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News - Gwinnett County Public Library, Clifford Ibarrondo

Georgia Library Quarterly

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News - Kennesaw State University, Rita J. Spisak

Georgia Library Quarterly

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Book Review - A Boy From Georgia: Coming Of Age In The Segregated South, Thomas Waters

Georgia Library Quarterly

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Book Review - Sleeping Above Chaos: A Black Mountain Novel, Jon Hansen

Georgia Library Quarterly

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Downsizing Three Special Collections, Theresa Norton, Michael Safratowich

Librarian Publications

Objective: When the University of North Dakota’s Health Sciences Library moved to its new location in 2016 it transformed itself into an entirely digital library with a few exceptions. Due to shelving limitations, the library could retain only about one third of the volumes and historical medical artifacts in its special collections. Staff members were tasked with selecting the most appropriate items and moving them to their new location while complying with UND’s disposal policies for discarded and gifted materials.

Methods: Staff members reviewed titles for relevance, prominence in their field, authorship, associations with the university, region, and state of …

Impact Of A Less Restrictive Circulation Policy In An Elementary Library, Kristen Reinhardt Downes, Karla Steege Krueger, Joan Bessman Taylor

Curriculum & Instruction Faculty Publications

School communities and educational standards clearly recognize that reading is a foundational skill for all learners. In light of this, the American Association of School Librarians (AASL, 2010) notes the critical position of teacher librarians to partner with other educators to promote literacy and provide opportunities for library use. Specifically, school libraries are charged with providing “open, non-restricted access to a varied high quality collection of reading materials in multiple formats that refl ect academic needs and personal interests” (para. 6). AASL (2011) supports open access through fl exible scheduling in the library to give students access to materials throughout …

Caroliniana Columns - Fall 2017, University Libraries--University Of South Carolina

University South Caroliniana Society Newsletter - Columns

Contents:

Boyd Saunders Presents Collection of Professional and Personal Materials to the South Caroliniana Library..... p.1

Letter from the Dean of Libraries..... p.2

Report from the Director..... p.2

Letter from the President..... p.3

New Faces: Nicholas Doyle..... p.3

Manuscripts Staff Update..... p.4

South Caroliniana User Services: Where the Magic Happens..... p.5

Return of the Wanderer..... p.6

Andrea L'Hommedieu Wins Oral History Association Award..... p.12

Solar Eclipses Then and Now..... p.13

In Memoriam: John Henry Hammond Moore..... p.27

In Memoriam: Sarah Graydon McCrory..... p.36

In Memoriam: Hendrick Booraem V..... p.42

Sean Gallagher: Research Fellowship in South Carolina History..... p.43

Jaclyn Carver: …

Strategic Open Data Preservation: Roles And Opportunities For Broader Engagement By Librarians And The Public, Laurie Allen, Claire Stewart, Stephanie Wright

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries: Faculty Publications

The June 2017 ACRL/SPARC Forum at the ALA Annual Conference focused on recent efforts to build cooperative programs to ensure persistent access to open data, including science data provided by the U.S. federal government. Data Rescue events, inaugurated at the University of Pennsylvania, catalyzed librarians, scientists, technologists, and other open data advocates to build a broad and resilient coalition to ensure against future data loss. Here, the three speakers from the forum reflect upon their own experiences with Data Rescue events and how they view opportunities for collective action going forward.

Advertisement - Georgia International Conference On Information Literacy, Gla Glq

Georgia Library Quarterly

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Georgia Library Association - New Members Round Table, Kathryn Greer

Georgia Library Quarterly

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News - Digital Library Of Georgia, Mandy L. Mastrovita

Georgia Library Quarterly

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The Joint Archives Quarterly, Volume 27.03: Fall 2017, Natalie Fulk, Geoffrey D. Reynolds, Wallace K. Ewing, Eva Dean Folkert

The Joint Archives Quarterly

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University Libraries - Fall 2017, University Libraries--University Of South Carolina

University Libraries Minizine

University Libraries is a magazine published biannually by the University of South Carolina Libraries.

Contents:

Collections In the K-12 Classroom... p.4

The Evolution of I.T... p.6

New Grants... p.9

U.S. Marine Corps Film Archive... p.10

Step by Step... p.11

Weird Science... p.16

Rod Library: Notes For The Stalled, V10n3, October 2017, University Of Northern Iowa. Rod Library.

Rod Library newsletter: Notes for the Stalled

Contents:

--Open Access Week
--Welcome Theresa
--International Games Week
--Librarians on the Loose
--Upcoming Events

Georgia Library Spotlight - Augusta University Libraries, Barbara J. Mann

Georgia Library Quarterly

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The Forgotten Library Standard: Sacscoc Comprehensive Standard 3.3.1.3, Charles L. Brown, Cara S. Marco

Georgia Library Quarterly

Academic libraries have a mission that is intimately connected to the mission of the college or university, and institutional effectiveness is the means by which they measure their success at achieving that mission. Institutional effectiveness is also an essential part of maintaining a university’s regional accreditation and access to Title IV funds. In the Southern region of the United States, the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on College (SACSCOC) maintains regional accreditation for higher education institutions, and SACSCOC Comprehensive Standard (CS) 3.3.1 specifically addresses institutional effectiveness. To comply with the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on …

Georgia Library Association - 2018 Gla Election Results, Elizabeth Mckinney

Georgia Library Quarterly

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Undergraduate Research Needs: Faculty-Librarian Collaboration To Improve Information Literacy In Policy Papers, Michelle C. Pautz, Heidi Gauder

Political Science Faculty Publications

To improve the quality of semester-long policy projects of upper-division political science students, a faculty member and research librarian collaborated to reframe the assignment in hopes of improving students’ research skills and information literacy, revising the traditional one-way model of faculty sending students to the library to get information. The outcomes over the course of two semesters have been promising. Citations in two sets of student papers showed a remarkable increase in the number and quality of sources used. This suggests that when faculty work with librarians throughout the semester, such collaboration can improve students’ information literacy and thus their …

Library Newsletter Volume 13, Issue 2, Sacred Heart University Library

Library Newsletters

Highlights include: What does the library have to do with a student’s success? by Gavin Ferriby --Consider using Artstor and its over two million images --Focus on Digital Commons: SHU University Publications --Large book donation from the Smith Richardson Foundation --Library Resource Center in the new Center for Healthcare Education --Zotero --Full Text Finder --The new QuickSearch -- Blackboard tool: SHU Library Resource Builder -- Blackboard LibGuides tool: Embed research guides and database lists in any course shell --Trivia contests, football, and mini golf --Books read by Library staff --Book club --Library video tutorial project and Mark Denny --Guest speaker …

Improving Student Assessments Of Elections: The Use Of Information Literacy And A Course-Embedded Librarian, Todd J. Wiebe, Paula Booke

Faculty Publications

The study of U.S. elections as a part of introductory political science courses has become an increasingly difficult endeavour as students encounter the ever-changing landscape of electoral politics. Instructors seeking to equip students with the skills needed to navigate this complex terrain may look for partnerships with library faculty and staff as a means of bridging the research gap faced by students in these courses. This article examines the efficacy of a course-embedded librarian and information literacy training as a means of increasing student research confidence and competence. The findings of our quasi-experiment suggest that students participating in a course …

Who Gets To Graduate? How College Administrators Can Use Census Data In The Recruitment Of Students, Darren L. Sweeper

University Libraries Scholarship and Creative Works

The purpose of this poster is to demonstrate the ways that current and historical data from the Educational Attainment in the United States: 2015 report may be used to project trends in demographics and social characteristics of adults to focus recruitment efforts on students who are more likely to graduate.

Law Library Blog (October 2017): Legal Beagle's Blog Archive, Roger Williams University School Of Law

Law Library Newsletters/Blog

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Evaluating Reliability In Resources [Library], Christopher Mchale

Open Educational Resources

This assignment was developed for students in CJF 101 Criminal Justice who attend a 1-hour library session. This session is aligned with the Integrative and Global Learning core competencies.

This session seeks to introduce students to critical evaluation as the important skill that involves questioning different elements of an information resource to determine its authority on the topic it addresses. Students will practice this process by engaging in a discussion about the reliability of a specific resource. They will be encouraged to contribute to an in depth evaluation of a resource as a group.

This session will give students the …

Exploring Careers And Industry Problems [Library], Galina Letnikova

Open Educational Resources

This assignment was developed for students in ECF 090- Engineering and Computer Science who attend a 1-hour library session. This session will give students the chance to develop integrative learning skills by connecting their prospective field with academic research.

LaGuardia’s Core Competencies and Communication Abilities

Main Course Learning Objectives:

• Students will be introduced to the concept of library academic resources
• Students will learn the strengths and weaknesses of different forms of information

Cultural Competency In Health Sciences [Library], Silvia L. Lin Hanick

Open Educational Resources

This assignment was developed for students in HSF 090- Health Sciences who attend a 1-hour library session. The focus of this session and assignment is “research as inquiry.”

Research is iterative and depends upon asking increasingly complex or new questions whose answers in turn develop additional questions or lines of inquiry in any field. Students will practice this iterative process by experimenting with the trial and error necessary in the research process as they repeat and refine their searches. They will be encouraged to explore the way cultural competence changes depending on their field or topic focus.

This session will …

Profiling The Global Impact Of A Company [Library], Steven Ovadia

Open Educational Resources

This assignment, as part of a 1-hour library session, was developed for students in BTF 101- Business. The Inquiry and Problem, Integrative Learning, and Global Learning core competencies inform the content of the session. Searching for information is often nonlinear and iterative, requiring the evaluation of a range of information sources and the mental flexibility to pursue alternate avenues as new understanding develops. Business research frequently relies on using often-expensive information products to gain or protect some sort of market advantage or position. This lesson will introduce students to the idea that information is a valuable and essential tool for …

Concept Mapping For Focused Paper Topics [Library], Ian Mcdermott

Open Educational Resources

This assignment was developed for students in SYF 101 Psychology who attend a 1-hour library session. This session is aligned with the Inquiry and Problem Solving core competency in terms of exposing students to “Searching as Strategic Exploration” and the Integrative Learning core competency in terms of analyzing “Scholarship as a Conversation.”

In the first of two parts, this session will focus on building subject knowledge and finding background information in encyclopedias. Students will learn how encyclopedias can offer different perspectives on the same topic; they will also create an APA citation for an encyclopedia entry. In order to gain …

Library Science Strategies For Liberal Arts: Math And Science [Library], Christopher Mchale

Open Educational Resources

This assignment was developed for students in LMF 101- Math and Science who attend a 1-hour library session. This session is aligned with the Inquiry and Problem Solving and Integrative core competencies in terms of exposing students to “Searching as Strategic Exploration.”

Strategy and exploration are the keys to effective research. Students often mistake academic research as similar to “Googling.” This session will stress the importance of mastering the research process in an academic context. It will encourage students to become familiar with the diverse tools and resources provided by the library.

This session will give students a quick outline …

Library Science Strategies For Natural Sciences [Library], Christopher Mchale

Open Educational Resources

This assignment was developed for students in NSF 100 Natural Sciences who attend a 1-hour library session. This session is aligned with the Inquiry and Problem Solving and Integrative core competencies in terms of exposing students to “Searching as Strategic Exploration.”

Strategy and exploration are the keys to effective research. Students often mistake academic research as similar to “Googling.” This session will stress the importance of mastering the research process in an academic context. It will encourage students to become familiar with the diverse tools and resources provided by the library.

This session will give students a quick outline of …

The Value Of Libraries And Identifying Information Needs [Library], Silvia L. Lin Hanick

Open Educational Resources

This assignment was developed for students in LIF 101 – Liberal Arts, Social Sciences, and Humanities who attend a 1-hour library session. The focus of this session and assignment is “information.”

Information possesses several dimensions of value, including as a commodity, as a means of education, as a means to influence, and as a means of negotiating and understanding the world. This session will help students engage with these values, positioning the library as a welcoming and accessible space, librarians as guides and translators of modern information landscapes, and library resources as a way to participate in disciplinary conversations and …