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portal: Libraries and the Academy 2024 Johns Hopkins University Press Award for Best Article portal: Libraries and the Academy (IF 0.8) Pub Date : 2024-07-10 Wendy G. Pothier, Ellysa Stern Cahoy
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: portal: Libraries and the Academy 2024 Johns Hopkins University Press Award for Best Article Wendy G. Pothier (bio) and Ellysa Stern Cahoy (bio) The Editorial Board of portal: Libraries and the Academy has selected “Content Warnings and Censorship” as recipient of the 2024 Johns Hopkins University Press Award for the best article published
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Re-membering Blackness: Digital Archives, Collective Memory, and a University's Black History portal: Libraries and the Academy (IF 0.8) Pub Date : 2024-07-10 Colleen Farry
abstract: The Re-membering Blackness Digital Archive at the University of Scranton shares the university’s racial story as part of a campus-wide initiative devoted to reconciliation and collective memory. By bringing together archival records on Black history in a thematic digital collection, the project presents a corrective lens through which the university community transformed its understanding
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Engagement Scenarios for Tomorrow's Library Labs portal: Libraries and the Academy (IF 0.8) Pub Date : 2024-07-10 Katy Webb, Laurents Sesink
abstract: Library labs are dedicated spaces with highly trained library, IT, and research support staff. The staff are on hand to help teach faculty and advanced graduate students new and emerging methodologies and technologies. Such a lab is a place to engage in new ways of, for example, doing digital scholarship or putting Open Science into practice. This article looks at ways that researchers engage
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Cooperative Collection Development: Current Practices among ARL Libraries for Area Studies Collections portal: Libraries and the Academy (IF 0.8) Pub Date : 2024-07-10 Brian Vetruba, David Faust
abstract: This study examines cooperative collection development (CCD) for area studies and foreign language collections at Association of Research Libraries (ARL) libraries, based on a 2020 survey. Respondents provided details about cooperative collection initiatives (CCIs) at their libraries and their attitudes toward CCD. Most respondents had a favorable opinion of CCD, citing access to a broader
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Delicate Links: Ephemerality in Web-Based Evidence in Electronic Theses and Dissertations portal: Libraries and the Academy (IF 0.8) Pub Date : 2024-07-10 Sarah Potvin, Tina Budzise-Weaver, Kathy Christie Anders
abstract: This study suggests the need for best practices, specialized tools and standards, and targeted outreach related to Web-based content cited in theses. It analyzes citation practices in a corpus of master’s theses in performance studies published at Texas A&M University from 2012 to 2020. Finding that only a slim majority of Web-based material cited in the theses remains fully functional within
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Strength in Flexibility: Using a Flexible Programmatic Instruction Rubric to Promote Librarian Autonomy and Assess IL Skills portal: Libraries and the Academy (IF 0.8) Pub Date : 2024-07-10 Maya Hobscheid, Anna White, Kristin Kerbavaz
abstract: Librarians at a Midwestern, midsized state university studied the application of their flexible programmatic information literacy rubric to one-shot first-year writing library instruction. Ten librarians taught 23 sessions of first-year writing on information access skills and assessed each class using the flexible programmatic information literacy rubric. The results emphasize how a flexible
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Student Perspectives on Information Literacy Course Titles portal: Libraries and the Academy (IF 0.8) Pub Date : 2024-07-10 Annis Lee Adams, Stephanie Alexander, Sharon Radcliff
abstract: This study was designed to inform the renaming of a credit-bearing information literacy course. Researchers surveyed librarians to gather existing information literacy course titles. They also surveyed and held focus groups with students to learn what students consider when choosing electives, to understand how well the researchers’ current information literacy course title fits the course
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Black Students' Experiences and Perceptions of the Library at a Predominately White Institution portal: Libraries and the Academy (IF 0.8) Pub Date : 2024-07-10 Danica E. White, Lana Munip, Eun Jung Paik
abstract: In this study, researchers investigated the library experiences of Black undergraduate students at Penn State in University Park, a predominately white institution. Their goal was to improve services and spaces and to highlight and validate experiences with race, racism, and microaggressions on campus and in the library. Twenty undergraduate students were interviewed and asked to talk about
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Addressing the Dunning-Kruger Effect through Research Logs portal: Libraries and the Academy (IF 0.8) Pub Date : 2024-07-10 Sarah van Ingen Lauer, Susan Ariew
abstract: This article describes how and why the Dunning-Kruger effect, in which novice students fail to recognize their own lack of research skills, often occurs with the one-shot library instruction mode. In contrast, we offer a holistic model of instruction that emphasizes closer information literacy connections to higher education curricula. Through collaboration, embedded librarianship, and using
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Copyright and Text and Data Mining: Is the Current Legislation Sufficient and Adequate? portal: Libraries and the Academy (IF 0.8) Pub Date : 2024-07-10 Juan-Carlos Fernández-Molina, Fernando Esteban de la Rosa
abstract: Text and data mining activities—that is, the automated processing of digital materials to uncover new knowledge—have become more frequent in all areas of scientific research. Because they require a massive use of copyrighted work, there are evident conflicts with copyright legislation. Countries at the forefront of research and development have begun to address this issue. This paper presents
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Approaches for Improving Validity in Quantitative Research Articles portal: Libraries and the Academy (IF 0.8) Pub Date : 2024-04-04 Andrew D. Asher
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Approaches for Improving Validity in Quantitative Research Articles Andrew D. Asher (bio) Introduction Validity, or the assessed likelihood that a research design represents and measures the concepts it purports to study, is an essential component of evaluating the quality and efficacy of research manuscripts prior to publication. Since
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Military Families and the Arts: An ArcGIS StoryMaps Collection to Discover Art Institutions Near Active-Duty Military Installations portal: Libraries and the Academy (IF 0.8) Pub Date : 2024-04-04 Aubree Tillett
abstract: Military Families and the Arts is an ArcGIS StoryMaps collection that serves military families by mapping art museums and arts centers located near active-duty military installations. The interactive maps are organized by military branch and browsable by an alphabetical list of active-duty military installations. The ArcGIS StoryMaps collection serves three primary functions: to assist military
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Exploring Transformation in an Entrepreneurial Academic Library portal: Libraries and the Academy (IF 0.8) Pub Date : 2024-04-04 Fredrick Otike, Peter Kiszl
abstract: Academic libraries are experiencing drastic changes due to unprecedented advancements in technology. This advancement has caused changes in users’ information-seeking behavior, increased information competitors, and easy access and availability to free information on the internet. It is unfortunate that all this is happening amidst the dwindling financial support libraries receive from their
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A Learning Organization in Action: Applying Senge's Five Disciplines to a Collections Diversity Audit portal: Libraries and the Academy (IF 0.8) Pub Date : 2024-04-04 Kaitlin Springmier, Catherine Fonseca, Laura Krier, Rita Premo, Hilary Smith, Mary Wegmann
abstract: For more than 30 years, Peter Senge’s theory of learning organizations has influenced the study of leadership and organizations. Researchers have studied various components of his framework: team cognition and mental models, team learning, shared vision, systems thinking, and personal mastery. But few articles have explored what it looks like in practice when the five disciplines of the learning
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Supporting an Inclusive and Equitable Classroom: Student Perspectives on a Textbook Affordability Initiative portal: Libraries and the Academy (IF 0.8) Pub Date : 2024-04-04 Julie A. Murphy, Rachel E. Scott, Anne Shelley, Mallory Jallas, Rachel Park
abstract: As academic librarians become aware of the challenges textbook expenses pose to student success, they have increased efforts to provide free access to required course materials. Librarians at Illinois State University initiated a program to license course-assigned e-books, surveying participating students and faculty regarding their perspectives on textbook affordability and their experiences
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Leadership in the Eye of the Beholder: Working toward Better Decision-Making in Libraries portal: Libraries and the Academy (IF 0.8) Pub Date : 2024-04-04 John Eye
abstract: Much of the literature in library leadership and management focuses on strategies and practices based on discrete attributes and sweeping human behaviors intended to improve operational effectiveness. This paper challenges the reader to build a mindset for leadership that reflects the real world, where leaders and managers work within parameters often contradictory and at times unconventional
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Research Data Management Sustainability: Services, Infrastructure, Accountability, and Planning portal: Libraries and the Academy (IF 0.8) Pub Date : 2024-04-04 Tina M. Griffin, Margaret Janz
abstract: Libraries at academic institutions have been involved in research data management services (RDMS) for more than ten years. Institutions have adapted their service models in response to funder, journal, and federal mandates that have consequently increased RDMS demand. However, institutions that hope to start or grow their services may have difficulty extrapolating from the published literature
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Spanning Literacy Instruction: A Wikipedia Editing Assignment in an Upper-Level Biochemistry Course portal: Libraries and the Academy (IF 0.8) Pub Date : 2024-04-04 Iris Finkel, Frida E. Kleiman
abstract: The authors, a chemistry professor and a librarian, used a qualitative survey to assess student perceptions of a Wikipedia editing assignment that they included in a large upper-level biochemistry course. The assignment was initially intended as a public-facing alternative to a short research paper, emphasizing information literacy and scientific literacy. The goal of the survey was to use
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Challenges, Successes, and Possibilities: How MLS- and PhD-holding Librarians Perceive their Roles in Academic Libraries portal: Libraries and the Academy (IF 0.8) Pub Date : 2024-04-04 Yulia V. Sevryugina, Craig Smith, Gabriel Mordoch
abstract: This paper discusses perceptions regarding the roles of PhD- and MLS (or MLIS)-holding librarians within academic libraries in the United States gathered via a survey conducted in 2019. Based on a review of previous literature and the results of the survey—which present mixed opinions about PhD holders as librarians—the authors provide recommendations for ways libraries can effectively address
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"In the Greater Context of the Field": What Undergraduate Reflections on the Research Process Tell us about Information Literacy portal: Libraries and the Academy (IF 0.8) Pub Date : 2024-04-04 Madelaine Vanderwerff, Sara Sharun, Christopher Thomas
abstract: This study examines undergraduates’ research practices, as described in reflective essays submitted in applications to a library research award. Thematic analysis of 24 student award essays identified three strong themes in student reflections about their research experiences. Students experienced research as a social process, made meaning closely tied to disciplinary ways of knowing and
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Embedding an Ethic of Care within the Editorial Process portal: Libraries and the Academy (IF 0.8) Pub Date : 2024-01-11 Ellysa Stern Cahoy
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Embedding an Ethic of Care within the Editorial Process Ellysa Stern Cahoy (bio) "To receive and to be received, to care and be cared for: these are the basic realities of human being and its basic aims." – Nel Noddings1 Introduction How does the concept of care exist and flourish within editorial work, including submitting manuscripts
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Understanding and Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Academic Libraries portal: Libraries and the Academy (IF 0.8) Pub Date : 2024-01-11 Ben Goldman
abstract: It is now widely understood that societies must rapidly decarbonize to avoid the worst impacts of future climate change. To contribute to this urgent effort, academic libraries should develop an understanding of the carbon footprint resulting from their activities. This article shares the results of an effort at the Penn State University Libraries to calculate the greenhouse gas emissions
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Pandora's Can of Worms: A Year of Generative AI in Higher Education portal: Libraries and the Academy (IF 0.8) Pub Date : 2024-01-11 Robin Elizabeth Miller
abstract: In the year since ChatGPT was released by OpenAI, librarians, instructors, and higher education administrators have grappled with generative artificial intelligence (AI) and its implications for teaching, learning, research, and writing. Drawn from informal conversations, professional observations, discussion groups, and professional development events, this article reports on the experience
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Reality or Illusion: Comparing Google Scholar and Scopus Data for Predatory Journals portal: Libraries and the Academy (IF 0.8) Pub Date : 2024-01-11 Manjula Wijewickrema
abstract: This research compares the performance measures reported by two bibliographic databases relevant to a set of authors who have published in predatory journals. The reliability of decision-making based on the information provided by uncontrolled bibliographic databases is examined to support rational decisions. A sample of authors who published in predatory journals was selected in order to
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Applying Librarian-Created Evaluation Tools to Determine Quality and Credibility of Open Access Library Science Journals portal: Libraries and the Academy (IF 0.8) Pub Date : 2024-01-11 Maggie Albro, Jessica L. Serrao, Christopher D. Vidas, Jenessa M. McElfresh, K. Megan Sheffield, Megan Palmer
abstract: This article explores the application of journal quality and credibility evaluation tools to library science publications. The researchers investigate quality and credibility attributes of forty-eight peer-reviewed library science journals with open access components using two evaluative tools developed and published by librarians. The results identify common positive and negative attributes
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Learning and Teaching about Scholarly Communication: Findings from Graduate Students and Mentors portal: Libraries and the Academy (IF 0.8) Pub Date : 2024-01-11 Christie Hurrell, Susan Beatty, James E. Murphy, Dana Cramer, Jennifer Lee, Caitlin McClurg
abstract: Graduate students are increasingly expected to publish peer-reviewed scholarship during the course of their studies, yet predictable mentoring and education on academic publishing is not available to all graduate students. Although academic librarians are well positioned to offer such instruction, their efforts are not always informed by comprehensive investigations of what, and how, graduate
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Academic Instruction Librarians' Conceptions of Teacher Agency and Affective Orientations toward the Concept portal: Libraries and the Academy (IF 0.8) Pub Date : 2024-01-11 Andrea Baer
abstract: This article reports on findings of an online survey on academic instruction librarians' conceptions and experiences of teacher agency in the context of their instruction work and, more specifically, on their affective orientations (positive, ambivalent, or negative emotions and feelings) toward teacher agency. Two key dimensions of participants' conceptions of teacher agency are evident
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Disruption and Demoralization in Academic Libraries: A Snapshot portal: Libraries and the Academy (IF 0.8) Pub Date : 2024-01-11 Jylisa Kenyon, Kristin Henrich
abstract: This article discusses a specific subset of results from an exploratory survey deployed in September 2021. Quantitative and qualitative results of this exploratory survey were considerable, and as such, this article focuses on question responses related to library workers' perceptions of themselves and others during times of change and views of their place in academic librarianship now and
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A Programmatic Approach to Journal Use and Citation Analysis portal: Libraries and the Academy (IF 0.8) Pub Date : 2024-01-11 Stephen Woods
abstract: The study explores journal citations from 104 doctoral dissertations in sociology from 2010 to 2021 at the Pennsylvania State University. A citation analysis of 10,395 journal citations explores journal use from three graduate degree programs in sociology. Journal use is based on the top 32 journals for concentration of citations (CitRank), number of dissertations citing the journal (DissRank)
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Cultivating a Data Literate Workforce: Considerations for Librarians portal: Libraries and the Academy (IF 0.8) Pub Date : 2023-10-05 Wendy Pothier, Patricia Condon
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Cultivating a Data Literate Workforce: Considerations for Librarians Wendy Pothier (bio) and Patricia Condon (bio) Introduction An estimated 1.7 megabytes of data are generated per second per person on earth.1 Given the rapid growth of data creation, increasing automation, and expanding daily interactions with data, our collective need
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Student Preferences for Reference Services at a Remote Biological Station Library portal: Libraries and the Academy (IF 0.8) Pub Date : 2023-10-05 Thomas Gerrish, Scott Martin
abstract: During the 2020 and 2021 summer semesters, the University of Michigan Biological Station (UMBS) transitioned to hybrid classes that were primarily distance learning with two-week inperson sections. The library offered both synchronous and asynchronous reference assistance over the summer term. An analysis showed that students favored using the UMBS LibGuide over synchronous virtual reference
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Meeting Users' Information Needs Online during the Russian-Ukrainian War portal: Libraries and the Academy (IF 0.8) Pub Date : 2023-10-05 Liudmyla Prokopenko, Olena Skachenko
abstract: This article explores users’ level of satisfaction with the information in the online space of a university library during the pandemic and the russian-Ukrainian war. The authors analyzed the services and activities that the library provided online and examined whether they satisfied users’ information needs. Using a questionnaire, the study surveyed students and faculty members of the Kyiv
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Meaningful Work when Work Won't Love You Back: Sociological Imagination and Reflective Teaching Practice portal: Libraries and the Academy (IF 0.8) Pub Date : 2023-10-05 Andrea Baer
abstract: This essay explores the tension between pursuing meaningful work in instruction librarianship and the realities of working in a society in which many jobs provide little fulfillment or pleasure, or, as the journalist Sarah Jaffe puts it, “Work won’t love you back.” Drawing on a recent conference keynote by Anne Helen Petersen, C. Wright Mills’s conception of sociological imagination, and
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Place Attachment, Libraries, and Student Preferences portal: Libraries and the Academy (IF 0.8) Pub Date : 2023-10-05 Karen R. Diller, Sam B. Wallin
abstract: This study examines student use of and reaction to study spaces in academic libraries through the lenses of place attachment, including appropriation, affordance, and attention restoration theories. Experimenting with new methods of research (four of six methods were new), researchers identified the walking interview as the best for examining their research questions. They found that students
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Using Curriculum Mapping to Understand Information Literacy in Political Science Curricula portal: Libraries and the Academy (IF 0.8) Pub Date : 2023-10-05 Brea Henson
abstract: This study presents curriculum mapping of noncore course offerings in political science curricula by an early-career librarian. It combines syllabi study and curriculum mapping methods to analyze the language of student learning objectives (SLOs) from course syllabi and to integrate SLOs with threshold concepts from the ACRL Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education and the
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Motivations for the Creation of Social Justice Guides: A Survey of ARL Member Institutions portal: Libraries and the Academy (IF 0.8) Pub Date : 2023-10-05 Gemmicka Piper, Mahasin Ameen, M. Sara Lowe
abstract: This study surveyed librarians and staff at Association of Research Libraries (ARL) member institutions to determine who assembles social justice guides (that is, LibGuides), what motivated the creation of such guides, and how these guides are deployed. Additionally, the survey gauged employee perceptions of library and institutional responses to social unrest. Sociopolitical events, perceived
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Open Educational Resources (OER) Efficacy and Experiences: A Mixed Methods Study portal: Libraries and the Academy (IF 0.8) Pub Date : 2023-10-05 Jennifer Mayer
abstract: This study compared course passing and completion rates of undergraduate students to determine if there was any relationship between use of open educational resources (OER) and these two outcomes. Students who took OER courses and faculty who taught with OER shared their perceptions of the impact of such resources on learning outcomes and teaching methods. The quantitative analysis revealed
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A Case for Open Peer Review Podcasting in Academic Librarianship portal: Libraries and the Academy (IF 0.8) Pub Date : 2023-10-05 Amber Sewell
abstract: Models of open peer review are being explored in multiple disciplines as academia seeks a more feminist, care-based approach to scholarship. One model of open peer review that aligns well with the work of information professionals, particularly those with information literacy instruction duties, is an open peer review podcast. This type of podcast, recorded before a manuscript is submitted
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Addressing Classification System Bias in Higher Education Libraries in England portal: Libraries and the Academy (IF 0.8) Pub Date : 2023-10-05 Trista Smith, Leo Appleton
abstract: This qualitative research study explores the ways that academic librarians in England undertake and perceive classification and cataloging work to engage in wider decolonization initiatives. The research consisted of semi-structured interviews, and thematic analysis was used to identify key themes. The study found that the participant librarians highly value this work based on a perception
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Requesting Librarian-Led Information Literacy Support: Instructor Approaches, Experiences, and Attitudes portal: Libraries and the Academy (IF 0.8) Pub Date : 2023-10-05 Ilana Stonebraker, Sarah LeMire
abstract: This project sought to better understand why course instructors request librarian involvement to teach information literacy skills. Librarians at two large institutions surveyed 29 instructors and then interviewed 11 about their experiences working with librarians, their motivations for involving librarians in their courses, and their goals for including information literacy instruction.
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portal: Libraries and the Academy 2023 Johns Hopkins University Press Award for Best Article portal: Libraries and the Academy (IF 0.8) Pub Date : 2023-07-08 Karen Kohn, Ellysa Stern Cahoy
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: portal: Libraries and the Academy 2023 Johns Hopkins University Press Award for Best Article Karen Kohn (bio) and Ellysa Stern Cahoy (bio) The Editorial Board of portal: Libraries and the Academy has selected “Using Affordable Course Materials: Instructors’ Motivations, Approaches, and Outcomes” as recipient of the 2023 Johns Hopkins University
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Feature Articles: A Lens on Our Profession portal: Libraries and the Academy (IF 0.8) Pub Date : 2023-07-08 Ellysa Stern Cahoy, Michelle Guittar, Mark Lenker, Maribeth Slebodnik
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Feature Articles: A Lens on Our Profession Ellysa Stern Cahoy (bio), Michelle Guittar (bio), Mark Lenker (bio), and Maribeth Slebodnik (bio) When we think of feature articles, we often envision content that is engaging, accessible, and practical. Feature articles provide an alternative to traditional, research-focused, refereed journal
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Overcoming Technology Barriers for Students portal: Libraries and the Academy (IF 0.8) Pub Date : 2023-07-08 Robyn Huff-Eibl, Travis Teetor
abstract: This paper describes efforts at the University of Arizona Libraries (UAL) in Tucson to improve access to the Internet and technology during the COVID-19 pandemic and as the libraries continue to adapt to hybrid instructional modalities. The authors highlight how their institution leveraged campus data and new partnerships to better meet students’ basic technology needs, particularly for first-generation
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Teaching SIFT for Source Evaluation in Asynchronous One-Credit Information Literacy Courses portal: Libraries and the Academy (IF 0.8) Pub Date : 2023-07-08 Allison Faix, Tristan Daniels
abstract: With an awareness of growing issues in teaching source evaluation, the authors explored new methods to incorporate this skill into one-credit asynchronous information literacy courses. The authors discovered improvements in student performance when using SIFT and identified key strategies for its implementation to achieve best results.
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Content Warnings and Censorship portal: Libraries and the Academy (IF 0.8) Pub Date : 2023-07-08 Kristin Antelman
abstract: Applying a content warning to metadata and archival descriptions is a practice that libraries increasingly embrace, even though the American Library Association considers content labeling to be censorship under the Library Bill of Rights. The language used in a content warning, such as offensive or harmful, carries important implications for the responsibility the library assumes and the
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Transparency and Consent: Student Perspectives on Educational Data Analytics Scenarios portal: Libraries and the Academy (IF 0.8) Pub Date : 2023-07-08 Kyle M. L. Jones, Abigail Goben, Michael R. Perry, Mariana Regalado, Dorothea Salo, Andrew D. Asher, Maura A. Smale, Kristin A. Briney
abstract: Higher education data mining and analytics, like learning analytics, may improve learning experiences and outcomes. However, such practices are rife with student privacy concerns and other ethics issues. It is crucial that student privacy expectations and preferences are considered in the design of educational data analytics. This study forefronts the student perspective by researching three
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Incorporating Gray Literature in an Evidence-Based Nursing Curriculum: A How-To Guide portal: Libraries and the Academy (IF 0.8) Pub Date : 2023-07-08 Kathleen Phillips, Stephen Woods, Andrew Dudash
abstract: Librarians and educators have a unique opportunity to develop and incorporate gray literature instruction into nursing curricula, with specific focus on its definition, value, discoverability, and evaluation. This article presents a structured and hands-on approach to the collection of gray literature and its use in evidence-based nursing. Citation analysis provides empirical evidence identifying
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Web Usability Practice at ARL Academic Libraries portal: Libraries and the Academy (IF 0.8) Pub Date : 2023-07-08 Yu-Hui Chen, Carol Anne Germain, Abebe Rorissa
abstract: Expanding on previous research, the authors applied quantitative and qualitative methods to investigate Web usability policies, standards, and guidelines (PSGs); resources; and usability testing, including mobile testing and usability laboratories, at the academic members of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL). Survey results indicated that less than 50 percent of the libraries have
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Breaking the Ice: Introducing First-Year Writing Students to "Scholarship as Conversation" portal: Libraries and the Academy (IF 0.8) Pub Date : 2023-07-08 Amanda Roth, Crystal Goldman, Amanda Solomon Amorao, Dominique Turnbow
abstract: This article offers a case study of using a flipped, synchronous virtual workshop to introduce first-year writing students to the “Scholarship as Conversation” frame of the ACRL Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education. Before the workshop, students completed an asynchronous Preventing Plagiarism Tutorial that introduced them to paraphrasing and citations to develop a foundation
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Information Literacy Research in Asia: A Bibliometric Analysis portal: Libraries and the Academy (IF 0.8) Pub Date : 2023-07-08 Murtaza Ashiq, Hafiz Muhammad Adil, Syeda Hina Batool
abstract: This bibliometric study looked at the information literacy (IL) literature published by Asian authors, focusing on publishing and citation trends, prolific authors, institutions, countries, collaboration patterns, the thematic evolution of keywords, and factor analysis of keywords, journals, and countries. From the Scopus database, the study’s authors extracted bibliographic data on IL from
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Reflecting: Two Decades of portal Editorials and Accomplishments portal: Libraries and the Academy (IF 0.8) Pub Date : 2023-04-15 Ellysa Stern Cahoy
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Reflecting:Two Decades of portal Editorials and Accomplishments Ellysa Stern Cahoy (bio) As portal's new editor (as of January 2023), I am finding inspiration in reflection as I excavate our journal's rich history to uncover future possibilities. Reading portal's past editorials (published in each issue since the journal's inception in
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Outreach Programs Revitalizing the Patronage of Public Libraries in Nigeria portal: Libraries and the Academy (IF 0.8) Pub Date : 2023-04-15 Adebowale Jeremy Adetayo, Arinola Oluwatoyin Gbotoso
abstract: Patronage of public libraries in Nigeria has declined over the years and is in urgent need of revitalization. Outreach efforts would revitalize the interest of university students in the patronage of public libraries in Nigeria because they need access to resources, especially when on holidays. The study investigates the outreach programs used to revitalize the patronage of public libraries
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Personal Librarian Philosophies: Discovering Meaning in What We Do portal: Libraries and the Academy (IF 0.8) Pub Date : 2023-04-15 Justin Fuhr
abstract: This article summarizes and explores personal librarian philosophies. Much like widely known teaching philosophies, librarian philosophies are statements that reflect an individual's standards and beliefs about their vocation. These statements can be used to incorporate meaning, identity, and direction into professional practice. As a form of self-reflection, personal philosophies allow librarians
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The Heart of the University: Revisiting an Enduring Metaphor portal: Libraries and the Academy (IF 0.8) Pub Date : 2023-04-15 Fiona Salisbury, Tai Peseta
abstract: One of the most enduring and controversial metaphors to describe the academic library is this: "The academic library is the heart of the university." For 150 years, librarians have both embraced and rejected this metaphor in equal measure. For some, the metaphor is old, dusty, and ignorant of contemporary library practices; for others, it endures precisely because of the place it affords
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Librarians as Teachers: Effecting Change in Composition Instruction portal: Libraries and the Academy (IF 0.8) Pub Date : 2023-04-15 Sarah LeMire, Stephanie J. Graves, Kathy Christie Anders
abstract: This study assessed student research papers using a rubric to determine the information literacy skills of students in introductory composition classes. Librarians taught a pilot composition course that infused information literacy (IL) into the traditional English curriculum. The students' IL skills were compared to those of undergraduates enrolled in a traditional composition class, who
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When the Big Deal Gets Smaller: Use of ScienceDirect after Cancellations portal: Libraries and the Academy (IF 0.8) Pub Date : 2023-04-15 Karen Kohn
abstract: This study investigates how article downloads from ScienceDirect changed after Temple University Libraries downsized its all-inclusive Elsevier big deal bundle to a selective custom package. After the libraries lost current-year access to nearly half of Elsevier's active journals, the total downloads from Elsevier journals declined by 16.2 percent over three years. Combined use of still-subscribed
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Evidence-Based Nursing and Gray Literature: Implications for Nursing Education portal: Libraries and the Academy (IF 0.8) Pub Date : 2023-04-15 Kathleen Phillips, Stephen Woods, Andrew Dudash
abstract: Librarians play a key role in the understanding, retrieval, and assessment of gray literature (also spelled grey literature) as it pertains to evidence-based clinical practice, particularly nursing. With the rise of evidence-based research and curriculum-specific requirements in advanced nursing programs, gray literature instruction has become a necessity rather than a nicety. References
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The Value of Belonging: A Comparison of Professional Organizations' Membership Benefits portal: Libraries and the Academy (IF 0.8) Pub Date : 2023-04-15 Laura Soito, Amy Jankowski
abstract: The abundance of library associations provides many choices to academic librarians about where and how to belong. This exploratory article identifies and compares benefits of library professional organizations through content analysis of the groups' websites. Examination of the benefits described on the websites of 76 organizations indicates that they have a high degree of overlap. Many benefits
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Digital Initiatives in Academic Libraries: Challenges and Opportunities portal: Libraries and the Academy (IF 0.8) Pub Date : 2023-04-15 David J. Williams
abstract: Digital initiatives have become increasingly common in academic libraries, but inconsistent definitions, standards, and expectations limit and, in some cases, negatively impact the effectiveness of practitioners. This article explores the discourse surrounding professional titles and responsibilities in digital initiatives within North American academic libraries between 1990 and 2020. A
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Moving Forward—with Gratitude, Empathy, and Intention portal: Libraries and the Academy (IF 0.8) Pub Date : 2023-01-10 Ellysa Stern Cahoy, Marianne Ryan
In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content: Moving Forward—with Gratitude, Empathy, and Intention Ellysa Stern Cahoy (bio) and Marianne Ryan (bio) Change is a time for reflection—an opportunity to look back as well as a chance to look forward to what is to come. At portal: Libraries and the Academy, the beginning of 2023 is a time of great change as our editor, Marianne Ryan, moves