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Along For The Journey: Graduate Student Perceptions Of Research, Alissa Droog, Kari D. Weaver, Frances Brady 2024 Northern Illinois University

Along For The Journey: Graduate Student Perceptions Of Research, Alissa Droog, Kari D. Weaver, Frances Brady

Faculty Peer-Reviewed Publications

Graduate student identities and personal lives are heavily tied to their experiences of research, and many struggle to find, understand, and use information for research purposes. Using a drawing exercise rooted in visual research methods combined with semi-structured interviews, a research team in the United States and Canada explored graduate student perceptions of research with 19 participants. Thematic analysis identified six themes: research is abstract; research is an odyssey; social support makes or breaks the student experience; research is an emotional continuum; interplay between identity/values; information is problematic. The study has implications for how librarians support graduate student research.


Incorporating Ai Tools To Enhance Information Literacy And Critical Thinking In First Year Medical Students, James Martin, Mercedes Byrd 2024 Rowan University

Incorporating Ai Tools To Enhance Information Literacy And Critical Thinking In First Year Medical Students, James Martin, Mercedes Byrd

Rowan-Virtua Research Day

This study aims to evaluate the impact of an educational intervention incorporating medical databases, search engines, and generative artificial intelligence (GAI) tools on the critical thinking skills and confidence of first-year medical students at Rowan-Virtua School of Osteopathic Medicine (SOM). Approximately 125 students participating in a three-week pre-matriculation program will be subjects of the study. The intervention will consist of a curriculum focused on developing research questions, using search tools and GAI, evaluating sources, and writing a research paper. Pre- and post-tests, including a CARS assessment and a perceived knowledge and abilities questionnaire, will be administered to measure changes in …


Can Ai Become An Information Literacy Ally? A Survey Of Library Instructor Perspectives On Chatgpt, Melissa S. Del Castillo, Hope Y. Kelly 2024 Florida International University

Can Ai Become An Information Literacy Ally? A Survey Of Library Instructor Perspectives On Chatgpt, Melissa S. Del Castillo, Hope Y. Kelly

Works of the FIU Libraries

Libraries can play a role in navigating the AI era by integrating these tools into information literacy (IL) programs. To implement generative AI tools like ChatGPT effectively, it is important to understand the attitudes of library professionals involved in IL instruction toward this tool and their intention to use it for instruction. This study explored perceptions of ChatGPT using survey data that included acceptance factors and potential uses derived from the emerging literature. While some librarians saw potential, others found it too unreliable to be useful; yet the vast majority imagined utilizing the tool in the future.


Digital Library Of Georgia News (April 2024), Mandy L. Mastrovita, Sheila McAlister 2024 University of Georgia

Digital Library Of Georgia News (April 2024), Mandy L. Mastrovita, Sheila Mcalister

Georgia Library Quarterly

News from the Digital Library of Georgia covering January 1-March 31, 2024


Academic Librarianship Reflection: Promoting Library Services, Rebbeca Rose 2024 University of North Georgia

Academic Librarianship Reflection: Promoting Library Services, Rebbeca Rose

The Southeastern Librarian

No abstract provided.


Keeping The Light On: Academic Librarians And Burnout, Jason D. Phillips, Laura Pitts, Jessica Riedmueller, Joanna Warren 2024 Univeristy of Central Florida

Keeping The Light On: Academic Librarians And Burnout, Jason D. Phillips, Laura Pitts, Jessica Riedmueller, Joanna Warren

The Southeastern Librarian

There is substantial research about sources of burnout among academic librarians; however, very little addresses the impact of the local environment. Responding to regional and institutional shifts while still trying to uphold the values of librarianship such as providing confidential and free access to information can quickly lead to mental, emotional, and physical exhaustion, classic symptoms of burnout. A panel discussion was presented at the Arkansas Library Association (ArLA) / Southeast Library Association (SELA) Joint Conference, on Saturday, October 14, 2023. Academic librarians from different Southern states discussed their local environments, their libraries’ responses to recent events, and their strategies …


The Post-Pandemic Job Market For Academic Librarians In The Southeast United States, Louise Lowe, J B. Hill, Jenna Eastwood Hill 2024 University of Arkansas at Little Rock

The Post-Pandemic Job Market For Academic Librarians In The Southeast United States, Louise Lowe, J B. Hill, Jenna Eastwood Hill

The Southeastern Librarian

This study examines the state of the post-pandemic academic library job market in the Southeastern region of the United States. This analysis of academic librarian job advertisements collected from 2022 and 2023 reveals that while some new jobs have emerged there is a continued demand for traditional roles, prior work experience and the ALA-accredited master’s degree. Diversity, equity, and inclusion are prominent in job advertisements despite some regional political opposition. Remote work options are limited, signaling a nuanced approach to work modality post-pandemic.


Use Of Newly Acquired Materials: An Analysis Of Print And E-Book Acquisitions, Rickey Best 2024 Auburn University at Montgomery

Use Of Newly Acquired Materials: An Analysis Of Print And E-Book Acquisitions, Rickey Best

The Southeastern Librarian

The Auburn University at Montgomery (AUM) Library examined its current acquisitions circulation rate over a period of five years (from 2017-2021) to determine whether materials being added met student and faculty needs as demonstrated by circulation patterns, and if there was a difference in circulation patterns between acquired print and e-books that might help the library determine where to better focus its resources: print or electronic.


Southeastern Librarian 72(1) Spring 2024 (Full Issue), 2024 Kennesaw State University

Southeastern Librarian 72(1) Spring 2024 (Full Issue)

The Southeastern Librarian

Complete issue of The Southeastern Librarian Volume 72 Number 1


The Foxfire Book Of Appalachian Women: Stories Of Landscape And Community In The Mountain South, Kathelene McCarty Smith 2024 University of North Carolina at Greensboro

The Foxfire Book Of Appalachian Women: Stories Of Landscape And Community In The Mountain South, Kathelene Mccarty Smith

The Southeastern Librarian

Kami Ahrens, Eds. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 2023 ISBN: 9781469670034 268 p. $25.0 (Pbk)


Charleston Horse Power: Equine Culture In The Palmetto City, A Blake Denton 2024 Univeristy of Southern Mississippi

Charleston Horse Power: Equine Culture In The Palmetto City, A Blake Denton

The Southeastern Librarian

Christina Rae Butler Columbia: University of South Carolina Press, 2023 ISBN: 9781643364025 248 p. $27.99 (Pbk)


The President’S Column, Crystal Gates 2024 North Little Rock Public Library

The President’S Column, Crystal Gates

The Southeastern Librarian

No abstract provided.


Government Documents For All: Ps Or Preventive Maintenance Monthly, Tim Dodge 2024 Auburn University

Government Documents For All: Ps Or Preventive Maintenance Monthly, Tim Dodge

The Southeastern Librarian

No abstract provided.


Sela Officers And Executive Committee, Sela State Representatives, 2024 Kennesaw State University

Sela Officers And Executive Committee, Sela State Representatives

The Southeastern Librarian

Current SELA officers and representatives.


Eudora Welty And Mystery: Hidden In Plain Sight, Sarah Grace Glover 2024 University of North Georgia

Eudora Welty And Mystery: Hidden In Plain Sight, Sarah Grace Glover

The Southeastern Librarian

Jacob Agner & Harriet Pollack, Eds Jackson: University Press of Mississippi, 2022 ISBN: 9781496842718 252 p. $30.00 (Pbk)


Sela News & News From The States, 2024 Kennesaw State University

Sela News & News From The States

The Southeastern Librarian

News from participating Southeastern states.


The Cuban Sandwich: A History In Layers, Austina McFarland Jordan 2024 University of North Georgia

The Cuban Sandwich: A History In Layers, Austina Mcfarland Jordan

The Southeastern Librarian

Andrew T. Huse, Bárbara C. Cruz, & Jeff Houck Gainesville: University Press of Florida, 2022 ISBN: 9780813069388 180 p. $24.95 (Pbk)


Aggression And Sufferings: Settler Violence, Native Resistance, And The Coalescence Of The Old South, Tim Dodge 2024 Auburn University

Aggression And Sufferings: Settler Violence, Native Resistance, And The Coalescence Of The Old South, Tim Dodge

The Southeastern Librarian

D. Evan Nooe Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama Press, 2024 ISBN: 9780817361136 284 p. $34.95 (Pbk)


An Interview With Stephen Hundley, Author Of The Aliens Will Come To Georgia First, Melissa Lockaby 2024 University of North Georgia

An Interview With Stephen Hundley, Author Of The Aliens Will Come To Georgia First, Melissa Lockaby

The Southeastern Librarian

The Aliens Will Come to Georgia First Stephen Hundley University of North Georgia Press, 2023 ISBN: 9781940771786 151p. $19.99 (Pbk)


Responding To Chatgpt’S Impact On Higher Education Landscapes: Using Digital Initiatives To Support Undergraduate Information Literacy And Research Skills, Jayati Chaudhuri, Lettycia Terrones 2024 California State University - Los Angeles

Responding To Chatgpt’S Impact On Higher Education Landscapes: Using Digital Initiatives To Support Undergraduate Information Literacy And Research Skills, Jayati Chaudhuri, Lettycia Terrones

Digital Initiatives Symposium

ChatGPT and AI technologies present novel and unforeseen challenges to the academic community, ushering in an intriguing era where the distinction between plagiarism and academic integrity can become less clear for many students. In response, the Cal State LA University Library created three new digital initiatives published on traditional and social media teaching platforms to help students understand how to avoid plagiarism and their use of ChatGPT in higher education. In the fall of 2023, librarians developed a new module focused on ChatGPT in higher education. The module enhanced the existing “Understanding and Avoiding Plagiarism” self-paced Canvas student tutorial, which …


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