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Religious Service Attendance And Volunteering: A Growth Curve Analysis, Young-Il Kim, Sung Joon Jang

Faculty Publications - Department of Sociology

Despite methodological advances in studying the relationship between religious attendance and volunteering, its dynamic nature still needs to be elucidated. We apply growth curve modeling to examine whether trajectories of religious attendance and volunteering are related to each other over a 15-year period in a nationally representative sample from the Americans’ Changing Lives data (1986-2002). Multivariate results showed that the rates of change in religious attendance and volunteering were positively related, and excluding religious volunteering did not alter the finding. It was also found that the initial level of religious attendance was positively associated with the rate of increase in …

Drop, Cover, And Hold On: Analyzing Fema's Risk Communication Through Visual Rhetoric, Samantha Jo Cosgrove

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

This project seeks to understand the relationship between visual rhetoric and power structure between FEMA’s Earthquake publications and their audience. Research shows images leave a longer impression on readers than text, causing more studies to focus on visuals rather than just text in technical communication. Author uses Critical Discourse Analysis to analyze the images in relation to text, design, and intended audience to determine what information is being privileged. It is determined that homeowners are being privileged with information over non-homeowners, established through a collection of images and image types. The lack of information for non-homeowners could result in injury …

A Closer Look Into Remote Work: Examining Resources Within Remote Work Arrangements With Outcomes Of Job Performance And Work-Family Conflict, Kaitlin Kiburz Kiburz

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Remote work has become a popular topic within organizations and the popular press. However, academic research has been inconclusive as to whether remote work is related to benefits of increased job performance and lessened work-family conflict. This study examined remote work resources to gain an in-depth understanding of how remote work relates to job performance and work-family conflict. One hundred fifty-one salespeople participated in two time-lagged surveys regarding remote work resources (autonomy, feedback, access to information and interaction with one’s supervisor), outcomes (subjective and objective job performance and work family-conflict) and demographics. Remote work resources were not significantly related to …

Jazzing Up Next-Gen Librarians For Freshman Engineering Instruction Delivery, Marian G. Armour-Gemmen, Chanelle Pickens, Robin A.M. Hensel, Mary L. Strife, Mariam Jalalifard

Faculty & Staff Scholarship

Because of the need for science and engineering librarians, both nationwide and at West Virginia University (WVU), a model of Introduction to STEM Disciplines’ Information Use and Mentoring

occurred at WVU. The engineering librarians introduced new resident librarians and a graduate research assistant to the Freshman Engineering program and involved them in teaching several engineering information literacy sessions. The goal of engaging the new librarians into the educational activities was to motivate their learning, gain feedback on current teaching strategies and fresh ideas for possible future implementation, and facilitate buy-in of the need for and role of STEM-specific librarians. The …

St. Mark’S Catholic Community Of The Deaf, June 26, 2016

Saint Mark's Catholic Community of the Deaf

A newsletter published for Deaf Catholics in Edmonton, Canada

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Coveney Must Grasp The Nettle Of A Flawed Housing Report, Lorcan Sirr

Media

On June 17, the Oireachtas committee on housing and homelessness published its report after convening in April. It interviewed 38 witnesses and received about 82 submissions from the public and various bodies. These reports do not write themselves, so the committee must be commended for its efforts. Indeed, as I suspect many of its members did not appreciate the infinite complexities of housing, apart from the normal personal experiences, what they have read and constituents’ queries. They did well to get their heads around some of the main issues involved. The final report has some good recommendations but it misses …

St. Francis Borgia Deaf Center Church Bulletin, June 26, 2016

Saint Francis Borgia Deaf Center Church Bulletin

A newsletter published for Deaf Catholics in Chicago, IL

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Columbia Chronicle (06/26/2016 - Supplement), Columbia College Chicago

Columbia Chronicle

A special edition of the student newspaper from June 26, 2016 entitled The Columbia Chronicle presents, Orientation Guide 2016. This issue is 40 pages.

Social Media For Librarians And Users, A Global Perspective, Sai Deng, Ying Zhang, Jing Xu

Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works

Social media has increasingly become an integral part of our personal and professional lives worldwide, and it revolutionizes how we communicate and share information. Libraries and librarians are early adopters and proponents for the use of social media. In countries such as China, social media has gained momentum in the recent years, and particularly in colleges and libraries.

This poster first investigates social media's presences and applications especially in university libraries in the U.S. and in China. The two countries use different social media apps such as WeChat, Facebook, Twitter, Weibo and Blog. It then focuses on a case study …

St. Francis Of Assisi Catholic Church And Center For The Deaf Sunday Bulletin, June 26, 2016

Saint Francis of Assisi Catholic Church and Center for the Deaf Sunday Bulletin

A newsletter published for Deaf Catholics in Landover Hills, MD

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Making It Count: Usage Statistics & Electronic Resources Management, Jill Emery

Library Faculty and Staff Publications and Presentations

Overview of usage statistics within the framework of electronic resource management and tools to use provided by Project COUNTER & USUS.

E-Team Workflow: A Case Study In Improving Electronic Access Troubleshooting, Debra G. Skinner

University Libraries: Faculty Presentations

This presentation will discuss a case study of revised workflows to improve Electronic Access Troubleshooting using a team approach in the Collection & Resources Department at Georgia Southern University. The e-Team was established first using an internal eTeam e-mail for communications among library staff and the eTeam, and evolved into a sophisticated system using a LibAnswers queue and FAQs for handling ERA issues. The revised workflow offers an organized and efficient process for electronic access issue reporting as well as rapid feedback to library staff and library users. The eTeam workflow has provided insight into the nature of electronic access …

Roles And Responsibilities Of Cataloging Units In Academic Libraries Research Project, Jeremy Myntti, Liz Woolcott

Faculty Publications

How are cataloging units in academic libraries navigating these changes?

Consulting With Research Groups To Create Project-Specific Data Management Training And Protocols, Megan R. Sapp Nelson, Margaret Phillips

Libraries Faculty and Staff Presentations

How can you use your liaison skills to assist faculty and graduate students to have better data management practices? Repurpose reference interviewing skills to identify current data management practices, perform gap analyses to identify where training might be needed, create learning objectives and assessments using your existing instructional skills, and develop activities using instructional best practices that integrate both information literacy and data information literacy.

A History And Analysis Of Cala's Social Media, Sai Deng, Xiao Hu

Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works

Under the rapid development of social media and social networking sites, a number of social media channels have been deeply integrated into people's professional and private lives. The Chinese American Librarians Association (CALA), started its social media presence in 2012 with Facebook, and then expanded to YouTube and WeChat. While CALA's Facebook and YouTube channel are more public and social platforms for its news, announcements and documents, its WeChat group is more of an informal space for sharing news and embarking discussions. This poster will look into the various aspects of these social media channels and provide statistical and textual …

Library I.T.: Information Technologists Or Information Thought-Leaders?, Craig A. Boman, Whitni Watkins

Roesch Library Staff Presentations

Library staff employed in information technology departments are often seen as support staff, only providing services when something breaks. But what more can library IT staff do to support the mission of their libraries? In this presentation we will explore why library IT staff should maximize their ability to work across various library departments to collaboratively design new library services rather than being relegated to support staff. We will also explore how library IT staff may challenge traditional bureaucratic organization structures to lead change efforts.

A Virtuous Circle Of Student Engagement: The Tech Corner, Brian R. Schuck, Susan B. Wainscott

Library Faculty Presentations

How can a culture of student innovation and interdisciplinary creativity be fostered when library facilities and / or budget do not accommodate a maker space? We allowed students to help develop a new collection of devices and equipment, the Tech Corner, launched in early 2016. We seek to provide ready access to unique, easy-to-use devices that support creativity, curricular work and recreation but may be too expensive for our average student to purchase. Student focus groups helped design the branding, marketing, and a starter collection of items that include virtual reality headsets, digital art brushes, tablet-compatible MIDI keyboards, digital microscopes, …

Shifting Sands - Forum Notes.Pdf, Ian Mccullough

Research, Publications, and Presentations

No abstract provided.

Where Is The Survivor’S Voice? An Examination Of The Individual And Structural Challenges To The Reintegration Of Immigrant Human Trafficking Survivors, Michelle Cristina Angelo Dantas Rocha

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

The United States is one of the top destination countries for human trafficking, and Florida has the third highest number of reported cases of human trafficking. Despite the severity of this issue, Florida anti-trafficking legislation, reintegration programs, and awareness campaigns tend to contribute to the invisibility of the victims and undermine their recovery and reintegration into society, especially when the victims are immigrants. This project uses a multi-method approach including content analysis of anti-human trafficking campaigns to argue that portrayals of a “perfect victim” only amplify stigmatization and discrimination against immigrant victims. Through in-depth interviews and ethnographic observation highlighting the …

Freshmen Orienteering: A Map To Developing Scalable Library Orientation, Jessica Mcclean, Liz King

UTA Libraries Staff Publications - Archive

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Collaborating Across Departments For Image Metadata, Courtenay Mcleland

Library Faculty Presentations & Publications

The Digital Projects & Preservation Department and the Discovery Enhancement Department, each within the Technical Services Division of the Thomas G. Carpenter Library, have collaborated to ensure that metadata is embedded in image-based collections in the institutional repository. Our initial project is nearly complete and now we have begun a second. The first project utilized freeware so that staff members in Discovery Enhancement, who did not have access to the Adobe Suite, could embed metadata and geographic coordinates. Now that a campus-wide agreement has provided access to Adobe Photoshop Lightroom, members of the team can apply metadata using presets and …

Shut Up And Listen: How One Academic Library Used Social Listening To Connect With Students And Build A Community, Maria Atilano

Library Faculty Presentations & Publications

Marketing consultant and social media expert Chris Brogan once wrote: "[Social listening] is the closest thing to printing money that I can tell you about." While social media and networking tools such as Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram are often used by organizations to communicate information to their constituents, the real return on investment comes from listening. Over the past two years, the University of North Florida's Thomas G. Carpenter Library has used its social media presence (@unflibrary) to listen and then engage with students. This practice has led the Carpenter Library to build a reliable, friendly, and helpful online community …

The Effects Of Visual Arts On Expressive Language In Participants With Dementia, Shannon Valentine Daly

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Visual aids such as memory books have been shown to help increase recall of information and facilitate improved communication in people with dementia (Bourgeois, 2014). Because of the effectiveness of visual aids for people with dementia, this study aimed to determine if the type of visual stimulus would produce differences in the quality of language expressed. It was hypothesized that a more realistic picture in full color would elicit more descriptive language than a black and white line drawing. Verbal descriptions of Norman Rockwell’s realistic painting, Coming and Going and descriptions of a black and white line drawing of the …

A Cross-Methodological Investigation Of Emotional Reactivity In Major Depression, Vanessa Panaite

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Major depressive disorder (MDD) is primarily characterized by prevalent sadness and anhedonia. Laboratory studies find that depression is characterized by reduced reactivity across emotional contexts, while a few studies using naturalistic designs find that depressed people show normative reactivity to negative life events and mood brightening in response to positive events. The current study was an investigation of emotional reactivity in depression through the use of experimental and naturalistic designs. This allowed for an investigation of sources of lab-life discrepancies in emotional functioning in depression, including negative affect (NA) regulation. We examined experiential reactivity across contexts and types of stimuli …

Linking People: Developing Collaborative Regional Vocabularies, Jeremy Myntti, Anna Neatrour

Faculty Publications

More metadata, more metadata problems

• Vendor based DAMS often not offering good authority control solutions
• Libraries in Utah often consult additional regional names sources

The Premis Of Our Not So Simp-Le Story: Implementing Preservation Metadata Using Homegrown And Vendor Solutions, Jeremy Myntti, Tawnya Keller

Faculty Publications

Digital Library at the University of Utah

• CONTENTdm for 15 years
• Migrating to a Hydra-like platform using Fedora and Solr
• 450+ collections
• 2.5 million digital objects
• 1.8+ million digital newspaper pages

Changing Skeletal Stress Following Social And Political Disruption At Karystos, Greece, Jeremy Wharry

Ursidae: The Undergraduate Research Journal at the University of Northern Colorado

No abstract provided.

Mcnair Scholars: Overcoming The Obstacles Of Underrepresented Students, Adrianna Smell

Ursidae: The Undergraduate Research Journal at the University of Northern Colorado

No abstract provided.

Undergraduate Students’ Experiences With Complementary And Alternative Medicine, Erin Sanchez

Ursidae: The Undergraduate Research Journal at the University of Northern Colorado

No abstract provided.

The Legacy Of Native Languages: Tracing The Path Of The Cherokee Language, Blanca Roman-Luevanos

Ursidae: The Undergraduate Research Journal at the University of Northern Colorado

No abstract provided.