Flying Off The Shelf: E-Books Go Mobile, 2013 CUNY Lehman College
Flying Off The Shelf: E-Books Go Mobile, Madeline Cohen, Stefanie Havelka, Jennifer Poggiali, Kate Lyons, Elisabeth Tappeiner
Publications and Research
On May 3, 2013, the two Hostos librarians teamed up with two librarians of Lehman College’s Leonard Lief Library at the Bronx EdTech Showcase to address the challenges and joys of e-books. Their hour-long presentation, focused on trends in ebooks, technical issues such as DRM and formats, CUNY’s eBook collections, and the challenges of informing students and faculty about e-books.
Schaub, Gayle, Enriching Library Service To International Students: Current Practices And Perceived Needs, 2013 Grand Valley State University
Schaub, Gayle, Enriching Library Service To International Students: Current Practices And Perceived Needs, Gayle Schaub
Presentations
Current practices for library outreach to international students includes an orientation at the beginning of each semester, individual consultations with librarians (initiated by the student), and University Libraries representation on a newly-formed globalization task force. The results of this study are intended to better inform the task force, and guide the formation of new materials and practices specifically tailored for the needs of international and L2 library users.
Addressing Information Management Competency Attainment Through Consultations: An Effective And Sustainable Strategy?, 2013 New York Medical College
Addressing Information Management Competency Attainment Through Consultations: An Effective And Sustainable Strategy?, Marie T. Ascher, Penny Liberatos
NYMC Faculty Posters
Objectives: To study the application of local information management competencies in the context of a research methods class in the university's behavioral sciences program. We sought to measure competencies, address them through targeted individualized consultative instructional sessions, and evaluate improvement of skills as well as the sustainability of this level of concentrated individualized service.
Improving Student Research: The Embedded Librarian, 2013 South Dakota State University
Improving Student Research: The Embedded Librarian, Melissa Clark, Linda Kott, Chris Schafer
Library Conference Presentations and Posters
How can we develop critical thinking and solid research skills in students who prefer to Google, copy, and paste? Academic quality in higher education can benefit/profit greatly from the embedded librarian approach to information literacy instruction, and this presentation will explore the possibilities. Not all instances of embedded librarianship are created equally, and this presentation explains several different models, in addition to discussing how collaborative relationships between departments and librarians may improve student research. Experience with embedded librarianship in a beginning speech communication course is explored.
New Adventures In Screencasting, 2013 College of Wooster
New Adventures In Screencasting, Stephen X. Flynn
Stephen X Flynn
No abstract provided.
Himmelfarb Library Liaison Letter - May 2013, 2013 Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library, The George Washington University
Himmelfarb Library Liaison Letter - May 2013, George Washington University, Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library
Himmelfarb Library Liaison Letters
No abstract provided.
Increasing Our Reach While Preserving Quality: Creating And Using Information Literacy Assessments And Rubrics For Non-Librarians, 2013 Liberty University
Increasing Our Reach While Preserving Quality: Creating And Using Information Literacy Assessments And Rubrics For Non-Librarians, Angela Rice, Rory Patterson, Jeremy Roden
Faculty Publications and Presentations
No abstract provided.
Teaching Threshold Concepts: Practical Plans For Meaningful Instruction In Information Literacy, 2013 Grand Valley State University
Teaching Threshold Concepts: Practical Plans For Meaningful Instruction In Information Literacy, Gayle Schaub, Hazel Mcclure, Patricia Bravender
Patricia Bravender
With the unique constraints that instruction librarians face in the classroom, we often rely on point-and-click instruction sessions that do not always communicate essential information literacy concepts. This program identifies key threshold and core concepts and correlates them with ACRL information literacy standards. The presenters highlight lesson plans that promote critical thinking and engaged learning and offer an opportunity for participants to collaborate in the creation of a standard-aligned lesson plan.
Schaub, Gayle, Enriching Library Service To International Students: Current Practices And Perceived Needs, 2013 Grand Valley State University
Schaub, Gayle, Enriching Library Service To International Students: Current Practices And Perceived Needs, Gayle Schaub
Gayle Schaub
Librarians On Youtube: Library Instruction Videos: Ocula Conference, 2013 UWO
Librarians On Youtube: Library Instruction Videos: Ocula Conference, Nazi Torabi, Dan Sich, Jamie Goodfellow
Nazi Torabi
No abstract provided.
Re-Imagining Information Evaluation: Using Social Constructivist Theory To Create An Information Evaluation Method That "Sticks", 2013 University of Tennessee - Knoxville
Re-Imagining Information Evaluation: Using Social Constructivist Theory To Create An Information Evaluation Method That "Sticks", Rachel Radom, Rachel Gammons
Rachel Radom
Struggling with introducing information evaluation methods that “stick” with students after a library instruction session? Learn about a new method that, according to follow-up survey results, students recall weeks after the session and apply when completing their research assignments. Findings of the survey, which include that English composition instructors find the method valuable and are beginning to use it in their own teaching, will be presented.
Anthropology Research Project: Through The Portal To The World Exciting Research, 2013 Stephen F. Austin State University
Anthropology Research Project: Through The Portal To The World Exciting Research, Melanie Johnson
Undergraduate Research Conference
The idea of creating a webpage as a resource for anthropology developed over several years as anthropology professors saw their students struggling to do research. The need for another resource was clear. As an anthropology student, I went through the same classes and struggled in the same areas as other students.
Data Mining The Harness Track And Predicting Outcomes, 2013 California State University, San Bernardino
Data Mining The Harness Track And Predicting Outcomes, Robert P. Schumaker
Journal of International Technology and Information Management
This paper presented the S&C Racing system that uses Support Vector Regression (SVR) to predict harness race finishes and analyzed it on fifteen months of data from Northfield Park. We found that our system outperforms the most common betting strategies of wagering on the favorites and the mathematical arbitrage Dr. Z system in five of the seven wager types tested. This work would suggest that an informational inequality exists within the harness racing market that is not apparent to domain experts.
Community Engagement: Computer Skills For The Homeless, 2013 University of Louisville
Community Engagement: Computer Skills For The Homeless, Fannie Cox
Faculty Scholarship
What does it mean to provide information literacy skills? The number of homeless people is growing regardless of their socio-economic status, age, gender, race, religion, or ethnicity. An Outreach Librarian from a university developed a community partnership to teach computer skills to residents of a homeless shelter. This paper presents the benefits, impacts, and outcomes of these classes for both the residents and librarians.
Ipedagogy For Adults, 2013 DePaul University
Ipedagogy For Adults, Jessica Alverson, Susan Shultz
Staff Publications - University Libraries
No abstract provided.
Ipedagogy For Adults, 2013 DePaul University
Ipedagogy For Adults, Jessica Alverson, Susan Shultz
Jessica Alverson
No abstract provided.
Serving Those Who Serve: Outreach And Instruction For Student Cadets And Veterans, 2013 University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Serving Those Who Serve: Outreach And Instruction For Student Cadets And Veterans, Nancy E. Fawley, Nikki Kyrsak
Library Faculty Publications
Student cadets and veterans new to college have unique academic needs, and the abrupt switch from civilian to Corps life for new students at a military university can be challenging. Likewise, transitioning from military life to civilian life as a veteran student can be overwhelming. The libraries at Norwich University and The University of Alabama are supporting programs to assist new students in the transition from civilian to Corps life and from military to civilian life, respectively. While these students are at different stages of their military careers, cadets and veterans have common attributes that inform library support and instruction, …
Information Outlook, March/April 2013, 2013 San Jose State University
Information Outlook, March/April 2013, Special Libraries Association
Information Outlook, 2013
Volume 17, Issue 2
Crafting Assessment Questions: Creating The Tools To Assess Information Literacy Objectives For Art And Design: A Workshop, 2013 San Jose State University
Crafting Assessment Questions: Creating The Tools To Assess Information Literacy Objectives For Art And Design: A Workshop, Rebecca Feind, Kathy Clarke
Faculty and Staff Publications
Now that information literacy standards for higher education have been created and are commonly incorporated within university curricula, assessing student mastery of the objectives is the next step in creating a measurable information literacy program. In addition to responding to institutional needs for data on student learning, assessment data is a valuable resource for updating instruction programs based on student knowledge and performance. While many librarians have vast amounts of anecdotal knowledge about what students know, being able to gather hard data on what students learn from online and in-person instruction can quantify the strengths and needs of your instruction …
Himmelfarb Library Liaison Letter - April 2013, 2013 Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library, The George Washington University
Himmelfarb Library Liaison Letter - April 2013, George Washington University, Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library
Himmelfarb Library Liaison Letters
No abstract provided.