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Aug
2021
Aug
2021
Searching for "reference"
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Jan
2020
Jan
2020
references w APA 7
categories: information literacy
Creating References Using Seventh Edition APA Style
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more on APA 7th ed in this IMS blog
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims?s=apa+style
15
Dec
2019
Dec
2019
F2F instruction preference
studies from the EDUCAUSE Center for Analysis and Research. The first, published in October, surveyed more than 40,000 students at 118 U.S. institutions, while the second, published this week, drew on data from 9,500 faculty members across 119 US institutions.
Among student respondents, 70 percent said they prefer mostly or completely face-to-face learning environments. The professors surveyed were even more partial to face-to-face classes, with 73 percent preferring them.
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more on F2F in this IMS blog
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims?s=f2f
02
Oct
2018
Oct
2018
multi-user reference support experiences
https://www.emeraldinsight.com/eprint/AU2Q4SJGYQG5YTQ5A9RU/full
Hahn, J. (2018). Virtual reality learning environments | Development of multi-user reference support experiences | Information and Learning Science | Ahead of Print. EmeraldInsight. Retrieved from https://www.emeraldinsight.com/eprint/AU2Q4SJGYQG5YTQ5A9RU/full
case study: an undergraduate senior projects computer science course collaboration whose aim was to develop textual browsing experiences, among other library reference functionality, within the HTC Vive virtual reality (VR) headset. In this case study, readers are introduced to applied uses of VR in service to library-based learning through the research and development of a VR reading room app with multi-user support. Within the VR reading room prototype, users are able to collaboratively explore the digital collections of HathiTrust, highlight text for further searching and discovery and receive consultative research support from a reference specialist through VR.
Library staff met with the project team weekly over the 16 weeks of both semesters to first scope out the functionality of the system and vet requirements.
The library research team further hypothesized that incorporating reference-like support in the VR environment can support library learning. There is ample evidence in the library literature which underscores the importance of reference interactions as learning and instructional experiences for university students
Educational benefits to immersive worlds include offering a deeper presence in engagement with rare or non-accessible artifacts. Sequeira and Morgado (2013, p. 2) describe their Virtual Archeology project as using “a blend of techniques and methods employed by historians and archaeologists using computer models for visualizing cultural artefacts and heritage sites”.
The higher-end graphics cards include devices such as the NVIDIA GeForceTM GTX 1060 or AMD RadeonTM RX 480, equivalent or better. The desktop system that was built for this project used the GeForce GTX 1070, which was slightly above the required minimum specifications.
Collaboration: Library as client.
Specific to this course collaboration, computer science students in their final year of study are given the option of several client projects on which to work. The Undergraduate Library has been a collaborator with senior computer science course projects for several years, beginning in 2012-2013 with mobile application design and chat reference software re-engineering (Hahn, 2015). (My note: Mark Gill, this is where and how Mehdi Mekni, you and I can collaborate)
The hurdles the students had the most trouble with was code integration – e.g. combining various individual software parts towards the end of the semester. The students also were challenged by the public HathiTrust APIs, as the system was developed to call the HathiTrust APIs from within the Unity programming environment and developing API calls in C#. This was a novel use of the HathiTrust search APIs for the students and a new area for the research team as well.
There are alternatives to Unity C# programming, notably WebVR, an open source specification for VR programming on the open web.
A-Frame has seen maturation as a platform agnostic and device agnostic software programming environment. The WebVR webpage notes that the specification supports HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, Samsung Gear VR, Google Daydream and Google Cardboard (WebVR Rocks, 2018). Open web platforms are consistent with library values and educational goals of sharing work that can be foundational in implementing VR learning experience both in VR environments and shareable on the web, too.
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more on VR in libraries in this IMS blog
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims?s=virtual+reality+library
16
Sep
2018
Sep
2018
Student Device Preferences for Online Course Access and Multimedia Learning
below is the link and phone numbers for the September 21st webinar, “Student Device Preferences for Online Course Access and Multimedia Learning.”
Remember, you don’t have to register in advance. Simply join the presentation by clicking on the below link or dialing the relevant number. The webinar begins at 11am ET (UTC -5) on the 21st.
We’ll post a recording of the session here in Canvas after the fact.
Thank you.
Join from a PC, Mac, iPad, iPhone or Android device:
Please click this URL to join. https://arizona.zoom.us/j/506967668
10
Oct
2017
Oct
2017
Relevant Relatable Reference Services
categories: Library and information science
Topic: Booklist Webinar—Relevant, Relatable Reference Services in Your Library
Host: Booklist Online
Date and Time: Thursday, November 2, 2017 1:00 pm, Central Daylight Time (Chicago, GMT-05:00) Event number: 666 208 689 Registration ID: This event does not require a registration ID Event password: This event does not require a password.
https://alapublishing.webex.com/alapublishing/onstage/g.php?MTID=e85e288426f17320300c4c796440c5994
#referenceDesk @ALA_Booklist
1920 phone service arrives in the library, after decades of phone being around.
1969 William Katz redefines reference.
information as commodity. Faster/cheaper/better. Help doing things rather than finding things (Kenney)
the goal is not getting people to use the library services; it is helping library users accomplish something
not collections, but services.
the reference interaction : approachability; interest; listening/inquiring;
What can I help with; How can I help you? “I’d be happy to help you with that”
marketing is more then promotion. it is figuring out what the market wants you to do. define the market. how do you serve them. then one can figure out the service.
patrons: how and why patrons are seeking info; go where patrons go (social media). where do we go to help them (Snapchat). find benchmarks, make connections. Divine discontentment. my note: but this is a blasphemy, it is against MN nice!
how do we market ourselves? ROI or not? monetary formula to determine the profit against the investment. non profit institutions are not designed to make a profit; sometimes it is useful, sometimes not. Presenting data is good, but keep it simple
innovation, technological advancements. telepresence. VR. Facing disruption. change leadership, flexibility and mobility.
https://www.booklistonline.com/media/webinars/materials/2018/RelevantReference18_Slides.pdf
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Dec
2016
Dec
2016
reference and libraries
categories: announcement, information literacy
Basic Reference Skills for Non-Reference Librarians
facilitated by Francisca Goldsmith 4-week eCourse Beginning Monday, February 6, 2017
http://ejournals.bc.edu/ojs/index.php/ital/article/view/5888/pdf
Bauder, J., Bohstedt, B., & Jones, P. (2011). Muchos Mentores en Iowa: The Pedagogy of Student to Student Mentoring in Information Literacy (pp. 149–154). Presented at the LOEX.
http://commons.emich.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1025&context=loexconf2011
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more on reference in this IMS blog
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims?s=reference
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Jun
2014
Jun
2014
Social Media: Help and Reference Links
categories: social media
Social Media Help and Reference Links
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims/wp-admin/post-new.php
excellent source of links to contact forms for various social media, privacy policies and terms, debugger and developers.
Do you have similar links? Pls share…
07
Oct
2013
Oct
2013
Adobe Fireworks – reference materials
categories: digital photography
02
Feb
2022
Feb
2022
QAnon use of least diverse sources
QAnon shifts into the mainstream, remains a far-right ally
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844022000524
compared to other fringe groups QAnon members consumed the least diverse variety of information sources, relying disproportionately on mainstream conservative sources.
insights into how this new political movement is dissimilar to the far-right or the far-left but shares offline interests with the far-right.
Unlike the far-right and the far-left that both share and consume less mainstream news, QAnon’s increasing reference to mainstream conservative content should be of concern. Mainstream right-wing communities and individuals must reconcile with the role they have played and will continue to play in shaping the QAnon movement. QAnon poses a significant threat to social and political institutions, and its growth into mainstream politics and news media suggests that it may be here to stay.