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CC BY-NC (Attribution NonCommercial) Spanish

Author(s): Andrés Rabinovich, Ginett Pineda, Lina Muñoz, Mirla González, Óscar Cardoner Sebio, Sean Gullickson

Editor(s): Sean Gullickson

Subject(s): Artes

Publisher: University of Kansas Libraries

Last updated: 2026-02-05

Problem Solving in Teams and Groups

CC BY (Attribution) English

Author(s): Cameron W. Piercy

Editor(s): Cameron W. Piercy

Subject(s): Business communication, etiquette and presentation, Social groups, communities and identities, Interpersonal communication and skills

Publication date: 2021-08-01

Last updated: 2025-02-06

Connecting and Relating: Why Interpersonal Communication Matters

CC BY-NC-SA (Attribution NonCommercial ShareAlike) English

Author(s): Cameron W. Piercy, Michael Robert Dennis, Maura D. Corder

Editor(s): Cameron W. Piercy, Michael Robert Dennis, Maura D. Corder

Subject(s): Communication studies

Institution(s): University of Kansas

Last updated: 2024-10-07

This text is an edited and remixed version of Interpersonal Communication: A Mindful Approach to Relationships by Wrench, Punyanunt-Carter, and Thweatt, Speak Out, Call In: Public Speaking as Advocacy by Mapes, Problem Solving in Teams and Groups by Piercy, and several other open-access texts (cited at the end of each chapter.) Chapters present key theories and concepts in interpersonal communication, including new chapters on information literacy and public speaking. The chapters in this book cover topics typically taught in an undergraduate interpersonal communication course: family interactions, language, listening, nonverbal communication, persuasion, and romantic relationships, while also presenting practical skills like information search and citation and public speaking.

Finding Balance

CC BY-NC (Attribution NonCommercial) English

Author(s): Carrie Hintz, Melanie T. Kowalski, Sarah Quigley, Jody Bailey

Subject(s): Library, archive and information management, Copyright law, Archiving, preservation and digitization

Institution(s): Emory University, University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Publisher: University of Kansas Libraries

Publication date: 2023-02-01

Last updated: 2024-09-16

Digitizing rare and unique historical documents so they can be shared online is mission-critical work for most cultural heritage institutions, but it can be difficult to complete this work, especially intellectual property rights management, at a scale that matches user demand. The authors of this open educational resource offer guidance for creating scalable, cross-functional workflows using a risk-management approach that increases efficiency and distributes responsibility for rights assessment work more equitably across stakeholders. It includes advice for navigating knowledge gaps, building an engaged team with the right skillsets, reimagining workflows, and rethinking traditional archival processing workflows to build capacity for rights analysis during arrangement and description. Each chapter includes a helpful exercise for implementing this guidance in your own institution.

Business Communication for Success: Public Speaking Edition

CC BY-NC-SA (Attribution NonCommercial ShareAlike) English

Author(s): [Author removed at request of original publisher]

Subject(s): The Arts

Publisher: University of Minnesota Libraries Publishing edition, 2015. This edition adapted from a work originally produced in 2010 by a publisher who has requested that it not receive attribution.

Publication date: 2015-11-25

Last updated: 2024-08-14

Business Communication for Success is adapted from a work produced by a publisher who has requested that they and the original author not receive attribution. This adapted edition is produced by the University of Minnesota Libraries Publishing through the eLearning Support Initiative.

Small Business Management

CC BY-NC-SA (Attribution NonCommercial ShareAlike) English

Author(s): Jason Anderson

Subject(s): Business and Management

Last updated: 2024-05-04

Podcast Perspectives of Environmental Geopolitics

CC BY-NC (Attribution NonCommercial) English

Author(s): Clae Blanck, Ellie Rubinger, Hannah Vander Meulen, Jack Harte, Jessica Saunders, Karis Brown, Marlowe Kastens, Noah Faddis, Shannon O'Lear, Tami Albin

Editor(s): Clae Blanck, Ellie Rubinger, Hannah Vander Meulen, Jack Harte, Jessica Saunders, Karis Brown, Marlowe Kastens, Noah Faddis, Shannon O'Lear, Tami Albin

Subject(s): The Arts

Institution(s): University of Kansas

Publisher: University of Kansas

Publication date: 2022-11-10

Last updated: 2024-04-01

Public Speaking as Performance

CC BY-NC-SA (Attribution NonCommercial ShareAlike) 7 H5P Activities English

Author(s): Mechele Leon

Subject(s): Communication studies

Institution(s): University of Kansas

Publisher: University of Kansas

Publication date: 2023-04-15

Last updated: 2024-04-01

Public Speaking as Performance: Practicing Public Speaking in the Theatre & Performance Classroom is an innovative public speaking textbook written by theatre educators. It combines the essential elements of speechwriting with the tried and true skills that actors learn to communicate a story to an audience. In chapters such as “Actor Tools for Public Speakers” and “From Page to Stage,” the textbook provides students with a creative and accessible approach to delivering speeches. Drawing on the tradition of teaching public speaking in theatre and drama departments—a practice that is still maintained in some institutions—this textbook emphasizes the performative nature of communication. Educators teaching public speaking in theatre and performance departments will find this a textbook particularly suited to the interests of their students.

Breaking Barriers: Diversity and Equity in Chemistry

CC BY-NC (Attribution NonCommercial) 9 H5P Activities English

Author(s): Alex Meier, John Kaiser, Shuai Sun

Subject(s): Chemistry, Sociology

Institution(s): University of Kansas

Last updated: 2024-02-16

Introduction to Bibliodiversity in Scholarly Communications

CC0 (Creative Commons Zero) English

Author(s): Allison Kittinger, Jennifer Solomon

Last updated: 2023-02-22

Publishing is an evolving ecosystem, and one that needs diversity to remain healthy and creative. As information profressionals, we believe that applying bibliodiversity to scholarly communications is crucial to making both the creation and discovery of research more accessible to more people.

We created this resource with library science graduate students and early career librarians in mind. Information professionals have a prominent role to play in fostering bibliodiversity in scholarly communications.

This resource includes, self-paced modules, discussion questions, and resource lists, and references for some foundational knowledge and further study.