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Academic Library Succession Planning in Research Universities in the United States

Thu, 13 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000

This study investigated succession planning activities in U.S. academic libraries at doctoral-granting institutions with high research activity (R2) and Doctoral/Professional Universities (D/PU). It deployed a previously validated survey instrument to a random cluster sample of librarians (n = 309) to determine the extent to which their libraries engage in succession planning, defined broadly to include training, development, and career planning, to develop internal leadership capacity and who has access to these development opportunities. Analysis confirmed the instrument’s strong psychometric properties for this new population (α = 0.93, ω = 0.92), comparable to the original study on ARL institutions (α = 0.91, ω = 0.92). Findings indicate that a librarian’s knowledge of and participation in succession planning significantly correlates with their demographic groups (e.g. race/ethnicity, neurodivergence), professional characteristics (e.g. faculty status, years of experience),...

A Benchmarking Survey of Open Access Funds at the University of California

Fri, 11 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Objective – The purpose of this study was to examine the status and viability of application-based open access funds (OAFs) across the University of California (UC) Libraries to assist with long-term planning for this type of funding at UC. Methods – In 2022, the authors surveyed the 10 UC campus libraries about both the outcome of an earlier UC-wide OAF pilot and the current status of application-based OAFs to support article processing charges (APCs), book processing charges (BPCs), and open educational resources (OERs). Five campuses reported having a current OAF. These five campuses responded to additional questions about their budgets and their sustainability, the number of publications funded, policies, and staffing resources for managing the OAF. Results – Five UC campuses had an active application-based OAF, with budgets or expenditures ranging from $20,000 - $271,000 annually. Only two campuses felt their budget was sustainable. One of the five campuses closed its fund...

Is the Library One-Shot Effective? A Meta-Analytic Study

Thu, 13 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Is the Library One-Shot Effective? A Meta-Analytic Study

Making an impact: the new 2024 Medical Library Association research agenda

Mon, 3 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Objective: This research project sought to identify those subject areas that leaders and researcher members of the Medical Library Association (MLA) determined to be of greatest importance for research investigation. It updates two previous studies conducted in 2008 and 2011. Methods: The project involved a three-step Delphi process aimed at collecting the most important and researchable questions facing the health sciences librarianship profession. First, 495 MLA leaders were asked to submit questions answerable by known research methods. Submitted questions could not exceed 50 words in length. There were 130 viable, unique questions submitted by MLA leaders. Second, the authors asked 200 eligible MLA-member researchers to select the five (5) most important and answerable questions from the list of 130 questions. Third, the same 130 MLA leaders who initially submitted questions were asked to select their top five (5) most important and answerable questions from the 36 top-ranked...

Deciding how to decide: Using the Digital Preservation Storage Criteria

Sun, 26 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000

The Digital Preservation Storage Criteria (hereafter, the Criteria) grew out of a community discussion at the 12th International Conference on Digital Preservation (iPRES 2015) on the evolving landscape of digital preservation storage approaches. A Working Group convened to develop guidance for organizations that either use or provide digital preservation storage. The first version of the Criteria was presented at an iPRES 2016 workshop and outlined the Working Group’s preliminary results and sought feedback. The Working Group has shared iterative versions over the last three years that have been informed by community feedback gathered through conference sessions, online review and a survey. Possible uses of the Criteria include helping organizations to develop requirements for their digital preservation storage, evaluating digital preservation storage solutions, raising awareness about digital preservation storage, and providing training materials to inform practitioners and...

Energy, Digital Preservation, and the Climate: Proactively Planning for an Uncertain Future

Sun, 26 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Energy, Digital Preservation, and the Climate: Proactively Planning for an Uncertain Future

Systematic review of exercise for the treatment of pediatric metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease

Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0000

BACKGROUND & AIMS: Steatotic liver disease affects approximately 1 in 10 children in the U.S. and increases the risk of cirrhosis, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease. Lifestyle modification centered on increased physical activity and dietary improvement is the primary management approach. However, significant gaps in the literature hinder the establishment of exercise as a targeted therapeutic strategy for pediatric metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), previously known as nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). We performed a systematic review of studies assessing the impact of exercise interventions on validated hepatic outcomes in children with NAFLD. METHODS: We searched CENTRAL, PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, CINAHL, and Google Scholar on June 5 and 6, 2023, for studies in English involving children aged 0 to 19 years diagnosed with NAFLD or at increased risk for NAFLD due to overweight or obesity. We updated the search on August 8, 2024....

Emotional intelligence and happiness: Varied perspectives of supervisors and employees

Tue, 17 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Emotional intelligence and happiness: Varied perspectives of supervisors and employees

Scholarly Communication Work: On the Ground Perspectives

Thu, 3 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0000

This survey investigates the experiences of scholarly communication workers in North America, with a total of 282 responses. Previous studies on scholarly communication work in academic libraries have tended to focus on organizational structure and necessary competencies. This study aims to put the focus back on workers’ own experiences on the job, to better understand the contributing factors to burnout and attrition that can arise for those in these positions. Five main areas are investigated: newness of the position, scope of the work, support and resources, feelings of one’s expertise being unvalued or dismissed, and the impact of administration. The study concludes with recommendations for library administrators on how to fortify a more sustainable environment for scholarly communication workers

Addressing Equity and Affordability in Digital Study Tools for STEM and the Health Sciences: Possibilities for Library Involvement

Mon, 19 Aug 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Students in STEM and the health sciences have unique learning needs, including preparation for exams required for entering a STEM or health sciences profession. Students in these areas thus often seek, in addition to or instead of traditional course materials and library resources, digital study tools that utilize techniques such as spaced repetition. However, such tools are often sold as individual subscriptions that may be prohibitively expensive. The article outlines four approaches libraries may consider to help make digital study tools in STEM and the health sciences more equitable and affordable: assess, adopt, adapt, and create.

Mapping the pathways to health sciences librarianship: reflections and future implications from an immersion session

Mon, 19 Aug 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Objective: Many health sciences librarians enter the profession without specific health sciences training. Some LIS programs have health sciences courses or tracks, but health sciences training within an LIS program is only one path to entering health sciences librarianship. To develop a map of pathways into health sciences librarianship, an immersion session at the Medical Library Association conference in 2022 asked health sciences librarians to share how they entered the profession. Methods: The immersion session was structured in three parts: facilitator introductions, small group discussions, and a whole group summary discussion. Guided by questions from the facilitators, small groups discussed what pathways currently exist, how to promote existing pathways, what new pathways should be created, and how to develop and promote pathways that make the profession more equitable, diverse, and inclusive. Results: Through in-the-moment thematic analysis of the small group discussions,...

Reflecting on the Impact of Hybrid Work on an Academic Library Using the Socio-Ecological Model

Mon, 19 Aug 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Covid-19 led to a dramatic change in the academic library work environment, with many workers shifting to a hybrid work schedule once they returned to in person work. The authors describe the impact of this schedule shift through the novel use of the socio-ecological model. The socio-ecological model looks at the impact of choices through varying circles or levels. The authors discuss the individual, interpersonal, community, and societal levels of impact that the switch to hybrid work had within their context and discuss their role as unit leaders and the decisions made to address these varying impacts.

Toward Enhanced Reusability: A Comparative Analysis of Metadata for Machine Learning Objects and Their Characteristics in Generalist and Specialist Repositories

Fri, 19 Jul 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Objective: The rapidly increasing prevalence and application of machine learning (ML) across disciplines creates a pressing need to establish guidance for data curation professionals. However, we must first understand the characteristics of ML-related objects shared in generalist and specialist repositories and the extent to which repository metadata fields enable findability and reuse of ML objects. Methods: We used a combination of API queries and web scraping to retrieve metadata for ML objects in eight commonly used generalist and ML-specific data repositories. We assessed both metadata schema and characteristics of deposited ML objects, within the context of the widely adopted FAIR Principles. We also calculated summary statistics for properties of objects, including number of objects per year, dataset size, domains represented, and availability of related resources. Results: Generalist repositories excelled at providing provenance metadata, specifically unique identifiers,...

Remixing the Government:Mashups and Government Information

Wed, 3 Jul 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Library and information science (LIS) scholarly communication is rife with discussion of web two-point-this and library two-point-that and how we can dramatically change the library paradigm with new technology. As trendy-and (two-point-) oh-so-easy to poke fun at-as the new jargon is, Web 2.0 is fundamentally about web technology giving users individual choices in how they access and use information. This is embodied in interactive tools like blogs (users publishing information themselves), wikis (users creating and editing information they access), personalized portals and widgets (users customizing their online services), and social networking (users sharing their content with others who are somehow like them).

Bountiful Harvest: Batch Searching and Distribution of Electronic State Document MARC Records

Wed, 3 Jul 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Time wasted is time lost. What better way to make use of a document cataloger’s time than to automate the searching processin OCLC? This is what we are doing at the University of California (UC) San Diego. The key component of this strategy is the up: search command in OCLC. This command only became available to OCLC Connexion users in April 2008 and has remained largely undiscovered.

Emerging Leaders Ask: Is It Accessible?

Wed, 3 Jul 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Emerging Leaders Ask: Is It Accessible?

The Personal, Political, and a Little Bit of Everything Else: Girls, Grrrls and Perzines

Tue, 11 Jun 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Using her own zine story as a vehicle, the author relates the history of the riot grrrl subculture, describes the girl zine genre and its history, and examines zinester subculture and networking. She also explores zinesters’ motivation and discusses the purpose girl zines fill in female zinesters’ lives.

Red Flag Signs and Symptoms for Patients With Early-Onset Colorectal Cancer

Thu, 6 Jun 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Importance: Early-onset colorectal cancer (EOCRC), defined as a diagnosis at younger than age 50 years, is increasing, and so-called red flag signs and symptoms among these individuals are often missed, leading to diagnostic delays. Improved recognition of presenting signs and symptoms associated with EOCRC could facilitate more timely diagnosis and impact clinical outcomes. Objective: To report the frequency of presenting red flag signs and symptoms among individuals with EOCRC, to examine their association with EOCRC risk, and to measure variation in time to diagnosis from sign or symptom presentation. Data Sources: PubMed/MEDLINE, Embase, CINAHL, and Web of Science were searched from database inception through May 2023. Study Selection: Studies that reported on sign and symptom presentation or time from sign and symptom presentation to diagnosis for patients younger than age 50 years diagnosed with nonhereditary CRC were included. Data Extraction and Synthesis: Data extraction...

Acute rotenone poisoning: A scoping review

Sat, 27 Apr 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Context: Rotenone is a toxic chemical found in various plants, including some used as food. Rotenone poisoning can be fatal and there is no antidote. Mechanistically, rotenone inhibits mitochondrial complex I, leading to reduced ATP production, compensatory glycolytic upregulation and secondary lactate production, and oxidative stress. Our literature review examined acute rotenone poisoning in humans, including exposure scenarios, clinical presentations, and treatments. Methods: We searched five databases for relevant literature from database inception through the search date: July 12, 2022, pairing controlled vocabulary and keywords for "rotenone" with terms relating to human exposures and outcomes, such as "ingestion," "exposure," and "poisoning." We included all peer-reviewed reports found using the search terms where the full English text was available. Data abstracted included the number, age, weight, and sex of the exposed person(s), country where exposure happened, exposure...

Systematic Review of Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Risk for Metachronous Advanced Neoplasia in Patients With Young-Onset Colorectal Adenoma

Mon, 8 Apr 2024 00:00:00 +0000

BACKGROUND & AIMS: The incidence and mortality of early-onset colorectal cancer (CRC) are increasing. Adenoma detection, removal, and subsequent endoscopic surveillance might modify risk of CRC diagnosed before age 50 years (early-onset CRC). We conducted a systematic review of young-onset adenoma (YOA) prevalence, associated risk factors, and rate of metachronous advanced neoplasia after YOA diagnosis. METHODS: We performed a systematic search of multiple electronic databases through February 12, 2019 and identified studies of individuals 18 to 49 years old that reported prevalence of adenoma, risk factors for adenoma, and/or risk for metachronous advanced neoplasia. Summary estimates were derived using random effects meta-analysis, when feasible. RESULTS: The pooled overall prevalence of YOA was 9.0% (95% CI, 7.1%-11.4%), based on 24 studies comprising 23,142 individuals. On subgroup analysis, the pooled prevalence of YOA from autopsy studies was 3.9% (95% CI, 1.9%-7.6%),...

Unit costs of needle and syringe program provision: a global systematic review and cost extrapolation

Wed, 6 Dec 2023 00:00:00 +0000

BACKGROUND: Needle and syringe programs (NSPs) are effective at preventing HIV and hepatitis C virus (HCV) among people who inject drugs (PWID), yet global coverage is low, partly because governments lack data on the cost and cost-effectiveness of NSP in their countries to plan and fund their responses. We conducted a global systematic review of unit costs of NSP provision to inform estimation of cost drivers and extrapolated costs to other countries. METHODS: We conducted a systematic review to extract data on the cost per syringe distributed and its cost drivers. We estimated the impact of country-level and program-level variables on the cost per syringe distributed using linear mixed-effects models. These models were used to predict unit costs of NSP provision, with the best performing model used to extrapolate the cost per syringe distributed for 137 countries. The total cost for a comprehensive NSP (200 syringes per PWID/year) was also estimated for 68 countries with PWID...

You Only Get One Shot: Critically Exploring and Reimagining the One-Shot Instruction Model

Thu, 31 Aug 2023 00:00:00 +0000

You Only Get One Shot: Critically Exploring and Reimagining the One-Shot Instruction Model

The Most Disruptive Publications in Plastic Surgery

Wed, 9 Aug 2023 00:00:00 +0000

The Most Disruptive Publications in Plastic Surgery

Academic librarians: Their understanding and use of emotional intelligence and happiness

Mon, 3 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Academic librarians: Their understanding and use of emotional intelligence and happiness

Pooled 3-Anatomic-Site Testing for Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Sat, 24 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000

BACKGROUND: Pooled testing for Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) and Neisseria gonorrhoeae (NG) may be a cost-saving solution to increase screening by simplifying testing procedures and reducing resource burdens. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to examine the performance of pooled 3-anatomic-site testing (pharyngeal, rectal, and urogenital sites) for CT and NG in comparison with single-anatomic-site testing. METHODS: We conducted a systematic literature search in PubMed, Embase, and Web of Science to identify original evaluation studies of the performance of pooled testing for CT and NG infections and identified 14 studies for inclusion. Each study was systematically evaluated for bias. We conducted bivariate fixed-effects and random-effects meta-analyses using a full Bayesian method of the positive percent agreement and negative percent agreement. RESULTS: The combined positive percent agreement for CT was 93.11% (95% confidence interval [CI], 91.51%-94.55%), and...

A Bibliometric Analysis of Clinical and Translational Research in Pediatric Gastroenterology From 1970 to 2017

Sat, 20 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000

OBJECTIVES: Pediatric gastroenterology is a clinical and research discipline principally developed over the past 50 years. Bibliometric methods provide quantitative analysis and identify research trends. Study aims were to characterize the growth and trends in pediatric gastroenterology clinical and translational research using citation analysis. METHODS: Using citations analysis software, a search strategy specific for pediatric gastroenterology was implemented for the years 1970 to 2017. The 50 most-cited research articles per decade were identified. These 250 articles were coded for topic and study attribute. Analysis included authors, affiliations, journals, countries, and funding sources. RESULTS: Overall average annual growth rate for pediatric gastroenterology publications was significantly higher than that for general pediatrics (51.7% vs 6.2%; P < 0.05). Among the top 250 cited articles, the distribution of study focus was epidemiology (43%), pathophysiology (18%),...

The global lake area, climate, and population dataset

Mon, 27 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000

An increasing population in conjunction with a changing climate necessitates a detailed understanding of water abundance at multiple spatial and temporal scales. Remote sensing has provided massive data volumes to track fluctuations in water quantity, yet contextualizing water abundance with other local, regional, and global trends remains challenging by often requiring large computational resources to combine multiple data sources into analytically-friendly formats. To bridge this gap and facilitate future freshwater research opportunities, we harmonized existing global datasets to create the Global Lake area, Climate, and Population (GLCP) dataset. The GLCP is a compilation of lake surface area for 1.42 + million lakes and reservoirs of at least 10 ha in size from 1995 to 2015 with co-located basin-level temperature, precipitation, and population data. The GLCP was created with FAIR (findable, accessible, interoperable, reusable) data principles in mind and retains unique identifiers...

A model for data ethics instruction for non-experts

Mon, 27 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000

The dramatic increase in use of technological and algorithmic-based solutions for research, economic, and policy decisions has led to a number of high-profile ethical and privacy violations in the last decade. Current disparities in academic curriculum for data and computational science result in significant gaps regarding ethics training in the next generation of data-intensive researchers. Libraries are often called to fill the curricular gaps in data science training for non-data science disciplines, including within the University of California (UC) system. We found that in addition to incomplete computational training, ethics training is almost completely absent in the standard course curricula. In this report, we highlight the experiences of library data services providers in attempting to meet the need for additional training, by designing and running two workshops: Ethical Considerations in Data (2021) and its sequel Data Ethics & Justice (2022). We discuss our interdisciplinary...

Collective efficacy measures for women and girls in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review

Thu, 16 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000

BackgroundPrior research has shown collective efficacy to be a key determinant of women’s well-being. However, much of the work around measuring this construct has been done in high-income geographies, with very little representation from low- and middle-income countries (LMIC). To fill this gap, and guide future research in low resource settings, we aim to summarize best evidence measures of collective efficacy for women and girls from LMICs.MethodsFollowing PRISMA guidelines, we systematically searched five databases for English language peer-reviewed literature on measures of collective efficacy, published between 1 January 2009 and 25 August 2020. In addition, we sought expert input for relevant papers in this area. Research staff screened titles, abstracts, and full-text articles in a double-blind review. Inclusion criteria were: (i) original quantitative analysis, and (ii) sample limited to women/girls only (≥ 100), residing in LMICs.ResultsWe identified 786 unique articles,...

Developing Humanities Collections in the Digital Age: Exploring Humanities Faculty Engagement with Electronic and Print Resources

Wed, 8 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000

This article is based on quantitative and qualitative research examining humanities scholars' understandings of the advantages and disadvantages of print versus electronic information resources. It explores how humanities' faculty members at Florida State University (FSU) use print and electronic resources, as well as how they perceive these different formats. It was carried out with the goal of assisting the authors and other librarians in choosing between electronic and print formats when performing collection development responsibilities. © 2014 Sarah Buck Kachaluba, Jessica Evans Brady, and Jessica Critten.

Web archiving: Policy and practice

Wed, 8 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000

The UC San Diego Library has been collecting and providing access to archived web content since 2007. Initial collections were created on an ad hoc basis, with no highlevel plan to identify websites and content of interest, and there was little documentation of how early collection decisions were made. As time passed, the library’s web archiving efforts increased in scale, and outgrew this informal approach. Efforts were made to standardise web archiving processes and policies via collection request forms and standardised metadata, eventually culminating in the creation of a web archive collection development policy, and collection and quality control workflows and tracking. This article outlines the process of creating these tools, including establishing institutional needs and concerns, evaluating the wider landscape of web archiving policies and norms, and considering sustainable use of available resources. The article also discusses future areas of work to ensure that web...

Elvis and Bears: A Semiotic Approach to the Red Elvises and Rokenrol (American Studies Honors Thesis)

Wed, 8 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000

Elvis and Bears: A Semiotic Approach to the Red Elvises and Rokenrol (American Studies Honors Thesis)

Drosophila Muller F Elements Maintain a Distinct Set of Genomic Properties Over 40 Million Years of Evolution

Tue, 7 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000

The Muller F element (4.2 Mb, ~80 protein-coding genes) is an unusual autosome of Drosophila melanogaster; it is mostly heterochromatic with a low recombination rate. To investigate how these properties impact the evolution of repeats and genes, we manually improved the sequence and annotated the genes on the D. erecta, D. mojavensis, and D. grimshawi F elements and euchromatic domains from the Muller D element. We find that F elements have greater transposon density (25-50%) than euchromatic reference regions (3-11%). Among the F elements, D. grimshawi has the lowest transposon density (particularly DINE-1: 2% vs. 11-27%). F element genes have larger coding spans, more coding exons, larger introns, and lower codon bias. Comparison of the Effective Number of Codons with the Codon Adaptation Index shows that, in contrast to the other species, codon bias in D. grimshawi F element genes can be attributed primarily to selection instead of mutational biases, suggesting that density...

Creating an Emotional Intelligence Community of Practice: A Case Study for Academic Libraries

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000

Creating an Emotional Intelligence Community of Practice: A Case Study for Academic Libraries

¡Presente!: Affirming Latinx voices within health sciences library scholarship

Mon, 20 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0000

Increasing diverse author representation within medical librarianship scholarship among BIPOC information professionals is an important endeavor that requires closer examination. This commentary looks to examine the ways in which the profession can support Latinx librarians and library workers in fully participating within the scholarly pipeline by exploring our unique and authentic voices, structural barriers, hesitation and fears, Whiteness in the profession and knowledge production, bias in the peer review process, lack of resources and support, and finally, a call to action.

The impact of a medical improv curriculum on wellbeing and professional development among pre-clinical medical students

Mon, 4 Oct 2021 00:00:00 +0000

Medical students experience rising rates of burnout throughout their training. Efforts have been made to not only mitigate its negative effects, but also prevent its development. Medical improv takes the basic ideas of improvisational theatre and applies them to clinical situations. Given improv's focus on self-awareness and reflection, in addition to its spontaneous nature, we hypothesized it had the potential to serve as a creative outlet, a way to prevent and/or mitigate the negative effects of stress, burnout, and fatigue, and provide a learning environment to develop skills necessary to succeed as a physician. University of California (UC) San Diego School of Medicine developed a medical improv elective for pre-clinical students and assessed its effects on student development and wellbeing. Students enrolled in the elective between Fall 2019 and Fall 2020 at UC San Diego School of Medicine were surveyed pre- and post- course completion using both qualitative and quantitative...

Sodium azide poisoning: a narrative review

Mon, 16 Aug 2021 00:00:00 +0000

CONTEXT: Sodium azide is a highly toxic chemical. Its production has increased dramatically over the last 30 years due to its widespread use in vehicular airbags, and it is available for purchase online. Thus, accidental exposure to azide or use as a homicidal or suicidal agent could be on the rise, and secondary exposure to medical personnel can occur. No antidote exists for azide poisoning. We conducted a systematic review of azide poisoning to assess recent poisoning reports, exposure scenarios, clinical presentations, and treatment strategies. METHODS: We searched both medical and newspaper databases to review the literature between 01/01/2000 and 12/31/2020, pairing the controlled vocabulary and keyword terms "sodium azide" or "hydrazoic acid" with terms relating to exposures and outcomes, such as "ingestion," "inhalation," "exposure," "poisoning," and "death." We included all peer-reviewed papers and news articles describing human azide poisoning cases from English and non-English...

Systematic Review of Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Risk for Metachronous Advanced Neoplasia in Patients With Young-Onset Colorectal Adenoma

Fri, 14 May 2021 00:00:00 +0000

Background & aims

The incidence and mortality of early-onset colorectal cancer (CRC) are increasing. Adenoma detection, removal, and subsequent endoscopic surveillance might modify risk of CRC diagnosed before age 50 years (early-onset CRC). We conducted a systematic review of young-onset adenoma (YOA) prevalence, associated risk factors, and rate of metachronous advanced neoplasia after YOA diagnosis.

Methods

We performed a systematic search of multiple electronic databases through February 12, 2019 and identified studies of individuals 18 to 49 years old that reported prevalence of adenoma, risk factors for adenoma, and/or risk for metachronous advanced neoplasia. Summary estimates were derived using random effects meta-analysis, when feasible.

Results

The pooled overall prevalence of YOA was 9.0% (95% CI, 7.1%-11.4%), based on 24 studies comprising 23,142 individuals. On subgroup analysis, the pooled prevalence of YOA from autopsy studies was 3.9%...

Creating Analyst Positions in an Academic Library: The UC-San Diego Example

Tue, 15 Dec 2020 00:00:00 +0000

Beginning in the Fall of 2007, the University of California, San Diego Libraries’ Associate University Librarian for User Services established the new position of User Services Decision Support Analyst, reporting directly to her. Success with that endeavor led to the creation of the complementary position of User Services Technology Analyst. Position descriptions for each role are outlined, along with examples of projects assigned to each. Additionally, considerations are given for other institutions which might consider following UCSD’s lead to establish decision or technology support analyst positions.

Food for Thought: Leveraging Library Services to Address Food Insecurity

Tue, 15 Dec 2020 00:00:00 +0000

In June 2018, the University of California (UC), San Diego Library held an inaugural Food for Fine$ drive, collecting non-perishable food items benefiting the year-round campus food pantry in exchange for fine forgiveness. The drive has continued twice annually, in December and June, intentionally timed to coincide with students moving out of their dorms and residences at the end of the school year. Steadily gaining popularity among the student community, each instance evolves in response to observations and feedback.Complementing the Library’s myriad de-stress and wellness activities, this campaign supports students’ basic needs and raises awareness about often hidden food scarcity issues on campus. Providing an incentive for library users to give back to fellow students sets an example for collaboration and generosity, and encourages students to consider alternatives to food waste, both in the immediate and long terms.

Incrementally Building Community & User Engagement in the UC San Diego Library

Tue, 15 Dec 2020 00:00:00 +0000

The University of California, San Diego Library’s inaugural Learning Spaces (LSP) Program was formally established on July 1, 2013 through a library-wide reorganization process spanning 2012-2014. As a new program whose offerings remain in development, 2013-2014 presented opportunities organizationally to initiate new services and amenities and to adopt a new path based on the program’s initial strategic objectives. This chapter details several ways in which the program began during its first year to accomplish its goals of engaging library users, building a sense of community and patron ownership within the library’s learning spaces, establishing a culture of assessment among program staff, and developing spaces where students feel welcomed and supported in their academic life. Activities detailed in the chapter are provided as examples for others working toward similar outcomes. Additionally, a limited literature review of library engagement and community...

Supporting Library Operational Needs with In-House 3D Printing

Mon, 14 Dec 2020 00:00:00 +0000

Intended to support others in doing so, the paper details several scenarios in which in-house 3D scanning and printing produced unique or valuable outcomes with facilities-related issues, as well the process that led to successful solutions.

Designing Outcomes for Multifaceted Organizational Planning and Assessment: A Case Study of the Logic Model Framework for the UC San Diego Library Organizational Renewal

Mon, 14 Dec 2020 00:00:00 +0000

Purpose: In 2019, the UC San Diego Library engaged in an organizational renewal activity that included parallel efforts to renew our strategic priorities, recruit new senior leadership, revise leadership portfolios, and evaluate the impact of previous organizational changes for adjustments. To engage in these initiatives in a cohesive way, we needed a framework to connect these planning activities to the intended service outcomes of our organization. This paper describes our use of the logic model planning and assessment framework to define service outcomes – that align Library priorities to campus goals, professional trends, and long-term impact areas – and to set up an assessment for future organizational development.

Approach: Logic models are visual planning and assessment diagrams that depict the connections between an organization’s work and the intended results. They are like concept maps that depict an if-then relationship between resources,...

Information Literacy Combined Rubric: Mapping the ACRL Framework to the AAC&U VALUE Rubric (Final Report of the Information Literacy Rubric Task Force)

Wed, 16 Sep 2020 00:00:00 +0000

The University of California, San Diego is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC), and was undergoing review to reaffirm accreditation during the library’s rubric project. Since the university’s previous review in 2010, WSCUC has introduced information literacy as a core competency to be included in “an integrated course of study of sufficient breadth and depth to prepare…[students] for work, citizenship, and life-long learning” (WSCUC, 2013). Additionally, “for each core competency, the institution may set a specific level of performance expected at graduation and gather evidence of the achievement of that level of performance (which can be based on sampling) using the assessment methods of its choice” (WSCUC, 2013). Information literacy instruction and assessment has long been at the core of academic library services, so it made sense for the library to partner with campus to help set the standard...

Moving Forward and Continuously Evolving: The East Asian Experience at the UC San Diego Library

Fri, 15 Nov 2019 00:00:00 +0000

The University of California San Diego Library (hereafter the Library) has undergone significant organizational remodeling since 2011 which continues to influence East Asia related administrative, user, and collection services. Chinese-Japanese-Korean (CJK) technical services also went through important changes which were linked to, but not directly prompted by, said organizational changes. This article captures and discusses the Library’s East Asian experience between 2010 and 2017 in three sections.

Standard for Demand Driven Acquisition: the Development of NISO DDA 需求驱动采购的标准: 美国NISO DDA的发展和作用

Thu, 14 Nov 2019 00:00:00 +0000

Article in Chinese. [Purpose/significance] This paper discusses standards development for library demand driven acquisitions and introduces the Demand Driven Acquisition of Monographs (NISO DDA), a recommended practice published by the National Information Standards Organization (NISO) in United States.Libraries in China may draw on U.S. experience during their own DDA application and standards development.[Method/process] Through a literature review, this paper discusses the NISO DDA development background, process, key aspects, impact, and the challenges.[Result/conclusion]NISO DDA laid the foundation for the standardization and sustainable development of DDA. It provides guidelines for the standardized adoption and promotion of DDA on the basis of win-win cooperation by various stakeholders such as libraries, publishers, vendors, and aggregators. It has a positive impact on protecting the interests of all stakeholders...

Leveraging NISO Standards and Best Practices to Improve Discovery and Access of Digital Resources

Thu, 14 Nov 2019 00:00:00 +0000

To tackle issues related to metadata and improve discovery of and access to digital resources, National Information Standards Organization (NISO) has developed a series of standards and recommended best practices. The impact of these standards has been discussed in depth. However, no research has been done in the areas of how those standards and best practices can be used for digital resources in Chinese, and strategies for implementing those standards. This paper aims to identify common issues in discovery of and access to Chinese digital resources; suggest feasible solutions; discuss how to leverage NISO standards and recommended practices; and recommend ways to promote the standards and best practices to stakeholders.

The Case for Performance Support

Tue, 12 Nov 2019 00:00:00 +0000

The design of information literacy instruction and the building of it are two distinct skillsets and processes; yet all too often everything gets mashed together, creating needless confusion and stress. In this book Turnbow, an instructional designer, and Roth, an instructional technologist, suggest a better way to organize the work. They shed light on the people, processes, and resources required to create a sustainable portfolio of online instruction.

Demystifying the instructional design and development process used to create online learning objects, this book will help you understand how instructional design principles and approaches can benefit your learners.

Lose Your Likert Scales

Thu, 29 Aug 2019 00:00:00 +0000

Instruction librarians want to know how effective their workshops and lessons are in order to show their value to the education process. We creatively use two inspirational instructional design approaches, combined with reflective teaching, to tell a compelling story of assessment that can demonstrate our value to our institutions. These practices help us focus our attention towards evaluation and learning. While there are many assessments that librarians and library programs can do, we can’t and shouldn’t be trying to do all of them in our one-shot classes. We will help participants construct adventurous lesson plans that capitalize on connecting outcomes, inventive learning activities and evaluation that works, and discuss how to innovate our programs by incorporating reflection into our process to quantify our work. After our presentation, participants will have practiced rewriting their learning outcomes into clear objectives that can be measured and created performance-based...

Building Partnerships for Better Library Orientations

Thu, 29 Aug 2019 00:00:00 +0000

Building Partnerships for Better Library Orientations

Building a scalable mobile library orientation activity with Edventure Builder

Wed, 17 Jul 2019 00:00:00 +0000

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to discuss the technical aspects of using the Edventure Builder platform to create UC San Diego’s scalable, interactive, online library orientation activity, which was designed for the university’s new First Year Experience program.

Design/methodology/approach: This paper examines a case study using a successive approximation model for the build process of a mobile library scavenger hunt.

Findings: The Edventure Builder software is intuitive, scalable and provides a variety of options to users, including flexibility in question format, a WYSIWYG interface, and branching logic. The main limitation is that analytics is still in beta testing and users must request that data be sent in an Excel spreadsheet via email.

Originality/value: This paper is of interest to information professionals who would like to create a mobile library orientation activity using the Edventure Builder platform.

Creating an Engaging Library Orientation: First Year Experience Courses at University of California, San Diego

Thu, 11 Jul 2019 00:00:00 +0000

This article focuses on the development of an engaging library orientation module for UC San Diego First Year Experience (FYE) courses. The library module included a brief in-class presentation about research concepts and library services, an online interactive library scavenger hunt given as an in-class activity, and a homework assignment where students created public service announcements highlighting their favorite library space or resource. Over 400 FYE students completed the library module, and many indicated a marked increase in comfort using the library by the end of the module. Recommended practices are included for those wishing to create a similar module.

MAILED OUTREACH IS SUPERIOR TO USUAL CARE ALONE FOR COLORECTAL CANCER SCREENING IN THE UNITED STATES

Mon, 8 Jul 2019 00:00:00 +0000

Background:

Mailed outreach promoting colorectal cancer (CRC) screening with a stool blood test kit may increase participation, but magnitude and consistency of benefit of this intervention strategy is uncertain.

Aim:

Conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) comparing mailed outreach offering stool tests to usual care, clinic-based screening offers on CRC screening uptake in the United States.

Methods:

We performed a systematic literature search of 5 databases for RCTs of mailed outreach January 1980 through June 2017. Primary outcome was screening completion, summarized using random-effects meta-analysis as pooled differences in proportion completing screening and relative risk of achieving screening compared to control. Subgroup analyses by test type offered--fecal immunochemical test (FIT) or guaiac fecal occult blood test (gFOBT)--, presence of telephone reminders, and presence of predominant underserved/minority...

Don't Use a Hammer When You Need a Screwdriver: How to Use the Right Tools to Create Assessment That Matters

Mon, 8 Jul 2019 00:00:00 +0000

Instruction librarians want clear data showing the effectiveness of our workshops as a way of demonstrating our value in education. This article uses instructional design approaches to show how to make specific changes when writing and measuring our learning outcomes to capture what we are doing in our sessions. Unlike classes that develop over the course of several months, we are faced with unique challenges when conducting one-shot instruction sessions. By focusing our attention on student satisfaction and learning, we see ways to improve those sessions for everyone involved. In this essay, we provide examples and discuss how to write effective learning outcomes to answer specific questions about learner satisfaction and what the participants learned. In addition, we suggest ways to reform the evaluation and assessment questions that we use to reinforce our lessons. These methods can be used in both online and face-to-face environments.

Citation Rankings of Public Administration Journals

Thu, 25 Apr 2019 00:00:00 +0000

This article employs standard citation analysis techniques to rank the research value of public administration journals. Although prestige is a suspect measure of quality, esteem surveys have been used to rate the perceived importance of journals in many fields (including public administration). By gauging actual consumption rather than estimated value, citation analysis offers a better method of assessing journal worth. The three citation rankings presented in this study confirm the importance of such prestigious journals as Public Administration Review , American Political Science Review , and Administrative Science Quarterly . In some cases, however, the citation hierarchies differ considerably from the esteem ratings.

Bringing Information Literacy (IL) into the First-Year College Science Curriculum: Expanding a Faculty/Librarian Partnership to Develop Chemical IL Modules for Freshmen Lecture and Laboratory Courses

Mon, 19 Nov 2018 00:00:00 +0000

Information literacy skills, both general and discipline-specific, are widely recognized by college faculty and librarians as necessary for supporting critical thinking and communication. Starting in first year, these skills are most effectively developed as part of a course curriculum rather than in a one-time visit to the library. However, integrating information literacy instruction in freshmen-level courses can be a challenge as instructors and librarians both must consider scalability for the large class sizes, relevance to the coursework, and difficulties in giving up class time. A recent library reorganization at UC San Diego and creation of a new, instruction-focused program offered us the opportunity to build upon previous efforts to embed chemical information literacy (CIL) in a third quarter introductory chemistry lecture course for science and engineering majors, as well as a new introductory laboratory course for chemistry majors. The chemistry professor and three...

Cataloging for Consortial Collections: A Survey

Thu, 25 Oct 2018 00:00:00 +0000

Libraries face many challenges in making electronic resources accessible and discoverable. In particular, the exponentially increasing number of licensed and open access electronic resources and the dynamic nature of consortial collections (platform changes, title transference between packages, and package overlap) present challenges for cataloging and discovery. From March 21 to April 10, 2017, the authors performed a selected review of library literature and conducted a survey of library consortia worldwide to ascertain the cataloging models, strategies, and advanced technological tools used to ensure discovery of consortial collections. The findings from the literature review and survey are summarized in this article.

One for Nine Ten: Cataloging for Consortia Collections, a UC model

Thu, 25 Oct 2018 00:00:00 +0000

In January 2000, the University of California created the Shared Cataloging Program (SCP). Based at the University of California, San Diego, the SCP is a “centralized cataloging model” for the California Digital Library consortium collections. This article will take an evolutionary look at the perpetual challenges of sustaining a consortial cataloging model and highlight the efforts of the SCP in the ongoing quest to eliminate the redundancy of efforts by centralizing the optimization of cataloging efficiency.

Review of Awash in Color: French and Japanese Prints, by Chelsea Foxwell and Anne Leonard. Smart Museum of Art, University of Chicago, 2012.

Tue, 9 Oct 2018 00:00:00 +0000

Review of Awash in Color: French and Japanese Prints, by Chelsea Foxwell and Anne Leonard. Smart Museum of Art, University of Chicago, 2012.

Assessing RN-to-RN peer review on clinical units.

Mon, 20 Aug 2018 00:00:00 +0000

Assessment of nurses’ perception of peer review on their work units. Collegial communication about the quality of nursing care is assessed. Nurses need clarification of meaning of this type of peer review. Issues with common language in a professional environment need to be addressed. Colleagues can learn collaboration from each other’s cultures.

Finding the balance: Modelling successful workflows for digital library collections