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Gla Team Award For The Kennesaw State University Voyager Consolidation Team (2015)(Regional Level), Li Chen 2014 Kennesaw State University

Gla Team Award For The Kennesaw State University Voyager Consolidation Team (2015)(Regional Level), Li Chen

Li Chen

No abstract provided.

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Networks Of Digital Humanities Scholars: The Informational And Social Uses And Gratifications Of Twitter, Anabel Quan-Haase, Kim Martin, Lori McCay-Peet 2014 Western University

Networks Of Digital Humanities Scholars: The Informational And Social Uses And Gratifications Of Twitter, Anabel Quan-Haase, Kim Martin, Lori Mccay-Peet

Lori McCay-Peet Dr.

Big data research is currently split on whether and to what extent Twitter can be characterised as an informational or social network. We contribute to this line of inquiry through an investigation of digital humanities scholars’ uses and gratifications of Twitter. We conducted a thematic analysis of 25 semistructured interview transcripts to learn about these scholars’ professional use of Twitter. Our findings show that Twitter is considered a critical tool for informal communication within DH invisible colleges, functioning at varying levels as both an informational network (learning to ‘Twitter’ and maintaining awareness) and a social network (imagining audiences and engaging …

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Ebrary On The Radar, Julie Linden, Angela Sidman, Sarah Tudesco 2014 Selected Works

Ebrary On The Radar, Julie Linden, Angela Sidman, Sarah Tudesco

Julie Linden

Yale University Library has a long history with ebrary, subscribing to its collection of academic ebooks since the days when this product was known as “Ebrarian.” Long since rebranded as Academic Complete, and now owned by ProQuest, over the ensuing thirteen years the package has grown to include well over 100,000 titles. Regular review of Yale’s usage data demonstrated that Academic Complete was well used and delivered a great deal of content for a low cost per use. Balancing this, however, was a well-established perception among librarians that users found the interface difficult to navigate and that the subscription content …

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Better Images, Better Searchers: Google Images And Visual Literacy In The Sciences And Social Sciences, Kayleigh Bohémier, Melanie Maksin 2014 Yale University

Better Images, Better Searchers: Google Images And Visual Literacy In The Sciences And Social Sciences, Kayleigh Bohémier, Melanie Maksin

Kayleigh Bohémier

Visual literacy and Google Images.

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The Learning And Research Institution: Academic Libraries, Todd Gilman 2014 Yale University

The Learning And Research Institution: Academic Libraries, Todd Gilman

Todd Gilman

This chapter is a contribution to a book that is an essential guide to what it means to be an information professional today.

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Administrative Research Support Service, Linda Kott, Vickie Mix, Nancy Marshall 2014 South Dakota State University

Administrative Research Support Service, Linda Kott, Vickie Mix, Nancy Marshall

Vickie Mix

In 2012, South Dakota State University Librarians began an Administrative Research Support Service to provide research expertise to time-strapped administrators. The service was created from a recognition that the university benefits from informed decision making. The University's administrators, while typically experienced researchers in their disciplinary areas, may lack the time or expertise to conduct literature searches in support of institutional decision making. The Administrative Research Support Service provided a mechanism for a quick response research service to supplement other information gathering efforts by university administrators. This paper provides a case study exploring the benefits and challenges of the service.

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Administrative Research Support Service, Linda Kott, Vickie Mix, Nancy Marshall 2014 South Dakota State University

Administrative Research Support Service, Linda Kott, Vickie Mix, Nancy Marshall

Nancy Marshall

Public services librarians at South Dakota State University (SDSU) piloted a project to provide personalized reference services to university administrators. The goals of the Administrative Research Support Service were to provide quality information results that inform institutional decision making, to assist SDSU administrators in focusing their research questions, to provide a convenient venue for SDSU administrators to request library research, and to highlight the library’s contribution to SDSU’s mission. During a rollout of the service in 2012, five librarians contributed to the service and ten projects were completed. This initial offering of the service fostered connections between librarians and administrators, …

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Making Journals Accessible Front & Back: Examining Open Journal Systems At Csu Northridge, Laurie Borchard, Michael Biondo, Stephen Kutay, David Morck 2014 California State University, Northridge

Making Journals Accessible Front & Back: Examining Open Journal Systems At Csu Northridge, Laurie Borchard, Michael Biondo, Stephen Kutay, David Morck

Michael Biondo

This study aims to examine Public Knowledge Project (PKP) Open Journal Systems (OJS) for its overall web accessibility and compliance with the Federal Electronic and Information Technology Accessibility and Compliance Act, also known as Section 508. Design/methodology/approach – Twenty-one individual web pages in the CSUN test instance of PKP’s OJS version 2.4.0 used in three back-end journal development user roles were examined using three web-accessibility tools (WAVE, Fangs, Functional Accessibility Evaluator). Errors in accessibility were then logged and mapped to specific Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) criteria. Findings – In all, 202 accessibility errors were reported across the 21 OJS …

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Defining Information Policy: Relating Issues To The Information Cycle, Judith Pasek 2014 University of Wyoming

Defining Information Policy: Relating Issues To The Information Cycle, Judith Pasek

Judith E Pasek

The emerging field of information policy is difficult to define, given that issues often overlap other policy areas. The most useful definitions of information policy refer to steps in the information cycle, from creation to use. Another approach to delimiting the scope of information policy has focused on classification of issues. This article combines these approaches by relating information policy issues to steps of the information cycle. These issues are underpinned by economics, and influenced by differing perspectives of interested parties. The importance of information policy to academic librarians is briefly discussed.

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The Great Divide Of 1890, Meg Miner 2014 Illinois Wesleyan University

The Great Divide Of 1890, Meg Miner

Meg Miner

Learning more about an election dispute that drove an IWU class apart showed the importance of documenting our own lives.

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Director As Change Agent: Analysis Two, Implementing Change In Difficult Times, Femi Cadmus 2014 Cornell Law School

Director As Change Agent: Analysis Two, Implementing Change In Difficult Times, Femi Cadmus

Femi Cadmus

No abstract provided.

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Invigorating Library Instruction, Andrea Tieman 2014 Providence College

Invigorating Library Instruction, Andrea Tieman

Andrea Tieman

Invigorating Library Instruction

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Rhode Island Teen Book Award Nominees 2016, Andrea Tieman 2014 Providence College

Rhode Island Teen Book Award Nominees 2016, Andrea Tieman

Andrea Tieman

Rhode Island Teen Book Award Nominees 2016

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Google Classroom For Librarians: Features And Opportunities, Amanda Izenstark, Katie L. Leahy 2014 University of Rhode Island

Google Classroom For Librarians: Features And Opportunities, Amanda Izenstark, Katie L. Leahy

Amanda Izenstark

This is a pre-publication author manuscript of the final, published article.

Purpose: This paper shares possible opportunities for librarians, faculty, and students with access to Google Classroom, and includes a discussion of its application and functionality in formation literacy sessions.

Design/methodology/approach: This article describes the functionality of Google Classroom with a review of its capabilities for providing information literacy instruction based upon hands-on use in several classes and observation.

Findings: Google Classroom streamlined delivery of materials with students in one-time and multi-meeting classes. Students appreciated its seamless integration with their university email accounts.

Originality/value: Librarians teaching …

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Libraries Across The Sea: Using A Virtual Presence And Skilled Student Assistants To Serve Students Abroad, Kimberly Posin Chan, Jaimie Beth Colvin, Marc Vinyard, Claire Leach, Mary Ann Naumann, Paul Stenis 2014 Pepperdine University

Libraries Across The Sea: Using A Virtual Presence And Skilled Student Assistants To Serve Students Abroad, Kimberly Posin Chan, Jaimie Beth Colvin, Marc Vinyard, Claire Leach, Mary Ann Naumann, Paul Stenis

Marc Vinyard

The authors discuss methods and challenges of supporting branch academic libraries overseas that are not staffed onsite by librarians or permanent staff. The authors present their two-pronged approach of creating a virtual presence carefully customized to the needs of the students studying abroad along with specially and highly trained student workers. The new program, grounded partly in theories from education and business management, is shown to have substantially improved both library services for our study abroad students as well as library student workers’ performance.

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Improving Library Orientation (And More) Based On Graffiti Wall Student Surveys, Sara Parme 2014 Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Improving Library Orientation (And More) Based On Graffiti Wall Student Surveys, Sara Parme

Sara Parme

No abstract provided.

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New Models Of Privacy For The University, Christine L. Borgman, Kent Wada, James F. Davis 2014 University of California, Los Angeles

New Models Of Privacy For The University, Christine L. Borgman, Kent Wada, James F. Davis

Christine L. Borgman

No abstract provided.

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Will Open Access Get Me Cited? An Analysis Of The Efficacy Of Open Access Publishing In Political Science, Amy Atchison, Jonathan Bull 2014 Valparaiso University

Will Open Access Get Me Cited? An Analysis Of The Efficacy Of Open Access Publishing In Political Science, Amy Atchison, Jonathan Bull

Amy Atchison

The digital revolution has made it easier for Political Scientists to share and access high-quality research online. However, many of these articles are stored in proprietary databases that some institutions cannot afford. High-quality, peer reviewed, top-tier journal articles that have been made open access (freely available online) should theoretically be more easily accessed and cited than articles of similar quality that are only available to paying customers. Research into the efficacy of Open Access (OA) publishing has thus far focused mainly on the natural sciences, and the results have been mixed. Because OA has not been as widely adopted in …

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Known Library Use And Student Retention: A Methods Case Study, Ashley Ireland 2014 Murray State University

Known Library Use And Student Retention: A Methods Case Study, Ashley Ireland

Ashley Ireland

No abstract provided.

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More Than Images: Postcards And New Reflections On Information Literacy, Rachel Wen-Paloutzian 2014 Loyola Marymount University

More Than Images: Postcards And New Reflections On Information Literacy, Rachel Wen-Paloutzian

Rachel Wen-Paloutzian

Focusing on a case study of postcard instruction for an American Culture course in the William H. Hannon Library at LMU, this presentation discusses how library instruction with postcards works within the new ACRL Information Literacy Framework. Specifically, Native Americans postcards are great resources to explore and illustrate one of the Framework concepts, “Authority is constructed and contextual.” Also, this presentation highlights metaliteracy, in particular, the affective engagement with information. Alongside behavioral and cognitive analytic skills, affective value is central to learning with cultural artifacts and visual resources, such as postcards.  

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