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Meeting Strategic Communication Goals Through A Sustainable Library Newsletter, Camielle Crampsie, Karla Morris

USF St. Petersburg Campus Faculty Publications

Libraries face a significant challenge in keeping users, and sometimes even
their own employees, informed and up-to-date about their ever-changing services and resources. A library e-newsletter is one way of effectively communicating updates to a large number of people on a regular basis, serving as both an internal and external communication tool. To do this, it is important to establish a collaborative model that is sustainable, can be assessed, and meets readership needs. Aligning the newsletter with the library’s mission and strategic plan is an effective approach for communications with an academic library community.

Adapting An Hbcu-Inspired Framework For Black Student Success In U.S. Lis Education, Ana Ndumu, Shaundra Walker

Library Faculty Scholarship

This perspective essay explores Gasman & Arroyo’s (2014) HBCU-inspired framework for Black student success as a prism for re-envisioning LIS education. In response to calls for anti-hegemonic LIS education, the authors discuss a potential tool for Black student success and suggest its benefits to LIS education. The framework can introduce non-white, anti-racist educational practices to the work of educating the U.S. library workforce; it is relevant in light of ongoing racial and political strife in U.S. society.

University Libraries Annual Report 2021, University Of Denver, University Libraries

University Libraries Annual Reports

2021 Annual Report from the University of Denver, University Libraries. The annual report highlights programs, projects, and activities that occurred during the year.

2021 Courtright Memorial Library Annual Report, Courtright Memorial Library

Library Publications

Annual report regarding Courtright Memorial Library's accomplishments.

Archival Evidence Of Exceptional Human Experiences, Blynne Olivieri

Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists

Archival collections hold tangible documentation of the range of human experience. Diaries, letters, photographs, audio recordings, reports, and other paper and film-based materials tell the stories of people’s lives. Using examples from the vast parapsychology archives and rare book collections at the University of West Georgia, this paper will share people’s first-hand accounts of extraordinary incidents or of their supernatural abilities, from the profound to the disappointing, and from the unexpected to the purposefully sought, including near-death experiences, extrasensory perception, and psychedelic drug use.

Gvsu Press Releases, 2021, Grand Valley State University

University Press Releases, 1961-Present

A compilation of press releases for the year 2021 submitted by University Communications (formerly News & Information Services) to news agencies concerning the people, places, and events related to Grand Valley State University.

Scholarly Communications And Data Management: 2020 Year In Review, Scholarworks

ScholarWorks Publications

When I arrived at Boise State in January 2020, I had no idea the challenges that lay ahead for the Scholarly Communications and Data Management (SCDM) Unit. The past year was incredibly challenging in all aspects of life and work, but the SCDM Unit endeavored to continue its mission of providing free and open access to Boise State research, investigate new innovative methods of scholarship, and support the Boise State research community.

American Revolution: The Essential Reference Guide, Robert Tench

Libraries Faculty & Staff Publications

No abstract provided.

World Oceans: A Reference Handbook, Rob Tench

Libraries Faculty & Staff Publications

Book review of Newton, David, World Oceans: A Reference Handbook, ABC-CLIO. (Contemporary World Issues), Feb. 2021, ISBN 9781440875434.

We Belong Together; Libraries, Communities And Third Places, Randa L. Morgan

Faculty Publications

University students expect much from their libraries. They want a place to study and research. They want a place to eat and hang out with their friends. They want to be able to relax between classes and find a quiet place to focus on work. They want a home away from home. As libraries have begun to accommodate these requests and shift away from the traditional ideas of a library, our students’ expectations are contradictory: have we lost the stereotypical idea of a library or are we in a renaissance where libraries are a third place for many students? Academic …

National Network Column Post, Carrie Grinstead

Articles, Abstracts, and Reports

No abstract provided.

An Integrated View Of Knowledge Management Enablers, Components, And Benefits: Comprehensive Literature Review, Shuaibu Hassan Usman, Jigish Zaveri, Aminu Hamza

Journal of International Technology and Information Management

The key to success in the 21^st century, knowledge-based economy, will be the effective and efficient management of knowledge. Knowledge Management (KM) has a direct impact on organizational success. KM in a knowledge-based economy entails growth, value, and improving living standards through knowledge creation, storage, and dissemination. This study aims to integrate KM enablers, components, and benefits into a single view through a comprehensive literature search. The integrative view of these three factors would facilitate the understanding of KM initiatives within organizations. This paper performs a comprehensive literature review to explain the KM enablers, components, and benefits. From the …

A Case Study In Revitalizing A State Library Association And Keeping It Vital During Covid, Rebecca J. Morgan, Tiffney A. Gipson, Lauren E. Robinson

Library Faculty and Staff Publications

The Kentucky Medical Library Association (KMLA) is an organization dedicated to building a networking community and providing resources to the health sciences and medical librarians of Kentucky. Medical and health science libraries within the state of Kentucky are encouraged to become annual members of KMLA. Organization membership exists on two levels: (1) individual and (2) institutional. Individual membership includes access to three KMLA business meetings a year, voting rights at business meetings, any conferences KMLA holds, an opportunity for continuing education (CE) reimbursement, and access to any CEs presented by KMLA. Institutional memberships are unique in that they provide interlibrary …

Grand Valley Magazine, Vol. 20, No. 3, Winter 2021, Grand Valley State University

Grand Valley Magazine

Grand Valley Magazine is a quarterly publication about Grand Valley State University produced by University Communications since 2001.

Copley Library Annual Report 2020-2021, Helen K. And James S. Copley Library, University Of San Diego

Copley Library Annual Reports

Message from the Dean; The Collections, Access, and Discovery Department — We Make Access to Collections Discoverable!; Copley’s Streaming Media Explosion; Archives, Special Collections, and Digital Initiatives; One Million Downloads—and Counting!; Librarians Combatting Disinformation through Education; Collection Development to Support SOLES Teaching, Learning, and Research; The Hahn Librarian Advocates for Collections; Access to New York Times for Faculty and Staff; Reference Collections; BibliU: Expanding Textbook Access During the Pandemic; Reading for Fun: Copley’s Light Reading Collection; Moving Copley Library Through the Various Stages of the Renovation; Meet Copley Library’s Renovation Project Management Team; Roy and Marian Holleman $1,000 Copley Library …

From Despair To Hope: Cancer Indigenous Knowledge Practices (Cik) In Uganda, Sarah Kaddu, Sarah Nakaziba, Gorrety Maria Juma

School of Nursing & Midwifery, East Africa

Cancer indigenous knowledge (CIK) through ethnobotanical research has been able to identify plants with anti-cancer agents. These medicinal plants are used to prevent and treat various types of cancer to improve the survival rate and quality of life. This study aimed to examine the CIK practices in Uganda. The study-specific objectives included: to establish the information needs of the cancer patients in Uganda; to identify the types of cancers in Uganda; to examine the CIK practices in Uganda (CIK); to examine the factors that could either promote or hinder the access and utilisation of CIK in Uganda. A phenomenological research …

Accessibility And Discoverability. A Report On The Alcts Camms Catalog Form And Function Interest Group Meeting, Kelsey George

Library Faculty Research

No abstract provided.

The Basic Rules Of Doing A Good Search And Search Tips - Revised, Roy E. Brown

VCU Libraries Faculty and Staff Publications

This is a handout that is used as a reference for those who are learning to more effectively search databases for assignments and evidence-based practice projects. The revised handout contains information related to the databases that may be searched as well as about Google Scholar.

Please contact the author for a version that can be reused and rebranded.

The Evidence Based Practice Question Development & Search Tips Checklist (Revised), Roy E. Brown

VCU Libraries Faculty and Staff Publications

The Evidence Based Practice Question Development and Search Tips Checklist is a tool that is used in instructional sessions with nurses in reference to evidence-based practice and literature searching. It is intended as a reference handout. The revised handout contains information related to the databases that may be searched as well as about Google Scholar.

It is under a creative commons license. If you would like a version that can be rebranded for your organization to use, please contact the author for an editable version.

Internet Information Retrieval Experiences And Challenges Of Aga Khan University Library Users, Nasra Gathoni

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This study reports on internet information retrieval experiences and challenges of Aga Khan University library users. The unit of analysis was obtained through a purposive sampling method and data collected using a structured questionnaire. The data was quantitatively analyzed and descriptive statistics provided. 87% (52/60) of the members in the sample completed and returned the questionnaire. 83% indicated that they had prior computer skills and 52% had training in Internet searching. 35% of the respondents who did not use any of the search techniques indicated, was noted. Gender did not appear to affect use the retrieval of information vis-a-vis use …

Use Of Android Phone For Study Purposes Among Students Of Nishtar Medical University, Multan, Malik Muhammad Asif, Muhammad Nuashad Ghazanfar Dr., Khurram Shahzad, Rashid Siddique

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Android phones are winding up progressively vital in regular day to day existence and offer a generous assortment of versatile applications for data, correspondence, instruction, and diversion purposes. Android phones ordinarily have contact screens, versatile Internet get to through Wi-Fi or cell systems, ability for establishment of Android phone applications, and different capacities, for example, media players, computerized cameras, and GPS-based route. Mobile devices have spread quickly all around the globally and have become more usually than computers. Modern mobile phones have exceeded the assumption of new technologies. People carry them with their keys and wallets all the time and …

Web Content And Performance Evaluation Of Animal Sciences University Library Websites In India : An Analysis, Manoj Kumar Verma Dr., Sur Chandra Singha

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Library Website is considered as one of the most substantial tools to publish and disseminate the information of several activities such as mission vision, library notice, rules and regulations, new arrival, library facilities, e-resources, and services, etc. The present study is based on the information available on the Animal Sciences University Library Websites/Webpage of India. A checklist method was used for content assessment based on an earlier study conducted by several professionals on this particular topic. The findings result of the present study presented that Lala Lajpat Rai University of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, Hisar website has to have highest …

Use Of Ict In Curbing Gender Inequality And Improving Women Empowerment, Fehintoluwa E. Omosebi ., Olayode Motunrayo Librarian I

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Abstract

The nature of Nigerian society is characterized with male domination, irrespective of women’s effort, they seems to be always under appreciated. The emergence of ICT has given a ray of light and comes with lot of promising solution to this inequality, more reason why emphasis has been laid on women empowerment because they are most times at the receiving end of gender inequality. The objective of this study is to explain how ICT can help reduce gender inequality and how women can be empowered through the use of ICT. Although ICTs evidently can play an important role in Nigerian …

Implementation Of Web 2.0 In The Library Websites Of Universities Of North-East India: An Analytical Study, Hrishikesh Bhuyan, Shekharjyoti Neog

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

For moving with the flow in this technology driven environment, the libraries have been forced to adopt new technologies and tools. Now-a days, along with the traditional services the libraries have been adopting Web2.0 tools for providing user oriented services to their users. This paper is a web based survey of library web pages of universities of North-East region of India regarding application of Web 2.0 technology. Here, an attempt is made to gain a picture of the status of application of web 2.0 services by the university libraries of the region. The study has been conducted through the official …

Designing A Flexible Outreach Program For Scholarly Communication And Copyright Services: A Modular Roadshow For The University Of South Florida, Leetta Schmidt, Jason Boczar

Tampa Library Faculty and Staff Publications

Much the same as many other academic libraries, the University of South Florida (USF) developed scholarly communication and copyright services in response to community demand and to fulfill perceived institutional needs. The services initially established connections through liaison librarians and referral, when faculty patrons intuitively approached the library with a query. Growth of the services was slow. A new method of outreach for copyright and scholarly communication services was needed. The DSS Roadshow, named after the library department Digital Scholarship Services, aimed at providing a menu of modularly configured presentations to faculty and graduate students at the university. Based on …

Communication During A Crisis: Keeping Our Patrons Informed During The Covid-19 Pandemic, John P. Delooper, Michelle Ehrenpreis

Publications and Research

This article discusses the Leonard Lief Library’s communications strategy to keep its patrons informed during the COVID-19 crisis. The Leonard Lief Library at Lehman College (CUNY) made use of its website, social media, and research guides to effectively convey timely information about service changes, library resources, and to improve outreach activities to our patron community while the library’s physical building was closed to its students, faculty, and staff.

Antecedents Of Self-Disclosure On Social Networking Sites (Snss): A Study Of Facebook Users, Ashraf Sharif, Saira Hanif Soroya, Shakil Ahmad, Khalid Mahmood

Libraries

Self-disclosure on social networking sites (SNSs) leads to social capital development, connectedness, and relationship building. Due to several benefits associated with this behavior, self-disclosure has become a subject of research over the last few years. The current study investigates the antecedents of self-disclosure under the lens of the technology acceptance model (TAM). The research is quantitative, and the data were collected from 400 Pakistani Facebook users with a variety of demographic characteristics. The partial least squares-structural equation model (PLS-SEM) analysis technique was employed to analyze the data. The study′s findings confirmed that perceived usefulness is a strong predictor of personal …

Big Data Analytics In Public Sector University Libraries In Pakistan, Sadaf Shahid, Rafat Parveen Siddiqui

Libraries

This study examines librarians' perceptions, capabilities, and understandings of Big Data analytics in public sector university libraries in Karachi, Pakistan. To acquire the desired results, a survey was conducted and using a quantitative approach. The study's target audience was library administrators at public sector university libraries in Karachi, all of which are recognized by Pakistan's Higher Education Commission and chartered by the Sindh Government. All respondents were sent an e-mail inviting them to participate in the survey on their own time. This study is important because it fills a large vacuum in the literature about the perspectives of Karachi's public …

Access Challenge For Public Health Students, Janelle Wertzberger, Amy B. Dailey

All Musselman Library Staff Works

Health sciences students regularly engage in problem-based learning. This information literacy activity introduces a public health scenario and asks students to use published sources to determine the cause of a described disease and develop a treatment protocol. The activity design highlights different levels of information privilege and invites students to consider challenges to accessing public health information in a variety of settings. The exercise was initially created for undergraduate students in a 300-level global health course.

Human Errors In Data Breaches: An Exploratory Configurational Analysis, Gabriel A. Cornejo

CCAC Theses and Dissertations

Information Systems (IS) are critical for employee productivity and organizational success. Data breaches are on the rise—with thousands of data breaches accounting for billions of records breached and annual global cybersecurity costs projected to reach $10.5 trillion by 2025. A data breach is the unauthorized disclosure of sensitive information—and can be achieved intentionally or unintentionally. Significant causes of data breaches are hacking and human error; in some estimates, human error accounted for about a quarter of all data breaches in 2018. Furthermore, the significance of human error on data breaches is largely underrepresented, as hackers often capitalize on organizational users’ …