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Title: 8 reasons researchers should use the GetFTR browser extension
Author: Boardman, Erika
Date Created: 2023
Subjects--Topical: Academic libraries, Communication in learning and scholarship
Description: What is the problem we’re trying to solve? Researchers are not always able to easily make use of the resources their institution has made available to them. When presented with a plethora of links in a discovery tool, researchers may inadvertently...

Title: Addressing media literacy in K-12 classrooms
Author: Ramsey, L. Heather
Date Created: 2024
Subjects--Topical: Media literacy, Education, Elementary, Education, Secondary
Description: A study of K-12 core content area teachers’ experiences teaching digital citizenship found that 80% (n=9) addressed topics of media literacy in their classrooms. The study looked at how teachers integrated media literacy topics into instruction, a...

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: Can we chat privately? : how information seeking anxiety increases privacy concerns with live chat
Author: Moore, Jon, Sanders, Bridgette T., Looby, Kimberly
Date Created: 2023, 2023, 2023
Subjects--Topical: Reference services (Libraries), Data privacy, Library anxiety

Title: Creating co-curricular and extracurricular engagement pathways for timely degree completion
Author: Croxton, Rebecca A., Moore, Anne Cooper
Date Created: 2023
Subjects--Topical: Student activities, Academic libraries
Description: This study investigates which co-curricular, extracurricular, pre-college, and demographic factors contribute to timely degree completion at a large, public university in the southeastern United States. In response to a new statewide performance-b...

Title: Culture of collaborative creation
Author: McAdams, Jeff, Lake, Savannah
Date Created: 2022
Subjects--Topical: Internet videoconferencing, Academic libraries
Description: An unexpected discovery of the pandemic was a new working style that proved more generative than previous in-person collaboration. Using Zoom to facilitate synchronous coworking sessions on volunteer projects led to fruitful results. People from d...

Title: Digital Humanities Institute 2022 : digital humanities and the environment
Date Created: 2022
Subjects--Topical: Digital humanities, Education--Environmental aspects, Research--Environmental aspects
Description: The theme of this Institute is “Digital Humanities and the Environment.” From the natural environment to pedagogical environments, this year’s institute will meditate on DH’s impact with its surroundings. What are important considerations for ensu...

Title: From matriculation to graduation : alignment of library data with university metrics to quantify library value
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...

Title: Grand challenges in assessment : leveraging data visualization to support data-informed decision-making
Author: Croxton, Rebecca A., Svirsky, Amy
Date Created: 2023
Subjects--Topical: Information visualization, Educational evaluation
Description: How can you make sure decision-makers on your campus see and understand assessment data? A great first step is to encourage the use of data visualizations and dashboards that can allow decision-makers to rapidly grasp key assessment findings. Join...

Title: Hyper-theatricality : melodramatic polarities or tragicomic awareness
Author: Pizzato, Mark
Date Created: 2024
Subjects--Topical: Media literacy, Melodrama
Description: Melodrama became the dominant mode in movies, with spectacular conflicts of good versus evil focusing on clear-cut heroes fighting monstrous villains. Such melodramatic framing continues to be the dominant mode in our mass/social/gaming media. But...

Title: In-person, remote, or hybrid? Planning a conference that works for all
Author: Binder, Amanda, Lake, Savannah
Date Created: 2022
Subjects--Topical: Career development, Internet videoconferencing, Academic libraries
Description: In April 2022, Atkins Library at UNC Charlotte hosted the Digital Humanities Institute, a conference that brings together digital humanities enthusiasts from across the state of North Carolina to discuss digital pedagogy, digital research methods,...

Title: Industrial-strength ingest
Author: Spry, Brad
Subjects--Topical: Digital libraries--Management, Library materials--Digitization, Archival materials--Digitization, Historic preservation
Description: Most Archivists are not UNIX programmers. Instead of forcing Archivists to learn UNIX, why not try to make the batch ingest process as simple as possible? That's exactly what we have done at UNC Charlotte. Archivists are presented two drives from ...

Title: Information literacy portfolio for curriculum mapping
Author: McAdams, Jeff, Glauberman, Julia
Subjects--Topical: Information literacy, American Society for Engineering Education
Description: A portfolio of information literacy (IL) assignments was created for undergraduate engineering students. The portfolio, which includes 29 assignments shaped by the ACRL Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education, was designed in conju...

Title: Learn photovoice : see qualitative research from a new point of view
Author: Moore, Jon, Croxton, Rebecca A., Daly, Emily, Davis, Tiffany
Date Created: 2023
Subjects--Topical: Qualitative research, Libraries--Evaluation
Description: Have you ever wanted to see your library from the user's point of view? Are you concerned that some users don't have a voice in traditional assessments? Do you sometimes feel like you just don't know the right questions to ask? In this workshop, y...

Title: Media literacy matters conference : current landscape, student actions, and future directions
Author: Critical Media Literacy Collaborative
Date Created: 2024
Subjects--Topical: Media literacy, Information literacy
Description: Media Literacy Matters: Current Landscape, Student Actions, and Future Directions is a half-day conference that brings faculty, students, and researchers across campus together to discuss issues related to media literacy. Media literacy is the abi...

Title: ModuleLog : module based approach to anomaly detection in parallel file system logs
Author: Egersdoerfer, Chris, Dai, Dong, Zhang, Di
Date Created: 2022
Subjects--Topical: Computer networks, Anomaly detection (Computer security), Computer science
Description: With the increasing prevalence of Parallel File Systems (PFSes) in the context of vast and complex server networks, the importance of accurate anomaly detection on runtime logs of parallel file systems is increasing. But as it currently stands, ma...

Title: Molecular mechanisms underlying glial inflammatory responses to Neisseria meningitidis
Author: Davis, Erin
Date Created: 2022, 2022, 2022
Subjects--Topical: Meningitis, Immune response

Title: Nothing ever changes ... or maybe it can! Let's begin by listening
Author: Croxton, Rebecca A., Krumbine, Tracie, Looby, Kimberly
Date Created: 2023
Subjects--Topical: Work environment, Academic libraries
Description: “Change happens by listening and then starting a dialogue with the people who are doing something you don’t believe is right” (Jane Goodall). In Fall 2022, J. Murrey Atkins Library created the "Library Workplace Climate Committee" to coordinate in...

Title: One-size-doesn't-fit-all : differentiated engagement pathways for transfer student success
Author: Croxton, Rebecca A., Moore, Anne Cooper
Date Created: 2022
Subjects--Topical: College students--Transfer, Academic libraries--Services to transfer students
Description: Transfer students are an increasing sub-population of college and university students. However, transfer students, on average, drop out before completing their degrees at higher rates than FTIC freshman, with these trends reflected both nationally...

Title: Predictive maintenance optimization framework for pavement management
Author: Kumar, Amit, Shoghli, Omidreza
Subjects--Topical: Combinatorial optimization, Pavements--Maintenance and repair
Description: The preservation of highway infrastructure is essential for maintaining its capacity, safety, and efficiency for commerce and defense. Pavements are among the most important elements of highway systems that deteriorate over time. Hence, the goal o...