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Part II: Using Arctic and Northern Sources for Information and Archival Literacy and Research
This chapter explains case studies that demonstrate successful collaboration between librarians, archivists, and faculty in the use of Canadian...
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The Decolonization of Arctic Library and Archives Metadata (DALAM) Thematic Network at the University of the Arctic
In 2022, the Polar Libraries Colloquy created a thematic network within the University of the Arctic thematic network’s structure to address the...
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Part I: Library and Archives Engagement and Outreach Programs Using Sources from the Arctic and Northern Regions
Collaboration is important for flourishing engagement and outreach initiatives in archives, libraries, and special collections. By way of outreach...
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Role of the Teacher-Librarian
In this chapter, we explore the key role that teacher-librarians play in establishing and maintaining makerspaces in schools that house their maker...
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User Acceptance of a Virtual Librarian Chatbot: an Implementation Method Using IBM Watson Natural Language Processing in Virtual Immersive Environment
This paper presents a novel implementation of a three-dimensional Virtual Librarian Chatbot using IBM Watson artificial intelligence technology and...
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Media and Information Literacy in Portuguese School Libraries: A Longitudinal Study with Elementary School Students
The evaluation process of school libraries, developed by the Portuguese School Libraries Network, has been carried out through the application of a...
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The MCH Library: Leveraging Learning to Leadership
A library to support maternal and child health programs has existed in many forms from the founding of the Children’s Bureau in 1912 to the current...
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Digital Tools and methods to Enhance Learning: The Digitools Project
The use of distance education using digital tools in higher education has increased over the last decade, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic....
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Local Librarians—Approaches for Context-Based Web Search
In this chapter, various approaches, methods and tools developed by the author to improve the usage of current web search engines and the search for...
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Understandability: The Hidden Barrier and the Last Yard to Information Accessibility
Students with print disabilities frequently encounter the challenge of understanding alternative texts for complex, scholarly non-text contents....
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Final Word
Outreach Astronomy is key to informing the public. My goal is to maximize the effectiveness of outreach efforts by “professionalizing” what we do as...
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Objects and Local History
Working collaboratively with a museum, archive, or historical site, students perform research on an object that illuminates one or more narratives of...
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Culturally Grounded Approaches to Information Literacy Understanding
This paper is based on a doctoral study, which aimed at illuminating a culturally situated understanding of Information Literacy (IL) contextualized...
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Information Literacy Education of Higher Education in Asian Countries
This book focuses on information literacy in higher education from Asian countries. It explores the changing concepts, philosophies, learning...
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The Role of the Culture Institution on Digital Transformation of Society
The chapter presents the most important objectives of European Union for implementing digital transformation and develo** citizens digital skills,...
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Drawing Inspiration from the World of Fine Art in the Battle Against Predatory Publishing
Peer review underpins the integrity of the scientific archive and has done so for over 350 years. Over the past ten years or so, this integrity has...
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A Crisis-Adaptive Approach to Resilience-Building in Pre-service Teaching and Librarianship Education: Learning About and Learning to Be
This chapter offers curriculum design guidelines for higher education coursework on the topic of resilience, tailored to pre-service emerging adult...
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The emerging digital infrastructure for research in the humanities
This article advances the thesis that three decades of investments by national and international funders, combined with those of scholars,...
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Secondary School Teachers’ Attitudes to Information Literacy in Hungary, Lithuania and Poland
The paper presents the results of a questionnaire study in three countries on teachers’ awareness of and attitudes towards information literacy...
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Factors for Information Seeking and Sharing During Accomplishig Collaborative Activities in Vocational Schools
Purpose: The study investigated factors fostering collaborative information-seeking behaviour of students in the completion of group tasks: a case of...