Ballots make waves: the impact of elections on social media adoption by local governments

Ballots make waves: the impact of elections on social media adoption by local governmentsGonçalo Paiva Dias, Elisabeth Brito, Hélder Gomes, Manuel Tupia, Mariuxi Alexandra Bruzza MoncayoOnline Information Review, Vol. 49, No. 8, pp.82-98

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Five Months into the Trump Presidency

Since our last report, libraries have continued to experience significant upheaval from President Trump’s actions. In May, the Trump administration fired Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden and Register of Copyrights Shira Perlmutter. We also saw legal cases challenging Read more

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More than “Multiculturalism”: Thoughts on Immigrant-Related Course Content across ALA-Accredited LIS Programs

The authors reflect on the nature of North American LIS instruction on immigrant outreach and highlight a sample of LIS master’s-degree courses that provide exclusive attention to immigrants’ information realities. Findings from a content analysis of available master’s LIS Read more

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Identifying Core DEIA+AR Andragogical Competencies in LIS Education: A Systematic Review

With 22 states recently passing legislation attacking diversity programs and initiatives on college campuses, it is now, more than ever, important for educators to find a way to protect and foster Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Accessibility, and Anti-Racism (DEIA+AR) in Read more

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Learning by Doing: An Online, Open-Source Course Design Approach to Systems Librarianship

This paper presents a novel approach to designing an online, open-source course in systems librarianship, an area of librarianship that may be perceived as complex and intimidating because of the technologies involved. The course design focuses on making systems Read more

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Systems Librarianship Preparedness: A Comparative Analysis of Skills Needed and Taught

Library systems and digital services are in rapid development and of increasing importance to meeting the needs of users, and systems librarianship is at the forefront of this development, with ever-changing expectations of expertise and areas of responsibility. The Read more

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Cognitive Consequences of Social Presence in Online Asynchronous Learning: A Grounded Theory Study

Students’ social experience in fully online learning is critical to academic success. However, little is known about students’ experience in online asynchronous education, particularly regarding social presence, knowledge building, and collaborative learning. In a constructivist grounded theory study, 22 Read more

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