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Sela Officers And Executive Committee, Sela State Representatives

The Southeastern Librarian

Current SELA officers and representatives.

Southeastern Librarian 70(2) Summer 2022 (Full Issue)

The Southeastern Librarian

Complete issue of The Southeastern Librarian Volume 70 Number 2

The Sum Of Trifles, Christopher Andrews

The Southeastern Librarian

Julia Ridley Smith Atlanta: University of Georgia Press, 2021 ISBN: 9780820360416 256 p. $22.95 (Pbk)

Sela News & News From The States

The Southeastern Librarian

SELA Elections 2022: Nominee Biographical Information and News from participating Southeastern states.

Faculty Promotion Research Profile: Chenguang Fan, Lutishoor Salisbury, Fardy Faustin, Jeremy Smith

University Libraries Faculty Publications and Presentations

This poster was compiled to commemorate Dr. Fan’s promotion to Associate Professor with Tenure in the Department of the Chemistry and Biochemistry at the University of Arkansas, July 1, 2022. It provides a summary of his research achievements and his scholarly impact.

Full-Text Retrievals And Ebsco Discovery Service: Assessing Usage Of E-Journals Across Multiple Platforms, Simon Robins

Roesch Library Faculty Publications

This study utilizes COUNTER 5 data from the University of Dayton (UD) to measure full-text retrievals of e-journal articles from five major academic journal publishers (Taylor & Francis, SAGE, Oxford, Wiley, and Springer). Usage data from these publishers’ e-journals within EBSCO is compared to the same content when accessed from publisher platforms such as Wiley Online Library or SpringerLINK. Building on previous studies that have largely focused on links (or referrals) from the library discovery layer to publisher platforms, this study analyzes usage of full text-articles stored within EBSCO Discovery Service and EBSCOhost subject databases to consider how these full-text …

Content Based Retrieval Of Lecture Video Repository: Literature Review, Arun Adrakatti, K R Mulla Dr.

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Multimedia has a significant role in communicating the information and a large amount of multimedia repositories make the browsing, retrieval and delivery of video contents. For higher education, using video as a tool for learning and teaching through multimedia application is a considerable promise. Many universities adopt educational systems where the teacher lecture is video recorded and the video lecture is made available to students with minimum post-processing effort. Since each video may cover many subjects, it is critical for an e-Learning environment to have content-based video searching capabilities to meet diverse individual learning needs. The present paper reviewed 120+ …

Open Access And Education, Shannon M. Smith

ScholarWorks Publications

Open Access and Open Education both stress the importance of making information available for individuals around the world, regardless of wealth or status. These are not wholly separate ideas or incompatible practices. This handout provides clarity on the similarities and differences between the two.

Research Support Newsletter (Summer 2022), Elizabeth D'Angel

The AC's Research Support Newsletter (Formerly AISR Connections)

Abstract

New Resources

· ChemDraw

· BioRender

· LabArchives Update

· MATLAB

· NEJM Evidence

Grants & Funding

· Jefferson Open Access Publishing Fund

· Pivot

· Library Guides

Citation Tools

· Library Guides

Statistical Tools

· Statista

Support

· Office for Writing, Publishing, and Communication

· Photographers, Graphic Designers, and Videographers

· Jefferson Digital Commons

Ithaka S+R Us Faculty Survey 2021, Melissa Blankstein

Copyright, Fair Use, Scholarly Communication, etc.

The Ithaka S+R US Faculty Survey has tracked the changing research, teaching, and publishing practices of faculty members within higher education triennially since early digital transformation at the turn of the century. This project has aimed to provide actionable findings to help colleges and universities, among other relevant stakeholders such as academic libraries, learned societies, and scholarly publishers, make evidence-based decisions for their planning and strategy. Against the backdrop of the global pandemic and its numerous impacts to many different facets of higher education, this eighth cycle of the survey once again queried faculty nationally on topics such as scholarly …

An Evaluative Study Of Library Use By Military Personnel: A Case Study Of 2 Mechanized Division, Adekunle Fajuyi Cantonment Ibadan, Nigeria, Itunu Mary Adepegba, Iseoluwa Adedokun

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

An evaluative study of use of military library by military personnel is of utmost importance for libraries to positively impact on human race collective security. The ability to make informed and correct decision is in correlation with the availability of rich information sources, which is the stronghold of libraries worldwide. 2 Mechanized Division, Adekunle Fajuyi Cantonment, Oyo state Nigeria is used as a case study to unravel this phenomenon, to understand the type of information required by military personnel and use the outcome as a template to run efficient military library services. This research was conducted to ascertain if military …

Awareness And Use Of Intellectual Freedom Policy In Academic Libraries In Ilorin Metropolis, Muritadho Abiodun Taiwo, Abdulakeem Sodeeq Sulyman

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This study investigates the awareness and use of intellectual freedom policy in academic libraries in Ilorin metropolis. To accomplish its objectives, it raises four research questions while its scope is restricted to academic libraries within Ilorin metropolis. It uses descriptive survey research method to examine eleven academic libraries in Ilorin metropolis. Out of 195 staff of the selected academic libraries, 55 staff are purposively sampled as respondents among the academic librarians and staff of acquisition department of the selected academic libraries. Questionnaire titled “Awareness and Use of Intellectual Freedom Policy in Academic Libraries” is designed to obtain data from the …

Awareness And Usage Of E-Resources Among Undergraduate In Fountain University, Osun State, Nigeria, Fausat Kehinde Adenariwo

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The study aims at investigating the awareness and usage of electronic resources among undergraduates of Fountain University, Osun State, Nigeria. Three research questions were answered and three null hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance. Descriptive survey design was adopted for the study and systematic sampling technique was used to select 1000 undergraduates. Simple percentage and frequency table was used to analyse the research questions, while Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient (PPMCC) was used for testing the hypotheses. The results obtained revealed that undergraduates of Fountain University are quite aware and highly use electronic information resources. The study also …

Availability And Accessibility Of Electronic Information Resources In Academic Libraries As Predictors Of Academic Performance Of Students, Fausat Kehinde Adenariwo, Abdulakeem Sodeeq Sulyman

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This paper argues for the availability and accessibility of EIRs in academic libraries as predictors of academic performance of students of tertiary institutions. It raises the problem that the growing influx of EIRs has revolutionised academic libraries' operations and led to radical changes in libraries' services by making information available to students in new ways to support scholarly publications and identifies e-journals, e-books, e-theses and dissertations, databases, CDs/VCDs/DVDs, etc., as EIRs that can be made available and accessible to boost students' academic performance. It outlines space economy, ease of access through numerous metadata, search engines, online catalogues (OPAC), and protocols, …

Book Review: Freedom Libraries: The Untold Story Of Libraries For African Americans In The South By Mike Selby, Claire Kelley

School of Information Student Research Journal

No abstract provided.

Information: A Historical Companion Book Review, Lena Hernandez

School of Information Student Research Journal

No abstract provided.

Cultural Competence In Research, Michele A. L. Villagran

School of Information Student Research Journal

No abstract provided.

The Past, Present, And Future Of Information, Tierra Holmes

School of Information Student Research Journal

No abstract provided.

Creative Commons: A History, Shannon M. Smith

ScholarWorks Publications

Creative Commons is a set of legal resources, a nonprofit organization, as well as a global network and movement - all inspired by people's interest in sharing their creativity and knowledge, and made functional by a set of open copyright licenses.

The following infographic provides a brief historical overview of how this unique copyright feature was developed and how it continues to be used.

Student Research To Publication Toolkit, Sowmya Anjur, Jean Bigger

IMSA Innovation Grant

This interactive toolkit provides links to Opportunities for students at IMSA that are supplemental to the Academic Program and support student research and scholarship. * STEM / CLED Focus or Led