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Specters In The Archive: Faculty Digital Image Collections And The Problems Of Invisibility, Joan E. Beaudoin
Specters In The Archive: Faculty Digital Image Collections And The Problems Of Invisibility, Joan E. Beaudoin
School of Information Sciences Faculty Research Publications
This paper argues that the devaluation of visual information in favor of textual information will result in a loss of visual information in a digital form that has personal, institutional and cultural ramifications. Framing this discussion is a study of the digital preservation practices among two faculty user groups, archaeologists and art historians. The study examined the faculty users’ knowledge, perception, emotions and processes surrounding the digital images they had created and, or collected to support their professional activities. What was discovered is a worrisome situation where an important part of the cultural record is at serious risk of being …
Random Ramblings - Print-Based Humanities Research: Is It Time For A Fresh Look At The Digital Age? , Robert P. Holley
Random Ramblings - Print-Based Humanities Research: Is It Time For A Fresh Look At The Digital Age? , Robert P. Holley
School of Information Sciences Faculty Research Publications
New research possibilities are being opened up by the digital age.
Are We There Yet? Results Of A Gap Analysis To Measure Lis Students' Prior Knowledge And Actual Learning Of Cultural Competence Concepts, Kafi D. Kumasi, Renee Franklin Hill
Are We There Yet? Results Of A Gap Analysis To Measure Lis Students' Prior Knowledge And Actual Learning Of Cultural Competence Concepts, Kafi D. Kumasi, Renee Franklin Hill
School of Information Sciences Faculty Research Publications
This paper reports on the preliminary results from a pilot study conducted to examine library and information science (LIS) students' perceptions of their level of preparation for becoming culturally competent LIS professionals. Students participated in an electronic survey, which contained a Likert Scale measuring three areas of cultural competence: self awareness, education, and interaction. A gap analysis technique was employed to detect discrepancies between students' prior knowledge and actual learning relative to cultural competence. This article discusses student-reported gaps in knowledge for the section of the questionnaire on "Education." Students indicated that all of the concepts introduced in this section …
Canonicity, Reprint Series, And Copyright, Gordon B. Neavill
Canonicity, Reprint Series, And Copyright, Gordon B. Neavill
School of Information Sciences Faculty Research Publications
No abstract provided.
Library & Information Science Education In The United States And Canada: Issues & Trends In The 21st Century, H.G.B. Anghelescu
Library & Information Science Education In The United States And Canada: Issues & Trends In The 21st Century, H.G.B. Anghelescu
School of Information Sciences Faculty Research Publications
Schools of Library and Information Science (LIS) in the United States and Canada are accredited by the professional body, the American Library Association (ALA). LIS education is outcome-based and its main goal is to prepare graduates with high levels of specialization in the LIS field. Constant LIS curriculum revision and adaptation to the latest developments in the field ensures the updating of the educational process thus enabling graduates to choose from a variety of career paths in the information industry.
Finding Visual Information: A Study Of Image Resources Used By Archaeologists, Architects, Art Historians, And Artists, Joan E. Beaudoin, Jessica Evans Brady
Finding Visual Information: A Study Of Image Resources Used By Archaeologists, Architects, Art Historians, And Artists, Joan E. Beaudoin, Jessica Evans Brady
School of Information Sciences Faculty Research Publications
This article presents the findings of a recent study which identified the image resources that professional user groups acknowledged were useful to their work processes. The information behaviors relating to images of several professional user groups - archaeologists, architects, art historians, and artists - were examined in a qualitative research study conducted in 2008-2009. Presented here are findings that clarify where these patrons turned for their visual information needs and what factors influenced their image resource decisions. The final section provides suggestions to improve the image-related experiences of these user groups and discusses avenues for future research.
Random Ramblings - The Journal Is Dead: Long Live The Article, Robert P. Holley
Random Ramblings - The Journal Is Dead: Long Live The Article, Robert P. Holley
School of Information Sciences Faculty Research Publications
Should the article stand alone, as the basic unit, apart from its container the journal?
Random Ramblings - Why Aren't Faculty Complaining About Academic Libraries Not Buying Books? , Robert P. Holley
Random Ramblings - Why Aren't Faculty Complaining About Academic Libraries Not Buying Books? , Robert P. Holley
School of Information Sciences Faculty Research Publications
Do faculty still care about the library?
The Information And Learning Commons: Some Reflections, Elizabeth K. Heitsch, Robert P. Holley
The Information And Learning Commons: Some Reflections, Elizabeth K. Heitsch, Robert P. Holley
School of Information Sciences Faculty Research Publications
The Information and Learning Commons modes of library organization has become more prevalent over the past few decades and allows academic libraries to provide wider-ranging and more cohesive services to their constituents. Several issues, including relying upon a single, mythical "Patron" in planning for services; poor organization; a lack of cohesion and centralized leadership; and the "digital divide" may hinder the effectiveness of the Commons and negatively impact both patrons and staff. If these problems can be surmounted, this model shows great promise for both current and future application in academic libraries.
Critical Race Theory And Education: Mapping A Legacy Of Activism And Scholarship, Kafi D. Kumasi
Critical Race Theory And Education: Mapping A Legacy Of Activism And Scholarship, Kafi D. Kumasi
School of Information Sciences Faculty Research Publications
This chapter explores the intellectual origins and historical precursors of Critical Race Theory (CRT), a lively branch of critical social theory. One of the goals of this work is to help novice educational scholars learn more about the history of CRT and to specifically see how it is used by contemporary scholars in the field of education to address a range of equity issues. The chapter begins by contextualizing contemporary discourse on race and education. It then chronicles the life work of key individuals whose antiracist, anti- colonial ideas and actions helped lay the foundation for the body of legal …
Random Ramblings: A Digital Dilemma For Public Libraries, Robert P. Holley
Random Ramblings: A Digital Dilemma For Public Libraries, Robert P. Holley
School of Information Sciences Faculty Research Publications
No abstract provided.
Double Reading: Young Black Scholars Responding To Whiteness In A Community Literacy Program, Carter Power Stephanie, Kafi D. Kumasi
Double Reading: Young Black Scholars Responding To Whiteness In A Community Literacy Program, Carter Power Stephanie, Kafi D. Kumasi
School of Information Sciences Faculty Research Publications
This paper examines how W.E.B. DuBois' concept of double consciousness influenced the interactions of 13 Black youth inside an after school Community Literacy Intervention Program (CLIP). Du Bois, a pre-eminent 20th century Black sociologist, used double consciousness as a lens to help explain social and psychological tensions that African Americans encounter while negotiating their identities in a societal context structured mainly upon dominant white cultural and linguistic norms and values. The authors provide a conceptual framework for understanding the interpretive processes that signify double consciousness which includes: surveying the context; assessing risks and identity consequences; articulating mainstream or race conscious …