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Before You Write: Six Keys To Success – A Pilot Online Information Literacy Course For Graduate Nursing Students, Shannon F. Johnson, Tammy Toscos
Before You Write: Six Keys To Success – A Pilot Online Information Literacy Course For Graduate Nursing Students, Shannon F. Johnson, Tammy Toscos
Shannon F Johnson
In this article, the authors share their experiences with the creation and implementation of an online self-paced information literacy instruction for graduate students of nursing. Before You Write: Six Keys to success is a non-credit required online course attached to the Indiana University - Purdue University Fort Wayne (IPFW) graduate nursing program. The rationale behind the creation of the course was to help graduate students recognize areas where their information literacy skills may be lacking or have become outdated and provide them with tools to increase their proficiency, while still early in their first semester of the program. It consists …
A Spatial Revolution Continues In Oakland, Anthony Bernier, B. Elwood
A Spatial Revolution Continues In Oakland, Anthony Bernier, B. Elwood
Anthony Bernier
The article describes the purpose-built young adult space in Oakland Public Library's (OPL) 81st Avenue Branch in California. Launched on January 29, 2011, the space emphasizes the library's dedication to young adult literature. The space expands the library's commitment to public space equity for teenagers as well as contributes to the facility's revolution in serving young adult readers. An overview of the planning process involved in the construction of the space..
Ten Years Of “Ya Spaces Of Your Dreams:” What Have We Learned?, Anthony Bernier
Ten Years Of “Ya Spaces Of Your Dreams:” What Have We Learned?, Anthony Bernier
Anthony Bernier
No abstract provided.
“A Space For Myself To Go:” Early Patterns In Small Ya Spaces, Anthony Bernier
“A Space For Myself To Go:” Early Patterns In Small Ya Spaces, Anthony Bernier
Anthony Bernier
While young adults (teenagers) are routinely recognized as constituting nearly 25 percent of the nation's public library users, the vast majority of libraries devote more space and design attention to restrooms than to young people. Worse, there are currently no consistent or established metrics, no evaluation criteria, few conceptual standards of best practices, and little consistency in the methods by which we collect empirical evidence about young adult (YA) spaces. This study is the first systematic attempt to both collect and analyze empirical data on libraries' recent trend toward providing greater spatial equity for YA library service.
Oaklandteenzone: Humming Its Own New Tune, Anthony Bernier, N. Branch
Oaklandteenzone: Humming Its Own New Tune, Anthony Bernier, N. Branch
Anthony Bernier
On January 17, 2009, after years of planning, fundraising, and construction delays, the Oakland Public Library (OPL) finally overcame all obstacles and opened its much-anticipated, newly remodeled TeenZone Department. Planning began in 2001 with the vision that OPL TeenZone would accommodate, educate, and celebrate the city's youth; eight years later this teen space is fulfilling that mission.
Young Adult Volunteering In Public Libraries: Managerial Implications, Anthony Bernier
Young Adult Volunteering In Public Libraries: Managerial Implications, Anthony Bernier
Anthony Bernier
While library institutions and youth services professionals debate the fine points of volunteerism, young people’s volunteer participation has been carving out an increasingly justified claim for recognition and research.1 Recent studies on volunteering in the United States demonstrate that between one-third to one-half of young people between the ages of fifteen and twenty-five participate in volunteer activities. And as one journalist recently observed, “Volunteering in record numbers, young people became the super-force of the Obama campaign.”2 This participation rate is outstripping that of previous generations.3 A reported 15.5 million teenagers contributed over 1.3 billion service hours in the United States …
Beyond Hollywood: Frank Gould, Lithographic Printer, Michael K. Organ
Beyond Hollywood: Frank Gould, Lithographic Printer, Michael K. Organ
Michael Organ
Frank Gould (b.1919) spent his working life variously employed as a rabbit hunter, truck driver and lithographic printer. His life experiences, including a period serving in the Australian army during WWII, are recorded in the following article.
Brickies: Working Life At The Thirroul Brickworks 1972-1983, Michael K. Organ
Brickies: Working Life At The Thirroul Brickworks 1972-1983, Michael K. Organ
Michael Organ
Michael Organ worked at the Thirroul Brickworks between 1972-1983. The following article is an account of his experiences there as a young boy fresh out of school.
Strike 1912 - Looking For Australia's Earliest Workers' Film, Michael K. Organ
Strike 1912 - Looking For Australia's Earliest Workers' Film, Michael K. Organ
Michael Organ
Australia has a rich labour history, arising out of the struggle of workers and their families to obtain fair wages and conditions and maintain a decent standard of living. Millions of words have been written on aspects of the labour movement and industrial relations in Australia, especially since the time of the great strikes of the 1890s and moves towards federation during the latter part of that decade. However local cinema contains precious few examples of feature films which bring a fair and thorough account of those struggles to the attention of the masses. The stories are there, the drama …
Evaluation Of The New Jersey Digital Highway, Judy Jeng
Evaluation Of The New Jersey Digital Highway, Judy Jeng
Judy Jeng
The aim of this research is to study the usefulness of the New Jersey Digital Highway (NJDH, www.njdigitalhigh way.org) and its portal structure. The NJDH intends to provide an immersive and user-centered portal for New Jersey history and culture. The research recruited 145 participants and used a Web-based questionnaire that contained three sections: for everyone, for educators, and for curators. The feedback on the usefulness of the NJDH was positive and the portal structure was favorable. The research uncovered several reasons why some collections did not want to or could not participate. The findings also suggested priorities for further development. …
Usability Of The Digital Library: An Evaluation Model, Judy Jeng
Usability Of The Digital Library: An Evaluation Model, Judy Jeng
Judy Jeng
Summary report from the 2004 ACRL Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship recipient
Two Hundred Years Of Young Adult Library Services: A Chronology, Anthony Bernier, M. K. Chelton, C. A. Jenkins, J. B. Pierce
Two Hundred Years Of Young Adult Library Services: A Chronology, Anthony Bernier, M. K. Chelton, C. A. Jenkins, J. B. Pierce
Anthony Bernier
No abstract provided.
What Is Usability In The Context Of The Digital Library And How Can It Be Measured?, Judy Jeng
What Is Usability In The Context Of The Digital Library And How Can It Be Measured?, Judy Jeng
Judy Jeng
No abstract provided.
The Case Against Libraries As ‘Safe Places’, Anthony Bernier
The Case Against Libraries As ‘Safe Places’, Anthony Bernier
Anthony Bernier
No abstract provided.
A Library ‘Teens’Cape’ Against The New Callousness, Anthony Bernier
A Library ‘Teens’Cape’ Against The New Callousness, Anthony Bernier
Anthony Bernier
No abstract provided.
Young Adults, Rituals, And Library Space, Anthony Bernier
Young Adults, Rituals, And Library Space, Anthony Bernier
Anthony Bernier
No abstract provided.
On My Mind: Youth Adult Spaces, Anthony Bernier
Rude And Crude?: When Teens In Your Library Respond Negatively To You, Think Back To How You Approached Them, Anthony Bernier, D. T. Herald
Rude And Crude?: When Teens In Your Library Respond Negatively To You, Think Back To How You Approached Them, Anthony Bernier, D. T. Herald
Anthony Bernier
Skaters, taggers, gang members, and other groups of young people are being identified all over America as problems for libraries. However, these teens respond negatively to librarians because of the way that they are approached and because they experience so much discrimination. If teen behavior needs to be changed, there needs to be a change in the way they are approached and an appeal toward their code of ethics.
A View From The Front Line: Literacy Outreach Of Los Angeles Public Library, Anthony Bernier
A View From The Front Line: Literacy Outreach Of Los Angeles Public Library, Anthony Bernier
Anthony Bernier
No abstract provided.