” Hedgehog. August 2009.

Edmisten, Ellie, editor. GreenNotes Newsletter. 2007-2010.

Edmisten, Ellie. “Gods, Death, and Monster Trucks: A Collection.” UMKC English Graduate Symposium Proceedings, 2006.

Edmisten, Ellie. “J.M. Synge and the Evolution of Romanticism.” UMKC English Graduate Symposium Proceedings, 2005.

Conference and Workshop Presentations

Kohler, Ellie. “Actionable Ethics in Library Assessment.” Southeastern Library Assessment Conference. Online Conference: November 10-11, 2021. Proposal accepted.

Kohler, Ellie. “Mining Library Chats: Sentiment Analysis and Topic Extraction.” 14th International Conference on Performance Measurement and Libraries. Online Conference: November 2-4, 2021. Proposal accepted.

Kohler, Ellie, McKelvey, Hannah and Heather Piwowar. “Beyond Cost Per Use: Incorporating Open Access, Citation, and Authorship Metrics into Collection Assessment.” 2020 CORE Virtual Forum. Online Conference: November 20, 2020.

Kohler, Ellie. “How to Make Decisions with Your Data.” Missouri Library Association Conference. Online Conference: September 30, 2020. Invited speaker.

Kohler, Ellie. “Mining EZproxy Data to Better Understand Demographics and Usage.” Collection Assessment Breakout Session, 2020 VIVA Collections Forum. Online Conference: May 1, 2020. Invited speaker.

Kohler, Ellie and Stovall, Connie. “Mining EZProxy Data: User Demographics and Electronic Resources.” 2018 Library Assessment Conference. Houston, TX: December 6, 2018.

Kohler, Ellie. “What Do Your Library Chats Say?: How to Analyze Webchat Transcripts for Sentiment and Topic Extraction.” Brick and Click, an Academic Library Symposium. Maryville, MO: November 3, 2017.

Dudenhoffer, Cynthia and Kohler, Ellie. “A Picture is Worth a Thousand Statistics: Visualizing Data for Maximum Impact.” Workshop. Missouri Library Association Conference. St. Louis, MO: October 4, 2017.

Kohler, Ellie. “Customize Your Print Templates.” MOBIUS Conference. Columbia, MO: June 6, 2017.

Hannon-Patton, Carmen, Kohler, Ellie and Nance-Durst, Sheryl. “Front Line Triage Tech Support.” Workshop. Mid-America Library Alliance. Presenter and coordinator. Overland Park, KS: December 6, 2016.

Kohler, Ellie. “Data Wrangling and Visualization in Access Services.” Access Services Conference. Atlanta, GA: November 16-18, 2016.

Kohler, Ellie. "Basic Hands-On Book Repair for Libraries." Workshop. Mid-America Library Alliance. Independence, MO: September 8, 2016.

Kohler, Ellie. “Data Visualization: Cool Things You Can Do With Borrowing and Lending Statistics.” MOBIUS Conference. Columbia, MO: June 7, 2016.

Kohler, Ellie. “Telling Stories with Data: Missouri Public Libraries.” Webinar. Mid-America Library Alliance. Kansas City, MO: December 2015.

Church, Melanie and Kohler, Ellie. “Being Together, Not the Same: Training Student Assistants in Different Library Departments.” Kansas Library Association/Missouri Library Association Joint Conference. Kansas City, MO: October 2, 2015.

Kohler, Ellie. “Stress Management in the Library.” Webinar. Mid-America Library Alliance. Kansas City, MO: September 2015.

Brooks, Janet, Kohler, Ellie and Sime, Karen. “From Concept to Concrete: Building a Local Interlibrary Loan Special Interest Group.” Colorado Interlibrary Loan Conference. Colorado Springs, CO: May 1, 2015.

Kohler, Ellie. “Black-Belt Student Assistants: Safety in the Library.” Brick and Click, an Academic Library Symposium. Maryville, MO: November 7, 2014.

Kohler, Ellie. “Free and Easy: Taking Your Employee Manuals Online.” Missouri Library Association Conference. Columbia, MO: October 9, 2014.

Kohler, Ellie. “The Myth of Multitasking: How to Control Your Workday, Instead of Letting Your Workday Control You.” Missouri Library Association Conference. Columbia, MO: October 9, 2014.

Kohler, Ellie. "In Demand: Utilizing Web Tools to Create an Inexpensive ILL System." Midwest Interlibrary Loan Conference. Dubuque, IA: April 10, 2014.

Kohler, Ellie. "Technology Test Drive: Free and Inexpensive Web Tools for Your Library." Workshop. Mid-America Library Alliance. Kansas City, MO: April 3, 2014.

Kohler, Ellie. “Google Chrome: Using Apps to Streamline Workflow Technology.” Brick and Click, an Academic Library Symposium. Maryville, MO: November 1, 2013.

Kohler, Ellie and Theiss, Danielle. “(Library) Design on a Dime: Creating a Functional Attractive Circulation and Reference Area.” Missouri Library Association Conference. St. Louis, MO: October 3, 2013.

Kohler, Ellie. “Any Excuse for a Pizza Party!: Using Sierra as the Vehicle for a Circulation Training Refresher.” MOBIUS Conference. Jefferson City, MO: June 4, 2013.

Kohler, Ellie. “Free (or mostly free) Web Tools to Streamline ILL Workflows.” What’s Around the Next Bend: Future Currents in Resource Sharing Online Conference. Amigos Library Services. Online Conference: November 15, 2012.

Kohler, Ellie. "Techniques for Hands-On Advanced Book Repair." Workshop. Mid-America Library Alliance/Kansas City, Missouri, Library Information Network (KCMLIN). Independence, MO: November 8, 2012.

Kohler, Ellie and Theiss, Danielle. "From Overloaded to Opportunity: The Search for a Low-Cost Interlibrary Loan Management System." Brick and Click, an Academic Library Symposium. Maryville, MO: October 26, 2012.

Kohler, Ellie. "Basic Hands-On Book Repair for Libraries." Workshop. Mid-America Library Alliance/Kansas City, Missouri, Library Information Network (KCMLIN). Independence, MO: October 11, 2012.

Kohler, Ellie. "Creating an Alternative, Low-Cost Interlibrary Loan Management System." Northwest Interlibrary Loan and Resource Sharing Conference. Portland, OR: September 13-14, 2012.

Kohler, Ellie and Theiss, Danielle. "Are You Sure You Really Need That Article?: When Resource Sharing Gets Out of Control." MOBIUS Conference. Columbia, MO: June 7-9, 2012.

Kohler, Ellie. "Basic Book Repair." Workshop. Mid-America Library Alliance/Kansas City, Missouri, Library Information Network (KCMLIN). Independence, MO: December 8, 2011.

Kohler, Ellie. "Bacon and Tape (And Other Bad Things We Do to Our Books)." Poster presentation. Missouri Library Association Conference. Kansas City, MO: October 5, 2011.

Kohler, Ellie. "Jing vs. Camtasia: A Comparison of Techsmith Products." Missouri Library Association Conference. Kansas City, MO: October 5, 2011.

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