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Bartle Library Research Study, Samiha S. Kazi

Library Research Scholars Program Spring 2026

This study examines the factors that influence first-year students’ decisions to seek in-person research assistance at Bartle Library at Binghamton University. While libraries provide valuable academic support and resources, many students do not consistently use these services. Drawing on existing literature, this research explores how library design, service awareness, and emotional factors shape help-seeking behavior. Prior studies suggest that unclear layouts, low visibility of help desks, and limited understanding of librarian roles can discourage engagement. While other studies state that stigma and fear of judgment may further delay students from seeking help. However, existing research often overlooks how these factors …

Changes In The Dental & Oral Health Information Landscape, Alisun Dekock, Melissa Ernst, Jimmy Gonzalez Vicker, Kelly O'Brien

Individual Scholarship

As we navigate rapid changes to information access and utilization, dental and oral health care professionals are finding new ways to meet the needs of their users. Practitioners locating, evaluating, and applying research continues to encounter new obstacles, including significant changes to institutions that share health data and make recommendations. This poster discusses effective strategies dentistry librarians have used for information retrieval, method analysis, and patient education.

Background  

This poster provides an overview of how four dentistry librarians are responding to trends and changes in the dental and oral health information landscape at their various institutions and organizations.

Description   

Within …

Marketing The Library: Engaging Law Students With Dynamic Displays, Lisa A. Gooden, Ariel Newman

Faculty Works

Academic law libraries increasingly serve as dynamic, student-centered spaces that extend beyond traditional collections. This article explores practical and creative approaches to marketing library resources through engaging, low-cost displays and interactive experiences. Drawing on initiatives at the University of Missouri–Kansas City School of Law Library, the authors highlight strategies for introducing students to multiple formats of legal study aids, promoting faculty scholarship through institutional repositories, and fostering a welcoming library environment with interactive and frequently refreshed displays. Examples include multimodal displays that integrate print and digital resources, the use of QR codes and design tools to showcase faculty research, and …

Oerfsj Application Rubric, Oerfsj

OERFSJ Templates & Resources

Rubric to evaluate OERFSJ faculty applications.

Digital Scholarly Ecosystems: Challenges In Manuscript Preparation And Evaluation, Hrudayananda Padhan

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Scholarly communication in the digital era is becoming influenced by the problems of manuscript preparation, journal choice, and peer review in spite of the blistering technological progress and open-access publication development. Researchers frequently encounter difficulties with academic standards in writing, professional ethics of publication, engaging in the search of reliable journals, navigating complex editorial and peer review procedures, which are all the factors affecting the quality, credibility, and visibility of the research products. It follows a narrative literature review methodology to examine academic publications between 2015 and 2025, which will help to determine the main trends, organizational issues, and new …

Research "Junkification" Is Caused By Researchers, Not Journals, Simon Sebastian Groome, Jose C. Yong, Norman P. Li

Research Collection School of Social Sciences

Concerns about declining research quality have increasingly been framed as “junkification,” whereby academic output expands in volume while declining in epistemic value. A recent paper by Rhodes and Linnenluecke (2025) attributes this trend to changes in publishing, arguing that research quality erodes as journals and publishers become increasingly oriented toward output quantity and metrics, driven by monetization. In 2009, Nobel Laureate James Watson remarked that scientific publishing in the mid-twentieth century was both easier and of a higher standard than today (Web of Stories, 2017). If publishing is much easier of late, as Rhodes and Linnenelucke (R&L) argued, then how …

Resource Adoption Tracker, Oerfsj

OERFSJ Templates & Resources

Resource Adoption Tracker, developed by Abbey Elder and adopted by Sara Davis, Amanda Larson, and Julie Lang, provides template for OER creators to track adoption and adaption of OER content and licensing.

Oer Content And Assessment Map, Oerfsj

OERFSJ Templates & Resources

Year 2 spring deliverable for OERFSJ faculty requires the application of backwards design to map out the content and assessment of the course and OER.

Year 3 Annual Report, Oerfsj

OERFSJ Templates & Resources

Year 3 Annual Report for OERFSJ Faculty is focused on feedback from OER review process and plans for implementation into teaching and sustainability.

Detailed Task List, Oerfsj

OERFSJ Templates & Resources

Template for OERFSJ faculty deliverable tasks authors with planning their project timeline.

Teaching Plan Template, Oerfsj

OERFSJ Templates & Resources

Template for annual teaching plans of courses in which OER will be implemented.

Project Plan Year 2, Oerfsj

OERFSJ Templates & Resources

Template for OERFSJ year 2 project plan and faculty deliverable focuses primarily on scoping OER project for three-year time line.

Oer Evaluation And Gap Analysis Worksheet, Oerfsj

OERFSJ Templates & Resources

Template for faculty teams to evaluate existing OER for adoption and adaption.

Faculty Payment Distribution Template, Oerfsj

OERFSJ Templates & Resources

Template for distribution of faculty team payments within team by individual members and across lifecycle of the grant.

Application To Oerfsj, Oerfsj

OERFSJ Templates & Resources

Faculty team application to OERFSJ.

Faculty Memorandum Of Understanding, Sample, Oerfsj

OERFSJ Templates & Resources

The memorandum of understanding between faculty and OER for Social Justice administration were designed specifically for the federally-funded grant project and underwent full institutional approval including with the Office of Research, Grants, and Sponsored Programs, human resources, and risk management. Adopters should consult with their own institutional administration before using the form. Faculty participants completed the form every year of the grant.

Oer Instructional Designer Position, Oerfsj

OERFSJ Templates & Resources

The Open Educational Resources (OER) Instructional Designer coordinates with faculty members, librarians, and instructional technologists/designers from across four California colleges and universities to design, develop, and implement OER to improve the affordability, accessibility, and diversity of course materials for high-enrollment courses.

Call For Applications And Grant Overview, Oerfsj

OERFSJ Templates & Resources

Call for applications with overview of grant.

Oer Librarian/Project Coordinater Position Description, Oerfsj

OERFSJ Templates & Resources

This position description outlines the responsibilities, qualifications, and institutional role of an OER Librarian an Project Coordinator supporting faculty in the development, adaptation, and implementation of inclusive  open educational resources that are openly licensed and compliant with copyright right laws.

Growing Your Oer Program, Nataly Blas, Jonah Dees, Theresa Huff, Jessea Young, Karna Younger

Librarian Publications & Presentations

OER work can stall not because OER advocates lack commitment, but because they lack reusable tools that help connect advocacy, faculty storytelling, student engagement, and institutional support. This session gives a sneak peak of the Growing Your OER Program: A Marketing and Advocacy Toolkit, an openly licensed resource developed to help campuses sustainably expand the reach of open education with adaptable material. The interinstitutional team of librarians, an instructional designer, and student graphic designer will share how they are developing marketing tools, like posters and social media posts to shine a light on OER programs.