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Panel discussion – Institutional Repositories – the joys and challenges with Q&A

This invited panel was an overview of the landscape of IRs in health science libraries – platform options, migrations, and the “nuts and bolts” of implementing and maintaining.

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华南的乡村生活——家族主义社会学研究

This is one of the books in the series "Chinese Studies in the West: The Chinese Record," Volume 12 . This series consists of reprints of western books about China in the public domain, with Chinese introductions and translations of the books’ main…

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In the Beautiful Country

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Anna is excited to move from Taiwan to America, known as "the beautiful country," in this novel in verse. But that excitement is challenged by her difficulty in making friends—exacerbated by the "smelly" foods she brings to school—and understanding a…

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Let's Do Everything and Nothing

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Surrounded by shades of peaceful blue punctuated by radiating reds and yellows, the relationship of a mother and daughter is portrayed against a backdrop of limitless sky, adventurous seas, and sweet domesticity. The mother and daughter’s warmth and…

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Girl in Translation

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This book has won the 2010 CALA Best Book Award (Categroy: Young Adult Books).

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Integrating Immersive Experiences to Instruction through BreakoutEDU: Lessons Learned

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This study employed an escape room motif to engage students to use information literacy course material to solve puzzles. Students practiced research techniques in a classroom environment that bypassed their expectations of traditional course…

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Engaging communities through conversations

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In 2015, The American Library Association (ALA) partnered with The Harwood institute for Public Innovation to offer the Public Innovators Lab for Libraries. By serving as a public innovator and having a better understanding of our communities, we not…

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Escape or Trap? Incorporating Escape Room Learning Experience for Information Literacy.

Conference program abstract of presentation on how to utilize an immersive learning games platform, Breakout EDU, for an information literacy course.

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Assessing Use of Library Space

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Libraries often focus their assessment efforts on resources, services and programming. Collection analysis is conducted regarding usage of the collection. Surveys are conducted regarding library instruction and/or programming. What about the physical…

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Interview Transcription of Vincci Kwong

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Vincci Kwong is the Head of Web Services, Assessment and UX Researcher, at Indiana University South Bend, South Bend, Indiana. Ms. Kwong, a CALA Life member, joined CALA in 2006 and is the Vice-President/President-Elect of CALA for 2023-2024.

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