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Sub-Fields And Countries In The Literature Of Gout: An Analysis, Ramakrishnan Jagannathan, Ravi Sankar G, Kotti Thavamani

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This paper presents an analysis of Sub-Fields and Countries in the literature of Gout using bibliometric techniques. The literature covered in the database for the period 2008-2017 was considered. It shows that there is a growth of literature in the subject of study by year after year. 40.44% records were covered by Journal Article. 51 journals were needed to supply one-third of the cited records for zone-1. However, 223 journals were required to produce the second grouping of records in Zone-2, and 725 journals to yield the records that constitute Zone-3. Most frequently cited primary journals were General Medicine in …

Accessing Academic Libraries Online Resources, Shanmugam Ap Palanigounder, Murugesan R. Rangasamy

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The present twenty-first century witnesses a tremendous change and growth in

Information and Communication Technology. The e-resources in the academic libraries has enabled the teachers and students to enhance their academic as well as research activities by providing the latest information and access to world wide information. The present study focuses on the accessing level of online resources in the academic libraries by its elite clienteles mainly the students. The students of this ICT era should be provided the right information at the right time. The library services supplemented by e-resources is a great boon to the contemporary users. The …

Calling In Vs. Calling Out: Conflict Resolution In Polarized Times, Ione T. Damasco, Dracine Hodges

Roesch Library Faculty Presentations

Recent events in the field of librarianship as well as in broader American society have prompted lots of conversations around race. For many, these are difficult discussions. In light of these issues, how do we connect our lived experiences to organizational culture? This session explored the complex intersections of interpersonal communication and institutional accountability and potential ways to resolve racial conflict at multiple levels.

Keeping The Equity, Inclusion, And Diversity Conversations Going, Mona Ramonetti, Victoria Pilato

Urban Library Journal

This article focuses on the challenges and successes Stony Brook University Libraries’ Equity, Inclusion, and Diversity Committee encountered from its inception in 2017 to the present. The formation of this committee was in response to a new university-wide program. A pool of more than 80 library personnel made quick and thoughtful decisions to determine the composition of the Committee. In the months that followed, members learned to navigate the challenges of goal setting, collaborating with others outside the library, funding, event planning, and marketing. One of the primary goals of the Committee was to initiate and maintain conversations and collaborations …

Book Format Preferences Of Community College And Four-Year College Students: Results From Two Urban Campuses, John Carey, Ajatshatru Pathak

Urban Library Journal

This study compared the preferences of community college (two-year) and four-year college students at two public institutions with regard to accessing monographs in print or electronic formats. Results from 79 completed surveys indicate some preference for print among both populations, with approximately 52% of study participants preferring print books and 39% preferring e-books. While the popularity of print prevailed across a wide range of demographic groups and fields of study, the researchers also identified specific cohorts of participants who preferred e-books. Librarians at both community and senior colleges can use these findings to help inform collection development decisions.

Records Disposal Governance At Lower Levels Of Governments In Uganda: The Case Of Arua District Local Government, Francis Ssekitto

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The study aimed at examining the methods used in disposing off records and finding out the challenges hindering proper disposal of records and suggest recommendations to improve records disposal in Arua District Local Government.

The study adopted a non-experimental, qualitative, explanatory-descriptive approach that was contextual. Data was collected by means of interviewing and observation.

It was noted whereas, it is true that there are national laws regarding records management, these seem to guide the process of disposal in passing, are too old to deal with current realities or are not suited to the needs of the lower levels of local …

Are You Ready For A Non-Binary Job Applicant And Co-Worker? Creating A Fabulous And Accepting Workplace For Non-Binary Employees, Mark Bieraugel

Library Scholarship

No abstract provided.

Evaluation Of Research Papers On Otorhinolaryngology During The Period 1989-2018: A Scientometric Study, Dr Chinnaraj Murugan, Mrs Ravi Sringa

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The purpose of this study was to measure the number of contributions and highlight the contributions made by the researchers in the field of Otorhinolaryngology and published on the Web of Science database during 1989-2018 using scientometric analysis. Data were interpreted by using software such as Histcite, Vosviewer, and tabulated using MS Excel. The results indicated that 2039 papers were published during 1989 - 2018 and the highest number of publications 199 (9.8%) was produced in 2017. The average number of publications per year was 67.96. The major channel of communication used by the researchers was journals for thirty years. …

In Pursuit Of 2030 Global Agenda; Awareness, Perception And Involvement Of Nigerian Youths In Achieving Sustainable Development Goals And The Role Of Libraries, Bayor Joseph Odelami, Ruth Ibukunoluwa Fasakin

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This paper examines awareness, perception and involvement of Nigerian youths in Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as well as the roles of libraries as stakeholders in achieving SDGs. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) policy guideline and funding programme was instituted upon 17 goals and 169 targets expected to be achieved by all member countries between 2016 when it came into effect and 2030. Even though SDGs is now in its fourth year, awareness and involvement of Nigerian youths have not been encouraging compared to other countries. The study highlights some of the reasons that may …

Engaging With Difficult Topics In The Archives: Suicide And Historical Empathy, Kayla Harris

Marian Library Faculty Presentations

The development of historical empathy in students is a desired learning outcome in many history curriculums. Although historical empathy is written about frequently in educational literature, it is not addressed in archival journals. The integration of "historical empathy" into archival pedagogy is rich with opportunities. Three archivists discuss their successful collaborations with educators to develop archival projects that incorporate empathy development in a wide range of academic settings.

Presented as part of a panel.

Perceived Impact Of Information And Communication Technology In Enhancing Entrepreneurship In Sports Among Health And Physical Education Teachers In Anambra State, Nigeria, Ogwo Uzoamaka, Oliver Igwebuike Abbah, Ngozi Justina Igwe

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

ABSTRACT

The growth of information and communication technology (ICT) has given rise to digitization of information. With this, more entrepreneurs are increasingly leveraging the benefits of ICT tools to improve their business. The study investigated the perceived impact of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in enhancing entrepreneurship in sports among Health and Physical Education (HPE) Teachers in Anambra State, Nigeria. The research design adopted for this study was a descriptive survey. The total population for the study comprised of 1378 Health and Physical Education teachers in Anambra State. The sample size of the study consists of three hundred (300) Health …

Entrepreneurship Education: A Viable Tool In Enhancing Post Basic In Awka Education Zone, Anambra State, Nigeria, Ogwo Uzoamaka, Chinedu I. Ayolugbe, Ngozi Justina Igwe

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

ABSTRACT

The study investigated entrepreneurship Education as a viable tool in enhancing Post Basic Education in Awka Education Zone in Anambra State. Descriptive survey design was adopter for the study. The population of the study is 11,726 which comprised the male and female students at Post Basic Level, the male are 4,070 and the female are 6,656 all are senior students in various schools in Awka Education Zone. Disproportionate stratified sampling technique was adopted for selecting 262 respondents, 186 males and 76 females. Two research questions and one hypothesis guided the study. Questionnaire containing 16 items were the instrument for …

Perceived Impact Of Information And Communication Technology In Enhancing Entrepreneurship In Sports Among Health And Physical Education Teachers In Anambra State, Nigeria, Ogwo Uzoamaka, Oliver Igwebuike Abbah, Ngozi Justina Igwe

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

ABSTRACT

The growth of information and communication technology (ICT) has given rise to digitization of information. With this, more entrepreneurs are increasingly leveraging the benefits of ICT tools to improve their business. The study investigated the perceived impact of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in enhancing entrepreneurship in sports among Health and Physical Education (HPE) Teachers in Anambra State, Nigeria. The research design adopted for this study was a descriptive survey. The total population for the study comprised of 1378 Health and Physical Education teachers in Anambra State. The sample size of the study consists of three hundred (300) Health …

Telling Your Library's Story: Creating An Annual Report That Shows Your Value, Kristin Cole

Library Faculty & Staff Scholarship

Now that you've seen OPAL's Impact Report, you may be thinking about creating your own report to communicate your library's value. An annual report provides patrons, administration, alumni, and community members with an update on what your library has accomplished. Deciding what to include and what to leave out can be difficult. In this workshop, we will examine annual reports from libraries of all types and learn about best practices for annual reports. Hands-on activities will give you the chance to take the first steps towards creating an annual report. Along the way, we'll try out free or low-cost tools …

Recounting The Conversation: Learning How To Write A Literature Review, Alexandra O. Hendley

Faculty & Staff Research and Creative Activity

This in-class activity gives students practice summarizing, synthesizing, and evaluating information from numerous sources – skills needed when writing a literature review. As a lowstakes, collaborative, in-class writing task, this activity may also help alleviate some of the fears that students may have about writing. Writing manuals like Writing in Sociology (Edwards 2015) and Writing in Sociology: A Brief Guide (Smith-Lovin and Moskovitz 2017), refer to scholarly literatures as “conversations” occurring within a “party” or “room full of people.” Applying this metaphor, this exercise asks students to imagine themselves at a party, overhearing attendees’ remarks. Students get a list of …

Are Academic Archives Championing Edi Initiatives In Digital Collections Metadata Practices?, Jessica Serrao

Presentations

This poster covers an in-progress research study that plans to examine the influence of equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) initiatives on digital collections metadata practices of academic archives. EDI initiatives for libraries and archives are becoming commonplace as a strategy to address bias, racism, discrimination, oppression, and privilege. SAA’s Statement on Diversity and Inclusion and Core Values of Archivists reflects the importance of these initiatives. This study will include a survey of metadata practitioners to gauge: how EDI initiatives are incorporated into digital collections descriptive metadata; whether they align with institutional and/or library-wide EDI strategies; and how certain practices were …

Bioinformatics Research In India During 2009-2018: A Scientometric Analysis, Shriram Pandey, Manoj Kumar Verma Dr., Ravi Kumar Shukla

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The aim of the present study is to analyze the productivity growth of Bioinformatics research publications in India during the period (2009-2018). The primary data was collected from the Scopus database. The study examine scientific productivity on various scientometrics parameters i.e. year wise growth rate of publications, most productive authors name and their no. of publications, subject wise distribution of publications, source title, significant keywords, affiliations, funding agencies, after the analysis it has been found that the highest number of 348 research papers were published in the year 2018 and Chakraborty, C. was most productive author with 20 contribution and …

A Study On Adapting Natural Language Processing For Library Services Delivery, V Jeevitha, E.S. Kaviatha

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The technological revolution brought up with the advent of Internet demands that delivery of library services stay in tune with the technological advancements. Search technologies have evolved a long way from text based searching into voice recognized natural language queries. Technology Giants like Google, Apple and Microsoft have filled this marketplace with their products and services to tap the potentials. Integration of the Natural Language tools with existing library solutions provides an exciting potential for traditional libraries to expand their service base. For the users too, this provides a very meaningful experience to access the library resources in their natural …

Webometric Analysis Of Selected University Library Websites Of India, Javaid Ahmad Wani

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Libraries all over the world are in the race to offer high quality online information sources on their websites. In this electronic age libraries are witnessing various challenges in terms of internet, which makes world linked and attached to each other. Another big challenge is survival of libraries in global world. Libraries are always at forefront to accept the challenges in order to provide the users various types of online services and sources of information, these all-online sources are being host on library websites. Users usually prefer to cater their information needs at internet; library websites provide them one stop …

2019 Annual Report Of The Work In Imsa’S Archives, Marti Guarin, Christian Nokkentved

Archives' Annual Report

The IMSA Archives, housed in the Leto M. Furnas Information Resource Center, serves to collect and preserve materials relating to the history and ethos of the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy. The Archives includes both special and general collections with materials about IMSA’s establishment, led by Dr. Leon Lederman and Governor James Thompson. There are materials about the Academy's opening in the fall of 1986 and its development since, as well as about its ideas and programs and how they evolved. We have sample curricula, presidential speeches, samples of student work, as well as material about and from partnership programs …

Himmelfarb Library Liaison Letter - August 2019, The George Washington University, Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library

Himmelfarb Library Liaison Letters

No abstract provided.

Library Quarterly - August 2019, Amy Filiatreau, Paige Stewart, Tsukasa Cherkaoui, Lea Iadarola, Sabine Dantus, Stacy Alesi

Library Newsletter

In this issue:

• Enter the New Year
• New Staff: Meet Paige Stewart
• Director's Welcome
• The 20th Anniversary of the Conservatory of Music
• Lynn Library's Home Page is Now ADA Compliant!
• SAA Annual Meeting & Poster Session
• APA Announcement
• Fall 2019 Lectures & Programs
• Foodie Book Club

More Than You Can Be: Unconventional Usage Of An Institutional Repository In Etd Administrative Processes​, Jaime Goldman, Keri Baker

Staff Presentations, Proceedings, Lectures, and Symposia

Nova Southeastern University’s (NSU) Oceanographic Campus Library has always had a unique challenge in that it is the final clearing house for student capstone, thesis, and dissertation binding and publication. The library has traditionally been the host of the final print publication and the liaison between the student and the bindery. With the launch of NSUWorks, NSU’s institutional repository, 6 years ago, the library worked to develop an innovative and effective start to finish workflow for student Electronic Theses and Dissertations (ETDs) to change the physical lifecycle of NSU’s theses and dissertations into a virtual ETD lifecycle. Every step of …

The Thinker | August 2019, Jennifer Jacobs

Library Newsletters

No abstract provided.

Acrl Diversity Alliance Residency Program: Gvsu Libraries Faculty Fellowship – Roles, Grand Valley State University

Library Reports and Communication

A document to outline the roles of those who are involved in the Grand Valley State University Libraries ACRL Diversity Alliance Residency Program. This includes the ACRL GVSU Coordinator, Department Heads, Functional Area Leads, Project Sponsors, ACRL GVSU Sponsor, and ACRL Cohort Mentor.

Information Outlook, July/August 2019, Special Libraries Association

Information Outlook, 2019

Volume 23, Issue 4

How Much Do You Spend?: Textbook Affordability At Gettysburg College, Mary R. Elmquist

All Musselman Library Staff Works

This poster, created for Musselman Library's Charting your Course 2019 first-year orientation activity, explains some of the strategies that Gettysburg College students can use to mitigate the impacts of rising textbook costs.

What Have We Learned Today? A Synthesis Of Cases Presented, Elaine M. Lasda

University Libraries Faculty Scholarship

Chapter Seven from the book, The New Metrics: Practical Assessment of Research Impact

Synthesizes the strengths, challenges, and opportunities for the five cases described in the book. Providing research impact services in specialized libraries and information centers presents many opportunities for both the library/information center and the greater organization. There is a need for continued advocacy for responsible use of research impact metrics.

A Brief History And Overview, Elaine M. Lasda

University Libraries Faculty Scholarship

Chapter One from the book, The New Metrics: Practical Assessment of Research Impact

Provides an introduction, background information and overview of bibliometrics. Describes the new contexts in which bibliometric indicators are being used in specialized situations, and introduces five case studies where such metrics are being used in new ways.

Inlp Newsletter, August 2019, Indigenous Nations Library Program

Monthly Newsletters

Contents

- Academic Service Hours

• University Libraries Spring 2019 Finals Prep and Finals
• CAPS Learning Strategies Workshops

- INLP Conversations

- INLP Knowledge Circles