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Tiktok Use, Flow, And Addictive Behaviors, Santiago Vigil

Research Month

Since TikTok's release in 2017, it has become one of the more popular social media apps in the country. TikTok app design exploits sensory preferences through continuous scrolling, providing a seamless infinite amount of content. We hypothesized that TikTok immerses users in an unproductive version of the flow state, that may lead to addiction-like behaviors among users. We also hypothesized that TikTok’s design may be associated with boredom proneness, anxiety, self-esteem, and GPA. Using a correlational measure, USD students were asked to answer self-report measures and questions about their social media use to differentiate between platforms. Using Instagram as comparison …

Melodies Are Not A Useful Mnemonic Cue For Immediate Word Recall, Isabella Ramirez

Research Month

Mnemonic devices and jingles paired with a musical melody have long been used as study skills for students to remember the capitals of the United States and other facts, as well as aiding adults in memorizing grocery lists, reminding themselves of English grammar rules, and various other tasks. Though this perceived phenomenon has been recognized by previous studies, research is mixed on the effectiveness of utilizing music in order to improve learning and memory. In the current study, we tested the effects of unfamiliar and familiar melodies on the memorization of unrelated word lists compared to a spoken control condition. …

Qualitative Experiences Of Bilingual Speakers, Denise Picazo

Research Month

The purpose of this qualitative study was to gain a better understanding of the lived experience personal, social, and cognitive impacts of bilinguals. There is extensive data that shows that bilinguals are particularly well-suited for task-switching, executive control, and divergent thinking (Poarch & Bialystock, 2015). Qualitative experiences and participant perspectives help better understand the individuating experiences of those who are bilingual (Higby et al., 2023; Lopez et al., 2023). Our study asked bilinguals about living as a bilingual person in San Diego, CA. We held several focus groups. These focus group findings will inform future quantitative studies in our lab, …

Language And Music Perception Lab Projects, Ellis Noteboom

Research Month

Organizing complex perceptual input in real time is crucial for our ability to interact with the world around us, and information received in the auditory modality in particular is central to many fundamental aspects of human behavior. In the Language and Music Perception Lab, we take an interdisciplinary approach to studying auditory perception. Our research encompasses cross-modal, music, and speech perception using a combination of behavioral, cognitive neuroscience, and computational modeling approaches. Our research focuses on the importance of interactions, including the interaction of bottom-up and top-down processing and interactions within and across modalities. Our current studies employ behavioral testing, …

Expansion Of Hydra Phylogeny And Biogeography With The Help Of Citizen Scientists, Emma Mcintyre

Research Month

Hydra are freshwater polyps of the Cnidaria phylum with limited research done on their phylogeny and biogeography. While the majority of Hydra phylogenetic research has been conducted on only Northern Hemisphere samples, citizen scientists are an essential part of broadening the scope of understanding where Hydra live in the wild and how they are related to one another. Citizen scientists contacted via the website iNaturalist provided researchers at USD with Hydra samples. From there 3 hydra samples were sequenced and compiled in a phylogenetic tree, providing more information about Hydra phylogeny and biogeography. In addition, improvements to molecular protocols were …

Impact Of Covid-19 On Student’S Change In Willingness To Use Telemental Health (Tmh), Ana Mccawley

Research Month

Several studies have shown that the onset of COVID-19 significantly impacted the psychological well-being of students, particularly college undergraduates. Given that many students view telemental health as convenient, accessible, and user-friendly, we proposed that willingness to try telemental health will increase as the COVID-19 pandemic continues and that this will vary by prior history of treatment. The current study examined whether openness to telehealth changed from 2020-2023. Participants included 462 liberal arts college students enrolled in Psychology 101 who completed online self-report measures from September 2020-May 2023 across three academic years. Two-way ANOVA showed a main effect of prior history …

Cultural Factors Influence Mental Health-Related Experiences And Behaviors Of Latinx Youth, Ehliyhan Eslava-Deanda

Research Month

Recent studies reveal that Latinx youth are more prone to mental health issues and are less inclined to seek professional help when compared to other ethnic-racial groups (Galvan & Gudiño, 2021; Varela & Hensley-Maloney, 2009). This thematic review covers themes that include self and public stigma, traditional cultural roles (i.e., marianismo, machismo, familismo), and cultural orientations (i.e., ethnic-racial socialization, acculturation/enculturation), all of which influence the mental health and mental-health-seeking behaviors of Latinx youth. Findings suggest that certain beliefs and attitudes prevalent in Latinx families, such as traditional gender roles, can prevent children and youths’ abilities to seek appropriate care for …

A Computational Analysis Of Gratian’S Decretum (C. 1140), Jake Bayon

Research Month

In the expanse of medieval history, amidst the crisis of the church and state, Gratian emerges as a pivotal yet often overlooked figure, renowned for his pioneering work in canon law. His seminal text, Concordia Discordantium Canonum (The Harmony of Discordant Canons), brought order to the cacophony of contradictory laws within the Catholic church that had accumulated over centuries. The discovery of the text’s first recension—an earlier edition that is approximately half of the size of its more widely known counterpart—has opened new avenues of inquiry. Our research delves into the evolution of Gratian's magnum opus, particularly exploring the topical …

Forward Together: Libraries At The Intersection Of Ai And Open Scholarship, Leo S. Lo Ed.D, Lorraine J. Haricombe Phd

Digital Initiatives Symposium

1. The Implications of Generative AI on Open Access (Leo S. Lo)

Generative artificial intelligence (AI) will likely alter the fundamentals of academic publishing, this presentation examines the nuanced and significant impact of AI technologies on the open access framework. We scrutinize the perspectives of key stakeholders – including publishers, libraries, and academic entities – to dissect how AI is recalibrating the economics and ethics of scholarly communication. The talk navigates through potential shifts in publishers' financial strategies, the effects on library resource allocation, and the burgeoning ethical considerations that AI introduces into academic research. By offering an overview of the …

Deans' Panel: Evolution Or Revolution? Digital Transformation, Ai, And Academic Libraries, Courtney Young, Xuemao Wang, Jeff Steely

Digital Initiatives Symposium

Will AI displace a significant portion of traditional library workflows in the next 5-10 years? Should most libraries take a wait and see approach to these fast-paced technology trends, allowing a bleeding edge minority to take the risk first?With anticipation of a new round of digital revolution driven by Artificial Intelligence (AI) across all industries, three library deans reflect on what this means for academic libraries.Xuemao Wang will share leadership approaches for setting a bold and disruptive organizational vision, placing “transforming digital research methods” as the top priority for academic and research libraries, establishing a new mission and new value …

Welcome And Announcements, Theresa S. Byrd, Gail Baker

Digital Initiatives Symposium

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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 …

Supporting Text And Data Analysis Across Campus From The Academic Library, Amy Kirchhoff, Hejin Shin Phd

Digital Initiatives Symposium

The ability to comprehend and communicate with text-based data is essential to future success in academics and employment, as evidenced in a recent survey from Bloomberg Research Services which shows that nearly 97% of survey respondents now use data analytics in their companies and 58% consider data and text mining a business analytics tool (https://www.sas.com/content/dam/SAS/bp_de/doc/studie/ba-st-the-current-state-of-business-analytics-2317022.pdf). This has fueled a substantial growth in text analysis research (involving the use of technology to analyze un- and semi-structured text data for valuable insights, trends, and patterns) across disciplines and a corresponding demand on academic libraries to support text analysis pedagogy and text analysis …

Federal Reserve Bank Of Chicago Circulars: A Case Study Of An Early Career Librarian’S Approach To A Full-Scale Digitization Project, Delaney Mccoy

Digital Initiatives Symposium

Each Federal Reserve Bank distributes circulars to their member banks which contain information regarding bank supervision and regulation, services, policies, and district relations. The early circulars of a Reserve Bank, those issued after the Federal Reserve Act of 1913 and before the general regulation of the twelve Reserve Banks through the Banking Act of 1935, illuminate the idiosyncratic nature of the policies and procedures of each district.

In the summer of 2023, the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago sent their circulars from the years 1914 to 1979 to the Digital History and Archives team at the Federal Reserve Bank of …

Implementing And Marketing Diversity, Equity And Inclusion Practices And Resources: Creating The E‐Buzz!, Essraa Nawar, Kristin Laughtin-Dunker

Digital Initiatives Symposium

Leatherby Libraries Librarians are committed to supporting and promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion for students, faculty, researchers, and staff. We demonstrate this commitment holistically through the provision of all resources and services in support of teaching, learning, and research. Our goal is to reduce obstacles to accessing diverse research resources, services, learning, and engagement through educational outreach in order to raise awareness of diversity related issues.

In 2020, Library administration selected a Diversity and Outreach librarian that was charged with creating a comprehensive Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) and Outreach plan. As a result, a number of practices and initiatives …

“87% Missing”: Preserving Video Game History In A Canadian Copyright Context, Amelia Clarkson, Magnus Berg

Digital Initiatives Symposium

In 2020, the University of Toronto Mississauga campus library acquired the largest collection of video games in Canada from prolific collector Syd Bolton, whose vision was for it to not only be preserved but also playable and publicly accessible. Over the past three years, the collections team has been processing the collection to facilitate access onsite, and in 2024 aims to begin the next step of digitally preserving the collection. In the summer of 2023, the Video Game History Foundation and the Software Preservation Network co-authored a report on the dire state of availability of classic games, with the goal …

Workshop: Auditing Diversity In The Stacks, Melissa Gonzalez

Digital Initiatives Symposium

Our university populations are more dynamic and increasingly diverse than ever before – students should see themselves reflected in their academic institution’s collections and should have resources available to help them navigate the complexities of the world today. The impetus is on librarians to find and provide materials to help our students in both their academic pursuits and personal enrichment. In this workshop, participants will gain an overall understanding of diversity audits for academic library collections and come away with concrete examples and strategies for implementation or adaptation at their own institutions. The primary focus will be on monographs, but …

Workshop: Examining The Use And Implications Of Generative Artificial Intelligence (Ai) To Oer, Regina Gong Phd

Digital Initiatives Symposium

The emergence of AI, specifically generative and large language models (LLM), ushered in a major technological advancement that has significantly impacted education, particularly teaching and learning. The increasing proliferation of these AI-enabled tools is starting to change how we engage with our work and daily lives. In open education and OER, discussions about its implications are beginning to emerge, including concerns about authorship, attribution, responsible use, ethics, and privacy. How might integrating generative AI with OER change its nature and our engagement with these resources? How might we leverage the power of OER and generative AI to create engaging learning …

Workshop: Acquiring Commercial Data Sets For Library Collections: A Review Of Related Issues, Julia Gelfand, Cynthia Elliott

Digital Initiatives Symposium

This session is designed to bring together librarians and collection strategists who are responsible for identifying, acquiring and licensing commercial data in all subjects. Commercial datasets often don’t fit into traditional processes such as selection, acquisition, licensing, discoverability, storage and archiving, and are often very expensive and therefore come with unique challenges and obstacles. New forms of scholarly communication actively include data, making this session particularly timely as requests for data content are increasing. Launching practices including those using various artificial intelligence applications contribute to the complexities of handling commercial data sets. This session will provide examples of workflows libraries …

Workshop: Designing Your Digital Exhibit And Plan, Mēgan A. Oliver

Digital Initiatives Symposium

In this workshop for digital humanists, librarians, and archivists, you will have the opportunity to build out a digital exhibit design plan. To create our design plans, we’ll need to discuss what makes an exhibit different from other digital projects, as well as digital lifecycle concerns, DEIA pillars, rights and reproduction, and staffing recommendations. The workshop is highly interactive, so please bring questions, brainstorming, real-life scenarios, and any process concerns you may have.