Pub Date : 2018-12-26DOI: 10.1080/02763877.2018.1560964
Loriene Roy, Dan Sholler
ABSTRACT Students of reference service can benefit by learning about data science. This column introduces the topic, the needed skills, and sources that support acquiring the related experience.
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Pub Date : 2018-12-10DOI: 10.1080/02763877.2018.1554518
Peter Bremer
ABSTRACT Learn how to create a promotional library video for your library using the multimedia software Camtasia. Challenges and lessons learned are explored by detailing one reference librarian’s efforts at creating a Ask A Librarian video.
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Pub Date : 2018-11-20DOI: 10.1080/02763877.2018.1547891
Stephanie Beene, Amy S. Jackson, Sarah R. Kostelecky, Todd Quinn
ABSTRACT As the number of reference questions continues to decline across academic libraries, innovative models have been developed to highlight collections and reach underserved communities. This article describes four outreach models at the University of New Mexico University Libraries, including satellite outreach services, pop-up book trucks and events, and relationship building at various locations on and off campus. The authors describe innovative approaches including curated browsing experiences and relationship marketing to underserved communities. Lessons learned, future approaches, and the benefits of each model will also be explored.
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Pub Date : 2018-10-25DOI: 10.1080/02763877.2018.1533910
S. Black, James D. Allen
ABSTRACT Academic librarians are well aware that many students who could use help do not ask for it. Reluctance to ask for help can be due to students’ goals and motivations, social and interpersonal influences, personal characteristics, and the learning environment. To overcome reluctance to ask for help, a person needs motivation, opportunity, and permission to ask. Research findings on academic help-seeking behaviors are summarized and recommendations are given for how to encourage students to ask librarians for help.
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Pub Date : 2018-10-15DOI: 10.1080/02763877.2018.1530167
Dilani Kanishka Abeyrathne, S. Ekanayake
ABSTRACT Self-directed learning (SDL) has become a significant concept adopted by higher education institutions. In this context, academic libraries become an essential entity as they create these better learning environments. Therefore the present study aims to explore students’ perspective towards the usefulness of library resources for their learning approach, identify undergraduate satisfaction with library resources and services and their competency with some of the information literacy skills, and finally to investigate how academic libraries could support SDL in higher education.
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Pub Date : 2018-09-21DOI: 10.1080/02763877.2018.1522525
M. Lapidus, S. King
ABSTRACT Objectives: This study examines medical librarians’ personality based on their leisure activities to find out which personal characteristics prevail among working medical librarians. Methods: An electronic survey was administered among medical librarians of the New England/South East regions. The collected statistics was compared to the national leisure statistics and previously published studies on personality traits. Results: The respondent group exhibited prevailing Artistic, Investigative, and Conventional types, with a slightly higher number of introverts. Conclusions: Personalities of the respondents fit into the job environment quite well, which could positively influence their interaction with patrons and the overall quality of work.
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Pub Date : 2018-09-10DOI: 10.1080/02763877.2018.1515688
Debbie Meert-Williston, Rachel M. Sandieson
ABSTRACT This study investigated the types of questions asked in an academic online reference chat service to ascertain the level of library staff expertise needed to answer the questions. The transcripts from a large academic library were analyzed to determine both the type of questions asked, and the complexity of the reference questions asked. The data showed that 75% of the questions asked were non-reference, 17% of the questions asked were ready-reference, and 8.6% of the questions asked were in-depth or complex reference questions. Library staff with the capacity to answer both circulation and general reference questions would have the optimum level of expertise needed for staffing the types of questions asked through chat reference.
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Pub Date : 2018-08-29DOI: 10.1080/02763877.2018.1515626
Loriene Roy
ABSTRACT Reference is the balance of employing a process to use materials to locate information. A key feature of teaching reference is to help students understand what a reference source is. This column introduces the dilemma of that seemingly easy task. It includes examples of course assignments to aid in that effort.
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Pub Date : 2018-07-30DOI: 10.1080/02763877.2018.1498430
Steven Wade, J. N. Hornick
ABSTRACT For the past few years librarians across the country have been leaders in the fight against fake news. This article describes an hour-long drop-in lesson given to undergraduate students on how to avoid falling victim to fake news. Particular emphasis is placed on how social media platforms contribute to the spread of bad information, and how students can alter their habits in order to help combat fake news in their own social circle. The lesson includes four engaged learning activities and can be taught without student access to computers. This low-tech approach is highly adaptable to different settings and class sizes. Students leave the session with the resources and knowledge to see past deceptive practices in the media and to take a more thoughtful approach to news consumption.
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