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National Alzheimer’S & Brain Awareness Month, Alice Sherwood

TMC Library Newsletter (2015-)

June is Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month, a time to raise awareness about Alzheimer’s disease and other dementia-related conditions. According to The Alzheimer’s Association, more than 7 million Americans are currently living with Alzheimer’s or another form of dementia, marking a significant milestone in the nation's public health.

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Oh Say Can You Oclc? Locating And Disseminating Government Information In A Post Marcive World, Michelle E. Colquitt

Publications

No abstract provided.

Library Holiday Hours, Beatriz Varman

TMC Library Newsletter (2015-)

he TMC Library will be closed Friday, July 4 in observance of Independence Day. Regular hours resume Saturday, July 5.

Mini-Digitization Project, Kelsey Koym

TMC Library Newsletter (2015-)

Although called a “mini-digitization,” the recent project to scan six photographs from the IC 086 Hermann Hospital Archive Records is part of a larger effort. With help from a UTHealth community member, the McGovern Historical Center now has digital files and a detailed inventory for about 185 blueprints of the Hermann Professional Building. To see the rest of the photographs, visit the McGovern's portal on AToM.

Refworks Access Ends July 29, 2025, Joanne Romano

TMC Library Newsletter (2015-)

The TMC Library ended our subscription to RefWorks to focus on open products for students, faculty, and staff. Learning and using an open citation manager like Zotero or Mendeley is a good lifelong learning goal which will support future research projects. Get started and learn more about Zotero and Mendeley.

Users who want to switch to an individual RefWorks account should contact RefWorks.

Selected Artificial Intelligence Provisions In U.S. Fiscal Year 2025 National Defense Authorization Act, Bert Chapman

Libraries Faculty and Staff Presentations

The 2025 Fiscal Year National Defense Authorization Act contains multiple provisions relating to artificial intelligence (AI). These congressionally mandated provisions direct various sections of the Department of Defense (DOD) and individual U.S. armed service branches to execute congressional intent for AI policymaking. Examples of such intent include identifying and planning DOD's AI workforce, demonstrating AI biotechnology applications for national security, improving the human usability of AI systems, and establishing an AI security center. This presentation will note that reports on these initiatives must be prepared for relevant congressional oversight committees, and, in many cases, are in many cases, publicly released …

Instructional Strategies In Virtual Reference Services To Support User Learning In Indonesian Universities, Nove Eka Variant Anna

Student Works (2020-2029)

This study aims to investigate the instructional strategies used in Virtual Reference Services (VRS) to support users' learning in Indonesian universities. The focus of the study is to explore the librarians' understanding of their roles as instructors in virtual reference service and the practices of instructional strategies used in VRS. Finally, the study identifies the opportunities and improvements in instruction strategies to generate the initiatives to advance the instructional strategies in VRS.  The theoretical lens that is used in this research is Just-in-Time Learning (JITL), which consists of four characteristics: flexible, uses real-world cases, provides learning materials, and is customised …

Faculty Spotlight With Prof. Ferretti: Q&A On Critical Librarianship, Pearl Kim

School of Information Student Research Journal

In an interview with the Student Research Journal (SRJ), Prof. Jennifer Ferretti discusses the principles and impact of critical librarianship—an approach grounded in critical theory that interrogates power and inequity within libraries and archives. Drawing on her experience as a practitioner, educator, and student, she reflects on the role of critical theory in shaping library pedagogy, professional ethics, and institutional practices. Prof. Ferretti, an artist and information professional, formerly taught a course called “Building a Critical Culture: Information Ethics, Diverse Communities, and Critical Librarianship” at San Jose State University’s iSchool. She is currently the Documentation and Archives Director at the …

And The Test Of Resilience Continues, Pearl Kim

School of Information Student Research Journal

No abstract provided.

Recent U.S. Government Policy Literature On Critical And Strategic Minerals, Bert Chapman

Libraries Faculty and Staff Scholarship and Research

Critical and strategic minerals have become increasingly important in U.S. government civilian and military policymaking in recent years. This is demonstrated by the heavy use of such minerals in many critical civilian and military infrastructures. This work will discuss how this subject has been addressed in laws, presidential documents, and works by government agencies along with congressional oversight committees and support agencies. It will stress how the United States is heavily dependent on strategic minerals from adversarial foreign countries such as China and will examine U.S. efforts to increase its ability to produce such materials in the United States by …

Analysis Of Collaborative Governance Of The Nation's Collective Memory Archive Registration Program, Yuanita Utami, Udaya Madjid

Jurnal Ilmu Informasi, Perpustakaan, dan Kearsipan

Archive Registration as Collective Memory of the Nation is one of the efforts to preserve the documentary heritage of the Indonesian nation. In its implementation, the National Archives of the Republic of Indonesia involves non-governmental institutions, namely state universities and history and culture activists in the nomination, and also involves community organizations, political organizations, and companies in mobilizing participation. This collaborative governance has an impact on the implementation of the Archive Registration as Collective Memory of the Nation program. The research question is how is the implementation of Collaborative Governance in the program and what factors hinder its implementation. The …

Pengaruh Literasi Digital Dan Persepsi Risiko Orang Tua Terhadap Praktik Sharenting Di Media Sosial, Rusyda Hijriyati Hasanah, Elva Rahmah

Jurnal Ilmu Informasi, Perpustakaan, dan Kearsipan

Sharenting is a term that refers to the behavior of parents who routinely share their children's activities in visual form (photos or videos) through various social media platforms. This study aims to explore the influence of parents' digital literacy skills and risk perception on sharenting activities on social media. This study adopted a quantitative method using survey technique as the data collection instrument. By applying the snowball sampling method, 70 participants were involved in filling out the questionnaire. Data analysis was conducted by utilizing IBM SPSS Statistic software version 26.. The results of this study yielded several important findings: (1) …

Bibliography For "Japanese Language Display", Arianna Tillman, Isabella Piechota, Annikah Carpio

Library Displays and Bibliographies

A bibliography created to support a display about the Japanese language in May 2025 at the Leatherby Libraries at Chapman University.

Bibliography For "Vacation Reads Display: Exploring Places To Travel And Hobbies To Take Up This Summer", Isabella Piechota, Arianna Tillman, Annikah Carpio

Library Displays and Bibliographies

A bibliography created to support a display about vacation reads, travel, and hobbies in summer 2025 at the Leatherby Libraries at Chapman University.

Library Holiday Hours, Beatriz Varman

TMC Library Newsletter (2015-)

The TMC Library will be closed Monday, May 26 in observance of Memorial Day. Regular hours resume Tuesday, May 27.

National Nurses Day, Alice Sherwood

TMC Library Newsletter (2015-)

In honor of this week, we’re excited to highlight one of the newest collections in the Dissertations, Theses & Projects section of Digital Commons@TMC: scholarly work from UTHealth’s Cizik School of Nursing Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Program. Since launching on September 1st, over 60 student abstracts, many accompanied by project posters, have been submitted. These works have already received more than 1,000 downloads a testament to their impact and reach.

Bibliography For "Mindfulness Reference Display", Isabella Piechota, Arianna Tillman, Annikah Carpio

Library Displays and Bibliographies

A bibliography created to support a display about mindfulness in May 2025 at the Leatherby Libraries at Chapman University.

Strategi Efektif Dalam Kegiatan Penyusutan Dan Pemeliharaan Arsip Di Lembaga Kearsipan Upi, Syifa Diani Fadilah, Hana Silvana, Lutfi Khoerunnisa

Jurnal Ilmu Informasi, Perpustakaan, dan Kearsipan

Archives have a very important role, so an institution must have good archive management starting from archive creation to archive shrinkage. This article discusses effective efforts or strategies in archive shrinkage and archive maintenance activities at the Archival Institute of Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia (UPI). The purpose of this research is to find out the strategies or methods carried out by the institution in the depreciation and maintenance of archives. The research method in this article uses a qualitative approach and descriptive analysis of literature review, and data collection techniques are obtained through observation, interviews, and literature study. Interviews were conducted …

Perilaku Pencarian Informasi Stray Kids (K-Pop) Oleh Kelompok Penggemar Melalui Twitter, Hanifah Basirah Azizah Fahimah

Jurnal Ilmu Informasi, Perpustakaan, dan Kearsipan

K-pop is a type of music that is popular with the public, especially teenagers. One of the popular K-pop music groups is Stray Kids. Stray Kids has a lot of fans, which is around 4.5 million seen from Stray Kids followers on social media. Based on this, this research was conducted to analyze how fans search for the latest Stray Kids information through Twitter social media using the Wilson theory method which consists of context of information needed, activating, intervening variables, activating mechanism and information seeking behavior. Based on the research conducted, the results were found in the form …

Kerja Sama Perpustakaan Intrakampus Institut Teknologi Bandung Pada Layanan Multikampus Melalui Fulfill Request, Ikhsan Sirojul Wahhaj, Ersha Aisyah Putri, Prijana Prijana, Tine Silvana Rachmawati

Jurnal Ilmu Informasi, Perpustakaan, dan Kearsipan

Library services to meet the needs of users are a top priority for all libraries. The services provided have various forms, one of which is multicampus or interlibrary loan services. This research aims to find out and analyze how the multicampus service of the Bandung Institute of Technology Library meets the needs of users through fulfill requests by using the concept of implementing the Interlibrary Loan form of cooperation. This research uses a qualitative approach with an in-depth interview observation method. Interviews were conducted with 2 informants, each manager of the Bandung Institute of Technology Ganesha Campus Library and the …