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Elizabeth Price

Selected Works

2018

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Full-Text Articles in Library and Information Science

You Are Welcome Here: The Genesis And Evaluation Of A New Employee Orientation Program Within The Library, Rebecca French, Jennifer A. Keach, Elizabeth Price, Susan Thomas, Michael Trocchia Jun 2018

You Are Welcome Here: The Genesis And Evaluation Of A New Employee Orientation Program Within The Library, Rebecca French, Jennifer A. Keach, Elizabeth Price, Susan Thomas, Michael Trocchia

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Your library may hire new employees throughout the year, but do you prepare them to succeed in your environment? Learn how James Madison University Libraries developed a new employee orientation program designed to meet the needs of new employees, their supervisors, and the entire organization.

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How Undergraduate Students' Perceptions Of Academic Librarians Can Inform Innovative Teaching, Jody C. Fagan, Hillary Ostermiller, Elizabeth Price, Lara Sapp Jun 2018

How Undergraduate Students' Perceptions Of Academic Librarians Can Inform Innovative Teaching, Jody C. Fagan, Hillary Ostermiller, Elizabeth Price, Lara Sapp

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Student perceptions of teachers can influence the success of instruction, and library instruction is no exception. Understanding the mindset of students can help academic librarians prepare for in-person and asynchronous classes and create instructional materials. By anticipating students’ impressions, librarians can challenge false assumptions and improve interactions. This poster highlights findings from a large study of how undergraduate students at one institution perceive academic librarians.

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The Gap Between Student And Subject Guide: Findings From A Usability Testing Pilot, Elizabeth Price, Sarah J. Gardner, David Vess, Hillary E. Ostermiller, Alyssa Valcourt Feb 2018

The Gap Between Student And Subject Guide: Findings From A Usability Testing Pilot, Elizabeth Price, Sarah J. Gardner, David Vess, Hillary E. Ostermiller, Alyssa Valcourt

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Subject Guides provides James Madison University (JMU) students with a curated list of essential databases and library materials relevant to their major. The goal of these guides is to enable students to create the best possible research and creative projects. The purpose of this study is to conduct usability tests of JMU’s Subject Guides, and to identify methods to close the gap between librarians’ perceptions of effective online pathfinders and students’ ability to successfully take advantage of them.

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Review Of O*Net Online, Elizabeth Price Dec 2017

Review Of O*Net Online, Elizabeth Price

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No abstract provided.

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First-Year Source Exploration Activity (Cabal Lightning Talk), Elizabeth Price Dec 2017

First-Year Source Exploration Activity (Cabal Lightning Talk), Elizabeth Price

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This lightning talk at the Capital Area Business Academic Librarians summer meeting discussed an activity to teach first-year business students about some of the sources available through the libraries. I adapted this lesson plan from Grace Liu's Google Bucket activity, which she wrote about for Academic BRASS in 2016.

Liu, G. (2016). “Using Google bucket activity in business students’ library orientation.”  Academic BRASS. Retrieved from http://www.ala.org/

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