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Critical race digital literacy rubric for assessing mis/disinformation literacy instruction lesson plans The Journal of Academic Librarianship (IF 1.953) Pub Date : 2024-03-15 Melissa Chomintra
While librarians have been at the forefront of the fight against fake news, misinformation, and disinformation, offering invaluable guidance and tools through information literacy instruction, there is a noteworthy gap in the adoption of pedagogical approaches rooted in critical theory within mis/disinformation literacy lesson plans. This suggests there may not be well-defined or standardized frameworks
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Ethical dimensions of algorithmic literacy for college students: Case studies and cross-disciplinary connections The Journal of Academic Librarianship (IF 1.953) Pub Date : 2024-03-11 Susan Gardner Archambault, Shalini Ramachandran, Elisa Acosta, Sheree Fu
This article addresses three key questions related to the ethical facets of algorithmic literacy. First, it synthesizes existing literature to identify six core ethical components, including bias, privacy, transparency, accountability, accuracy, and non-maleficence. Second, a crosswalk maps the intersections of these principles across the Association of College and Research Libraries' Framework for
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Assessing textbook affordability before and after the COVID-19 pandemic: Results of student and faculty surveys The Journal of Academic Librarianship (IF 1.953) Pub Date : 2024-03-08 Christopher A. Barnes, Scott Vine, Ryan Nadeau
This article compares the results of a pair of course material surveys for faculty and students conducted before and after the COVID-19 pandemic by academic librarians at a private liberal arts college in the northeastern U.S. Findings indicate that overall students are spending significantly less per semester on required course materials, but some are going without significantly more required materials
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Embedded information literacy interventions in an experiential business learning capstone The Journal of Academic Librarianship (IF 1.953) Pub Date : 2024-03-06 Judy Opdahl
This case study shares an evolving embedded librarian approach to support an experiential undergraduate business learning capstone. To improve research conducted by student teams as they completed semester-long sponsored projects, an electronic research planning form and research consultation were embedded in the course. To measure student experience and self-reported learning from the required interventions
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Library services for those with intellectual disability (ID): An exploration of the current landscape The Journal of Academic Librarianship (IF 1.953) Pub Date : 2024-02-28 Matthew Conner, Leah Plocharczyk
This article summarizes an investigation into a new movement in disability education that impacts academic libraries. Those with (ID) are typically left without options for socializing, education, or employment after high school. To address this, Post-Secondary Education (PSE) programs have been created, which offer a non-degreed course of study at colleges to provide these individuals with education
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Using ChatGPT-generated essays in library instruction The Journal of Academic Librarianship (IF 1.953) Pub Date : 2024-02-22 Stacy Johnson, Erin Owens, Hannah Menendez, Dianna Kim
This case study details a library instruction activity developed by a team of academic librarians, which intended to leverage experiential learning to make students and faculty aware of the function, capabilities, and limitations of text-generating artificial intelligence (AI) tools like OpenAI's ChatGPT. The activity is described, with its development connected to key instructional theories and frameworks
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Mapping library lending: Using GIS technology to explore ILL lending data The Journal of Academic Librarianship (IF 1.953) Pub Date : 2024-02-20 Emy Nelson Decker, Brittany Waltemate
Geographic Information System (GIS) technology can be employed by academic librarians to study interlibrary loan (ILL) lending patterns of circulating materials. The data collected and analyzed using GIS can apprise librarians about the efficacy of existing networks, assist them in making sound cost-saving choices, and inform collection development activities. In this article, the physical lending
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Torn Between Two Worlds: Perceptions of the Role, Status, and Career Progression of Librarians Working in University Libraries The Journal of Academic Librarianship (IF 1.953) Pub Date : 2024-02-17 Antonia Bernadette Donkor PhD in Information Science, Amy Pascalia Abra Asimah PhD in Information Science, Williams Ezinwa Nwagwu PhD in Information Science
Librarians working in university libraries are torn between the two dominant categories (academic and professional) of university staff. Belonging to either of the categories of staff has implications for the employees' roles and duties, status, and career progression in the academic setting. This study sought to understand the perception of librarians' roles, status, and career progression with the
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Academic Library 4.0 and Beyond: Investigating Adaptation of Academic Libraries in Thailand Towards a 4.0 Landscape The Journal of Academic Librarianship (IF 1.953) Pub Date : 2024-02-16 Saowapha Limwichitr
This study aims to investigate the adaptation of Thai academic libraries in response to changes driven by increased reliance on emerging technologies, referred to as Library 4.0. Employing Garvin's Three Ms. Framework, the meaning, management, and measurement aspects were examined to identify the principles of Library 4.0, policies and practices, as well as measurement alterations. A qualitative case
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Understanding information literacy among doctoral students: An ILDoc model and assessment tool The Journal of Academic Librarianship (IF 1.953) Pub Date : 2024-02-09 Magdalena Paul, Marek Deja, Małgorzata Kisilowska-Szurmińska, Ewa Głowacka, Marzena Świgoń, Maja Wojciechowska
The research paper investigates doctoral students' information literacy (IL), a demographic often overlooked in IL studies. Focusing on the unique context of Polish doctoral schools, the paper explores the competences of young researchers. The methodological and descriptive objectives of the study include creating and validating the ILDoc tool and evaluating the self-efficacy in terms of information
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Technology education in academic libraries: An analysis of library workshops The Journal of Academic Librarianship (IF 1.953) Pub Date : 2024-02-09 Gyuri Kang, Donghee Sinn
Learning new technology is essential for students and scholars in higher education to engage in learning and research of today. Previous studies have reported various barriers to technology acceptance and application in academic communities. To foster active engagement in technology-enhanced research and learning, academic libraries could serve as a technology hub for their communities. Many researchers
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On constructive bewilderment: Using special collections material for teaching digital practices The Journal of Academic Librarianship (IF 1.953) Pub Date : 2024-02-08 Leah Henrickson, Benjamin Hall, Timothy Procter
This paper outlines an example of Special Collections materials being used to support master's-level students' data and digital skills development. It evidences positive student learning outcomes through an unconventional interdepartmental collaboration between a digital media teaching team and Special Collections staff, which combined digital practices and tangible Special Collections material. This
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Resistance and Power in Irish Higher Education: ORCID and the Monitored University The Journal of Academic Librarianship (IF 1.953) Pub Date : 2024-02-08 Frank Houghton, Allen Foster
Created in 2012 ORCID now enjoys global status as a Persistent Identifier (PID) in the academic community. The international literature has been generally positive towards this new piece of research infrastructure, particularly based on its obvious potential to aid name disambiguation. However, a small number of commentators have highlighted negative issues with ORCID, as well as the way in which they
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Sex-disaggregated Data and Gender Stereotype Issues in the Workplace: The Nueva Ecija Academic Librarians' Experience The Journal of Academic Librarianship (IF 1.953) Pub Date : 2024-02-05 Camia A. Lasig, Vanessa B. Morales, Nuelah S.J. Reyes, Richie N. Garabiles, Roselyn M. Madia, Julius Weldon L. Ragasa, Mercedita M. Reyes
A study on gender stereotypes experienced by academic librarians can significantly contribute to the ongoing efforts to promote inclusivity, diversity, and gender equality in the academic library environment. In this light, this study sought to examine the stereotype issues that persist in academic libraries in the Philippines in the hope of offering recommendations in order to promote gender equality
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Reinventing information literacy instruction during the Covid-19 pandemic: Exploring experiences, evolutions and implications for online information literacy programming The Journal of Academic Librarianship (IF 1.953) Pub Date : 2024-01-31 Sophie Bury
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Management of library services during the pandemic crisis in university libraries of Thailand and Vietnam The Journal of Academic Librarianship (IF 1.953) Pub Date : 2024-01-25 Lan Thi Nguyen, Kittiya Suthiprapa
The emergence of the Covid-19 pandemic has notably influenced how library services are conceived and provided to their users. This research aims to examine the management of services in university libraries in Thailand and Vietnam during three critical phases of crisis management: prior to the pandemic, throughout the pandemic, and after its occurrence. The quantitative methodology was conducted to
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Relational & Collaborative: Librarian Leadership The Journal of Academic Librarianship (IF 1.953) Pub Date : 2024-01-25 Mara Cota
This article explores four elements integral to effective leadership in libraries: investing in relationships, communicating effectively, encouraging self-determination, and learning from our collaborators. Based on the author's experience leading in libraries, and integrating scholarship from fields such as organizational studies, the article asserts that librarians in leading positions can positively
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Leadership styles and AI acceptance in academic libraries in higher education The Journal of Academic Librarianship (IF 1.953) Pub Date : 2024-01-25 Tarek Shal, Norma Ghamrawi, Hiba Naccache
This study explored the relationship between the leadership styles adopted by academic librarians and their openness to artificial intelligence (AI). The purpose was to discern whether particular leadership approaches influence librarians' attitudes and acceptance of AI technologies in higher education. Data was collected from 50 librarians across four Arab countries. Two distinct questionnaires were
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E-book acceptance by first-year undergraduate students: A longitudinal examination and implications for library researchers The Journal of Academic Librarianship (IF 1.953) Pub Date : 2024-01-17 Marek Nahotko, Marek Deja
This paper presents the findings of a seven-year longitudinal survey conducted from 2016 to 2022, examining e-book acceptance among first-year undergraduate students in the information management program. Targeting students who were new to their educational journey and had minimal exposure to academic contexts, the study used convenience sampling to gather data from 301 participants. Employing the
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Status and challenges of institutional repositories in university libraries in South-East Nigeria: Implications for visibility and ranking of Nigerian universities The Journal of Academic Librarianship (IF 1.953) Pub Date : 2024-01-12 Ifeanyi J. Ezema, Jacintha U. Eze
This study investigated the status and challenges of developing institutional repositories in Nigerian university libraries and the influence on their rankings. It adopted a survey research design carried out in South-East Nigeria. Twenty three universities comprising of 10 publicly funded universities and 13 funded by private and faith-based organizations. Instrument for data collections were structured
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Programmatic instruction for systematic reviews: Developing an interdisciplinary framework for instruction and assessment The Journal of Academic Librarianship (IF 1.953) Pub Date : 2024-01-09 Karleigh Riesen, Lance Michael Simpson, Alex Boucher
Systematic reviews are a growing area of faculty and graduate student research. Academic libraries can anticipate more questions from their research communities regarding this advanced research methodology. This article details a framework for developing interdisciplinary programmatic instruction for systematic reviews. Scaffolded workshop series are identified as an effective method for providing
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Tracking information in the field: An assessment of the information needs and services of a field station library The Journal of Academic Librarianship (IF 1.953) Pub Date : 2024-01-05 Thomas Gerrish, Scott Martin
This project examines field station libraries, an undescribed type of library associated with terrestrial and marine field stations. Field stations typically support ecology, geology, and related disciplines with housing, laboratories, and research facilities, which may include various levels of library support. In summer 2022, researchers, instructors, and staff at the University of Michigan Biological
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Investigating curriculum integrated information literacy The Journal of Academic Librarianship (IF 1.953) Pub Date : 2024-01-05 Simone Bernard
Information literacy has become an essential element of the student learning process due to the current information overload that university students face. The world is in the information age where the options for access to information is changing daily. University students need to be information literate to be able to use information responsibly and ethically. This article describes the third cycle
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Academic instruction librarians' feelings of job control: Quantitative analysis of responses to a job control inventory The Journal of Academic Librarianship (IF 1.953) Pub Date : 2023-12-31 Matthew Weirick Johnson
Job control encompasses a range of dimensions that reflect the extent to which employees have the freedom and discretion to make decisions about their work. Job control includes control over tasks, scheduling, work pacing, physical environment, decision-making, interaction, and mobility. A web survey was administered to academic librarians with instruction responsibilities. The survey included a previously
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Textbook Justice League: Creating a textbook affordability institute The Journal of Academic Librarianship (IF 1.953) Pub Date : 2023-12-29 Nathaniel King, Tiffany Garrett, Alena Manjuck
This article explores the impact of librarian-led OER initiatives on faculty development and textbook affordability at Nevada State University. It reveals how such programs reshape instructor perceptions of librarians' roles, showcasing their value in course development through improved pedagogy and student access to course materials. These efforts have positioned the Library as a pivotal entity in
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Workplace learning tendencies of university librarians: A gender perspective The Journal of Academic Librarianship (IF 1.953) Pub Date : 2023-12-29 Burcu Kutlu Erakman, Gülden Akin
This article reveals the workplace learning tendencies of librarians working in state universities in Turkey in terms of gender variable. Workplace learning tendencies of librarians were categorized under three headings: interests and needs for learning, learning styles and obstacles encountered in learning processes. The research was conducted by comparison type relational survey model. In the data
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Exploring the connections between teaching librarians' beliefs about teaching and their teaching methods The Journal of Academic Librarianship (IF 1.953) Pub Date : 2023-12-15 Ashlynn Kogut
In academic libraries, a teaching librarian's choice of teaching methods has the potential to impact student learning, yet a limited number of studies have explored how teaching librarians choose which teaching methods to use in their instruction sessions. Using the theory of planned behavior as the theoretical framework, this study explored one antecedent for teaching methods: a librarian's beliefs
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Students with disabilities perceptions on the library and college: Systematic review and case study The Journal of Academic Librarianship (IF 1.953) Pub Date : 2023-12-14 Laura K. Clark Hunt, Josh C. Cromwell, Stacy Creel
This research provides a case study of students registered with disabilities at one academic institution in Mississippi with three different libraries across all campuses and evaluates the existing literature in library and information science journals on academic libraries and students with disabilities between 2009 and the present. The case study provides findings on not just students with disabilities
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Academic libraries' knowledge sharing and service innovation: The mediating role of management and IT innovations The Journal of Academic Librarianship (IF 1.953) Pub Date : 2023-12-08 Omar Khalil, Hatem Khalil, Nadia Khalil
Like other organizations, academic libraries strive to reshape and rethink their services and skills to preserve their relevance and contribution; innovation is becoming a survival strategy. Besides, knowledge sharing (KS) is believed to be an important factor in creating innovative capabilities and improving innovation. Yet, only scanty empirical research has investigated the possible effect of KS
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Reference service in libraries like mine: A comparison of current reference service in libraries serving medium, small, and very small institutions The Journal of Academic Librarianship (IF 1.953) Pub Date : 2023-12-05 Julie E. Sweeney
Library decision makers rely on data from relevant comparator libraries to inform their choices regarding resource allocation and models for library services. It is valuable to see the decisions that other libraries of similar size and type have made. Unfortunately, libraries serving small and very small institutions are not represented in the literature on reference service models. Libraries serving
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A retrospective look at a DDA-centered collection strategy: Planning for the future of monograph acquisitions The Journal of Academic Librarianship (IF 1.953) Pub Date : 2023-12-05 Lindsey Lowry, Michael A. Arthur, Donald L. Gilstrap
The demand-driven acquisitions (DDA) model has been established as a standard component of collection development strategies for academic libraries. The University of Alabama's collection development strategy revolves around the large DDA program for acquiring electronic monographs and is supplemented by other methods of monographic acquisitions such as firm ordering, bulk eBook purchases, and more
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Availability and accessibility of academic library resources and services for prison inmates in the distance education programme The Journal of Academic Librarianship (IF 1.953) Pub Date : 2023-12-01 Diana Atuase, Christopher K. Filson
The modern objectives of libraries could facilitate the provision and use of prison library services and resources. The purpose of the research was to investigate how academic library resources and services are available and accessible to prison inmates in distance education programme. The descriptive survey design was employed in the collection and analysis of the quantitative and qualitative data
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We adapt as needed: Autism services at liberal arts college libraries The Journal of Academic Librarianship (IF 1.953) Pub Date : 2023-11-28 Amelia M. Anderson, Blake Robinson
Over the past two decades, researchers have analyzed the role of disability in liberal arts colleges (LACs). While students find LAC faculty and disability service professionals to be a positive influence in their educational experience, these institutions face some challenges in ensuring the best possible education for students with disabilities and, in particular, autism. Building on previous research
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Technically prepared: Librarians' perceptions on LIS curricula and technical services workforce preparedness The Journal of Academic Librarianship (IF 1.953) Pub Date : 2023-11-24 Catherine Smith, Alice L. Daugherty, Lindsey Lowry
Academic libraries frequently require that professional librarians obtain a master's degree from a Library and Information Science (LIS) program accredited by the American Library Association (ALA) as a condition of employment. Within these programs, “academic libraries” are a common area of concentrated study available to LIS students interested in targeting a particular path for their future careers
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Assessing ethical misconduct among librarians in selected nursing training colleges in Ghana The Journal of Academic Librarianship (IF 1.953) Pub Date : 2023-11-21 Yaw Owusu-Ansah, Perpetua Sekyiwa Dadzie
Every profession is guided by ethical conduct to help maintain the status quo of the profession. This study focused on assessing the ethical misconduct among librarians in selected nursing and midwifery training colleges in Ghana. The study adopted a qualitative research technique. Four head librarians were chosen using a purposive sampling approach each, from the three sectors demarcated by the researchers
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How does the transition from a subject-based allocation fund structure to a one-pot allocation fund structure impact librarian spending and attitudes toward spending?: One libraries' experience with a one-pot allocation approach for one-time acquisitions spending The Journal of Academic Librarianship (IF 1.953) Pub Date : 2023-11-17 Anne Larrivee
Every fiscal year, academic libraries must decide how to fairly allocate funds for their collection of one-time materials. A common approach is to divide these one-time funds between subject areas based on historic, quantitative, or expressed needs. A less mainstream approach is to combine all these funds into a single source of funds for one-time purchases. This article examines librarian response
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Exploring the use of digital exhibits by academic libraries The Journal of Academic Librarianship (IF 1.953) Pub Date : 2023-11-18 Youngok Choi, Emma Brodfuehrer Hastings
Exhibits are an increasingly common means of outreach for academic libraries, leading to a growing interest in how librarians curate exhibits to intrigue, educate, and collaborate with users. This study examined digital exhibits produced by ARL-member academic library systems in order to explore the nature and use of exhibits. The study sampled a total of 147 digital exhibits created by 68 academic
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Preferring print: The planned behavior and preferences of first-generation college students in the academic library The Journal of Academic Librarianship (IF 1.953) Pub Date : 2023-11-15 Jennifer K. Matthews, Ane Turner Johnson
Background Academic libraries have been adapting and changing their collections with technology. Often this technology has accompanied a transition from physical collections, such as print books, to electronic collections and electronic books. Understanding how this shift away from print formats might affect certain campus populations is essential as electronic collections continue to grow and expand
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Cutting the Gordian (workload) Knot? Adding data services to academic library public services The Journal of Academic Librarianship (IF 1.953) Pub Date : 2023-11-09 John Buschman, Lisa DeLuca, Michael Murphy, David Frank
The data librarianship as a profession produces on workloads can't give us the answers we seek. The library and information science literature wants two irreconcilable things out of its workload data: 1) aggregate comparable data to document and measure use of libraries and its value; and 2) accurate descriptions to document and measure the individual work done by librarians. That is our Gordian Knot
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E-books in Spanish university libraries: An analysis of online social sciences degrees The Journal of Academic Librarianship (IF 1.953) Pub Date : 2023-11-08 Natalia Arroyo-Vázquez, María-Luisa Alvite-Díez, Blanca Rodríguez-Bravo, Lucía de Cos González-Taladriz
This paper analyzes the availability, via both library lending licenses and open access, of digital versions of the monographs that professors recommend in online bachelor's degrees courses in social sciences at Spanish public universities. Monographs are the type of document most recommended by professors when it comes to teaching and learning in higher education. Digital format is most suitable for
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Nature and characteristics of global attention to research on article processing charges The Journal of Academic Librarianship (IF 1.953) Pub Date : 2023-11-09 Williams E. Nwagwu
This paper examines research on article processing charges (APCs) to understand the extent of attention given by researchers and assess the status. The study analyses document types, source types, source titles, affiliations, and open access types of APC research. It also explores countries of researchers' affiliations, volume and growth of literature, and visualizes keywords based on data from Scopus
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Taking the stage: Theatre design students and research The Journal of Academic Librarianship (IF 1.953) Pub Date : 2023-11-03 Heather A. Dalal, Robin I. Shane
Theatre design research is multidisciplinary and highly visual in nature. Students of theatre design need to learn how to locate appropriate primary source images, as this is not necessarily intuitive for early career students. While multiple image repositories are available online, students usually rely on more convenient resources. This article describes a seven year collaboration between a librarian
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Does one size fit all ages? Results of an international survey on academic library services for non-degree seeking older adults The Journal of Academic Librarianship (IF 1.953) Pub Date : 2023-10-31 Giovanna Badia, April L. Colosimo
McGill Library strives to best support the University's established community of lifelong learners. To inform their professional practice, the authors conducted a diary study that offered insights into the information seeking behaviours of this population (Colosimo & Badia, 2021). Questions remained about how other academic libraries respond to the presence of non-degree seeking older adults at their
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Integrating Information Literacy and Academic Writing: Developing a Self-Assessment Scale of Information-Based Academic Writing The Journal of Academic Librarianship (IF 1.953) Pub Date : 2023-10-30 Chengyuan Yu
This paper presents the development and validation of a self-assessment scale integrating information literacy and academic writing, based on a conceptual model of information-based academic writing. Statistical analyses provided validity evidence, supporting its interpretation and use. The analysis also confirmed the cognitive, metacognitive, social, and emotional nature of information-based academic
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Pursuing academic librarianship: Gender identity and factors affecting job attainment The Journal of Academic Librarianship (IF 1.953) Pub Date : 2023-10-30 Aubrey Iglesias, Charlotte Gard
The purpose of the study is to support library and information science students and recent graduates considering academic librarianship by helping them strategize their career preparation and job search endeavors based on recent graduates' experiences. The authors accomplished this by quantifying the demographic characteristics, experiences during LIS studies, pre-professional experiences, aspects
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The impact of cultural capital on searching as strategic exploration in incoming first-year students The Journal of Academic Librarianship (IF 1.953) Pub Date : 2023-10-28 Brendan Johnson, Emily Reed
Information literacy is important for students' academic and professional development as they begin to engage with the world as adults in college. However, students' information literacy may be influenced by the different forms of capital they possess, such as economic, social, and, potentially, their cultural capital. Cultural capital is a concept developed by French sociologist Pierre Bourdieu which
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The impact of information security management guide utilization on technological and institutional information security measures in university libraries in Türkiye The Journal of Academic Librarianship (IF 1.953) Pub Date : 2023-10-16 Ali Kavak, Hüseyin Odabaş
The study examined whether the levels of technological and institutional information security measures implemented in university libraries in Türkiye differ based on the usage of a corporate information security management guide. The study was conducted through a literature review and survey method in a total of 199 university libraries in Turkey actively operating in 2023, comprising 124 state universities
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Predatory vs hijacked journals: A commentary to “A ‘Trojan horse’ in the reference lists: Citations to a hijacked journal in SSCI-indexed marketing journals” The Journal of Academic Librarianship (IF 1.953) Pub Date : 2023-10-11 Anna Abalkina
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Measuring outcomes: Information literacy instruction assessment in a cross-institutional study The Journal of Academic Librarianship (IF 1.953) Pub Date : 2023-10-09 Katy Miller, Karen F. Kaufmann, Rachel Edford Trnka
Measuring the impact of information literacy instruction in higher education is essential to support teaching and learning and demonstrate the value of information literacy instruction. This article reports on the findings from a cross-institutional study using resources from the Association of College & Research Libraries' (ACRL) Project Outcome Toolkit. A survey from the toolkit was implemented to
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Cognitive and motivational qualities of task instruction: Cognitive appraisals and achievement emotions of Swedish primary teacher students The Journal of Academic Librarianship (IF 1.953) Pub Date : 2023-10-10 Claes Dahlqvist
Given the crucial role of primary teachers in shaping pupils' development, equipping primary teacher students with the necessary skills, including information-seeking skills, is fundamentally important. The aim of this study is to gain a better understanding of the process of achieving such skills by exploring the interplay between cognitive appraisals and achievement emotions and the way in which
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Brandjacking is hijacking: A rejoinder to Abalkina The Journal of Academic Librarianship (IF 1.953) Pub Date : 2023-10-07 Salim Moussa
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Academic librarian perceptions of facilities and services for persons with visual impairments The Journal of Academic Librarianship (IF 1.953) Pub Date : 2023-09-26 Syahrani Nur Azizah
Persons with disabilities have physical or intellectual limitations on doing things they want, especially finding information and increasing knowledge at the library. As an information center, the academic library must provide facilities and services for persons with disabilities. This study aims to analyze the perceptions of academic librarians regarding facilities and services for people with visual
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An Assessment of Students' Knowledge Ambassadors Program in Promoting Usage of e-Resources in the Academic Library at Mzumbe University, Tanzania The Journal of Academic Librarianship (IF 1.953) Pub Date : 2023-09-28 Elizabeth Slaqwara Sulle, Evans Wema
This study assesses the Effectiveness of Students' Knowledge Ambassadors (Student Knowledge Ambassadors s) program in promoting the usage of subscribed e-resources in an academic library in Tanzania. Specifically, the study intended to identify the criteria used to select Student Knowledge Ambassadors in promoting the usage of e-resources, examine the performance of students' knowledge ambassadors
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Exploring the Automation Landscape in University Libraries of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan: Status, Problems and Implications The Journal of Academic Librarianship (IF 1.953) Pub Date : 2023-09-23 Muhammad Hussain, Lubna Ameen
This study investigated the status of library automation in the university libraries of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The survey research method was employed to collect data from libraries heads of central libraries in public sector universities. The sample comprised the entire population of 27 regional public-sector universities. The data collected through questionnaires were analyzed using descriptive
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Exploring the experiences of academic library employees with long COVID in the United States and Canada The Journal of Academic Librarianship (IF 1.953) Pub Date : 2023-09-25 Amanda L. Folk
Despite the prevalence of studies exploring the effects of COVID-19 on our profession, the prevalence of Post-Acute COVID-19 Syndrome (i.e. Long COVID) and the experiences of employees suffering from Long COVID have not yet been explored in libraries of any type, including academic libraries. While many of us are now reflecting on what we learned during the pandemic and planning for the endemic period
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Liaison librarian programs as described on U.S. college and university library websites The Journal of Academic Librarianship (IF 1.953) Pub Date : 2023-09-21 Julie Arendt, Bettina Peacemaker
Case studies and surveys describing roles of liaison librarians and structure of liaison librarian programs have generally focused on libraries at large, research-oriented universities. This study was conducted to better understand the role of liaison librarians and the structure of liaison programs across more types of college and university libraries. Listings of liaison librarians on library websites
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Modelling doctoral dissertations in Wikidata knowledge graph: Selected issues. Response to Tamsin L. Braisher The Journal of Academic Librarianship (IF 1.953) Pub Date : 2023-09-21 Marcin Roszkowski
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Critical information literacy as a form of information activism The Journal of Academic Librarianship (IF 1.953) Pub Date : 2023-09-20 Aurora Cuevas-Cerveró, María-Jesús Colmenero-Ruiz, Daniel Martínez-Ávila
Information literacy emerged in the 1970s to address information needs in an active and critical way. However, the increasing availability of information and the evolution of technology led information literacy to focus more on instrumental aspects and less on its cognitive, axiological, and critical dimensions. As a response, a new wave emerged to explicitly focus on the most critical and emancipatory
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The effect of virtual reality on knowledge acquisition and situational interest regarding library orientation in the time of Covid-19 The Journal of Academic Librarianship (IF 1.953) Pub Date : 2023-09-19 Pradorn Sureephong, Suepphong Chernbumroong, Kannikar Intawong, Kanjana Jansukpum, Natchaya Wongwan, Kitti Puritat
This study examines the impact of using virtual reality for library orientation for first-year university students during the COVID-19 pandemic. The application was developed based on the concept of a digital twin of a physical library. To assess our application, we conducted a comparative experiment with a control group (video guide) and an experimental group (VR guide) of students using situational