22 research outputs found
Best Practices Checklist for One-Shot Library Instruction Session
No full textThe Best Practices Checklist for One-Shot Library Instruction is a practical tool designed to help librarians implement inclusive, accessible teaching practices within the constraints of one-shot instruction sessions. Developed by the Reference & Instruction Department at the William H. Hannon Library, Loyola Marymount University, this checklist uses a two-tier structure: Essential Practices (must-do items for every session) and Enhanced Practices (recommended when time and context allow). The checklist is organized chronologically across five key areas that mirror the natural preparation and delivery flow: Pre-Session Information Gathering, Materials & Access, Content & Search Instruction, Teaching Strategies, and Classroom Environment. Grounded in Universal Design for Learning principles, the checklist moves beyond reactive accommodations to proactive inclusive practices that benefit all students. This resource is intended to be adaptable for various institutional contexts and instruction types
Creating a Stir: Using Gimlet Desk Statistics in your Library
No full textPresented at the 2012 Access Services Conference, November 8-10, 2012, Georgia Institute of Technology, Georgia Tech Global Learning Center, Atlanta, Georgia.The Access Services Department in the William Hannon Library at Loyola Marymount University currently uses “Gimlet” to record statistics on all encounters at its Public Services units. In August of 2009, the William H. Hannon Library opened and we were transformed into the “Jewel of the LMU Crown” immediately. Our physical landscape changed and the traffic through our library increased exponentially. Patron expectations were different and we needed to find a way to upgrade our Customer Services. Because of the information we are able to gather from Gimlet, a low cost, web-based tool, all the Public Services divisions (Reference, Archives and Special Collections, Circulation, Document Delivery and Media & Reserves) were able to suggest improvements for signage and patron requested items that were unavailable, such as overnight checkout of adapters and a scannerGeorgia Tech Library; Georgia State University Library; Georgia Gwinnett College Librar
Ordering Up Gimlet for Data Mining Success.
No full textThe Reference Department at Loyola Marymount University’s (LMU) William H. Hannon Library experimented with using the Gimlet question tracking system to record statistics on all encounters at their new “almost 24/7” Information Desk. This workshop will chronicle the implementation of Gimlet at the Information Desk and highlight the data analysis techniques that led to several advancements in staffing and service
Werner von Boltenstern Shanghai Photograph and Negative Collection
No full textJust recently, an unexpected email message led me to discover a new collection of photographs on wartime Shanghai. The William H. Hannon Library at Loyola Marymount University has released a very rich series of photographs taken in the late 1930s and early 1940s, presumably by Werner von Boltenstern (1904-1978), the initial donator of a million postcard collection to the university. The collection covers a wide variety of topics, including the everyday life of the refugee Jewish community, We..
Nicole Murph, Reference and Instruction Librarian at William H. Hannon Library, Loyola Marymount University
No full textNicole Murph is a Reference and Instruction Librarian in Los Angeles, California. She is a Los Angeles native, Afro-Mexican, and a first-generation college student earning a B.A. in psychology and a minor in history from Loyola Marymount University, an M.A. in history from California State University, Northridge, and an M.L.I.S. from San Jose State University. Murph teaches information literacy especially for subjects in the arts, social sciences, and film and television. She is driven in her advocacy against injustices both on and off campus. All of which plus more informs her role as a teaching librarian. Her research interests are history, class and power, autoethnography, AI ethics, Black feminism, Black Feminist Thought, and Afrofuturism. Murph loves to crochet, read, journal, enjoys her time exploring the city, and loves her animals.https://digitalcommons.lmu.edu/pocinlis_bios/1006/thumbnail.jp
Engaging Graduate Students in Three Easy Steps: Failures and Successes From Back-to-Back Years
Full text linkIn Fall 2022, three librarians representing the outreach and engagement department and reference and instruction department at Loyola Marymount University’s William H. Hannon Library developed a three-part orientation experience to welcome new theological studies graduate students. The three parts consisted of a 10-minute welcome via Zoom by two outreach librarians; a “meet and greet” library orientation and VIP tour co-presented by an outreach librarian and the librarian for theological studies; and an in-depth instruction session led by the librarian for theological studies. With lessons learned and student feedback collected in Fall 2022, the librarians aimed to improve this three-point plan in Fall 2023. This article presents successes and failures from both years of orientation programs to inform academic librarians aiming to support graduate students at their respective institutions
Lingua Franca: How We Used Analytics to Describe Databases in Student Speak
No full textPublisher descriptions of library databases are often long and complex, and they don’t conform to students’ mental models. Novice student researchers lack a big-picture understanding of research, and they may find the jargon used by database producers to be a major barrier. This can unintentionally cause extraneous cognitive load for students who encounter these database descriptions on a LibGuide. To address this problem, librarians at Loyola Marymount University’s (LMU) William H. Hannon Library combined data from established LibGuides best practices with student vocabulary mined from our own reference chat transcripts to design a new format for database descriptions that is more student-friendly. This article discusses the process for developing and testing the new format for database descriptions, as well as how it was implemented across all LibGuides
Student Use of the Information Commons: An Exploration through Mixed Methods
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Objective – In this case study, librarians at the William H. Hannon Library at Loyola Marymount University explored user behaviour in the Information Commons, user preferences for furniture style and configuration, and how users engaged with a mix of technology, resources, and activities inside the space.
Methods – The researchers used a mixed-methods case study consisting of 2,443 “direct observations,” 646 environmental scans, 248 patron surveys, and 46 whiteboard poll questions. They created visualizations of results in Tableau, with filters for zone and variable. They then carried out a follow-up furniture preferences survey with 190 respondents.
Results – Independent study dominated the space usage. Users valued spaciousness, quiet, privacy, and a clean environment. Users frequently multi-tasked with additional devices as they simultaneously used the library computers, including cell phones, headphones, and laptops. The majority of students self-reported using a library computer for email and to access the campus online learning platform. They also reported reading/studying and printing as frequent activities, although these were less frequently observed. Unattended belongings were observed along with broken electrical outlets. Temperature and noise levels were highly variable.
Conclusions – This methodology allowed for the exploration of space use and satisfaction and uncovered implications for the redesign of the library space. The library has already taken steps toward making improvements based on this assessment project including: removing some reference stacks in favor of additional seating space, an inventory of all electrical outlets, and the exploration of new furniture and noise control strategies
Measuring the independence of aircraft accident investigation authorities in ICAO Member States
Full text linkThis project examines the safety management of civil aircraft accident investigation authorities in International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Member States, with particular emphasis on the independence of the investigations. The research aims to establish the current level of resources and methodology adopted by Member States’ accident investigation authorities. The output of this work not only identifies the current situation but informs initiatives for some of the States in the process of establishing their investigation capability.
ICAO Annex 13 was analysed and found to be based on the principle of independent accident investigations. Also, a four dimensional measuring index (4DMI) has been developed to measure the independence of accident investigations in ICAO Member States. Data were collected from 45 States and are presented in the thesis. As a result of applying the 4DMI to the collected data, the States were ranked according to their scores, and divided into four categories of independence. Analysis of the four categories and the scores from the four dimensions revealed that States approach the concept of investigation independence in different ways; however, there are several practices that are common within the highest independence category and several other practices that are common within the lowest independence category.
The research recommends that States should work towards improving their overall investigation independence by implementing the seven identified practices in the High-Independence category and distance themselves from the five practices identified as common in the Low-Independence category
The liturgical vision of Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin
Full text linkThe aim of this thesis is to argue that Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin (1812-1852) was a liturgist who had a liturgical vision. He is commonly regarded as an architect and designer per se, but many believe he had eccentric ideas, was a fanatic for the Gothic style of architecture and that while he was religious, he had little impact on the religious controversy and events of his time. The thesis will bring forward a different picture of him. The reasons put forward to support the claim that he was a liturgist are that he had a particularly definition of liturgy; he studied liturgy for three years; he employed a particular method of writing, which was commonly used by past liturgists; many of his authorities were liturgists and historians, as well as architects and designers, and his sources related to liturgy. Pugin went from attacking Protestants, to defending his views against Roman Catholics. To argue for his views, Pugin employed a particular methodology, which included a vast number of authorities and sources. He offered to England an alternative setting of the Roman rite. The new converts who had seceded from the Church of England to the Church of Rome, including John Henry Newman and his circle, did not support him and this led to a major conflict. Their different views of liturgy became a matter of judgement for the Roman Catholic Church. Pugin was influenced by Continental, particularly French, Roman Catholic scholars and liturgists. The influence of the leader of the liberal Catholics in France, Charles-Forbes-Rene, Count de Montalembert, is also brought to light. The thesis will argue that Pugin sought to implement his views on liturgy in England and had a vision of a future England that could act as an example to the rest of Catholic Christendom, including the Church of Rome. He initially had a measure of success, but finally failed and bowed to the judgement of the Roman Catholic Church
