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Working For A Better World: The Librarian As A Change Agent, An Activist And A Social Entrepreneur, Mia H. Mathiasson, Henrik Jochumsen

New Librarianship Symposia Series: Fall 2021

For many years, the social role of librarians has been a topic of heated debates, both within the library field and within library research. Such debates have traditionally been about questions of neutrality and the professional identity in librarianship. Recently, visions of librarians as radical positive change agents (Lankes 2016) have influenced and shaped this debate, raising new questions about neutrality or “post-neutrality”, professional agency and personal and political ideologies. However, what does it mean to be a radical positive change agent? To expand our understanding of the librarian as a radical positive change agent, this paper introduces the concepts …

Revisiting The Ideal Of Neutrality, Anne-Sofie Bollerup

New Librarianship Symposia Series: Fall 2021

Revisiting the ideal of neutrality

The idea of a neutral library and a neutral librarian is appealing. Without influencing or judging, the librarian trusts the citizens own judgement and steps away from her own opinion in order to serve and guide the users. The notion of neutrality as an ideal has been the dominating position among both librarians and Library and Information Science-researchers.

Advocates for the principle of neutrality claim that the idea of neutrality is both an expression of representative democracy and respect for the individual’s rights and that neutrality is an active choice (Blomgreen & Sundeen, 2020; Tewell, …

Mapping The Future: Scenario Planning For The Post-Pandemic Library, Matthew Finch

New Librarianship Symposia Series: Fall 2021

How do we create an atlas to map libraries' futures? In times of turmoil, when people don't even agree on what's happening around them, how can we bring key decisionmakers onto the same page? When tomorrow is uncertain and future conditions won't be like today's, foresight tools like scenario planning can help libraries & their communities to make wise choices in the face of the unknown.

This paper offers a scenario planning case study from the heart of the COVID-19 pandemic, applying the Oxford Scenario Planning Approach. This method encourages decisionmakers to reframe their situation, revealing strategic blindspots which may …

Rural Resiliency Hubs: An Integrated, Community-Centered Approach To Addressing The Resiliency Divide Through Rural Public Libraries, Marcia A. Mardis, Eren E. Ozguven, Faye R. Jones, Mark Horner, Ellen Piekalkiewicz, Scott Pickett, John Mathias, Jessica De Leon

New Librarianship Symposia Series: Fall 2021

Resilience is often treated as a single-dimension system attribute, or various dimensions of resilience are studied separately without considering multi-dimensionality. The increasing frequency of catastrophic natural or man-made disasters affecting rural areas demands holistic assessments of community vulnerability and assessment. Disproportionate effects of disasters on minorities, low-income, hard-to-reach, and vulnerable populations demand a community-oriented planning approach to address the “resilience divide.” Rural areas have many advantages, but low population density, coupled with dispersed infrastructures and community support networks, make these areas more affected by natural disasters. This paper will catalyze three key learnings from our current work in public librarians’ …

Librarians, Outreach And Evaluation: Edia In A Large Urban Public Library, Mariella Colon

New Librarianship Symposia Series: Fall 2021

Although we seek to be more universal in our offerings, libraries DEIA work still centers on simply event programming and collection development.

To talk about meaningful DEIA work today however is acknowledging that true advancement goes beyond events and artifacts. We must evolve this approach to where DEIA values drive our professional development through (1) critical librarianship (2) outreach and (3) responsive evaluation.

The framework for DEIA at a large urban library has three pillars of focus. The first is our librarians. It is important that we acknowledge the work that already exists because to start to review DEIA as …

A Contextualization Of Editorial Misconduct In The Library And Information Science Academic Information Ecosystem, Lucy Santos Green, Melissa P. Johnston

Faculty Publications

In the last decade, one of the most effective tools applied in combating the erosion of public trust in academic research has been an increased level of transparency in the peer review and editorial process. Publicly available publication ethics guidelines and policies are vital in creating a transparent process that prevents unethical research, publication misconduct, manipulation of the communication of research to practitioners, and the erosion of public trust. This study investigated how these unethical practices, specifically those coded as editorial misconduct, bring the authenticity and integrity of the library and information science academic research digital record into question. Employing …

Back To The Future! Library History As Forecast: Discovering Core Concepts Of Librarianship In The Public Library’S Past, Sara Wingate Gray

New Librarianship Symposia Series: Fall 2021

Back to the Future! Library History as Forecast: Discovering Core Concepts of Librarianship in the Public Library’s Past

UNESCO and IFLA have a longstanding history in influencing librarianship from an international perspective: their joint ‘Public Library Manifesto’ (1994) describes “well-informed citizens”, with the ability to “exercise their democratic rights and to play an active role in society” as “depend[ing] on … free and unlimited access to knowledge, thought, culture and information” (UNESCO/IFLA, 1994). Without such savvy citizenry, the manifesto suggests, “[f]reedom, prosperity and the development of society” as fundamental human values may come to be in flux. Positioning the public …

Fall 2021 Issue Co-Editor Letter, Megan Palmer, April P. Akins

South Carolina Libraries

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Framing Of And Attention To Covid-19 On Twitter: Thematic Analysis Of Hashtags, Iman Tahamtan, Devendra Potnis, Ehsan Mohammadi, Laura E. Miller, Vandana Singh

Faculty Publications

Background: Although past research has focused on COVID-19–related frames in the news media, such research may not accurately capture and represent the perspectives of people from diverse backgrounds. Additionally, research on the public attention to COVID-19 as reflected through frames on social media is scarce.

Objective: This study identified the frames about the COVID-19 pandemic in the public discourse on Twitter, which voices diverse opinions. This study also investigated the amount of public attention to those frames on Twitter.

Methods: We collected 22 trending hashtags related to COVID-19 in the United States and 694,582 tweets written in English containing these …

Making A List And Checking It Thrice: Three Universities Implement Ex Libris’ Leganto, Maggie Albro, Ariana Baker, Heather Gilbert, Jennifer Hughes, Edward J. Rock, Elena Rodriguez, Suzanne Rook Schilf, Christopher G. Vinson

South Carolina Libraries

In the 2020-2021 academic year, Clemson University, Coastal Carolina University, and the College of Charleston were the first three institutions in the state of South Carolina to implement Leganto. This implementation followed closely on the heels of a statewide migration involving 55 academic libraries to Ex Libris’ library services platform, Alma, and discovery service, Primo VE. Each institution completed their migration and went live with Alma and Primo VE in June 2020. Coastal Carolina University launched Leganto in July 2020 and Clemson University and College of Charleston each launched Leganto in August 2020. This article explores the faculty engagement, instructional …

The Pivotal Significance Of Attentiveness To Standards And Assessment In South Carolinian School Libraries, Joanna Tine

South Carolina Libraries

The Pivotal Significance of Attentiveness to Standards and Assessment in South Carolinian School Libraries provides an overview of the history of the initial development of librarian standards and an in-depth look at the South Carolina Standards of Learning, the American Association of School Librarians’ Standards for Learners, and the International Society for Technology in Education Standards for Students. Information on the organizations’ covered standards is supplied, along with a brief examination of their potential application within school libraries. Additionally, a synopsis of South Carolina’s ADEPT Performance Standards for Classroom-Based Teachers, TE21 CASE Benchmarks, and South Carolina’s CTE Standards is provided. …

Learning During A Pandemic: The Impact Of Digital Badges On Staff Training, Jennifer Wright

South Carolina Libraries

During the pandemic, the Spartanburg County Public Libraries implemented a new learning management system with a digital badging component. The digital badges were enthusiastically received by staff and increased training completion rates significantly. Even without an LMS, other libraries can create badging for continuing education using a variety of online resources. Digital badging is an important motivational tool to use for continuing education, especially as training goes virtual due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Caroliniana Columns - Fall 2021 / Spring 2022, University Libraries--University Of South Carolina

University South Caroliniana Society Newsletter - Columns

Contents:

Henry Fulmer Retires as Director of the South Caroliniana Library ... p.1

Highlights and Tributes ... p.3

John M. Bryan's Creating the South Caroliniana Library ... p.8

South Carolina Postcard Collection: Beaufort County ... p.12

Tim Galsworthy: Ellison Durant Smith Research Award ... p.23

Arthur Braswell: Governor Thomas Gordon McLeod & First Lady Elizabeth Alford McLeod Research Fellowship ... p. 27

David Kiser: Lanny and Sidney Palmer Endowment Fund at the South Caroliniana Library ... p.29

Letter from the Dean of Libraries ... p.34

Report from the Retiring Director ... p.36

Letter from the President ... p.38

Memorials & …

Book Review: The Cheese Biscuit Queen Tells All, Linda Ray

South Carolina Libraries

Linda Ray reviews The Cheese Biscuit Queen Tells All: Southern Recipes, Sweet Remembrances, and a Little Rambunctious Behavior, written by Mary Martha Green.

Book Review: Sharks In The Shallows: Attacks On The Carolina Coast, Brittany Hickey

South Carolina Libraries

Brittany Hickey reviews Sharks in the Shallows: Attacks on the Carolina Coast by W. Clay Creswell.

Book Review: The South Carolina State House Grounds, Jennifer S. Gibson

South Carolina Libraries

Jennifer Gibson reviews The South Carolina State House Grounds, written by Lydia Mattice Brandt with photographs by Chandler Yonkers.

Book Review: Best Practices In Designing Courses With Open Educational Resources, Ron Stafford

South Carolina Libraries

Ron Stafford reviews Best Practices in Designing Courses with Open Educational Resources, written by Olena Zhadko and Susan Ko.

Book Review: The Child In The Electric Chair: The Execution Of George Junius Stinney, Jr. And The Making Of A Tragedy In The American South, Tamara Law

South Carolina Libraries

Tamara Law reviews The Child in the Electric Chair: The Execution of George Stinney Jr. and the Making of a Tragedy in the American South by Eli Faber with a Forward by Carol Berkin.

Book Review: The Slow Undoing: The Federal Courts And The Long Struggle For Civil Rights In South Carolina, Sherry V. Neal

South Carolina Libraries

Sherry Neal reviews The Slow Undoing: The Federal Courts and the Long Struggle for Civil Rights in South Carolina, written by Stephen H. Lowe.

Book Review: The Globalized Library: American Academic Libraries And International Students, Collections, And Practices, Andrew A. Wakelee

South Carolina Libraries

Andrew A. Wakelee reviews The Globalized Library: American Academic Libraries and International Students, Collections, and Practices edited by Yelena Luckert with Lindsay Inge Carpenter.

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Book Review: Understanding Alice Walker, Cindy E. Garcia-Rivas

South Carolina Libraries

Cindy Garcia-Rivas reviews Understanding Alice Walker, written by Thadious M. Davis.

Book Review: Fighting For Honor: The History Of African Martial Arts In The Atlantic World, Dylan B. Mcelroy

South Carolina Libraries

Dylan McElroy reviews Fighting for Honor: A History of African Martial Art Traditions in the Atlantic World, written by T. J. Desch-Obi.

Including Latinx Communities In Academic Libraries: A Theoretical Approach To Information Access, Andrew Wakelee, Kim M. Thompson

Faculty Publications

While more Latinx students continue to enroll in higher education, physical, intellectual, and socio-cultural barriers to information may continue to impede their success and inclusion. A tripartite theoretical model that examines physical, intellectual, and socio-cultural information access provides insights for academic libraries to better meet Latinx students’ information needs and include them in campus life. This paper gives an overview of the theoretical framework along with practical steps libraries can take to improve information equity.

Supporting Stem Education In The School Library With Digital Tools, Lucy Santos Green, Mellissa Johnston, Amanda Jones, Erica Thompson

Faculty Publications

The prominence of technology in STEM education provides opportunities for teacher librarians to collaborate with teachers across multiple disciplines and embrace leadership roles through integrating digital tools for teaching and learning. This presentation will discuss work from the federally funded REALISD project which is providing professional development for K-12 teacher librarians for designing and facilitating STEM learning in their schools. Participants will learn about locating, accessing, and evaluating digital resources, along with strategies for utilizing resources to provide learning experiences in the STEM areas through both formal and informal instruction.

‘Access Necessitates Being Seen’: Queer Visibility And Intersectional Embodiment Within The Health Information Practices Of Queer Community Leaders, Travis L. Wagner, Vanessa Kitzie

Faculty Publications

Navigating healthcare infrastructures is particularly challenging for queer-identifying individuals, with significant barriers emerging around stigma and practitioner ignorance. Further intersecting, historically marginalised identities such as one’s race, age or ability exacerbate such engagement with healthcare, particularly the access to and use of reliable and appropriate health information. We explore the salience of one’s queer identity relative to other embodied identities when navigating health information and care for themselves and their communities. Thirty semi-structured interviews with queer community leaders from South Carolina inform our discussion of the role one’s queer visibility plays relational to the visibility of other identities. We find …

University Libraries Objectives For Negotiations And Licensing, University Of South Carolina Libraries

University Libraries Policies and Reports

The University of South Carolina Libraries prioritizes arrangements with publishers and vendors that align with the missions of the University and Libraries. As a public institution, the University of South Carolina acts in the best interests of the states’ citizens and other stakeholders by encouraging “teaching, research, creative activity, and community engagement.” It is the responsibility of the Libraries to ensure that all stakeholders can fully access and participate in the scholarly communication process and that all agreements maximize institutional and public value while minimizing costs.

In the spirit of transparency and to expand the creation and dissemination of knowledge …

Book Review: Taste The State: South Carolina's Signature Foods, Recipes, And Their Stories, Jesika Brooks

South Carolina Libraries

No abstract provided.

School Wide Digital Devices And The Impact On The Role Of School Librarians, Laura Jeanne Haverkamp

Theses and Dissertations

This mixed methods study examines what happens to the role of the school librarian when schools move to a 1:1 model where every student has a digital device. Using the literature to understand expectations for librarians, the researcher surveyed experienced South Carolina school librarians to determine how 1:1 computing was implemented and supported in schools and if the role of the school librarians has changed as schools transition to a digital environment. The researcher found that there was little uniformity in deployment and support of devices in 1:1 schools, but that librarians felt their roles had changed and their overall …

Book Review: 101 Women Who Shaped South Carolina, Maggie Albro

South Carolina Libraries

No abstract provided.

Making A Place At The Table: A Guide For Small, Rural, And Suburban Libraries, Laura C. Collins

South Carolina Libraries

This article serves as resource for libraries in rural and suburban areas that are serving communities experiencing changes to their ethnic diversity, particularly an influx of immigrants from one central location with English as a second language (i.e. India, China, Syria, etc.). Within, resources include: research supporting the benefits of having a multilingual collection; common missteps and pitfalls in serving minority communities; examples of how to determine the community’s needs; provides recommendations for finding community partners; and shares resources from the American Library Association and other organizations to find grants, develop collections, and conduct outreach services.