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Evaluation Of Medical Librarians’ Level Of Information And Communication Technology Skills Based On Mla Statements: A Study In Iran, Mina Tavassoli-Farahi, Masoumeh Tajafari, Iman Tahamtan

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Due to the importance of ICT skills, several leading associations have released guidelines on needed ICT skills for librarians. In this study, Medical Library Association (MLA) statements on ICT skills were used for evaluating medical librarians’ level of information and communication technology expertise in Iran. A census sampling method was used. Chief Librarians working in college libraries affiliated to the Ministry of Health and Medical Education (MOHME) in Iran participated in this study. Findings showed that based on MLA’s skill statements, medical LIS professionals working in medical, dental and pharmacy colleges possessed adequate skill in communications and information infrastructure including …

Accessibility And Use Of Electronic Journals At Iranian University Libraries, Masoumeh Tajafari

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Today, e-journals play a significant role in meeting information needs of scholars. On the other hand, each year publishers demand higher costs for e-journals subscription. Librarians seek ways to assess the use of e-journals in order to determine how well they meet users' needs and to justify increases in budget for e-journals acquisition. This study aimed to assess accessibility and use of e-journals by the research scholars at top ten university libraries affiliated to the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology (MSRT) in Iran. Questionnaire was adopted for data collection and a total of 1380 research scholars participated in this …

Application Of Citation Analysis In The Development Of Core Nigerian Languages Texts In Nigeria University Libraries, Ifeanyi J. Ezema, C.F. Ugwuanyi

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The purpose of this paper is to develop core books in Nigerian languages using citation analysis. A total of 449 theses and dissertations submitted to the Department of Linguistics and Nigerian Languages in six Nigerian universities from 1996 to 2007 constituted the population. The universities are University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), University of Ife (OAU), University of Lagos (UNILAG), University of Ibadan (UI), Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria (ABU) and University of Benin (UNIBEN). A bibliometric study was conducted using indicators such as types of cited sources, most frequently cited books and the most frequently cited authors. A total of 27,686 …

Postgraduate Law Students Information Needs And Seeking Behaviour: Implications For Improved Provision Of Resources And Services In Nigerian Institute Of Advanced Legal Studies Library In Lagos State, Uluocha Anyaogu Mrs.

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Adequate knowledge about the information needs and seeking behaviour of users is vital for developing library resources, services and facilities to meet their information needs effectively. The purpose of this study is to find out the various legal resources available to Postgraduate law students; their information needs and seeking behaviour; the sources/services utilized by them and their level of satisfaction with the information obtained from the sources in the library. The population of study consists of 323 Postgraduate law students registered at NIALS library since year 2013. Total enumeration sampling technique was used to select all the registered students. A …

To What Extent Have Icts Contributed To E-Governance In Uganda?, Robert Waiswa, Constant Okello-Obura

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Abstract

Information and communication technologies (ICTs) continue to receive unprecedented attention because of their pervasive influence on society. One such sphere of influence is their role in empowering the citizenry in tackling the fundamental facets of governance which, according to the World Bank, include: graft, rule of law, government effectiveness, voice and accountability, political instability and violence, and regulatory burden – a role giving rise to the concept of e-Governance. Uganda has variously attempted to promote e-Governance; huge sums of financial resources and other factor inputs have been sunk in ICT initiatives. The question which arises is, to what extent …

Awareness And Use Of Scholarly Electronic Journals By Members Of Academic Staff: A Case Study Of Dar Es Salaam University College Of Education (Duce), Nelson Msagati

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

No abstract provided.

Tuberculosis (Tb) Research In India During 2004-2013: A Bibliometric Analysis, Rabindra K. Maharana, Ashok Kumar Das, Jayanta Kumar Sahu

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The present study is a bibliometric analysis of all Indian tuberculosis publications over the past 10 years, in the national/ international journals of repute. Utilizing the Scopus database, 7945 documents of Indian researcher’s publications data on tuberculosis research were used for the study, with an average of 794-795 documents per year and majority of them were research articles (76.56%). International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease; All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) and D. Sriram were the most favoured research journal; major contributing organization/ institution and most prolific contributor. Article, Human and Humans were the most frequently used keywords.

From Local To Global: Open And Sustainable Ways To Sharing Our Teaching Resources, Jane Secker, Nancy Graham

Library Instruction West 2014

During this workshop two UK librarians will explore:

• The growing body of evidence to support librarians sharing their own resources including data from surveys and feedback from face to face events held by our community of practice in the UK.
• How can librarians from different countries discuss ideas around sharing and share resources in a practical way?
• How can existing organisations such as ALA, CILIP, IFLA and UNESCO help promote the sharing of Information Literacy resources in open format internationally?

The workshop will also discuss issues such as key features of a successful community of practice, what we mean by …

Faculty Power: A Renewable Energy Source For Teaching Information Literacy, Elisa Acosta, Susan Gardner Archambault

Library Instruction West 2014

How can instruction librarians best utilize diminishing resources to support expanding information literacy initiatives on their campus? To be successfully implemented on campus, information literacy depends on collaboration between faculty and librarians. Participants will learn about using “train the trainer” methodology to advance and sustain information literacy programs at their home institution. In “train the trainer” workshops, faculty are educated about information literacy through classroom activities, guided discussions, and library resources. This session will present methods for collaborating with faculty in order to empower them to integrate information literacy and library resources into the curricula. Participants will learn about a …

Library On Demand: Now Delivering Fresh Services To Your Online Course!, Debbie Feisst, Kim Frail, Lindsay Johnston, Angie Mandville

Library Instruction West 2014

Working in conjunction with other key campus stakeholders, the University of Alberta Libraries has developed a customizable Library Resources widget that makes it easier for students to access valuable library resources at their place and point of need within their online course management system (CMS). This seamless integration of library resources and services into online courses represents a time-saving enhancement for faculty and students as well as a springboard to information literacy learning within the virtual classroom environment. We will outline the project history and describe how this initiative grew from a department-based project into a campus-wide model with an …

Playing Well With Others: Research Studios At The Cornish College Of The Arts, Bridget Nowlin, Megan Smithling, Heather Jean Uhl

Library Instruction West 2014

Cornish College of the Arts offers a distinctive blend of visual and performing arts grounded in a core curriculum of humanities and sciences. Cornish offers a Bachelor of Music degree and Bachelor of Fine Arts degrees in art, dance, design, music, performance production and theater.

With a focus on the visual and performing arts, and a faculty/student population of visual/aural/kinesthetic learners, our patrons’ interests are often "making and doing," rather than engaging in conventional academic research. Consequently, our librarians collaborate with faculty to align students’ own practices in the studio/performance space with more traditional academic research processes.

This interactive panel …

Can't Stop Won't Stop: Seeding Library Instruction With Hip-Hop, Dave Ellenwood, Beth Sanderson

Library Instruction West 2014

Have you ever wanted to infuse your teaching with one of your passions that is not commonly associated with information literacy? More specifically, have you ever been curious about including hip-hop themes, metaphors, or other hip-hop-related content in your IL instruction? In this panel discussion grounded in critical pedagogy, social justice discourse, and the politics of including hip-hop in the college classroom, attendees will hear the strategies and experiences of four instruction librarians with varied hip-hop familiarity, from novice to fan to emcee. Panelists will describe teaching research concepts through hip-hop metaphors, teaching library databases through interpreting/annotating rap lyrics, and …

Using Open Access Resources In Data Literacy Instruction: Renewing The Il Curriculum By Aligning It With Changing Needs, Don Macmillen

Library Instruction West 2014

To align information literacy instruction with changing faculty and student needs, librarians need to expand their conceptions and competencies beyond traditional information sources. In the sciences, this increasingly means integrating the data resources used by researchers into instruction for undergraduate students. Open access repositories allow students to work with more primary data than ever before, but only if they know how and where to look. This presentation will describe the development of classes designed to scaffold student learning in biology across two courses, detailing the long-term collaboration between a librarian and an instructor that now serves over 500 students per …

Opening Our Information Literacy Classrooms To Culturally Responsive Pedagogy, Dave Ellenwood, Althea Lazzaro, Sharde Mills, Megan Watson

Library Instruction West 2014

As our college campuses grow increasingly racially and ethnically diverse, it is essential to the sustainability of our library instruction programs that we understand teaching and learning in a cultural context. Librarians at the University of Washington Bothell and Cascadia Community College strive to design information literacy instruction that facilitates an inclusive, diverse space where multiple modes of communication are developed and rewarded. In this presentation, we will share examples of our own successes and failures designing culturally responsive information literacy sessions and discuss strategies for introducing culturally-grounded participation, problem-solving, and discourse styles into library instruction. We encourage participants to …

Marijuana Legalization Papers Getting You Down? You Won't Believe What We Did About It, Anne-Marie Deitering, Hannah Gascho Rempel

Library Instruction West 2014

Current research shows that for many students, choosing a topic is the scariest and most difficult part of the research process. They want to stick to safe ground where they know they’ll find sources; we want them to explore the unknown and learn new things. Tired of reading papers on the same topics over and over, and concerned that students weren’t making the connections between research and learning, librarians and composition instructors at Oregon State University developed a new approach to teaching topic selection, putting curiosity at the center. Providing a structured and supportive process, we help students overcome their …

Learning Information Literacy Through Drawing, David Brier, Vicky Lebbin

Library Instruction West 2014

Drawing is an excellent lo-fi teaching method for students to interact with and demonstrate their competence (or ignorance) of information literacy concepts beyond traditional text dominated methods. This program explores the use of drawing as a tool to teach library instruction and information literacy. This includes examples of drawing exercises and an examination of student illustrations made in library instruction workshops. Attendees will work together on a hands-on drawing exercise. Participants will:

• Be able to describe the opportunities and challenges of drawing activities in library instruction workshops

• Be able to design drawing activities for their own workshops

The …

Digital/Critical/Media Literacies: Designing Transformational New Literacies Assignments For A Sustainable Instruction Program, Felicia Palsson

Library Instruction West 2014

Some students, and some disciplines, naturally gravitate toward text as a medium. Not everyone does anymore. Why is the research paper (or another written product) still standard for information literacy assignments? For a sustainable instruction program – relevant for students, demonstrating value to administrators – at SSU Library we are implementing a new definition of "information literacy" as a metaliteracy, a skillset that encompasses many "new literacies" (as they’re often known). Grounded in the latest research in the LIS field and beyond, this presentation will share practical ways to transform research-based assignments using new (many free) multimodal tools. Empower your …

Sustainable Decision Making For Emerging Educational Technologies In Libraries, Richard Hayman, Erika E. Smith

Library Instruction West 2014

Purpose – The purpose of this article is to discuss approaches to sustainable decision-making for integrating emerging educational technologies in library instruction while supporting evidence-based practice (EBP).

Design/methodology/approach – This article highlights recent trends in emerging educational technologies and EBP and details a model for supporting evidence informed decision-making. This viewpoint article draws on an analysis of recent literature, as well as experience from professional practice.

Findings – Authors discuss the need for sustainable decision-making that addresses a perceived lack of evidence surrounding emerging technologies, a dilemma that many library educators and practitioner-researchers will have faced in their own library …

More Than A Citation Manager: Zotero For Scalable Embedded Librarianship And Instructional Assessment, Rebecca Kuglitsch

Library Instruction West 2014

Purpose – This paper aims to describe a new application of Zotero, a citation management system, for embedded librarianship and assessment. It explores student reception of this approach and maps Zotero’s capacities to represent citations to learning outcomes and information literacy frames that instruction librarians assess.

Design/methodology/approach – The librarian worked with a course using Zotero group libraries for collaborative work, used Zotero to communicate with students and assess their information literacy skills and surveyed the students to determine their perception of librarian participation via Zotero.

Findings – Using Zotero’s features made it possible to formatively and summatively assess student …

Flashlight: Using Bizup’S Beam To Illuminate The Rhetoric Of Research, Kate Rubick

Library Instruction West 2014

Purpose: This paper demonstrates how a librarian at a liberal arts college partnered with a professor of rhetoric and media studies to teach methods students to classify sources using Bizup’s BEAM.

Design/ Methodology Approach: Students in rhetorical criticism, read the Bizup article on BEAM. The library instruction included a discussion of the article and an application exercise where students classified cited references in a peer reviewed journal article using BEAM.

Findings: BEAM was a valuable addition to the rhetorical criticism course. The application exercise used in the library instruction session introduced BEAM as a tool to use in reading and …

Still Relevant After All These Years, Eleanor Mitchell, Sarah Barbara Watstein

Library Instruction West 2014

A brief editorial that provides background and introductions to the collection of papers that comprise this special issue of Reference Services Review.

Library Instruction West 2014: Open, Sustainable Instruction, Joan Petit, Sara Thompson

Library Instruction West 2014

Editorial by Joan Petit and Sara Thompson that reflects on the history of the Library Instruction West conference, the current group of presenters and their research interests, and plans for future conferences.

Purdue Libraries Graduate Student Services Task Force, Nastasha E. Johnson, Hal P. Kirkwood Jr, Pete Pascuzzi, Judith M. Nixon, Benjamin D. Branch, Maribeth Slebodnik, David Scherer, Lisa Zillinski

Libraries Faculty and Staff Creative Materials

This is a findings report generated by a Purdue University Libraries Learning Council Task Force on graduate student services.

Moose: Recollections From A Northern Childhood, Allison K. Athens

The Goose

A creative reflection on growing up with moose.

Governance Review Commission Summer Retreat 2, Otterbein University

Senate

No abstract provided.

Visualizing Our Book Shelves: How We Took Harvard’S Stack View And Made It Our Own, Cole Hudson

Library Scholarly Publications

This presentation covers WSU's efforts to develop a virtual book shelf viewer modifying and adding to the Harvard Library's Stack View project. Code referenced was developed by Cole Hudson and Axa Liauw and can be found on Github.

Aggregate Demand, Idle Time, And Unemployment, Pascal Michaillat, Emmanuel Saez

Upjohn Institute Working Papers

This paper develops a model of unemployment fluctuations. The model keeps the architecture of the Barro and Grossman (1971) general disequilibrium model but replaces the disequilibrium framework on the labor and product markets by a matching framework. On the product and labor markets, both price and tightness adjust to equalize supply and demand. There is one more variable than equilibrium condition on each market, so we consider various price mechanisms to close the model, from completely flexible to completely rigid. With some price rigidity, aggregate demand influences unemployment through a simple mechanism: higher aggregate demand raises the probability that firms …

Structural And Cognitive Correlates Of Body Mass Index In Healthy Older Adults, Jacob Bolzenius

Dissertations

Obesity, commonly measured with body mass index (BMI), is associated with numerous deleterious health conditions and may be a modifier of age-related alterations in brain integrity. Research suggests that white matter integrity observed using diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) is altered with high BMI, but the integrity of specific tracts remains poorly understood. Additionally, no studies have examined fractional anisotropy (FA) of tract integrity in conjunction with neuropsychological evaluation with elevated BMI among older adults. It was hypothesized that elevated BMI would be independently associated with lower white matter integrity and cognitive performance. It was also hypothesized that age and BMI …

Global Burden Of Disease Study 2010: Interpretation And Implications For The Neglected Tropical Diseases, Peter J. Hotez, Miriam Alvarado, Maria Gloria Basanez, Ian Bolliger, Et Al.

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

An Examination Of South Carolina’S Institutions Of Reform And Their Impact On The Self-Narratives Of African American Men, Ashley E. Krejci-Shaw

Capstone Collection

In the State of South Carolina (SC), African American male adolescents disproportionately face disciplinary action in public schools and other institutions. In 2013, South Carolina’s Department of Juvenile Justice (SCDJJ) released data that listed Black male children comprising 57% of all juvenile referrals in the state. This disproportionate trend is also present in South Carolina’s correctional system. In 2013, South Carolina’s Department of Corrections (SCDOC) reported that out of 20,777 male prisoners, 13,631 were Black. For adolescents or young adults looking to continue their education, alternative programs are available. One program that captures educationally displaced children in South Carolina is …