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Valentine’S Day @ The Library, Raquel Estrada

University Library Publications and Presentations

The University Library celebrated its first Valentine’s Day @ the Library event in 2024 with the aim of promoting government resources. To capture patron attention this event highlighted free printable Valentine cards available from various government websites. To support this activity, digital posters were created promoting government resources, and an information table was set up featuring some of the printable Valentine cards and promotional material from the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP). With positive response towards programming, we are expecting to continue this event in the future.

Review Of Family And Justice In The Archives: Historical Perspectives On Intimacy And The Law, Ashley Achee

Journal of Western Archives

Review of Family and Justice in the Archives: Historical Perspectives on Intimacy and the Law.

Connecting The Global Library, Simone Clunie, Meghan Lenahan, Halie Kerns

Library Scholarship

In April 2024, three Binghamton University Librarians presented at a conference in Newry, Northern Ireland (CILIP/LAI Joint Conference). They will present on how global libraries in a regional context can inform librarianship across divides. People, places, and things may be different but library goals and functions are the same wherever you go. They will share their experiences presenting and the connections they made.

September 2024 Table Of Contents Newsletter - Mister Roy's Neighborhood, Brooke Cox, Kayla Birt Flegal

Table of Contents Newsletter

Roy O. West Library is once again bustling with traffic and it’s so much more than studying. There are students 3D printing in the Maker Lab, peer tutors offering one-on-one consulting about writing assignments, faculty engaged in conversations about classroom technology, and so much more. It seems like a good time to reintroduce the other folks in the building and invite you to visit.

Empowering Clinical Practice Hslic's Literature Search Resources And Service, Evelyn Wang

Posters and Presentations

This presentation, titled "Empowering Clinical Practice: HSLIC's Literature Search Resources and Service," was delivered at the Pediatric Faculty Retreat on September 23, 2024. It provides an overview of the Health Sciences Library and Informatics Center (HSLIC) resources and services available to support clinical practice and research at the University of New Mexico.

Inclusive Interviewing: Leveraging The Virtual Format To Demonstrate Care For Future Colleagues, Rebecca C. Hyde, Amanda B. Albert, Jamie L. Emery, Sarah E. Fancher

University Libraries Publications

In this chapter, we explore positive, humane ways in which feminist principles of empathy and care can inform job interviews in academic libraries and shape the process into a more person-centered, or “whole person” ideal (Lopez, 2022). The whole person ideal authentically considers individuals’ experiences, preferences, and needs so that job opportunities are truly equal for all. In encouraging candidates to bring their whole, authentic selves to the hiring process, academic libraries can preemptively guard against deauthentication often experienced by BIPOC library workers (Kendrick, 2018). It is possible to do this while still hiring for strategic priorities and expertise.

We …

Review: Archival Silences: Missing, Lost And, Uncreated Archives, Alison Reynolds

Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists

Review: Archival Silences: Missing, Lost and, Uncreated Archives. Edited by Michael Moss and David Thomas (New York: Routledge, 2021), 257 pp. Reviewed by Alison Reynolds.

Review: Museum Archives: Practice, Issues, Advocacy, Penny Cliff

Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists

Review: Museum Archives: Practice, Issues, Advocacy. Edited by Rachel Chatalbash, Susan Hernandez, and Megan Schwenke. (Chicago: Society of American Archivists. 2022), 192 pp. Reviewed by Penny Cliff.

Building Resilience: Three Decades Of Cultural Heritage Emergency Preparedness And Response In Georgia, Tina Mason Seetoo, Christine S. Wiseman

Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists

Georgia is a geographically diverse state with a growing population. Its vast and varied natural, cultural, and historic (NCH) resources contribute significantly to the state’s economy, yet they are at risk of damage from disasters. The awareness of the need for emergency planning for NCH collections has grown over the past three decades. Federal funding has always played an important part in this effort even if the focus of training has evolved over the years. This need can only be met with support from State and Federal agencies, networking, and outreach beyond the urban centers in Georgia. Through research, interviews, …

Review: Decolonial Archival Futures, Michelle Schabowski

Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists

Review: Decolonial Archival Futures. By Krista McCracken and Skylee-Storm Hogan-Stacey. (Chicago: Society of American Archivists and American Library Association), 2023. 86 pp. Reviewed by Michelle Schabowski.

Review: Unsettling Archival Research: Engaging Critical, Communal, And Digital Archives, Blynne Olivieri Parker

Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists

Review: Unsettling Archival Research: Engaging Critical, Communal, and Digital Archives. Edited by Gesa E. Kirsch, Romeo Garcia, Caitlin Burns Allen, and Walker P. Smith (Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Press, 2023), 338 pp. Reviewed by Blynne Olivieri Parker.

Review: The Worlds I See: Curiosity, Exploration, And Discovery At The Dawn Of Ai, Autumn M. Johnson

Provenance, Journal of the Society of Georgia Archivists

Review: The Worlds I See: Curiosity, Exploration, and Discovery at the Dawn of AI. By Fei-Fei Li. (New York: Flatiron Books, 2023), 336 pp. Reviewed by Autumn M. Johnson.

Lanthorn, Vol. 59, No. 03, September 16, 2024, Grand Valley State University

Volume 59, August 5, 2024 – current

Lanthorn is Grand Valley State's student newspaper, published from 1968 to the present.

Constitution Day 2024, Raquel Estrada, Tiffany Villarreal, Samantha Bustillos

Library Display Posters

Collection of posters created to celebrate Constitution Day.

Institutional Data Repositories Are Vital, Jen Darragh, Mikala R. Narlock, Halle Burns, Peter A. Cerda, Wind Cowles, Leslie M. Delserone, Seth Erickson, Joel Herndon, Heidi Imker, Lisa R. Johnston, Sherry Lake, Michael Lenard, Alicia Hofelich Mohr, Jennifer Moore, Jonathan Petters, Brandie Pullen, Shawna Taylor, Briana Wham

UNL Libraries: Faculty Publications

As funding agencies and publishers reiterate research data sharing expectations (1), many higher-education institutions have demonstrated their commitment to the long-term stewardship of research data by connecting researchers to local infrastructure, with dedicated staffing, that eases the burden of data sharing. Institutional repositories are an example of this investment (2). They provide support for researchers in sharing data that might otherwise be lost: data without a disciplinary repository, data from projects with limited funding, or data that are too large to sustainably store elsewhere. The staffing and technical infrastructure provided by institutional repositories ensures responsible access to information while considering …

Evaluation Of Websites Of Prominent Library Association In India :A Webometric Analysis, Rohit Negi

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

A library association is a non-government body of library professionals who come together for the betterment and development of libraries, library professionals, and the people who can avail themselves of the benefits of libraries. There are currently numerous library associations in India. However, only a small percentage of library associations have functional websites. In this study, we took 20 national library associations that have a proper website where they mention their objectives, vision, and current activities, while others do not have proper websites; some of them use content management sites (World Press, Blogspot, etc.), and others are in physical mode …

Antitrust Class Action To Challenge Collusion Among The World’S Six Largest For-Profit Publishers Of Peer-Reviewed Scholarly Journals, Lucina Uddin, Dean M. Harvey, Jallé H. Dafa, Benjamin A. Trouvais, Emily N. Harwell, Benjamin D. Elga, Janet Herold

Copyright, Fair Use, Scholarly Communication, etc.

Scholar and scientist Dr. Lucina Uddin (the “Scholar Plaintiff”) brings this antitrust class action to challenge collusion among the world’s six largest for-profit publishers of peer-reviewed scholarly journals: (1) Elsevier B.V.; (2) Wolters Kluwer N.V.; (3) John Wiley & Sons, Inc.; (4) Sage Publications, Inc.; (5) Taylor and Francis Group, Ltd.; and (6) Springer Nature AG & Co. KGaA (collectively, the “Publisher Defendants”). In violation of Section 1 of the Sherman Act, the Publisher Defendants conspired to unlawfully appropriate billions of dollars that would have otherwise funded scientific research (the “Scheme”).

The Publisher Defendants’ Scheme has three primary components. First, …

Librarians' Use Of Social Media For Marketing Library Services And Resources In University Libraries In Delta And Edo States, Monday Obaidjevwe Ogbomo, Angela O. Bello

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This study explored how librarians in Delta and Edo University libraries used social media to promote their services and resources. The study's population consisted of 127 librarians from federal, state, and private university libraries in the Delta and Edo states. The entire enumeration sample approach was used in the investigation. The data were examined with simple percentages, descriptive statistics, and inferential statistics (the mean was set at 2.50). The study discovered that university librarians in Delta and Edo States use various marketing approaches to promote their services and resources, including social media, library webpages, one-on-one interactions with users, phone calls, …

Ritual Bela Diri Kutau Dalam Masyarakat Desa Suro, Kabupaten Musi Rawas, Aulini Lidiantari, Roza Muliati, Nursyirwan Nursyirwan, Rosta Minawati

Paradigma: Jurnal Kajian Budaya

This paper discusses the Kutau martial arts ritual practiced by the people of Suro Village, Muara Beliti District, Musi Rawas Regency, South Sumatra Province. Kutau is one of the ancestral heritages consisting of a set of rituals. Kutau takes the form of traditional martial arts that has been developed by the Suro Village community. Applying the qualitative approach, this study aimed to systematically document all forms of rituals in Kutau and its functions within the Suro community. Data were collected through observation, interviews, and documentation, which were then analyzed using Victor Turner’s ritual approach and Talcot Parsons’ function approach. Results …

Creating The E-Buzz Around Collaborative And Collective Dei Efforts In Academic Libraries, Essraa Nawar, Kristin Laughtin-Dunker

Library Articles and Research

Like many academic libraries, the Leatherby Libraries at Chapman University (USA) is committed to supporting and promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) for students, faculty, researchers, and staff and has increased its efforts in the last several years to reflect that commitment through its resources, services, and outreach activities. However, in the wider literature, the efforts of scholarly communication librarians in DEI initiatives outside of openaccess advocacy are less discussed. Nevertheless, precisely because scholarly communication librarians are concerned with advancing the dissemination of knowledge, they fit naturally into DEI efforts that seek to elevate new or historically marginalized voices and …

Centennial Library Shelf Life, September/October 2024, Cedarville University

Centennial Library Shelf Life

Articles in this issue: 2023-24 Library STAR Award, Lower Level Update, Need Help with Research, Research Lockers Await, Library Careers Program: Notes from Our Interns, Textbooks on Reserve, Digital Commons Publishing Corner, Biblical Heritage Gallery, Spotlight on Faculty Publishing

Don't Know Why I Would Need That Information...But Cool: Outcomes From A Website Usability Study, Natasha Floersch, Jennifer Mayer

University Libraries Publications

This presentation details our process and outcomes for those interested in conducting a library website usability study. Although this work was specific to a regional university library in Colorado, and our study was focused on student users, our process could be adapted and scaled for a variety of libraries and users. This project emphasizes that it is possible—and helpful—to focus on improving the usability of one aspect of an existing website, even when it is not feasible to redevelop the entire site. The presenters will share how to address the challenge of engaging different stakeholders, and that it is possible …

Web Services Workshop, Molly A. Cross

Presentations

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Lmu Institutional Repository, Ashley L. Smith

Presentations

No abstract provided.

Information Seeking Behavior Of Faculty At Deeni Madrassas In Rawalpindi District, Pakistan, Asghar Ali

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This study aims to investigate the information-seeking behavior of the faculty members of Deeni madrassas in the Rawalpindi District. This study used the survey method, and data were collected using structured self-administered questionnaires to 246 faculty members with 209 returns. The study found that information seeking from various formal and informal information resources was to prepare class lectures, preaching, and research. Holy books were an important resource for teaching and preaching, and journals were the most important source for their research. The study also found that the respondents frequently faced the bad experiences of library staff and a lack of …

Library Year In Review 2023-2024, Saint Mary's College Of California

SMC Community Engagement

No abstract provided.

Awareness And Use Of Open-Source Integrated Library Systems (Ils) Among University Librarians In Pakistan, Irfan Ali Tahmoor Hussain, Farhana Saeed Hashmi, Dr. Muhammad Tariq

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This study investigates the awareness and utilization of Open-Source Software (OSS) for library automation within the context of University Libraries in Pakistan. Through a comprehensive survey of University Librarians, the research explores the extent of OSS adoption, with a focus on specific systems such as Koha and SLiMS. The findings show a high level of awareness and active use of OSS, particularly Koha, in library automation processes. Public sector universities demonstrate a greater inclination towards OSS adoption compared to private and semi-government institutions. The study outlines the predominant purposes for utilizing OSS, emphasizing cataloging and circulation services. Furthermore, it highlights …

Digitalcommons@Cedarville Statistical Report For August 2024, Cedarville University

DigitalCommons@Cedarville Monthly Reports

No abstract provided.

[Hhm] Hispanic Heritage Month 2024, Raquel Estrada, William Flores, Shannon Pensa

Library Display Posters

Collection of posters created celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month 2024, Pioneers of Change: Shaping the Future Together.

W&L Law Library Annual Report 2023-2024, The Law Library At Washington And Lee University School Of Law

Law Library Annual Reports

No abstract provided.