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Information Moshing: Open Educational Resources; What they are, Where they are, and What can we do with them.
(2018-04-20)
Open Education Resources (OERs) are becoming more common throughout educational institutions; however, there is still a need for conversation and to promote the free resources that are available. OERs can be used as an ...
Creating Lactation Support at East Carolina University
(2018-05-11)
In 2012, there were two lactation rooms on campus. Since then, nine more rooms have been created. The library building was selected for the creation of a lactation room due to the building’s distance from other lactation ...
Navigating 21st Century Digital Scholarship: Open Educational Resources (OERs), Creative Commons, Copyright and Library Vendor License
(2018-06-09)
Digital scholarship issues are increasingly prevalent in today’s environment. We are faced with questions of how to protect our own works as well as others’ with responsible attribution and usage, sometimes involving a ...
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of Data Migration: a Case Study with ECU
(2018-05-31)
In 2016, East Carolina University sought a user-friendly, innovative system for faculty activity reporting to replace their current technology.
Although their requirements were straightforward—integration with institutional ...
Reimagining the Library as a Technology: An Analysis of Ranganathan’s Five Laws of Library Science within the Social Construction of Technology Framework
(2014-04)
S. R. Ranganathan’s five laws of library science have long been a theoretical cornerstone of librarianship. This article draws on theories in the field of technology studies to advance the claim that the enduring relevance ...
HUAC Investigates North Carolina: How Federal Documents Can Help Uncover State and Local History
(2016-06-29)
Federal government documents tend to be all too often overlooked when providing general reference assistance, especially on topics involving state and local history. Reasons include the unique and often arcane nature of ...
US Dollar verse Chinese Yuan: A Global Currency Cat Fight
(2015)
The U.S dollar is an internationally recognized and well used form of currency. However, just
because the US dollar has been this global monetary benchmark does not secure its position as the
premier internationally ...
Connect with your Users: Usability Testing and How User Experience May Actually Work for You
(2016-08-15)
For a library, User Experience (UX) refers to studying the emotions and attitudes of its users regarding the library building, website, or services. This can be executed through usability testing, which allows you to truly ...
Shared Outcomes, Shared Practice: Evaluating an Instruction Program with One Assessment Technique
(2018-12-05)
Purpose: When it comes to instruction program assessment, we often define “program” as those common curricular experiences that students encounter during their academic careers, such as first-year seminars, composition ...