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Full-Text Articles in Social and Behavioral Sciences
Building Librarians’ Research Skills Through Experiential Learning, Raeda K. Anderson, Katherine Fisher, Emily Williams, George Usmanov
Building Librarians’ Research Skills Through Experiential Learning, Raeda K. Anderson, Katherine Fisher, Emily Williams, George Usmanov
Georgia Library Quarterly
Experiential learning programs are an effective method to teach data-focused research skills and statistical analysis. We examine the effects of a participatory research training program developed and executed by a data librarian and administered to library employees at a large academic library. The program aimed to improve research skills and increase research productivity. This study employs a survey within a concurrent mixed methods methodological framework to examine the outcomes of the training program. Our findings show that the program served as a low-cost, short-term, effective method of teaching data collection and quantitative analysis that increased participants’ knowledge of the research …
Book Review - Dixie Highway: Road Building And The Making Of The Modern South, 1900-1930, Rebecca Rose
Book Review - Dixie Highway: Road Building And The Making Of The Modern South, 1900-1930, Rebecca Rose
Georgia Library Quarterly
No abstract provided.
Book Review - Helen Matthews Lewis: Living Social Justice In Appalachia, Rebecca Rose
Book Review - Helen Matthews Lewis: Living Social Justice In Appalachia, Rebecca Rose
Georgia Library Quarterly
No abstract provided.
News - Georgia State University - Gsu Library Receives $210,000 Neh Grant, Christian J. Steinmetz
News - Georgia State University - Gsu Library Receives $210,000 Neh Grant, Christian J. Steinmetz
Georgia Library Quarterly
Georgia State University Library recently received a $210,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities for “Planning Atlanta: A New City in the Making, 1930s – 1990s”, submitted by librarian Joe Hurley (Principal Investigator) and history professor Kate Wilson (co-PI).
Review: Outcasts United: An American Town, A Refugee Team, And One Woman's Quest To Make A Difference, Amy Harris
Review: Outcasts United: An American Town, A Refugee Team, And One Woman's Quest To Make A Difference, Amy Harris
Georgia Library Quarterly
Review of the book "Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference," by Warren St. John.
Ecgrl Unveils Valuable Local Resource For African Americans, Dorothy Demarest
Ecgrl Unveils Valuable Local Resource For African Americans, Dorothy Demarest
Georgia Library Quarterly
The article reports on the creation of an African American Funeral Program collection of resources by Dottie Demarest, a librarian and a genealogy and local history specialist at the East Central Georgia Regional Library (ECGRL) inspired by the donation from the funeral programs of African American Eula Mae Ramsey Johnson. The collection provides information on the lives of the deceased. About 1,2000 funeral programs now consist the collection following digitization of the programs through the help of Georgia HomePlace.
Review: The Body In The Reservoir: Murder And Sensationalism In The South, April Renfroe-Warren
Review: The Body In The Reservoir: Murder And Sensationalism In The South, April Renfroe-Warren
Georgia Library Quarterly
Review of the non-fiction book "The Body in the Reservoir: Murder and Sensationalism in the South," by Michael Ayers Trotti.
Review: Downhome: Dispatches From Dixie, Christine Zuger
Review: Downhome: Dispatches From Dixie, Christine Zuger
Georgia Library Quarterly
Review of the non-fiction book "Downhome: Dispatches from Dixie," by Bob Dart.
Review: Southern Comforts: Rooted In A Southern Place, Kathy Pillatzki
Review: Southern Comforts: Rooted In A Southern Place, Kathy Pillatzki
Georgia Library Quarterly
Review of the non-fiction book "Southern Comforts: Rooted in a Southern Place," by Sudye Cauthen.
Review: Foodways: The New Encyclopedia Of Southern Culture, Volume 7, Vanessa Cowie
Review: Foodways: The New Encyclopedia Of Southern Culture, Volume 7, Vanessa Cowie
Georgia Library Quarterly
Review of the non-fiction book "Foodways: The New Encyclopedia of Southern Culture, Volume 7," edited by John T. Edge; Charles Reagan Wilson, general editor.