Social and Behavioral Sciences Commons^™

Indot @Home: A Case For Virtual Public Involvement, Jennifer Clark, Adam Parkhouse

Purdue Road School

Virtual became necessary during the pandemic. We saw parties, meetings, Thanksgiving, conferences, and everything else shift to virtual. We’ve been virtual-ed out, but the convenience remains. The challenge is meeting people where they are and keeping them informed and involved. INDOT has found the sweet spot of virtual through intentional usage. We’ll cover virtual involvement from a district level, how we use virtual town halls for important education, and how we’ve brought projects into living rooms with interactive websites.

See A Sign? Make A Call, John Habermann, P.E.

Purdue Road School

DOT staff and technology resources have the proven potential to help combat human trafficking if DOT employees know the indicators of human trafficking and how to cooperate with requests from agencies for information that can be derived from DOT assets. The Texas A&M Transportation Institute, NCHRP, and the Heart of Texas Human Trafficking Coalition will discuss the intersection of human trafficking with the transportation sector. Attendees will also learn the main components of human trafficking, the basic signs of human trafficking on DOT facilities, and resources to use in their own states.

Powerpoint - Attracting Pollinators, Center For Urban Resilience

Module 10: Garden Ecology

No abstract provided.

Ko Te Tāngata: For The People, Michelle Blake, Kim Tairi, Sue Roberts

IATUL 2023 Slides

The Council of Aotearoa New Zealand university libraries (CONZUL) launched a new strategy in 2022. One of the key strands is He Tāngata Rawe (our people). We are committed to focusing on creating and fostering environments that are culturally safe, inclusive and encourage diversity. We also lead people and culture related projects that enable our staff to develop and thrive. A number of our university libraries are on their own journey but this presentation will focus on the mahi (work) taking place at Te Whare Wānaga o Waikato in Aotearoa, NZ.

Exploring Student Engagement On Co-Curricular Metaliteracy Workshops During The Covid-19 Pandemic And Afterwards, Laura Dee Barber, Abigail Cruz

IATUL 2023 Slides

The expected abilities of the ‘literate’ have altered within the Information Age with reliance on digital technology (Stordy, 2015). Information literacy is described as the practical real world application of critical thinking skills within the domain of information (Doyle, 1994). Digital literacy can be considered as the ability to navigate and utilise the internet and digital tools to accomplish personal, professional, and civic goals (Martzoukou et al., 2020). Information literacy and digital literacy, both with foundations of critical thinking and collaboration within digital settings, have been reframed and incorporated (along with other literacies including media literacy, computer literacy, and visual …

Revamping An Academic Library With Users’ Voice: A Pandemic Response, Sumayya Ansar

IATUL 2023 Slides

The paper discusses how a small academic library has incorporated user perspectives when redesigning and reimagining the library amid pandemic uncertainties. During the Fall of 2020, when the University of Calgary in Qatar (UCQ) library was reopening after the pandemic, the library space was moved to a much smaller space to accommodate additional physical space requirements for undergraduate classes. One of the immediate challenges of the library was to continue providing access to library resources with less disruption while keeping users informed of unexpected changes. The library primarily targeted keeping users informed of the changes and providing access to resources …

#Hashtag Social Media Experiences: Building Positive Patron–Library Relationships, Alla Kushniryk, Stanislav Orlov

IATUL 2023 Slides

No abstract provided.

Demystifying Ai: A Robot-Mediated Outreach Program, Tatiana Usova

IATUL 2023 Slides

Libraries are reinventing themselves to stay relevant. As librarians, we recognize the need to be creative to facilitate student learning in the digital age. In February 2023, the Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar library tested a new outreach program in collaboration with the Robotics club. It was intended for the whole community but primarily for students from majors other than computer science, and relatively unfamiliar with coding and AI concepts. The purpose was to bring more students to the library, let them connect with each other, see a hi-tech side of library resources, try new things, engage with simple coding …

Information, Digital And Media Literacy For Active Global Citizenship, Vicky Grant, Alanna Ross, David Thomas

IATUL 2023 Slides

This paper will present work in progress, led by the IATUL Special Interest Group for Information Literacy (SIG IL) to develop an open educational resource to support librarians seeking to liberate information literacy. The resource positions information literacy as an approach to develop students as capable global citizens. Open educational resources provide an opportunity for integration of good practice through a continuous cycle of iterative and reflective updates, making them well suited to this emerging field. Our work is being led using the organisational change technique of appreciative inquiry (Cooperrider, 2008). Appreciative inquiry is a strengths based approach to change …

Information Needs Of Children Having A Radiology Technique: Imaging Centers, Rahele Mehrabi, Fatemeh Sheikhshoaei, Vahid Changizi, Nastaran Poursalehi, Farideh Pak, Mehrzad Mehdizadeh

IATUL 2023 Slides

No abstract provided.

The Role Of Academic Libraries And The Need For Librarians' Competences To Facilitate Citizen Science, Gintare Tautkeviciene, Liisi Lembinen, Gita Rozenberga, Giedre Sabaityte, Ignat Tiberius, Tuuliki Tõiste, Katrina Zourou

IATUL 2023 Slides

Academic libraries in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, together with partners from Greece and Germany, are implementing the LibOCS project "University libraries strengthening the academia-society connection through citizen science in the Baltics" which aims to: identify the drivers and barriers for researchers, members of the public and librarians to engage in citizen science projects; define the role of academic libraries as facilitators between researchers and members of the public in promoting citizen science activities in the Baltic region; Identify relevant competences of librarians implementing citizen science projects; develop openly accessible training modules for librarians to help them acquire competences for engagement …

Information Literacy As Liberal Education: Hurdles And Possible Solutions In United Arab Emirates' Context, Bushra Parveen Muzzaffar Hussain, Abdul Aleem Abdul Mubin

IATUL 2023 Slides

As noted by Weibe (2015, cited in Mackay and Eva, 2019), there is a connection between information literacy, liberal education and lifelong learning which altogether are linked to the critical thinking skills needed to evaluate information both for academic and personal life. In today's world of information overload, multiple information formats, fake news and easy access to information by every individual, information literacy has become an important 21st-century skill to be learned by students. This learning not only helps students to become successful in academics but also in developing their behavior as responsible citizens. Therefore, information literacy should be taken …

Hashtags Enhance Your Libraries’ Social Media Marketing Strategies, Hanin Abueida

IATUL 2023 Slides

No abstract provided.

An Investigation Of The Response By Arkansas Administrators To Students Vaping In Their Schools, Andrew Schroeder

ATU Theses and Dissertations 2021 - Present

As school safety continues to be a growing issue in public schools, this study takes an exploratory approach to examine the impact vaping is having on public schools in Arkansas. Student vaping is rapidly becoming a common issue in schools. This study examined the response to vaping from administrators in Arkansas. The study surveyed 82 Arkansas Public School Administrators serving grades anywhere from 1^st grade through 12^th grade. The questions included multiple choice, open response, and Likert Scale type questions to gather a plethora of data to gain insight about the response administrators are implementing in their schools. …

Zayed University Library, Open Access And The Place Of The University Archives In A Dynamic Academic Library Set-Up, Lekoko Kenosi

IATUL 2023 Slides

Zayed University Library, like most academic libraries the world over, subscribes to the principle of open access to knowledge. Open access works to removes barriers to information, advocates unrestricted use of electronic resources, and strives to facilitate readers with readily available information. This approach plays a critical role in supporting universities’ core mission of teaching, faculty and student research, and community outreach engagements. Similarly, the Archives, like its library counterpart, is home to a rich array of information capable of supporting teaching, research and community outreach initiatives. However, due to the confidential nature of materials in the archives, many archival …

Marketing Of Library Products And Services In Higher Education Institutions In Uae, Durai Murugan Mari Muthu, Zafar Khan

IATUL 2023 Slides

No abstract provided.

Correlation Between Altmetric Score And Citation: A Study Based On 1000 Highly Cited Cancer Scientific Outputs, Mohammad Ahmadian, Hossein Vakilimofrad, Hamzeh Mazaherilaghab

IATUL 2023 Slides

No abstract provided.

Green Oa Day Media Toolkit, Erica Finch, Kellianne Gammill

Library Faculty & Staff Publications

This media toolkit contains materials used by Utah State University to promote faculty and student involvement in green open access by encouraging them to submit their accepted papers to the institutional repository. The graphics in the toolkit are designed to attract attention and generate interest in the repository. The toolkit features graphics for different social media platforms, all of which incorporate the #GreenOADay hashtag.

The Effect Of Experimenter Demand On Inference, David Danz, Marissa Lepper, Guillermo Lezama, Priyoma Mustafi, Lise Verterlund, Alistair Wilson, K. Pun Winichakul

Economics: Faculty Publications

Experimenter demand is a clear threat to the validity of experimental results. To understand the extent of this threat for lab studies, we apply the quantitative frame- work from de Quidt, Haushofer and Roth (2018) to explore whether experimenter demand can generate flawed qualitative inference in experimental studies, using four classic behavioral findings. In these four settings we examine the extent to which demand can alter the nature of a comparative-static conclusion, a stronger test of the potential distortions resulting from experimenter demand. Starting with the laboratory population, we demonstrate that even in a stark environment with deliberate researcher attempts …

Race/Ism In Field Education: Narratives Of Bipoc Field Instructors, Gita Mehrotra, Anita Gooding, Olivia K. Bormann

School of Social Work Faculty Publications and Presentations

Field instructors are critical to enacting social work’s signature pedagogy as they are tasked with providing agency-based learning opportunities and supervision for students. It has been well-documented that field supervisors are instrumental in students’ learning and that the supervisory relationship is central to success in field education. However, there is a dearth of research regarding issues of identity, difference, race, and/or racism in these relationships, particularly from the perspective of field instructors of color. To date, we found no published literature that focuses specifically on the experiences and perspectives of Black, Indigenous, or People of Color (BIPOC) social work field …

Children In Economically Disadvantaged Households Have Lower Early Literacy Skills Than Their Higher-Income Peers, Michah W. Rothbart, Colleen Heflin, Gabriella Alphonso

Population Health Research Brief Series

Literacy is critical for numerous developmental outcomes and wellbeing among children. Low literacy skills in childhood can also negatively affect individuals in adulthood. Using data from nearly 300,000 kindergarten students in Virginia (2014-2017), this study finds that children in households that participate in more than one social assistance program (such as Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Programs, and Free or Reduced-Price Lunch) have lower literacy skills when they enter kindergarten than children whose households participate in fewer or no social programs.

Global Perspectives On Open Access: The Syracuse University View, Anne E. Rauh

Librarian Publications

No abstract provided.

Relationship Between Treatment Comorbidities And Hiv Viral Suppression Among People Who Live With Aids In Johannesburg., Nwogo Immaculata Ekeji, Tolulope A. Osoba, Hebatullah Tawfik, Mehdi Agha

Journal of Social, Behavioral, and Health Sciences

HIV has globally infected over 37.9 million people, of which 28.2 million (73%) are on antiretroviral treatment, and 66% of those on treatment are virally suppressed. In South Africa, however, low rate of viral suppression (47%) among people living with HIV is a major health problem that has continued to fuel HIV prevalence. A cross-sectional quantitative research design was used to investigate the relationship between treatment comorbidities and viral suppression among HIV-infected adults aged 18–49 who were diabetic, had cancer, or tuberculosis in Johannesburg. HIV Care Continuum formed the theoretical framework for this research. An existing HIV-infected patient de-identifiable dataset …

Information About Historical Emissions Drives The Division Of Climate Change Mitigation Costs, Alessandro Del Ponte, Aidas Masiliūnas, Noah Lim

Political Science Faculty Articles and Research

Despite worsening climate change, the international community still disagrees on how to divide the costs of mitigation between developing countries and developed countries, which emitted the bulk of historical carbon emissions. We study this issue using an economic experiment. Specifically, we test how information about historical emissions influences how much participants pay for climate change mitigation. In a four-player game, participants are assigned to lead two fictional countries as members of either the first or the second generation. The first generation produces wealth at the expense of greater carbon emissions. The second generation inherits their predecessor’s wealth and negotiates how …

Spartan Daily, March 14, 2023, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily, 2023

Volume 160, Issue 20

A Diversity, Equity, And Inclusion Audit Of The American Families Of Faith Project: Exploring Lifespan Spiritual Development In Religiously And Racially Diverse Families, David C. Dollahite, Justin J. Hendricks, Loren D. Marks

Faculty Publications

Social science and religious studies scholars should endeavor to broaden theories, methods, and samples to be more inclusive. Therefore, we have conducted an “equity audit” of the American Families of Faith (AFF) project. We evaluated the diversity, equity, and inclusion of the AFF project’s (a) research team, (b) products, and (c) samples. We then discuss the reasoning behind the decisions that resulted in the existing strengths and limitations of the project, the fruits of this and previous evaluations (including a presentation of some narrative accounts from parents and youths across several religious-ethnic communities across the US), opportunities for growth, and …

Keynote: Enduring Purpose, Perpetual Evolution, Nicholas Poole

IATUL 2023 Slides

Keynote presentation

In this keynote presentation, CILIP CEO Nick Poole explores the enduring values and ethics at the heart of librarianship and how these are helping to define the role of librarians and information professionals in our digital future.

First Year Students’ Perceptions Of An Online Academic Skills Intervention Designed To Assist Transition To University, Laura Dee Barber, Abigail Cruz

IATUL 2023 Slides

Librarians at Middlesex University Dubai (an international branch satellite campus of a British University) designed and implemented the Academic Aptitude Assessment (or Triple A), an online interactive resource to assist new student transitioning into university. The intervention has been devised to assess and compare levels of confidence versus actual academic skills within six areas. The first year transition is crucial to success (Gale and Parker, 2012) and it can be difficult especially for international students navigating the new diverse educational setting and culture of the host-institute (Rienties et al., 2012). Transition is exacerbated when new students can have unrealistic expectations …

Planning For Open: How The ‘Forum For Open Research In Mena’ Is Supporting The Region’S Research Libraries, Emily Choynowski

IATUL 2023 Slides

The Forum for Open Research in MENA (F.O.R.M.) is a new non-profit membership initiative supporting the region’s research libraries in the development and implementation of open science policies and practices.

We believe that open science is vital for the sociocultural and economic development of the Arab world, and we therefore want to place accessibility at the heart of scientific and research ecosystems and support the evolution of strong, sustainable open research infrastructures.

Our vision is for a more Open MENA, and we believe open science starts with research libraries. Our mission is therefore to empower research libraries across the Arab …

Looking For New, Trying Not To Lose The Old. Strategy Of The Main Library Of The Warsaw University Of Life Sciences, Wojcieh Woźniak

IATUL 2023 Slides

The Strategy of the Main Library of the Warsaw University of Life Sciences is a guide for developing the library in the next five years. This document covers the main activity of the library and shows the changes that library will undergo in the perspective of the years 2021-2025. The paper will discuss tasks and goals of the strategy and show the perspective of success according to the experiences of the last two years.