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A New Data-Mining Method for the Digital Great Wall Exemplified by Statistical Evaluation and Analysis of the Ming Great Wall Archery Windows Library Trends (IF 0.3) Pub Date : 2024-04-19 Zhe Li, Mengdi Zhang, Xiaolong Tuo, Yukun Zhang, Yan Li
Abstract: The authors reveal the functions of the Ming Great Wall's archery windows as well as the wisdom behind their construction. They developed a cross-regional, quantitative research method that identifies heritage values, beginning with data collection by drones, proceeding through data processing using artificial intelligence, and concluding with data analysis via landscape archaeology. The
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Research on Digital Application of the Bronze Carriage in Emperor Qinshihuang's Mausoleum Site Museum: Development of an Immersive Virtual Assembly System Library Trends (IF 0.3) Pub Date : 2024-04-19 Dong Han, Xuetong Gao, Haowen Dong, Kun Zhao
Abstract: This paper discusses the design and development of an immersive virtual reality assembly system for the bronze carriage unearthed in Emperor Qinshihuang's Mausoleum Site Museum. First, it was necessary to obtain high-precision 3D data and texture mapping of cultural relics, which solved challenges in the process of data collection and processing. Then, the authors analyzed the structure of
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Construction of a Knowledge-Based Database for the Intangible Cultural Heritage Shui Script: A Perspective from Oral Histories with Shui Script Masters Library Trends (IF 0.3) Pub Date : 2024-04-19 Xueyan Song, Weimin Zhang, Xiangqing Zhang, YaoYuan Meng, Jia Liu
Abstract: Shui folk traditions and cultural activities cannot exist independently of Shui script masters. Script masters are like the living treasure houses, the inheritors, and the disseminators of the traditional culture of the Shui people. Oral history is one of the most effective carriers for the inheritance of the Shui people's traditional culture as it is composed of the Shui script masters'
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Seventy Years of Library Trends and Beyond: Influencing Diversity, Technology Use, and Interdisciplinarity Library Trends (IF 0.3) Pub Date : 2024-03-13 Clara M. Chu, Jaya Raju
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Seventy Years of Library Trends and Beyond: Influencing Diversity, Technology Use, and Interdisciplinarity Clara M. Chu (bio) and Jaya Raju (bio) The journal Library Trends, now in its seventieth year, has since its inception in 1952 been produced by the School of Information Sciences, formerly the Graduate School of Library and Information
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Research Impact Assessment in Africa and the Evolving Role of Academic Libraries Library Trends (IF 0.3) Pub Date : 2024-03-13 Andiswa Mfengu, Jaya Raju
Abstract: Information technology has influenced scholarly communication and how higher education institutions assess research impact. This has extended the role that the academic library plays in supporting researchers in the research life cycle. These global trends have impacted academic libraries in Africa too, albeit to different extents. This paper reports from the literature and empirical findings
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Trends in Latin America: Libraries' Challenges Magnified by the COVID-19 Pandemic Library Trends (IF 0.3) Pub Date : 2024-03-13 Ana María Talavera-Ibarra
Abstract: At the beginning of 2020, our world experienced an unusual turnaround in our daily lives. The appearance of COVID-19 forced all inhabitants to suspend their economic, social, and educational activities and to remain in confinement. Library services were strongly affected, and after an almost total paralysis they restarted their activities “reinventing themselves,” that is, looking for new
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The Path Taken and the Promising Road: Libraries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Library Trends (IF 0.3) Pub Date : 2024-03-13 Amal Wagih H. Mostafa, Abdallah H. Metwally
Abstract: This paper discusses current directions, challenges, and future insights in libraries and librarianship in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region based on the authors’ research, knowledge, and experience. The authors gathered information from printed and electronic materials indexed in Arabic databases, talks and workshops at Arabic regional conferences, and expert comments. The collected
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Public Libraries: Current and Future Trends with Reflections over Seventy Years Library Trends (IF 0.3) Pub Date : 2024-03-13 Loriene Roy, Rea N Simons
Abstract: Over the past seventy years, public libraries have adapted in several ways to reflect the challenges and opportunities presented to this diverse group of information organizations. This article examines key trends throughout this ongoing development of public libraries in North America, including the diversity of types of public libraries, the conceptualization and differentiation of patron
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International Contexts and U.S. Trends in Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Accessibility in Libraries Library Trends (IF 0.3) Pub Date : 2024-03-13 Anita S. Coleman
Abstract: Equity, diversity, inclusion, and accessibility (EDIA) efforts in libraries are examined in an international context and against a background of diversity management and research. The purpose of this article is threefold: (1) increase understanding about human differences, beyond the race, gender, and sexual orientation categories commonly found in the U.S. library literature in order to
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The Library in the Life of the Community: Twenty Years of OCLC Research Library Trends (IF 0.3) Pub Date : 2024-03-13 Lynn Silipigni Connaway, Brittany Brannon, Brooke Doyle, Ixchel M Faniel, Brian Lavoie
Abstract: Library and information science practice and research have transitioned from positioning the user in the life of the library to placing the library in the life of the user. A review of OCLC Research themes during the past twenty years identifies a shift in focus from the optimization and quantitative analysis of library collections, systems, and services to the study of the needs and expectations
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A Statistical Essay on Diversity in the Library Professions Compared to Other Occupations in the United States Library Trends (IF 0.3) Pub Date : 2024-03-13 Olha Buchel, Anita S. Coleman
Abstract: Exploratory analysis is a major benefit of data science and a promising way to investigate diversity. Using data from the U.S. Census Bureau and the Bureau of Labor Statistics, occupational segmentation by racial groups was examined in order to discover the full story behind the lack of diversity often reported in library occupations. The story of diversity is more complex than simple racial
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The Renaissance Scholar of Library and Information Science: Professor Linda C. Smith Library Trends (IF 0.3) Pub Date : 2023-05-19 Anita S. Coleman, Martha Kyrillidou
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: The Renaissance Scholar of Library and Information Science:Professor Linda C. Smith Anita S. Coleman (bio) and Martha Kyrillidou (bio) This collection of essays is to honor Linda C. Smith, widely recognized as a well-established and dedicated teacher and scholar at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and the soul of the iSchool
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Linda C. Smith: Fifty Years of Library and Information Science Education by Design Library Trends (IF 0.3) Pub Date : 2023-05-19 Lynne C. Howarth, Eileen G. Abels
Abstract: Professor emerita Linda C. Smith designed a plan of study including her bachelor's degree, various master's degrees, a PhD, and a certificate along with practical experience that prepared her for her career as a library and information science (LIS) educator, researcher, and administrator. The pairing of a deep respect and admiration for content and delivery is the common thread that weaves
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LIS Accreditation: Why and What Next? Library Trends (IF 0.3) Pub Date : 2023-05-19 Rachel Applegate
Abstract: This article locates library and information science (LIS) program accreditation in a professional and sociological context and describes past, current, and future initiatives to ensure that accreditation standards and procedures acknowledge, assess, and support the skills, knowledge, and attitudes that LIS professionals need. The author has worked closely with Dr. Smith on the American Library
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"The Teaching of Reference Must Keep Pace": Teaching Sources and Searching in an Evolving Reference Environment Library Trends (IF 0.3) Pub Date : 2023-05-19 Melissa A. Wong
Abstract: Since the advent of the web, libraries have seen a steady decline in the number of questions being asked at the reference desk, especially for ready reference questions requiring brief, factual answers. Reference work has moved away from ready reference questions to emphasize in-depth research consultations, information literacy instruction, and curating online collections and patron guides
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Miranda's Quest Library Trends (IF 0.3) Pub Date : 2023-05-19 D. W. Krummel
Abstract: Searching is basic to all work with books. Often routine and obvious, it can also be laborious, problematical, time-consuming, and dependent on special skills, expertise, and insights. It requires a knowledge of bibliographical sources, often uncommon, idiosyncratic, and unusual in their citation practices. Above all, especially when it is difficult, it can be a learning experience.
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Navigating the Copyright Alternative in Small Claims Enforcement (CASE) Act in an Education and Library Environment Library Trends (IF 0.3) Pub Date : 2023-05-19 Tomas A. Lipinski
Abstract: The Copyright Alternative in Small Claims Enforcement (CASE) Act of 2019 became law at the end of 2020. While it purports to offer a simpler process for settling certain copyright matters, its processes are complex. This article examines those processes and discusses the benefits and limitations of the new law. The new Copyright Claims Board began operations in early summer of 2022. While
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Modeling of Serials Library Trends (IF 0.3) Pub Date : 2023-05-19 Ed Jones
Abstract: This work examines the modeling of serial publications in Anglo-American cataloging practice from the cataloging codes of the nineteenth century to the IFLA Library Reference Model, focusing on the challenges and implications of the various models. Its coverage moves from the models implicit in earlier cataloging codes, through the explicit models extracted from catalog records in the late
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Curating for Convergence: Data Stewardship for Interdisciplinary Inquiry Library Trends (IF 0.3) Pub Date : 2023-05-19 Carole L. Palmer, Melissa H. Cragin
Abstract: Advances in data infrastructure are often led by disciplinary initiatives aimed at innovation in federation and sharing of data and related research materials. In library and information science (LIS), the data services area has focused on data curation and stewardship to support description and deposit of data for access, reuse, and preservation. At the same time, solutions to societal grand
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Closing the Loop: Bridging Machine Learning (ML) Research and Library Systems Library Trends (IF 0.3) Pub Date : 2023-05-19 Ryan Cordell
Abstract: This article argues that if libraries are to take leadership in conversations about the ethics and application of machine learning (ML) to cultural materials, they must move beyond the "perpetual future tense" of most library ML proposals and experiments, narrowing the gap separating promises that ML will enhance discoverability for library materials and the library systems through which
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Introduction Library Trends (IF 0.3) Pub Date : 2023-01-31 Jenna Hartel, Hailey Siracky
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Introduction Jenna Hartel (bio) and Hailey Siracky (bio) More than three years ago, when we launched the project of a special issue of Library Trends on the theme "Joy of Information," we were unaware of the road ahead. In an unexpected and thoroughly unjoyful turn, the world entered a relentless COVID pandemic that brought hardship and
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Foreword Library Trends (IF 0.3) Pub Date : 2023-01-31 Brent Dean Robbins
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Foreword Brent Dean Robbins (bio) At first glance, the juxtaposition of joy and information may appear an odd pairing. Joy is an affective state which, when habitual, can become a personality trait or enduring disposition (Robbins 2021). The business of information may, rather, conjure images of sober, detached analysis of data. Joy tends
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Interlude 1: Student Haiku Library Trends (IF 0.3) Pub Date : 2023-01-31 Sharron Herring, Melaina Squicciarini, Christianne Elefante
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Interlude 1:Student Haiku Sharron Herring, Melaina Squicciarini, and Christianne Elefante Search, dig, delve, dive, graspThe pursuit is agonyCatch it—ecstasy _______ I open the bookand breathe in the paper, ahhjump into new worlds _______ A sea of info—Gather, learn, repeat. Until …Eureka! My pearl. [End Page 457] Sharron Herring Library
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Love Is a Lens: Locating Love in Library and Information Studies Library Trends (IF 0.3) Pub Date : 2023-01-31 Mary Greenshields, Sarah Polkinghorne
Abstract: Library and information studies (LIS) has yet to see an exploration of the workings of love, as a force that both explicitly and implicitly underpins practices and rhetoric within our discipline. Understanding the "force" that is love requires analysis of social, and collective, relations. This paper draws on selected literature in order to present such an exploration for the first time.
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Finding Joy in Uncertainty Library Trends (IF 0.3) Pub Date : 2023-01-31 Amanda S. Hovious
Abstract: Uncertainty is a central concept to library and information science. Its physical manifestation is defined as the amount of entropy or noise in information—an idea whose origins lie in the information theory movement of the post–World War II era. Borrowing from the tenets of information theory, uncertainty is also defined as a cognitive state of uneasiness that is often described in negative
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The Joy of Contemplative Scholarship Library Trends (IF 0.3) Pub Date : 2023-01-31 David M. Levy
Abstract: In response to the invitation, in the announcement of this special issue, to explore the "joy of information," this article investigates the information-intensive work called scholarship. Drawing upon the Greek philosophical understanding of contemplation as a journey of self-transformation and transcendence, it suggests that contemplative scholarship be understood as such a journey. From
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Informed by Joy: A Christian Librarian's Reflection on C. S. Lewis Library Trends (IF 0.3) Pub Date : 2023-01-31 David H. Michels
Abstract: In Surprised by Joy C. S. Lewis offers us his account of his conversion to Christianity. Using his experiences of joy as "signposts," he leads us through his early life up to his conversion at age thirty-one. I reflect on Lewis's account as a librarian, researcher, and fellow Christian, considering his information world and the people who aided and hindered him on his faith journey. I conclude
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Interlude 2: Student Haiku Library Trends (IF 0.3) Pub Date : 2023-01-31 Judith Rigal, Brenda Jones, Dot Donovan, Maria Souliotis
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Interlude 2:Student Haiku Judith Rigal, Brenda Jones, Dot Donovan, and Maria Souliotis In books I will findIn the space between each lineMy identity _______ Sifting through knowledge,like through gravel for gemstones.We find the diamonds! _______ When the microphoneCaptures her still beating heartShe lives she resounds _______ A new passageway—I
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A Return to the Stone Age: Rock Art as Joyful Information Practice during COVID-19 Library Trends (IF 0.3) Pub Date : 2023-01-31 Bonnie J. Tulloch
Abstract: This paper examines the way COVID-19-related rock art challenges popular assumptions about the information society and the digital age. Adopting a constructivist-based humanities approach, it explores the significance of rock art as an information practice that emerged in response to the pandemic. Specifically, this personal case study reflects on the way rock art encouraged people to practice
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Aftercare, Not an Afterthought: Providing Access to Records to Adults Formerly in Care Library Trends (IF 0.3) Pub Date : 2023-01-31 Camille Moret, Abigail Wallace
Abstract: This article presents a firsthand account of positive affective experiences of Aftercare practitioners working with out-of-home-care (OOHC) records and adults formerly in the historical care of Barnardos Australia. The latter is an organization offering OOHC services for children since 1921, as an overseas trading arm of Dr. Barnardo's Homes in England, and since 1995 as an independent Australian
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Pleasure and the Practice of Classification Library Trends (IF 0.3) Pub Date : 2023-01-31 Amanda Belantara, Emily Drabinski
Abstract: Cataloging and classification work is about more than simply information retrieval. There is an affective dimension, one rooted in the power and pleasure of system building. Recording catalogers as they work reveals these elements in the act of bibliographic description. We discover that cataloging is not the rote, mechanical completion of structured field entries but is instead a profoundly
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Local Music Collectors in Cultural Heritage Organizations: Finding Joy through Occupational Devotion Library Trends (IF 0.3) Pub Date : 2023-01-31 Sean Luyk, Carolyn Doi
Abstract: Local music collecting in cultural heritage organizations is a rich practice for the study of joy and information. This article examines the joyful and personally meaningful experiences of local music collectors, as drawn from interviews with twenty-two individuals at eighteen cultural heritage organizations conducted from 2018 to 2020. Collectors describe their work with local music collections
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Taking Flight with Document Diffraction Library Trends (IF 0.3) Pub Date : 2023-01-31 Alex Urban
Abstract: To address the shortage of research that examines positive information experiences, this post-qualitative study examines how a hobbyist artifact fosters joy. This research focuses on the entanglements between a single person and a single document—specifically, a birding life list. Drawing from research on serious leisure pursuits, information behavior, and document studies, this playful examination
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Interlude 3: Student Haiku Library Trends (IF 0.3) Pub Date : 2023-01-31 Jennet Mae Jones, Amber Lee Carhanan, Maria Souliotis, Sharron Herring
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Interlude 3:Student Haiku Jennet Mae Jones, Amber Lee Carhanan, Maria Souliotis, and Sharron Herring Facts, figures, data—Comprehension begets joyTo know is to live. _______ Be lost in pagesof paperback majestyand at last be found _______ On a single stringWe grew a set of new pearls:The fruits of the search. _______ Searching for somethingKnowledge
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Infecting Museums with Joy: Seven Ways Library Trends (IF 0.3) Pub Date : 2023-01-31 Kiersten F. Latham
Abstract: Do museums spark joy in people? Can they? Should they? Drawing from Positive Museology—an approach that aims to enable human flourishing in museal contexts—this article offers specific ways to integrate these intentions into the museum experience. In particular, it focuses on one notion from the positive disciplines, positive contagion, and the role of positive emotions—especially joy—in
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On Preferring Joy Library Trends (IF 0.3) Pub Date : 2023-01-31 Chris Benda
Abstract: This paper examines how "Joy" is presented in several knowledge organization systems: subject heading lists, thesauri, and one ontology. Some use "Joy" as a preferred term, one combines it with another term in a compound preferred term, and others include "Joy" as a pointer to a different preferred term. The paper describes and compares various understandings of "Joy" as presented by these
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PLATO Lessons: Rediscovering the Joy of Information in an Innovation Age Library Trends (IF 0.3) Pub Date : 2023-01-31 Paul F. Marty
Abstract: In the modern university environment, where some people worry that our focus on innovation and technology comes at the expense of information and education, it is important that we encourage a love of learning by recognizing that the pursuit of information is a joyful endeavor. Drawing on the author's personal experiences with PLATO lessons at the University of Illinois, this paper reminds
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Afterword: Manifestations of Joy of Information in Everyday Information Behavior Research Library Trends (IF 0.3) Pub Date : 2023-01-31 Reijo Savolainen
Abstract: This afterword reflects on the manifestations of joy of information from the perspective of everyday information behavior research. The point of departure is distinction between pleasurable and profound—the main constituents of the construct of "higher things in life" proposed by Kari and Hartel in 2007. The study also makes use of the related distinction of hedonic versus eudaimonic happiness
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“It Was Like He Was Writing My Life”: How Ethnic Identity Affected One Family’s Interpretation of an Afro Latinx Text Library Trends (IF 0.3) Pub Date : 2021-01-01 LaTesha Velez
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Personal Collections and Personal Information Management in the Family Context Library Trends (IF 0.3) Pub Date : 2021-01-01 Maja Krtalić,Jesse David Dinneen,Chern Li Liew,Anne Goulding
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The Information Practices of Parents of Transgender and Non-Binary Youth: An Exploratory Study Library Trends (IF 0.3) Pub Date : 2021-01-01 Maria Ortiz-Myers,Kaitlin L. Costello
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Information Literacy for Fashion Students: Translating Visual and Tactile Cues into Searchable Key Terms Library Trends (IF 0.3) Pub Date : 2021-01-01 Olivia Warschaw
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Reweaving the Textile Industry Archive: Strategies for Building Inclusive Collections on the Legacy of the American Textile History Museum Library Trends (IF 0.3) Pub Date : 2021-01-01 Marcie Farwell
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Functional Frameworks for Socialized Digital Curation: Curatorial Interventions and Curation Spaces in Archives and Libraries Library Trends (IF 0.3) Pub Date : 2021-01-01 Arjun Sabharwal
Abstract:Archives and libraries have expanded their curatorial capabilities with digital technologies and social media. Digital repositories, content management systems, and social media are part of a dual strategy for curating digital collections, combining the digital preservation of media and community participation in preserving community memory, cultural heritage, and thematic research collections
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Chaos and Conception in the openED Archive Library Trends (IF 0.3) Pub Date : 2021-01-01 Kathryn La Barre,Courtney Richardson
Abstract:This essay discusses implementation of a community-based participatory research project with the goal to reactivate a dormant community archive. The openED project is the focus of this case study as it provides insight into everyday documentation practices through an assessment and inventory of the archival holdings of the Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center (UCIMC) in Illinois. Established
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Urban Exploration: Traces of the Secretly Documented, Decayed, and Disused Library Trends (IF 0.3) Pub Date : 2021-01-01 Crystal Fulton
Abstract:While formal documentation processes have long been explored in information science, less about more ephemeral documentary practices has been explored. Urban exploration, a hobby in which urbexers visit and photograph abandoned and decaying sites, offers one example of informal and fleeting documentary practice. The visual outputs of urban exploration are often found via websites and social
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Documenting Genealogies: A Semiological Study of Tribal-Facial Marks and Lineage Networks of the Yoruba of Southwest Nigeria Library Trends (IF 0.3) Pub Date : 2021-01-01 Olukemi A. Fadehan,Olatunde O. Barber
Abstract:This article investigates the tracing and documentation of genealogies among the Yoruba of Southwest Nigeria using the semiological mechanism of tribal-facial marks. The study lends itself to qualitative research methods and called for the involvement of memory institutions (libraries, archives, and museums). A purposive sampling method, including a combination of focus group interviews and
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Documentary Tasks in the Context of Everyday Life Library Trends (IF 0.3) Pub Date : 2021-01-01 Pamela J. McKenzie,Elisabeth Davies
Abstract:This article analyzes two documentary tasks, planning for the future and preserving the past, within and across multiple domains in everyday life. Data come from interviews with forty-seven Canadian participants and photographs of their tools and documents. Both tasks support multiple everyday life domains (e.g., family, work, community), their associated social roles (e.g., father, employee
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Students and Parents: How Academic Libraries Serve a Growing Population Library Trends (IF 0.3) Pub Date : 2021-01-01 Marta Bladek
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Information Needs and Sources for Family Members of Individuals Living with Mental Disorders Library Trends (IF 0.3) Pub Date : 2021-01-01 Deborah H. Charbonneau,Katherine G. Akers
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Solving the Problem of Couture versus Quotidian Fashion: Commercial Sewing Pattern Publications, a Neglected (and Uncollected) Historical Source Library Trends (IF 0.3) Pub Date : 2021-01-01 Linda Przybyszewski
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Time and Space in the Organization of Online Graffiti Art Image Collections Library Trends (IF 0.3) Pub Date : 2021-01-01 Ann M. Graf
Abstract:The research presented herein provides insight into the use of chronological and geographical organization in the management of noninstitutional graffiti art image collections online. The use of smartphones and other GPS-enabled technology may lead one to expect precision in the geographic location of images, but this is not the norm when image galleries are often based on submissions from
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Real Estate Flyers as Documentation of Gentrification Library Trends (IF 0.3) Pub Date : 2021-01-01 Jose C. Guerrero
Abstract:Though the term “gentrification”—a process by which residents in impoverished neighborhoods are displaced and the built environment altered to suit the tastes of wealthier residents—was introduced in 1964, documentary evidence of this phenomenon is still lacking. The author suggests real estate flyers as an appropriate focus for research efforts. The materiality of these documents—paper, photography
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Makerspaces: Combining Information Literacy with Pattern Design for Fiber Art through Digital Images Library Trends (IF 0.3) Pub Date : 2021-01-01 Julie Carmen
Abstract:This article shares a practice of using digital images to create patterns for embroidery with aspects of information literacy within makerspaces. The author shares her enjoyment of a fiber art practice born of using digital images to create fiber art patterns from rare illuminated manuscripts. The author suggests that because images from these manuscripts are often considered hidden images
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Theorizing Early Literacy in the Public Library Library Trends (IF 0.3) Pub Date : 2021-01-01 Tess Prendergast,Karen Sharkey
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Keeping Track of Family: Family Practices and Information Practices Library Trends (IF 0.3) Pub Date : 2021-01-01 Pamela J. McKenzie
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Fashion Torn Up: Exploring the Potential of Zines and Alternative Fashion Press Publications in Academic Library Collections Library Trends (IF 0.3) Pub Date : 2021-01-01 Suzanna Hall
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Film Genres through Different Lenses: Mapping Commonly Used Film Vocabularies onto the Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms Library Trends (IF 0.3) Pub Date : 2021-01-01 Philip Hider,Hollie White,Phillipa Barlow
Abstract:Film genre is used in the “everyday” description of films, as well as by professional intermediaries, such as critics, curators, and librarians. This article examines seven film genre vocabularies used to describe and organize motion picture collections from across the spectrum of environmental and functional contexts: genre lists from two streaming services, the list used for the International
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Role of Campus Community in Open Educational Resources: The Benefits of Building a Collaborative Relationship with Campus IT and Distance Education Departments Library Trends (IF 0.3) Pub Date : 2020-01-01 Kerry Walton
Abstract:Campus partnerships are an increasingly common and dynamic entity on college campuses. To successfully achieve institutional goals, campus partners must collaborate and create communities of practice. Open educational resources (OER) is a rapidly growing area in higher education due to the increasing costs of attending college and increased student debt. By providing access to OER, colleges
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The Case for OER in LIS Education Library Trends (IF 0.3) Pub Date : 2020-01-01 Stacy Katz
Abstract:The increasingly high cost of textbooks coupled with the pedagogical opportunities presented by Creative Commons licenses has provided fertile ground for the development of open educational resources (OER) initiatives as an impactful practice for improving student success. Librarians are leading advocates for OER, yet little has been published on how librarians learn about OER or how faculty