An Overview of Institutional Repositories

This white paper has been developed by the AAHSL "Charting the Future Committee" for AAHSL institutions.The purpose of this AAHSL white paper is to present an overview of the issues related to establishing an institutional respository (IR), including the state of IRs today, what’s currently happening in higher education institutions, and where we appear to be heading (i.e., charting the future).Association of Academic Health Sciences Librarie

Information Access as a Strategy to Overcome Health Inequities in the Context of COVID-19

Information access is a universal human right. Unfortunately, a large segment of the population in the world lacks opportunities to develop their information skills and health literacy. The inequalities were more evident during the COVID-19 health crisis. The author explains why quality information and suitable internet access are important to understand social determinants of health. This chapter includes a description of information access and health literacy as a prerequisite for health and defines information skills, disinformation, health literacy, and the challenges we face. The methodology is a literature review, of a sample of innovative projects, geospatial, and other relevant information services provided during the COVID-19 pandemic. The author compiled a list of information literacy guidelines and frameworks (Included at the end of the chapter)

University Libraries Colloquium - The Role of Health Information Professionals: Reflections During the Covid-19 Pandemic

As part of the University Libraries Colloquium series, Dr. Irma Singarella - the libraries\u27 Health Sciences Librarian - presents on the topic of the role of health information professionals during times of medical crises, particularly during the Covid-19 pandemic

THE STUDY OF TWO FORMS OF MEDIATED INSTRUCTION

Use of different forms of media is an integral part of instructional methodologies, yet educators often have no way of knowing which print and nonprint instructional media are most suitable and effective for transmitting certain kinds of information to specific populations. The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of two forms of self-instructional media. Did students in the field of special education who were introduced to an interdisciplinary glossary of terminology in the area of developmental disabilties learn more effectively when this information was presented in print format than students who were presented the same information in slide-tape format? This study used a pretest, posttest, control group experimental design. A class of graduate students in the field of special education was randomly assigned to two groups (N = 17 for each group). One group received print and the other group slide-tape self-instructional packages. Analysis of variance, t-test, and analysis of covariance statistics were used. The findings showed that print and slide-tape self-instructional units did not differ significantly in effectiveness as measured by both immediate and delayed (21 days) post-instruction testing. Major conclusions are: (1) Terminology instruction to college students does not differ significantly when print and slide-tape self-instructional formats are compared; therefore, purchase or production in print format would be most efficient. (2) Self-instructional media packages with visualizations (slide-tape) have proven to be no more instructionally effective than the same content material without visualizaion (print). (3) Neither the single (print) nor multiple (slide-tape) communication format was proven to be significantly greater in instructional effectiveness; therefore, adherence to one communication theory for all instructional situations is inadvisable. (4) The only way to ascertain instructional effectiveness of educational media is to use the instructional medium with a sample from the intended population and measure for achievement

Creighton Law Review

FIRST PARAGRAPH(S)|Due to the large number of criminal procedure cases adjudicated by the Eighth Circuit during the survey period, this area of the survey has been divided into two parts. Part one involves questions of general criminal procedure while part two is confined to fourth amendment and habeas corpus cases.|This part of the criminal procedure survey deals with the internal mechanics and procedure of criminal trials. During the survey period, the court faced questions of the effect of revocation of probation when there are concurrent probationary terms, the effect on a conviction when the Justice Department fails to follow its own internal policy, factors to consider when a court determines whether it should exercise its equitable jurisdiction, and the difference between professional judgment and ineffectiveness of trial counsel...1979-19801290131

Advancing nursing students\u27 transition to scholarship: embedding a librarian into the Advanced Nursing Research course

Background: Nursing students often prioritize learning clinical skills rather than research skills, possibly inhibiting their growth as scholars. Supporting nursing students\u27 learning of information literacy skills has been shown to impact nurses\u27 involvement with research after graduation. This suggests a need for developing innovative information literacy teaching strategies that can enable nursing students to better understand the process of research and how to apply research to practice. Case Presentation: This article describes the implementation of the embedded librarian project at the course level at the University of Memphis. A librarian was integrated into the Advanced Nursing Research course, a semester-long course for graduate nursing students, for the fall 2020 semester. This case shares the embedded librarian project\u27s implementation and evaluation strategies. Conclusions: The embedded librarian project aided students\u27 acquisition of information literacy skills at the University of Memphis. Students reported that the embedded librarian project helped them complete assignments for their research course. Using an embedded librarian service within the graduate nursing curricula model may enhance scholarship among future nurses