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Building An Ethical Digital Humanities Community: Librarian, Faculty, And Student Collaboration, Roopika Risam, Justin Snow, Susan Edwards

Roopika Risam

This article examines work building a digital humanities community at Salem State’s Berry Library. The initiatives are comprised of a three-pronged approach: laying groundwork to build a DH center, building the DH project Digital Salem as a place-based locus for digital scholarship and launching an undergraduate internship program to explore ethical ways of creating innovative research experiences for undergraduate students. Together, these initiatives constitute an important move toward putting libraries at the center of creating DH opportunities for underserved student populations and a model for building DH at regional comprehensive universities.

Transforming The Landscape Of Labor At Universities Through Digital Humanities, Roopika Risam, Susan Edwards

Roopika Risam

No abstract provided.

Information For A New Generation Of Learners: A Culturally Inclusive Academic Learning, Teaching, And Research In The Age Of Digitization And Globalization (Strategies For The Spanish And Portuguese Curriculum In Higher Education), Alejandra Gutierrez Barbon

Alejandra Gutierrez Barbon

Wilson's Short Story Index (Review), Elizabeth Mckeigue

Elizabeth McKeigue

Wilson's Short Story Index provides electronic access to the entire contents of me past three print volumes, covering stories published from 1984 through 1998. It also includes references to stories published in 1999. There are approximately 77,000 citations, compiled from 3610 short story collections and 155 periodicals listed in Humanities Index and Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature. In addition, 1350 of these provide a link to the full text. Access points are via author, title, and subject for stories from collections and anthologies, via author and title only for stories from periodicals.

Bibliography Of American Literature (Review), Elizabeth Mckeigue

Elizabeth McKeigue

A staple of humanities reference collections, the five printed volumes of The Bibliography of American Literature are now available on the web as part of the LION (LIterature ONline) gateway package. Included in the BAL file are nearly 40,000 bibliographic records for literary works of over 300 American authors writing from the American Revolution through 1930 (authors who published during this period but died after 1930 are excluded). While the emphasis is on "imaginative" works, the principal works of major essayists and journalists who also published poetry or fiction appear here as well. Citations to secondary works, reprints, and reference …

Masterplots Complete 2000 Edition (Review), Elizabeth Mckeigue

Elizabeth McKeigue

Updating the 1999 edition, Masterplots Complete CD-ROM 2000 Edition has two maior things going for it: it includes even more information (the entire contents of 21 sets of Masterplots reference books: that's 104 print volumes worth) and it's cheaper than the last version.

World Biographical Dictionary Of Artists--Allgemeines Künstlerlexikon (Review), Elizabeth Mckeigue

Elizabeth McKeigue

This disc affords digital access to a resource that has been in progress throughout the 20th century. The Thieme-Beeker Dictionary of Picture Artists from Antiquity to the Present, Volume I (1907) to 37 (1950), formed the basis of the Allgemeines Kuenstlerlexikon (AKL) project, begun in 1969. The first three volumes of the AKL were published by 1991 by Seemann Publishers. Since 1991, when K.G. Saur took over, not only were all three Seemann volumes republished, but Volumes 3-30 (A- Dunlap) have now appeared. The CD-ROM World Biographical Dictionary of Artists--Allgemeines Kuenstlerlexikon provides electronic access to the articles included in the …

The International Who's Who 2000 Cd-Rom (Review), Elizabeth Mckeigue

Elizabeth McKeigue

If you've ever wondered where Amazon. com founder Jeff Bezos went to college (answer: Princeton) or when U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright was born (answer: 1938 in Czechoslovakia), check out The International Who's Who (IWW), published by Europa Publications. While the CD-ROM version of this standard print resource facilitates searching to an extent, it fails to use technology to its full potential.

Gutenberg Digital (Review), Elizabeth Mckeigue

Elizabeth McKeigue

If you've never had the pleasure of seeing an actual printed Gutenberg Bible, here's the next best thing Gutenberg Digital Presented on two CD-ROMs are the fully digitized Goettingen Gutenberg Bible and other supplemental texts.

The Accunet/Ap Photo Archive (Review), Elizabeth Mckeigue

Elizabeth McKeigue

Here's the first resource you'll tum to when a student looking for an early I 960s photo of Fidel Castro shows up at the reference desk. The Accunet/AP Photo Archive is a database of approximately 500,000 current and archived photos from the library of the Associated Press.

English Language Bibliography 1945 To The Present, Elizabeth Mckeigue

Elizabeth McKeigue

English Language Bibliography 1945 to the Present (ELB) provides one-stop shopping for your bibliographic needs on post-World War U publishing in the English language. ELB provides quick access to a Listing of approximately 7.5 million English-language titles dating from when Gutenberg revved up his press to last week's best seller. Specifically, it claims to include comprehensively all titles in English published in any country since 1945. It is updated weekly.

Nationalgalerie Berlin: Catalogue Of Painting And Sculptures (Review), Elizabeth Mckeigue

Elizabeth McKeigue

For scholars and students of modem German art, the Nationalgalerie: Catalogue of Painting and Sculptures on CD-ROM is an excellent means of learning about this museum's collection without having to go all the way to Berlin.

This disc presents in electronic form the complete catalog of the collection of 19th- and 20th-century art in the Nationalgalerie Berlin. While the Nationalgalerie's collection shows a predictable emphasis on German artists, it includes a wide variety of other European artists as well. The disc also catalogs for the first time works confiscated and lost by the museum during World War II. Entries for …

Into That Dark Night: Nazi Germany And The Jews, 1933-1939 (Review), Elizabeth Mckeigue

Elizabeth McKeigue

Produced in collaboration with Drew University and Yad Vashem (The Holocaust Martyrs' and Heroes' Remembrance Authority), this disc objectively presents the historical and political climate in 1930 Germany that led to the Nazi regime, what many consider to be one of the darkest periods in human history. It includes a history of the rise of Nazism and the political state it created, effectively illustrating the series of political and economic developments that fostered an environment of suspicion toward minorities, in particular the nation's Jewish population. When a charismatic leader full of hate is added to this crucible, incomprehensible atrocities, such …

Return On Instruction: Methods For Assessing The Impact Of Information Literacy Instruction On The Use Of Electronic Resources, Nicole A. Branch, Elizabeth Mckeigue

Elizabeth McKeigue

Moving from simplistic, open web search strategies sufficient for high school level work to independently navigating the complex system of information sources available on college campuses is a developmental milestone for undergraduate students. One of the aims of library instruction is to play a critical role in this transition to college-level research, which necessitates the use of specialized databases and other information sources. Instruction librarians raise awareness of library e-resources and provide in-depth guidance in selecting and effectively using online sources. Santa Clara University librarians were interested in investigating the immediate impact of instruction on the use of the library’s …

Ibz-Online: Internationale Bibilographie Der Geistes-Und Sozialwissenschaftlichen Zeitschrigtenliteratur (Review), Elizabeth Mckeigue

Elizabeth McKeigue

That extensive German title may be intimidating but IBZ-Online (or for non-Germanophiles, International Bibliography of Periodical Literature in the Humanities and Social Sciences-Online) is an index for scholarly research that no self-respecting European or American research library has been without for over a hundred years. Founded by Felix Dietrich in 1899, IBZ is also known as "The Dietrich" in Europe. Publications from 40 countries in more than 40 languages are covered. lBZ-Online provides access to citations for over two million journal articles. with some 120,000 entries from 6000 periodicals added each year.

Perseus, Elizabeth Mckeigue

Elizabeth McKeigue

When exploring the vast territory of ancient Greek culture, let Perseus heroically guide the way ... Perseus 2.0 that is. A product of the Perseus Project at Tufts University, this virtual library includes more than 420 works by 31 authors in both Greek (e.g., Plato, Homer) and English, extremely detailed entries for Greek art and architecture located throughout the world, and a number of reference works (such as a 35,000-word Greek-English lexicon, an encyclopedia, and a searchable atlas of the ancient world). In addition, there are over 25,000 full-screen images (photographs and drawings) of architecture, archaeological sites, coins, vases, and …

North American Idioms: An Interactive English Language Learning Resource, Elizabeth Mckeigue

Elizabeth McKeigue

Try saying, "That exam was a piece of cake," to someone learning English and watch the look of confusion that comes from taking you literally. Fortunately for students of English-and their teachers-a CD-ROM product is now available to unlock the mysteries of the bizarre idioms we use. North American Idioms: An lnteractive English Language Learning Resource is true to its name-it is a fantastic interactive learning tool that is as engaging as it is instructional.

Whaley's Encyclopedic Dictionary Of Magic 1584-2000, Elizabeth Mckeigue

Elizabeth McKeigue

Whaley's Encyclopedic Dictionary of Magic contains nearly 4000 terms and phrases used in the performance and study of magic from 1584 (the year the first English-language book by a magician was published) to the present day. The quality of the content appears to be accurate, reliable. and thorough. For comparison's sake. I consulted the printed Encyclopedia of Magic and Magicians, published by Facts On File in 1988. which defines the phruse "hocuspocus" as "a synonym for illusion created by trickery or deceit." Whaley's entry not only states three additional uses of this phrase but also cites the etymology from the …

Business English, Elizabeth Mckeigue

Elizabeth McKeigue

Produced in Canada at the University of Victoria, BC, Business English: Meetings makes effective use of audio, video, and text to demonstrate vocabulary, idioms, and cultural behaviors used to communicate in the typical North American business meeting. Students learn by following a fictitious company that is considering a merger with a larger one.

Even You Can Afford Affordable Learning!: Grace Under The Pressure Of Open Educational Resources, Melanie Jolynn Mcgurr, Michael J. Monaco

Dr. Melanie McGurr

Even You Can Afford Affordable Learning!: Grace Under The Pressure Of Open Educational Resources, Melanie Jolynn Mcgurr, Michael J. Monaco

Michael Monaco

Librarians Building Innovative Technologies: Creating It Ourselves, Tiffney Gipson, Rebecca Morgan, Lauren E. Robinson

Lauren E. Robinson

Dataset : Effects Of Organization And Disorganization On Pleasantness, Calmness, And The Frontal Negativity In The Event-Related Potential, Sandra Langeslag

Sandra Langeslag

A preference for organization is associated with several disorders, but is widespread in the general population as well. It remains unclear whether organization and various degrees of disorganization elicit pleasant or unpleasant feelings (i.e., valence), calming or arousing feelings (i.e., arousal), and a frontal negativity in the event-related potential (ERP) related to cognitive control. This study tested how organization, slight disorganization, and total disorganization affect valence, arousal, and the frontal negativity. Participants passively viewed organized, slightly disorganized, totally disorganized, and control pictures while their electroencephalogram was recorded. They also rated the valence and arousal elicited by each picture and completed …

Increased Attention And Memory For Beloved-Related Information During Infatuation: Behavioral And Electrophysiological Data, Sandra J. E. Langeslag, Jamie R. Oliver, Martine E. Köhlen, Ilse M. Nijs

Sandra Langeslag

Emotionally salient information is well attended and remembered. It has been shown that infatuated individuals have increased attention for their beloved. It is unknown whether this attention bias generalizes to information related to the beloved. Moreover, infatuated individuals report to remember trivial things about their beloved, but this has not yet been tested empirically. In two studies, we tested whether infatuated individuals have increased attention and memory for beloved-related information. In a passive viewing task (Study 1), the late positive potential, an event-related potential (ERP) component reflecting motivated attention, was enhanced for beloved-related vs friend-related words/phrases. In a recognition task …

Reputational Threats Online: Social Media As A Simultaneous Agent Of Crisis And Tool For Response And Resolution In The Case Study Of An American Academic Library, Margaret C. Stewart, Maria Atilano

Maria Atilano

This paper details a reputational threat to an American academic library where a viral social media post and associated negative comments misrepresented the institution and brand’s values. Immediately, the marketing librarian responsible for social media responded to the threat by engaging directly with the library consumers, sharing content and information with the broader online community, and reinforcing the library’s values and commitment to consumers. While the resolution to the crisis was mostly favourable, the event was unanticipated and invited a keen learning opportunity that is documented in this case study. Reflections and takeaways from this incident are discussed in the …

Reputational Threats Online: Social Media As A Simultaneous Agent Of Crisis And Tool For Response And Resolution In The Case Study Of An American Academic Library, Margaret C. Stewart, Maria Atilano

Maria Atilano

No abstract provided.

Equity In Transportation Planning: An Analysis Of The Boston Region Metropolitan Planning Organization, Marcos Luna

Marcos Luna

This article presents an analysis of representational equity within the Boston Region Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO). MPOs are regional transportation organizations that exert significant influence over state transportation planning and the allocation of funding. The analysis shows that under almost any voting or membership configuration, population representation is correlated with racial and ethnic composition. This outcome is not just a function of the system of representation but also the geography of residential segregation. The results of this analysis highlight the problem of creating systems of equitable representation within the context of preexisting and persistent social inequalities.

Work Smarter, Not Harder: Improve Your Relationships With Faculty And Instructors Through Smooth Management Of Course Materials, Dennis J. Smith

Dennis J Smith

Community-Based Participatory Research Through The Lens Of Decision Science, Michael P. Johnson Jr.

Michael P. Johnson

The Role Of Features And Context In Recognition Of Novel Melodies, Daniel Mullensiefen, Andrea Halpern

Andrea Halpern

WE INVESTIGATED HOW WELL STRUCTURAL FEATURES such as note density or the relative number of changes in the melodic contour could predict success in implicit and explicit memory for unfamiliar melodies. We also analyzed which features are more likely to elicit increasingly confident judgments of "old" in a recognition memory task. An automated analysis program computed structural aspects of melodies, both independent of any context, and also with reference to the other melodies in the testset and the parent corpus of pop music. A few features predicted success in both memory tasks, which points to a shared memory component. However, …