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Title: Assessment of library instruction for freshmen engineering students
Author: McAdams, Jeff, Croxton, Rebecca A.
Subjects--Topical: Engineering students, Library orientation
Description: This study seeks to assess the impact of the current information literacy instruction program offered by the engineering librarian on freshmen engineering students’ abilities to critically evaluate and select credible and meaningful resources in t...

Title: Atkins Library open access publishing whitepaper
Author: Blankemeyer, Bethany, Siler, Elizabeth, Lampkowski, Christin, McAdams, Jeff, Dickson, Kate, Croxton, Rebecca A., Ornat Bitting, Natalie
Subjects--Topical: Open access publishing, Communication in learning and scholarship
Description: Written by the Open Access & Scholarly Communications Committee at Atkins Library, the Open Access Publishing whitepaper defines OA publishing, describes ways the university supports OA publishing, and outlines a framework for future progress in t...

Title: Breaking down barriers for student parents and caregivers with family friendly library spaces
Author: Croxton, Rebecca A., Moore, Anne Cooper, Sprague, Lindsey
Date Created: 2019
Subjects--Topical: Academic libraries, College student parents
Description: In 2016, J. Murrey Atkins Library at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte opened a reservable study room specifically for student parents and caregivers. Student parents comprise 25.6% of the total student population and this study room c...

Title: Incivility and dysfunction in the library workplace : a five-year comparison
Author: Croxton, Rebecca A., Henry, Jo, Moniz, Richard
Date Created: 2022
Subjects--Topical: Libraries, Work environment
Description: The purpose of this study was to explore the internal library workplace incivility, conflict, and dysfunction which currently exists and identify five-year trends as compared to results of the study conducted by Henry et al. (2018). Areas of bully...

Title: Incivility and dysfunction in the library workplace : perceptions and feedback from the field
Author: Croxton, Rebecca A., Henry, Jo, Eshleman, Joe, Moniz, Richard
Date Created: 2017
Subjects--Topical: Libraries, Work environment
Description: Issues associated with lack of civility, less than ideal functionality, and employees that may not self-reflect as much they should are all challenges in the modern workplace and libraries are no exception. The purpose of this study was to determi...

Title: Lateral leadership in action
Author: Croxton, Rebecca A., Moore, Anne Cooper, Saines, Sherri
Date Created: 2023
Subjects--Topical: Lateral thinking
Description: Lateral leaders influence, persuade, and elicit constructive contributions from others at all levels of an organization. In this paper, the authors build off their 2021 Brick & Click Conference Proceedings paper and weave in their own perspectives...

Title: Quantifying the value of the academic library
Author: Croxton, Rebecca A., Moore, Anne Cooper
Subjects--Topical: Libraries and students, Academic libraries, Longitudinal studies, Prediction of scholastic success
Description: To determine which engagement factors contribute to student success at a large, public, research university in the southeast, the university library—along with representatives from Academic Affairs, Student Affairs, and other academic and support ...