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Authority Work As Outreach, Tina Gross, Violet B. Fox

Library Faculty Publications

Authority control in libraries has always been a collaborative effort, but that collaboration has usually been among librarians. Librarians have considered themselves the experts on forming data strings that hewed to an exacting set of standards opaque to all but a small number of gatekeepers who have been through NACO training. In the process of creating personal name authority records, NACO participants usually do not attempt to contact people for whom authorized names are being established, even when the person is known to be alive and contact information is readily available. The exception is when additional information (such as year …

The Reading Habits And Preferences Of Lgbtiq+ Youth, Rachel S. Wexelbaum

Library Faculty Publications

The author of this article presents the available findings on the reading habits and preferences of LGBTIQ+ youth. She will discuss the information seeking behavior of LGBTIQ+ youth and challenges that these youth face in locating LGBTIQ+ reading materials, whether in traditional book format or via social media. Finally, the author will provide recommendations to librarians on how to make LGBTIQ+ library resources more relevant for youth, as well as identify areas that require more research.

Creating A Mock Environment For The Real World, Maggie Berkey, Katherine Koepke, Cindy Gruwell

Library Faculty Publications

College programs have many needs and often minimal

funding. The purpose of this collaborative project was to

creatively meet the needs of the St Cloud Technical and

Community College_s biomedical equipment technology

students_ hands-on learning experience and at the same

time the maintenance of equipment in the St Cloud

State University Nursing Department and St Cloud

Technical and Community College Clinical Departments.

This working collaborative established between the 2

schools resulted in a win-win situation for all. Biomedical

equipment technology students repaired equipment and

created an inventory while providing real-time customer

service, and the nursing/clinical departments appreciated

quick and consistent …

Global Promotion Of Lgbtq Resources And Services Through Social Media, Rachel S. Wexelbaum

Library Faculty Publications

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The Library As Safe Space, Rachel S. Wexelbaum

Library Faculty Publications

Purpose: This chapter will explain how libraries define safe space through policies, procedures, and professional codes of ethics. The chapter will generate a history of the concept of libraries as safe space, will explain how libraries attempt to create safe spaces in physical and online environments, and will show how library practices both help and harm patrons in need of safe space.

Design/methodology/approach: This chapter provides a review of the literature that illustrates how libraries provide safe space—or not—for their patrons. The author will deconstruct the ALA Code of Ethics and Bill of Rights to demonstrate how libraries remain heteronormative …

Expand, Humanize, Simplify : An Interview With Sandy Berman, Tina Gross, Sandy Berman

Library Faculty Publications

In this interview, Sanford (“Sandy”) Berman discusses his career and his efforts to promote responsive, user-friendly cataloging practices over uncritical deference to prevailing standards. Topics covered include his work at Hennepin County Library, his thoughts on the campaign to change the subject heading “Illegal aliens,” his ongoing practice of proposing new Library of Congress Subject Headings, and his relationship with the Library of Congress.

Book Review: Critical Information Literacy: Foundations, Inspiration, And Ideas., Cindy Gruwell

Library Faculty Publications

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Timeline Of “Illegal Aliens” Subject Heading Change Petition, Jill Baron, Tina Gross, Óscar Rubén Cornejo Cásares

Library Faculty Publications

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Building Bridges For Student Success, Cindy Gruwell

Library Faculty Publications

This book chapter describes the collaborative efforts of an academic librarian and nursing faculty in the development of a robust health sciences-focused information literacy instruction workshop. After several years of “standard” IL sessions, both the librarian and faculty wanted to create a more dynamic, active learning environment for students enrolled in the nursing research and evidence-based practice course. In addition, the author reflects on the challenges and successes of working with faculty when a nursing department is undergoing programmatic and curriculum changes.

The Quest For Lgbtiq Ebooks, Rachel S. Wexelbaum

Library Faculty Publications

An increasing percentage of LGBTIQ information seekers desire online resources over print. The rise of EBooks—cheap, convenient, and available online—have led a significant number of LGBTIQ readers to abandon libraries and bookstores for Amazon and other online EBook providers. Meanwhile, public, academic, and school librarians have been slow to assess the user needs and format preferences of LGBTIQ patrons, and continue to focus on the acquisition of print LGBTIQ books and access to these materials. While more publishers are providing EBook versions of LGBTIQ titles, and authors are giving permission to digitize “classic” LGBTIQ works, public library EBook collections such …

Censorship Of Online Lgbtiq Content In Libraries, Rachel S. Wexelbaum

Library Faculty Publications

Historically, librarians in the United States have addressed censorship of LGBTIQ print materials. Most of the time, school and public libraries have chosen to “self-censor”. In other words, librarians will either choose not to select LGBT materials, shelve LGBT materials in hidden locations, fail to promote LGBTIQ materials, “hide” LGBT materials during processing and cataloging, or remove LGBTIQ materials from their collections completely. The American Libraries Association does not condone these practices, as they go against the American Libraries Association Bill of Rights.

Unfortunately, librarians working in public libraries and K-12 school media centers in the United States may be …

Gaming, Gamification And Byod In Academic And Library Settings: Bibliographic Overview, Plamen Miltenoff

Library Faculty Publications

Lev Vygotsky’s “Zone of proximal development” and his Sociocultural Theory opened new opportunities for interpretations of the learning process. Vygotsky’s ideas overlapped Jean Piaget’s and Erik Erickson’s assertions that cooperative learning, added to experimental learning, enhances the learning process. Peer interaction, according to them, is quintessential in accelerating the learning process (Piaget, 1970; Erickson, 1977; Vygotsky, 1978). Robert Gagné, B.F. Skinner, Albert Bandura, and others contributed and constructivism established itself as a valid theory in learning. Further, an excellent chapter of social learning theories is presented by Anderson, & Dron (2014).

Games are type of cooperative learning. Games embody the …

Living The Library Of The Future: A Reminiscence, M. Keith Ewing

Library Faculty Publications

How do we create the library of the future? Throughout my library career I've attempted to make the library of the future a reality. Starting with Holorith cards to Dialog and BRS AfterDark, to COMCats and Online catalogs, to CD-ROM database networks, to Gopher, InfoTrac 2000, and the Web; from paper to media to bits; from preservation to digital curation; from owning and storing to licensing and accessing to creating and collaborating, I learned that we're always creating the library of the future, that it's always just beyond our reach. While everything is new, much remains and some returns.

Naming And Reframing: A Taxonomy Of Attacks On Knowledge Organization, Tina Gross

Library Faculty Publications

Most knowledge organization practices have opinionated detractors. Some criticisms are informed and serious, but unsubstantiated assertions and fatuous dismissals are so commonplace that practitioners grow weary of the perpetual need to refute them. Many have had the experience of conducting and publishing research that contradicts a popular misguided claim, and then seeing this evidence have little effect on the continued repetition of the claim. This paper (which is part polemical essay) will attempt to contribute another tool for tackling this problem: a taxonomy of attacks on knowledge organization. Categorizing and devising names for the major strains of deprecation of knowledge …

Queering Wikipedia, Rachel S. Wexelbaum, Katie Herzog, Lane Rasberry

Library Faculty Publications

Wikipedia has become the ubiquitous, often maligned, free global online reference resource. In certain countries, it may be the only available LGBTIQ reference resource. To increase the diversity of voices, genders, and cultures among its contributors and editors, the Wikimedia Foundation has made it a strategic goal to recruit and foster more women, people of color, and other underrepresented individuals—including LGBTIQ populations (Wikimedia Foundation, 2011). While critics question the authority, accuracy, and objectivity of Wikipedia entries, “Wikipedians” (active contributors and editors) from a wide variety of subject specialization communities interact in the creation, maintenance, and expansion of each entry, thus …

Still A Lot To Lose: The Role Of Controlled Vocabulary In Keyword Searching, Tina Gross, Arlene G. Taylor, Daniel N. Joudrey

Library Faculty Publications

In their 2005 study, Gross and Taylor found that more than a third of records retrieved by keyword searches would be lost without subject headings. A review of the literature since then shows that numerous studies, in various disciplines, have found that a quarter to a third of records returned in a keyword search would be lost without controlled vocabulary. Other writers, though, have continued to suggest that controlled vocabulary be discontinued. Addressing criticisms of the Gross/Taylor study, this study replicates the search process in the same online catalog, but after the addition of automated enriched metadata such as tables …

Book Review: Online By Design: The Essentials Of Creating Information Literacy Courses., Cindy Gruwell

Library Faculty Publications

In-depth book review of Mery, Y. and Newby, J. 2014. Online by design: the essentials of creating information literacy courses.

Sex Workers Unite: A History Of The Movement From Stonewall To Slutwalk By Melinda Chateauvert, Rachel S. Wexelbaum

Library Faculty Publications

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Data Spreadsheet For Still A Lot To Lose: The Role Of Controlled Vocabulary In Keyword Searching, Tina Gross, Arlene G. Taylor, Daniel N. Joudrey

Library Faculty Publications

This Excel file contains data gathered and analyzed in support of the article "Still a Lot to Lose: The Role of Controlled Vocabulary in Keyword Searching."

The Book Of Matt: Hidden Truths About The Murder Of Matthew Shepard By Stephen Jimenez, Rachel S. Wexelbaum

Library Faculty Publications

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Northern Lights By James Matthew Green, Rachel S. Wexelbaum

Library Faculty Publications

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History Day Collaboration: Maximizing Resources To Serve Students, Thomas D. Steman, Patricia Post

Library Faculty Publications

In tough economic times, History Day provides an excellent opportunity for units at a university and interested parties in the community to collaborate in new and interesting ways. A focus on collaboration at St. Cloud State University (SCSU) helped ensure that History Day participants in central Minnesota had a more level playing field with their counterparts in the Twin Cities area. Strong relationships were built over three years of programming, which has become a stabilizing force as members of the team weather more new challenges due to the economic recession.

Harley Loco: A Memoir Of Hard Living, Hair, And Post-Punk, From The Middle East To The Lower East Side By Rayya Elias, Rachel S. Wexelbaum

Library Faculty Publications

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Body Geographic By Barrie Jean Borich, Rachel S. Wexelbaum

Library Faculty Publications

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Gay Press, Gay Power: The Growth Of Lgbt Community Papers In America Edited By Tracy Baim, Rachel S. Wexelbaum

Library Faculty Publications

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Coming Out Can Be Murder By Renee James, Rachel S. Wexelbaum

Library Faculty Publications

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Far From The Tree By Andrew Solomon, Rachel S. Wexelbaum

Library Faculty Publications

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Land Of 10,000 Loves: A History Of Queer Minnesota By Stewart Van Cleve, Rachel S. Wexelbaum

Library Faculty Publications

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The Collection: Short Fiction From The Transgender Vanguard Edited By Tom Léger And Riley Macleod, Rachel S. Wexelbaum

Library Faculty Publications

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Challenges To E-Reader Adoption In Academic Libraries, Rachel S. Wexelbaum, Plamen Miltenoff

Library Faculty Publications

Individual ownership of handheld e-readers is increasing exponentially. Limited budgets, accessibility issues, and the failure of many e-readers to meet academic needs prevent academic libraries from adopting them at faster rates. Librarians spend a considerable amount of time gathering information about e-readers prior to making an investment. This article provides a history of e-reader availability and selection in the United States, information on the challenges that academic librarians face in e-reader selection, and research results of various studies on e-book/e-reader use by students. The article reflects on the e-reader evaluation and decision-making process and makes recommendations for investment and training.