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View article: Toward measuring data literacy for higher education: Developing and validating a data literacy self‐efficacy scale
Toward measuring data literacy for higher education: Developing and validating a data literacy self‐efficacy scale Open
Data literacy, a multifaceted competency in working with data, has emerged as an essential skill that holds significance in both personal and professional lives. Nonetheless, there is a lack of a precise definition of data literacy, and in…
View article: Identity, Acculturation, and E-Cigarette Use among Bicultural Hispanic Youth and Young Adults
Identity, Acculturation, and E-Cigarette Use among Bicultural Hispanic Youth and Young Adults Open
Public health efforts must recognize the heterogeneity of the Hispanic population and the role acculturation plays in e-cigarette use. A nuanced understanding can inform the design of targeted and effective public health strategies to redu…
View article: From Book Talks to BookTok
From Book Talks to BookTok Open
Survey results indicate that school librarians use a robust set of online book communities andbook-related information channels in their personal lives and professional work andencourage and develop literacy skills by encouraging children …
View article: How Public Libraries Build Sustainable Communities in the 21st Century
How Public Libraries Build Sustainable Communities in the 21st Century Open
This book is dedicated to the steadfast
View article: Going Back to Get the Stories
Going Back to Get the Stories Open
In the United States, children’s book publishing experienced significant shifts throughout the 20th century, starting with the establishment of dedicated children’s books departments in the 1920’s through to late century changes in printin…
View article: Multidimensional Approaches to Illustrate to Digital Divide among K-12 Students
Multidimensional Approaches to Illustrate to Digital Divide among K-12 Students Open
In this paper, we share the initial findings from a multi-disciplinary project by Team D2IE (Digital Divide and Inclusion in Education), the recent first-place winner of the Global XPRIZE Education Open Data Challenge, where they investiga…
View article: Mentorship Network Structure: How Relationships Emerge Online and What They Mean for Amateur Creators
Mentorship Network Structure: How Relationships Emerge Online and What They Mean for Amateur Creators Open
Relationships form the core of connected learning. In this study, we apply and extend social network analysis methods to uncover the layered network structure of relationships among Fanfiction.net authors and reviewers. Fanfiction.net, one…
View article: A Right to the City? Harm Reduction as Urban Community Development and Social Inclusion
A Right to the City? Harm Reduction as Urban Community Development and Social Inclusion Open
In cities across Latin America, community-based harm reduction and drug policy activists are ushering in a new, broader understanding of harm reduction for drug use, which they place within a banner of a "right to the city."This new frame …
View article: What Do Youth Service Librarians Need? Reassessing Goals and Curricula in the Context of Changing Information Needs and Behaviors of Youth
What Do Youth Service Librarians Need? Reassessing Goals and Curricula in the Context of Changing Information Needs and Behaviors of Youth Open
The ALISE Youth Services Special Interest Group (SIG) presents a panel that explores
\nwhat “youth services” means in the context of LIS education today, including novel additions to
\nyouth services curricula and how the changing needs of…
View article: Preparing library professionals for data literacy leadership: Administrator perspectives
Preparing library professionals for data literacy leadership: Administrator perspectives Open
Schools, public libraries, and other civic institutions are being called upon to improve efficiency and effectiveness with decision-making processes driven by data. The Preparing Librarians for Data Literacy Leadership Project was launched…
View article: “Book Nerds” United: The Reading Lives of Diverse Adolescents at the Public Library
“Book Nerds” United: The Reading Lives of Diverse Adolescents at the Public Library Open
This research asks the question: How does a public library contribute to the literate lives of a diverse community of adolescents? To explore this question, this article presents portraits of three young women, for whom a public library pr…
View article: The creative elements of engagement mean that using metrics to measure impact is not always possible
The creative elements of engagement mean that using metrics to measure impact is not always possible Open
Engagement activities are often noted to create clear, descriptive pathways to impact. However, the lack of standardised metrics and measures means the monitoring and evaluation of engagement activities remains difficult. Sarah Evans and C…
View article: Viewpoint: Resilience training, <i>really?</i>
Viewpoint: Resilience training, <i>really?</i> Open
‘Resilience training’ that includes yoga and mindfulness is one reason I despair of the RCGP.
It is unfashionable to say the good GPs burn out or leave. I regard delivering a surgery in the traditional ‘proper’ way, as a complex interacti…
View article: Sparking and Sustaining Adolescent Learning: Embodied Values, Contextualized Literacies, and Developing Identities at the Public Library
Sparking and Sustaining Adolescent Learning: Embodied Values, Contextualized Literacies, and Developing Identities at the Public Library Open
Any given day, thousands of teenagers enter the nearly 17,000 United States public libraries dotting the nation. With this dissertation, I ask, “How does the public library spark and sustain the voluntary learning of adolescents with the a…
View article: More Than Peer Production
More Than Peer Production Open
From Harry Potter to American Horror Story, fanfiction is extremely popular\namong young people. Sites such as Fanfiction.net host millions of stories, with\nthousands more posted each day. Enthusiasts are sharing their writing and\nreadin…
View article: Where No One Has Gone Before: A Meta-Dataset of the World's Largest Fanfiction Repository
Where No One Has Gone Before: A Meta-Dataset of the World's Largest Fanfiction Repository Open
With its roots dating to popular television shows of the 1960s such as Star Trek, fanfiction has blossomed into an extremely widespread form of creative expression. The transition from printed zines to online fanfiction repositories has fa…
View article: More Than Peer Production: Fanfiction Communities as Sites of Distributed Mentoring
More Than Peer Production: Fanfiction Communities as Sites of Distributed Mentoring Open
From Harry Potter to American Horror Story, fanfiction is extremely popular among young people. Sites such as Fanfiction.net host millions of stories, with thousands more posted each day. Enthusiasts are sharing their writing and reading s…
View article: The degradative effects of temperature, ultra violet radiation and sodium hypochlorite on the detection of blood at crime scenes using the ABACard® HemaTrace® kit
The degradative effects of temperature, ultra violet radiation and sodium hypochlorite on the detection of blood at crime scenes using the ABACard® HemaTrace® kit Open
Blood is one of the most common types of biological evidence found at the scene of violent crimes. Whilst the first step in processing this evidence is observation and documentation, this is closely followed by presumptive testing. Due to …
View article: Technological Lessons from the Fukushima Dai-Ichi Accident
Technological Lessons from the Fukushima Dai-Ichi Accident Open
This study draws lessons regarding technological countermeasures to radioactive contamination caused by the Fukushima Dai-Ichi nuclear power plant accident. It focuses on contamination measurement, efforts to limit dispersal, decontaminati…