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Are We Burned Out Yet? Librarians Experiencing Burnout in their Careers
(2019-10-16)Our profession has been perceived historically as one that carries low levels of stress (Sheesley, 2001), a gentle profession which takes place in a quiet and peaceful space. But as any librarian can tell you, the work is ... -
From Dawn to Desk: Finding the Sparkle in Everyday Reference Practice
(2019-10)Poster Presentation at NCLA oct 2019 -
Data, Video, Coding, Making: Libraries are Spaces to Create
(2019-10-18)As the purveyors of literacy on campus, the library may be centrally poised to be the location where students will come for help with multimodal assignments; similarly, faculty members may turn to the library to assist ... -
Spaces to GROW: Library Student Employment as a High Impact Practice
(2019-10-17)Student employees spend many hours in the academic library workplace each week, frequently more than they spend in the classroom. In addition to the time and effort that having a job requires, other elements of student ... -
Creating an Open Educational Resource: Exploring Ways That Libraries Can Support OER Publishing
(2019-10-18)Open Educational Resources (OER) have been gaining momentum in higher education and K-12 schools. OER are free, and often customizable, resources that can be used as textbooks or supplemental materials in the classroom. ... -
Making Connections: Developing Textbook Affordability Initiatives Across Multiple Campuses
(2019-10-07)In order to address rising textbook prices, libraries have started to create textbook affordability initiatives that include encouraging faculty to use open educational resources as well as developing stipend programs for ... -
Creating and Publishing Open Educational Resources: A How-to
(2019-10-07)As Open Educational Resources (OER) become more popular on college campuses, educators, librarians, and instructional designers are being charged with more involvement in OER initiatives. Along with these initiatives are ... -
OER Handbook for Eastern North Carolina
(2019)For this project, we developed an introductory handbook giving interested educators a basic overview of Open Educational Resources (OER), and suggestions on how to integrate them into their courses. As the popularity of ... -
Student Use of Library-Provided Materials in EdD Dissertations
(2019-08)One of the tools collection managers can use to guide the selection and retention of books and journals is citation analysis. Although time-consuming to collect and analyze, citations by library ... -
From “The Lost Colony” to “Unto These Hills”: Outdoor Theatre in North Carolina
(2019-08)Summertime is high season for outdoor dramas, and North Carolina has a rich history of them. Many NC natives have at-tended a production of “The Lost Colony” in Manteo or “Unto These Hills” in ... -
NATIVE PLANT LANDSCAPING FOR POLLINATORS ON EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA SOLAR FARMS
(East Carolina University, 2019-07-15)Solar panel farms (SPFs) may be a part of a sustainable solution to pollinator decline and the loss of ecosystem services they provide. Some SPFs are seeking to landscape with diverse native seed mixes, which has the ... -
Bioarchaeological Analysis of a Historic North Carolina Family Cemetery
(East Carolina University, 2019-07-02)The Gause Cemetery at Seaside, located in Sunset Beach, North Carolina, purportedly contains members of a wealthy and influential planter family, the Gause's, who died during the late 18th and early 19th centuries. In 2017, ... -
Nontraditional Pathways to the University Presidency: The Lived Experiences of Contemporary Chancellors in the University of North Carolina System
(East Carolina University, 2019-07-16)Over the last decade, American higher education has been negatively impacted by crisis after crisis. Events such as The Great Recession of 2008 have forced institutions of higher education to do more with less. Due to these ... -
FUTURE FACULTY ROLE INTENT OF NORTH CAROLINA ASSOCIATE DEGREE NURSING STUDENTS
(East Carolina University, 2019-05-02)Current literature supports the nursing faculty shortage, and many of the solutions focused on overcoming the disadvantages of the role; however, there is little evaluation of these proposed interventions, and even less ... -
An Examination of North Carolina Music Educators' Preferences of Musical Competencies
(East Carolina University, 2019-05-02)The purpose of this study was to examine (a) musical competencies that North Carolina music educators believe are the most important to developing musicians, (b) which musical competencies are taught most often in the ... -
Early 18th Century Hand Grenades on the North American Atlantic Coast: An Experimental Archaeology Study
(East Carolina University, 2019-05-02)In the first half of the eighteenth century, standardization of weapons appears in cannon, shot, and small arms. No comparative study has been conducted to determine if grenades follow this pattern. In this study, three ... -
FIGHTING AS THE FIRST: A CASE STUDY IN UNDERSTANDING THE STRUGGLES OF FIRST-GENERATION UNIVERSITY STUDENTS IN NORTH CAROLINA
(East Carolina University, 2019-04-26)The purpose of this work was to understand the struggles that first-generation college students experience during their first year in a college/university setting. For the purposes of this study, I defined "first-generation ... -
Of Blood, Salt, and Oil: An Archaeological, Geographical, and Historical Study of North Carolina's Dolphin Fishery
(East Carolina University, 2019-04-29)The purpose of this study is to examine the influences of North Carolina's historic dolphin fishery at Hatteras and how it changed over time. Little research has been conducted to date and only echoes of the dolphin fishery's ... -
STORMWATER CONTROL MEASURES TO REDUCE URBAN STORMWATER AND NUTRIENT INPUTS TO BOATHOUSE CREEK, NORTH CAROLINA
(East Carolina University, 2019-01-02)Portions of the lower White Oak River and surrounding waters in Carteret County, NC are nutrient-sensitive. Over the last few decades, land surrounding Boathouse Creek, a tributary of the lower White Oak, has experienced ... -
From Dunes to Shelf Deposits: A Multidisciplinary Investigation of Coastal Sand Management in North Carolina
(East Carolina University, 2019-05-02)Coastlines around the world are environmentally and economically crucial to society but are being threatened by storms, sea-level rise and erosion. Beach nourishment is a widely used shoreline stabilization strategy that ...