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Bringing Dei To The Forefront In University Of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries’ Collections, David Macaulay, Casey D. Hoeve
Bringing Dei To The Forefront In University Of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries’ Collections, David Macaulay, Casey D. Hoeve
UNL Libraries: Faculty Publications
UNL Libraries’ recently released strategic plan codifies a longstanding organizational commitment to advancing principles of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). Diversity of collections and equity of access are important components of the objectives articulated in this plan. This poster presents an overview of holistic efforts to incorporate considerations of DEI, as well as universal accessibility, into the mainstream of ongoing collection development and acquisition work at UNL Libraries. It covers topics including: the development of a set of guiding principles along with a diversity rubric for acquisitions; departmental reorganization; participation in consortial initiatives; optimizing use of support from Libraries' administration; …
Is There A Place For “Plagiarism Detection Software” In An Academic Library?, Anna Wigtil
Is There A Place For “Plagiarism Detection Software” In An Academic Library?, Anna Wigtil
UNL Libraries: Faculty Publications
Many colleges and universities use Turnitin, SafeAssign, and other “plagiarism detection” software to detect, and deter, academic dishonesty. Since 2005, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries have provided students direct access to SafeAssign and Turnitin as teaching tools to help them identify improper citation of sources. Students appreciate having free access to these products when similar software can be cost-prohibitive. However, Turnitin commonly finds false positives in student papers, and students may find Turnitin’s originality reports difficult to understand. Therefore, it is unclear how helpful it is to offer this library service to students, versus focusing on teaching proper citation of …
Academic Libraries And Writing Centers: Collaborations At Us Public Research Universities, Mary Bolin
Academic Libraries And Writing Centers: Collaborations At Us Public Research Universities, Mary Bolin
UNL Libraries: Faculty Publications
The websites of 71 US research universities were the source of data on the relationship of academic libraries and campus writing centers, which provide support for developing written communication skills. All 71 institutions have writing centers, generally administered by the academic success operation, the English department, or a college such as arts and sciences. Just under half (n=35) of the institutions have a writing center located in the library. In 16 of those institutions, the library is the only location of the writing center. The general issues of academic success and “library as place,” as well as the space that …
Future States Of The Research Library, Claire Stewart
Future States Of The Research Library, Claire Stewart
UNL Libraries: Faculty Publications
What can be said about the year 2021 that hasn’t already been said? Challenging, unprecedented, extraordinary in almost every way, 2021 even surpassed the previous annus horribilis, 2020. Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic continued to ripple humanity-wide, ceaselessly rebounding off, and cruelly amplifying, almost every kind of inequity and social challenge. A long overdue reckoning with the legacies of racism in the United States did not materialize in any truly transformative way, political discord worsened, and anti-science voices grew to dominate what should have been rational conversations about a coherent and collective response to a profound global health threat. It …
Introduction To Special Issue Of Serials Review Devoted To Metrics And Scholarly Communications, Margaret Mering
Introduction To Special Issue Of Serials Review Devoted To Metrics And Scholarly Communications, Margaret Mering
UNL Libraries: Faculty Publications
The idea for this issue of Serials Review was developed by the Serials and Other Continuing Resources Section (SOCRS) of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA). Altmetrics, Bibliometrics, and other types of metrics are areas of special interest and expertise of the section members. For IFLA’s 83rd World Library and Information Conference held in Wrocław, Poland in August 2017, the theme of the SOCRS’s open session was “Altmetrics: It’s Time to Take Action.” Members of SOCRS were reviewers for many of the issue’s articles. The articles are grouped around the following four themes: strategies and tools for …