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Mackinder And The Arctic's Emerging Geopolitics: Recommendations For The U.S. And Its Nato Allies, Bert Chapman

Libraries Faculty and Staff Presentations

This presentation shows how Halford Mackinder (1861-1947) described Canada and the Arctic region in his geopolitical writings. It goes on to stress how the Arctic is becoming increasingly important in international geopolitical policymaking due to its significant oil and natural gas resources, how warming temperatures are increasing international access to its waters, and the how countries as diverse as Canada, China, Russia, and the U.S. see the Arctic region in their strategic policymaking. It concludes by stressing that the Arctic can no longer be viewed as a region immune from international conflict and presents recommendations for the U.S. and its …

Enhancing The Value Of Qualitative Field Notes Through Purposeful Reflection, David Deggs, Frank Hernandez

The Qualitative Report

This commentary outlines the efforts taken to provide doctoral students with purposeful reflection questions to help them enhance the value and utility of qualitative data. It is based upon experiences teaching a doctoral level qualitative research methods course for students enrolled in an executive format doctoral program. Reflexivity of the researcher, reflection, and research design decisions are discussed. Suggestions for purposeful reflection questions are also discussed and listed in four categories. The categories of purposeful reflection questions include (1) Research Setting Access, (2) Examining Norms and Cultures, (3) Positionality of Research Subjects, and (4) Positionality as an Observer. These four …

Sleep Disorders In Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Pilot Study Of An Assessment Of Pediatric Providers' Practices And Perceptions, Kristin Lynn Edwards

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) have increased rates for sleep problems compared with typically developing children. Although physicians practicing in pediatric primary care settings have the potential to detect and address sleep problems at an early age, research investigating the sleep management practices of pediatricians in primary care is scant and does not particularly address children with ASD. This study investigated the frequency of sleep screening measures utilized by pediatric providers during well-child examinations, the most frequently recommended treatments, the barriers and facilitators to screening for sleep problems, and the perceived confidence of pediatricians with regard to screening for …

Big Idea For A Big Challenge: Influencing Reproducibility On An Institutional Scale, Melissa L. Rethlefsen, Tisha Mentnech, Donna Baluchi, Heidi Greenberg, Melanie Lackey

Southern Chapter/Medical Library Association Annual Conference

To describe and evaluate the use of a library-sponsored national conference to influence institutional culture around reproducibility through awareness building.

The Resourceful-U Family Caregiving Strengths-Building Education And Support Group: A Florida Library And Aging Network Partnership Project, Mary M. Howrey, Michael Bryant, Sarah Nielsen, Vanessa Rico-Robie, Lucy Osemota

Southern Chapter/Medical Library Association Annual Conference

Project Objective: Two Research Questions What are the information and support needs of family caregivers participating in a newly formed library-aging network educational support group? How can libraries and aging network agencies effectively partner to promote positive outcomes for the health and well-being of informal family caregivers and their care recipients with long-term medical conditions? Methods: Research Steps The following research steps are underway as of January 2018-- (1) A comprehensive and ongoing literature review of family caregiver strengths-building (i.e., resourcefulness), social support, and older adult care recipients’ wellness and quality of life including a JBI systematic review (Lauritzen, Pedersen, …

Piloting Consumer Health Resources To Nurse And Patient Educators, Lindsay Blake, Alice Jaggers

Southern Chapter/Medical Library Association Annual Conference

Objective: The objective of this project is to pilot a consumer health resources train the trainer course and accompanying online guide to nurse and patient educators. Methods: The Clinical Services Librarian and Outreach Coordinator at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences proposed a plan to educate the nurse and patient educators in the hospital on reliable consumer health resources. Partnerships were formed within the institution with patient educators, patient advocates, and patient- and family-centered care. Librarians created a course presenting general consumer health resources from the National Library of Medicine as well as other reliable sites. The course was …

Changing The Conversation From Avoiding Predatory Journals To Finding And Evaluating The Right Journal, Terri Gotschall, Shalu Gillum

Southern Chapter/Medical Library Association Annual Conference

Objective: Predatory publishing is a trending topic in academia. Librarians all over are having conversations with faculty on how to steer clear of predatory publishers. But helping avoid predatory journals doesn’t meet the goal of having an article published. Now is the time to explore changing the conversation from predatory publishing to finding and evaluating the right journal. Methods: Last year librarians went to departmental meetings to present a cautionary tale of the predatory publisher. Outlandish emails from predatory journals were shared, along with what to look for when determining whether or not a journal publisher is legitimate. But just …

Promoting Health Information Access Through Community Partnerships, Margaret Ansell, Susan Harnett, Jane Morgan-Daniel

Southern Chapter/Medical Library Association Annual Conference

Funded by a grant from the National Network of Libraries of Medicine, three academic health science librarians collaborated with local public libraries to identify the health information needs of library staff, design and conduct a workshop on providing consumer health and health literacy information services, and assess workshop participants’ increase in confidence related to finding health information online.

P-06 Faith, Hope And Love: An Integrated Conceptual Framework For Examining Religious Outcomes In A Global Church, Karl G. D. Bailey, Duane C. Mcbride, Shannon M. Trecartin

Celebration of Research and Creative Scholarship

The 2017-18 Global Church Member Survey conducted by the General Conference of the Seventh-day Adventist Church is designed to assess the quinquennial Church Strategic Plan (2015-2020). In designing this survey, we considered a variety of theoretical frameworks that could explain relationships between the target outcomes in the Strategic Plan. The resulting novel theoretical framework is based on Biblical principles and an integration of a number of frameworks in the social sciences: motivation (Deci & Ryan, 2008; Greenberg, Solomon, & Arndt, 2008; Koole, Greenberg, & Pyszczynski, 2006; Pyszczynski, Greenberg, & Goldenberg, 2003; Ryan & Deci, 2000) and hope (Bernardo, 2010; Snyder, …

P-17 One Million Downloads Later: The Digital Commons @ Andrews University, Terry Dwain Robertson, Felipe E. Tan

Celebration of Research and Creative Scholarship

On August 29, 2018, the Digital Commons @ Andrews University recorded its one millionth download. The poster graphically depicts the achievements of Andrews University scholarship and its global impact. A timeline of achievements, key collaborators, and a brief narrative are presented.

Speeding Ahead: Assessing Trends In Distance Librarian Services For Advanced Practice Nursing Programs, Gregg A. Stevens, Elizabeth G. Hinton, Roy E. Brown

Southern Chapter/Medical Library Association Annual Conference

With the increasing popularity of distance education among universities and busy students, many Advanced Practice Nursing (APN) programs have shifted to become either online or hybrid programs. To meet the research and instruction needs of these students, some nursing librarians are using technology for virtual research and instruction. This study was designed to assess the extent to which nursing librarians in North America are providing virtual research and instruction services for APN students.

Can You Credit This? A Credit-Bearing Information Literacy Course For Graduate Health Science Students, Margaret Ansell, Mary E. Edwards, Hannah F. Norton, Nancy Schaefer, Michele R. Tennant

Southern Chapter/Medical Library Association Annual Conference

Objective: University of Florida HSCL librarians have long offered information-related instruction through guest lectures in the programs they serve and stand-alone workshops; however, librarians had not taught any credit-bearing courses focused on information literacy prior to 2016. To more fully integrate information-related skills into curricula, librarians developed a one-credit course for graduate students, initially targeting those in basic science programs but expecting that its modular format would allow easy adaptation for other health science programs. After two successful semesters teaching this course, librarians adapted the instructional content to an audience of graduate students in the College of Public Health and …

Remote Reference Clinics: Supporting A New Assistant Program In Evidence-Based Medicine (Ebm) Courses, Rebecca Roth, Francisco J. Fajardo

Southern Chapter/Medical Library Association Annual Conference

Traditional library services have become increasingly portable, especially when academic programs are moved away from the main campus to a satellite site. Essentially, “bringing the library to them” approach becomes an efficient solution in place of making patrons come to the library. At Florida International University’s Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine (FIU HWCOM), a new Master’s in Physician Assistant Studies (MPAS) program presented such a challenge to the school’s librarians when it came time to provide regular library instruction for Evidence-Based Medicine (EBM) courses, and assisting with a related capstone project.

Redesigning A Hospital’S Evidence-Based Practice Course, Emily Brennan, Amanda Davis, Rebecca Harper

Southern Chapter/Medical Library Association Annual Conference

The Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) Value Institute, which falls under the hospital’s Quality Department, has contributed to evidence-based practice (EBP) culture through education, evidence synthesis services, and the development of clinical decision support tools. Three members of the Value Institute -- a librarian, Clinical Evidence-Based Analyst, and Senior Value Specialist -- have taught a variety of EBP courses to clinicians over the years. However, because of increasing course dropout rates, the Value Institute conducted focus groups to identify ways to redesign the course. Two focus groups consisted of 6-8 previous course participants each. The focus groups started with …

Special Meeting Minutes, Wku Board Of Regents

Board of Regents Documents

Special called meeting regarding approval of property transfer to WKU Studen Life Foundation, Inc. in order to replace Barnes-Campbell and Bemis Lawrence Halls with the First Year Village complex.

Medical Libraries Of Tomorrow: Exploring New Acquisition Methods For E-Textbook Reference Collection Titles, Yumi Yaguchi

Southern Chapter/Medical Library Association Annual Conference

Objective: Acquiring new individual e-textbook titles at the Florida International University (FIU) Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine (HWCOM) Medical Library: The current method needs to be reconsidered?

Introduction: The Course Textbook Reference Collection has annually prepared for HWCOM programs based on the course textbook lists from each program coordinator. Librarians are always required to first look for textbooks in an electronic format:

HWCOM Library = Nearly 100% digital

Limited space for print copies

Clinical teaching sites -across the South Florida region

However, searching a specific e-book title is challenging.

Methods: A review and analysis of e-textbook acquisition activity records from …

A ‘Bad Fit’ For ‘Our’ Kids: Politics, Identity, Race And Power In Parental Discourse On Educational Programming & Child Well-Being, Erin P. Sugrue

Faculty Authored Articles

Issues of race and class have long been at the center of discourses involving the American public education system. Although contemporary discourse regarding issues of race and power in American schools may be less overt in racist ideology than in previous decades, the impact of coded racist discourse can be equally powerful and dangerous. A need exists to identify racist and classist discourse in educational contexts so that the ideologies and practices these discourses reflect can be challenged. This paper uses critical discourse analysis and Critical Race Theory to examine how the discourses of race, class, and power are enacted …

Open Educational Resources, Heather Crozier

Open Access Week

No abstract provided.

Fearless Friday: Raegan Gawronski, Raegan Gawronski

SURGE

This week, we are honoring Raegan Gawronski ’19. Raegan is a Women and Gender Sexuality Studies and Philosophy double major from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. On campus, she works as a senior intern for the Office of Multicultural Engagement, and is currently in the process of starting a First-Generation Student Organization on campus. [excerpt]

Wokenell Interview, Jennifer Thomson

Bucknell: Occupied

Jennifer Thomson, assistant professor of History at Bucknell University, interviews a representative of the campus group Wokenell. Thomson and the representative discuss the activities and goals of the group. The representative described what they perceive as cultural factors that result in students feeling marginalized on campus and the lack of campus support in addressing the manifestations of rape culture -- harassment, belittlement, assault, and anxiety. The representative discussed the way this issue intersects with issues which affect students of color, LGBTQ+ students, and other students who are not broadly represented.

Ua12/2/1 The Hill In Review, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

Newsletter recapping the top stories of the week.

Change Is Good: New And Emerging Positions At Rowan University Libraries, Shilpa Rele, Christine Davidian, Jennifer K. Matthews

Libraries Scholarship

Rowan University achieved the R3 Carnegie Classification in 2013 resulting in significant changes in strategic hires and investment of funds to support its newfound research mission. The institution has seen rapid growth as well from about 14000 students in 2013 to 18000 students in 2018. Forty new tenure-track faculty will begin in Fall 2018 and the university just announced a $5 million research fund as one such initiative to support and further research for its faculty and researchers. The Campbell Library at the Glassboro campus, as a result, has a tremendous opportunity to align its efforts and services to meet …

Opting Out Is Not An Option: Why All Academic Librarians Must Understand Open Access, Jill Cirasella

Publications and Research

This presentation challenges the still-too-prevalent notion that scholarly communication competencies are essential only for scholarly communication librarians and optional for other academic librarians. It focuses on one competency in particular: a robust understanding of open access.

Responsible Use Of Materials For Oer: A Hands-On Workshop For Faculty, Madeline Cohen

Publications and Research

This lightening talk will give an overview of an active-learning workshop at Lehman College for faculty developing OER. The goals of the 90 minute workshop are to provide practical exercises through which faculty learn how to identify, provide attribution for, and reuse materials that are under copyright, open access (public domain) or under Creative Commons licenses. Research Guides and tutorials on copyright and Creative Commons have been provided to faculty, but the content can be difficult for the novice to absorb. In fact, faculty often think of copyright and Creative Commons as more confusing than they are in practice.Therefore, the …

Collaborative Wcu Gis For Education, Research, And Outreach, Gary Coutu

Sustainability Research & Creative Activities Grants Reports

As WCU integrates sustainability into curriculum, public engagement, and campus-based research, GIS tools/data are critical for management, research, collaboration, and communication. A shared, WCU campus GIS has been published and the Center for GIS and Spatial Analysis continues to collaborate with the Office of Sustainability and faculty on the dissemination and use of our WCU GIS platform.

Oer And Accessibility: Designing Equitable Foundations For Open Education, Christopher Barnes

All Musselman Library Staff Works

Presentation on OER and accessibility given at the ACLCP Fall Conference in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, on Friday, 26 October, 2018.

"I Imagine The Male Isn't In The Video And It Is Me:" A Mixed Methods Study Of Internet Pornography, Masculinity, And Sexual Aggression In Emerging Adulthood, Christina Richardson

College of Education and Human Sciences: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research

Research on Internet pornography has consistently found that men are more likely to view mainstream porn than women and that most men view pornography. Additionally, mainstream porn content has been found to portray highly stereotyped views of gender with men in positions of dominance over women and men engaging in aggression toward women. Despite the consistent finding that pornography is a gendered phenomenon, there is little research exploring the connection between masculinity and pornography use. Furthermore, research on the effects of pornography use on sexual aggression has been mixed, with some findings indicating that men who view porn are more …

Visualizing Scholarly Communication, Nina Collins, Matthew Hannah

Libraries Faculty and Staff Presentations

University libraries across the country are investing in Digital Humanities and digital scholarship initiatives, providing support for research and teaching using digital tools and methods. Because digital scholarship offers scholars new ways to visualize and analyze their research, which communicates such research in new ways, it has clear lines of connection with scholarly communications. Combining these two unique areas of library activity offers opportunities for new library research by leveraging methods from DH to tackle problems in scholarly communications. Researchers at Purdue are collaborating on just such a project by applying digital tools to the analysis of predatory publishing. In …

Special Meeting Information Packet, Wku Board Of Regents

Board of Regents Documents

Information packet:

• Property Transfer WKU to WKU Student Life Foundation, Inc.
• Boundary Line & Planimetric Survey Map of WKU campus
• New Parking Lot Concept Plan

Lindenwood Digest, October 26, 2018, Lindenwood University

Lindenwood Digest

The Lindenwood Digest has been a digital employee newsletter since 2009.