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Geophagy of Yunnan snub-nosed monkeys (Rhinopithecus bieti) at Xiangguqing in the Baimaxueshan Nature Reserve, China
(2020-07-23)
Geophagy is common in extant nonhuman primate species, but the exact reasons for it across species remain unclear. Previous diet studies on Yunnan snub-nosed monkeys (Rhinopithecus bieti) were only focused on organic ...
George Eliot in Romantic Biofiction
(2022-04-01)
Book review of The Honeymoon, by Dinitia Smith, published 2016 by Other Press
George Henry Lewes, the Real Man of Science Behind George Eliot's Fictional Pedants
(2022-04-01)
This paper demonstrates that George Eliot drew on George Henry Lewes’s actual experience as an emerging scientist in her depiction of two fictional scholars, Edward Casaubon of Middlemarch and Proteus Merman, a lesser-known ...
Getting to the Bottom Line: 20 Digital Preservation Cost Questions
(2015-12-11)
Getting to the Bottom Line: 20 Cost Questions for Digital Preservation is a cost-gathering resource created by the Outreach Committee of the MetaArchive Cooperative in Spring 2015. Launched during an Association of ...
Hosting an International Graduate Student Orientation
(2023-12-14)
In Fall 2022, Auburn University Libraries faculty and staff hosted an orientation event for newly arrived
international graduate students. Highlights of the event included tours of major library service points, a
shared ...
Humans vs. Zombies at the Library: Gauging the Impact of Live Action Gaming Events on Students’ Library Use and Perceptions
(2014-05-22)
This paper describes how a game of Humans vs. Zombies was coordinated and hosted by the Ralph Brown Draughon Library at Auburn University. A survey was designed to discover students’ attitudes and perceptions and evaluate ...
"I Don’t Know what to Say!” Strategies for Responding to and Supporting Targets of Racial Microaggressions
(2022-11-04)
In this session, participants will be introduced to racial microaggressions, or subtle, denigrating messages conveyed to people of color based on their racial or ethnic identity. An overview of the existing research on ...
If you build partnerships, they will come and share: Collaborative learning commons planning and use
(2023-06-06)
The Learning Commons at Auburn University Libraries is a one-stop center, offering the learning resources students use most, all located in a flexible physical configuration that can be repurposed for many activities and ...
The Impact of Open Access on Collection Management
(2017-12-01)
Open access (OA) is a relatively new concept in the long history of published scholarly communication. Although there were already some open access journals in 2002, many point to the Budapest Open Access Initiative (BOAI) ...
Implementing Click Tracking
(2012-10-16)
In 2011 Auburn University Libraries implemented a click tracking system to record usage statics of various online resources. This presentation discusses the technology and implementation of the underlying system. Originally ...
In-Service Teachers and their Information- Seeking Habits: Does Library Instruction Show a Relationship to Information-Seeking Habits for Professional Use?
(2015-06-05)
This study describes an investigation of the information-seeking habits of in-service teachers specifically
in the context of seeking information for their professional practice. Data were also collected to investigate ...
Information and Interaction Needs of Distance Students: Are Academic Libraries Meeting the Challenge?
(2014-03-31)
One of the trends currently affecting academic libraries is higher education’s expanding use of online instruction and a rising number of totally online degree programs. As libraries have transitioned from primarily print ...
The Information-Seeking Habits of In-Service Educators
(2015-06-02)
Research on information literacy and educators has focused on preservice educators and learning information literacy skills. Little research exists on in-service educators and their information literacy skills. Purposes ...
Innovations for Access in Alabama: 1) Testing VuFind as an Index for AlabamaMosaic; 2) New Membership Structure for Alabama Digital Preservation Network
(2014-06-13)
In the last decade, the Network of Alabama Academic Libraries (NAAL) has launched two statewide initiatives dealing with digitized cultural heritage materials. The first, AlabamaMosaic, is a digital library of materials ...
An Introduction to Microaggressions for Library Workers
(2022-06-08)
The term “microaggression” was coined to identify subtle occurrences of racism couched in casual comments directed at people of color. At the end of the webinar, participants will be able to:
Better understand how their ...
Is Science Librarianship Right for Me?
(2021-01-15)
Are you an MLS student or early career librarian exploring career paths? This panel of experienced science librarians share their stories and insights along the road to science librarianship. This webinar offers the ...
It Takes a Village: Incorporating Intentionality Into Network Development
(2021-12-09)
Do you have problems connecting with colleagues that can answer your questions? Do you ever find yourself in a situation where you aren’t sure who can address a particular knowledge gap? Do you expect network development ...
Leading by design: Creating a 21st century teaching and learning environment
(2023-06-16)
Auburn University librarians share how information gathered about their users guided design recommendations for a merged library and classroom facility at their institution. They reflect on user studies and their implications ...