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Mobile App Usage Assessment In The Academic Library, Rebecca Arzola, Stefanie Havelka
Mobile App Usage Assessment In The Academic Library, Rebecca Arzola, Stefanie Havelka
Publications and Research
This column discusses different approaches, and methods to assess app usage. In the following we exemplify mobile strategies and initiatives set up by some universities that libraries can adopt.
Minority Librarians In Higher Education: A Critical Race Theory Analysis, Kelli Johnson
Minority Librarians In Higher Education: A Critical Race Theory Analysis, Kelli Johnson
Theses, Dissertations and Capstones
The library profession as a whole is predominantly white with a large discrepancy between the percentage of minorities in the United States in general and the percentage of professional librarians who are minorities. Despite past recruitment efforts, there remains a dearth of minority librarians in higher education and the reasons for this remain unclear. The purpose of this qualitative study was to investigate minority librarian experiences in higher education and their perceptions of supports and barriers encountered in becoming and being professional librarians. Five themes emerged from the data. The first theme pertained to the spirit of service and activism …