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Rediscover Your Institution’s History: Using an Institutional Repository to Highlight Special Collections Materials
Full text linkPresentation to Georgia Council of Media Organizations (GaCOMO) in Athens, GA.The launch of Savannah State’s Institutional Repository, Tiger Scholar Commons, coincided with the university’s 125th anniversary. When launching this repository, librarians Autumn Johnson, Sarah Kirkley, and library assistant Ann Ogden, used the opportunity to highlight some of the university’s Special Collections materials, such as photographs, yearbooks, newspapers, and faculty publications. These collections showcased the institution’s unique history as the first public historically black college in Georgia and were used in publications, social media campaigns, and even undergraduate work. This exceptional response during the quasquicentennial celebration led to renewed interest in Special Collections and established the repository as a valuable resource for the university
Print Monograph Collection Evaluation in a Small Academic Library In Preparation for Large-Scale Weeding
Full text linkMLIS capstone paper featuring a literature review and pilot study based on a proposed low-cost, workable collection evaluation method for a small academic library. The Main Collection of the Asa H. Gordon Library at Savannah State University is the monograph collection used for the proposal and pilot study.The Main Collection of circulating print monographs at Savannah State University’s Asa H. Gordon Library has not undergone large-scale weeding in some time, although such a project has been proposed in recent years. This collection currently contains many outdated and worn materials and occupies a significant amount of space, some of which could potentially be repurposed into more collaborative areas for students or to house new technologies. To focus future deselection efforts in a cost-efficient and feasible manner, an index score based on relevancy, currency, and usage will be determined for each Library of Congress (LC) class in the collection. This research will identify which LC classes in the Main Collection are most in need of weeding, as well as provide information about the nature of the items in each LC section. This will be accomplished by individually scoring a random sample of books and averaging the scores for each LC class. A pilot study was conducted on one LC class, the Qs, to test the methodology. After scoring of all classes is completed, the classes will be ordered by index score to show which sections are most in need of weeding and updating based on their current holdings. An overall score for the collection will also be determined by averaging the scores for all LC classes, to generate a measure of the overall collection’s relevancy and quality. This process will help staff at the Gordon Library make data-driven decisions regarding prioritization of different LC classes for weeding and will also provide hard numbers for assessment purposes. Additionally, staff at other libraries may become better informed in their own planning of evaluation and weeding projects by reviewing the case study and reasoning presented by this research
Julian Bond
No full textWay Back Wednesday: This week we remember civil rights leader, Julian Bond. Bond visited our campus as a member of the Georgia House of Representatives on June 4, 1972 to deliver our commencement addres
Not all prospective bicyclists are created equal: The role of attitudes, socio-demographics, and the built environment in bicycle commuting
No full textBarriers to bicycling may vary widely depending on individual, attitudinal, and built environment characteristics; barriers may be modest for some (e.g. requiring secure bike parking) or significant for others (e.g. improving regional bicycle-accessibility). This research suggests that for a substantial population of travelers who are interested in bicycling but unwilling to cycle regularly, barriers to increasing commute cycling may be different than for individuals who already commute by bicycle at least occasionally. Treating these two populations as one homogenous group may be inappropriate and reduce the effectiveness of bicycle promotion strategies. This research disaggregates these two prospective commute-cyclist populations and tests how attitudes, socio-demographics, and the built environment impact their commute mode choice. Socio-demographic and attitudinal data are drawn from a survey of “Bike to Work Day” participants in Denver, Colorado while built environment measures – including street network connectivity, street network density, and trip distance – were calculated with GIS. Bicycle commuting decisions within the two groups of prospective cyclists are estimated using binary and ordered logistic regression. Distinct socio-demographic and built environment factors are significant for different groups of prospective cyclists. Significant attitudinal variables are similar across groups; for both populations, convenience and utility of the bicycle relative to other modes is significant, suggesting that these factors outweigh issues regarding safety for the sample population. Findings from this research demonstrate that there are important distinctions between the decision to start commuting by bicycle and the decision to increase the frequency of bicycling to work
Savannah State College, 1964-65 Athletic Handbook For Press, Radio and Television
No full textCollege catalogs contain information regarding curricula, fees, university policies, and procedures. Not all years are presented in the collection due to either gaps in publication, or gaps in holdings. Print copies of the catalogs are available for viewing at Asa H. Gordon Library Special Collections.Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2011 with funding from LYRASIS Members and Sloan Foundation
Accounting for the short term substitution effects of walking and cycling in sustainable transportation
No full textThe environmental benefits of bicycling and walking depend on the degree to which their use substitutes for car driving. Assuming that every walking and bicycling trip replaces a driving trip is likely to produce overestimates of the potential for such modes to reduce vehicle travel and city-scale greenhouse gas emissions. Measuring this “substitution effect” is not straightforward. There are many dimensions of the substitution effect, including trip type, substituting mode, extent, time horizon, and activity patterns. Previously used approaches to measure substitution include indirect inference and direct questioning. This study piloted an intercept survey using the direct questioning approach at five locations in two metropolitan areas. The rate at which utilitarian walking or cycling trips substituted for auto trips ranged between 25% and 86%. Logistic regression models demonstrate that disparate factors explain walking substitution and bicycling substitution behavior; age is significantly correlated with substitutive walking behavior while number of car trips per week and helmet use are each significant predictors of bicycle substitution. This research represents a valuable first step toward developing a method to estimate the substitution effect that is useful for practitioners. Better estimates of the substitution effect will in turn lead to better estimates of the environmental impacts of bicycling and walking
Sustainable transportation infrastructure investments and mode share changes: A 20-year background of Boulder, Colorado
No full textThis case study examines transportation infrastructure investments along with data revealing mode share in order to highlight correlations between investments in sustainable transportation infrastructure (‘supply’) and patterns of non-automobile mode share (‘demand’). The analysis assesses data from Boulder, Colorado, a city that has made substantial efforts to improve its multi-modal transportation infrastructure and services by investing in pedestrian, bicycle, and transit infrastructure and services. We aim to describe connections between supply and demand by measuring two phenomena: the extent of transportation infrastructure investments supporting pedestrian, bicycle, and transit modes made between 1990 and 2009 and the share of these modes during the same 20 years period. Results illustrate an overall increase in transit and bicycle mode share and a decrease in single occupancy vehicle share, with consistent pedestrian share. We conclude that Boulder's investments in improving mode choices through new infrastructure and services supporting non-automobile modes are associated with increasing share of non-automobile modes. This is despite national trends that indicate an increasing automobile mode share. Regardless of the reasons for the positive trends experienced in Boulder, the presence of robust pedestrian, bicycling, and transit infrastructure has clearly coincided with evolving travel preferences. Boulder therefore serves as an example for other cities desiring to focus on developing policies and infrastructure that expand the availability of non-automobile modes
Transitioning ILL Platforms: ILLiad to WorldShare
Full text linkChoosing an interlibrary loan platform that works best for your library can be a challenge, and there are many factors to consider, such as cost, functionalities, volume of requests, and more. This presentation will share the experiences of Asa H. Gordon Library in our transition from ILLiad to WorldShare. Our presenters will discuss the challenges and rewards associated with implementing a new system as well as offer best practices for continuing to serve an academic community during a transition
Measuring the Impacts of Bike-to-Work Day Events and Identifying Barriers to Increased Commuter Cycling
No full textDespite much enthusiasm among practitioners to spur rates of bicycle commuting via promotional measures such as community rides or commuter incentive programs, there is little research regarding their impact. Using data from one such event, Bike-to-Work Day (BTWD), this paper aims to understand the following: (1) who attends BTWD; (2) the impacts of these event-based promotional strategies across different groups; and (3) lessons for increasing commuter cycling in general. The authors assess these research questions by examining motives to participate, behavior change, and influences of the event using over 1,000 surveys collected in the Denver region. Using an ordered logit model, the authors then identify significant factors for grouping cyclists' by behavior category. The results suggest that event attendees vary widely, from those who only bicycle on BTWD to those who report year-round bicycling, while reasons for participation and impacts of participation vary across bicycling behavior groups. This research also identifies specific barriers to increased commuter cycling. While the long-term impact of such events remains uncertain, this research illustrates that BTWD has the unique ability to capture a wide range of bicyclists and provide insights into barriers impacting diverse cycling populations
Confucius Institute at Savannah State University Newsletter, Vol. I No. I
No full textA newsletter of the Confucius Institute at Savannah State University.The Confucius Institute at Savannah State University (CISSU) is committed to promoting intercultural understanding; knowledge of China and its cultural traditions and providing resources to facilitate the learning of Chinese language and culture