Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
Social and Behavioral Sciences Commons™
Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
Articles 1 - 21 of 21
Full-Text Articles in Social and Behavioral Sciences
Annual California Library Association Conference: Swing Into Action, Michele Villagran
Annual California Library Association Conference: Swing Into Action, Michele Villagran
Faculty Publications
From November 3rd-6th, the 2016 annual California Library Association conference took place in our capitol, Sacramento, CA. The theme of the conference was Swing into Action. I had the privilege of traveling to Sacramento to work for our University of North Texas booth, host our alumni & student reception and present two conference sessions.
[Review Of] Not Free, Not For All: Public Libraries In The Age Of Jim Crow , Anthony Bernier
[Review Of] Not Free, Not For All: Public Libraries In The Age Of Jim Crow , Anthony Bernier
Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
Academic Gateway, Fall 2016, San Jose State University Library
Academic Gateway, Fall 2016, San Jose State University Library
Library Gateway
No abstract provided.
Canceling Unmediated Document Delivery: Results And Implications At San José State University Library, Emily Chan, Susan Kendall
Canceling Unmediated Document Delivery: Results And Implications At San José State University Library, Emily Chan, Susan Kendall
Faculty and Staff Publications
No abstract provided.
Webinar 1: Marketing And Branding: Asserting Your Value, Michele Villagran
Webinar 1: Marketing And Branding: Asserting Your Value, Michele Villagran
Faculty Publications
Promoting and Enhancing the Advancement of Rural Libraries (PEARL) project: Rural & Small Libraries 4-part Webinar Series with Dr. Michele A. L. Villagran.
Crafting The Question: Get The Most Out Of Your Student Response System, Ann Agee
Crafting The Question: Get The Most Out Of Your Student Response System, Ann Agee
Faculty and Staff Publications
Socrative, Poll Everywhere, clicker -- no matter which student response system you use, the key to its effectiveness is in the questions you create. This presentation explores how to craft questions that engage students and help assess their understanding. Participants will be introduced to the anatomy of a multiple-choice question and learn to differentiate between effective and ineffective questions. Illustrations will focus on topics covered in a standard information literacy session, and participants will learn how to incorporate student response systems into lesson plans to better achieve student learning objectives.Participants will:be able to create effective multiple-choice questions for use with …
Are You Hip?: Building The Value Of Libraries And Library Instruction With High-Impact Practices, Ngoc-Yen Tran
Are You Hip?: Building The Value Of Libraries And Library Instruction With High-Impact Practices, Ngoc-Yen Tran
Faculty and Staff Publications
There is growing evidence that, when done well, High-Impact Educational Practices (HIPs) programs and activities have been shown to be beneficial in increasing rates of retention and engagement amongst students from many backgrounds. Therefore, it is no surprise that higher education institutions are developing activities firmly rooted in the philosophies of the HIPs. Examples of HIPs include common intellectual experiences, learning communities, and service learning. These practices are broad and depending on the institution, they can take on many different forms or activities. In order to encourage participation, these activities are often combined with one another and offered in a …
Library News, Spring 2016, San Jose State University Library
Library News, Spring 2016, San Jose State University Library
Library News
No abstract provided.
Academic Gateway, Spring 2016, San Jose State University Library
Academic Gateway, Spring 2016, San Jose State University Library
Library Gateway
No abstract provided.
In N Out — Reaching Out To The Community From Within Our Student Body, Ann Fiegen, Michael Germano, Julie Shen, Jordan Nielsen, Yuhfen Diana H. Wu
In N Out — Reaching Out To The Community From Within Our Student Body, Ann Fiegen, Michael Germano, Julie Shen, Jordan Nielsen, Yuhfen Diana H. Wu
Faculty and Staff Publications
As a way to enhance their educational experience and promote global citizenship, students in higher education are often expected to participate in activities beyond the walls of their universities. These activities may include study abroad, internships, service learning projects, and much more. While these activities can take place far from the university setting, they also often occur in the university’s local community, where our students work or volunteer at local businesses, nonprofit organizations, and service agencies. These students bring their real world projects to their course work, where libraries and librarians engage with them to find real world solutions using …
The Students Run The Session: Hands Off One-Shots With A Library Game, Miriam Rigby, Ngoc-Yen Tran, Annie Zeidman-Karpinski
The Students Run The Session: Hands Off One-Shots With A Library Game, Miriam Rigby, Ngoc-Yen Tran, Annie Zeidman-Karpinski
Faculty and Staff Publications
Librarian-instructors lead lots of one-shot sessions and often have a lot to cover to help students learn everything that they need to know. Coupled with the desire to include ACRL’s Information Literacy Framework, there are so many concepts and skills to convey that even the most eager students (and librarians) can feel overwhelmed or unengaged. Our answer is the Research Race - an active learning exercise that applies what cognitive science knows about good game design to get students to explore library resources in class. Rather than instruction via lecture, the game has students working in teams to find answers …
Library 2.015 Conference: An Open Dialog About The Future Of Libraries, Laurie L. Putnam
Library 2.015 Conference: An Open Dialog About The Future Of Libraries, Laurie L. Putnam
Faculty Publications
The Library 2.0 Virtual Worldwide Conference series aims to create an open dialog about the future of libraries in the digital age. At Library 2.015, the fifth conference in the series, thousands of participants gathered online to share their knowledge, experience, and ideas on the evolution of libraries and the information profession. This article reports on some highlights of the October 20, 2015, conference. Archived conference presentations remain free, online, and open to all at http://tinyurl.com/Libr2015presentations.
Trans-Pacific Doctoral Success – A Collaborative Cohort Model, Helen Partridge, Christine Bruce, Sandra Hirsh, Ken Haycock, Sylvia Edwards, Cheryl Stenstrom, Susan Gasson
Trans-Pacific Doctoral Success – A Collaborative Cohort Model, Helen Partridge, Christine Bruce, Sandra Hirsh, Ken Haycock, Sylvia Edwards, Cheryl Stenstrom, Susan Gasson
Faculty Publications
The San Jose Gateway PhD program is a doctoral partnership between the School of Information at San Jose State University (SJSU) in the USA, and the Information Systems School at the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) in Australia. Because of Californian legislation, SJSU has not been able to offer PhD degrees. The Gateway Program therefore provides a research pathway for SJSU’s coursework students. It also helps the School to grow the research capacity of academic staff. For QUT, the Program provides the opportunity to advance research agendas and to build strong international connections and partnerships. The Program began in 2008. …
Tackling Culturally Diverse Situations With Ease, Michele Villagran
Tackling Culturally Diverse Situations With Ease, Michele Villagran
Faculty Publications
It is not enough to be simply “aware” anymore. We must go beyond our own self-awareness and our awareness of others to really understand how we work and interact effectively in culturally diverse situations, whether domestic or global. As law firms and corporate entities operate in an ever-changing, global environment, we need to be prepared to handle any diverse situation. As our workforces become more diverse, we face the challenge of how to successfully manage increasingly diverse interactions. To address this concern, organizations are applying the framework of cultural intelligence, or CQ.
Faculty, Students, And Perceptions Of Library Value, Ann Agee, Bernd Becker
Faculty, Students, And Perceptions Of Library Value, Ann Agee, Bernd Becker
Faculty and Staff Publications
“What do you value most about the library?” A single open-ended question on a recent San José State University survey of faculty and students revealed a world of difference between what these two groups want from a library. Students valued the library for the quiet space it offered. They commented less on the library collection and more on library services. Faculty, however, valued the variety and quality of the library resources. Their responses focused on the collection, with an emphasis on the print collection’s breadth and depth. Not only did student and faculty responses differ, but among the faculty, different …
Defining Success In Scholarly Communications: A Survey Of California Librarians, Emily Chan
Defining Success In Scholarly Communications: A Survey Of California Librarians, Emily Chan
Faculty and Staff Publications
No abstract provided.
Book Review: Critical Literacy For Information Professionals, Ann Agee
Book Review: Critical Literacy For Information Professionals, Ann Agee
Faculty and Staff Publications
A review of the book Critical Literacy for Information Professionals edited by Sarah McNicol. “Liberating education consists in acts of cognition, not transferrals of information,” wrote Paulo Freire in the Pedagogy of the Oppressed(Herder and Herder 1970, 79). Freire argued that rather than viewing students as empty vessels to be filled with knowledge—termed the “banking model” of education—teachers should recognize and value students’ individual perspectives and life experiences. Today’s critical literacy movement has its roots in Freire’s philosophy. When taught critical literacy methods, students begin from the viewpoint that there can be no single “correct” way to interpret information. Instead, …
Library News, Winter 2016, San Jose State University Library
Library News, Winter 2016, San Jose State University Library
Library News
No abstract provided.
Effectiveness Of Library Staff Training On Use Of Gimlet In Reference Statistics Recording, Emily Chan, Jennifer Dinalo
Effectiveness Of Library Staff Training On Use Of Gimlet In Reference Statistics Recording, Emily Chan, Jennifer Dinalo
Faculty and Staff Publications
This study focuses on library employees’ reference question coding accuracy. Employees were asked to code questions using the Warner Scale both before and after a library-wide training session on reference question coding. Initial results indicate that the training session had little impact on overall accuracy, but improvements were seen in specific employee demographic groups and for coding between specific question levels. Future efforts will focus on developing a more effective training model for all library employees.
Three Years Of Unmediated Document Delivery: An Analysis And Consideration Of Collection Development Priorities, Emily Chan, Christina Mune, Yiping Wang, Susan Kendall
Three Years Of Unmediated Document Delivery: An Analysis And Consideration Of Collection Development Priorities, Emily Chan, Christina Mune, Yiping Wang, Susan Kendall
Faculty and Staff Publications
Like most academic libraries, San José State University Library is struggling to meet users’ rising expectations for immediate information within the financial confines of a flat budget. To address acquisition of nonsubscribed article content, particularly outside of business hours, San José State University Library implemented Copyright Clearance Center’s Get It Now, a document delivery service. Three academic years of analyzed data, which involves more than 10,000 requests, and the subsequent collection development actions taken by the library will be discussed. The value and challenges of patron-driven, unmediated document delivery services in conjunction with traditional document delivery services will be considered.
2015-2016 Annual Report, Society Of American Archivists Student Chapter
2015-2016 Annual Report, Society Of American Archivists Student Chapter
Annual Reports
The 2015-2016 Annual Report reports on the activities of the San Jose State University Society of American Archivists Student Chapter for the academic year 2015-2016. This report is submitted to the Student Chapter's parent organization SAA. Included in the report is a list of SAASC members who are also individual members of SAA. The report includes a summary of events which were held by the SAASC in the 2015-2016 academic year. These include nine virtual events, two site tours, as well as a a mini-conference at the California State Archives in Sacramento with the CSU Sacramento SAA Student Chapter. Site …