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Full-Text Articles in Library and Information Science
Marginalia No. 47, Merrill-Cazier Library, Utah State University
Marginalia No. 47, Merrill-Cazier Library, Utah State University
Marginalia
- Dear Friends, page 2
- Welcome New Employees, page 3
- Friends of Merrill-Cazier Library Donation Spotlights, page 5
- Outdoor Recreation Archive, page 7
- USU Watershed Sciences Exhibit Travels to the Merrill-Caizer Library, page 8
- Returning Home: Intermountain School Board Talk, page 9
- A Marvelous Work: 2021 Leonard J. Arrington Mormon History Lecture, page 10
Review Of Sustainable Enterprise Strategies For Optimizing Digital Stewardship, Rand Boyd
Review Of Sustainable Enterprise Strategies For Optimizing Digital Stewardship, Rand Boyd
Journal of Western Archives
Review of Sustainable Enterprise Strategies for Optimizing Digital Stewardship by Angela Fritz.
Teaching Archival Research Methods Through Projects In Ethnohistory, Veronica L. Denison, Alyssa Willett, Alexandra Taitt, Medeia Csoba Dehass
Teaching Archival Research Methods Through Projects In Ethnohistory, Veronica L. Denison, Alyssa Willett, Alexandra Taitt, Medeia Csoba Dehass
Journal of Western Archives
During the spring semester of 2015 and the fall semester of 2016, two cohorts of students at the University of Alaska Anchorage learned archival research skills as part of their methodological training in the course, Ethnohistory of Alaska Natives, which subsequently led to the development of further individual research projects. As part of the course, students provided metadata to folders within an archival collection. This article explores the semester long projects, including the hardships of finding and using culturally appropriate metadata, lessons learned, and the impact the project had on students, the archivist, and instructor.
Surveying Teachers' Preferences And Boundaries Regarding Human-Ai Control In Dynamic Pairing Of Students For Collaborative Learning, Kexin Bella Yang, Luettamae Lawrence, Vanessa Echeverría, Boyuan Guo, Nikol Rummel, Vincent Aleven
Surveying Teachers' Preferences And Boundaries Regarding Human-Ai Control In Dynamic Pairing Of Students For Collaborative Learning, Kexin Bella Yang, Luettamae Lawrence, Vanessa Echeverría, Boyuan Guo, Nikol Rummel, Vincent Aleven
Instructional Technology and Learning Sciences Faculty Publications
Orchestration tools may support K-12 teachers in facilitating student learning, especially when designed to address classroom stakeholders’ needs. Our previous work revealed a need for human-AI shared control when dynamically pairing students for collaborative learning in the classroom, but offered limited guidance on the role each agent should take. In this study, we designed storyboards for scenarios where teachers, students and AI co-orchestrate dynamic pairing when using AI-based adaptive math software for individual and collaborative learning. We surveyed 54 math teachers on their co-orchestration preferences. We found that teachers would like to share control with the AI to lessen their …
The Intersection Of Cultural Context And Research Encounter: Focus On Interviewing In Qualitative Research, Rebecca Yvonne Bayeck
The Intersection Of Cultural Context And Research Encounter: Focus On Interviewing In Qualitative Research, Rebecca Yvonne Bayeck
Instructional Technology and Learning Sciences Faculty Publications
This article discusses the influence of the cultural context on the interview process. With literature demonstrating the role of spatial context on interviews, the article contends that similar consideration should be given to cultural contexts of research studies. Focusing on the cultural context where the interview takes place and the interactions during the interview can help researchers understand and analyze interview material. Interview forms such as conversation/interview bombing emerged from the interaction of cultural context with the interview process. This points to the need for qualitative researchers to explore how the cultural context shapes their research encounter. Such focus will …
Review Of Ghosts Of Archive, Genevieve Preston
Review Of Ghosts Of Archive, Genevieve Preston
Journal of Western Archives
Review of Verne Harris' Ghosts of Archive.
Review Of Producing The Archival Body, Lara Michels
Review Of Producing The Archival Body, Lara Michels
Journal of Western Archives
Review of Producing the Archival Body by Jamie Lee.
The Veins That Lighten Dearth: Documenting Hidden Collections In Rural California, Jillian M. Ewalt
The Veins That Lighten Dearth: Documenting Hidden Collections In Rural California, Jillian M. Ewalt
Journal of Western Archives
This case study discusses an archival consulting project to document and preserve hidden collections in rural northern California. The paper provides an overview of the collecting institution (the Mother Lode Land Trust), the collections and their historical context, and the consulting process. The author highlights processing strategies to improve preservation and description while developing a post-custodial approach to managing collections in a rural, community-based archives setting.
Just Keep Cataloging: How One Cataloging Unit Changed Their Workflows To Fit The Pandemic Remote, Hybrid, And In-Library Work, Becky Skeen, Andrea Payant, Liz Woolcott
Just Keep Cataloging: How One Cataloging Unit Changed Their Workflows To Fit The Pandemic Remote, Hybrid, And In-Library Work, Becky Skeen, Andrea Payant, Liz Woolcott
Library Faculty & Staff Presentations
Utah State University Libraries Cataloging and Metadata Services (CMS) unit, including student workers, transitioned to remote cataloging in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The presentation will outline the process undertaken by supervisors to evaluate and modify services and workflows to continue cataloging materials through the different phases of library capacity from shutting down most of the library, to a hybrid limited staff capacity, through staff back in the library full-time.
The Practical And The Aspirational: Managing The Student Employee Experience In Library Publishing Efforts, Rebecca Nelson, Becky L. Thoms
The Practical And The Aspirational: Managing The Student Employee Experience In Library Publishing Efforts, Rebecca Nelson, Becky L. Thoms
Library Faculty & Staff Publications
Student employees are a critical component in the workforce of academic libraries. While more established library services have the benefit of attracting student employees specifically interested in their work, scholarly communication programs, and library publishing efforts in particular, have more difficulty describing and garnering interest in their work. This article describes the journey of the Digital Initiatives Unit at Utah State University Libraries as we navigated the particular trials that come with library publishing—specifically delving into the work of our institutional repository (IR) and the role of student employees in those efforts. The labor of our program is variable and …
The Format That Time Forgot!!! The Return Of The Microcards, Jen P. Kirk, Mel Desart, Laura Sare, Sinai Wood
The Format That Time Forgot!!! The Return Of The Microcards, Jen P. Kirk, Mel Desart, Laura Sare, Sinai Wood
Library Faculty & Staff Presentations
Hidden away in the darkest recesses of some libraries you will find... Wait! Don't! Don't open that microcard drawer!!
Seriously, it feels that way when you walk by those long-neglected microcards. Very few cataloging records exist so discoverability is close to zero, and if there are records how do you read the cards? Wouldn't it be great if you could bring that microcard back to life so the content could be used? Good news! A collaborative open-access effort to do so is underway. After two successful pilot projects, working with roughly 2700 Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) reports on microcard, the …
Towards Bringing Human-Centered Design To K-12 And Post-Secondary Education, Saadeddine Shehab, Mike Tissenbaum, Luettamae Lawrence, Daniel Rees Lewis, Matthew Easterday, Spencer Carlson, Adam Royalty, Helen Chen, Sheppard Sheri, Shelley Goldman, Annie Camey Kuo, Kimiko Lange, Melissa Mesinas, Rose K. Pozos, Dhvani Toprani, Mona Alqahtani, Yu Xia, Marcela Borge, Keith Sawyer
Towards Bringing Human-Centered Design To K-12 And Post-Secondary Education, Saadeddine Shehab, Mike Tissenbaum, Luettamae Lawrence, Daniel Rees Lewis, Matthew Easterday, Spencer Carlson, Adam Royalty, Helen Chen, Sheppard Sheri, Shelley Goldman, Annie Camey Kuo, Kimiko Lange, Melissa Mesinas, Rose K. Pozos, Dhvani Toprani, Mona Alqahtani, Yu Xia, Marcela Borge, Keith Sawyer
Instructional Technology and Learning Sciences Faculty Publications
Human-Centered Design (HCD) is a growing field that has the potential to positively impact students’ learning. A general consensus on the terms, practices, scaffolds, and assessments of HCD can foster its effective implementation in K-12 and post-secondary education. This session brings together researchers whose work is focused on implementing HCD across K-16 classrooms. It aims to develop a coherent definition of HCD, its methods, practices, and assessments, to help frame the field and reduce ambiguity at a critical time in its broader adoption.
Examining The Influence Of Instructor Interventions On Group Collaboration, Luettamae Lawrence, Taylor Tucker, Emma Mercier
Examining The Influence Of Instructor Interventions On Group Collaboration, Luettamae Lawrence, Taylor Tucker, Emma Mercier
Instructional Technology and Learning Sciences Faculty Publications
Collaborative problem solving is often used in STEM higher education courses to support conceptual knowledge and teamwork. However, course teaching assistants (TAs) often lack the collaborative pedagogical knowledge necessary to orchestrate this form of learning. In this paper, we examine TAs’ orchestration strategies and technology used to understand how these factors influence groups’ collaboration. Contributions from this paper describe the interplay among technology, strategies, and groups’ collaboration toward understanding how to support collaboration in these courses.
Case Studies In The Classroom: Assessing A Pilot Information Literacy Curriculum For English Composition, Rachel Wishkoski, Katie Strand, Alex J. Sundt, Deanna Allred, Diana J. Meter
Case Studies In The Classroom: Assessing A Pilot Information Literacy Curriculum For English Composition, Rachel Wishkoski, Katie Strand, Alex J. Sundt, Deanna Allred, Diana J. Meter
Library Faculty & Staff Publications
Purpose
This mixed-methods study assesses a pilot library curriculum in a general education English composition course. Case-based learning (CBL), a form of problem-based learning (PBL), was used to scaffold information literacy skills and concepts across sessions. This article explores the approach's impact on student learning and engagement.
Design/methodology/approach
Participants were enrolled in four sections of an undergraduate composition course. Two sections were taught with the CBL library curriculum, and two with the standard library curriculum as a control. Pretest/posttest surveys included quantitative and qualitative measures to assess students in several areas of information literacy. Weekly reflections from a subsample of …
Marc-Y Marc And The Coding Bunch, Anna-Maria Arnljots, Paul Daybell, Kurt Meyer, Andrea Payant, Becky Skeen, Liz Woolcott
Marc-Y Marc And The Coding Bunch, Anna-Maria Arnljots, Paul Daybell, Kurt Meyer, Andrea Payant, Becky Skeen, Liz Woolcott
Library Faculty & Staff Presentations
MARC records were identified, isolated from the other search results, then analyzed and individually coded. Coding identified where search terms appeared in a record, determined whether search terms were present in full or in part within those fields, and ascertained what prominent categories of fields were missing from records. Analysis of results ultimately showed that including notes and summaries into catalog records is important for content retrieval, while subject headings were not as impactful for access, but may be valuable to a subset of users who take the additional step of viewing the complete records.
Homeward Bound: How To Move An Entire Cataloging Unit To Remote Work, Andrea Payant, Becky Skeen
Homeward Bound: How To Move An Entire Cataloging Unit To Remote Work, Andrea Payant, Becky Skeen
Library Faculty & Staff Presentations
Utah State University Libraries Cataloging and Metadata Services (CMS) unit, including student workers, transitioned to remote cataloging in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The presentation will outline the process undertaken by supervisors to evaluate and modify services and workflows to continue cataloging service during the time when the library was shut down.
But Were We Successful? Using Online Asynchronous Focus Groups To Evaluate Library Services, Rebekah Cummings, Lindsay E. Ozburn, Andrea Payant, Michael Shelton, Ryan Bushman
But Were We Successful? Using Online Asynchronous Focus Groups To Evaluate Library Services, Rebekah Cummings, Lindsay E. Ozburn, Andrea Payant, Michael Shelton, Ryan Bushman
Library Faculty & Staff Presentations
USU launched a program in 2016 to connect researchers seeking federal funding with librarians to assist them with data management. This program assisted over 100 researchers, but was it successful? Our presentation will discuss how we evaluated the success of this program using online asynchronous focus groups (OAFG) in conjunction with a traditional survey. Our cross-institutional research team will share our findings as well as the challenges and successes of using OAFGs to assess library services.
‘Theses’ Going To Be Good!: A How To Guide On Dealing With Large Complex Cataloging Projects, Paul Daybell, Becky Skeen, Liz Woolcott, Melanie Shaw, Seth Westernburg
‘Theses’ Going To Be Good!: A How To Guide On Dealing With Large Complex Cataloging Projects, Paul Daybell, Becky Skeen, Liz Woolcott, Melanie Shaw, Seth Westernburg
Library Faculty & Staff Presentations
Utah State University Libraries undertook a complete barcoding and cataloging of their Theses and Dissertations. Due to irregular cataloging policies, only 1/3 of the collection had been cataloged. Using a workflow-driven approach, the cataloging team of student technicians and catalogers used a combination of automations, batch processing, and a relational database to pull existing record information and build new, improved records. Presenters will discuss the process developed, the tools that were used, and the outcomes of the project.
Marginalia No. 46, Merrill-Cazier Library, Utah State University
Marginalia No. 46, Merrill-Cazier Library, Utah State University
Marginalia
- Dear Friends, page 2
- Welcome New Library Employees, page 3
- The Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation Tribal Library, page 5
- USU Libraries Engages in Utah Power Systems Project, page 7
- Celebrating 2020 USU Faculty Authors, page 8
- Kathy Christiansen Elected New Friends President, page 9
- Library & Friends Wish Dean Brad Cole a Happy Retirement, page 10
Library Structures As Sites To Rethink: Using Established Workflows To Open A New Understanding Of Edi Unit Culture, Dory Rosenberg, Erin Davis, Jessica Sandberg, Katie Strand
Library Structures As Sites To Rethink: Using Established Workflows To Open A New Understanding Of Edi Unit Culture, Dory Rosenberg, Erin Davis, Jessica Sandberg, Katie Strand
Library Faculty & Staff Presentations
This panel of presenters explored how established workflows, documentation, and cross-campus connections could be re-purposed to promote EDI unit goals. The purpose of this panel will be to 1) model how one library unit is working to integrate EDI conversations and practices into established library and unit structures 2) offer a reflective and interactive component to help participants identify what structures they already have in place at their institutions that could be recast with an EDI focus, and 3) share professional development examples that can support EDI needs and open conversations within a unit.
Explorations Of Designing Spatial Classroom Analytics With Virutal Prototyping, Jiwoong Jang, Jaewook Lee, Vanessa Echeverría, Luettamae Lawrence, Vincent Aleven
Explorations Of Designing Spatial Classroom Analytics With Virutal Prototyping, Jiwoong Jang, Jaewook Lee, Vanessa Echeverría, Luettamae Lawrence, Vincent Aleven
Instructional Technology and Learning Sciences Faculty Publications
Despite the potential of spatial displays for supporting teachers’ classroom orchestration through real-time classroom analytics, the process to design these displays is a challenging and under-explored topic in the learning analytics (LA) community. This paper proposes a mid-fidelity Virtual Prototyping method (VPM), which involves simulating a classroom environment and candidate designs in virtual space to address these challenges. VPM allows for rapid prototyping of spatial features, requires no specialized hardware, and enables teams to conduct remote evaluation sessions. We report observations and findings from an initial exploration with five potential users through a design process utilizing VPM to validate designs …
Past Perceptions, Present Usage: Latinx Students And Academic Libraries, Niki S. Fullmer, Brittany Paloma Fiedler
Past Perceptions, Present Usage: Latinx Students And Academic Libraries, Niki S. Fullmer, Brittany Paloma Fiedler
Library Faculty & Staff Presentations
Over the last two decades, the population of Latinx students enrolled in higher education has increased by 142%, but they are still underrepresented overall. According to 2015 United States census data, only 16% of Hispanic adults have a Bachelor’s degree or higher compared to 54% of Asian Americans, 36% of (non-Hispanic) white people, and 23% of Black people. The needs of Latinx students in higher education are obviously not being met. Academic libraries have long seen themselves as integral to student success, but there is little research about how they are (or are not) serving Latinx students specifically. The IFLA/UNESCO …
Introduction To Western Archivists Meeting Special Issue, J. Gordon Daines Iii
Introduction To Western Archivists Meeting Special Issue, J. Gordon Daines Iii
Journal of Western Archives
Introduction to the special issue related to the Western Archivists Meeting.
It's Raining In The Archives: Practical Lessons And Impactful Results From Moving An Academic Archives, Maurice R. Blackson, Julia Stringfellow
It's Raining In The Archives: Practical Lessons And Impactful Results From Moving An Academic Archives, Maurice R. Blackson, Julia Stringfellow
Journal of Western Archives
This article explores the move of the Central Washington University Archives and Special Collections (CWUASC) to a new location from the fourth floor to the second floor of the James E. Brooks Library in 2018. The history of the CWUASC, reasons for the move, the planning and designing of the new space, the actual move of the collection by the archives staff, lessons learned, and the impact of the move in reaching a larger audience of faculty, staff, students, and the general public are described. A review of literature on other moves of archives and special collections is also provided.
Little Big Stories: Case Studies In Diversifying The Archival Record Through Community Oral Histories, Beth Mcdonald, Heather Lanctot, Natalia M. Fernandez
Little Big Stories: Case Studies In Diversifying The Archival Record Through Community Oral Histories, Beth Mcdonald, Heather Lanctot, Natalia M. Fernandez
Journal of Western Archives
The use and development of oral history programs has become a popular way for archives to document events and communities, either as a supplement to traditional records or as discrete collections. In particular, projects that focus on involving groups traditionally underrepresented within the archival record are becoming increasingly common in both large institutions and small community archives. This article presents three case studies of oral history projects dedicated to forging ties in the community and increasing diversity in their collections. In these case studies, the authors discuss the inceptions of their projects and the ups and downs of developing community …
Using Visual Resources To Teach Primary Source Literacy, Daniel Davis
Using Visual Resources To Teach Primary Source Literacy, Daniel Davis
Journal of Western Archives
Historic photographs provide an excellent teaching tool for promoting primary source literacy. People like to look at photographs, we all take them, and they illustrate the strengths and limitations of analyzing and interpreting primary sources. In 2019 I spent six months on sabbatical taking a “deep dive” into the new primary source literacy standards as well as the literature for teaching with primary sources. I then created a lesson plan, “Exploring the West in the Golden Age of Photography,” that focused on teaching primary source literacy through historic images. While this lesson plan was aimed at instructors teaching U.S. West …
Archivist To Archivist: Employing An Ethics Of Care Model With Interns And Student Workers, Alexandra M. Bisio, Steve Duckworth, Helena Egbert, Emily Haskins, Gayle O'Hara
Archivist To Archivist: Employing An Ethics Of Care Model With Interns And Student Workers, Alexandra M. Bisio, Steve Duckworth, Helena Egbert, Emily Haskins, Gayle O'Hara
Journal of Western Archives
In their 2016 article, “From Human Rights to Feminist Ethics: Radical Empathy in the Archives,” Michelle Caswell and Marika Cifor posit four “affective responsibilities” for archives and archivists: “the relationship[s] between archivist and record creator, between archivist and record subject, between archivist and user, and between archivist and larger communities.” This paper posits an additional responsibility, between archivist and archivist. There is, as Caswell and Cifor put it, a “web of mutual responsibility” within the professional archives community that has become a central focal point in many discussions and, at the same time, continues to be ignored in maintenance of …
Community Of Practice At The California State University Special Collections And University Archives, Berlin Loa, Pamela Nett Kruger
Community Of Practice At The California State University Special Collections And University Archives, Berlin Loa, Pamela Nett Kruger
Journal of Western Archives
The California State University Archives and Archivists’ Roundtable is a Community of Practice consisting of archivists that meet regularly online, and annually in person. Communities grow from shared interests, resources, concerns, or endeavors. Communities of practice can grow out of a need for connecting with other people who share the same issues, learning environment, or passions. In this article we describe how the CSUAAR group was founded, how it has evolved, and offers a potential model for other archivists to identify, create, and maintain a community of practice through common needs or interest.
Missing The Marc: Utilization Of Marc Fields In The Search Process, Liz Woolcott, Andrea Payant, Becky Skeen, Paul Daybell
Missing The Marc: Utilization Of Marc Fields In The Search Process, Liz Woolcott, Andrea Payant, Becky Skeen, Paul Daybell
Library Faculty & Staff Publications
Utah State University Cataloging and Metadata Services (CMS) unit analyzed MARC record discoverability within the libraries’ discovery layer, Encore, using web analytics, a web-scrapping tool, and a relational database to examine MARC records listed in users’ search results. MARC records were identified, isolated, and coded to pinpoint where search terms appeared, determine whether they were present in full or in part, and ascertain prominent fields not present in records. Analysis of results showed that notes and summaries were important for record retrieval and that users interacted with authorized name fields more frequently than authorized subject fields.
Presidential Records & Materials, Jen P. Kirk
Presidential Records & Materials, Jen P. Kirk
Library Faculty & Staff Presentations
Research using presidential records can be quite complex. Presidential records are mix of public and private materials, and are located in a variety of archival, library, and museum settings. Understanding a little bit about the history of presidential records helps researchers understand where they can find information about the topics they seek to understand or explain. This display provides an overview of key institutions and a timeline of developments. An associated research guide provides direct access to key collections for each U.S. president.