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Item 10 Questions: Debra Kolah(Special Libraries Association, 2011-04) Hales, StuartInterview with Debra Kolah, the founding chair of SLA's new user experience caucus.Item A Collection of Resources for Learning to Code in R(Rice University, 2023) Barber, Catherine RomeroThis collection of guides and Markdown code files introduces coding basics to learners who are new to R. Topics include navigating in RStudio, importing and indexing data, data wrangling, visualization, basic statistics, creating reports with Markdown, and programming basics.Item Academic Libraries Join the Fight Against Climate Change(2020) Spiro, Lisa; Fitzpatrick, AshleyIn 2017, Hurricane Harvey dumped over 50 inches of rain on Houston, causing approximately 100 deaths and $125 billion in damage. Research indicates that Harvey’s impact was worsened by climate change. More recently wildfires, floods, and droughts - as well as concerted action by climate activists - have demonstrated the urgency of fighting climate change. The library community is beginning to take action; for example, the American Library Association (ALA) recently adopted sustainability as a core value and launched the “Resilient Communities: Libraries Respond to Climate Change” grant program. Rice University’s Fondren Library is one of five academic libraries to have won this grant. Fondren’s core grant-funded activities include organizing a panel discussion featuring four Houston women at the forefront of climate justice work, screening a documentary on queer responses to climate change, becoming a climate resilience hub, and developing a workshop for middle school students focused on understanding air quality data in their neighborhood, a frontline community. The grant is part of a broader series of sustainability initiatives at Fondren, including the development of a sustainability plan, the formation of a staff “Green Team,” and the appointment of a student “eco-rep.” This interactive presentation will examine how and why academic libraries should prioritize sustainability initiatives, using Fondren’s experiences as a model for community and student engagement around climate change. Participants will then engage in discussion about how the library community can come together to fight climate change. https://library.rice.edu/sustainabilityItem Agenda: Lecture-Based Intro to Data(Rice University, 2019) Koh, DanielItem Agenda: Project-Based Learning Intro to Data(Rice University, 2019) Koh, DanielItem Agenda: Train the Trainers(Rice University, 2019) Koh, DanielItem Alternative and Underground Comics: Interview with Caitlin McGurk(Taylor & Francis, 2018) Vieira, Scott; McGurk, CaitlinIn this installment of "Conversations," Caitlin McGurk, associate curator for outreach at the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library and Museum, discusses alternative and underground comics along with different aspects of her professional career in cartoon and comics librarianship.Item Book review: The Impactful Academic: Building a Research Career That Makes a Difference(Iowa State University Digital Press, 2023) Kipphut-Smith, ShannonA brief review of Wade Kelly's book, The Impactful Academic: Building a Research Career That Makes a Difference (2022).Item Building and Managing Your Online Profile as an Academic(2016-12-07) Spiro, Lisa; Kipphut-Smith, ShannonSlides from a workshop on raising your online visibility as an academic.Item Can a UX Department Really Make a Difference?(2017-04-03) Vacek, Rachel; Kolah, Debra; Fondren LibraryWhen a library is truly invested in UX, with total awareness of and buy-in on user-centered thinking, its staff more readily embrace UX principles and have more empathy. However, creating a user-centric culture can be challenging as a solo UX Librarian. Wouldn't it be easier with a dedicated department? For this presentation, a panel of UX department heads will discuss organizational buy-in, advocacy and partnerships, and key elements for establishing more structure for UX in libraries.Item Canvas Survey and User Testing, Summer 2015(2015) Kolah, Debra; Yan, HaoItem Checklist: Project-Based Learning Intro to Data(Rice University, 2019) Koh, DanielItem Civic Engagement During the Pandemic(Rice University, 2021-05-07) Thomas, Amanda; Xiong, AnnaItem Collecting to the Core--Physics(2012) Fosmire, Michael; Kolah, Debra; Doherty, AnneColumn Editor’s Note: The “Collecting to the Core” column highlights monographic works that are essential to the academic library within a particular discipline, inspired by the Resources for College Libraries bibliography (online at http://www.rclweb.net). In each essay, subject specialists introduce and explain the classic titles and topics that continue to remain relevant to the undergraduate curriculum and library collection. Disciplinary trends may shift, but some classics never go out of style. — ADItem Communication and Storage of Data for Personal Libraries(2005-07-20T21:51:10Z) Alvarez-Cavazos, FranciscoPersonal libraries are proposed by investigating design elements that should be considered in the creation of a distributed digital object store for a personal library system. Particular emphasis is placed in storage scalability and communication demands.Item Communication and Storage of Data for Personal Libraries(2005-07-20T21:28:53Z) Alvarez-Cavazos, FranciscoThis research proposes personal digital libraries by investigating design elements that should be considered in the creation of a distributed digital object store for a personal library system. Particular emphasis is placed in the storage scalability and communication demands imposed by personal librariesItem Compliance: E-Science Mandates and Policies(2012-04-04) White, Sarah J.Item Contextualizing Science Education via Earth System Science Events for Meaningful Lifelong Learning(2005-08-09T22:18:19Z) de la Chica, SebastianThe widespread deployment of ubiquitous communication technologies, including growing Internet access, in the early 21st century has resulted in a growing number of information sources available for educational purposes. These online information sources contribute to an educational landscape increasingly capable of near real-time access to news coverage, scientific data, and critical analyses about earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, tsunamis, and similar Earth system science (ESS) events. By contrast, traditional science textbooks provide sanctioned quality educational content, but require content updating cycles several orders of magnitude longer than online information sources. Lacking meaningful context, scientific information in traditional textbooks often leads to disconnected rote learning and limited understanding of scientific concepts. Lacking the appropriate cognitive skills, learners often fail to recognize and connect the salient scientific concepts and social issues underlying news coverage of significant ESS events with their existing scientific knowledge. Nationally-recognized science education standards have addressed the importance of learning how to be a scientist through learning goals related to science inquiry and critical thinking skills in authentic settings, including topics derived from current events (National Research Council, 1996; Project 2061, 1993). While real-world ESS events may support authentic integration of science in the classroom with science in the world, learners require appropriate cognitive skills to adequately process and integrate scientific content from diverse sources in the context of their immediate science curriculum learning goals. The proposed research addresses the following research questions: • How does the introduction of real-world Earth system science events change learners’ existing scientific understandings and their comprehension of the social relevance of the science curriculum content? • What are the cognitive skills and strategies required for meaningful learning from multiple sources in an online science research environment? • How can concept maps be integrated with educational digital libraries to scaffold the development of these cognitive skills and strategies in an online science research environment?Item Contextualizing Science Education via Earth System Science Events for Meaningful Lifelong Learning(2005-08-09T22:27:21Z) de la Chica, SebastianItem Conversations: The Open Libraries Project – Interview with Chris Freeland(Taylor & Francis, 2020) Vieira, ScottIn this installment of “Conversations,” Chris Freeland, director for the Open Libraries project with the Internet Archive, discusses his work with the Open Libraries project and the National Emergency Library.