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Antecedents For Actual Usage Intentions Of Open Access Journals In Agricultural Research Institutions In Tanzania, Zainabu Zuberi Massoro, Roslina Othman Prof.

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The purpose of this paper is to examine antecedents that predict researchers’ usage intention of Open Access Journals (OAJs) in Tanzania, with a specific focus on the Agricultural Research Institutes (ARIs). Specifically, the study investigates major predictors of usage intentions of OAJs. Data were collected from pilot study. A total of 60 (85.71%) usable questionnaires out of 70 were returned. The study utilized the Theory of Reasoned Action (TRA). The results show that attitude, content respectability and predatory publishers have insignificant effect on usage intention, while subjective norms and intention shows statistically significant effect on OAJs usage behavior. The study …

Personal Information Sharing Behavior Of University Students Via Online Social Networks, Ghulam Murtaza Rafique

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Background – With privacy concerns growing on a daily basis, it is important to understand how university students guard their personally identifiable information. Despite the students' perceived readiness and several studies on the topic, it is not fully understood what personally identifiable information university students are sharing via Online Social Networks (OSNs).

Purpose – Therefore, the purpose of this study was to determine the personal information sharing behavior of university students through online social networks.

Design/methodology/approach – Quantitative approach was used and a survey questionnaire was solicited to collect the data from 250 out of 712 master’s students of faculty …

Altmetrics And Archives, Elizabeth Joan Kelly

Journal of Contemporary Archival Studies

Altmetrics are an alternative to traditional measurement of the impact of published resources. While altmetrics are primarily used by researchers and institutions to measure the impact of scholarly publications online, they can also be used by archives to measure the impact of their diverse online holdings, including digitized and born-digital collections, digital exhibits, repository websites, and online finding aids. Furthermore, altmetrics may fill a need for user engagement assessments for cultural heritage organizations. This article introduces the concept of altmetrics for archives and discusses barriers to adoption, best practices for collection, and potential further areas of study.

Field Guide To The Wildflowers Of Georgia And Surrounding States, Melinda F. Matthews

The Southeastern Librarian

Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia and Surrounding States by Chafin, Linda G. Hugh and Carol Nourse, Photographers. Athens, GA: University of Georgia Press, 2016. ISBN 978-0-8203-4868-1. $32.95 paperback. 488 p.

Lanthorn, Vol. 51, No. 41, February 9, 2017, Grand Valley State University

Volume 51, July 11, 2016 - June 5, 2017

Lanthorn is Grand Valley State's student newspaper, published from 1968 to the present.

Current Issues Only Newsletter, Georgia Southern University, Zach S. Henderson Library

Library Publications (1999-2023)

• Event: International Journeys, Feb 22@11AM-12 Noon

South Carolina In The Civil War And Reconstruction Eras: Essays From The Proceedings Of The South Carolina Historical Association, Tim Dodge

The Southeastern Librarian

South Carolina in the Civil War and Reconstruction Eras: Essays from the Proceedings of the South Carolina Historical Association by Michael Brem Bonner and Fritz Hamer, editors. Columbia: University of South Carolina Press, 2016. ISBN: 978-61117-664-3 (cloth); 978-61117-665-0 (paperback); and 978-61117-666-7 (ebook). $49.99 (hard); $29.99 (pbk); $29.99 (ebook). 177p.

Introduction To Cell And Molecular Biology Cmb 102, Michael Cerbo

Library Impact Statements

No abstract provided.

Experimental Approaches In Molecular And Cell Biology Cmb 460, Michael Cerbo

Library Impact Statements

No abstract provided.

The Anchor, Volume 130.16: February 8, 2017, Hope College

The Anchor: 2017

The Anchor began in 1887 and was first issued weekly in 1914. Covering national and campus news alike, Hope College’s student-run newspaper has grown over the years to encompass over two-dozen editors, reporters, and staff. For much of The Anchor's history, the latest issue was distributed across campus each Wednesday throughout the academic school year (with few exceptions). In recent years The Anchor moved to monthly print issues and a more frequently updated website. The Anchor is now published in print twice per academic semester. Occasionally, the volume and/or issue numbering is irregular.

Tomorrow's Technology Today: Imagining Better Eresource Access, Athena Hoeppner

Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works

No abstract provided.

Infographics: A Practical Guide For Librarians, Darren Sweeper

University Libraries Scholarship and Creative Works

No abstract provided.

Family Of Earth: A Southern Mountain Childhood, Melanie J. Dunn

The Southeastern Librarian

Family of Earth: A Southern Mountain Childhood by Wilma Dykeman. Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina Press, 2016. ISBN: 978-1-46962-914-8. $75.00 (hard), $18.00 (pbk.). 177p.

Long Night Against Procrastination: February 2017, Central Washington University

Brooks Library Events

Quarterly Mid-term activity: Long Night Against Procrastination is a night for students mid-way through the semester with time management and research strategy workshops, tutoring, research help and de-stressing activities.

Federal Research, Yolanda Patrice Jones Phd, Mls

Faculty Books and Book Contributions

Finding legal information in the United States can be difficult and/or confusing for the layperson. Electronic databases such as LexisNexis or Westlaw may only be accessible for those who can afford it. Even with access to these databases, those without legal training may find them to be overwhelming. This chapter aims to shed some light on the process of doing federal legal research as well as recommend Internet sites where the layperson can get access to free legal resources.

Teaching Across Disciplinary Cultures: Visual Literacy As Defined By Non-Art Students, Karyn Hinkle

Library Presentations

Part of a three-paper panel session entitled "Visual Literacy for All! - Instruction in the Self-directed Digital Era" sponsored by Louisiana State University: Easy access to images on the internet means students are using finding and making use of them more than ever, which begs the following questions: Do they fully understand what and why they’re using these images? Are they finding the images they want? Do students care about visual literacy when so much is instantly available to find, copy and paste? In this panel of librarians and LIS faculty, research into the use of images, visual literacy pedagogy …

The Ides Of War: George Washington And The Newburgh Crisis, Carol Walker Jordan

The Southeastern Librarian

The Ides of War : George Washington and the Newburgh Crisis by Stephen Howard Brown Columbia: The University of South Carolina Press, 2016. ISBN 978-1-61117-659-9 (hard); 978-1-61117-660-5 (ebook). $44.99. 168 p.

Grand Valley Forum, Volume 041, Number 19, February 6, 2017, Grand Valley State University

2016-2017, Volume 41

Grand Valley Forum is Grand Valley State's faculty and staff newsletter, published from 1976 to the present.

Lanthorn, Vol. 51, No. 40, February 6, 2017, Grand Valley State University

Volume 51, July 11, 2016 - June 5, 2017

Lanthorn is Grand Valley State's student newspaper, published from 1968 to the present.

The Egret's Plumes, Carol Walker Jordan

The Southeastern Librarian

The Egret’s Plumes by Archibald Rutledge ; introduction by Jim Casada ; afterword by Jacob F. Rivers III and illustrations by Stephen Chesley. Columbia: University of South Carolina Press, 2016. ISBN 978-1-61117-672-8 (hard); 978-1-61117-673-5 (ebook). $24.99. 56 p.

North Carolina's Roadside Eateries: A Traveler's Guide To Local Restaurants, Diners, And Barbecue Joints, Melinda F. Matthews

The Southeastern Librarian

North Carolina’s Roadside Eateries: A Traveler’s Guide to Local Restaurants, Diners, and Barbecue Joints by D.G. Martin. Chapel Hill, N.C.: University of North Carolina Press, 2016. ISBN: 9781469630144 (pbk.alk. paper) $11.85. 176 p.

Kentucky Rebel Town: The Civil War Battles Of Cynthiana And Harrison County, Carol Walker Jordan

The Southeastern Librarian

Kentucky Rebel Town: The Civil War Battles of Cynthiana and Harrison County by William A. Penn. Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 2016. ISBN 978-0-8131-6771-8 (cloth); 978-0-8131-6772-5 (epub). $45.00. 400 p.

Nea Big Read: The Things They Carried Book Discussion, Central Washington University

Brooks Library Events

NEA Book Read Event: Book discussion of The Things they Carried by Tim O'Brien. NEA Big Read is an event held througout the country in which many book clubs read the same book.

A Small Introduction, Abigail K. Major

Blogging the Library

I’ve always have had a special place in my heart for libraries. During my childhood, I spent a lot of time in the school’s library as well as my community’s. I spent so many of my lunch periods in the elementary school’s library that I became a ‘regular.’ I was eventually asked by the librarian to become a library aide, and assisted in checking in and out books, and shelving. I also was captain of the Battle of the Books team in fifth and sixth grade! Looking back at it now, those wonderful experiences instilled in me a love for …

All In For Privacy: Cultivating A Community Of Information Privacy Awareness, Lindsay Taylor, Marni R. Harrington, Matt Ward

FIMS Presentations

The Library Freedom Project supports librarianship’s values of freedom of information and privacy by providing relevant tools and education to LIS professionals. A group from the Faculty of Information and Media Studies at Western aligned with the project to encourage student participation in local and global privacy issues. Our programming encourages hands-on use of open source and anti-surveillance software, such as Tor Browser for anonymous web browsing. In addition, we detail how we configured our Tor relay to route anonymous encrypted global traffic, so that other libraries can join the 280 relays currently running in Canada and 7000 worldwide.

Legal And Ethical Issues Around Incorporating Traditional Knowledge In Polar Data Infrastructures, Teresa Scassa, Fraser Taylor

Copyright, Fair Use, Scholarly Communication, etc.

Human knowledge of the polar region is a unique blend of Western scientific knowledge and local and indigenous knowledge. It is increasingly recognized that to exclude Traditional Knowledge from repositories of polar data would both limit the value of such repositories and perpetuate colonial legacies of exclusion and exploitation. However, the inclusion of Traditional Knowledge within repositories that are conceived and designed for Western scientific knowledge raises its own unique challenges. There is increasing acceptance of the need to make these two knowledge systems interoperable but in addition to the technical challenge there are legal and ethical issues involved. These …

Censorship: Filtering Content On The Web, Lizabeth Elaine Stem

The Southeastern Librarian

The World Wide Web has become a vehicle of free expression for millions of people around the world. It also represents a type of international library with no geographical or physical boundaries, bringing a vast array of information into private homes, schools and businesses. Because the Web allows anyone to post anything at any time, many believe some sort of censorship should be imposed. Censorship of the Web comes in the form of software which filters Web sites, blocking those which publish content deemed unsuitable by those administering the filtering software. Most content filtering software is used on computers in …

News Articles

The Southeastern Librarian

Recent activities from the Southeastern Library Association, developments from SELA member institutions, and personnel news.

Prisoners And Their Information Needs: Prison Libraries Overview, Atanda S. Sambo, Saliu A. Usman, Nafisa Rabiu

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The study aims at identifying the prisoner’s information needs. The descriptive survey design was adopted for this study. The census sampling technique was adopted for this study. Four objectives were set for the study and the interview was used to elicit information from respondents. As of the time of collecting data for this study, there were 936 prisoners in the four selected prisons. Findings showed that 95% were male while 5% were female. Findings also reveal that the information needs of prisoners covered health conditions, financial (99%), spiritual and moral (88%), life after prison/ information on legal issues (86%), family/friends …

Scholarworks Usage Report, 01-2017, Central Washington University

ScholarWorks Reports

This report contains usage statistics for ScholarWorks @ CWU, including downloads and pageviews for various content types available throughout the repository.