abstract:This case study demonstrates the application of an unsupervised topic modeling algorithm to 7,773 English-language articles published in the Library Quarterly from 1931 to 2015. The analysis of 85 years of the journal’s output follows an exploratory data analysis framework to generate novel hypotheses about the history of LIS using topic modeling, a method for identifying clusters of co-occurring words within large collections of text. The paper closely examines two topics that suggest differences in gender representation in the journal to propose and support a new hypothesis regarding the historical inclusion of gendered objects of study in LIS literature.
{"title":"Computational Topic Models of the Library Quarterly","authors":"C. Hennesy, David Naughton","doi":"10.1353/pla.2022.0030","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1353/pla.2022.0030","url":null,"abstract":"abstract:This case study demonstrates the application of an unsupervised topic modeling algorithm to 7,773 English-language articles published in the Library Quarterly from 1931 to 2015. The analysis of 85 years of the journal’s output follows an exploratory data analysis framework to generate novel hypotheses about the history of LIS using topic modeling, a method for identifying clusters of co-occurring words within large collections of text. The paper closely examines two topics that suggest differences in gender representation in the journal to propose and support a new hypothesis regarding the historical inclusion of gendered objects of study in LIS literature.","PeriodicalId":51670,"journal":{"name":"Portal-Libraries and the Academy","volume":"78 1","pages":"745 - 768"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2022-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"82852131","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}
abstract:In today’s digital and distributed information environment, engaging with users is imperative for the success of liaison librarianship in the academy’s learning and research environment. Such associations require the liaison’s personal approach for connecting and building relationships with clients. This paper addresses the main factors for sustaining or improving ties with users as well as the prospects for individualized working relationships by liaison librarians. It examines the validity of and rationale for adopting a more personal type of engagement to improve and extend client connections in the long term. This article also looks at how such an approach by liaisons is reflected in best practices, guidelines, and articles in the library literature. In addition, it traces literature that helps establish grounds for personal or individualized engagement in the workplace. The paper concludes with some important practical considerations and calls for more in-depth research into the liaison librarian’s personal approach as an essential step for understanding and assessing the quality of liaison librarianship.
{"title":"The Strategic Value of the Liaison Librarian’s Personal Approach to Client Engagement","authors":"Triveni Kuchi","doi":"10.1353/pla.2022.0035","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1353/pla.2022.0035","url":null,"abstract":"abstract:In today’s digital and distributed information environment, engaging with users is imperative for the success of liaison librarianship in the academy’s learning and research environment. Such associations require the liaison’s personal approach for connecting and building relationships with clients. This paper addresses the main factors for sustaining or improving ties with users as well as the prospects for individualized working relationships by liaison librarians. It examines the validity of and rationale for adopting a more personal type of engagement to improve and extend client connections in the long term. This article also looks at how such an approach by liaisons is reflected in best practices, guidelines, and articles in the library literature. In addition, it traces literature that helps establish grounds for personal or individualized engagement in the workplace. The paper concludes with some important practical considerations and calls for more in-depth research into the liaison librarian’s personal approach as an essential step for understanding and assessing the quality of liaison librarianship.","PeriodicalId":51670,"journal":{"name":"Portal-Libraries and the Academy","volume":"37 1","pages":"651 - 679"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2022-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"80952576","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}
abstract:Many librarians conduct research in higher education by studying the undergraduate students with whom they work. Instead of research on students, this paper argues the need for library and information science (LIS) research with, for, and by students. It shows why librarians should explore collaborative partnerships with student-researchers to produce LIS scholarship. Such partnerships can create work that amplifies and responds to students’ lived experiences. Research collaborations that include students as partners provide important learning opportunities, help learners gain familiarity with the LIS field, and produce significant student-centered scholarship. The authors present five principles for librarians to consider when conducting research with undergraduate students and provide two case studies to show the merit of these collaborations and how they work in practice.
{"title":"Collaborating with Undergraduate Students on LIS Research","authors":"Hailley M. Fargo, Rosalinda H. Linares-Gray","doi":"10.1353/pla.2022.0034","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1353/pla.2022.0034","url":null,"abstract":"abstract:Many librarians conduct research in higher education by studying the undergraduate students with whom they work. Instead of research on students, this paper argues the need for library and information science (LIS) research with, for, and by students. It shows why librarians should explore collaborative partnerships with student-researchers to produce LIS scholarship. Such partnerships can create work that amplifies and responds to students’ lived experiences. Research collaborations that include students as partners provide important learning opportunities, help learners gain familiarity with the LIS field, and produce significant student-centered scholarship. The authors present five principles for librarians to consider when conducting research with undergraduate students and provide two case studies to show the merit of these collaborations and how they work in practice.","PeriodicalId":51670,"journal":{"name":"Portal-Libraries and the Academy","volume":"26 1","pages":"631 - 649"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2022-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"78440636","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}
abstract:This article explores the connection between curiosity and feelings of joy in information seeking. The authors interviewed 41 transfer students about their transition to their new campus. As part of the interviews, the investigators asked students to describe a time when they felt curious or excited to learn more about something. The researchers found that emotions were inherently connected to students’ curiosity and identified patterns among students’ descriptions of curiosity. The themes included excitement in discovering the resources of a large academic library; interest in ideas; curiosity inspired through hands-on learning experiences, such as labs, study abroad, or internships; and curiosity initiated by connecting with personal values or relevance to life or career. Curiosity was also sparked through a mixture of these modalities. This range of curiosity suggests an array of connection points for librarians to support students engaged in information seeking. The authors note implications for librarians who work with students across this curiosity spectrum.
{"title":"Spark: Students Describe Curiosity and Passion for Learning","authors":"Linds West Roberts, C. Keller, Megan Welsh","doi":"10.1353/pla.2022.0028","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1353/pla.2022.0028","url":null,"abstract":"abstract:This article explores the connection between curiosity and feelings of joy in information seeking. The authors interviewed 41 transfer students about their transition to their new campus. As part of the interviews, the investigators asked students to describe a time when they felt curious or excited to learn more about something. The researchers found that emotions were inherently connected to students’ curiosity and identified patterns among students’ descriptions of curiosity. The themes included excitement in discovering the resources of a large academic library; interest in ideas; curiosity inspired through hands-on learning experiences, such as labs, study abroad, or internships; and curiosity initiated by connecting with personal values or relevance to life or career. Curiosity was also sparked through a mixture of these modalities. This range of curiosity suggests an array of connection points for librarians to support students engaged in information seeking. The authors note implications for librarians who work with students across this curiosity spectrum.","PeriodicalId":51670,"journal":{"name":"Portal-Libraries and the Academy","volume":"103 1","pages":"613 - 630"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2022-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"74368747","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}
abstract:A theoretical framework can offer an important means for understanding and delineating the complex issues of copyright law and its ramifications facing researchers and academic libraries. This study draws lessons from the literature on how copyright theories can inform practice in libraries. It describes strengths and weaknesses in each of the current theories, with none providing the needed philosophical clarity to address all stakeholder concerns. Promoting copyright literacy on campus and instituting such measures as classroom guidelines, a copyright compliance policy, a cross-departmental team to manage copyright, and library websites that address copyright issues may ease the frustrations in copyright practice.
{"title":"Copyright Law and Academic Libraries: From Theory to Practice","authors":"Theresa L. Adu, T. Van der Walt","doi":"10.1353/pla.2022.0029","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1353/pla.2022.0029","url":null,"abstract":"abstract:A theoretical framework can offer an important means for understanding and delineating the complex issues of copyright law and its ramifications facing researchers and academic libraries. This study draws lessons from the literature on how copyright theories can inform practice in libraries. It describes strengths and weaknesses in each of the current theories, with none providing the needed philosophical clarity to address all stakeholder concerns. Promoting copyright literacy on campus and instituting such measures as classroom guidelines, a copyright compliance policy, a cross-departmental team to manage copyright, and library websites that address copyright issues may ease the frustrations in copyright practice.","PeriodicalId":51670,"journal":{"name":"Portal-Libraries and the Academy","volume":"86 1","pages":"725 - 744"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2022-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"79366890","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}
T. Hackman, A. Carroll, Kelsey Corlett-Rivera, Kendra Macomber, Yishan Ding
abstract:This article describes the results of a survey that gathered data on perceptions and use of e-books from undergraduate students, graduate students, faculty, and staff at two Maryland research universities in 2019. It follows two previous surveys in 2012 and 2014 by the same team of investigators, with slight changes in personnel, and compares results across time, by user affiliation with the university, and by STEM versus non-STEM disciplines. The study concludes with a discussion of the major findings and their implications for academic libraries and publishers, as well as areas for further inquiry.
{"title":"E-Book Perceptions and Use: A Longitudinal Follow-Up Study","authors":"T. Hackman, A. Carroll, Kelsey Corlett-Rivera, Kendra Macomber, Yishan Ding","doi":"10.1353/pla.2022.0036","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1353/pla.2022.0036","url":null,"abstract":"abstract:This article describes the results of a survey that gathered data on perceptions and use of e-books from undergraduate students, graduate students, faculty, and staff at two Maryland research universities in 2019. It follows two previous surveys in 2012 and 2014 by the same team of investigators, with slight changes in personnel, and compares results across time, by user affiliation with the university, and by STEM versus non-STEM disciplines. The study concludes with a discussion of the major findings and their implications for academic libraries and publishers, as well as areas for further inquiry.","PeriodicalId":51670,"journal":{"name":"Portal-Libraries and the Academy","volume":"3 1","pages":"681 - 723"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2022-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"79007121","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}
{"title":"Ensuring More Inclusive Hiring Processes","authors":"Carmen Cole, Emily Mross","doi":"10.1353/pla.2022.0037","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1353/pla.2022.0037","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":51670,"journal":{"name":"Portal-Libraries and the Academy","volume":"20 1","pages":"507 - 515"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2022-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"90694137","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}
abstract:This article explores how one large university library created, with minimal resources, a suite of openly licensed tutorials on information literacy. The article also describes how another academic library adapted the tutorials for its own goals to fill a need during the crisis created by the COVID-19 pandemic. The authors hope that this model shows potential for others to follow, and they call on the library community to develop more openly licensed resources using intuitive and affordable technology. They encourage libraries creating content, as well as those updating material, to share, adapt, and customize open educational resources to meet their local instruction goals and student needs for information literacy.
{"title":"Reuse and Remix: Creating and Adapting Open Educational Tutorials for Information Literacy","authors":"Yvonne Mery, Rayne Vieger, Annie Zeidman-Karpinski","doi":"10.1353/pla.2022.0038","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1353/pla.2022.0038","url":null,"abstract":"abstract:This article explores how one large university library created, with minimal resources, a suite of openly licensed tutorials on information literacy. The article also describes how another academic library adapted the tutorials for its own goals to fill a need during the crisis created by the COVID-19 pandemic. The authors hope that this model shows potential for others to follow, and they call on the library community to develop more openly licensed resources using intuitive and affordable technology. They encourage libraries creating content, as well as those updating material, to share, adapt, and customize open educational resources to meet their local instruction goals and student needs for information literacy.","PeriodicalId":51670,"journal":{"name":"Portal-Libraries and the Academy","volume":"36 11","pages":"559 - 569"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2022-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"72480932","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}
Mahyar Khorasani, Jithin Kozhuthala Veetil, A. Ghasemi, I. Gibson
abstract:This article investigates subject-related research metrics from the most popular scientometrics platforms with the capability of citation count. Quantitative analyses have been carried out to determine the most- to the least-cited subject areas to indicate the most active and dynamic fields in research. Subject areas are classified based on statistical analyses and the number of citations received in the period of search. Numerous articles were analyzed from top-ranked journals in all research fields covered by SCImago journal classification. A comprehensive data set was generated in 27 research subject areas, including 313 subject categories and 81 high-ranked journals. Results showed that the highest number of citations were related to the sciences and science-related subject areas. The subject areas of computer science and mathematics had the lowest research metrics and the smallest number of highly cited publications. Web of Science performed better than Scopus for subject-related evaluations. Analysis of frequency data showed that Google Scholar cited fewer papers for low-cited publications than did Scopus or Web of Science. For highly cited publications, however, Google Scholar was found to have better performance. Web of Science showed the best consistency in citation coverage in most of the investigated subject areas.
本文利用引文统计功能，对目前最流行的科学计量学平台上的学科相关研究指标进行了研究。已经进行了定量分析，以确定引用次数最多和最少的学科领域，以表明研究中最活跃和最具活力的领域。根据统计分析和检索期间收到的引用次数对主题领域进行分类。我们对SCImago期刊分类涵盖的所有研究领域中排名靠前的期刊上的大量文章进行了分析。生成了27个研究学科领域的综合数据集，包括313个学科类别和81个高排名期刊。结果表明，被引次数最多的是科学和与科学相关的学科领域。计算机科学和数学学科领域的研究指标最低，高被引出版物的数量最少。Web of Science在学科相关评估方面的表现优于Scopus。对频率数据的分析表明，Google Scholar对低被引出版物的引用比Scopus或Web of Science少。然而，对于高被引的出版物，Google Scholar的表现更好。Web of Science在大多数被调查的学科领域中显示出最好的一致性。
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abstract:This article provides background information about evidence synthesis, the process of collecting, evaluating, and summarizing results from multiple studies that have investigated the same research question. The article also examines the critical role of librarians in conducting evidence synthesis, and examines the accelerating uptake of systematic reviews and other types of evidence synthesis outside the health sciences. It includes perspectives from two academic libraries and discusses implications of the boom in evidence synthesis that libraries may want to consider.
{"title":"Evidence Synthesis: Coming Soon to a Library near You?","authors":"M. Slebodnik, E. Cahoy, A. Jacobsen","doi":"10.1353/pla.2022.0016","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1353/pla.2022.0016","url":null,"abstract":"abstract:This article provides background information about evidence synthesis, the process of collecting, evaluating, and summarizing results from multiple studies that have investigated the same research question. The article also examines the critical role of librarians in conducting evidence synthesis, and examines the accelerating uptake of systematic reviews and other types of evidence synthesis outside the health sciences. It includes perspectives from two academic libraries and discusses implications of the boom in evidence synthesis that libraries may want to consider.","PeriodicalId":51670,"journal":{"name":"Portal-Libraries and the Academy","volume":"88 1","pages":"273 - 280"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2022-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"79453903","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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