Social and Behavioral Sciences | Open Access Articles

Forget Gate Counts: Assessing Transformative Programming, John M. Jackson

John M. Jackson

One of the five strategic goals of the William H. Hannon Library is to contribute to “formative and transformative

education of the whole person through outreach and programming.” Through events such as the annual Haunting

of Hannon, the Hannon Human Library, and the Spring Women’s Voices series, the library outreach team at

Loyola Marymount University seeks to create experiences that reach beyond connecting students to information

resources and highlight the library as a transformative force in student life. Measuring the success of these

experiences requires targeted evaluation methods similar to those used for library instruction. This presentation

will outline the …

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The Librarian's Survival Guide To The 'Big Deal': Tools For Unbundling, Leanne Olson, Alie Visser, Samuel Cassady, Doug Lynch

Leanne Olson

In 2016, the Canadian loonie fell to 77% of the U.S. dollar, creating unexpected financial challenges for collections management. Examining usage statistics was the clear first place to start when evaluating resources for cancellation - but would data-driven decisions based purely on cost per use be adequate?

In this joint presentation by Western University and EBSCO Information Services, we will look beyond cost per use, and focus on how Western built on the "big deal" analysis work initiated by the University de Montreal, adding a journal overlap analysis and home-grown method of performing citation analysis using Web of Science and …

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Creative Commons: A License To Share, Sarah L. Wipperman

Sarah Wipperman

Sarah Wipperman will be leading a discussion on Creative Commons (CC) licenses, how to assign them to your work, & how to find CC material –images, texts, & other original works—to use in your own teaching, writing, & scholarship.

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Lightening Up The Library: A Case For Humor, Silliness And General Jackassery In Library Outreach, Rachael Muszkiewicz

Rachael Muszkiewicz

No abstract provided.

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Govdocs Today: Not Your Grandma’S Ravioli, Vickie L. Mix

Vickie Mix

A pinch of this, a drop of that, a tad and a smidgen combine to create a sweet and savory docs soup in the information world. Government Documents no longer frost the traditional information cake with swirls of technical gumbo. Instead, Federal and State governments increasingly sate the public’s appetite with innovative, engaging “dishes” served from traditional and not so traditional “eateries”. Come Mix it up with Chef Vickie as we explore tasty delights crafted in the Docs Information Kitchen.

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Sustainble Growth: Managing For Profits In The Long Run, Shyam Sunder

Shyam Sunder

No abstract provided.

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Sustainable Growth Managing For Profits In The Long Run, Shyam Sunder

Shyam Sunder

No abstract provided.

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Promoting The Value Of Special Collections: A Subject Librarians' Approach, Anne Larrivee, Leslie Vega

Anne Larrivee

No abstract provided.

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Addressing Microaggressions: Transgressing The Line Between Professional And Social Activism, Karla Scott, Victoria Defrancisco, Maureen Ebben

Maureen Ebben

The focus of this workshop is the often overlooked day-to-day wearing down of people in oppressed groups as recipients of microaggressions. While most who are sympathetic to this problem know what a microaggression is, faculty, staff and students tend to fear addressing such aggressions. They simply may not know how to do so effectively. In this hands-on workshop participants will grapple with specific scenarios and be invited to try out different communicative responses and other tools to work toward creating a more inclusive climate for all. The workshop comes from an intersectional feminist perspective, shinning a light on oppressive behaviors …

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Informed Learning, Information Literacy, And Scholarly Communication: Library Pedagogy As A Bridge To The Disciplines, Kim L. Ranger

Kim L. Ranger

This paper explores collaboration between librarians and faculty in higher education to construct connections between informed learning theory, information literacy practice, and disciplinary scholarly products to foster reflective and deep engagement with information.

Increasing digital innovations in communication and pedagogy, the need for various literacy capabilities, and the potential wisdom gained from considering diverse methodological perspectives have driven the need for interdisciplinary collaboration (Witt, 2012). There have also been several calls for a relational approach to teaching and learning, changing the roles of librarians (Farrell and Badke, 2015; Gunton et al, 2014; Jaguszewski and Williams, 2013), and scholarship which examines …

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Managing Library Projects By Trello, Li Chen

Li Chen

The growth of projects in libraries is pervasive. No matter in public, academic, school and special libraries, librarians all have projects to manage. The complex library service and new technologies make the roles of librarian are leaning towards project management based work. How to keep track projects and complete them within the timeline? In this presentation, we will talk about how Trello was utilized by KSU librarians to manage library instruction, liaison, research and new technologies implementation projects. With Trello, we could organize different projects in one place and to visualize the projects, communicate with other team members, keep track …

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The Package, Exercise For Emergency Management Toolkit For Libraries, Como Preconference, Oct. 5, 2016, Chris Sharpe, Sandra Barclay, Cheryl Stiles

Sandra Barclay

No abstract provided.

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Chinese Students In Ksu Libraries: Their Information Seeking Behaviors, Li Chen

Li Chen

With the globalization in education, there has been an influx of Chinese students studying in the United States. As librarians interacting with more and more Chinese students every day, the needs and challenges of understanding their backgrounds and resource-seeking patterns are becoming more present and urgent as we strive to serve this user group more effectively to enhance their academic success. To address the growing needs and challenges, a survey is designed to collect dada about the user group’s educational backgrounds, language proficiencies, and their ways of seeking the information and resources. The study surveys 42 Chinese students and scholars …

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Evaluating Scholarly Communication Services And Programs To Plan For Sustained Success, Jacklyn Rander, Matt Ruen

Jacklyn Rander

The scholarly communications program and institutional repository at Grand Valley State University began in 2008, and in its first seven years, grew rapidly. Our team, recently-expanded, now includes three full time positions, and through our repository we host open textbooks, open-access journals, and thousands of documents. Our initial growth was organic and opportunistic, which enabled this initiative to successfully take root in the University Libraries. The next challenge for our scholarly communications program is to make sure those early roots are strong and healthy, so that we can sustain our initial success through the next seven years and beyond.

In …

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Critical Collaborators For Student Success: Finding Out What Students (Don’T) Know, Gayle Schaub, Cara Cadena

Gayle Schaub

No abstract provided.

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Open Education 8-3-16.Pptx, Charlotte Roh

Charlotte Roh

Information session for Gleeson Library | Geschke Center on open education.

Agenda included

1) The case for open education

2) The successful open education model that libraries/institutions are using

3) Where to find open education resources

Also thought about stakeholders and potential partners on campus

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Growing The Vision: Next Steps For Open Access Library Publishing, Shawn Martin

Shawn Martin

How can (or should) institutional repositories, disciplinary websites, data warehouses, and other open access repositories form part of a larger strategy for library publishing? In the age of linked data and the semantic web, open access repositories might seem to be the first step toward solving a much larger problem, namely, creating a research management infrastructure that helps to assess the impact, productivity, and use of resources online. Yet, the answer to how library publishing units should accomplish linking research management practices and open access publishing mechanisms remains elusive.

There are two ways of trying to achieve the solution. First, …

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Shared Content Team's Hathitrust Presentation To Orbis Cascade Alliance Council (Slides), Michael P. Olson

Michael P. Olson

No abstract provided.

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Shared Content Team's 'Last Copy And 3 Copy Threshold' Presentation (Slides), Michael P. Olson

Michael P. Olson

No abstract provided.

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Speculation And Price Indeterminacy In Financial Markets, Shyam Sunder

Shyam Sunder

No abstract provided.

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Desert Or Oasis: Reflecting On Teaching And Tweaking A Discovery Layer., Vera J. Lux, Amy F. Fyn, Robert J. Snyder

Vera J Lux

Implementing and customizing a discovery layer affects not only users but also instruction librarians. To address the teaching implications, librarians from our mid-sized state university engaged in reflective practice to adjust our instruction methods in one-shot sessions. This self-assessment led us to questions about which potential discovery layer customizations would best meet users’ needs. For this reason, we surveyed users regarding their preferences in managing discovery layer results. Presenters will share the benefits received from the reflective practice, provide the results of our librarian and user assessments, and discuss how these informed our teaching and tweaking of the discovery layer.

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Simple Agents Intelligent Markets, Shyam Sunder

Shyam Sunder

No abstract provided.

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Title V Initiatives: Capstone And Student Research With Faculty, Sarah Brennan Ms., Silvia Reyes

Sarah Brennan

This presentation summarizes two components of a Title V grant being implemented at Hostos Community College. The two components highlighted are: (1) the capstone initiative and (2) the student research with faculty initiative. Our implementation processes have been influenced in part by AAC&U's High Impact Practices work and philosophy. Our work with Hostos faculty has helped us define capstone learning at the community college level and supported student engagement in authentic research activities.

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How Hip Is The Partnership: The Value Of A Generalist Journal In A Niche World, Leanne Olson

Leanne Olson

Robin Bergart, University of Guelph

Leanne Olson, University of Western Ontario

Nathalie Soini, Queen’s University

Partnership: The Canadian Journal of Library and Information Practice and Research is an open-access journal for library practitioners. Since its first issue in 2006 it has actively invited submissions from every library sector and published on a broad range of topics relevant to libraries. As the journal reaches its tenth anniversary, we are exploring how the Canadian LIS community perceives the role and value of this publication. Is it part of Partnership’s role to provide a venue for Canadian librarians who are required to …

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Academic Librarian Research: An Update To A Survey Of Attitudes, Involvement, And Perceived Capabilities, Kristine R. Brancolini, Marie R. Kennedy

Kristine R. Brancolini

This presentation updates a 2010 survey of academic librarians about their attitudes, involvement, and perceived capabilities utilizing and engaging in research. The purpose of the 2010 survey was to inform the development of a continuing education program in research design, which became the grant-funded project Institute for Research Design in Librarianship (2013-2016). The 2010 survey introduced a research self-efficacy scale designed to measure the relationship between confidence and research success. This scale provided new insights regarding how prepared librarians believe themselves to be with regard to conducting research. The current study re-examines a number of the individual attributes and institutional …

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Nrlc Reboot, Christine Willis

Christine Willis

Objectives: The NLRC received an Express Hospital Library Promotion Award in 2015 from the NN/LM SE/A to increase awareness of the resources for patients, families, and staff regarding research and information related to the catastrophic injuries treated at Shepherd Center. Through promotion of the NLRC with staff, the goal is to generate more recommendations to use the resources for medical research.

Methods: In order to measure the impact of outreach interventions, door count and usage statistics that have been recorded for several years will be compared to statistics after June 1, 2015. Outreach efforts include coffee breaks, Trustworthy Resource classes, …

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Combining Faculty, Instructional Design, And Library Services To Provide Students A Framework For Information Evaluation, Linda Leake, Samantha Mcclellan

Samantha McClellan

The creation of the course-embedded Critical Thinking & information Evaluation Module series resulted from the need for undergraduate students to start their academic careers with a framework for evaluating information. Pulling from the Paul-Elder Critical Thinking Framework and focusing abstract information literacy concepts on the commonly-used resources of Wikipedia, Google, and scholarly journal articles, the presenters will delve into module creation to implementation of these modules and discuss the logistics of this process to guide other faculty-librarian-instruction designer collaborations.

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One Tutorial, Two Universities: How Technology Can Be Adapted To Meet The Needs Of Multiple Libraries, Eric A. Kowalik, Valerie Beech, Betsy A. Williams, Rita Kohrman

Eric A. Kowalik

How many times have you participated in this scenario?

Student: I can’t find this article in the databases (she shows you a citation).

You: Oh, this citation is for a book. Let’s check the catalog.

Helping students understand citations seems to be an on-going activity, but learning about citations can be boring and requires attention to detail. In order to address this problem, we created a fun tutorial using drag-and-drop technology that can be used in an online environment or in the classroom. The tutorial helps students identify the elements of a citation, place them in the correct order, and …

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The Art Of Discovery: Helping Students Find Inspiration In Unlikely Places, Kelly Grey Carlisle, Anne Jumonville Graf

Anne Jumonville Graf

How can an "old space" like Special Collections be repurposed to meet evolving information literacy learning goals? This presentation will address ways in which a traditional library space can be reimagined as a place to engage students in affective learning at the beginning of the research process. By crafting activities for students that emphasize exploration and open-ended discovery, librarians and faculty can help students slow down and approach research more creatively. In the session, we (two librarians and a teaching faculty member) will share specific outcomes, activities, and the results of our assessments. Participants will: Understand the importance of affective …

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Back From The Brink: Reconstructing An Organizational Social Media Presence, Alexandra Gallin-Parisi, Anne Jumonville, Amy Nicole Roberson

Anne Jumonville Graf

Presentation given at EDUCAUSE West/Southwest Regional Conference 2012.

Topics: Assessing the Social Media Landscape, Strategies & Examples, Challenges & Opportunities, and Next Steps.

http://libguides.trinity.edu/socialmedia

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Full-Text Articles in Social and Behavioral Sciences

Forget Gate Counts: Assessing Transformative Programming, John M. Jackson

John M. Jackson

The Librarian's Survival Guide To The 'Big Deal': Tools For Unbundling, Leanne Olson, Alie Visser, Samuel Cassady, Doug Lynch

Leanne Olson

Creative Commons: A License To Share, Sarah L. Wipperman

Sarah Wipperman

Lightening Up The Library: A Case For Humor, Silliness And General Jackassery In Library Outreach, Rachael Muszkiewicz

Rachael Muszkiewicz

Govdocs Today: Not Your Grandma’S Ravioli, Vickie L. Mix

Vickie Mix

Sustainble Growth: Managing For Profits In The Long Run, Shyam Sunder

Shyam Sunder

Sustainable Growth Managing For Profits In The Long Run, Shyam Sunder

Shyam Sunder

Promoting The Value Of Special Collections: A Subject Librarians' Approach, Anne Larrivee, Leslie Vega

Anne Larrivee

Addressing Microaggressions: Transgressing The Line Between Professional And Social Activism, Karla Scott, Victoria Defrancisco, Maureen Ebben

Maureen Ebben

Informed Learning, Information Literacy, And Scholarly Communication: Library Pedagogy As A Bridge To The Disciplines, Kim L. Ranger

Kim L. Ranger

Managing Library Projects By Trello, Li Chen

Li Chen

The Package, Exercise For Emergency Management Toolkit For Libraries, Como Preconference, Oct. 5, 2016, Chris Sharpe, Sandra Barclay, Cheryl Stiles

Sandra Barclay

Chinese Students In Ksu Libraries: Their Information Seeking Behaviors, Li Chen

Li Chen

Evaluating Scholarly Communication Services And Programs To Plan For Sustained Success, Jacklyn Rander, Matt Ruen

Jacklyn Rander

Critical Collaborators For Student Success: Finding Out What Students (Don’T) Know, Gayle Schaub, Cara Cadena

Gayle Schaub

Open Education 8-3-16.Pptx, Charlotte Roh

Charlotte Roh

Growing The Vision: Next Steps For Open Access Library Publishing, Shawn Martin

Shawn Martin

Shared Content Team's Hathitrust Presentation To Orbis Cascade Alliance Council (Slides), Michael P. Olson

Michael P. Olson

Shared Content Team's 'Last Copy And 3 Copy Threshold' Presentation (Slides), Michael P. Olson

Michael P. Olson

Speculation And Price Indeterminacy In Financial Markets, Shyam Sunder

Shyam Sunder

Desert Or Oasis: Reflecting On Teaching And Tweaking A Discovery Layer., Vera J. Lux, Amy F. Fyn, Robert J. Snyder

Vera J Lux

Simple Agents Intelligent Markets, Shyam Sunder

Shyam Sunder

Title V Initiatives: Capstone And Student Research With Faculty, Sarah Brennan Ms., Silvia Reyes

Sarah Brennan

How Hip Is The Partnership: The Value Of A Generalist Journal In A Niche World, Leanne Olson

Leanne Olson

Academic Librarian Research: An Update To A Survey Of Attitudes, Involvement, And Perceived Capabilities, Kristine R. Brancolini, Marie R. Kennedy

Kristine R. Brancolini

Nrlc Reboot, Christine Willis

Christine Willis

Combining Faculty, Instructional Design, And Library Services To Provide Students A Framework For Information Evaluation, Linda Leake, Samantha Mcclellan

Samantha McClellan

One Tutorial, Two Universities: How Technology Can Be Adapted To Meet The Needs Of Multiple Libraries, Eric A. Kowalik, Valerie Beech, Betsy A. Williams, Rita Kohrman

Eric A. Kowalik

The Art Of Discovery: Helping Students Find Inspiration In Unlikely Places, Kelly Grey Carlisle, Anne Jumonville Graf

Anne Jumonville Graf

Back From The Brink: Reconstructing An Organizational Social Media Presence, Alexandra Gallin-Parisi, Anne Jumonville, Amy Nicole Roberson

Anne Jumonville Graf