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Understanding fiction readers : online survey instrument
(2023)This research and survey questionnaire are designed by the research team of University of Missouri and University of Washington. The purpose of this study is to understand how important moods (for example, "sad," "suspenseful," ... -
Public libraries and COVID : perceptions and politics in the United States
(2023)Public librarians across the U.S. found themselves in different political environments that challenged their ability to serve their communities, to provide the information that was needed, and to fight disinformation ... -
Players’ perceptions of sexuality and gender-inclusive video games a pragmatic content analysis of steam reviews
(2022)Video games reflect the current culture and society. Games stand as points of transmission that reflect cultural trends and social norms, although not comprehensively. While it seems that more games have tried to be inclusive ... -
Narrative ephemera : documents in storytelling worlds
(2020)PURPOSE: Some virtual, immersive stories are filled with documents that users must locate and interact with to experience a narrative. Exploring a new area of inquiry in the information science field, this study focuses ... -
Catalysts for Community Health (C4CH)
(2020)Poster about the Catalysts for Community Health (C4CH) program, which was presented at the Medical Library Association 2020 Conference and Exhibits. "Catalysts for Community Health (C4CH) is an interdisciplinary community ... -
Getting started with cloud computing : a LITA guide
(Neal-Schuman Publishers, 2011)"A one-stop guide for implementing cloud computing. Cloud computing can save your library time and money by enabling convenient, on-demand network access to resources like servers and applications. Libraries that take ... -
Serious games for information literacy : a scoping review and design recommendations
(2019)PURPOSE: The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of the literature on digital games designed or adapted for information literacy instruction, as well as practical design recommendations. DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH: ... -
Understanding appeals of video games for readers’ advisory and recommendation
(Reference & User Services Quarterly, 2017)Despite their increasing popularity and inclusion in library collections, video games are rarely suggested in library advisory or recommendation services. In this work, we use the concept of appeals from existing literature ... -
Diving into history : LIS in-service experience at the Black Archives of Mid-America
(2017)"'Archives in Context' was a one-credit hour course offered over Spring Break 2017, running from Sunday, March 26 to Friday, March 31, which provided six LIS graduate students with archival field experience at the Black ... -
Intersectionality in LGBT fiction: A comparison of a traditional library vendor and a nontraditional ebook platform : dataset
(2017)Two datasets used to analyze intersectionality in LGBT fiction, comparing works available from a traditional library vendor to self-published ebooks. OASIS sample includes 200 records; source is OASIS (the ordering platform ... -
Discovery systems as convergence : a systematic review of the research literature on an emerging library technology
(2015)Discovery systems were developed in 2009 and bring together the results from disparate databases such as the library catalog, electronic article databases, and ebook packages (Open Discovery Initiative Working Group, 2014). ... -
Reference librarians and LIS students : contrasting views of reference source training and experience
(2011)An examination of students' and practitioners' attitudes towards, and uses of, various reference sources. Students found print sources to be educational, but use of print is waning. Many practitioners said learning specific ... -
The television viewing habits of librarians (Pop Culture Association version)
(2003)One night, I phoned a colleague at home to ask a question. “I’d love to chat,” he said, “but Star Trek is on.” After hanging up, I started to wonder: why does every librarian I know watch Star Trek? As I started wondering ... -
Unintentional recruiting for diversity
(2004)Library and information science literature presents several types of intentional recruitment strategies, such as scholarships and mentoring programs. In this presentation, we will introduce the topic of unintentional ... -
The function of libraries for Latino college students
(2004)Considered a great tool of democracy,1 libraries are open to all who choose to use them, regardless of race, gender, or creed. Therein lies both the greatest strength and weakness of libraries: because libraries provide ... -
Perceptions of romance readers : an analysis of Missouri librarians
(2004)The romance novel is a form of literature geared toward women, which presents a love story with a central female character and a focus on that character's emotional state. Feminist scholarship and library-related literature ... -
LIS youth-oriented education : an international perspective
(2005)While there has been considerable study of LIS youth services (i.e. youth-oriented) faculty and some study of curriculum, few studies have focused on the curriculum actively given to students. Further, many studies of youth ...