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Addressing Academic Integrity: Perspectives From Virginia Commonwealth University In Qatar, Nancy E. Fawley

Nancy Fawley

Understanding the cultural aspects that affect a student’s ability to appropriately use resources is important in developing outreach and instruction in multicultural settings. Differences in educational philosophies, students’ previous scholastic training and cultural differences in individual motivation are all factors that may affect a freshman’s ability to understand an American university’s idea of academic integrity and can inadvertently cause problems where independent work and critical thinking are required. At Virginia Commonwealth University in Qatar (VCU Qatar), a branch campus of the American university in the Middle East, a special class on academic integrity and ethical behavior was integrated into the …

Role Of Libraries & Information Centers In Promoting Culture And Architecture In Cholistan Desert, South Punjab Pakistan, Rubina Bhatti, Mazhar Hayat, Sarwat Mukhtar

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Abstract

This study was conducted with purpose to explore the elapsed and hidden treasures of Cholistan dessert in South Punjab, Pakistan. It discusses the role of university libraries of South Punjab, museums, Pakistan National library, Pakistan Library Association and HEC, digitization centers and documentation centers. It suggests that grant must be provided for research activities in different aspects of Cholistani Culture including Tribal Folks, Art, Culture, loriyan and old songs. HEC and Punjab government should provide special funds to libraries to support endangered art and culture like Chunri, khusa, paintings, weaving, the famous puppet show of Cholistan, folk songs of …

Cultures Of Access: Differences In Rhetoric Around Open Access Repositories In Africa And The United States And Their Implications For The Open Access Movement, Natalia T. Bowdoin

Faculty Publications

Open Access (OA) refers to free, online access to peer reviewed scholarship. Many OA proponents view OA as a potential mechanism for reversing inequities in information flows between industrialized and non-industrialized nations. The "green road" of OA (self-archiving in an OA institutional repository) has seen substantial growth in African nations where there have historically been chronic problems both with access to scholarly and scientific materials and participation in the larger scholarly and scientific community. For this study I examined the rhetoric used by OA institutional repositories and what this rhetoric may say about different "cultures of OA". I conducted textual …

Ipads For All: Experiencing The Unexpected, Mary Aagard, Michelle Armstrong, Peggy Cooper, Rita Nuxoll

Peggy S. Cooper

Libraries have become iPad enthusiasts on a global scale. Koç University Library, Istanbul, Turkey¹; Briar Cliff University, Sioux City, Iowa²; Colby College, Waterville, Maine³; Central Medical Library, University of Münster, Germany⁴; Omaha Public Library, Omaha, Nebraska⁵; and Westlake High School Library, Austin, Texas⁶ are just a few of the many libraries that include iPads in their suite of tools and services. Librarians use the mobile device in all aspects of their work, and they are an ever-present part of our patrons' lives. As a result, there is a growing …

Ipads For All: Experiencing The Unexpected, Mary Aagard, Michelle Armstrong, Peggy Cooper, Rita Nuxoll

Library Faculty Publications and Presentations

Libraries have become iPad enthusiasts on a global scale. Koç University Library, Istanbul, Turkey¹; Briar Cliff University, Sioux City, Iowa²; Colby College, Waterville, Maine³; Central Medical Library, University of Münster, Germany⁴; Omaha Public Library, Omaha, Nebraska⁵; and Westlake High School Library, Austin, Texas⁶ are just a few of the many libraries that include iPads in their suite of tools and services. Librarians use the mobile device in all aspects of their work, and they are an ever-present part of our patrons' lives. As a result, there is a growing …