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Library-Sponsored Case Competitions: Best Practices And Assessment Of Learning Gains, Ilana Stonebraker Dec 2016

Library-Sponsored Case Competitions: Best Practices And Assessment Of Learning Gains, Ilana Stonebraker

Libraries Faculty and Staff Scholarship and Research

The Parrish Library Case Competition is an annual library-administered, library-sponsored case competition where teams of undergraduate students compete against one another to make better evidence-based decisions for business problems. This article includes a description the case competition as a resource for other libraries interested in sponsoring similar case competitions as part of their information literacy programs. Students who participated in the case competition saw their learning grow as assessed through questionnaires and focus groups. Students who had not taken an information literacy course perceived their understanding as lower than those who had taken a course.


International Approaches To Research Data Services In Libraries, Michael Witt, Wolfram Horstmann Dec 2016

International Approaches To Research Data Services In Libraries, Michael Witt, Wolfram Horstmann

Libraries Faculty and Staff Scholarship and Research

Libraries and archives around the world are acquiring new skills and applying the principles of library and archival sciences to solve challenges and provide new services related to research data management. Librarians are helping researchers address needs throughout the research data lifecycle, for example, by conducting assessments and outreach, consulting on data management plans and metadata, incorporating data into information literacy instruction and collection management, providing reference services to help patrons find and cite data, and providing data publication and preservation solutions. They are creating web guides and tutorials, training colleagues within and outside of the library, contributing to discussions …


Computational Environment For Modeling And Analysing Network Traffic Behaviour Using The Divide And Recombine Framework, Ashrith Barthur Dec 2016

Computational Environment For Modeling And Analysing Network Traffic Behaviour Using The Divide And Recombine Framework, Ashrith Barthur

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There are two essential goals of this research. The first goal is to design and construct a computational environment that is used for studying large and complex datasets in the cybersecurity domain. The second goal is to analyse the Spamhaus blacklist query dataset which includes uncovering the properties of blacklisted hosts and understanding the nature of blacklisted hosts over time.

The analytical environment enables deep analysis of very large and complex datasets by exploiting the divide and recombine framework. The capability to analyse data in depth enables one to go beyond just summary statistics in research. This deep analysis is …


From Your Editor, Katina Strauch Dec 2016

From Your Editor, Katina Strauch

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Ditching The Guillotine: An Education In Accessability, Becky Brasington Clark Dec 2016

Ditching The Guillotine: An Education In Accessability, Becky Brasington Clark

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Letters To The Editor, Katina Strauch Dec 2016

Letters To The Editor, Katina Strauch

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Full Page Ads Dec 2016

Full Page Ads

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The Value Of Publishing: What's Worth Paying For?, Nancy L. Maron Dec 2016

The Value Of Publishing: What's Worth Paying For?, Nancy L. Maron

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Deadlines Dec 2016

Deadlines

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I'Ll Take "Sifting And Winnowing" For $1000, Alex, Dennis Lloyd Dec 2016

I'Ll Take "Sifting And Winnowing" For $1000, Alex, Dennis Lloyd

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If Rumors Were Horses, Katina Strauch Dec 2016

If Rumors Were Horses, Katina Strauch

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Dust Jackets To Dust?, John Sherer Dec 2016

Dust Jackets To Dust?, John Sherer

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Making Connections, Building Community, Kathryn Conrad Dec 2016

Making Connections, Building Community, Kathryn Conrad

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Adding Media, Adding Value, Susan Doerr Dec 2016

Adding Media, Adding Value, Susan Doerr

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Back Talk--The Frankfurt Book Fair, Ann Okerson Dec 2016

Back Talk--The Frankfurt Book Fair, Ann Okerson

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Op Ed--Opinions And Editorials--Pelikan's Antidisambiguation--"Digital Golf Clubs", Michael P. Pelikan Dec 2016

Op Ed--Opinions And Editorials--Pelikan's Antidisambiguation--"Digital Golf Clubs", Michael P. Pelikan

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Book Reviews--Monographic Musings, Regina Gong Dec 2016

Book Reviews--Monographic Musings, Regina Gong

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Atg Special Report--The Charleston Library Conference Fast Pitch 2016, Ann Okerson, Katina Strauch, Steve Goodall Dec 2016

Atg Special Report--The Charleston Library Conference Fast Pitch 2016, Ann Okerson, Katina Strauch, Steve Goodall

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Atg Interviews Stephen Rhind-Tutt, President, Alexander Street, Katina Strauch, Tom Gilson Dec 2016

Atg Interviews Stephen Rhind-Tutt, President, Alexander Street, Katina Strauch, Tom Gilson

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Collecting To The Core--Cross-Disciplinary Criminal Justice Resources, Beth Sheehan, Anne Doherty Dec 2016

Collecting To The Core--Cross-Disciplinary Criminal Justice Resources, Beth Sheehan, Anne Doherty

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Profiles Encouraged--Profiles For 13 Authors And Seven Companies Or University Presses Dec 2016

Profiles Encouraged--Profiles For 13 Authors And Seven Companies Or University Presses

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Questions And Answers--Copyright Column, Laura N. Gassaway Dec 2016

Questions And Answers--Copyright Column, Laura N. Gassaway

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Legally Speaking--Long Arm Of The Law, A Charleston Conference Presentation, November 5, 2016, Bruce Strauch, Bryan M. Carson, Jack Montgomery, Bill Hannay Dec 2016

Legally Speaking--Long Arm Of The Law, A Charleston Conference Presentation, November 5, 2016, Bruce Strauch, Bryan M. Carson, Jack Montgomery, Bill Hannay

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Multi-Perspective Interview Of Video Streaming Featuring: Leandra Preston-Sidler, University Of Central Florida; Kiren Shoman, Sage Publishing; And Michael Arthur, The University Of Alabama, Katina Strauch, Tom Gilson Dec 2016

Multi-Perspective Interview Of Video Streaming Featuring: Leandra Preston-Sidler, University Of Central Florida; Kiren Shoman, Sage Publishing; And Michael Arthur, The University Of Alabama, Katina Strauch, Tom Gilson

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Little Red Herrings--A Life Now Lived, Mark Y. Herring Dec 2016

Little Red Herrings--A Life Now Lived, Mark Y. Herring

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The Scholarly Publishing Scene-- Prose Awards, Again, Myer Kutz Dec 2016

The Scholarly Publishing Scene-- Prose Awards, Again, Myer Kutz

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Straight Talk--Signs Of Scientific Publishing Disruption: A Look At Elsevier, The World's Largest Stm Publisher, Dan Tonkery Dec 2016

Straight Talk--Signs Of Scientific Publishing Disruption: A Look At Elsevier, The World's Largest Stm Publisher, Dan Tonkery

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Optimizing Library Services--Collaborations And Partnerships For The Modern Academic Library, Brian Doherty, Ann Lupold, Lindsay Johnston Dec 2016

Optimizing Library Services--Collaborations And Partnerships For The Modern Academic Library, Brian Doherty, Ann Lupold, Lindsay Johnston

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Curating Collective Collections--Recap, Centralized Book Housing, And The Economy Of Shared Collections, Or, From Book Barn To Service Center, Bob Kieft, Jacob Nadal Dec 2016

Curating Collective Collections--Recap, Centralized Book Housing, And The Economy Of Shared Collections, Or, From Book Barn To Service Center, Bob Kieft, Jacob Nadal

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Small But Mighty: How University Presses Bring Academic Ideas To The World, Jessica Lawrence Hurt Dec 2016

Small But Mighty: How University Presses Bring Academic Ideas To The World, Jessica Lawrence Hurt

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