Legal Research Using Technological Tools: Librarians' View, 2015 Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, Cleveland State University
Legal Research Using Technological Tools: Librarians' View, Lauren M. Collins, Susan Silver, Whitney Curtis
Law Faculty Contributions to Books
The technology revolution has impacted every aspect of our daily lives. It is hard to imagine a world without smartphones and the Internet. Where and how we access information has changed dramatically over the last decade. Gone are the days of traveling to the library check out books and read printed journal articles. No longer simply storehouses of print information, libraries but now serve as starting points for searching online information that can be be accessed anywhere, any time and on any device. Library research that used to take hours or days can now be done in minutes. Online materials …
Developing A Health Sciences Information Literacy Assessment For Undergraduates., 2015 James Madison University
Developing A Health Sciences Information Literacy Assessment For Undergraduates., Carolyn Schubert, Stephanie Baller, Katherine Ott Walter, Lara Sapp, Jessica Jacovidis, Mandalyn Swanson
Libraries
This poster describes the development and pilot of a tailored information literacy assessment tool for undergraduate allied health students. Tool development included collaboration between assessment experts, Health Science faculty, and Health Science librarians. The poster includes results from the tool deployment and next steps in applying results back into revised curriculum.
Social Media Best Practices In Academic Libraries 2015, 2015 Virginia Commonwealth University
Social Media Best Practices In Academic Libraries 2015, Sue Robinson, Bettina Peacemaker, Emily Hurst
VCU Libraries Faculty and Staff Data
While academic libraries worldwide have embraced social media as tools to inform and connect with users, behaviors and expectations are evolving and platforms are growing. In order to understand current trends and use of social media in libraries, VCU Libraries created and conducted an online survey using SurveyMonkey. Our approach was informed by the study of social media and public relations practice conducted by Wright and Hinson (Wright, Donald K. and Michelle Drifka Hinson. 2015. “Examining Social and Emerging Media Use in Public Relations Practice: A Ten-Year Longitudinal Analysis.” Public Relations Journal 9).
The VCU Libraries survey consisted of 21 …
Information For Inspiration: Understanding Information-Seeking Behaviour And Library Usage Of Students At The Hong Kong Design Institute, 2015 University of Tsukuba
Information For Inspiration: Understanding Information-Seeking Behaviour And Library Usage Of Students At The Hong Kong Design Institute, Patrick Lo, Wilson Chu
Staff Publications
The process of information- and inspiration-seeking behaviour amongst artists and designers often involve direct observation, note-taking, collecting materials and image samples, recognising styles, analysing movements, patterns, textures, as well as experimenting with different materials and techniques. They also rely heavily on having access to a variety of visual resources, both physical and digital, during the process of inspiration-seeking. However, there have been few studies on how art and design students look for and use information in the digital age, especially in the context of the library. This paper reports on an empirical study of the inspiration-seeking process and other information-related …
Preserving A Legacy Of Literary Lives: Re-Connecting Patrons To One Of Our Most Dynamic Digital Collections, 2015 West Chester University of Pennsylvania
Preserving A Legacy Of Literary Lives: Re-Connecting Patrons To One Of Our Most Dynamic Digital Collections, Tara Wink, Jennifer O'Leary
University Libraries Faculty Publications
This poster describes a project at West Chester University to re-digitize the Philips Autograph Library Collection. Combining the efforts of the Special Collections, Cataloging, and Interlibrary Loan Departments, the goal is to improve and enhance access to this unique and valuable WCU treasure.
Do We Still Need Peer Review? An Argument For Change [Review], 2015 Trinity University
Do We Still Need Peer Review? An Argument For Change [Review], Michael J. Hughes
Library Faculty Research
How long has peer review been in crisis? At what point does crisis outlast emergency to become status quo? Attacks on the weaknesses of peer review appear with such regularity that they have migrated from scholarly journals to newspapers and magazines. Notwithstanding criticism—and bold experiments such as the experimental open peer review given online to Kathleen Fitzpatrick’s 2011 book Planned Obsolescence before its publication—the gears grind on, due in large part to the reward systems built around the mechanism of blind and anonymous review.
2015 Library-Wide Statistics (Detailed), 2015 Columbus State University
2015 Library-Wide Statistics (Detailed), Jacqueline Radebaugh
Library Statistics
This usage report contains the FY 2015 Detailed Library Statistics, which report the activities conducted by the Columbus State University Libraries from July 2014 - June 2015.
2015 Library-Wide Statistics (Summary), 2015 Columbus State University
2015 Library-Wide Statistics (Summary), Jacqueline Radebaugh
Library Statistics
This usage report contains the FY 2015 Summary Library Statistics, which report the activities conducted by the Columbus State University Libraries from July 2014 - June 2015.
2015 Electronic Resource Usage Statistics, 2015 Columbus State University
2015 Electronic Resource Usage Statistics, Jacqueline Radebaugh
Library Statistics
This usage report contains the FY 2015 Electronic Resource Statistics, which report the amount of items that were downloaded from Columbus State University's electronic resources from July 2014 - June 2015.
Show Me The Data: Analyzing Item Level Metrics From Contentdm Reports To Aid Digital Collection Assessment, 2015 Virginia Commonwealth University
Show Me The Data: Analyzing Item Level Metrics From Contentdm Reports To Aid Digital Collection Assessment, Lauren Work
VCU Libraries Faculty and Staff Presentations
Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries recently launched several initiatives to increase the accessibility and enable greater discovery of our digital collections. Like many other organizations, we are interested in creating a standardized assessment approach to determine how these initiatives may help grow the impact of our digital collections, as well as demonstrating their overall value and use.
CONTENTdm reports are part of that standardized assessment. This session will provide an overview of how we are using Excel to quickly import, identify, track and report trends derived from CONTENTdm reports at the item level. This working approach has been used for small …
West Virginia Libraries 2015 Vol.68 No.1&2, 2015 Marshall University
West Virginia Libraries 2015 Vol.68 No.1&2, Pamela Coyle
West Virginia Libraries Newsletter
No abstract provided.
Program Design: Volunteering In A Digital Literacy Program, 2015 Portland State University
Program Design: Volunteering In A Digital Literacy Program, Jill Castek, Gloria Jacobs, Kimberly D. Pendell, Drew Pizzolato, Stephen Reder, Elizabeth Withers
Research Briefs and Case Studies
The Volunteering in a Digital Literacy Program Brief describes findings that detail the personal reasons and programmatic qualities that engaged and motivated tutors bring to a tutor facilitated digital literacy acquisition program. The Research Briefs series highlight key findings about how underserved adults acquire digital literacy skills, and include quotes from participants and practitioners. The Briefs are designed to be accessible by practitioners, program administrators, and policy makers to inform and enhance digital literacy programs.
Program Design: Tutor-Facilitated Digital Literacy Acquisition, 2015 Portland State University
Program Design: Tutor-Facilitated Digital Literacy Acquisition, Jill Castek, Gloria Jacobs, Kimberly D. Pendell, Drew Pizzolato, Stephen Reder, Elizabeth Withers
Research Briefs and Case Studies
The Tutor Facilitated Digital Literacy Acquisition Brief highlights the importance of tutors in a digital literacy acquisition program and points to some specific ways tutors were able to support learners. The Research Briefs series highlight key findings about how underserved adults acquire digital literacy skills, and include quotes from participants and practitioners. The Briefs are designed to be accessible by practitioners, program administrators, and policy makers to inform and enhance digital literacy programs.
Language Learners: The Role Of Online Materials, 2015 Portland State University
Language Learners: The Role Of Online Materials, Jill Castek, Gloria Jacobs, Kimberly D. Pendell, Drew Pizzolato, Stephen Reder, Elizabeth Withers
Research Briefs and Case Studies
The Role of Online Materials Brief describes how English language learners interact with online learning materials and resources in a digital literacy acquisition program. The Research Briefs series highlight key findings about how underserved adults acquire digital literacy skills, and include quotes from participants and practitioners. The Briefs are designed to be accessible by practitioners, program administrators, and policy makers to inform and enhance digital literacy programs.
Language Learners: Tutors' Perspectives, 2015 Portland State University
Language Learners: Tutors' Perspectives, Jill Castek, Gloria Jacobs, Kimberly D. Pendell, Drew Pizzolato, Stephen Reder, Elizabeth Withers
Research Briefs and Case Studies
The Tutor Perspective Brief shares the insights of tutors who worked with English language learners in a digital literacy acquisition program, along with instructional supports they used to support learning. The Research Briefs series highlight key findings about how underserved adults acquire digital literacy skills, and include quotes from participants and practitioners. The Briefs are designed to be accessible by practitioners, program administrators, and policy makers to inform and enhance digital literacy programs.
Community Connections: Digital Literacy Acquisition Policy Brief, 2015 Portland State University
Community Connections: Digital Literacy Acquisition Policy Brief, Gloria Jacobs, Jill Castek, Drew Pizzolato, Kimberly D. Pendell, Elizabeth Withers, Stephen Reder
Research Briefs and Case Studies
This case study describes how the digital literacy acquisition program in a rural community was sustained through formal and informal connections across a variety of organizations and community institutions. The case study describes the setting, the details of how tutor facilitated, self paced learning was organized, and the various ways connections were made across organizations. Five types of connections are identified: formal top-level partnerships, local connections, library/workforce partnership, school/workforce connections, informal community connections, and lab coordinator/tutor/learner connections. Implications for these findings include how policy makers and other key stakeholders may benefit from recognizing and building on the ways people in …
Learners: Impact, 2015 Portland State University
Learners: Impact, Jill Castek, Gloria Jacobs, Kimberly D. Pendell, Drew Pizzolato, Stephen Reder, Elizabeth Withers
Research Briefs and Case Studies
The Impact Brief introduces findings that illustrate the tremendous positive impact that learning digital literacy can have on adult learners’ lives. The Research Briefs series highlight key findings about how underserved adults acquire digital literacy skills, and include quotes from participants and practitioners. The Briefs are designed to be accessible by practitioners, program administrators, and policy makers to inform and enhance digital literacy programs.
Learners: Learners Who Become Tutors, 2015 Portland State University
Learners: Learners Who Become Tutors, Jill Castek, Gloria Jacobs, Kimberly D. Pendell, Drew Pizzolato, Stephen Reder, Elizabeth Withers
Research Briefs and Case Studies
The Learners who Become Tutors Brief describes the experiences of learners who went on to become tutors in a digital literacy acquisition program. It details the reasons why these learners went on to volunteer and the unique connections they made with learners to support them. The Research Briefs series highlight key findings about how underserved adults acquire digital literacy skills, and include quotes from participants and practitioners. The Briefs are designed to be accessible by practitioners, program administrators, and policy makers to inform and enhance digital literacy programs.
Library News, Winter 2015, 2015 San Jose State University
Library News, Winter 2015, San Jose State University Library
Library News
No abstract provided.
Managing With Data: Using Acrlmetrics And Plametrics [Review Of The Book], 2015 San Jose State University
Managing With Data: Using Acrlmetrics And Plametrics [Review Of The Book], Ann Agee
Faculty and Staff Publications
A review of the book Managing with Data: Using ACRLMetrics and PLAmetrics, by Peter Hernon, Robert E. Dugan, and Joseph R. Matthews.