In this study, the authors examined the value of research consultations, an important component of reference services. Previous research explored the sustainability and scalability of a large-scale research consultation project from the librarian perspective. Through survey responses from the perspectives of more than 1,500 students, the authors gathered evidence on the impact of research consultations on student confidence and their perceptions of the approachability and helpfulness of library personnel.
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Library workers from libraries of all types can struggle with the challenges of juggling instructional responsibilities with other assigned duties. Library context can play a key role in the resources available to mitigate these challenges. In this article, Chelsea Contrada discusses information literacy instruction in a community college library context and how that context influences her approach to library instruction. She articulates some of the unique aspects of instruction in community colleges and how community college librarians take a different approach than many of their peers in four-year colleges and universities. Contrada makes a strong case for increased collaboration across library type and more robust opportunities for professional development and engagement for community college librarians.—Editor
{"title":"Information Literacy and Instruction: Reference and Information Literacy in the Community College Library","authors":"Chelsea Contrada","doi":"10.5860/rusq.59.1.7220","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5860/rusq.59.1.7220","url":null,"abstract":"Library workers from libraries of all types can struggle with the challenges of juggling instructional responsibilities with other assigned duties. Library context can play a key role in the resources available to mitigate these challenges. In this article, Chelsea Contrada discusses information literacy instruction in a community college library context and how that context influences her approach to library instruction. She articulates some of the unique aspects of instruction in community colleges and how community college librarians take a different approach than many of their peers in four-year colleges and universities. Contrada makes a strong case for increased collaboration across library type and more robust opportunities for professional development and engagement for community college librarians.—Editor","PeriodicalId":45353,"journal":{"name":"Reference & User Services Quarterly","volume":"5 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.1,"publicationDate":"2019-12-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"90333074","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
As RA service has moved from its second-wave renaissance during the late twentieth century/early twenty-first century (with a steady stream of reference tools, conference programming, and think pieces) into an often underpromoted but bedrock mainstay of the public library, what do advisors continue to discuss among themselves and see as areas of need? If you could gather a handful of advisors together, over a cup of coffee one rainy morning before book group began, what would they talk about? What would they ask each other? What do they know to be foundational about the service? As important, what might they suggest we all re-think? This column invites you to eavesdrop on such a conversation. It was conducted over email between six advisors: two at the start of their careers, two helping to define the field, and two who have lead the way for librarians, for a combined eight decades. These advisors share research, hard-won and lived-in lessons, showcase the luminous nature of RA work as well as its difficulties, propose a change for RA education, and, of course, each suggests a book to read.
{"title":"Listening to Advisors: A Conversation About Readers’ Advisory Services, Practice, and Practicing","authors":"Neal Wyatt","doi":"10.5860/rusq.59.1.7218","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5860/rusq.59.1.7218","url":null,"abstract":"As RA service has moved from its second-wave renaissance during the late twentieth century/early twenty-first century (with a steady stream of reference tools, conference programming, and think pieces) into an often underpromoted but bedrock mainstay of the public library, what do advisors continue to discuss among themselves and see as areas of need? If you could gather a handful of advisors together, over a cup of coffee one rainy morning before book group began, what would they talk about? What would they ask each other? What do they know to be foundational about the service? As important, what might they suggest we all re-think? This column invites you to eavesdrop on such a conversation. It was conducted over email between six advisors: two at the start of their careers, two helping to define the field, and two who have lead the way for librarians, for a combined eight decades. These advisors share research, hard-won and lived-in lessons, showcase the luminous nature of RA work as well as its difficulties, propose a change for RA education, and, of course, each suggests a book to read.","PeriodicalId":45353,"journal":{"name":"Reference & User Services Quarterly","volume":"15 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.1,"publicationDate":"2019-12-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"81500287","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Alison Hoagland has written a thought-provoking book on the history of the smallest room in the house that no one talks about. The Bathroom: A Social History of Cleanliness and the Body, delves into the history, evolution, psychology, and socioeconomic implications of the American bathroom and its development from the Civil War onwards. She demonstrates how much of the discourse around cleanliness, sanitation, consumerism, and technology has come to be centered on the bathroom in the United States, and discusses the many forms this takes in advertising, public health, and urban and rural infrastructure.
{"title":"Book Review: The Bathroom: A Social History of Cleanliness and the Body","authors":"Amanda K. Sprochi","doi":"10.5860/rusq.59.1.7235","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5860/rusq.59.1.7235","url":null,"abstract":"Alison Hoagland has written a thought-provoking book on the history of the smallest room in the house that no one talks about. The Bathroom: A Social History of Cleanliness and the Body, delves into the history, evolution, psychology, and socioeconomic implications of the American bathroom and its development from the Civil War onwards. She demonstrates how much of the discourse around cleanliness, sanitation, consumerism, and technology has come to be centered on the bathroom in the United States, and discusses the many forms this takes in advertising, public health, and urban and rural infrastructure.","PeriodicalId":45353,"journal":{"name":"Reference & User Services Quarterly","volume":"8 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.1,"publicationDate":"2019-12-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"84981456","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The increasing prevalence of electronic resources in academic libraries has forced information professionals to rethink many aspects of library services. The last couple of decades have seen significant updates to national standards of practice and librarian core competencies. This book presents a well-rounded view of the current state of electronic resources management in academic libraries, with chapters covering a wide variety of topics, including discovery, analytics, vendor relations, and departmental reorganization. Even if managing electronic resources is not one of your primary job duties, this book can provide valuable insight into an ever-growing field of librarianship that impacts library service at all levels.
{"title":"Book Review: Reengineering the Library: Issues in Electronic Resources Management","authors":"C. Lowry","doi":"10.5860/rusq.59.1.7231","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5860/rusq.59.1.7231","url":null,"abstract":"The increasing prevalence of electronic resources in academic libraries has forced information professionals to rethink many aspects of library services. The last couple of decades have seen significant updates to national standards of practice and librarian core competencies. This book presents a well-rounded view of the current state of electronic resources management in academic libraries, with chapters covering a wide variety of topics, including discovery, analytics, vendor relations, and departmental reorganization. Even if managing electronic resources is not one of your primary job duties, this book can provide valuable insight into an ever-growing field of librarianship that impacts library service at all levels.","PeriodicalId":45353,"journal":{"name":"Reference & User Services Quarterly","volume":"35 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.1,"publicationDate":"2019-12-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"89217284","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
One of the great challenges in librarianship currently is educating digital natives on how to identify misinformation and “fake news,” while also transforming them into information literate, responsible consumers, and creators of knowledge. Since 2011, metaliteracy has been proffered as a potential cure for the current relativistic “post truth” era. Written and edited by experts in this subject, Metaliterate Learning for the Post-Truth World introduces the reader to the concept of metaliteracy, a pedagogical model emphasizing reflective learning and the informed production of new knowledge. Summarized as “knowing how to think, not what to think,” metaliteracy does not focus on discrete information literacy skills, instead stressing a holistic approach to literacy and learning.
{"title":"Book Review: Metaliterate Learning for the Post-Truth World","authors":"Elizabeth White","doi":"10.5860/rusq.59.1.7233","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5860/rusq.59.1.7233","url":null,"abstract":"One of the great challenges in librarianship currently is educating digital natives on how to identify misinformation and “fake news,” while also transforming them into information literate, responsible consumers, and creators of knowledge. Since 2011, metaliteracy has been proffered as a potential cure for the current relativistic “post truth” era. Written and edited by experts in this subject, Metaliterate Learning for the Post-Truth World introduces the reader to the concept of metaliteracy, a pedagogical model emphasizing reflective learning and the informed production of new knowledge. Summarized as “knowing how to think, not what to think,” metaliteracy does not focus on discrete information literacy skills, instead stressing a holistic approach to literacy and learning.","PeriodicalId":45353,"journal":{"name":"Reference & User Services Quarterly","volume":"19 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.1,"publicationDate":"2019-12-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"89940485","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Books on the greatness of American presidents fill America’s bookstore shelves. However, this work focuses instead on the hatred and opposition that each president faced. It sets itself apart from a book like The American President: A Complete History (by Kathryn Moore), which covers the national and world events of each president’s term, but does not necessarily cover the backlash presidents receive in response to those events. Many books focus on assassinations of presidents, but they do not typically include additional information about every president’s term, as this one does.
有关美国总统伟大事迹的书籍充斥着美国书店的书架。然而，这部作品关注的是每位总统所面临的仇恨和反对。这本书与凯瑟琳·摩尔(Kathryn Moore)的《美国总统:完整历史》(The American President: a Complete History)等书不同，后者涵盖了每位总统任期内的国家和世界事件，但不一定涵盖总统因这些事件而受到的强烈反对。许多书都把重点放在总统遇刺上，但它们通常不会像这本书那样，包括每位总统任期的额外信息。
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The State of American Policing: Psychology, Behavior, Problems, and Solutions by David J. Thomas observes the past and current roles of police in the United States. The purpose of this book is to closely examine the impact of policing minority members of the community and address recent instances of police use of deadly force. The author, David J. Thomas, provides expert perspective on policing with his background as a veteran police officer and criminal justice professor at Florida Gulf Coast University.
《美国警察现状:心理、行为、问题和解决方案》作者大卫·托马斯观察了美国警察过去和现在的角色。这本书的目的是仔细检查警察对社区少数民族成员的影响，并解决最近警察使用致命武力的实例。作者大卫·托马斯(David J. Thomas)作为一名资深警官和佛罗里达海湾大学(Florida Gulf Coast University)的刑事司法教授，对警务提供了专家视角。
{"title":"Book Review: The State of American Policing: Psychology, Behavior, Problems, and Solutions","authors":"T. Shotwell","doi":"10.5860/rusq.59.1.7246","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5860/rusq.59.1.7246","url":null,"abstract":"The State of American Policing: Psychology, Behavior, Problems, and Solutions by David J. Thomas observes the past and current roles of police in the United States. The purpose of this book is to closely examine the impact of policing minority members of the community and address recent instances of police use of deadly force. The author, David J. Thomas, provides expert perspective on policing with his background as a veteran police officer and criminal justice professor at Florida Gulf Coast University.","PeriodicalId":45353,"journal":{"name":"Reference & User Services Quarterly","volume":"10 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.1,"publicationDate":"2019-12-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"75548707","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The Bizarre World of Reality Television explores the origins, rapid progression, and quirky contents of reality television programming. Written by Stuart Lenig (Columbia State Community College), this unique and compact work is an entertaining read that dissects reality television through a post-modernistic lens, detailing the economic, cultural, and social factors.
{"title":"Book Review: The Bizarre World of Reality Television","authors":"Colleen Lougen","doi":"10.5860/rusq.59.1.7236","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5860/rusq.59.1.7236","url":null,"abstract":"The Bizarre World of Reality Television explores the origins, rapid progression, and quirky contents of reality television programming. Written by Stuart Lenig (Columbia State Community College), this unique and compact work is an entertaining read that dissects reality television through a post-modernistic lens, detailing the economic, cultural, and social factors.","PeriodicalId":45353,"journal":{"name":"Reference & User Services Quarterly","volume":"154 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.1,"publicationDate":"2019-12-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"84806209","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Social media remains a very important element in our daily lives, regardless of what level we may interact with it. Daniella Smith’s book provides an overview of how social media influences our professional lives and the long lasting effect it may have. The book provides general examinations of social media’s functionality and specific impacts it has on library career development. It covers a wide array of social media tools across various platforms. It also contains interviews highlighting practical examples of how our peers engage with social media to highlight or promote their library careers. The book contains 10 chapters and 10 appendixes. With the exception of the last chapter, each chapter has a challenge section, providing actionable items that we can use in developing our social media skills.
{"title":"Book Review: Growing Your Library Career with Social Media","authors":"H. Escobar","doi":"10.5860/rusq.59.1.7228","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5860/rusq.59.1.7228","url":null,"abstract":"Social media remains a very important element in our daily lives, regardless of what level we may interact with it. Daniella Smith’s book provides an overview of how social media influences our professional lives and the long lasting effect it may have. The book provides general examinations of social media’s functionality and specific impacts it has on library career development. It covers a wide array of social media tools across various platforms. It also contains interviews highlighting practical examples of how our peers engage with social media to highlight or promote their library careers. The book contains 10 chapters and 10 appendixes. With the exception of the last chapter, each chapter has a challenge section, providing actionable items that we can use in developing our social media skills.","PeriodicalId":45353,"journal":{"name":"Reference & User Services Quarterly","volume":"23 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.1,"publicationDate":"2019-12-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"77854213","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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