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Early career researchers demand full-text and rely on Google to find scholarly sources [Evidence Summary]

Hayman, Richard ( 2017)

A Review of: Nicholas, D., Boukacem-Zeghmouri, C., Rodríguez-Bravo, B., Xu, J., Watkinson, A., Abrizah, A., Herman, E., & Świgoń, M. (2017). Where and how early career researchers find scholarly information. Learned ...
Editors View the Continuous Publication Model as a Satisfactory Alternative for Open Access LIS Journals [Evidence Summary]

Hayman, Richard (Evidence Based Library and Information Practicehttps://ejournals.library.ualberta.ca/index.php/EBLIP/index, 2014)

A Review of: Cirasella, J., & Bowdoin, S. (2013). Just roll with it? Rolling volumes vs. discrete issues in open access library and information science journals. Journal of Librarianship and Scholarly Communication, 1(4). ...
The effects of superimposed tilt and lower body negative pressure on anterior and posterior cerebral circulations

Tymko, Michael M.; Rickards, Caroline A.; Skow, Rachel J.; Ingram-Cotton, Nathan C.; Howatt, Michael K.; Day, Trevor A. (Physiological Reportshttp://physreports.physiology.org/, 2016)

Steady-state tilt has no effect on cerebrovascular reactivity to increases in the partial pressure of end-tidal carbon dioxide (PETCO2). However, the anterior and posterior cerebral circulations may respond differently to ...
Embeddedness Creates Opportunities for Enhanced Library Liaison Services and Relationships [Evidence Summary]

Hayman, Richard (Evidence Based Library and Information Practicehttps://ejournals.library.ualberta.ca/index.php/EBLIP/index, 2017)

A Review of: O’Toole, E., Barham, R., & Monahan, J. (2016). The impact of physically embedded librarianship on academic departments. portal: Libraries and the Academy, 16(3), 529-556. http://dx.doi.org/10.1353/pla.2016. ...
Encouraging CS Novices to Write

Becker, Katrin (University of Calgary, 2006)

Communication skills are arguably among the most important skills for Computer Science (CS) professionals, and if not at the very top of the list, then certainly near it [1]. Yet oddly, other than writing code and associated ...
Evaluating Student and Faculty Satisfaction with a Pedagogical Framework

Salyers, Vince; Carter, Lorraine; Barrett, Penelope; Williams, L. (Journal of Distance Educationhttp://ijede.ca/index.php/jde, 2010)

Most schools of nursing utilize technology to deliver courses, and entire curricula, through a combination of face to face (f2f), web-enhanced, and fully online strategies. Challenges associated with course delivery may ...
Everything is Shareable: Why Open Educational Resources are Critical to Lifelong Learning and the Sharing Economy

Christiansen, Erik G. ( 2016-11-24)

This presentation is from a workshop on open educational resources (OER). This workshop was part of the Code4Lib Alberta Conference, on November 24, 2016. It provides an overview of OER in the context of the open education ...
Evidence summary : an awareness of library patrons’ social styles may play a role in librarians’ satisfaction with the reference interview

Merkley, Cari (Evidence Based Library and Information Practicehttp://ejournals.library.ualberta.ca/index.php/EBLIP, 2010)

A Review of: Sisselman, P. (2009). Exploiting the social style of patrons to improve their satisfaction with the reference interview. Library Review, 58, 123-133. Objective – To determine if a patron’s social style ...
Evidence Summary: Enhanced Catalogue Records Positively Impact Circulation but Are Not Used to Their Potential in Patron Searching

Merkley, Cari (Evidence Based Library and Information Practicehttp://ejournals.library.ualberta.ca/index.php/EBLIP, 2012)

Objective – To determine how content-enriched catalogue records impact the circulation rates of print resources in four subject areas, and to investigate how this additional metadata influences OPAC searching and item ...
Evidence Summary: First Year University Students Arrive with Some Search Skills, But Struggle with Scholarly Sources

Merkley, Cari (Evidence Based Library and Information Practicehttp://ejournals.library.ualberta.ca/index.php/EBLIP, 2014)

A Review of: Salisbury, F., & Karasmanis, S. (2011). Are they ready? Exploring student information literacy skills in the transition from secondary to tertiary education. Australian Academic & Research Libraries, 42(1), ...
Evidence Summary: Hands on Digital Information Literacy Training from Peers is Preferred by Public Service Library Staff

Merkley, Cari (Evidence Based Library And Information Practicehttp://ejournals.library.ualberta.ca/index.php/EBLIP/article/view/23007, 2014)

Abstract A Review of: Robertson, R. (2014). Reframing ourselves: Digital information literacy skills of frontline public library staff. New Zealand Library and Information Management Journal, 53(3). doi:10.1080/00048 ...
Evidence Summary: High School Students Struggle to Find School-Related Information on the Web

Merkley, Cari (Evidence Based Library and Information Practicehttp://ejournals.library.ualberta.ca/index.php/EBLIP, 2008)

A Review of: Shenton, Andrew K. “The Information-Seeking Problems of English High Schoolers Responding to Academic Information Need.” Library Review 57.4 (2008): 276-88. Objective – To investigate the information-seeking ...
Evidence Summary: Music Information Seeking Behaviour Poses Unique Challenges for the Design of Information Retrieval Systems

Merkley, Cari (Evidence Based Library and Information Practicehttp://ejournals.library.ualberta.ca/index.php/EBLIP, 2010)

Objective – To better understand music information seeking behaviour in a real life situation and to create a taxonomy relating to this behaviour to facilitate better comparison of music information retrieval studies in ...
Evidence summary : public library training program for older adults addresses their computer and health literacy needs

Merkley, Cari (Evidence Based Library and Information Practice journalhttp://ejournals.library.ualberta.ca/index.php/EBLIP, 2012)

Objective – To evaluate the efficacy of an e-health literacy educational intervention aimed at older adults. Design – Pre and post intervention questionnaires administered in an experimental study. Setting – Two ...
Evidence Summary: PubMed is Slightly More Sensitive but More Time Intensive to Search than Ovid MEDLINE

Merkley, Cari (Evidence Based Library and Information Practice journalhttp://ejournals.library.ualberta.ca/index.php/EBLIP, 2011)

Objective — To compare the results of searching the MEDLINE database through Ovid and the free online version of PubMed administered by the National Library of Medicine for randomized controlled trials on the subject of ...
Evidence Summary: Staffing an Academic Reference Desk with Librarians is not Cost-effective

Merkley, Cari (Evidence Based Library and Information Practice journalhttp://ejournals.library.ualberta.ca/index.php/EBLIP, 2009)

A Review of: Ryan, Susan M. “Reference Transactions Analysis: The Cost-effectiveness of Staffing a Traditional Academic Reference Desk.” Journal of Academic Librarianship 34.5 (2008): 389-99. Objective – To determine ...
Evidence Summary: The Launch of a Joint Library/Writing Centre Online Course on Academic Integrity

Merkley, Cari (University of Alberta Learning Serviceshttps://ejournals.library.ualberta.ca/index.php/EBLIP, 2013)

A Review of: Greer, K., Swanberg, S., Hristova, M., Switzer, A. T., Daniel, D., & Perdue, S. W. (2012). Beyond the web tutorial: Development and implementation of an online, self-directed academic integrity course at ...
Evidence Summary: The Library of Congress, Dewey Decimal, and Universal Decimal Classification Systems are Incomplete and Unsystematic

Merkley, Cari (Evidence Based Library and Information Practice journalhttp://ejournals.library.ualberta.ca/index.php/EBLIP, 2011)

Objective – To determine the extent to which knowledge is currently addressed by the Library of Congress (LCC), Dewey Decimal (DDC), and Universal Decimal (UDC) classification systems. Design – Comparative analysis of ...
Evidence Summary: Undergraduate Students Who Use Library Resources Are Also More Likely to Stay Enrolled

Merkley, Cari (University of Alberta Learning Serviceshttps://ejournals.library.ualberta.ca/index.php/EBLIP, 2013)

A Review of: Haddow, G. (2013). Academic library use and student retention: A quantitative analysis. Library & Information Science Research, 35(2), 127-136. doi:10.1016/j.lisr.2012.12.002
Evidence Summary: Undergraduate Students with Strong Tendencies Towards Critical Thinking Experience Less Library Anxiety

Merkley, Cari (Evidence Based Library and Information Practice journalhttp://ejournals.library.ualberta.ca/index.php/EBLIP, 2009)

A Review of: Kwon, Nahyun. “A Mixed-Methods Investigation of the Relationship between Critical Thinking and Library Anxiety among Undergraduate Students in their Information Search Process.” College & Research Libraries ...

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