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Bridging or broadening Gaps? AI-Assisted professional writing among native and non-native English Writers

Thu, 12 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000

This study examines how AI influences existing differences in professional writing between native and non-native English writers (NEWs and NNEWs) in the United States, reflecting individuals’ task-related proficiency and language-based social positioning. We compare how these two groups integrate AI-generated content into their writing and include writing self-efficacy as a moderator to examine whether perceived task proficiency shapes the differences in AI use between the two groups. We also test an underlying social-psychological mechanism by examining the mediating role of perceived superiority: the extent to which participants judged the AI-generated text as better than their own writing. In an online experiment, 327 NEWs and NNEWs were recruited to write a job application cover letter for a hypothetical scenario. Participants were randomly assigned to receive AI-generated content written at either a simple or advanced lexical level and were asked to revise their letter as...

Journals accepting case reports

Mon, 26 Feb 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Background: Few resources exist to support finding journals that accept case reports by specialty. In 2016, Katherine Akers compiled a list of 160 journals that accepted case reports, which many librarians continue to use 7 years later. Because journals' editorial policies and submission guidelines evolve, finding publication venues for case reports poses a dynamic problem, consisting of reviewing a journal's author guidelines to determine if the journal accepts case report manuscripts. This project aimed to create a more up to date and extensive list of journals that currently accept case reports. Case Presentation: 1,874 journal titles were downloaded from PubMed. The team reviewed each journal and identified journal titles that accept case reports. Additional inclusion factors included being indexed in MEDLINE, accessible on the internet, and accepting and publishing English language submissions. Discussion: The new journal list includes 1,028 journals covering 129 specialties...

Task-based functional neuroimaging in infants: a systematic review

Sat, 16 Sep 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Background: Infancy is characterized by rapid neurological transformations leading to consolidation of lifelong function capabilities. Studying the infant brain is crucial for understanding how these mechanisms develop during this sensitive period. We review the neuroimaging modalities used with infants in stimulus-induced activity paradigms specifically, for the unique opportunity the latter provide for assessment of brain function. Methods: Conducted a systematic review of literature published between 1977-2021, via a comprehensive search of four major databases. Standardized appraisal tools and inclusion/exclusion criteria were set according to the PRISMA guidelines. Results: Two-hundred and thirteen papers met the criteria of the review process. The results show clear evidence of overall cumulative growth in the number of infant functional neuroimaging studies, with electroencephalography (EEG) and functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) to be the most utilized and fastest...

The Eaton collection of science fiction and fantasy at UC Riverside: pasts, presents, and futures

Wed, 8 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0000

The Eaton collection of science fiction and fantasy at UC Riverside: pasts, presents, and futures

Fandom and Sexuality in the Archives: Collecting Slash Fan Fiction and Yaoi/Boys' Love Manga

Tue, 22 Jun 2021 00:00:00 +0000

The Eaton Collection of Science Fiction & Fantasy at the University of California, Riverside contains a unique archive of slash fan fiction and yaoi/boys' love (BL) manga. Slash and BL refer to fanmade or commercially published works of male homosexual erotica or romance historically made for the pleasure and consumption of women. These fandoms have been a minor subject of academic scholarship for years, though few archives or libraries are actively acquiring them. In this article, we explore the value and challenges associated with collecting materials containing taboo subject matter. We contextualize this process with an overview of the history of archival theory, the emergence of critical archive studies, and the intersection of niche fan communities with feminist and queer studies frameworks.

Statement on Inclusion and Equity in Special Collections, Archives, and Distinctive Collections in the University of California Libraries

Tue, 5 Jan 2021 00:00:00 +0000

We acknowledge historical absences in library collections, including those of the University of California Libraries. We will develop practices that counteract a paradigm of racist, sexist, and white-centered collecting, description, instruction, and access. Metadata, digital exhibits, and archival descriptions in particular have disadvantaged communities of color, limited points of subject-based access, and contributed to a culture of exclusivity and inequity. We commit to immediate and enduring work to elevate the narratives, perspectives, and expertise of the marginalized: those who identify as Black, Indigenous, persons of color, immigrants, women, disabled people, and those from the LGBTQ+ communities. We recognize that this work is iterative and ongoing, inherently risky, and messy, but entirely necessary.

‘A process where we’re all at the table’: community archives challenging dominant modes of archival practice

Wed, 25 Oct 2017 00:00:00 +0000

Community archives have compelled shifts in dominant archival management practices to reflect community agency and values. To analyse these shifts, we ask: In what ways do community archives and their staff challenge traditional archival modes of practice? Do community archives work within or against dominant frameworks for institutional sustainability? Do community archives challenge or replicate dominant custody practices? Based on semi-structured interviews with 17 founders, staff and volunteers at 12 Southern California community archives, this research examines the diverse models of practice utilised by community archives practitioners that diverge from and challenge standard practices in the field. By addressing these questions, our research uncovers a variety of models of practice employed by communities in Southern California to autonomously create and sustain their archives.

‘To Be Able to Imagine Otherwise’: community archives and the importance of representation

Wed, 25 Oct 2017 00:00:00 +0000

Through data gleaned from semi-structured interviews with 17 community archives founders, volunteers and staff at 12 sites in Southern California, this paper develops a new tripartite framework for understanding the ontological, epistemological and social impact of community archives. Throughout, it reflects the ways in which communities marginalized by race, ethnicity, class, sexuality, gender and political position experience both the profoundly negative affective consequences of absence and misrepresentation in mainstream media and archives (which it calls ‘symbolic annihilation’) and the positive effect of complex and autonomous forms of representation in community-driven archives (which it terms ‘representational belonging’).

Desenvolvendo uma tipologia de documentos relacionados aos direitos humanos

Thu, 4 Aug 2016 00:00:00 +0000

O que torna um documento de arquivo um "documento de direitos humanos"? Quais tipos de documentos se enquadram nesse termo genérico? Como e por que podemos desenvolver uma tipologia desses documentos? O que está em jogo – eticamente, teoricamente e na prática – quanto às formas e razões pelas quais definimos e classificamos documentos como tal? Este artigo procura responder a essas questões delineando uma proposta de tipologia de documentos de direitos humanos, apresenta revisão de literatura que explora a história das definições de documentos de direitos humanos em estudos arquivísticos, bem como a discussão atual mais ampla na Ciência da Informação sobre as políticas de organização da informação. Em seguida, delineia a metodologia para a análise conceitual descrevendo as formas pelas quais essa metodologia será empregada para construir a categoria “documento de direitos humanos”. Conclui com uma proposta de tipologia dos documentos de direitos humanos, postulando que tais documentos...