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Faculty Perspective On Scholarly Communication, Jenn Fishman May 2017

Faculty Perspective On Scholarly Communication, Jenn Fishman

Jenn Fishman

This interactive presentation invites symposium participants to consider scholarly communication from faculty perspectives. Addressing issues raised by previous speakers and extending the conversation, our topics for discussion will include: As the work of knowledge production and knowledge sharing changes, how is knowledge itself changing in different fields, and what impact do changes (or stases) have on faculty research and scholarly communication? How can faculty effectively mine and share their fields' resources for digital research and scholarly communication? When, how, and why should faculty seek opportunities to engage emerging forms of research and opportunities for digital scholarly communication? And what can …


Listening And Learning From Students: Interviewing Students About The Intersections Of Research, Writing And Technology, Sarah E. Wagner, Ann Marshall, Kristine M. Frye May 2017

Listening And Learning From Students: Interviewing Students About The Intersections Of Research, Writing And Technology, Sarah E. Wagner, Ann Marshall, Kristine M. Frye

Ann Marshall

As professional educators, the experience of a novice writer and researcher is often lost, and librarians and teaching faculty alike struggle to bridge the gap between inexperience and expertise. In this interactive session, participants will have the opportunity to practice skills for interviewing students as a strategy to gain a depth of perspective not readily available through other methods. In particular, we will explore how digital technologies impact students’ academic research and writing, and the ways in which technologies might either enhance student work, create barriers to, or even transform the research and writing process. Attendees will be invited to …


The Early History Of The Mill Valley Public Library, Rebecca Karberg May 2017

The Early History Of The Mill Valley Public Library, Rebecca Karberg

Rebecca Karberg

The Mill Valley Public Library, in Mill Valley, CA, was founded thanks in large part to the efforts of an energetic group of women. This and other facets of the library's early history are representative of trends in the history of small-town libraries in the United States, and this paper examines how the Mill Valley Public Library followed those trends and bucked some others, including the tenure of the second librarian, Sibyl Nye.


A Meta-Analytical Integration Of Over 40 Years Of Research On Diversity Training Evaluation, Katerina Bezrukova, Chester S. Spell, Jamie L. Perry, Karen A. Jehn May 2017

A Meta-Analytical Integration Of Over 40 Years Of Research On Diversity Training Evaluation, Katerina Bezrukova, Chester S. Spell, Jamie L. Perry, Karen A. Jehn

Jamie Perry

This meta-analysis of 260 independent samples assessed the effects of diversity training on 4 training outcomes over time and across characteristics of training context, design, and participants. Models from the training literature and psychological theory on diversity were used to generate theory-driven predictions. The results revealed an overall effect size (Hedges g) of .38 with the largest effect being for reactions to training and cognitive learning; smaller effects were found for behavioral and attitudinal/affective learning. Whereas the effects of diversity training on reactions and attitudinal/affective learning decayed over time, training effects on cognitive learning remained stable and even increased in …


How Automated Workflows Helped Us Ingest 600 Faculty Publications In Three Months In Lmu’S Institutional Repository!, Shilpa Rele, Jessea Young May 2017

How Automated Workflows Helped Us Ingest 600 Faculty Publications In Three Months In Lmu’S Institutional Repository!, Shilpa Rele, Jessea Young

Jessea Young

Conducting copyright clearance and ingesting appropriate versions of faculty publications can be a labor intensive and time consuming process. At Loyola Marymount University (LMU), a medium-size, private institution, the Digital Library Program (DLP) had been conducting copyright clearance one publication at a time. This meant that it took an enormous amount of time from start to finish to review and process the list of publications on a given faculty member’s CV. In October 2016, the Digital Program Librarian learned about the automated workflow developed by librarians at University of North Texas and decided to give it a try. At this …


Using Automated Workflows To Grow Your Institutional Repository, Shilpa Rele, Jessea Young May 2017

Using Automated Workflows To Grow Your Institutional Repository, Shilpa Rele, Jessea Young

Jessea Young

Conducting copyright clearance and ingesting appropriate versions of faculty publications can be a labor intensive and time consuming process. At Loyola Marymount University (LMU), a medium-size, private institution, the Digital Library Program (DLP) began exploring and experimenting with automated processes to manage copyright clearance and ingest workflows with regards to faculty publications. The goal of such experimentation was to increase efficiency in our processes to ingest more faculty publications in LMU's institutional repository. In this lightening talk, we highlight our workflows and tools used to manage the automated workflows, some of the issues and challenges we experienced during this exploratory …


The Challenges Of Reproducibility In Data-Scarce Fields, Christine L. Borgman, Peter T. Darch May 2017

The Challenges Of Reproducibility In Data-Scarce Fields, Christine L. Borgman, Peter T. Darch

Christine L. Borgman

Reproducing scientific results is difficult in fields whose research is characterized by large volumes of data, computationally intensive methods, and high degrees of standardization. In data scarce fields, which characterizes much of the earth sciences, reproducing results is even more challenging. Among the factors that limit reproducibility are data access, collection, curation, and accessibility. We discuss the extent to which reproducibility is an appropriate goal in data scarce domains and the tradeoffs between data reuse and reproducibility.


Random Regression Models Based On The Elliptically Contoured Distribution Assumptions With Applications To Longitudinal Data, Alfred A. Bartolucci, Shimin Zheng, Sejong Bae, Karan P. Singh May 2017

Random Regression Models Based On The Elliptically Contoured Distribution Assumptions With Applications To Longitudinal Data, Alfred A. Bartolucci, Shimin Zheng, Sejong Bae, Karan P. Singh

Shimin Zheng

We generalize Lyles et al.’s (2000) random regression models for longitudinal data, accounting for both undetectable values and informative drop-outs in the distribution assumptions. Our models are constructed on the generalized multivariate theory which is based on the Elliptically Contoured Distribution (ECD). The estimation of the fixed parameters in the random regression models are invariant under the normal or the ECD assumptions. For the Human Immunodeficiency Virus Epidemiology Research Study data, ECD models fit the data better than classical normal models according to the Akaike (1974) Information Criterion. We also note that both univariate distributions of the random intercept and …


The Relationship Between Quality Improvement And Health Information Technology Use In Local Health Departments, Kendra Johnson, Kim K. Nguyen, Shimin Zheng, Robin P. Pendley May 2017

The Relationship Between Quality Improvement And Health Information Technology Use In Local Health Departments, Kendra Johnson, Kim K. Nguyen, Shimin Zheng, Robin P. Pendley

Shimin Zheng

This research examined if there is a relationship between engagement in quality improvement (QI) and health information technology (HIT) for local health departments (LHDs) controlling for workforce, finance, population, and governance structure. This was a cross-sectional study that analyzed data obtained from the Core questions and Module 1 in the NACCHO 2010 Profile of LHDs. Descriptive statistics, bivariate analyses, and logistic regression analyses were conducted. Findings suggest that LHD engagement in QI has a relationship with utilization of HIT including electronic health records, practice management systems, and electronic syndromic surveillance systems. This study provides baseline information about the HIT use …


Differences In Initial Fitness Scores Between Highway Patrol Cadets Who Successfully Complete Or Fail To Complete A 27-Week Training Academy, James Jay Dawes, Rob Orr, Charles Kornhauser, Kym Holmes, Ryan Holmes, Rodney Pope May 2017

Differences In Initial Fitness Scores Between Highway Patrol Cadets Who Successfully Complete Or Fail To Complete A 27-Week Training Academy, James Jay Dawes, Rob Orr, Charles Kornhauser, Kym Holmes, Ryan Holmes, Rodney Pope

Rob Marc Orr

Research suggests that law enforcement is primarily a sedentary occupation. However, officers may have to respond rapidly to unpredictable situations and this can dramatically increase their physiological loads. The aim of this study was to investigate the physiological demands placed on Australian state police officers carrying out operational tasks.


A Profile Of Injuries Sustained By Law Enforcement Officers: A Critical Review, Kate Lyons, Cameron Radburn, Robin Orr, Rodney Pope May 2017

A Profile Of Injuries Sustained By Law Enforcement Officers: A Critical Review, Kate Lyons, Cameron Radburn, Robin Orr, Rodney Pope

Rob Marc Orr

Due to the unpredictable, varied and often physical nature of law enforcement duties, police officers are at a high risk of work-related physical injury. The aim of this critical narrative review was to identify and synthesize key findings of studies that have investigated musculoskeletal injuries sustained by law enforcement officers during occupational tasks. A systematic search of four databases using key search terms was conducted to identify potentially relevant studies, which were assessed against key inclusion and exclusion criteria to determine studies to be included in the review. Included studies were critically appraised and the level of evidence determined. Relevant …


Retreat Agenda - 2017- Research & Info Services Dept. --University Of Central Florida Libraries, Barbara Tierney May 2017

Retreat Agenda - 2017- Research & Info Services Dept. --University Of Central Florida Libraries, Barbara Tierney

Barbara Tierney

UCF Libraries, Research Services Retreat 
Burnett Honors College, Rooms 129-130, 9am-3:30pm, May 5, 2017 
Research, Engagement, and Instruction Librarians “reimaging the academic library” and “teaching effectively with technology”
 
Afternoon session:
1:15—3:30pm
Dr. Michelle Denise Miller (Director, First Year Learning Initiative and
Professor, Dept. of Psychological Sciences, Northern Arizona Univ.)
Dr. Miller will discuss her 2014 book “Minds online: teaching effectively with technology.”(James Lang, Chronicle of Higher Education: http://www.chronicle.com/article/Educating-Minds-Online/150743)
 
Questions for Michelle Miller:
1.        What kind of librarian assistance would appeal to Dr. Miller as an instructor?
Does she use an embedded librarian?
Does she use …


Policing Rape Complainants: When Reporting Rape Becomes A Crime, Lisa Avalos May 2017

Policing Rape Complainants: When Reporting Rape Becomes A Crime, Lisa Avalos

Lisa Avalos

Rape is one of the most under-reported crimes that there is, and  victims often say that they do not report because they are afraid they will not be believed. The worst case scenario for a rape victim is to be disbelieved by police and then charged with false reporting. Unfortunately, prosecutions of rape victims occur regularly, with some victims even serving time in prison.This Article analyzes why these cases occur and pays particular attention to the poor police investigatory practices that underlie the charging decisions in such cases.

The Article proceeds in four parts. Part One describes some of the …


Policy Recommendations: Cultivating A Local Foodscape Rooted In A Just Economy, Ryan Thayer May 2017

Policy Recommendations: Cultivating A Local Foodscape Rooted In A Just Economy, Ryan Thayer

Ryan Thayer

Since the 1970s, American diets have changed drastically (Hozer, 2015; Soechtig, 2014; Pinderhughes, 2004; Fr eeman, 2007). The rise of multinational corporate food chains and agribusiness producers (Bell et al., 2013; Liu et al., 2012; Ayazi and Elsheikh) have severely limited diverse food options, as markets have become saturated with highly processed foods, whi ch are known to contribute to the rise of obesity related chronic health diseases (Bader et al., 2012; Colquhoun and Ledesma, 2008; Schwartz, 2016). In the urban environment, poor people and communities of color share a disproportionate burden of diet - rela ted diseases (Kwate, 2008) …


Pushing The Institutional Repository To A New Level: Potential Benefits Of Metadata Only Records, Rebel Cummings-Sauls, Ryan Otto May 2017

Pushing The Institutional Repository To A New Level: Potential Benefits Of Metadata Only Records, Rebel Cummings-Sauls, Ryan Otto

Rebel Cummings-Sauls

Librarians at Kansas State University Libraries recognized a need to document and showcase a more complete view of the digital scholarship of an institution’s faculty, staff, and students; giving us the ability to elevate the academic research and creative output being produced by our community. This need has been recognized, but not yet addressed by many universities. The mission of an institutional repository (IR) is to collect, preserve, and make accessible the publications and other scholarly work of departments, programs, faculty, staff, and students. Expanding on our existing IR workflow to include metadata only records we can better meet this …


Addressing Student And Instructor Needs Through Library Support For Open Educational Resources, Josh Bolick, Rebel Cummings-Sauls May 2017

Addressing Student And Instructor Needs Through Library Support For Open Educational Resources, Josh Bolick, Rebel Cummings-Sauls

Rebel Cummings-Sauls

"The cost of textbooks and other learning materials have increased rapidly, causing students across institutional size, profile, and socio-economic status to resort to coping strategies: not purchasing required textbooks, choosing courses based on required materials and text cost, using outdated versions of textbooks, and using financial aid to cover costs of texts, contributing to increased student debt. Kansas State University (KSU) Libraries and University of Kansas (KU) Libraries are responding to this pressure on students through initiatives supporting the use of open educational resources (OER), particularly open textbooks. OER are “teaching, learning, and research resources that reside in the public …


Oer Production Workflows For Open Textbooks, Rebel Cummings-Sauls, Allison P. Brown, Billy Meinke, Anthony Palmiotto May 2017

Oer Production Workflows For Open Textbooks, Rebel Cummings-Sauls, Allison P. Brown, Billy Meinke, Anthony Palmiotto

Rebel Cummings-Sauls

Guest Speakers Allison Brown, SUNY Geneseo; Rebel Cummings-Sauls, Kansas State University; Billy Meinke, University of Hawaii; and Anthony Palmiotto, OpenStax discussed production workflows for open textbooks within their organizations. 

Is there a typical process and timeline for producing an open textbook? Where are the pain points? How could the process be made more efficient? How are staff and faculty working on these projects managing the tasks and timelines involved? How is progress tracked and momentum sustained?


Why Do Animal Shelter Workers Burn Out?, Harold Herzog May 2017

Why Do Animal Shelter Workers Burn Out?, Harold Herzog

Harold Herzog, PhD

New research reveals some downsides to “being called” to save animals.


Workers' Compensation: Analysis For Its Second Century, H. Allan Hunt, Marcus Dillender May 2017

Workers' Compensation: Analysis For Its Second Century, H. Allan Hunt, Marcus Dillender

H. Allan Hunt

Hunt and Dillender review the status of workers' compensation programs on three critical performance areas: 1) the adequacy of compensation for those disabled in the workplace, 2) return-to-work performance for injured workers, and 3) prevention of disabling injury and disease.


Better Incentives Data Can Inform Both Research And Policy, Timothy J. Bartik May 2017

Better Incentives Data Can Inform Both Research And Policy, Timothy J. Bartik

Timothy J. Bartik

No abstract provided.


Physician Role In Physical Activity For African-American Males Undergoing Radical Prostatectomy For Prostate Cancer, Faustine Williams, Kellie R. Imm, Graham A. Colditz, Ashley J. Housten, Lin Yang, Keon L. Gilbert, Bettina F. Drake May 2017

Physician Role In Physical Activity For African-American Males Undergoing Radical Prostatectomy For Prostate Cancer, Faustine Williams, Kellie R. Imm, Graham A. Colditz, Ashley J. Housten, Lin Yang, Keon L. Gilbert, Bettina F. Drake

Faustine Williams

Purpose Physical activity is recognized as a complementary therapy to improve physical and physiological functions among prostate cancer survivors. Little is known about communication between health providers and African-American prostate cancer patients, a high risk population, regarding the health benefits of regular physical activity on their prognosis and recovery. This study explores African-American prostate cancer survivors’ experiences with physical activity prescription from their physicians. Methods Three focus group interviews were conducted with 12 African-American prostate cancer survivors in May 2014 in St. Louis, MO. Participants’ ages ranged from 49 to 79 years, had completed radical prostatectomy, and their time out …


Addressing Racial Disparities In Breast Cancer Treatment Delays: An Application Of Group Model Building (Gmb), Faustine Williams, Nancy Zoellner, Maisha Flannel, L. Noel, J. Habif, P. Hovmand, Sarah Gehlert May 2017

Addressing Racial Disparities In Breast Cancer Treatment Delays: An Application Of Group Model Building (Gmb), Faustine Williams, Nancy Zoellner, Maisha Flannel, L. Noel, J. Habif, P. Hovmand, Sarah Gehlert

Faustine Williams

No abstract provided.


Geographical Location And Stage Of Breast Cancer Diagnosis: A Systematic Review Of The Literature, Faustine Williams, Aimee S. James, Stephen Jeanetta May 2017

Geographical Location And Stage Of Breast Cancer Diagnosis: A Systematic Review Of The Literature, Faustine Williams, Aimee S. James, Stephen Jeanetta

Faustine Williams

Objective: To examine systematically the literature on the effect of geographical location variation on breast cancer stage at diagnosis, race/ethnicity, and socioeconomic status.

Methods. Eight electronic databases were searched using combination of key words. Of the 312 articles retrieved from the search, 36 studies from 12 countries were considered eligible for inclusion.

Results. This review identified 17 (47%) of 36 studies in which breast cancer patients residing in geographically remote/rural areas had more late-stage diagnosis than urban women. Ten (28%) studies reported higher proportions of women diagnosed with breast cancer resided in urban than rural counties. Nine …


Social Justice & Libraries Guide 2017, Aisha Conner-Gaten, Elisa Slater Acosta, Desirae Zingarelli-Sweet, Krista Devito, Rhonda Rosen, Javier Garibay Apr 2017

Social Justice & Libraries Guide 2017, Aisha Conner-Gaten, Elisa Slater Acosta, Desirae Zingarelli-Sweet, Krista Devito, Rhonda Rosen, Javier Garibay

Aisha Conner-Gaten

This quick guide will introduce terms relating to social justice, specifically those related to the 2017 William H. Hannon Library Staff retreat. Additionally, these terms will be defined and examples provided for deeper understanding. Feel free to print this guide and refer to it during future conversations.


Comparing And Validating Measures Of Character Skills: Findings From A Nationally Representative Sample Apr 2017

Comparing And Validating Measures Of Character Skills: Findings From A Nationally Representative Sample

Gema Zamarro

Though researchers now are aware of the potential importance of character skills, such as conscientiousness, grit, self-control, and a growth mindset, researchers struggle to find reliable measures of these skills. In this paper, we use data collected from the Understanding America Study, a nationally representative internet panel to study the validity of innovative measures of character skills based on measures of survey effort. We believe surveys themselves can be seen as a behavioral tasks and that respondents provide meaningful information about their character skills by way of the effort they put forward on surveys. In particular, we compare measures of …


Assessing Career Decision-Making Status: The Casve Cycle Questionnaire, Brianna Werner Apr 2017

Assessing Career Decision-Making Status: The Casve Cycle Questionnaire, Brianna Werner

Brianna Werner

The CASVE Cycle Questionnaire (CASVE-CQ) was developed to assess an individual’s progress in the CASVE cycle. A multi-phase development process was utilized, which included: initial item development, review by the current targeted demographic (i.e., college students), expert review, measure pilot, and measure administration with item refinement at each of the first three phases. Additionally, the CASVE-CQ identifies those who may have passed over important components of the CASVE cycle. As hypothesized and consistent with guided theory, exploratory factor analysis resulted in a 6 factor measure consisting of 55 items. Validity was supported through correlations between the CASVE-CQ and the identity …


Discovering The Self-Interest Of Servant Leadership: A Grounded Theory, R. Jeffery Maxfield Apr 2017

Discovering The Self-Interest Of Servant Leadership: A Grounded Theory, R. Jeffery Maxfield

R. Jeffery Maxfield

This qualitative study set forth to discover how senior level leaders from
multiple for-profit sectors perceived the benefits derived from serving the
needs of followers. The study emerged from a thorough review of the
literature and advances the knowledge of servant leadership philosophy
by identifying the benefits to being a servant leader. The study involved
14 participants who were willing to anonymously complete the
questionnaire developed by the researchers. To discover how different
leaders perceived the benefits from serving followers, the researchers
employed a grounded theory design, allowing for a rich understanding of
the participants’ interpretations. The coding and data …


Pilot Project To Teach Current And Future Healthcare Professionals How To Address Patients With Health Literacy In Mind.Pdf, Skye Bickett, Christine Willis, Carolann Curry, Tara Douglas-Williams Apr 2017

Pilot Project To Teach Current And Future Healthcare Professionals How To Address Patients With Health Literacy In Mind.Pdf, Skye Bickett, Christine Willis, Carolann Curry, Tara Douglas-Williams

Christine Willis

No abstract provided.


The Deliberate Development Of Social Work Educators_ Don_T Leave.Pdf, Mary Tinucci Apr 2017

The Deliberate Development Of Social Work Educators_ Don_T Leave.Pdf, Mary Tinucci

Mary Tinucci

No abstract provided.


Ispy: Threats To Individual And Institutional Privacy In The Digital World, Lori Andrews Apr 2017

Ispy: Threats To Individual And Institutional Privacy In The Digital World, Lori Andrews

Lori B. Andrews

What type of information is collected, who is viewing it, and what law librarians can do to protect their patrons and institutions.