Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®

Social and Behavioral Sciences Commons™

Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®

Library and Information Science

PDF

Lauren E. Robinson

Selected Works

Articles 1 - 9 of 9

Full-Text Articles in Social and Behavioral Sciences

Librarians Building Innovative Technologies: Creating It Ourselves, Tiffney Gipson, Rebecca Morgan, Lauren E. Robinson Jun 2018

Librarians Building Innovative Technologies: Creating It Ourselves, Tiffney Gipson, Rebecca Morgan, Lauren E. Robinson

Lauren E. Robinson

As library users increasingly rely on mobile applications and responsive websites to access information, it has become imperative that libraries accommodate these needs. The tasks of building this type of resource may seem too expensive, time-consuming, and require the outsourcing of technology development. The presenters will showcase how this can be achieved on a small scale using existing staff, innovative funding resources, and affordable training. The poster will outline the presenters’ experiences designing a conceptual discovery framework, interactive website, and iOS application for health sciences students. More specifically, our app will address training students to answer clinical queries using library …

Go to article

Usability Study To Evaluate A Transformed Library Website, Lauren E. Robinson, Jessica Petrey May 2018

Usability Study To Evaluate A Transformed Library Website, Lauren E. Robinson, Jessica Petrey

Lauren E. Robinson

In fiscal year 2016-17, University of Louisville Libraries began the transition from Plone Content Management System (CMS) to Springshare’s LibGuides CMS for websites hosting and management. This transition provided Kornhauser Health Sciences Library the opportunity to fully redesign our website to be more user-friendly, efficient, and visually appealing. To evaluate the efficacy of the new website in meeting these goals, we designed a usability study examining both versions of the site for efficiency and accuracy of information retrieval. Approved by the IRB, this usability study was primarily administered in survey format; as participants from multiple health science disciplines completed specified …

Go to article

Klaposter.Pdf, Rebecca Morgan, Tiffney Gipson, Lauren E. Robinson Dec 2017

Klaposter.Pdf, Rebecca Morgan, Tiffney Gipson, Lauren E. Robinson

Lauren E. Robinson

Evidence-based medicine (EBM) is a systematic approach to clinical decision-making, where medical practitioners use clinical evidence from current research to decide the best course of treatment. EBM is an essential concept in ​medical education, and medical librarians play ​an instrumental role in training students to ​answer clinical questions. ​This framework was designed to help​ students structure and categorize their​ clinical questions, so that they find the ​answers needed to determine ​treatment and/or outcomes. The framework is stage one of a three ​stage project, which will include ​an interactive webpage, and ​iOS application.  

Go to article

Libraries & Turbulence: Poster Art During Social And Political Unrest, Lauren E. Robinson Dec 2017

Libraries & Turbulence: Poster Art During Social And Political Unrest, Lauren E. Robinson

Lauren E. Robinson

The article offers information related to poster arts. Topics discussed include origin of poster art by a self-taught French artist Jules Cheret, significance of political poster art in analyzing the turmoil of political and social movements in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, and preservation and accessibility of unique graphic collection and "Divided Society Digitisation Project" of Linen Hall Library to careful acquisition and collection by the librarians and staff.

Go to article

Designing A Comparative Usability Study To Evaluate A Library Website, Jessica Petrey, Lauren E. Robinson Dec 2017

Designing A Comparative Usability Study To Evaluate A Library Website, Jessica Petrey, Lauren E. Robinson

Lauren E. Robinson

No abstract provided.

Go to article

Designing A Website For A 21st Century Health, Lauren E. Robinson, Jessica Petrey Sep 2017

Designing A Website For A 21st Century Health, Lauren E. Robinson, Jessica Petrey

Lauren E. Robinson

In fiscal year 2016-17, University of Louisville Libraries began the transition from Plone Content Management System (CMS) to Springshare’s LibGuides CMS for websites hosting and management. This transition provided Kornhauser Health Sciences Library the opportunity to fully redesign our website to be more user-friendly, efficient, and visually appealing. To evaluate the efficacy of the new website in meeting these goals, we designed a usability study examining both versions of the site for efficiency and accuracy of information retrieval. This usability study was primarily administered in survey format; as participants from multiple health science disciplines completed specified tasks, their accuracy, time …

Go to article

A Collaborative Approach To Teaching Information Literacy In First-Year Agriculture Courses, Jason Keinsley, Beth Reeder, Lauren Robinson, Melinda Borie Dec 2014

A Collaborative Approach To Teaching Information Literacy In First-Year Agriculture Courses, Jason Keinsley, Beth Reeder, Lauren Robinson, Melinda Borie

Lauren E. Robinson

We will discuss our redesign of the information literacy component of the first-year general agriculture course at the University of Kentucky. More specifically, we will share how we are customizing content to meet individual instructor needs by team teaching, providing more active learning opportunities, and adapting our pedagogical toolkit. Challenges include varying numbers of sessions requested per course section, location disparities, and time constraints.

Go to article

From Adair To Woodford County And All Points In-Between, Jason Keinsley, Lauren Robinson Dec 2014

From Adair To Woodford County And All Points In-Between, Jason Keinsley, Lauren Robinson

Lauren E. Robinson

At 
the
 Agricultural 
Information 
Center 
(AIC) 
we 
are 
trying 
to 
provide
 relevant
 content
 for
 Cooperative
 Extension
 personnel
 located
 throughout 
the 
state 
of 
Kentucky.
 
The
 College
 of 
Agriculture, 
Food, and 
Environment
 is 
the 
University 
of 
Kentucky's
 largest
 college 
and
 has
 employees
 located
 in 
all 
of 
the 
120 
Kentucky
 counties.
 
Therefore,
 we 
are 
working 
to 
create
 and
 maintain
 relevant 
outreach
 services
 for
 a 
geographically 
and
 culturally
 diverse 
user 
group.
 
Throughout 
this
 process,
 we
 have
 realized
 that
 creating
 online
 tutorials
 and
 virtual
 training
 sessions
 is
 not
 enough
 to
 support
 outreach
 services—we must
 stay 
visible. 

To 
stay 
visible, 
we
 have
 visited 
regional
 meetings
 and …

Go to article

Learning Through Interning: National Library Of Medicine® Internships, Lauren E. Robinson, Tyler Nix Sep 2014

Learning Through Interning: National Library Of Medicine® Internships, Lauren E. Robinson, Tyler Nix

Lauren E. Robinson

Fieldwork can help students experience real library settings and develop a professional identity. The benefits to libraries include additional skilled help for programs and projects, developing recruits, and energizing seasoned professionals through opportunities for co-learning and mentoring.

Go to article