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Introducing “Cora,” The Community Of Online Research Assignments Repository, Susan G. Archambault, Lindsey Mclean Oct 2015

Introducing “Cora,” The Community Of Online Research Assignments Repository, Susan G. Archambault, Lindsey Mclean

SJSU Open Access Conference

This session will introduce CORA (Community of Online Research Assignments), a pilot open access educational resource developed for faculty and librarians in higher education. Librarians at Loyola Marymount University (LMU) received a Statewide California Electronic Library Consortium (SCELC) Project Initiatives Fund grant to create an online open access repository of user contributed research and information literacy assignments targeted to SCELC institutions. This session will cover the timeline of events during the first year of development, ending with a demo of the live online prototype. LMU faculty provided input on the characteristics of effective research assignments and the desired features in …


Moving From Binders To Bytes: Processing, Digitizing, And Publishing A Paper-Based Archive To An Institutional Repository, Emily K. Chan, April M. Gilbert, Amanda L. Mellinger Oct 2015

Moving From Binders To Bytes: Processing, Digitizing, And Publishing A Paper-Based Archive To An Institutional Repository, Emily K. Chan, April M. Gilbert, Amanda L. Mellinger

SJSU Open Access Conference

At San Jose State University, a paper-based archive centering on library and information science history is being processed, organized, and uploaded onto ScholarWorks, the campus institutional repository. Prior to its digitization, the presenters grappled with many questions. What platform should be used to house the archive? What entry points would researchers expect in order to access the collection? What research purposes would this collection satisfy? The presenters will discuss their rationale for their decision-making in transferring 300 binders to an open access, digital format. Among the individuals who are involved in making this detail-rich collection openly accessible online and searchable …


University Scholar Series: Matthew J. Holian, Matthew J. Holian Sep 2015

University Scholar Series: Matthew J. Holian, Matthew J. Holian

University Scholar Series

Trends and Relationships Related to Air Pollution, Regulations, and Economic Growth

On September 30, 2015, Dr. Matthew J. Holian spoke in the University Scholar Series hosted by Provost Andy Feinstein at the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library. His talk was titled “Trends and Relationships Related to Air Pollution, Regulations, and Economic Growth.” Dr. Holian’s recent research involves air pollution in California and India. His analysis of data from numerous sources reveals trends and relationships related to air pollution, regulations, and economic growth among other factors. His most recent article, “Household Carbon Emissions from Driving and Center City Quality of …


University Scholar Series: Ed Cohen, Edward Cohen May 2015

University Scholar Series: Ed Cohen, Edward Cohen

University Scholar Series

Mental Health and Cultural Context in Vietnam

On May 6, 2015, Dr. Ed Cohen spoke in the University Scholar Series hosted by Provost Andy Feinstein at the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library. In this presentation, Dr. Cohen explored current research about mental illness and approaches to treatment in Vietnam, in addition to this country’s world view about illness, wellness and emotional health. Cohen is an Associate Professor in the School of Social Work and a Co-Investigator of SJSU's Social Work Education Enhancement Program in Vietnam.


No Cops Needed: Collective Approaches To Violence And Sexual Assault Beyond The Prison Industrial Complex, Salomon J. Amrah Apr 2015

No Cops Needed: Collective Approaches To Violence And Sexual Assault Beyond The Prison Industrial Complex, Salomon J. Amrah

NACCS Annual Conference Proceedings

No abstract provided.


Creating (Un)Docufriendly Campuses For High Achieving (Un)Docuscholars, Rhonda Rios Kravitz Apr 2015

Creating (Un)Docufriendly Campuses For High Achieving (Un)Docuscholars, Rhonda Rios Kravitz

NACCS Annual Conference Proceedings

No abstract provided.


On The Impossibility Of Moral Immigration Reform, Joshua Troncoso Apr 2015

On The Impossibility Of Moral Immigration Reform, Joshua Troncoso

NACCS Annual Conference Proceedings

No abstract provided.


2015 Naccs Scholar Award Remarks, Aida Hurtado Apr 2015

2015 Naccs Scholar Award Remarks, Aida Hurtado

NACCS Annual Conference Proceedings

No abstract provided.


Naccs Scholar Introduction - Hurtado, Inés Casillas Apr 2015

Naccs Scholar Introduction - Hurtado, Inés Casillas

NACCS Annual Conference Proceedings

No abstract provided.


2015 Naccs Scholar Award Remarks, Miguel Carranza Apr 2015

2015 Naccs Scholar Award Remarks, Miguel Carranza

NACCS Annual Conference Proceedings

No abstract provided.


Agricultural Workers And The Effects Of Nafta: Uncivil Government Mentalities, Martha Menchaca Apr 2015

Agricultural Workers And The Effects Of Nafta: Uncivil Government Mentalities, Martha Menchaca

NACCS Annual Conference Proceedings

No abstract provided.


Chef: A Bildungsroman For Our Mixed Race Reality, Susan Marie Green Apr 2015

Chef: A Bildungsroman For Our Mixed Race Reality, Susan Marie Green

NACCS Annual Conference Proceedings

No abstract provided.


Teaching As A Xicana With An X, Cherrie Moraga Apr 2015

Teaching As A Xicana With An X, Cherrie Moraga

NACCS Annual Conference Proceedings

No abstract provided.


The World Turned On Its Head: Coloniality, Civility And The Decolonial Imperative, Roberto D. Hernández Apr 2015

The World Turned On Its Head: Coloniality, Civility And The Decolonial Imperative, Roberto D. Hernández

NACCS Annual Conference Proceedings

No abstract provided.


Inside The Dream Factory Of Chicana/O Studies, Aureliano Desoto Apr 2015

Inside The Dream Factory Of Chicana/O Studies, Aureliano Desoto

NACCS Annual Conference Proceedings

No abstract provided.


Opening Plenary Introduction, April 16, 2015, Nelia Olivencia Apr 2015

Opening Plenary Introduction, April 16, 2015, Nelia Olivencia

NACCS Annual Conference Proceedings

No abstract provided.


Using Google Tag Manager And Google Analytics, (Code{4}Lib Journal), Suzanna Conrad Apr 2015

Using Google Tag Manager And Google Analytics, (Code{4}Lib Journal), Suzanna Conrad

Inaugural CSU IR Conference, 2015

Suzanna Conrad, Digital Initiatives Librarian, Cal Poly Pomona


What’S New Since The April 2013 Stim Ir Subcommittee Report To Cold: Hydra, Islandora And Dspace, Aaron Collier, Suzanna Conrad, Carmen Mitchell, Joan Parker, Andrew Weiss, Jeremy C. Shellhase Apr 2015

What’S New Since The April 2013 Stim Ir Subcommittee Report To Cold: Hydra, Islandora And Dspace, Aaron Collier, Suzanna Conrad, Carmen Mitchell, Joan Parker, Andrew Weiss, Jeremy C. Shellhase

Inaugural CSU IR Conference, 2015

Aaron Collier, Digital Repository Services Manager, Chancellor’s Office
Suzanna Conrad, Digital Initiatives Librarian, Cal Poly Pomona
Carmen Mitchell, Institutional Repository Librarian, CSU San Marcos
Joan Parker, Librarian, Moss Landing Marine Laboratories
Andrew Weiss, Digital Services Librarian, CSU Northridge

Jeremy Shellhase, Head of Information Services & Systems Department, Humboldt State University


The State Of Scholarworks, Aaron Collier Apr 2015

The State Of Scholarworks, Aaron Collier

Inaugural CSU IR Conference, 2015

Aaron Collier, Digital Repository Services Manager, Chancellor’s Office


University Scholar Series: Nadia Sorkhabi, Nadia Sorkhabi Mar 2015

University Scholar Series: Nadia Sorkhabi, Nadia Sorkhabi

University Scholar Series

Cultural Similarities in Parenting Styles and Practices of Mothers and Father

On March 18, 2015, Dr. Nadia Sorkhabi spoke in the University Scholar Series hosted by Provost Andy Feinstein at the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library. Her talk, titled "Cultural Similarities in Parenting Styles and Practices of Mothers and Father," explored parenting styles and how domain-specific practices of mothers and fathers are related to the academic achievement, social competence, and mental health of children and adolescents. Her research includes frequency and intensity of parent-adolescent conflicts, conflict resolution strategies, and adolescent disclosure of their activities to their parents. Sorkhabi is …