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August 2022 Table Of Contents Newsletter - Library Databases, Kayla Birt Flegal, Sudha Anand

Table of Contents Newsletter

August 2022 Dean's Preface:

One of our most necessary research resources has, in my opinion, the worst name. Database. We subscribe (usually via an annual subscription or an occasional one time purchase) to nearly 200 and despite our best efforts there seems to be no better name for these powerful boxes of information!

Library databases include an increasing range of content from Articles and Images to Videos and Zeitungen and the library website provides a couple of pathways to search for and access this content. Our Databases A-Z list provides direct access to each database which allows you to search …

Himmelfarb Library Liaison Letter - August 2022, George Washington University, Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library

Himmelfarb Library Liaison Letters

No abstract provided.

Your Discomfort Is Valid: Big Feelings And Open Pedagogy, Liz Pearce, Silvia L. Lin Hanick, Amy R. Hofer, Lori Townsend, Michaela Willi Hooper

Publications and Research

This article explores the affective reactions of 13 community college students engaged in an open pedagogy textbook creation project. The instructor and first author, a human development and family services faculty member and department chair at a community college in Oregon, received feedback from her students that the project impacted them differently than past learning experiences. Student engagement with research and the diverse personal experiences of their classmates fostered both personal challenges and growth. This article groups these experiences into themes and explores different theoretical lenses, including scaffolding (constructivism), transformative learning, threshold concepts and safe spaces/brave spaces. We discuss the …

Georgia’S Libraries And The Needs Of Patrons Experiencing Homelessness: An Exploratory Study, Anne Blood

The Southeastern Librarian

This paper presents a sample survey of Georgia libraries’ services for those experiencing homelessness, conducted in the spring of 2020 before COVID-19 closed libraries across the country. It examines previous research on best practices to aid those experiencing homelessness and former attempts to implement these practices. From these practices and experiences the survey questions were designed. The questions are as follows: what barriers exist, if any, at these libraries that might make it difficult for those experiencing homelessness to use library services; do these libraries follow best practices standards in their services that help all patrons feel welcome using the …

North Carolina: Land Of Water, Land Of Sky, Linh Uong

The Southeastern Librarian

Bland Simpson Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 2021 ISBN: 9781469665832 240 p. $37.00 (Hbk)

Information Seeking Behavior Of Nursing Faculty During The Covid-19 Pandemic, Lisa Reilly, Irma Singarella

The Southeastern Librarian

Academics Libraries have developed electronic collections to provide continuing services to their patrons especially during research. Databases and other scholarly online resources have become the main support system of many academic libraries. Beginning in March 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic had a powerfully disruptive and transformative influence on libraries all over the world and some of the services were altered. The University of Memphis Libraries was not an exception. Meeting the challenges associated with significantly increased need for online content, the University Libraries continued to provide access to scholarly resources and supportive reference and instruction services to the diverse academic communities …

Your Florida Guide To Butterfly Gardening: A Guide For The Deep South, Second Edition, Rebecca Rose

The Southeastern Librarian

Jaret C. Daniels Gainesville: University Press of Florida , 2022 ISBN: 9780813068534 256 p. $24.95 (Pbk)

Remote Access: Small Public Libraries In Arkansas, A. Blake Denton

The Southeastern Librarian

Sabine Schmidt & Don House Fayetteville: University of Arkansas Press, 2021 ISBN: 9781682261729 352 p. $45.00 (Hbk)

Sela Officers And Executive Committee, Sela State Representatives

The Southeastern Librarian

Current SELA officers and representatives.

Summer Reading In Georgia Public Libraries, Kelly E. Williams

Georgia Library Quarterly

No abstract provided.

Georgia Library Association Executive Board Officer Candidates For 2023, Sofia A. Slutskaya

Georgia Library Quarterly

No abstract provided.

Book Review: Saving The Wild South: The Fight For Native Plants On The Brink Of Extinction, Ann Fuller

Georgia Library Quarterly

No abstract provided.

Book Review: So Much To Be Angry About: Appalachian Movement Press And Radical Diy Publishing, 1969-1979, Autumn Johnson

Georgia Library Quarterly

No abstract provided.

Fall Conference 2022 Panel Presentation, Ellen Amatangelo

Faculty Publications

This presentation was part of a panel discussing ways in which work done by employees at the Brigham Young University Library focuses on Christ. Collections and articles in BYU's institutional repository that focus on religious topics are highlighted.

Digital Archival Literacy In The Classroom, Rebecca Fitzsimmons, Elliott Kuecker

Faculty and Staff Publications – Milner Library

Archival literacy has become a popular mode of literacy in the last ten years, given that archival research is not the exclusive purview of historians. Given the amount of open collections and exhibits, the possibility of teaching archival literacy skills is more accessible than ever. Importantly, archival literacy asks us to critically read against the common narrative that archival objects are pure evidence and archivists are neutral agents. Our presentation describes the importance of digital archival literacy and provides examples of implementation in classes, ad hoc workshops, and community engagement. We emphasize that all knowledge is a synthesis of various …

Georgia Library Association Division Officer Candidates For 2023, Jackie Blanton-Watkins

Georgia Library Quarterly

No abstract provided.

Kennesaw State University's Lawrence V. Johnson Library Renovation, Ellie Burell

Georgia Library Quarterly

No abstract provided.

Grand Valley State University Libraries 2022 Annual Report, Jon Jeffryes, Susie Hartings

Library Reports and Communication

No abstract provided.

Notes For The Stalled, V15n01, August/September 2022, University Of Northern Iowa. Rod Library.

Rod Library newsletter: Notes for the Stalled

Contents:

--- Welcome Back!
--- TEACH Project
--- Do you have my textbook?
--- Career Readiness

The 1-2-3 Of Market Research For Business Startups: A Case Study In Library Instruction, Daniel Le, Marie-Louise Watson

Georgia Library Quarterly

This article describes a practical way to teach student entrepreneurs to search and use market data for business startup plans. The conventional way of teaching students to find articles and business intelligence based on a class assignment can be challenging for many students without an academic business background. This library instruction approach sequentially uses three databases enriched with business data and infographics to support the development of critical thinking for student entrepreneurs. It teaches entrepreneurial personality support, analysis, visualization, and market mapping.

Georgia Library Spotlight: Bookish Trailblazers At The Forsyth County Public Library, Jessica Doss

Georgia Library Quarterly

No abstract provided.

Georgia Library Spotlight: Nasa Webb Space Telescope Community Events And Beanstack Challenge, Sarah Collier

Georgia Library Quarterly

No abstract provided.

Summer 2022, Georgia Library Quarterly

Georgia Library Quarterly

No abstract provided.

From The President, Karen Manning

Georgia Library Quarterly

No abstract provided.

Brad Warren Named Augusta University’S Inaugural Dean Of Libraries, Melissa E. Johnson

Georgia Library Quarterly

No abstract provided.

Georgia Library Spotlight: The Landry Learning Lab At The Azalea Regional Library System, Ashley Pearson

Georgia Library Quarterly

No abstract provided.

Digital Library Of Georgia (June 2022), Mandy L. Mastrovita, Donald Summerlin, Camie Williams, Deborah Hakes

Georgia Library Quarterly

New Digital Library of Georgia collections completed in Q2 of 2022

Oconee County Library Puts On Inaugural Fanfest, Jessica Varsa

Georgia Library Quarterly

No abstract provided.

Book Review: A Better Life For Their Children: Julius Rosenwald, Booker T. Washington, And The 4,978 Schools That Changed America, Ann R. Mills

Georgia Library Quarterly

No abstract provided.

Making In The Midst Of Pandemic: The Impact Of The Covid-19 Pandemic On Two Public Library Makerspaces, Stacey Woods

Boise State University Theses and Dissertations

This qualitative research explored the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on makerspaces in the United States which were subject to public health guidelines and challenged with limited/no access to facilities. This multi-case study examined two public library makerspaces, and addressed these research questions: (1) How did the pandemic affect makerspace operations and access, and the teaching and learning that occurs there? (2) How did makerspace leaders respond to the challenges of the pandemic? (3) How did makerspaces evolve during the COVID-19 pandemic? I developed the Conceptual Framework for Studying the Impact of Pandemic on Public Library Makerspaces which informed the …