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Computational thinking in your school library
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Data literacy: School librarians as data coaches
(International Association of School Librarianship, 2019-10-21)School library educators at two university locations in North Texas collaborated on a research initiative to address the perceived need for data literacy preparation at the pre-service level. The research initiative explored ... -
Preparing Library Professionals for Data Literacy Leadership: Administrator Perspectives
(Association for Library and Information Science Education, 2019)Schools, public libraries, and other civic institutions are being called upon to improve efficiency and effectiveness with decision-making processes driven by data. The Preparing Librarians for Data Literacy Leadership ... -
Changing models of library education to benefit rural communities
(2019)Rural libraries whose librarians have expertise in digital literacy and a deep understanding of unique communities contribute to improving quality of life for residents. However, many library education programs do not ... -
Organizational citizenship behavior and school librarians
(School Libraries Worldwide, 2015)Research has suggested that many school librarians engage in work outside of their roles as defined by their job descriptions and professional standards. These extra-role behaviors may be explained by Organizational ... -
Mind the gaps: School librarians’ job descriptions and the professional standards for school librarians in the United States
(School Libraries Worldwide, 2018)While previous studies have analyzed the contents of different librarians' job descriptions (Brewerton, 2011; Park, Lu, & Marion, 2009), school librarians' job descriptions have not received similar attention. The purpose ... -
Let's play! Why school librarians should embrace gaming in the library
(American Library Association, 2015-05)This summer you should play some video games to get ready for the upcoming school year. Games aren’t just for young males and have tremendous potential to enhance 21st-century literacies, including critical-thinking ... -
Information behaviors in an online smoking cessation forum
(2007-12)Smoking is a major contributor to morbidity and mortality today, and a focus of attention by primary care practitioners and public health. Few studies take into account the role of community-based information transactions, ... -
AAU Library Directors Prefer Collaborative Decision Making with Senior Administrative Team Members
(Evidence Based Library and Information Practice, 2017-06-29)A Review of: Meier, J. J. (2016). The future of academic libraries: Conversations with today’s leaders about tomorrow. Portal: Libraries and the Academy, 16(2), 263-288. Retrieved from http://muse.jhu.edu/article/613842 ... -
Exploring Virtual Librarianship: Second Life Library 2.0
(Internet Reference Services Quarterly, 2008-10)In April 2006, Alliance Library System and Online Programming for All Libraries partnered to start the Second Life Library 2.0 in the online world Second Life and in August 2006 purchased an island on the Teen grid of Teen ... -
Credit due: Multiple author attribution for interdisciplinary informatics research groups
(Medical Library Association Research Section, 2018)Objective: To understand issues related to multiple authorship in interdisciplinary working groups, and to identify best practices for authorship attribution for a multidisciplinary group. Problem: Research groups comprised ... -
Prison Library Services in Croatia Need Improvement to Meet International Standards of Universal Rights to Access.
(Evidence-Based Library and Information Practice, 2016-09-26)A Review of: Šimunić, Z., Tanacković, S.F., & Badurina, B. (2016). Library services for incarcerated persons: A survey of recent trends and challenges in prison libraries in Croatia. Journal of Librarianship and Information ... -
Differences Between Library Instruction Conference Attendees and Their Institutional Affiliations in the United States and Canada are Discernible
(Evidence-based Library and Information Practice, 2006)A review of: Willingham, Patricia, Linda Carder, and Christopher Millson-Martula. “Does a Border Make a Difference? Library Instruction in the United States and Canada.” Journal of Academic Librarianship 32.1 (Jan. ... -
Does a Social Network Based Model of Journal Metrics Improve Ranking?
(Evidence-based Library and Information Practice, 2007)A Review of: Bollen, J., Van de Sompel, H., Smith, J.A., & Luce, R. (2005). Toward alternative metrics of journal impact: A comparison of download and citation data. Information Processing and Management, 41:1419-144 ... -
Tracking Theory Building and Use Trends in Selected LIS Journals: More Research is Needed
(Texas Woman's University, 2007)Objective - The authors measure theory incidents occurring in four LIS journals between 1984-2003 in order to examine their number and quality and to analyze them by topic. A third objective, only identified later in the ... -
The Information Practices of Physical Science Librarians Differ from Those of the Scientific Community: More Research is Needed to Characterize Specific Information Seeking and Use
(Evidence-based Library and Information Practice, 2008)A Review of: Brown, Cecilia M. and Ortega, Lina. “Information-Seeking Behavior of Physical Science Librarians: Does Research Inform Practice?” College & Research Libraries (2005). 66:231-47. Objective – As part of a ... -
Further Study is Needed to Define and Measure the Use of Reflective Practice in Library and Information Science
(Evidence-based Library and Information Practice, 2008)A review of: Grant, Maria J. “The Role of Reflection in the Library and Information Sector: A Systematic Review.” Health Information and Libraries Journal (2007) 24: 155-166. Objectives - To identify and review the ... -
Thematic categorization and analysis of peer reviewed articles in the LISA database, 2004-2005
(Evidence-based Library and Information Practice, 2009)A Review of: Gonzalez-Alcaide, Gregorio, Lourdes Castello-Cogolles, Carolina Navarro-Molina, et al. “Library and Information Science Research Areas: Analysis of Journal Articles in LISA.” Journal of the American Society ... -
For non-expert clinical searches, Google Scholar results are older with higher impact, while PubMed results offer more breadth
(Evidence-based Library and Information Practice, 2013)Objectives – To compare PubMed and Google Scholar results for content relevance and article quality Design – Bibliometric study. Setting – Department of Internal Medicine at Texas Tech University Health Sciences ...
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