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Ic 025 Gude To University Of Texas School Of Nursing Records, 1978-2006, University Of Texas Health Science Center At Houston. School Of Nursing

Institutional Finding Aids

This collection consists of records including catalogs, brochures, annual report, six-year plan, 1979 roster, and information memorandum from the University of Texas, School of Nursing The materials were created between 1978-2006. See more at IC 025.

Challenges And Problems Of Library And Information Science Research, Zahra Rezazadeh, Zahra Rezazadeh, Zohreh Mirhosseini, Zahra Abazari, Fahimeh Babalhavaeji

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Abstract

This study aims to identify the factors of Challenges and problems of Library and Information Science Research from the perspective of field specialists in Iran .This study examines one of these experiences to explanation conditions and strategies necessary for the success of such experience. This research, on the other hand has tried to clarify factors that affect on research .The method of the study is grounded theory. The survey was adopted for data collection through Deep and semi-structured interviews were conducted to collect information with 13 knowledge and science experts selected by mixed or mixed purpose sampling. After three …

Grand Valley Forum, Volume 043, Number 10, January 28, 2019, Grand Valley State University

2018-2019, Volume 43

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

Library Connection, V6n1, Fall 2018, University Of Northern Iowa. Rod Library.

Library Connection

Contents:

-- Regents Professional and Scientific Staff Excellence Award
-- Special Collections & University Archives Digitize Football Films
-- Rod Library Welcomes New Staff Member
-- Rod Library Prepares Student Employees for Future Success
-- New Fall 2018
-- Coming Spring 2019

Ic 024 Guide To Texas Woman's University Records, 1958-2001, Texas Woman's University

Institutional Finding Aids

The Texas Women’s University collection contains profiles of TWU, bulletins, brochures, report on New Nurse Practice Act, faculty and staff roster, invitations, applications, Student Honors Convocation Programs, catalogs, campus numbers, newsletters, TWU magazines, and other papers and printed material from years 1958-2001. See more at IC 024.

Use Of Information And Communication Technology By Post Basic Midwifery Students: A Case Study Of Oyo State College Of Nursing And Midwifery, Eleyele, Ibadan., Samuel Olukayode Awotona Mr

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Information Technology has become the most relevant technology that has evolved and helped every field of human endeavours, nursing and midwifery cannot be an exception. It is with this knowledge background that this study was conducted to see the level of utilization of Information Communication Technology by the student of Post Basic Midwifery student of Oyo State College of Nursing and Midwifery. A survey question was carefully drawn to extract information in this regard. The data collected was processed using SPSS 16.0 for its analysis.

The study revealed most of the respondents used of the internet frequently and daily, they …

The Impact Of Social Media In Research Publicity And Visibility, Chiegonu Nwachi, Josephine Igbokwe

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This study is on social media and its impact on research publicity and visibility. Social media has grown beyond its original purpose of connecting people all over the globe. Today, the ease of interacting with millions of social media users in a cost effective and real-time manner has given rise to the creation of highly engaging online content by users from diverse professional and personal backgrounds. In the past, knowledge constructs consulted by scholars were mostly in the form of printed or hard copies (books, newspapers, journals, etc), and although this format was instrumental in the development of knowledge generation …

Wisdom Of The Crowd: Successful Ways To Engage The Public In Metadata Creation, Andrea Payant, Becky Skeen

Library Faculty & Staff Presentations

Successful Ways to Engage the Public in Metadata Creation: Crowdsourcing, outsourcing, interviews, and community events.

Ic 023 Gude To St. Joseph's Hospital Records, 1928-1997, St. Joseph Hospital (Houston, Tex.)

Institutional Finding Aids

The St. Joseph’s Hospital records contains newsletters, By-laws, reports, facts, brochures, and materials for the Stehlin Foundation. Newsletters in the collection include: Rosary, Discover, Physicians’ newsletter, DRG, Pulse, Focus, and House Call. Inclusive date ranges 1928-1997, bulk dates 1983-1997. See more at https://archives.library.tmc.edu/ic-023.

How Open Are You? Discussion About Oa Resources In Collection Development, Jill Emery, Peter Mccracken

Library Faculty and Staff Publications and Presentations

Presentation provided at the The ALCTS Collection Management and Electronic Resources Interest Group (CMERIG) in Seattle, WA on 27 January 2019. The discussion will involve incorporating open scholarship into current collections management.

Open Educational Resources And Research Data Management: A Very Brief Overview, Adrian K. Ho

Library Presentations

This is a brief overview of open educational resources and research data management. It also addresses the increasing importance of these services in academic and research libraries.

Ic 022 Guide To Hermann Hospital Records, 1907-1997, Memorial Hospital System

Institutional Finding Aids

The Memorial Hospital System records (IC 022) contains photographs, scrapbooks, M news, Memorial Foundation News in Partnership, Margaret Ophelia Neal trust, WWI photo album, student nurses hospital scenes, Caducean (some water damage to paper), publications, telephone directory, news clippings, press releases, histories, hospital rules, donors, catalogs, handbooks, poster of “This Magic Moment”, and other papers and printed materials. See more at IC 022.

Predatory & Deceptive Publishing Pitfalls And Practical Tips: Helping Faculty & Students To Identify & Avoid Questionable Publishing Practices, Sarah A. Norris

Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works

In today’s academic publishing environment, open access journals have become an increasingly common venue for faculty and students, to publish scholarly research. However, this publishing model often prompts many issues and concerns -- one of which is predatory (or, deceptive) publishing practices. These publishers rely on a variety of strategies and deceptive tactics to give the illusion that they are credible and high quality. With this in mind, it is often difficult for faculty and students to distinguish between a credible open access journal and a predatory one. This presentation will provide practical tips on how to facilitate information about …

Lower The Barrier & Be Empowered: Creating And Including Linked Data Vocabularies For Digital Collections, Sai Deng

Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works

Linked data has been explored and adopted by the library and archive community in recent years, but it has remained a relatively high bar to implement for most librarians and catalogers in their daily work. To lower the barrier, the librarians at the University of Central Florida (UCF) Libraries have adopted open source tools and platforms such as OpenRefine and Wikidata to their workflows to include linked data for their collections in the digital repositories as well as the library catalog. This presentation will review digital repositories' capabilities in accommodating linked data and show several cases of adding linked data …

Information Needs And Seeking Behavior Of Final Year Students Of Federal University Of Technology, Owerri, Felix Mmanuoma Eke Phd, Faustina Chioma Haco-Obasi Futo, Anne Anthony Edem Futo

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This paper investigated the pattern of information needs and seeking behavior of final year students of the Federal University of Technology, Owerri, for consecutive three academic sessions; 2013/2014, 2014/2015, 2015/2016. A questionnaire instrument was designed and administered to 5885 final year students in the six schools for the three consecutive academic sessions. The sample sizes of respondents were selected within and across the six (6) schools per academic session at the University using stratified sampling technique with proportional allocation. 5767 questionnaire representing 98% were returned in a usable form. The findings show that final year students need for course-related information …

Modernized Collaborations: Technologies Affecting Librarian Research Connections, Ngoc-Yen Tran, Emily K. Chan

Faculty and Staff Publications

There is no doubt that now, more than ever, technologies have made it easier for library researchers to connect and collaborate with one another. The increase in adoption and use of cloud-based products that support group work in higher education (such as the G Suite for Education) have also encouraged the collaborative nature of library and information science (LIS) research and publications.

In our presentation, we will present the results of our study in identifying the methods by which librarians find collaborators for research projects. Employing a mixed methods study, we collected survey data from librarians on the tools and …

Citation Analysis Of Doctoral Theses In Library And Information Science Submitted To University Of Maiduguri, Nigeria, Tukur Abba, Talatu Abubakar Boda, Yahaha Aliyu

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Citations of doctoral theses in library and information science, submitted to the School of Post-graduate Studies (SPGS), University of Maiduguri between 2014 and 2018 were analysed for the following variables, viz; bibliographical format of literature cited, age of publications cited and a ranked list of journal titles cited. Bibliometric techniques were used in the analysis, which involves counting and categorizing references cited for each of the following; textbooks and monographs, journal articles, theses and dissertations, conference proceedings, unpublished sources, reports, newsletters and online sources, journal articles cited, and examinations of the age of publications cited. The data gathered was collated …

The Role Of Libraries In A Digital Age, Ethan Annis

Archbishop Alemany Library | Faculty Presentations

Presented to Dominican University of California faculty and staff, on November 27, 2018, by Ethan Annis. It explores the role of academic libraries and academic librarians at a time when print book borrowing and reference questions have both declined by about 75%. During the same period, libraries' gate counts, usage of digital resources, the prevalence of predatory academic journals and the number of engagements with fake news have all increased. The presenter proposes that libraries decrease space devoted to stacks and librarians teach students to distinguish between reliable, empirically based information and fiction. It also explores options for using the …

Livestock Judging And Evaluation Avs 250, Michael Cerbo

Library Impact Statements

No abstract provided.

Teaching​ Information Literacy And Writing Studies: Volume 2, Upper-Level And Graduate Courses, Grace Veach

Purdue Information Literacy Handbooks

This volume, edited by Grace Veach, explores leading approaches to teaching information literacy and writing studies in upper-level and graduate courses. Contributors describe cross-disciplinary and collaborative efforts underway across higher education, during a time when "fact" or "truth" is less important than fitting a predetermined message. Topics include: working with varied student populations, teaching information literacy and writing in upper-level general education and disciplinary courses, specialized approaches for graduate courses, and preparing graduate assistants to teach information literacy.

Ic 021 Guide To St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital Records, 1959-2011, St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital (Houston, Tx)

Institutional Finding Aids

St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital, now known as Baylor St Luke’s Medical Center in CHI St. Luke’s Health Center was established in 1962 by Denton A Cooley. The materials are generally in good condition. The collection contains newsletters, directories and rosters, bylaws, brochures, and 6mm films. See more at IC 021.

Information Needs And Sources Of Small Scale Traditional Fishermen In Kaliadem Village, North Jakarta Indonesia, Yeni Budi Rachman, Hana Mutiarani, Kevin Berlianto Imaman, Margareta Aulia Rachman, Tamara Adriani Salim

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The purpose of this research is to identify the information needs of fisherman in Kaliadem, Muara Angke, Indonesia and their source of information. The paper use quantitative approach by distributing the questionnaire to collect the data. Since some of the fishermen were illiterate, researchers then assisted the fishermen to fill the questionnaire by reading out the without influencing the responses. The questionnaire is provided and told in Indonesian language (bahasa Indonesia). The research setting is Kaliadem fishing village, located in the province of Jakarta. The questionnaires were distributed to 63 males members of the small scale traditional fishermen …

Leveraging Course Material Affordability Options And Library-Subscribed Materials For Classroom Success, Keri Baker, Andy Shaffer, Steaven Nieratka

Staff Presentations, Proceedings, Lectures, and Symposia

On average 60% of students try to delay or avoid purchasing course materials due to underusage and material costs. Often faculty and administrators try their best to drive student success and affordability through numerous tools and resources available here at NSU. Through the latest trends and opportunities in course materials, and a partnership with the NSU Bookstore and NSU Libraries, ways to drive down cost in materials is a real opportunity. This presentation will discuss the partnership with the NSU Bookstore and NSU libraries to help drive student success, explore opportunities that faculty have to create Open Electronic Resources (OER) …

Library Services Newsletter, Leonard H. Axe Library

Library Services Newsletter

PSU Library Services Newsletter features news and events happening at the Leonard H. Axe Library and KTC Library for Spring 2019.

Ic 020 Guide To Methodist Hospital Records, 1925-1996, Methodist Hospital (Houston, Tx)

Institutional Finding Aids

The Methodist Hospital records contains materials from the Methodist Hospital and the Bluebird Circle covering the years from the 1940s into the 1990s. The materials are generally in good condition. Materials include newsletters, news clippings, minutes, press releases, article drafts, scrapbooks, general historical information, photographs, sound recordings, and brochures. The Methodist Hospital History Project is included in this collection but was donated complete and has its own inventory. See more at IC 020.

Circulation Analysis Of Newly Acquired Print Materials In A University Library, Darin Jan Tindowen, Czarina Pauleen R. Biltran, Christian Paul Umayam, Leah P. Azardon

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Circulation is the process of loaning and returning of library materials. This study intends to determine the circulation trends of newly acquired print materials in the a university library in Northern Philippines Libraries. The data gathered from the Follett Destiny Library System of the University Libraries to determine the circulation trends of materials which purchased on the year 2014-2017. The total number of purchased title is 3002.Based on the result, the materials from General Interest/ Fiction/Graphic novels has the highest books circulated. It also showed that the USL Libraries purchased expensive books but not frequently used by the users and …

Content Evaluation Of Jawaharlal Nehru University And Banaras Hindu University Library Websites In India, Santosh Kumar Bharati Mr., Madhusudhan Margam Dr.

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The study evaluates the content of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) and Banaras Hindu University (BHU) library websites using qualitative (11 checkpoints) and quantitative (170 checkpoints) evaluation. The qualitative parts covered 11 features which belong to the homepages of the websites, which helps as recording devices of the descriptive information, moreover, quantitative part of the checklists covered 170 dichotomous question affiliated to the different aspect of the features such as; multimedia, general information, services, resources, my library features, web2.0/library2.0 features, currency accuracy and relevance, organization and structure features, links and maintenance features, user-interface features, search features and informative feedback and support …

Histology For Cytotechnologists Ii Mls 568, Joanna Burkhardt

Library Impact Statements

No abstract provided.

Topics In Sociology: Social Movements And Change Soc 300, Karen Morse

Library Impact Statements

No abstract provided.

Field Entomology And Taxonomy Bio/Nrs/Ent 350, Michael Cerbo

Library Impact Statements

No abstract provided.