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A Study On Adaptive Governance Of "Open Competition Mechanism For Selecting Best Candidates" Projects From An Information Asymmetry Perspective, Xi Wu, Wei Zhang, Lei Li, Jie Chen, Xiuni Zhang

Journal of Scientific Information Research

[Purpose/significance] "Open Competition Mechanism for Selecting Best Candidates" is a new research management model proposed by China to break through key core technologies, which is of great significance for addressing "bottleneck" technical problems.[Methods/process] Based on information asymmetry theory, complexity science theory, and adaptive governance theory, this paper adopts theoretical interpretation, case study, and comparative analysis. It systematically diagnoses information asymmetry issues in the project management of this mechanism; constructs a three-dimensional adaptive governance framework of" Perception—Diagnosis, Response—Design, Accumulation—Learning"; designs adaptive governance tools by drawing on the experience of the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency(DARPA)model; and conducts empirical verification with …

An Evaluation Of Academic Journal Publishing Stickiness Based On The Ajbr Index, Zhengqi Han, Hongxia Liu, Jianzhong Shi

Journal of Scientific Information Research

[Purpose/significance] To overcome the limitations of traditional, label-dependent evaluation indicators in identifying journal acceptance preferences, this article aims to construct a novel label-free quantitative detection paradigm to more comprehensively and objectively reveal potential publishing stickiness between authors and journals. [Method/process] By introducing disproportionality measurement methods from the field of pharmacovigilance, we proposed the Author-Journal Balance Ratio index, applied it to 86 law journals to measure the potential publishing stickiness between authors and journals, and analyzed the 5 060 identified potential publishing stickiness signals. [Result/conclusion] The results show that the Author-Journal Balance Ratio index is effective at identifying relationships driven by …

A Tale Of Two Business Librarians: Integrating Ai Into Business Library Services, Michael Deike, Zac Grisham

Midwest Business Librarian Summit (MBLS)

As Artificial Intelligence (AI) rapidly transforms higher education, academic business librarians are uniquely positioned to leverage these emerging tools to enhance instructional reach and operational efficiency. This presentation offers two distinct, actionable perspectives on integrating generative AI into business library services, spanning research assistance, information literacy instruction, and internal library operations. 

The first segment explores practical applications of generative AI in business research instruction. This approach advocates for the use of generative AI as foundational reference resources. Attendees will learn targeted strategies to guide students in using AI for pre-search topic exploration, effective keyword generation, and initial source evaluation. Crucially, …

What Didn’T Work And Why It Matters: Failure And Growth In Business Librarianship, Jennifer Horne, Ryan E. Yoakum, John Amundsen, Zac Grisham

Midwest Business Librarian Summit (MBLS)

No abstract provided.

Speaking Procurement: Defending Specialized Business Resources, Erica Freed, Samantha Bobbit

Midwest Business Librarian Summit (MBLS)

Business librarians are increasingly asked to defend high-cost, specialized resources to procurement offices that expect competitive bidding, interchangeable products, and clear evidence of value. Yet many business information tools are effectively sole source products: proprietary datasets, unique company and market intelligence, exclusive analyst content, and platforms with no true competitors. Presented jointly by a business librarian and an acquisitions librarian, this talk will explore common issues and strategies for writing effective justifications and communicating collection decisions to procurement offices outside of the library.   Erica & Sam will discuss how librarians can articulate uniqueness, and distinguish between overlapping and non-substitutable resources, …

Forthcoming Book: The International Business Information Handbook, Finding And Using Global Resources, Heather A. Howard, Zoeanna A. Mayhook

Midwest Business Librarian Summit (MBLS)

Purdue Libraries and School of Information Studies faculty members Heather Howard and Zoeanna Mayhook, and Oxford University Bodleian Business Librarian Hal Kirkwood have edited and co-authored a new book on international business information. This presentation will discuss how this project came together, including project scoping and the recruitment of international collaborators, as well as the content of the new book.

2026 Business Reference In Public Libraries Survey, John Amundsen

Midwest Business Librarian Summit (MBLS)

Proposal for Lightning Talk at MBLS 2026:

John Amundsen, Chair of the RUSA-BRASS Business Reference in Public Libraries Committee will share some key findings from a nationwide survey the group conducted in the Spring looking to gauge business services in U.S. public libraries. Possible projects that may emerge from these findings will also be discussed.

Integrating Library Information Sessions Into An Introductory Business Course, Meli Taylor

Midwest Business Librarian Summit (MBLS)

In this presentation, I will recount how I integrated library information sessions into an introductory business course at Bowling Green State University. I will focus on how I collaborated with Business College stakeholders, managed time constraints, and refined my lesson to best serve the needs of first-year business students.

When I began in my position in Fall 2024, there was minimal interaction between the Business College and the University Library. In particular, business students largely did not seem aware of library resources, including business databases. In response to these circumstances, I aimed to connect with all incoming first-year business students …

Too Big For One-Shots, Too Complicated For Videos: Insights And Best Practices For Train-The-Trainer Programs., Ilana Stonebraker

Midwest Business Librarian Summit (MBLS)

This presentation draws on four years of implementing train-the-trainer initiatives in two business courses with significant library involvement. Train-the-trainer is an information literacy model that focuses on equipping instructors - rather than students directly - with the knowledge and tools to integrate information literacy into their teaching.

Video Accessibility For Sight-Impaired And Hearing-Impaired Learners, Rebecca E. Paulraj

Midwest Business Librarian Summit (MBLS)

This talk will present a business librarian's experiences in creating and remediating videos to be WCAG 2.2 AA accessible, and the lessons learned from them.

What The 10-K Won’T Tell You: Earnings Calls And Corporate Crisis Response, Lumarie Guth

Midwest Business Librarian Summit (MBLS)

A marketing class assigns student groups to crisis management cases involving companies where something went wrong. How did those companies respond to the crisis? How did they communicate with stakeholders? Where were mistakes made? While quarterly financial statements can show the financial impact of a crisis, earnings calls offer something different: insight into how companies explain, frame, and respond to those events in real time. Because earnings calls happen quarterly, they can be used to track a crisis from its initial impact to its immediate fallout and longer-term repercussions. They also often include strategic insight and analyst questions not available …

Sustainability Amid Sanctions: Adapting Business Librarian Services To Provide Equitable Services To Incarcerated Students, Ryan E. Yoakum

Midwest Business Librarian Summit (MBLS)

As of 2025, there are over 1.8 million people incarcerated in the United States, but only 6% hold an associate degree or higher. Yet research shows that earning even an associate’s degree can reduce recidivism by 85%. Given the higher rate of incarcerated individuals in Southern states, higher education in prison has the power to transform lives. These programs, however, must work around restrictions set by a state’s department of corrections, which can often lead to disparities between their experience and those of students on campus. These restrictions impact research and other programs supported by academic librarians.

This lightning talk …

Dataweb.Ai – When Librarians Start Building Research Tools Using Ai, Not Just Using Them, Hd Mckay, Michael Groenendyk

Midwest Business Librarian Summit (MBLS)

No abstract provided.

Pedagogical Partnership: Co-Navigating Ai And Information Literacy In Higher Ed (Mbls 2026 Keynote), Samantha Legrand

Midwest Business Librarian Summit (MBLS)

This was the keynote presentation at the 2026 Midwest Business Librarian Summit. The talk introduced the Partners for AI Literacy (PAL) program, which fosters partnership between instructors and students for a more collaborative, holistic response to AI in learning environments. The slides walk through the pedagogical rationale behind the program, overviews the model and conceptual framework guiding PAL, and highlights insights from past PAL cohorts. It concludes with suggestions for several ways pedagogical partnership might be applied in varying library contexts.

Apala Best Of The Best Booklist 2025, Apala Best Of The Best Booklist 2023 - 2024 Authors Asian Pacific American Librarians Association, Family Literacy Focus Committee, Jessea Young (Co-Chair), Jennifer Woo, Nicole Fernandez, Erika Fitzpatrick, Alvina Lai, Cathy Lin, Patty Sumire Mcgowan, Kim Nguyen

Librarian Publications & Presentations

The Best of the Best Booklist celebrates stories from across the Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) diaspora. All APALA members were invited to nominate picture book titles about AANHPI communities and experiences that were published between September 1, 2024–August 31, 2025. The Family Literacy Focus Committee selected books aligned with the Talk Story mission and used the APALA Rubric for Evaluating Asian American and Pacific Islander Youth Literature to guide the curation of the list. Eligible titles that earned a 2025-2026 APALA Literature Award or Honoree designation have been included at the end of this list.

Unpacking Architectural Drawing Literacy: A Critical Pedagogy Approach To Architecture Collections, Shima Hosseininasab, Virginia Ferris, Burak Erdim

Journal of Contemporary Archival Studies

This paper explores using architectural drawings as primary sources in instruction sessions at the North Carolina State University Libraries’ Special Collections Research Center (SCRC) with a critical pedagogy approach. Architectural collections are among the SCRC’s most frequently used materials, yet effective engagement with these unique resources requires specialized knowledge that is often lacking among teaching librarians and faculty, who excel in artifactual literacy and archival practices. The research addresses this gap by arguing that additional guidance in architectural history and technical details is necessary to improve teaching methods and enhance student interpretation of architectural drawings. Using a 200-level architecture class …

Research Competence, Technology Skills As Correlates For Job Satisfaction Among Librarians In Universities In Delta State, Oghuvbu Blessing

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Librarians perform academic and professional functions in universities, which require them to have job satisfaction for effective job performance. This study worked at the intersection of research competencies, technological skills and job satisfaction among librarians in universities in Delta State, Nigeria. The population of the study was the entire 81 librarians in universities in the state. A total population sampling was adopted. Data collected using a structured questionnaire was analysed using mean and standard deviation. The study found a high level of research competence, technology skills, and job satisfaction among the librarians in the universities. Conclusion the study found that …

Websites Of Pharmacy Colleges: A Webometric Analysis, Yashwant S. Chaudhari Mr., Hemant S. Bhoye

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

In the digital era, institutional websites act as the primary gateway for disseminating academic information, services, and research output. Webometric analysis is a quantitative method used to evaluate the performance, visibility, and impact of websites based on web-based indicators such as hyperlinks, web pages, and parts of web pages.  This study examines 17 pharmacy colleges in Nashik district, out of a total of 63 pharmacy colleges affiliated to Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune. The study examines domain extensions, number of web pages, internal and external links, and availability of library webpages. It also evaluates content features such as academic information, …

Sharing The Love: Using School Libraries As Support In Inquiry-Based Learning, Katrina Sanville

Information Literacy Collab

No abstract provided.

“Teaching Information Literacy By Discipline: Using And Creating Adaptations Of The Framework” Book Review, Gabrielle Labare

Information Literacy Collab

No abstract provided.