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2015

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Towards An Assumption Responsive Information Literacy Curriculum: Lessons From Student Qualitative Data, Rob Morrison, Deana Greenfield Jan 2015

Towards An Assumption Responsive Information Literacy Curriculum: Lessons From Student Qualitative Data, Rob Morrison, Deana Greenfield

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This chapter will describe how the collection of data on college student assumptions impacted the development and revision of credit courses in digital information literacy. Drawing on qualitative data from pretests, assignments, questionnaires, reflection journals, and student evaluations, the authors will detail their teaching experiences and the development of an assumption responsive curriculum which challenges students to draw connections between new material and prior questions, concerns, and beliefs. We will also discuss the impetus for the development of our pretest survey tool, thoughts on why student assumptions matter in the classroom, and provide excerpts from the qualitative student data that …

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Pausing At The Threshold, Patrick K. Morgan Jan 2015

Pausing At The Threshold, Patrick K. Morgan

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Threshold concepts are increasingly inescapable at library conferences and in general information literacy discourse, and this visibility will likely only increase as they figure so prominently in the Association of College and Research Libraries inchoate Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education. Nevertheless, very little has been done to critically consider the wider intellectual ramifications of certain assumptions fundamental to their manifestation in library/information literacy instruction. This paper is an initial attempt to promote such discussions.

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Implementing A Film Series For Community Engagement, Kelly D. Blessinger, Stephanie Braunstein, Jennifer Abraham Cramer, Linda Smith Griffin, Paul Hrycaj Jan 2015

Implementing A Film Series For Community Engagement, Kelly D. Blessinger, Stephanie Braunstein, Jennifer Abraham Cramer, Linda Smith Griffin, Paul Hrycaj

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This paper will review the experiences of the LSU Libraries with its film series, which has been running to this point for two years. The authors will investigate the "nuts and bolts" of an academic library initiating a film series, some of the pitfalls and opportunities such a series entails, and how those pitfalls can be managed and opportunities capitalized upon, as well as touching on some theoretical issues related to these matters, such as collaboration between libraries and faculty, the academic library as place, and "engagement" vs. "outreach."

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Reference Service Evaluation At An African Academic Library: The User Perspective, Lili Luo, Viscount Buer Jan 2015

Reference Service Evaluation At An African Academic Library: The User Perspective, Lili Luo, Viscount Buer

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Purpose – This paper aims to provide a detailed discussion of a large-scale library reference evaluation study conducted at the University of Education, Winneba (UEW) in Ghana. The study seeks to evaluate the reference service from the user perspective, focusing on how users use and perceive the service. Design/methodology/approach – Self-administered survey was used as the data collection instrument. One thousand questionnaires were distributed to library users in a three-week period, and the response rate was 63.7 per cent. Findings – The reference service had a high non-use rate of 42.6 per cent, which was primarily attributed to library users’ …

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Library Tour Evolution: Analog, Digital, Mobile, Michael J. Whitchurch Jan 2015

Library Tour Evolution: Analog, Digital, Mobile, Michael J. Whitchurch

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Evolution is a progressive change from something inadequate in a given circumstance or environment to a new or modified state with the ability to perform better in that new environment or situation. Evolution occurs in organizations, organisms and processes. One aspect of evolution is the ‘survival of the fittest’ which is that the most adept at survival will continue and propagate. In technology it is much the same as one technology becomes obsolete (dies), it gives way to the next better able to serve. For examples consider the cassette tape or the LP record and their demise. Often technology changes …

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Measuring Worth: Relative Worth Calculators And Data Sets, Leticia Camacho Jan 2015

Measuring Worth: Relative Worth Calculators And Data Sets, Leticia Camacho

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Measuring Worth was founded in 2006 by Lawrence Officer and Samuel Williamson (both, Univ. of Illinois at Chicago). They are also the founders of the Economic History Association's EH.net (CH, May'04, 41-5036). Measuring Worth explores alternative ways to compare and measure the relative worth of things. The site includes historical data on economic aggregates from the US, UK, and Australia, and to a lesser extent, Japan and China.

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Latino Stats: American Hispanics By The Numbers, Leticia Camacho Jan 2015

Latino Stats: American Hispanics By The Numbers, Leticia Camacho

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Today, 53 million Latinos live in the US, and Latino Stats provides an informative, positive portrait of this fast-growing population group. T he book, written by Malavé and Giordani, a Hispanic American mother and daughter research team, provides statistical data gathered primarily from government, private sector, nonprofit, and media sources. Ten chapters cover the basics of immigration, voting and politics, jobs and the economy, family and community, youth and education, health and environment, criminal justice, entertainment, technology, and sports and identity. Each chapter starts with a quote from a famous Hispanic American followed by a short introduction and a section …

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Use Existing Data First: Reconcile Metadata Before Creating New Controlled Vocabularies, Jeremy Myntti, Anna Neatrour Jan 2015

Use Existing Data First: Reconcile Metadata Before Creating New Controlled Vocabularies, Jeremy Myntti, Anna Neatrour

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The use of controlled vocabularies is essential in the creation of metadata for digital collections in order to provide consistency and ease of use for patrons and researchers. The University of Utah has been working to clean up metadata for digital collections to ensure that data adheres to best practices with the use of specific, controlled vocabularies. This has included a major data-cleanup project utilizing multiple approaches including a vendor's authority control service, data reconciliation in OpenRefine, and the exploration of different tools used for the creation and maintenance of local controlled vocabularies.

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Effective Innovation Policies For Development: Uganda, Julius Ecuru, Dick Kawooya Jan 2015

Effective Innovation Policies For Development: Uganda, Julius Ecuru, Dick Kawooya

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Exploring Barriers To Ict Use By Middle Class Indian Women, Anindita Paul, Kim M. Thompson, Jannica Heinstrom Jan 2015

Exploring Barriers To Ict Use By Middle Class Indian Women, Anindita Paul, Kim M. Thompson, Jannica Heinstrom

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Nations have made great strides in providing physical access to digital technologies and educational opportunities, yet barriers still exist that prevent those who have strong physical and intellectual access to information and communication technology from taking full advantage of the information and opportunities the technology offers. Women in particular are affected by social barriers which may be quite subtle and are easily excluded from taking an active role in the information society. This study explores how Indian women incorporate information and communication technology (ICT) into their daily lives and what aidsor barriers they face in the process. This study contributes …

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Acceptance Of Knowledge Management Concepts In Religious Organizations: The Impacts Of Information And Willful Disengagement From Productive Inquiry, Darin Freeburg Jan 2015

Acceptance Of Knowledge Management Concepts In Religious Organizations: The Impacts Of Information And Willful Disengagement From Productive Inquiry, Darin Freeburg

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This study analyzed how churches create cultures in which the recirculating of the same information is encouraged, or cultures in which new information is introduced regularly. It then analyzed how these cultures impact engagement with important knowledge management (KM) principles. Particular attention was paid to the factors that contribute to a church’s decision to engage in a critical questioning of assumed beliefs—productive inquiry (PI)—shown to be an important behavior in successful organizations. In eight, 90- minute focus groups, 28 congregants from Mainline Protestant churches were asked to discuss the information behavior surrounding their religious beliefs. Qualitative coding and analysis revealed …

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Goals And Information Behavior In Religious Sermons, Darin S. Freeburg, Daniel Roland Jan 2015

Goals And Information Behavior In Religious Sermons, Darin S. Freeburg, Daniel Roland

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This study utilized Steven R. Wilson’s (1999) cognitive rules model to analyze persuasion goals in American religious sermons that address obligation situations as well as the information used to support these goals. We coded a purposive sample of thirty sermons that were given in 2013 and 2014, gathered from an extensive sermon database, for evidence of goals and information use. Qualitative content analysis of these sermons revealed rich descriptions of several types of pastors based on their use of persuasion goals in addressing each topic. Analysis supports the claim that the activation of a goal likely occurs after the selection …

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Consumer Health Reference Interview: Ideas For Public Librarians, Lili Luo Jan 2015

Consumer Health Reference Interview: Ideas For Public Librarians, Lili Luo

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This two-stage study seeks to help public librarians become better prepared, and more confident and competent, when answering medical/health questions. At the first stage, eleven barriers that public librarians often encounter in the consumer health reference interview were identified through a comprehensive literature review, and at the second stage, input from professional consumer health librarians on how to overcome the barriers was gathered via a qualitative survey. Findings of the study provide concrete and practical strategies that will help public librarians more successfully conduct the reference interview to assist library users in their health information-seeking journey.

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Being Earnest With Collections: Investing In Open Access At A Small Academic Library, Jonathan H. Harwell Jan 2015

Being Earnest With Collections: Investing In Open Access At A Small Academic Library, Jonathan H. Harwell

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No abstract provided.

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The Economy Of You: Discover Your Inner Entrepreneur And Recession-Proof Your Life, Leticia Camacho Jan 2015

The Economy Of You: Discover Your Inner Entrepreneur And Recession-Proof Your Life, Leticia Camacho

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Palmer, a senior editor and personal finance columnist for U.S. News & World Report, claims that, due to our uncertain economy, people need to find ways of earning income beyond their full-time jobs. The author believes that one of the biggest trends in business today is the microbusiness, and he posits that even small amounts of monthly earnings can make a huge impact on people's incomes over time.

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Librarian Director As Manager Of Union Employees, Courtney L. Selby Jan 2015

Librarian Director As Manager Of Union Employees, Courtney L. Selby

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Over the past 5 years, directors of law libraries have been retiring at a rapid rate and this pace is only increasing. As a result, many new law library directors may have relatively little exposure to a director’s responsibilities before assuming the role. Academic Law Library Director Perspectives: Cases and Insights is a valuable guide and learning tool for any prospective or new law library director looking to learn the ins and outs of the position. Each chapter starts with a case study to provide a realistic context in which to examine the subject, followed by analysis and commentary by …

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