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Using Library Swipe-Card Data To Inform Decision Making, Jennifer Link Jones Oct 2010

Using Library Swipe-Card Data To Inform Decision Making, Jennifer Link Jones

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Georgia State University (GSU) affiliates must swipe their campus ID cards at turnstiles in order to enter the University Library buildings. The swipe verifies the individual is a GSU affiliate and unlocks the turnstile for entry. With each swipe, data such as year in school, major, and GPA are sent to a database. The library partnered with Advanced Campus Services, (ACS), GSU‟s high-performance, research computing unit, to create a tool to access the data. The end product has been a valuable tool for the library, one that has been used to inform staffing and operating hours decisions, as well as …


Information Literacy And Information Seeking Behavior Among Business Majors, Casey Long, Milind Shrikhande Apr 2004

Information Literacy And Information Seeking Behavior Among Business Majors, Casey Long, Milind Shrikhande

University Library Faculty Presentations

-Inspired by Cooney and Hiris’ presentation at the 2003 Financial Education Association conference on integrating information literacy and assessment into a graduate business course. Project goals: -Identify information literacy teaching methods that impact the quality of term papers and equip students with better information literacy and information seeking skills. -Measure the impact of information literacy training on the quality of term papers to determine the benefit of integrating information literacy training throughout the business school.


Promoting The Success Of The New Academic Librarian Through A Formal Mentoring Program: The State University Of West Georgia Experience, Brian Kooy, Allyson Davis Oct 2003

Promoting The Success Of The New Academic Librarian Through A Formal Mentoring Program: The State University Of West Georgia Experience, Brian Kooy, Allyson Davis

University Library Faculty Presentations

Our Definition of Mentoring -Mentoring is a cooperative and nurturing relationship where one person (the mentor) invests time, know-how, and effort in enhancing another person’s professional growth, knowledge, and skills, in ways that prepare the Individual for greater productivity or achievement in the future.