scholarly journals Serving Generation 1.5: Academic Library Use and Students from Non–English-Speaking Households

2009 ◽  
Vol 70 (3) ◽  
pp. 258-272
Author(s):  
Curt Asher ◽  
Emerson Case ◽  
Ying Zhong
Keyword(s):  
Social Learning ◽  
Academic Library ◽  
Physical Space ◽  
California State University ◽  
Generation 1.5 ◽  
State University ◽  
1.5 Generation ◽  
Library Use ◽  
English Speaking

This study examined ways in which the library is utilized by students of Generation 1.5. Generation 1.5 refers to those students who appear fully conversant in English but are in reality still learning the language. The study is based on a survey of 1,396 students at California State University, Bakersfield. Patterns of library use between Generation 1.5 students and their non–Generation 1.5 counterparts were found to differ. The results indicated that, to Generation 1.5 students, the library is a particularly important provider of a physical space, unstructured social learning, and technology.

scholarly journals STRENGTHENING TEACHER PREPARATION THROUGH A LIBRARY PROGRAM

2017 ◽  
Vol 21 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 11 ◽  
Author(s):  
John D'Amicantonio ◽  
Jordan M. Scepanski
Keyword(s):  
Academic Library ◽  
California State University ◽  
Annual Conference ◽  
State University ◽  
Long Beach ◽  
Future Teachers ◽  
Library Program ◽  
The Many ◽  
Support Teacher ◽  
The University

The following paper, which was originally presented at the annual conference of the International Council on Education for Teaching in July 1994, focuses on the importance of the academic library in preparing future teachers. As noted in this article, librarians and libraries, although omitted from the original discussion in Nation at a Risk, received full attention in the publications that responded to this seminal work. Drawing on the many documents that followed publication of Nation at a Risk the authors highlight the value of strong library programs, specifically those that support Teacher Education Departments. In particular, the experience of future teachers attending California State University, Long Beach (CSULB) and the University Library at CSULB are presented here. 

scholarly journals Weeding with ADDIE: Developing Training For Deselection At An Academic Library

2017 ◽  
Vol 56 (2) ◽  
pp. 108 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Lindsay O'Neil
Keyword(s):  
Instructional Design ◽  
Academic Library ◽  
California State University ◽  
Instructional Design Model ◽  
Design Model ◽  
Academic Librarians ◽  
State University ◽  
Subject Areas ◽  
Addie Model

Weeding is a technically, emotionally, and politically difficult process for academic librarians, particularly when faced with a collection has not been weeded in years, if ever. Yet there is little research that examines how librarians can be supported in their deselecting activities with training. In this case study, a custom training resource enabled librarians at California State University, Fullerton, to more efficiently and confidently complete their weeding assignments. This paper describes a case study of use of instructional design model “ADDIE” (Analyze, Design, Develop, Implement, and Evaluate) to design and develop a training resource built on the LibGuide platform for librarians tasked with weeding their subject areas. Use of the ADDIE model encouraged librarian buy-in and resulted in the development of thoughtfully designed training that met librarians’ needs and facilitated their success in weeding their subject areas. This paper fills a gap in the literature by describing a case study of using instructional design techniques and concepts to develop a local training resource on deselection.

scholarly journals Combining Surveys with Seating Sweeps and Observational Data Yields Insights into Physical Space Usage in an Academic Library

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 188-190
Author(s):  
Jennifer Kaari
Keyword(s):  
Observational Data ◽  
User Experience ◽  
Academic Library ◽  
Physical Space ◽  
Library Administration ◽  
Multiple Data ◽  
Library Use ◽  
Survey Results ◽  
Combining Surveys ◽  
Library User

A Review of: Dominguez, G. (2016). Beyond gate counts: Seating studies and observations to assess library space usage. New Library World, 117(5/6), 321-328. https://doi.org/10.1108/NLW-08-2015-0058 Abstract Objective – To propose a new method to assess library space usage and the physical library user experience utilizing multiple data collection techniques. Design – Seating usage studies, surveys, and observation. Setting – Large university in the southern United States. Subjects – Students who physically use the library spaces. Methods – The researcher performed seating sweeps three times a day for one week at time, using a counter to get an accurate headcount of each area of the library. The number of users was recorded on paper and then transferred to Excel. A survey for library patrons was created using Typeform and distributed through both email and in-person. In addition, the researcher created a photo diary to document how students were using the space, particularly creative and flexible uses of the library space. These photos were collected to be shared with library administration. The researcher conducted the study twice, once at each main campus library. Main Results – The initial seating sweeps at one location showed an average of 57 to 85 users engaging in active study, and 57% of users engaged in individual study vs. group study. The sweeping study at the second campus location found that floors designated as quiet floors were the most overcrowded. The researcher found that overall, the actual library use surpassed expected library use. The survey results indicated patron concerns about the lack of available seating, noise policies, uncomfortable furniture, and technology issues such as power outlets and Wi-Fi connectivity. Conclusion – The researcher found that utilizing surveys in addition to observational data provided a more complete picture of the user experience. Photographs also provided depth and texture to the observational data. Based on the findings the librarians and administration plan to upgrade furniture and technology options, as well as make changes to the noise policy.

scholarly journals Geminate attrition across three generations of Farsi-English bilinguals living in Canada: An acoustic Study

2017 ◽  
Vol 70 (3) ◽  
pp. 151-168
Author(s):  
Yasaman Rafat ◽  
Mercedeh Mohaghegh ◽  
Ryan Stevenson
Keyword(s):  
Repeated Measures ◽  
First Generation ◽  
Mixed Model ◽  
Naming Task ◽  
Generation 1.5 ◽  
English Speakers ◽  
1.5 Generation ◽  
English Speaking ◽  
Successive Generations

The main goal of this study was to determine whether the geminate-singleton consonant length contrast attrites across three different generations of Farsi-English-speaking bilinguals living in Canada. The secondary aim of the study was to shed light on the role of universal phonetic factors on the process of geminate-singleton length contrast attrition in the same population. The effect of manner/class of sounds and voicing were examined as predictors of geminate attrition in eight Farsi-English-speaking bilinguals living in Toronto forming three categories of generations: first generation, 1.5 generation and second generation. The inclusion of the 1.5 generation category is novel and it refers to children of immigrants who came to Canada between the ages of five to fourteen. The productions of the bilinguals were compared with the productions of three homeland variety controls. A word-naming task, which included 108 words was conducted. 2398 tokens were analyzed acoustically using PRAAT. Attrition was defined in terms of changes in mean duration of geminates relative to their singleton counter-parts and percentage geminate-singleton degemination/category overlap. Mean durations were then analyzed using a 3-way, mixed-model, repeated-measures ANOVA. Results showed that geminates attrite across different successive generations. Moreover, there was some evidence to suggest that geminate realization across generations patterns with typological patterns previously reported, showing that universal phonetic principles such as aerodynamic constraints/articulatory difficulty and acoustic salience also constrain geminate realization in bilingual Farsi-English speakers. However, there was no evidence to suggest that more marked geminates suffer a higher degree of attrition. This is the first study to examine the attrition of a typologically marked contrast, which considers the role of universal phonetic principles, markedness in an understudied bilingual community across different generations.

scholarly journals Weeding with ADDIE: Developing training for deselection at an academic library

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lindsay O'Neill
Keyword(s):  
Instructional Design ◽  
Academic Library ◽  
California State University ◽  
Instructional Design Model ◽  
Design Model ◽  
Academic Librarians ◽  
State University ◽  
Subject Areas ◽  
Addie Model

Weeding is a technically, emotionally, and politically difficult process for academic librarians, particularly when faced with a collection has not been weeded in years, if ever. Yet there is little research that examines how librarians can be supported in their deselecting activities with training. In this case study, a custom training resource enabled librarians at California State University, Fullerton, to more efficiently and confidently complete their weeding assignments. This paper describes a case study of use of instructional design model “ADDIE” (Analyze, Design, Develop, Implement, and Evaluate) to design and develop a training resource built on the LibGuide platform for librarians tasked with weeding their subject areas. Use of the ADDIE model encouraged librarian buy-in and resulted in the development of thoughtfully designed training that met librarians’ needs and facilitated their success in weeding their subject areas. This paper fills a gap in the literature by describing a case study of using instructional design techniques and concepts to develop a local training resource on deselection.

scholarly journals Managing In-Library Use Data: Putting a Web Geographic Information Systems Platform through its Paces

2018 ◽  
Vol 37 (2) ◽  
pp. 34-49 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bruce Godfrey ◽  
Rick Stoddart
Keyword(s):  
Information System ◽  
Geographic Information System ◽  
Geographic Information Systems ◽  
Academic Library ◽  
Physical Space ◽  
Pilot Project ◽  
Geographic Information ◽  
Web Gis ◽  
Learning Spaces ◽  
Library Use

Web Geographic Information System (GIS) platforms have matured to a point where they offer attractive capabilities for collecting, analyzing, sharing, and visualizing in-library use data for space-assessment initiatives. As these platforms continue to evolve, it is reasonable to conclude that enhancements to these platforms will not only offer librarians more opportunities to collect in-library use data to inform the use of physical space in their buildings, but also that they will potentially provide opportunities to more easily share database schemas for defining learning spaces and observations associated with those spaces. This article proposes using web GIS, as opposed to traditional desktop GIS, as an approach for collecting, managing, documenting, analyzing, visualizing, and sharing in-library use data and goes on to highlight the process for utilizing the Esri ArcGIS Online platform for a pilot project by an academic library for this purpose. 

Web library tours: using streaming video and interactive quizzes

2002 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 99-111 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Hickok
Keyword(s):  
Web Sites ◽  
Web Site ◽  
Academic Library ◽  
California State University ◽  
Streaming Video ◽  
State University ◽  
Web Technologies ◽  
Basic Orientation ◽  
Floor Plans ◽  
Written Descriptions

Many academic library Web sites offer online “tours” to provide basic orientation of their collections and services. However, these tours are often merely photos, floor plans, or written descriptions. In 1999, the library at California State University, Fullerton sought to improve its own Web site orientation, by using more engaging Web technologies; namely, streaming video and interactive tutorials. A project of videotaping a full‐motion, narrated tour of the library, and then placing it on the Web site as streaming video segments, was undertaken. Additionally, interactive tutorials – quizzes written in JavaScript so as to “reply” to user prompts – were added. This article will describe the process of creating this project, available in its completed form at: http://www. library.fullerton.edu/tour

Epic Cruelty: On Post-Pandemic Performance

2021 ◽  
Vol 37 (2) ◽  
pp. 119-136
Author(s):  
Rick Mitchell
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
United States ◽  
African Americans ◽  
The United States ◽  
California State University ◽  
The State ◽  
State University ◽  
White Supremacist ◽  
Systemic Racism ◽  
Disaster Capitalism

As today’s catastrophic Covid-19 pandemic exacerbates ongoing crises, including systemic racism, rising ethno-nationalism, and fossil-fuelled climate change, the neoliberal world that we inhabit is becoming increasingly hostile, particularly for the most vulnerable. Even in the United States, as armed white-supremacist, pro-Trump forces face off against protesters seeking justice for African Americans, the hostility is increasingly palpable, and often frightening. Yet as millions of Black Lives Matter protesters demonstrated after the brutal police killing of George Floyd, the current, intersecting crises – worsened by Trump’s criminalization of anti-racism protesters and his dismissal of science – demand a serious, engaged, response from activists as well as artists. The title of this article is meant to evoke not only the state of the unusually cruel moment through which we are living, but also the very different approaches to performance of both Brecht and Artaud, whose ideas, along with those of others – including Benjamin, Butler, Latour, Mbembe, and Césaire – inform the radical, open-ended, post-pandemic theatre practice proposed in this essay. A critically acclaimed dramatist as well as Professor of English and Playwriting at California State University, Northridge, Mitchell’s published volumes of plays include Disaster Capitalism; or Money Can’t Buy You Love: Three Plays; Brecht in L.A.; and Ventriloquist: Two Plays and Ventriloquial Miscellany. He is the editor of Experimental O’Neill, and is currently at work on a series of post-pandemic plays.

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