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Discussions at a Distance: Autonomy in Asynchronous Course Assignments
After instructing a typically in-person, first-year experience course in an asynchronous, online format for the first time due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this instructor sought student feedback on both the modes of discussion ... -
Effects of high school location on first-year students’ research confidence and college readiness
In Ohio, K-12 public school funding models have been ruled unconstitutional four times due to the great discrepancies among districts from different economic and geographic areas. One of these discrepancies is often the ... -
Faculty-librarian partnerships within a course-based first-year research experience program
Miami University offers several avenues for undergraduates to participate in research, the First Year Research Experience (FYRE) program being one of them. Created a decade ago, the program currently takes the form of a ... -
Building Your Brand and Communicating for Collaboration in a Brand New Role
Newly created roles in libraries are an exciting opportunity, but can also be confusing: for colleagues, your campus and community. The confusion is only compounded when a position breaks with tradition or is built on ... -
Future Focused Outreach with Campus and Community Collaborations
In changing times, outreach efforts play a major role in meaningfully connecting users to the academic library of the 21st century. Collaborations, both on- and off-campus, are vital to the success of such endeavors. This ... -
Digital Wellness: Strategies for Supporting Student Well-Being Online
With 24/7 device access and frequent social media use proving problematic to the success of our students, this poster presents an argument for digital wellness instruction in libraries, potential campus collaborators for ... -
Advisors as Allies: Connecting Libraries and Academic Advising
Nearly every college student is assigned to and familiar with how to communicate with their academic advisor; unfortunately, the same cannot be said for most students and their liaison librarian. Though librarians and ... -
Maybe You Can Go Home Again: Ohio's Strategy to Provide Long-Term Services and Supports for a Growing Older Population - Full Report
This report provides findings from a study of long-term services and supports utilization trends from 1993 to 2017. Information on nursing homes, residential care facilities, and PASSPORT is provided. Findings show that ... -
Maybe You Can Go Home Again: Ohio's Strategy to Provide Long-Term Services and Supports for a Growing Older Population- Executive Summary
This executive summary provides findings from a study of long-term services and supports utilization trends from 1993 to 2017. Information on nursing homes, residential care facilities, and PASSPORT is provided. Findings ... -
Dedicated Memory Care Units in Ohio's Long-Term Services Settings: Structure and Practices - Full Report
This report provides information about memory care units in Ohio's nursing homes and residential care facilities. Findings are based on questions included in the Biennial Survey of Long-Term Care Facilities. Results include ... -
Dedicated Memory Care Units in Ohio's Long-Term Services Settings: Structure and Practices - Executive Summary
This executive summary provides information about memory care units in Ohio's nursing homes and residential care facilities. Findings are based on questions included in the Biennial Survey of Long-Term Care Facilities. ... -
Systematic Reviews and Evidence Syntheses
Invited presentation on systematic reviews, evidence syntheses, and a librarian's role on evidence synthesis teams. -
A Detailed Stylometric Investigation of the İnce Memed Tetralogy*
We analyze four İnce Memed novels of Yaşar Kemal using six style markers: “most frequent words,” “syllable counts,” “word type -or part of speech- information,” “sentence length in terms of words,” “word length in text,” ... -
(Re)Building Alliances: Advocating for art methodologies in digital collections collaborations
Advocating for art disciplinary methodologies in collaborations with digital collections librarians, especially in academic libraries, is a vital skill. While art librarians have refined and transformed their relationship ... -
Exhibiting STEAM: Engaging Art Librarianship in the STEM Narrative
Art and science are often thought of as separate and unrelated disciplines. However, art has frequently been influenced by scientific discoveries, and science has used artistic techniques to expand knowledge. Since STEM ... -
Libraries Are Not Neutral: Implementing Social Justice and Critical Information Literacy into One-Shot Instruction
The United States is finally listening to the Black Lives Matter Movement. After the tragic murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and far too many others at the hands of police, white Americans are recognizing the ... -
When You're Forced to Go Digital: Zinemaking Online
In spring 2020, universities found themselves navigating an unprecedented and sudden shift to online learning. Librarians have played a crucial role in connecting students and faculty with digital tools and resources during ... -
Strengthening Ties: Contracting Between Community-Based Organizations and Health Care Entities
The Aging and Disability Business Institute (Business Institute), led by the National Association of Area Agencies on Aging (n4a), supports the business acumen of CBOs to enhance contracting with health care partners. ... -
Women in Retirement : Preliminary Report
This study is primarily concerned with describing and analyzing the life situations of a group of retired women. This material will … knowledge by telling us about the lives of … retired women, an area in which little has ...