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A Study Of Faculty Research Practices In Religious Studies @ Yale University, Graziano Kraetli, Suzanne Estelle-Holmer, Christine Richardson

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Of The People, By The People, For The People: Critical Pedagogy And Government Information, Melanie Maksin

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This chapter focuses on pedagogical frames and techniques that encourage student engagement and problematize the process-and-product model of government information. These strategies reflect four interconnected ideas, namely

• that government information is political,

• that access to government information is political,

• that government information has value both in scholarly contexts and in individuals’ daily lives, and

• that we can intervene in the production and dissemination of government information.

Library E-Book Platforms Are Broken: Let's Fix Them, Joelle Thomas, Galadriel Chilton

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E-books promise users convenience and accessibility, but library e-book platforms contain so many barriers to use and access that patrons often turn away in frustration. In addition, aggregators’ e-book platforms often include intrusive, onerous digital rights management (DRM) restrictions. The traditional solution of DRM-free e-books are generally only available only in large and expensive publisher packages. One approach to solving these problems is an evidence-based selection of e-books program; it not only offers access to hundreds of DRM-free, unlimited simultaneous-user e-books that are integrated with similar e-journal content, but also includes an agreement that libraries will only purchase titles with …

Artist' Studio Archives: Managing Personal Collections & Creative Legacies, Heather Gendron, Eumie Imm Stroukoff, Joan E. Beaudoin, Neal Ambrose-Smith

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A guide for artists, their assistants, and others managing and preserving an artist's studio archives.