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- From the Editors.
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Stites, Barbara J., Donlan, Rebecca
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- 2009-10-23
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- 10.1080/07377790903340087, fgcu_ir_000017, http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/07377790903340087
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- Effective Communication to Aid Collaboration for Digital Collections: A Case Study at Florida Gulf Coast University Library.
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VandeBurgt, Melissa Minds, Rivera, Kaleena
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Effective communication is one of the most important resources for successful outreach efforts. This article addresses the benefits that can emerge from successful communication as well as the negative effects that may stem from ineffective communication. A case study of Florida Gulf Coast University Archives, Special Collections, & Digital Initiatives' outreach efforts among local cultural heritage organizations will demonstrate methods used to approach these organizations and subsequent...
Show moreEffective communication is one of the most important resources for successful outreach efforts. This article addresses the benefits that can emerge from successful communication as well as the negative effects that may stem from ineffective communication. A case study of Florida Gulf Coast University Archives, Special Collections, & Digital Initiatives' outreach efforts among local cultural heritage organizations will demonstrate methods used to approach these organizations and subsequent results. After attempting to provide several organizations with professional assistance regarding digitization and digital preservation of historic records, Archives, Special Collections, & Digital Initiatives sought to establish a formalized outreach approach. While there is a large amount of literature discussing broad outreach efforts, few articles delve into specific communication methods, potential benefits, and possible drawbacks. This article will show that with specific methods of communication, outreach can prove advantageous for both the community organization in need and the library institution providing the service. © 2016, Published with license by Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
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- 2016-07-02
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- 10.1080/13614533.2016.1156001, fgcu_ir_000022, https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13614533.2016.1156001
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- Running with the Devil: Accessing Library-Licensed Full Text Holdings Through Google Scholar.
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Donlan, Rebecca, Cooke, Rachel
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Linking full-text proprietary databases with Google Scholar revealed three significant limitations in terms of precision (no subject heading search), transparency (no listing of information sources), and visibility (Google Scholar details are hard to find). Google Scholar is not a “one stop shopping” search engine that retrieves all relevant data from a library's licensed content. Despite these shortcomings, Google Scholar is a worthwhile search option for students, which may steer them away...
Show moreLinking full-text proprietary databases with Google Scholar revealed three significant limitations in terms of precision (no subject heading search), transparency (no listing of information sources), and visibility (Google Scholar details are hard to find). Google Scholar is not a “one stop shopping” search engine that retrieves all relevant data from a library's licensed content. Despite these shortcomings, Google Scholar is a worthwhile search option for students, which may steer them away from Web resources, and towards the library's catalog and databases.
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- 2005-08-27
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- 10.1300/J136v10n03_13, fgcu_ir_000005, http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1300/J136v10n03_13
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- A Sheep in Wolf's Clothing: Discovery Tools and the OPAC.
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Donlan, Rebecca, Carlin, Anna
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- 2007-06
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- 10.1300/J120v48n02_10, fgcu_ir_000015, http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1300/J120v48n02_10
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- Thinking Inside the Box: Comparing Federated Search Results from Google Scholar, Live Search Academic, and Central Search.
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Cooke, Rachel, Donlan, Rebecca
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In a comparison of Google Scholar, Windows Live Search Academic, and Serials Solutions' Central Search, relevant retrieval increases in direct relation to the complexity of the search interface. Central Search, as customized for Florida Gulf Coast University Library, permits far more complex searching than Google Scholar or Windows Academic and performs better than its simpler competitors. However, a close review of sample searches in these three databases reveals that the simpler, more...
Show moreIn a comparison of Google Scholar, Windows Live Search Academic, and Serials Solutions' Central Search, relevant retrieval increases in direct relation to the complexity of the search interface. Central Search, as customized for Florida Gulf Coast University Library, permits far more complex searching than Google Scholar or Windows Academic and performs better than its simpler competitors. However, a close review of sample searches in these three databases reveals that the simpler, more streamlined interfaces may be equally useful, depending on the user's preference, and the information need.
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- 2008-03-06
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- 10.1300/J111v46n03_03, fgcu_ir_000007, http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1300/J111v46n03_03
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- Exactness Is Sometimes Key, but Keywords Are Not Exactly Exact: Discovery Tools and the OPAC, Part Two.
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Donlan, Rebecca, Carlin, Anna
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- 2008-08-29
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- 10.1080/02763870802103886, fgcu_ir_000016, http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/02763870802103886
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- From the Editors.
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Donlan, Rebecca, Stites, Barbara J.
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- 2010-01-29
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- 10.1080/10723030903504613, fgcu_ir_000018, http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10723030903504613
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- From the Editors: What Difference Does It Make?.
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Donlan, Rebecca, Stites, Barbara J.
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- 2010-07-09
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- 10.1080/1072303X.2010.492329, fgcu_ir_000020, http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/1072303X.2010.492329
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- From the Editors.
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Stites, Barbara J., Donlan, Rebecca
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- 2008-12-18
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- 10.1080/07377790802587655, fgcu_ir_000014, http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/07377790802587655
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- Students Use More Books after Library Instruction: An Analysis of Undergraduate Paper Citations.
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Cooke, Rachel, Rosenthal, Danielle
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In fall 2008, students from first-year Composition I and upper-level classes at Florida Gulf Coast University participated in a citation analysis study. The citation pages of their research papers revealed that the students used more books, more types of sources, and more overall sources when a librarian provided instruction. When these results were compared to those produced by students in upper-level classes (all of whom received instruction), it was discovered that, as the class level...
Show moreIn fall 2008, students from first-year Composition I and upper-level classes at Florida Gulf Coast University participated in a citation analysis study. The citation pages of their research papers revealed that the students used more books, more types of sources, and more overall sources when a librarian provided instruction. When these results were compared to those produced by students in upper-level classes (all of whom received instruction), it was discovered that, as the class level increased, the number of citations and the percentage of scholarly citations generally increased and there was a high preference for books from all disciplines, especially history.
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- 2011-07-01
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- 10.5860/crl-90, fgcu_ir_000098, http://crl.acrl.org/index.php/crl/article/view/16166
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- Students Use More Books after Library Instruction: An Analysis of Undergraduate Paper Citations.
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Cooke, Rachel, Rosenthal, Danielle
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In fall 2008, students from first-year Composition I and upper-level classes at Florida Gulf Coast University participated in a citation analysis study. The citation pages of their research papers revealed that the students used more books, more types of sources, and more overall sources when a librarian provided instruction. When these results were compared to those produced by students in upper-level classes (all of whom received instruction), it was discovered that, as the class level...
Show moreIn fall 2008, students from first-year Composition I and upper-level classes at Florida Gulf Coast University participated in a citation analysis study. The citation pages of their research papers revealed that the students used more books, more types of sources, and more overall sources when a librarian provided instruction. When these results were compared to those produced by students in upper-level classes (all of whom received instruction), it was discovered that, as the class level increased, the number of citations and the percentage of scholarly citations generally increased and there was a high preference for books from all disciplines, especially history.
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- 2011
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- fgcu_ir_000003
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- Do They Think We’re the Frenemy?: Examining Student Anxiety and Service Perception in Today’s Academic Libraries.
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Cooke, Rachel, Van Kampen-Breit, Doris J.
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This study utilized the Undergraduate Multidimensional Library Anxiety Scale (UMLAS) to survey students at two universities in the Southern United States during the 2012-2013 academic year, in order to determine how they felt about the Information Search Process (ISP), their re-search skills, and their attitude towards the library employees and library facilities. It was de-termined that, despite the availability of a broad collection of online library resources at two Universities in the...
Show moreThis study utilized the Undergraduate Multidimensional Library Anxiety Scale (UMLAS) to survey students at two universities in the Southern United States during the 2012-2013 academic year, in order to determine how they felt about the Information Search Process (ISP), their re-search skills, and their attitude towards the library employees and library facilities. It was de-termined that, despite the availability of a broad collection of online library resources at two Universities in the South, a slim majority of students indicated they still prefer to use the library in person. Although most students reported feeling comfortable using a computer, they were less comfortable using a computer at home to access the library online than one might expect. In fact, many students appear to still struggle with basic research skills, such as locating e-books online and locating full text articles, as well as with technical competencies such as downloading articles to an e-reader. Many students also indicated they were not able to find the things they wanted at the library. These same students felt library staff were friendly and helpful but, at the same time, many appeared to believe library employees were too busy to help them and indicated a reluctance to use telephone reference and Interlibrary Loan (ILL) assistance. In addition, alt-hough most students indicated that they visit the library for scholastic pursuits, very few responded that they were visiting the library in order specifically to get help from a librarian. The similarity in results from the two institutions suggests this data may imply a trend for academic libraries nationwide requiring further investigation.
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- 2015
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- fgcu_ir_000002
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- The Search for the Skunk Ape: Studying the Impact of an Online Information Literacy Tutorial on Student Writing.
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McClure, Randall, Cooke, Rachel, Carlin, Anna
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This paper examines the impact of an online information literacy tutorial on source selection, evaluation, and use in essays written by English Composition students. More than 250 students participated in this research, and the essays written by a sample of 60 students are examined. Citation analysis is used first to determine the average number of citations per paper, frequency of source/format type, currency and authority of sources, frequency and length of in-text citations, and frequency...
Show moreThis paper examines the impact of an online information literacy tutorial on source selection, evaluation, and use in essays written by English Composition students. More than 250 students participated in this research, and the essays written by a sample of 60 students are examined. Citation analysis is used first to determine the average number of citations per paper, frequency of source/format type, currency and authority of sources, frequency and length of in-text citations, and frequency of correctly formatted in-text and end-of text documentation. Textual analysis is used second to determine which essays have more frequent, correctly-formatted intext citations, more paraphrases and summaries of their sources, fewer long quotes, and more source variety, among others. The results of this analysis suggest that online information literacy instruction may increase the number of sources that students locate and use. The textual analysis in this study also highlighted some deficiencies in students’ citation practices, such as discrepancies between in-text citations and sources listed in bibliographies, and these problems were present despite information literacy instruction. These results point out areas of instruction, such as integrating sources into writing, to be improved upon in future versions of the online tutorial. The findings offered here should help information literacy professionals planning to develop online tutorials hone the content of the programmes.
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- 2011-11-30
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- 10.11645/5.2.1638, fgcu_ir_000004, http://ojs.lboro.ac.uk/ojs/index.php/JIL/article/view/1638
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- UKSG 2013 Annual Conference and Exhibition, Bournemouth, England, April 8-10th, 2013.
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Bhatt, Anjana H.
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The UKSG and NASIG annual conference organizers provide a perfect forum where librarians, publishers, and software application developers can exchange ideas and discuss emerging technologies that bear a great impact on the information-seeking behavior of users and service providers alike. In addition, both these groups collaboratively sponsor several awards that enable members of each group on both sides of the Atlantic to attend the annual conference of its sibling organization. The UKSG...
Show moreThe UKSG and NASIG annual conference organizers provide a perfect forum where librarians, publishers, and software application developers can exchange ideas and discuss emerging technologies that bear a great impact on the information-seeking behavior of users and service providers alike. In addition, both these groups collaboratively sponsor several awards that enable members of each group on both sides of the Atlantic to attend the annual conference of its sibling organization. The UKSG/NASIG joint John Merriman Award was established in recognition of John Merriman's role in the foundation of both UKSG and NASIG. The award is sponsored by Taylor & Francis and provides generous funding to cover conference fees, travel, accommodations and other conference expenses.
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- 2013-10
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- 10.1080/1941126X.2013.847686, fgcu_ir_000045, http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/1941126X.2013.847686
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- K-State Grant Opportunities Encourage Librarian/ Faculty Collaborations.
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Beard, Regina K.
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Academic librarians are expected to reach out to faculty to promote library services to the university community and to represent our departments in library meetings. But beyond these functions, faculty may not consider librarians as potential collaborators, especially on projects unrelated to the library. One prime opportunity for librarian/faculty collaboration at Kansas State University is the Tilford Incentive Grants. The grant’s stated purpose is to “encourage the infusion and assessment...
Show moreAcademic librarians are expected to reach out to faculty to promote library services to the university community and to represent our departments in library meetings. But beyond these functions, faculty may not consider librarians as potential collaborators, especially on projects unrelated to the library. One prime opportunity for librarian/faculty collaboration at Kansas State University is the Tilford Incentive Grants. The grant’s stated purpose is to “encourage the infusion and assessment of the Tilford multicultural competencies with the educational experiences of our students”. This paper discusses the proposal and outcomes of one such collaboration between a journalism faculty member and the department’s subject librarian.
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- 2010
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- fgcu_ir_000030
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- Developing Library Resources for Cyberspace: The Effect of Information Technology and the Internet on Academic Libraries of India.
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Bhatt, Anjana
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This article examines the effect of information technology (IT) on Indian academic libraries and traces the phenomenal growth of the IT industry and the Internet in India. Resource sharing and library automation activities of networking organizations like DELNET, CALIBNET, and INFLIBNET are discussed in detail. A brief review of thirteen Indian academic library web sites indicates that preliminary efforts are being made to incorporate technology and provide extended access to usual web-based...
Show moreThis article examines the effect of information technology (IT) on Indian academic libraries and traces the phenomenal growth of the IT industry and the Internet in India. Resource sharing and library automation activities of networking organizations like DELNET, CALIBNET, and INFLIBNET are discussed in detail. A brief review of thirteen Indian academic library web sites indicates that preliminary efforts are being made to incorporate technology and provide extended access to usual web-based services. Finally, the article provides suggestions and examples for including hyperlinks to ready-reference shelves on the Internet, introducing digital reference services, providing personalized electronic resource consultations, and creating information literacy tutorials.
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- 2002
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- fgcu_ir_000038
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- Document (PDF)
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- An Unfortunate Event for Series, or, LC Outsourced You Back.
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Donlan, Rebecca
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- 2007-07-26
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- 10.1300/J120v47n98_09, fgcu_ir_000013, http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1300/J120v47n98_09
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- From the Editor: Wikipedia and the Digital Divide.
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Donlan, Rebecca
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- 2010-11-04
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- 10.1080/1072303X.2010.523669, fgcu_ir_000009, http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/1072303X.2010.523669
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- Can Meetings Be Fun? A Seasoned Librarian Puts a Sunshine State Library Leadership Theory to the Test.
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Cooke, Rachel
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- 2014
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- fgcu_ir_000008
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- Document (PDF)
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- Boulevard of Broken Links: Keeping Users Connected to E-Journal Content.
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Donlan, Rebecca
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- 2007-03
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- 10.1300/J120v48n99_08, fgcu_ir_000011, http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1300/J120v48n99_08
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