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Chatgpt: The New Business Librarian?, Michael Deike

Midwest Business Librarian Summit (MBLS)

With the early 2023 public release of ChatGPT, natural language models and generative artificial intelligence (AI) have been making waves across numerous industries and academic communities. Many are speculating on the impact it will have in the education industry, including libraries. Librarians may already be dealing with patrons whose inquiries are a result of information generated by AI, and some may be adopting the tool themselves to augment various work processes. This talk will briefly cover takeaways of an ongoing research project at the University of Notre Dame’s Thomas Mahaffey Jr. Business Library assessing the capabilities of ChatGPT when applied …

Visual Literacy Support For Business Students And Faculty: Preliminary Results From Needs Assessment Study, Zoeanna A. Mayhook, Sarah Huber, Wanju Huang

Midwest Business Librarian Summit (MBLS)

The development of visual literacy skills is increasingly important for business students graduating into today's visually-driven business environment. Visual literacy (VL) encompasses the skills needed to find, interpret, use, create, and ethically engage with visual information (ACRL, 2022). Within a business context, VL skills allow students to enhance their presentations, communicate their messages effectively, visualize complex information or data into succinct visual representations, and tell compelling stories. Further, well-developed visuals can help bridge language barriers when communicating with stakeholders worldwide (Sweeny & Hughes, 2017). Despite the apparent benefits of these VL competencies, business students may need more direct training and …

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Makeyourstory: Showcasing Student Entrepreneurs, Annette Bochenek

Midwest Business Librarian Summit (MBLS)

This presentation details the Purdue MakeYourStory podcast, highlighting stories of student entrepreneurs and various forms of "making." Among many achievements, this podcast details use of the makerspace, student Soybean Competition innovations, and TikTok content creation.

A New Business Librarian’S First 6 Weeks Before The Mbls, Neal Baker

Midwest Business Librarian Summit (MBLS)

No abstract provided.

Strictly Business At Wilmette Public Library, John Amundsen

Midwest Business Librarian Summit (MBLS)

When I was promoted to the newly-created position of Business Librarian at Wilmette Public Library in Chicago's north suburbs, I was given the responsibility to build our business services, resources, and programming from scratch.

Eco-Friendly Web Search Engines: Fit For Purpose?, Marydee Ojala

Midwest Business Librarian Summit (MBLS)

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Rolling Back Link Rot: Using Automation And Project Management For File Url Error Detection And Cleanup On An Economic Research Web Application, Scott St. Louis

Midwest Business Librarian Summit (MBLS)

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Leveraging Ai Platforms For Business Librarians And Information Professionals: Developing Pedagogical Strategies To Disseminate Information And Improve Learning Retention., Jonathan Torres

Midwest Business Librarian Summit (MBLS)

Artificial Intelligence (AI) platforms continue to revolutionize college students' learning and retrieval methods. This technological advancement in higher ed has pivoted instructors' pedagogical practices, making it challenging for professors to disseminate information and differentiate AI assistance with course assignments submitted by students. The magnitude of recent changes in students' information-seeking behavior has raised the question: How can Business Librarians incorporate AI tools into information and data literacy?

My lightning talk will discuss the need for proper accountability in information curation using AI platforms. Furthermore, this presentation will provide pedagogical strategies that show the strengths and limitations of ChatGPT as well …

Exploring Chatgpt For Business Question/Assignments, Rhonda J Mcginnis

Midwest Business Librarian Summit (MBLS)

Lightning Talk for the Midwest Business Librarians Summit on testing the ChatGPT AI service using academic business questions and scenarios. The brief presentation will show and comment on the results of a variety of questions posed to the Chat GPT service that reflect common types of questions from different business disciplines. It will conclude with an assessment of what this and other similar tools might mena for the future of Business Librarianship

Meeting Minutes, Wku Staff Council

Staff Council

Minutes of July 2023 meeting.

Mississippi Libraries 84(4) Winter 2021 (Full Issue)

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The Role Of English Language Courses In Media Colleges In Providing Their Graduates With Labor Market Skills: An Applied Study On Graduates Of Middle East University, Mazen Al-Fedawi

Middle East Journal of Communication Studies

The study aimed to identify the degree of contribution of English language courses in providing graduates with the necessary skills by achieving the specifications of the graduate of the Faculty of Mass Communication required in the labor market, and the degree of their acquisition of the professional skills required in the labor market. It also aimed to explore whether there are differences between the acquisition of labor market skills among graduates of mass media faculties due to variables, type of specialization, number of years of work, and gender. The study achieved these objectives through an applied survey study on an …

Skills That Help Employ Media Graduates In The Labor Market From The Point Of View Of Practicing Media Professionals., Mahmoud Al-Rajabi

Middle East Journal of Communication Studies

The study aimed to reveal the most important skills that help to employ graduates of media faculties in the labor market from the point of view of media practitioners. The study used two approaches, the qualitative methodology and the inductive approach, by conducting in-depth interviews with seventeen media practitioners in Jordan, and the sample was taken in an intentional way. The results of the study showed that the skills that a media graduate should possess are both pure media skills and other skills such as research skills, critical thinking skills, content building skills, interpersonal skills, Arabic and media language skills, …

The Role Of Practical Courses In The Faculty Of Media At The Middle East University In Providing Graduates With Labor Market Skills, Ahmad Oreqat, Ramez Abuhasirah

Middle East Journal of Communication Studies

The study aimed at identifying the role of the practical courses at the Faculty of Media at the Middle East University in providing its graduates with skills in the media labor market. The study adopted the media audience survey method. A questionnaire was distributed to an available sample of (48) graduates of the Faculty of Media at Middle East University who practice the media profession. The results showed that practical study courses’ contribution to providing graduates with the required specifications in the labor market came to a high degree, as the most important of these specifications were: “decent and acceptable …

The Academic Training In Media Faculties And Its Implications For Professional Practice: A Field Study On Media Practitioners In Jordanian Media Institutions, Ramez Abuhasirah

Middle East Journal of Communication Studies

This study aimed at identifying the reflection of media academic education on professional practice. The study adopted the audience survey method. A questionnaire was distributed to an available sample of (102) professionals in Jordanian media institutions who hold a media certificate. The study’s results showed that the primary academic education of media professionals was represented in: “the predominance of theoretical aspects over practical aspects in academic courses,” with a mean of (4.30). In contrast, the media skills and practical professional training of professionals in Jordan’s media institutions were represented in: “the reflection of media training on the professional performance of …

The Phenomenon Of Information Flow From Traditional And New Media About The Corona Pandemic From The Perspective Of Newly Graduated Media Professionals In Yemen, Mansour Al-Muntasir

Middle East Journal of Communication Studies

This study aims to explore the external limits of the Corona pandemic in all traditional and new media, which paid attention to this event in a way that the media had not seen before, relying on citizens' participation in the production of news in social media. This study also aims to find out how newly graduated journalists interact with the event on both professional and personal levels, especially with the spread of misinformation and fake news about the Corona virus. The researchers have adopted the qualitative method to obtain deep information from the sample selected by the study, as it …

The Role Of Radio And Television Programmes In Providing Drug Information From The Perspectives Of The Jordanian Public And Pharmaceutical Sector Employees, Obadah Sa’Ad, Omar Al Rashdan, Hanan Al-Shiekh

Middle East Journal of Communication Studies

This study aimed to identify the role of radio and television programmes in providing drug information to the Jordanian society. The study adopted the descriptive analytical approach, and two special questionnaires were developed for the study. The study sample consisted of (287) employees from the pharmaceutical sector (pharmacists, doctors), and (389) members of the Jordanian public who visited Hamzah and Al-Bashir Hospitals in Amman, Jordan. The results of the study concluded that the role of radio and television programmes in providing drug information to the Jordanian society from the viewpoint of the public came to a medium degree, and that …

The Reality Of Media Training In Jordanian Media Institutions From The View Point Of Journalists - A Field Study, Kamel Khurshid Murad, Saddam Al-Mashagbah

Middle East Journal of Communication Studies

The article aimed to identify the reality of media training in Jordanian media institutions from the point of view of journalists in Jordan. It adopted a descriptive approach using a questionnaire distributed to a simple random sample of (66) journalists in the Radio and Television Corporation, Petra Agency, daily newspapers, some electronic news websites, the Journalists Syndicate and some satellite channels. The results revealed that 43.9% of the media institutions have departments for training, and 51.5% are interested in holding training courses at a medium rate. The results also showed that 53.0% of the sample describe the percentage of learning …