Social and Behavioral Sciences Commons^™

Seeking Knowledge: The Role Of Social Networks In The Adoption Of Ebooksby Historians, Kim Martin, Anabel Quan-Haase

Research Day (Arts & Humanities, FIMS, and Education)

The research objectives are:

1. To investigate how history faculty are adopting Ebooks.
2. To understand the role of social networks in the adoption process.
3. To examine the perceived barriers by historians to Ebook adoption and use.

Mentoring In Academic Libraries: A Canadian Perspective, Elizabeth Marshall, Marni Harrington

Research Day (Arts & Humanities, FIMS, and Education)

This study is an exploration of mentoring in Canadian Academic Libraries, from expectations of recent MLIS graduates to experiences of practicing librarians and the support provided by administration.

Online Mental Health Information Behaviours Of Emerging Adults: A Web Usability And User Experience Study, Diane M. Rasmussen Neal, Cameron Hoffman, Ye Liu

Research Day (Arts & Humanities, FIMS, and Education)

This study aims to employ usability study technologies to learn how emerging adults interact online with mental health information.

Mobilizing User-Generated Content For Canada’S Digital Content Advantage, Samuel E. Trosow, Jacquelyn Burkell, Nick Dyer-Witheford, Pamela J. Mckenzie, Michael B. Mcnally, Caroline Whippey, Lola Wong

Research Day (Arts & Humanities, FIMS, and Education)

The goal of the Mobilizing User-Generated Content for Canada’s Digital Content Advantage project is to define User-Generated Content (UGC) in its current state, identify successful models built for UGC, and anticipate barriers and policy infrastructure needed to sustain a model to leverage the further development of UGC to Canada's advantage.

This poster session is based on the report, Mobilizing User-Generated Content For Canada’s Digital Advantage (http://ir.lib.uwo.ca/fimspub/21/) and is related to the Brown Bag presentation also presented on March 23, 2011 (http://ir.lib.uwo.ca/fimspres/11/).

“It's About Helping People”: Co‐Op Experiences Of Lis Students In Academic Libraries, Kristin Hoffmann, Selinda A. Berg

Research Day (Arts & Humanities, FIMS, and Education)

The current study examines the prominence of service/helping in the field experiences of Library and Information Studies students, and aims to gain greater understanding of LIS students perceptions of helping as a feature of their professional identity.