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Zach's News, Georgia Southern University, Zach S. Henderson Library

University Libraries News Online (2008-2023)

• Library Resources Update- LexisNexis Academic is now Nexis Uni!

Distribution Of Pulmonary Tuberculosis In Rio De Janeiro (Brazil): A Spatial Analysis, Nadia Christina Rodrigues, Monica Kramer Andrade, Gisele O'Dwyer, Matthew B. Flynn, Jose Ueleres Braga, Andrea Sobral De Almeida, Leonardo Soares Bastos, Valeria Teresa Saraiva Lino

Department of Political Science and International Studies Faculty Publications

The aim of this study was to analyze the spatial distribution of the tuberculosis endemic in Rio de Janeiro State from 2002 to 2011. A retrospective study was conducted in the state of Rio de Janeiro from 2002 to 2011. Spatial analysis techniques were used to describe the distribution of tuberculosis incidence in the state. Multilevel Poisson regression model was used to access the relationship of tuberculosis and the following factors: “sex”, “age-group” and “diagnostic year” (individual-level factors). Demographic density and municipality were also included in the model as contextual-level factors. A reduction in endemic tuberculosis was observed over the …

Zach's News, Georgia Southern University, Zach S. Henderson Library

University Libraries News Online (2008-2023)

• Library Resource Update: - Expanded JSTOR Content Now Available!

Well, That Took A While: An Anecdotal Comparison Of The Job Application Process Between Public And Academic Libraries, Jessica Garner

Library Faculty Presentations

When a position for Interlibrary Loan Librarian came open at Georgia Southern University in the latter part of 2015, I was intrigued. Although ensconced happily in a public library position and a 10-year veteran of public systems, the lure of an academic position-along with logistical considerations-prompted me to apply for the position. I believe my observations about the hiring, though anecdotal, begin to unravel a conversation comparing and contrasting academic libraries with public libraries, possibly to the benefit of both institutions.

Differences In Mental Health Education Across Baby Boomers, Generation X, And Millennials, Ashlyn M. Avera

Honors College Theses

There is no denying that mental illness has gained a strong prevalence in the United States. According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness, approximately one in five adults in the United States experiences a mental illness in any given year. Although mental health stigmas have played a role in the past, it does not mean they must continue to play the same role in the future. Research is now looking toward ways to decrease mental health stigma through increasing mental health knowledge. This study examines the starting point for which a society becomes literate in mental health. Using a …

Zach's News, Georgia Southern University, Zach S. Henderson Library

University Libraries News Online (2008-2023)

• Therapy Dogs Return for Finals!

Zach's News, Georgia Southern University, Zach S. Henderson Library

University Libraries News Online (2008-2023)

• Library Resource Updates

Game, Set, Match: Conquer Your Library’S Content Management Needs With Libguides Cms, Jeffrey M. Mortimore, Ruth L. Baker, Dawn Nikki Cannon-Rech, Jessica Garner, Billy Glasco, Debra G. Skinner

Library Faculty Presentations

With the ability to create uniquely branded groups of guides limited to specific content creators and audiences, LibGuides CMS significantly expands the flexibility of the LibGuides platform to support libraries’ content management needs. During this session, presenters will share a series of use cases with LibGuides CMS, including two limited-access staff intranet sites; two limited-permission student-curated course sites; a uniquely branded special collections event site; a uniquely-branded peer-reviewed literary journal; and two faculty-curated conference presentation sites. This session will be of interest to anyone using LibGuides, LibGuides CMS, or similar content management systems.

Zach’S Ladder: Librarians Helping Future Librarians Climb To New Heights, Jessica Garner, Lisa P. Smith

Library Faculty Presentations

This session details the MLIS career development program entitled Zach’s Ladder. Jessica C. Garner and Lisa Smith, two librarians at the Zach S. Henderson Library at Georgia Southern University, created a roundtable group designed for MLIS Students or anyone interested in earning their MLIS. Participants had opportunities for open discussion about current trends in libraries and librarianship. Librarians who are working in the field were invited to share their experience in a conversational setting. Presenters will share the steps taken to design the program, recruit participants, and invite librarians to speak . Participants of the program will also share their …

Right Under Their Noses: Helping Patrons Identify The Resources At Their Fingertips, Jessica Garner, Fred W. Smith, Jessica Williams, Jermaine Bryant

Library Faculty Presentations

A concern of all academic Interlibrary Loan Departments is having faculty/ staff & students request materials already owned by their home library. Jessica Garner, Jessica Williams, Fred Smith, and Jermaine Bryant conducted a qualitative research study with IRB approval to explore this concern. In this session, the presenters will describe how data suggest a more streamlined approach to redirecting searches originating in the library for outside sources to assets already physically (or electronically) stored in the library.

Henderson News 6.1, W. Bede Mitchell

Henderson Library Newsletters (2010-2019)

Henderson Library Newsletter. Includes articles featuring New Faculty: Leslie Haas, Bulloch County Community Reading Fair, Zach's Seeds Update

• Welcome to FY 2017!

• NEW Faculty: Leslie Haas, Department head of research services

• BULLOCH COUNTY READING FAIR

Zach's News, Georgia Southern University, Zach S. Henderson Library

University Libraries News Online (2008-2023)

• Scientific Stories, Frame by Frame: Using Sequential Art for Science Education

Georgia International Conference On Information Literacy Conference Program 2017, Georgia Southern University

Georgia International Conference on Information Literacy

Official Conference Program. Conference was cancelled due to the impact of Hurricane Irma on the area.

The Increase In Domestic Violence In Brazil From 2009-2014, Nadia Christina Rodrigues, Gisele O'Dwyer, Monica Kramer Andrade, Matthew B. Flynn, Denise Leite Maia Monteiro, Valeria Teresa Saraiva Lino

Department of Political Science and International Studies Faculty Publications

In recent decades, the rise violent phenomena in Brazil has reached epidemic proportions. However, the prevalence of domestic violence (DV) across different states in the country is not well established. The objective of this study was to describe the distribution of DV across Brazilian states from 2009 to 2014. An ecological study based on spatial analysis techniques was performed using Brazilian states as geographical units of analysis. A multilevel Poisson model was used to explain the risk of DV in Brazil according to age, sex, period (fixed effects), the Human Developing Index, and the victim’s residence state (random effects). The …

2484: Establishment Of The Tennessee-Sickle Cell Disease Network As A Mechanism For Engaging A Rare Disease Population In Patient Centered Outcomes Research, Tilicia Mayo-Gamble, Velma Mcbride Murry, Michael R. Debaun

Department of Health Policy and Community Health Faculty Publications

OBJECTIVES/SPECIFIC AIMS: Despite the high prevalence of individuals diagnosed with sickle cell disease (SCD) in Tennessee, comprehensive care and education for patients with SCD is not as widely available as healthcare services for individuals managing other chronic illnesses. We aimed to engage SCD stakeholders in patient-centered outcomes research (PCOR) as a mechanism for advancing care and translational research for this rare disease population. METHODS/STUDY POPULATION: Through a partnership with the Sickle Cell Foundation of Tennessee, we implemented Community Health Ambassadors to systematically engage patient partners with SCD and their caregivers, aged 18–50 from rural and urban communities throughout Tennessee, in …

Zach's News, Georgia Southern University, Zach S. Henderson Library

University Libraries News Online (2008-2023)

• Google Scholar Library Links- Update your setting Today!

Zach's News, Georgia Southern University, Zach S. Henderson Library

University Libraries News Online (2008-2023)

• New Automated External Defibrillators (AED) throughout Henderson

Zach's News, Georgia Southern University, Zach S. Henderson Library

University Libraries News Online (2008-2023)

• Create or Renew Your New York Times Account for the New Semester!

Zach's News, Georgia Southern University, Zach S. Henderson Library

University Libraries News Online (2008-2023)

• Total Solar Eclipse Exhibit and LibGuide

Zach's News, Georgia Southern University, Zach S. Henderson Library

University Libraries News Online (2008-2023)

• Library Resource Updates for Fall 2017

Zach's News, Georgia Southern University, Zach S. Henderson Library

University Libraries News Online (2008-2023)

• George- Anne Now Available on Digital Commons!

Zach's News, Georgia Southern University, Zach S. Henderson Library

University Libraries News Online (2008-2023)

• Explore the New and Improved GIL-Find Catalog

Creating A Taxonomy Of Local Boards Of Health Based On Local Health Departments’ Perspectives, Gulzar H. Shah, Sergey Sotnikov, Carolyn J. Leep, Jiali Ye, Timothy W. Van-Wave

Department of Health Policy and Community Health Faculty Presentations

Objectives: To develop an LBoH classification scheme and empirical definitions to provide a coherent framework for describing variation in the LBoHs.

Data and Methods: This study is based on data from the 2015 Local Board of Health Survey, conducted among a nationally representative sample of LHD administrators, with 394 responses. The classification development consisted of the following steps: (a) theoretically guided initial domain development, (b) mapping of the survey variables to the proposed domains, (c) data reduction using principal component analysis and group consensus, and (d) scale development and testing for internal consistency.

Results: The final classification scheme included 60 …

Instruction Assessment Following The Acrl Webinar Fighting Fake News With The Acrl Framework, Kristi L. Smith

Library Faculty Presentations

Workshop Overview:

Participants will work collaboratively to discuss ways to incorporate the ACRL Framework into their current information literacy instruction, which includes differentiating fake news from real news.

Workshop Structure:

After the webinar concludes, the six frames comprising the ACRL Framework will be displayed on the screen. The audience will be asked if they want a brief overview explaining the frames (this will be done for the benefit of media specialists, public librarians, etc.).

Next, participants will be asked to take five minutes to write down their current information literacy instruction activities/methods that are applicable to fake news. Then, participants …

Libguides Assessment Following The Acrl Webinar Essentials Of Usability Design For Library Research Guides, Kristi L. Smith

Library Faculty Presentations

Workshop Overview:

Participants will discuss major takeaways from webinar, and work collaboratively to assess their own institutions’ LibGuides.

Workshop Structure:

After the webinar, the host will thank everyone for attending, and invite people to stay for a hands-on workshop. The host will lead the class into a discussion of the webinar by posing the question, “What stood out to you most from the webinar?” After this brief discussion, the host will ask people to gather into groups; depending on the number of attendees, groups will be comprised of 2-3 or 4-5 people.

The groups will be tasked with assessing a …

Do Eye Movements During Shape Discrimination Reveal An Underlying Geometric Structure?, Bradley R. Sturz, Ty W. Boyer, John F. Magnotti, Kent D. Bodily

Department of Psychology Faculty Publications

Using a psychophysical approach coupled with eye-tracking measures, we varied length and width of shape stimuli to determine the objective parameters that corresponded to subjective determination of square/rectangle judgments. Participants viewed a two-dimensional shape stimulus and made a two-alternative forced-choice whether it was a square or rectangle. Participants’ gaze was tracked throughout the task to explore directed visual attention to the vertical and horizontal axes of space. Behavioral results provide threshold values for two-dimensional square/rectangle perception, and eye-tracking data indicated that participants directed attention to the major and minor principal axes. Results are consistent with the use of the major …

Public And Non Profit News, Georgia Southern University

Public & Non-profit News (2014-2022)

• Georgia Southern’s M.P.A. Program Receives Accreditation from NASPAA

Cahost: An Excel Workbook For Facilitating The Johnson-Neyman Technique For Two-Way Interactions In Multiple Regression, Stephen W. Carden, Nicholas S. Holtzman, Michael J. Strube

Department of Psychology Faculty Publications

When using multiple regression, researchers frequently wish to explore how the relationship between two variables is moderated by another variable; this is termed an interaction. Historically, two approaches have been used to probe interactions: the pick-a-point approach and the Johnson-Neyman (JN) technique. The pick-a-point approach has limitations that can be avoided using the JN technique. Currently, the software available for implementing the JN technique and creating corresponding figures lacks several desirable features–most notably, ease of use and figure quality. To fill this gap in the literature, we offer a free Microsoft Excel 2013 workbook, CAHOST (a concatenation of the first …

Henderson News 5.4, W. Bede Mitchell

Henderson Library Newsletters (2010-2019)

Henderson Library Newsletter. Includes articles featuring the 8th Annual Farm-To-Table fundraiser, Money Smart Week activities, Remnant Trust Rare Book Exhibit and Seed Library.

• Annual Farm-to-table Fundraising Dinner on Behalf of Georgia Southern University’s Zach S. Henderson Library To Be Held at the Forest Heights Country Club on June 8, 2017

• Remnant Trust Rare Book Exhibit

Zach's News, Georgia Southern University, Zach S. Henderson Library

University Libraries News Online (2008-2023)

• WestlawNext Campus Research Cancelled Effective June 30,2017