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Access and Use in the Digital Age: A Case Study of a Digital Postcard Collection
No full textThis article reflects on the first eighteen months of a long-term project to digitize a large and still-growing postcard collection. The project is notable for its use of student workers, developing an active donor base, establishing a significant online presence, and igniting interest in, use of, and donations to the collection itself. Throughout 2014, statistics from Google Analytics, CONTENTdm, and Flickr were monitored and analyzed. Combined with a review of the project itself, this case study examines how cultural heritage materials may be made available on a limited budget and used in the Digital Age
Adult Education and Training Programs for Older Adults in the U.S.: National Results and Cross-National Comparisons Using PIAAC Data
Get PDFSkill upgrades over the lifecourse are increasingly important in a knowledged-based global economy. This study examined the relationship between participation in adult education programs and labor market outcomes for adults aged 45-65
“Snow Fall”-ing Special Collections & Archives
Get PDF“Snow Fall” is a Pulitzer Prize winning, digital storytelling project produced by the New York Times. It represents the next step in long-form digital journalism. The web application tells a compelling story about the fate of sixteen skiers and snowboarders during an avalanche. The textual element of the story is wrapped in a slick interface with gently appearing and disappearing images, strategically positioned HTML5 video and image slideshows, maps, and 3-D visualizations. Its title, “Snow Fall,” has become a verb in the digital journalism world. Upon seeing “Snow Fall” and other similar projects, the authors started to make the connection between this form of storytelling and Special Collections. Special Collections are full of interesting, rich, and unique stories. Their digital representation, however, while widespread in systems such as ContentDM, can be lacking in sensory appeal. Because of this, the authors developed a “Snow Fall”-like application for a Special Collections’ exhibit, “Cradle of Coaches,” in the fall of 2013. In addition to this exhibit, they have developed two more using the same template.
They feel that this is a new and exciting medium to tell the stories within special collections and archives, as well as general stories about libraries themselves
Anticipatory socialization for retirement: A multilevel dyadic model
No full textRole theory, widely used to examine human behavior, has often been used to describe the transition from work to retirement. Anticipatory socialization, a role theory concept, describes the process that occurs prior to role transitions and assists in that transition by helping individuals learn the norms for the new role. However, not all workers engage in retirement planning. Lack of retirement planning is of concern because those individuals who do not plan for major life transitions tend to be less successful in adjusting to role changes. Data from the Health and Retirement Study were used; selection criteria required participants to be age 45 or older, working full- or part-time, and have complete data for the study variables. Multilevel modeling results of dyadic data from the Health and Retirement Study (N = 1,028 dual-earner couples) indicate that older age, being White, higher income, greater retirement wealth, and looking forward to retirement predicted greater anticipatory socialization (i.e., thinking about and discussing retirement) by both husbands and wives. For wives only, having a health problem limiting work, higher spouse occupational status, and having a spouse who was looking forward to retirement predicted more anticipatory socialization. For husbands only, higher education, higher depressive symptomatology, and lower occupational status predicted more anticipatory socialization. This study found evidence of spousal congruence, with husbands, on average, engaging in more anticipatory socialization than wives. These findings identify couples that could most benefit from targeted efforts to increase anticipatory socialization, which predicts better retirement adjustment and satisfaction
The Future of Architecture in Space: Progressing the Human Dimension within machine driven Environments
No full textEcology and place in homesteading principles
No full textHomestead, as a dictionary definition,
consists of a dwelling and property where a
family resides. However, the fundamental
principles of sustainability, stewardship
and engagement with the land plays an
important role in human health and
development. I grew up playing in the dirt,
hearing the dinner bell ring and smelling
fresh cut alfalfa. These sensations resonate
meaning; for rural communities’ these
experiences are self-defining providing
identity and the creation of place. Nature of
place refers to the human feeling of
belonging to a given area. Farming, family
and faith defines a culture that works and
lives closely with the land. The physical,
cognitive and spiritual relationships
develop a value system that defines culture
and identity despite today’s globalizing
capital and synthetic environments.
Self-sustaining, ecological farmsteads are
the main focus of this paper. The antithesis
considers two current issues: the threats of
global society on place identity and the
consequences of material/artificial
dependency on human health. This leads
me to question the meaning of selfsustainability.
Why should a person be
connected to his or her life source - the
land - and experience nature at an intimate
level? Investigation contains the values
earned and defects of sustainable
lifestyles. Living harmoniously with the
environment is key in understanding
human relationship with natural
surroundings.
What is the value of having connectedness
to the land verse interconnectedness within
global economics? Through a series of
interviews and observation, I’m learning
how localized sustainable agriculture
systems, such as organic farming and
permaculture, are rooted in environmental
ethics aimed at teaching, improving and
connecting people to our natural resources.
These homestead principles contribute to
the identity of environments by reflecting
locality through materiality, sensory
engagement and hands-on education.
With ever-increasing virtual practices,
human perceptual engagement shifts our
communication standards. Dependency on
material culture and lose of identity have
created a new movement of modern
homesteading and organic farming. These
explorations question how place and values
create an authentic, healthy environment
Alternatives to the SGID: Instructor-Administered Mid-Term Evaluations for Formative Assessment.
Get PDFAcademic Librarians' Educational Role Revisited: Three Defining Studies
Get PDFThree national studies are redefining the role academic librarians will play on campus.
First, participants will receive an overview of significant findings from Project Information Literacy: “Learning the Ropes: How Freshmen Conduct Course Research Once They Enter College”; “Ithaka S & R US Library Survey 2013; and “ACRL Information to Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education.” Then participants will share how they are addressing these information literacy challenges and arriving at sustainable solutions