805 research outputs found
Wikipedia and undergraduate research trajectories
No full textPurpose
This study analyses undergraduate students’ use of Wikipedia bibliographies. The study has implications for Wikipedia as a “discovery tool” of library collections, library instructional practices, and understanding the complex ecology of students’ research processes.
Design/methodology/approach
30 undergraduate students were recruited from introductory English writing classes. A controlled survey was conducted in Qualtrics®, including the following sections: 1) pre and post test of students’ understanding of authority/quality of sources, 2) tasks analyzing participants’ choices for further research after reading a Wikipedia article, and 3) students’ determination of the authority/quality of sources in Wikipedia reference pages, using an adapted version of the Turnitin® Source Educational Evaluation Rubric (SEER).
Findings
The investigator found that students were unlikely to follow references they found in bibliographies of Wikipedia pages. This was expressed most clearly in their comments, which revealed that Wikipedia’s reference sections are found to be too overwhelming and numerous. These entries are depicted by order of appearance in the text and are not ranked, or presented in an order students considered useful. Participants were not likely use Wikipedia as a discovery tool of library content because they perceived Wikipedia as being markedly different, even in opposition to, library resources. Students disclosed being warned by their faculty and instructors not to use the online encyclopedia at all in their research process. However, paradoxically, after reading a Wikipedia article, students were most likely to go to Google, or revisit Wikipedia, for more information, as opposed to using the library. Study participants reported that “ease of access” is the most important consideration when choosing sources to include in research papers, followed by the actual authority/quality of these sources. Students also greatly benefited from having a structured rubric available at the point of their research process when they are asked to determine the authority/quality of sources, and especially within Wikipedia bibliographies.
Practical Implications
The findings of the study offer suggestions for both the design aspect of Wikipedia and the instructional methods of academic librarians. This study also informs library practices and emerging collaborations with Wikipedia, specifically the “Wikipedian in Residence” program and the concept of using Wikipedia as one type of a discovery tool.
Originality/Value
There is a lack of empirical evidence showing how or if students use Wikipedia bibliographies to continue their research. The possibility of the online encyclopedia as a discovery tool for library collections is relatively unknown and unexplored. The topic of collaboration between Wikipedia and libraries is new and emerging in the field.
Research Limitations
This is a small-scale study of students’ use of Wikipedia in one university campus, but its results can spark a discussion of the larger question of undergraduates’ research trajectories. The findings of the study suggest that these trajectories are extremely influenced by two conflicting issues: faculty influence and resource convenience. The researchers plan to extend the study to include faculty’s perceptions of the value of Wikipedia to undergraduate students’ research, including faculty’s own involvement as Wikipedia editors and contributors. Future research of undergraduate’s use of Wikipedia could benefit from a greater recruitment of participants across a diverse pool of academic institutions, as well as a mixed research method of observation, task analysis, and interviews.Peer reviewe
Author and poet Lily Brett at the National Library of Australia, Canberra, 18 October 2012 /
No full textTitle from acquisitions documentation.; Part of the collection: Portraits of author and poet Lily Brett at the National Library of Australia, Canberra, 18 October 2012.; Acquired in digital format; access copy available online.; Mode of access: Online.; Photographed by a staff member of the National Library of Australia
White Lily Presents : The Project Room, Mercer Union
No full textA series of six exhibitions presented in Mercer Union's Project Room is documented through images and statements by authors and artists. McMackon presents the project as an occasion "to promote new collaborative experiments"
The Undergraduate Experience: Is it Enhanced Through Employment as a Library Student Worker?
No full textStudent employment on campus can be one of the best predictors of academic success. There are many implied benefits for students working in the libraries, including greater understanding of library resources, as well as proximity to services and people with expertise.
This poster will present the findings of a study about undergraduate student workers employed at a major university Research Library. The authors surveyed approximately 350 student workers, and received 120 responses and 64 completed surveys. The survey gathered information about undergraduate student workers, including who they are and how they engage with university clubs, organizations, and partnering units, such as residence halls and tutoring centers.
The authors will investigate the library contribution to the undergraduate experience of student workers. They will investigate if there is a correlation between academic success (perceived or real) and working in an academic research library. Further the authors will address whether working in an academic research library helps students form community or provides them with valuable peer networking opportunities. This project’s raw data was evaluated using Qualtrics. The results of this survey will inform new programs and activities to enhance the experience of the undergraduate library student worker and provide additional mentorship and professional development.Peer reviewe
Lily Braun Collection undated, 1903-1907
No full textThe collection contains one undated letter from Georg Gradnauer to Lily Braun; and 13 letters and postcards (1903-1907)
from Werner Sombart to Lily Braun.Born Lily von Kretschman in Halberstadt on July 2, 1865, Lily Braun was a social worker and author, active in the
German feminist movement and the SPD. She was married to Heinrich Braun until her death in Berlin-Zehlendorf on August 9,
1916.Correspondence kept at the German Federal Archives (Bundesarchiv) under Kleine Erwerbung 129 until August 2011, when it
was transferred to the LBI Archives.Processed for digitizatio
Lily Buchwald Collection 1999
No full textThe collection contains a questionnaire filled out by Lily Buchwald regarding her life in Austria before World War II, emigration from Austria to the United States, and
life in the United States. Also included are birth certificates, school certificiates, employment certificates and letters of recommendation, marriage certificates, citizenship
certificates, emigration certificates, identity certificates, and photographs.Lily Buchwald (née Rattner) was born in Vienna 1915, the second of Hersh Ber and Ryfcia Rattner's four children. After school, she worked as a secretary at a
law office in Vienna. In 1937, she married businessman/artist Julius Buchwald. She escaped to England in June 1938. Her husband (and later her mother and sister Trude) followed in fall
1938. In 1945, Lily and Julius Buchwald emigrated to the United States. She worked as an office manager, secretary, and bookkeeper in New York until 1975. Julius Buchwald was a
specialist for chess problems (he won the Chess-Problem-World-Championships of 1946 and 1948) and was also known as a composer and artist. Lily Buchwald's sister-in-law was
author and composer Mimi Grossberg, Julius Buchwald's sister.An inventory is available in the folderAustrian Heritage Collection;Processed for digitizationSent for digitizationReturned from digitizationLinked to online manifestationdigitize
Making Decisions: Using Electronic Data Collection to Re-Envision Reference Services at the USF Tampa Libraries
No full textDeclining reference statistics, diminishing human resources, and the desire to be more proactive and embedded in academic departments, prompted the University of South Florida Library to create a taskforce for re-envisioning reference services. The taskforce was charged with examining the staffing patterns at the desk and developing recommendations to give librarians greater flexibility and to better respond to the information-seeking needs of users.These recommendations were based on statistics of desk usage, collected with the newly adapted online tool Desk Tracker, and structured interviews with library administrators. The taskforce was interested in how these stakeholders use quantitative data in decision-making.Peer reviewe
Iconoclasm, monuments, art : Stacy Boldrick interviewed by Lily Jean
No full textStacy Boldrick is a Lecturer in Art Museum and Gallery Studies at the University of Leicester, where she conducts research in iconoclasm and its significance for social groups and institutions. She is the author of Iconoclasm and the Museum (Routledge, 2020). In 2013, she collaborated with Tabitha Barber to curate Art Under Attack: Histories of British Iconoclasm, an exhibition at Tate Britain. The present interview took place in the aftermath of George Floyd's murder and against the background of the ensuing worldwide anti-racism movement and protests when many debates on what should happen to monuments linked to the Confederacy, slavery and colonialism were put in the spotlight. The interview explores the historical and social consequences of iconoclasm, with a particular focus on the role of monuments within the current anti-racism movement. Lily Jean is studying Politics and International Studies at the University of Warwick
A Survey of the Value of Library Employment to the Undergraduate Experience
No full textWhen exploring the overall impact of the academic library on the undergraduate experience library student workers are a unique group to consider. As both direct users and providers of library services to their peers, student workers enable libraries to gain an understanding of the general undergraduate population. The objective of this paper is to present the findings of a study of undergraduate students employed at a university research library. A questionnaire distributed to 350 student workers gathered information about who they are and how they engage with their communities. This article will look at the value working in an academic library brings to undergraduates’ lives. It will consider whether working in the library promotes student success, builds community, and provides them with valuable opportunities to engage in peer networking.Peer reviewe
The Rose and the Lily
No full textA rose regrets rejecting a lily\u27s love after she dies and no other flower will have him.https://egrove.olemiss.edu/kgbsides_uk/2448/thumbnail.jp
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