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E-Learning Librarian by Night: Creating an Online Instruction Program through Self-Directed Learning
(2016-11-21)
When a large public university made a commitment to e-learning in its five-year strategic plan, the coordinator for the university library’s information literacy instruction program recognized the need for online instructional ...
Economic Alignment
(2016-02-10)
This essay presents an overview of the economic issues that define, promote, or inhibit effective national and international programs for preserving digital cultural heritage materials. Specifically, it presents and discusses ...
Economic Sustainability and Economic Alignment: Examples from North America
(2012-08)
Much of the literature on digital preservation focuses on
technical solutions. However, recent experience from North
America suggests that questions of governance and economic
sustainability are equally if not more ...
Effects of human activity on the habitat utilization of Himalayan marmot (Marmota himalayana) in Zoige wetland
(2021-07-06)
Human activity is increasingly and persistently disturbing nature and wild animals. Affected wildlife adopts multiple strategies to deal with different human influences. To explore the effect of human activity on habitat ...
Electronic Theses and Dissertations: Differences in Behavior for Local and Non-Local Users
(2015-01-15)
This study examines two research questions: (1) How do users in different locations find Auburn University Electronic Theses and Dissertations? (2) Do users in different locations interact differently with the collection ...
Electronic Theses and Dissertations: Limited Shelf Life or Long Tail?
(2018-09-04)
When we make theses and dissertations available electronically, we do so because we believe that these documents have value for researchers. We do not know, however, if this value has a time limit or if it will be sustained. ...
Embargo Periods and External Publication for History Dissertations
(2017-08-06)
A policy statement issued by the American Historical Association (AHA) in July 2013 recommended that institutions with mandatory deposit allow creators to embargo their ETDs for a period of up to six years. The reason given ...
Embargo Periods: How Do They Affect the Use of Electronic Theses and Dissertations?
(2015-01-15)
Embargo periods for Electronic Thesis and Dissertations (ETDs) collections are usually discussed from the point of view of publishers and/or submitters, not that of digital library end-users. This poster examines the impact ...
Embedding Information Literacy Instruction throughout the Curriculum
(2018-01-26)
Subject librarians at Auburn have traditionally taught information literacy sessions within the disciplines on an ad hoc basis. While they have wanted a more formal role in courses, their involvement depends on the ...
ETD Embargos: Are There Discipline-Based Differences in Candidates' Selections?
(2015-10-02)
It is frequently assumed that graduate students seeking to embargo their Electronic Theses and Dissertations (ETDs) are either scientists/engineers planning to patent their discoveries or liberal arts majors planning to ...
Eugene B. Sledge and Mobile: 75 Years After "The War"
(2020-09-09)
Brief magazine piece on Eugene B. Sledge and his boyhood in Mobile, Alabama on the 75th anniversary of the battle of Okinawa and the end of World War II.
Everyday Inclusion Begins with Me: Diversity and Intergroup Communication in the Workplace
(2020-06-10)
Join us to explore actions at the individual level that help create an environment where diverse perspectives flourish and a desired long-term outcome is to attract, recruit, and retain a workforce of librarians from diverse ...
"Everyone wants to do the model work, not the data work": Data Cascades in High-Stakes AI
(2022-04-13)
Those who work with data have learned the importance of provenance, documentation, standardization, context, and metadata in maintaining the quality of datasets. This was historically done to preserve their utility for ...
Expanding access: An evaluation of Readcube as an interlibrary loan alternative
(2016-07-14)
Objective: Readcube is a patron-driven, document delivery system which provides immediate access to articles from all journals owned by the Nature Publishing group. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the use of ...
Facilitating Interdisciplinary Competence: Collaboration Between Undergraduate Baccalaureate Nursing Students and Graduate Students Specializing in Communication Disorders
(2017-12-01)
The fast-paced nature of the healthcare setting, coupled with the number of allied professionals involved, demands accurate and concise written communication. It is imperative that written communication between nursing and ...
From Hostile to Inclusive: Strategies for Improving the Racial Climate of Academic Libraries
(2018-11-02)
Despite the presence of programs such as the American Library Association (ALA) Spectrum Scholarship and the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) Initiative to Recruit a Diverse Workforce, Library and Information Science ...
FYI for FYE (Freshman Year Experience): Helping new undergraduates navigate library waters
(2023-06-16)
While considerable resources and staff time are dedicated to supporting Freshman Year Experience courses, traditional library orientation sessions frequently fail to engage students. To address these issues, Auburn ...
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 ...