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Ischool Student Research Journal, Vol.11, Iss.1, Slis Srj May 2021

Ischool Student Research Journal, Vol.11, Iss.1, Slis Srj

School of Information Student Research Journal

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User Experience Desires Personalization From Academic Library Websites, Sarah Wilson May 2021

User Experience Desires Personalization From Academic Library Websites, Sarah Wilson

School of Information Student Research Journal

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Foundations Of Information Ethics Book Review, Jessie Stoner May 2021

Foundations Of Information Ethics Book Review, Jessie Stoner

School of Information Student Research Journal

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Book Review: Rebekkah Smith Aldrich's Sustainable Thinking: Ensuring Your Library's Future In An Uncertain World, Samantha Hamilton May 2021

Book Review: Rebekkah Smith Aldrich's Sustainable Thinking: Ensuring Your Library's Future In An Uncertain World, Samantha Hamilton

School of Information Student Research Journal

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The Right To Read: The Fight To Desegregate Southern U.S. Public Libraries, Laura Wertz May 2021

The Right To Read: The Fight To Desegregate Southern U.S. Public Libraries, Laura Wertz

School of Information Student Research Journal

The segregation of U.S. public libraries, particularly in the southern United States, is a shameful chapter in library history. During the civil rights movement, the fight to desegregate was achieved through the bravery and courage of peaceful protesters that staged protests in libraries across the south. The purpose of this research paper is to examine how public libraries enforced segregation and some of the critical protests that took place. The paper also explores the lack of recognition and awareness within the librarianship profession and the general public and four recommendations for how public libraries can begin to make amends.


Central-Peripheral Information Behavior Theory, Laura Maw May 2021

Central-Peripheral Information Behavior Theory, Laura Maw

School of Information Student Research Journal

In researching information behavior theory, a significant gap has been revealed: How can information behavior theory comprehensively identify the information behaviors and needs of information communities without the foundational understanding of information, communication, and community, and their intersection? It is asserted in this paper that information behavior theory must clearly define information, communication and community, and how these terms intersect, to comprehensively identify information communities’ information behaviors and needs. To test this thesis, a qualitative study on the tourist information community has been conducted. Seen through the lens of the novel central-peripheral information behavior (CPIB) theory, the tourist information community’s …


What’S Mine Is Yours: The History Of U.S. Tool-Lending Libraries, Samantha Hamilton May 2021

What’S Mine Is Yours: The History Of U.S. Tool-Lending Libraries, Samantha Hamilton

School of Information Student Research Journal

Tool lending is a relatively new phenomenon in the world of libraries. Instead of loaning books, libraries with tool collections lend kitchen and yard tools to ambitious do-it-yourselfers. These tools can be used to tackle home projects or do seasonal cleanup without burdening borrowers with concerns about cost or storage. As these libraries gain popularity and begin to expand in the U.S., it is worth taking a look at their origins. As it is presented in the current literature, tool libraries began in 1979 with the founding of the Berkeley Tool-Lending Library (BTLL). Information unearthed from newspaper clippings, blog posts, …


Designing Human-Computer Conversational Systems Using Needs Hierarchy, Souvick Ghosh May 2021

Designing Human-Computer Conversational Systems Using Needs Hierarchy, Souvick Ghosh

School of Information Student Research Journal

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Student Research Journal: A Decade Of Building A Global Community Of Scholars, Ruth Huard May 2021

Student Research Journal: A Decade Of Building A Global Community Of Scholars, Ruth Huard

School of Information Student Research Journal

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10 Years Of Excellence: Celebrating The Journal, Authors, Editors, And Readers, Catherine Liebau-Nelsen May 2021

10 Years Of Excellence: Celebrating The Journal, Authors, Editors, And Readers, Catherine Liebau-Nelsen

School of Information Student Research Journal

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