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Journal club meeting schedule 2017-2018

Date
Facilitator
Article
March 23, 2018 11am, Blackader Seminar Room 
(joint DSIG discussion)
Robin D.

"Questioning the Past and Possible Futures: Digital Historiography and Critical Librarianship" http://libraryjuicepress.com/journals/index.php/jclis/article/view/14

April 9, 2018, 12 pm, Blackader Seminar Room  Dave G

Immersive information behaviour: using the documents of the future

May 31, 2018, 11:30 am, Schulich 101 Jill It takes longer than you think: librarian time spent on systematic review tasks

 

 

Journal club meeting schedule 2016-2017

Date Time Location Presenter Topic Study for appraisal Appraisal tool Other readings
September 7th, 2016 12-1pm 
Blackader Seminar Room 
Nikki Tummon
Privacy 

Zimmer, M. (2014). Librarians' Attitudes Regarding Information and Internet Privacy.Library Quarterly, 84(2), 123-151.

http://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.1086/675329

 

   
October 24th, 2016 12-1pm 
Blackader Seminar Room 
Mylène Pinard UG's use of Google 
Perruso, C. (2016). Undergraduates’ Use of Google vs. Library Resources: A Four-Year Cohort Study. College & Research Libraries, 77(5), 614-630. doi:10.5860/crl.77.5.614  
http://media.wix.com/ugd/dded87_e37a4ab637fe46a0869f9f977dacf134.pdf 
 
November  22nd, 2016 12-1pm 
Schulich Library, room 101
Giovanna Badia Database comparison 
Cusker, J. (2013). Elsevier Compendex and Google Scholar: A Quantitative Comparison of Two Resources for Engineering Research and an Update to Prior Comparisons. The Journal of Academic Librarianship, (39)3, 241-243.

Questions to think about: 

1) What are the strengths and weaknesses of the comparison methods used in the study? 

2) Would you have approached the study in the same way if you were comparing 2 or more databases in one of your subject areas?

 
December 13th, 2016 12-1pm 
Schulich Library, room 101
Genevieve Gore Use and evaluation of information found through social media 
Kim, K.-S., & Sin, S.-C. J. (2016). Use and Evaluation of Information From Social Media in the Academic Context: Analysis of Gap Between Students and Librarians. The Journal of Academic Librarianship, 42(1), 74-82. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.acalib.2015.11.001
 

http://joannabriggs.org/assets/docs/critical-appraisal-tools/JBI_Critical_Appraisal-Checklist_for_Analytical_Cross_Sectional_Studies.pdf

 

 
January 18, 2017 1-2pm 
Blackader Seminar Room 
Robin Desmeules
 

Hudson, D. J. (2016). On Dark Continents and Digital Divides: Information Inequality and the Reproduction of Racial Otherness in Library and Information Studies. Journal of Information Ethics, 25, 1, 62-80.

http://search.proquest.com/docview/1806969429/abstract/F799979C2E3E4E46PQ/1


   
February 23rd, 2017 12-1pm 
Blackader Seminar Room 
Anna Dysert 
social media and special collections 
Garner, A., Goldberg, J., & Pou, R. (2016). Collaborative Social Media Campaigns and Special Collections: A Case Study on# ColorOurCollectionsRBM: A Journal of Rare Books, Manuscripts and Cultural Heritage17(2), 100-117. 
   
March 16, 2017 12-1pm 
Blackader Seminar Room 
Dave Greene supporting creativity and innovation  
Bieraugel, M., & Neill, S. (January 01, 2017). Ascending bloom's pyramid: Fostering student creativity and innovation in academic library spacesCollege and Research Libraries, 78, 1, 35-52. 
   
April 11, 2017 12-1pm
TBD 
Dawn McKinnon

Collection Development

Liaison librarianship

Barstow, S., Macaulay, D., & Tharp, S. (October 02, 2016). How to Build a High-Quality Library Collection in a Multi-Format Environment: Centralized Selection at University of Wyoming Libraries. Journal of Library Administration, 56, 7, 790-809.

http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01930826.2015.1116336

 

Gilbert, M. and Nolan, Deborah A. (2015). Proceedings of the Charleston Library Conference: Money, Money, Money—Or Not! Budget Realities and Transparency in Collection Development Decision‐Making.

http://dx.doi.org/10.5703/1288284316303


May 16th, 2017 12-1pm Blackader Seminar Room Martin Morris Critical practice 

Schroeder, R., & Hollister, C. V. (May 22, 2014). Librarians’ Views on Critical Theories and Critical Practices. Behavioral & Social Sciences Librarian, 33, 2, 91-119.  

http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01639269.2014.912104

 

 
http://ebltoolkit.pbworks.com/f/EBLCriticalAppraisalChecklist.pdf   
July 27, 2017 12-1pm
Blackader Seminar Room Michael David Miller  

Cope, J. (2017). Four theses for critical library and information studies: a manifesto. Journal of Critical Library and Information Studies, (1). http://libraryjuicepress.com/journals/index.php/jclis/article/view/30

   
August 8, 2017 12-1pm Blackader Seminar Room Jane Burpee  

Mathews, K. R. (2014). Perspectives on midcareer faculty and advice for supporting them.

Cambridge, MA: The Collaborative on Academic Careers in Higher Education.
http://scholar.harvard.edu/files/kmathews/files/coache_mathews_midcareerfaculty_20140721.pdf  
November 22, 2017 12-1pm Blackader Seminar Room Dawn McKinnon  

Academics’ top tips for publishing success. (September 28, 2017).

Times Higher Education

https://www.timeshighereducation.com/features/academics-top-tips-publishing-success

   

 

 

 

Journal club meeting schedule 2015-2016

 

Date Time Location Presenter Topic Study for appraisal Appraisal tool Other readings
October 5th, 2015  
Blackader Seminar Room Sarah Severson Special Collections

Light, M. (2015). Controlling Goods or Promoting the Public Good: Choices for Special Collections in the Marketplace RBM: A Journal of Rare Books, Manuscripts, and Cultural Heritage, (16)1, 48-63.

http://rbm.acrl.org/content/16/1/48.full.pdf+html
 
 
 
October 15th, 2015
12:00
Blackader Seminar Room
Jessica Lange Information Literacy

Tewell, E., & Angell, K. (2015). Far from a Trivial Pursuit: Assessing the effectiveness of games in information literacy instruction.  Evidence Based Library and Information Practice, 10(1), 20-33.  https://ejournals.library.ualberta.ca/index.php/EBLIP/article/view/22887 

 

Fun fact! This won ALA's 2016 Jesse H. Shera Award for Distinguished Published Research

EBL Critical Appraisal Tool  
November 26th, 2015
13:00
Blackader Seminar Room
Tara Mahwinney and Jennifer Zhao Peer-led learning Sbaffi, L., Johnson, F., Griffiths, J., Rowley, J., & Weist, A. (2015). NICE Evidence Search: Student Peers' Views on their Involvement as Trainers in Peer-based Information Literacy Training. The Journal of Academic Librarianship, 41(2), 201-206. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.acalib.2014.08.002 EBL Critical Appraisal Tool
 
December 10th, 2015
13:00
Schulich room 101 Emily Mackenzie Information Literacy Walker, K. W., & Pearce, M. (2014). Student Engagement in One-Shot Library Instruction. The Journal of Academic Librarianship, 40(3–4), 281-290. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.acalib.2014.04.004 EBL Critical Appraisal Tool  
January 20, 2016 13:00
Blackader Seminar Room
Emily Kingsland Employee well-being
Galbraith, Q. Fry, L. & Garrison, M. (2015).  The impact of faculty status and gender on employee well-being in academic libraries.  College & Research Libraries, 71-86.

http://crl.acrl.org/content/77/1/71.full.pdf+html

EBL Critical Appraisal Tool  
February 22, 2016 12:00
Blackader Seminar Room Robin Desmeules Library Councils  Revitt, E. & Luyk, S. (2016). Library councils and gevernance in Canadian university libraries: A critical review.  Canadian Journal of Academic Librarianship, 1(1). http://www.cjal.ca/index.php/capal/article/view/24307    
March 17, 2016 12:00 Schulich room 101
Michael David Miller & Dawn McKinnon Outreach to 'community' users

Lenker, M., & Kocevar-Weidinger, E. (September 01, 2010). Nonaffiliated Users in Academic Libraries: Using W.D. Ross's Ethical Pluralism to Make Sense of the Tough Questions. College & Research Libraries, 71, 5, 421-434.

http://crl.acrl.org/content/71/5/421.full.pdf+html?sid=d43ec5a0-dad6-4a05-ad13-6b284e66472b

   
April 19, 2016 12:00 Schulich room 101
Jill Boruff Measures of library instruction
Schilling, K., & Applegate, R. (2012). Best methods for evaluating educational impact: a comparison of the efficacy of commonly used measures of library instruction. Journal of the Medical Library Association : JMLA, 100, 4, 258-69. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3484955/     
May 19, 2016 12:00 Schulich room 101
Andrea Miller-Nesbitt Universal Design for Learning
Webb, K. K., & Hoover, J. (2015). Universal Design for Learning (UDL) in the Academic Library: A Methodology for Mapping Multiple Means of Representation in Library Tutorials. College & Research Libraries, 76, 4, 537-553. http://crl.acrl.org/content/76/4/537 EBL Critical Appraisal Tool  
June 21, 2016 13:00
Schulich, room 101
Jessica Lange Scholarly communications
Malenfant, K. J. (2010). Leading change in the system of of scholarly communication: A case study of engaging liaison librarians for outreach to faculty. College & Research Libraries, 71(1), 63-76. http://crl.acrl.org/content/71/1/63.full.pdf+html    
July 20, 2016 12:00
Blackader Seminar Room
Emily MacKenzie
Librarian research productivity
Hollister, C. V. (In press). An Exploratory Study on Post-tenure Research Productivity Among Academic Librarians. The Journal of Academic Librarianship. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.acalib.2016.04.021
 
12:00
Blackader Seminar Room

 

 

Journal club meeting schedule 2014-2015

 

Date Time Location Presenter Topic Study for appraisal Appraisal tool Other readings

Friday, September 26, 2014

 

12:00 - 1:00  Schulich Library room 101  Jennifer Zhao & Tara Mawhinney Information literacy, perceptions of faculty Saunders, L. (2012). Faculty perspectives on information literacy as a student learning outcome. Journal of Academic Librarianship, 38(4), 226-236. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.acalib.2012.06.001 EBL Critical appraisal tool  
 
Wednesday, October 15, 2014 12:00 - 1:00  Blackader-Lauterman Seminar Room, Redpath Library 3rd floor  Michael David Miller Communities of practice Clark, M., Vardeman, K., & Barba, S. (2014). Perceived inadequacy: A study of the imposter phenomenon among college and research librarians. College & Research Libraries, 75(3), 255-271. Retreived from: http://crl.acrl.org/content/75/3/255.abstract     
Thursday, November 13, 2014 4:00 - 5:00  Blackader-Lauterman Seminar Room, Redpath Library 3rd floor   Pamela Harrison Online library instruction effectiveness  Zhang L., Watson E. M., & Banfield L. (2007). The efficacy of computer-assisted instruction versus face-to-face in academic libraries: A systematic review.  The Journal of Academic Librarianship.  33(4):478-484. doi: 10.1016/j.acalib.2007.03.006
AMSTAR (see p. 5) 

Evidence summary:

Walker, S. (2008). Computer-assisted library instruction and face-to-face library instruction prove equally effective for teaching basic library skills in academic libraries. Evidence Based Library and Information Practice, 3(1), 57-60. Retrieved from:http://ejournals.library.ualberta.ca/index.php/EBLIP/article/view/917

 

Additional brief article:

Grant, A., & Finkle, D. (2014). Taking face-to-face library workshops for freshmen online: From instruction to introduction. College & Research Libraries News, 75(9), Retrieved from: http://crln.acrl.org/content/75/9/506.full

Thursday, December 18, 2014 1:00 - 2:00  Blackader-Lauterman Seminar Room, Redpath Library 3rd floor (room may change to accommodate food!) Nazi Torabi Discovery tool evaluation  Ketterman, E., & Inman, M. E. (2014). Discovery tool vs. PubMed: A health sciences literature comparison analysis. Journal of Electronic Resources in Medical Libraries, 11(3), 115-123. doi: 10.1080/15424065.2014.938999     
Monday, January 26, 2015

12:00 -

1:00 

Schulich Library, Seminar Room 101 Lorie Kloda Research and librarians (focus groups)  Spring, H., Doherty, P., Boyes, C., & Wilshaw, K. (2014). Research engagement in health librarianship: Outcomes of a focus group. Library and Information Science Research, 36, 142-153. doi:  

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.lisr.2014.06.004 

 

Worksheet for Critical Appraisal of Qualitative Research (McMaster University)

http://www.peelregion.ca/health/library/eidmtools/qualreview_version2_0.pdf 

 

 

 
Tuesday, February 24, 2015
12:00 - 1:00 
Blackader-Lauterman Seminar Room, Redpath Library 3rd floor  Katherine Hanz 
Health professions students' information literacy skills and confidence 

Molteni, V. E., & Chan, E. K. (2015). Student confidence/overconfidence in the research process. Journal of Academic Librarianship, 41(1), 2-8. doi:10.1016/j.acalib.2014.11.012

 

A critical appraisal tool for library and information research


 
March 25, 2015
12:00 - 1:00 
Blackader-Lauterman Seminar Room, Redpath Library 3rd floor  
Martin Morris Open access 
Vandegrift, M. and Bowley, C. (2014).  Librarian, heal thyself: A scholarly communication analysis of LIS journalshttp://www.inthelibrarywiththeleadpipe.org/2014/healthyself/     
Thursday, April 23, 2015 12:00 – 1:00  Blackader-Lauterman Seminar Room, Redpath Library 3rd floor    Dawn McKinnon Discovery 

Ciccone, K., & Vickery, J. (2015). Summon, EBSCO Discovery Service, and Google Scholar: A comparison of search performance using user queries. Evidence Based Library and Information Practice, 10(1), 34-49. Retrieved from 

http://ejournals.library.ualberta.ca/index.php/EBLIP/article/view/23845  

EBL Critical appraisal tool     
Wednesday, May 20, 2015 12:00 - 1:00  Blackader-Lauterman Seminar Room, Redpath Library 3rd floor     Robin Canuel Library guides and instruction  Bowen, A. (2014). LibGuides and web-based library guides in comparison: Is there a pedagogical advantage? Journal of Web Librarianship, 8(2), 147-171. doi: 10.1080/19322909.2014.903709  RELIANT  Evidence Summary:
MIller, K. (2015). No pedagogical advantage found between LibGuides and other web page information literacy tutorials. Evidence Based Library and Information Practice, 10(1), 75-78.Available: http://ejournals.library.ualberta.ca/index.php/EBLIP/article/view/23443 
Friday, June 26, 2015 (rescheduled) 12:00 - 1:00 
Blackader-Lauterman Seminar Room, Redpath Library 3rd floor    
Andrew Senior Cataloguing 
Mugridge, R. L., & Poehlmann, N.M . (2015) Benchmarking as an assessment tool for cataloging. Technical Services Quarterly, 32(2), 141-159. DOI:10.1080/07317131.2015.998465 
   
Tuesday, July 21, 2015 12:30 - 1:30  Blackader-Lauterman Seminar Room, Redpath Library 3rd floor  Dana Ingalls
Roaming reference 

Askew, C. (2015) A Mixed methods approach to assessing roaming reference services. Evidence Based Library and Information Practice 10(2), 21-33.http://ejournals.library.ualberta.ca/index.php/EBLIP/article/view/24162/18417 

   
Tuesday, August 25, 2015

12:00

- 1:00

Blackader-Lauterman Seminar Room, Redpath Library 3rd floor 
 
Anna Dysert Digital collections 
Green, H. E., & Courtney, A. (2015). Beyond the Scanned Image: A Needs Assessment of Scholarly Users of Digital Collections. College & Research Libraries, 76(5), 690-707. http://crl.acrl.org/content/76/5/690.full.pdf+html 

 
EBL Critical appraisal tool  
 

 

 

 

Journal club meeting schedule 2013 - 2014

 

Date Time Location Presenter Topic Study for appraisal Appraisal tool Other readings
Thursday, October 17, 2013 11:00-12:00 Redpath Conference Room, 3rd Floor Jennifer Zhao and Tara Mahwinney Information literacy and international students Han, J. (2012). The experiences of Chinese PhD students in Australia: Encountering information literacy challenges. Journal of Information Literacy, 6(1), 3-17. doi: 10.11645/6.1.1603  
Worksheet for Critical Appraisal of Qualitative Research 
 

Tuesday, November 12, 2013

 

 

12:00- 1:00  Blackader-Lauterman Seminar Room (Redpath Library 3rd floor)  Jessica Lange  User behaviour & ethnography 

Bedwell, L., & Banks, C. S. (2013). Seeing through the 
eyes of students: Participant observation in an 
academic library. Partnership, 8(1). Retrieved 19 
October 2013 from https://journal.lib.uoguelph.ca/index.php/perj/
article/view/2502#.UmLj95RARjl

 
none   

Thursday, December 12, 2013

 

 

1:00-2:00 
Blackader-Lauterman Seminar Room (Redpath Library 3rd floor) 
Emily MacKenzie
Information literacy  Rinto, E. (2013). Developing and Applying an Information Literacy Rubric to Student Annotated Bibliographies. Evidence Based Library And Information Practice, 8(3), 5-18. Retrieved fromhttp://ejournals.library.ualberta.ca/index.php/EBLIP/article/view/19158 
EBL Critical appraisal tool 
 
Wednesday, January 22, 2014 12:00-1:00 Blackader-Lauterman Seminar Room (Redpath Library 3rd floor) Nikki Tummon Mentorship

Harrington, M. R., & Marshall, E. (2014). Analyses of mentoring expectations, activities and support in Canadian academic libraries (pre-print). College & Research Libraries. Retrieved 10 Dec 2013 from

http://crl.acrl.org/content/early/2013/08/13/crl13-515.full.pdf+html

   
Tuesday, February 18, 2014 12:00- 1:00  Blackader-Lauterman Seminar Room (Redpath Library 3rd floor)  Andrea Miller-Nesbitt Video tutorials 
Bowles-Terry, M., Hensley, M., & Hinchliffe, L. (2010). Best practices for online video tutorials in academic libraries: A study of student preferences and understanding.http://www.comminfolit.org/index.php?journal=cil&page=article&op=view&path[]=Vol4-2010AR1     EBL Critical appraisal tool 
 
Tuesday, March 18, 2014 12:00-1:00  Blackader-Lauterman Seminar Room (Redpath Library 3rd floor)   Sarah Severson
Library rankings, content analysis 

Mainka, A., Hartmann, S., Orszullok, L., Peters, I., Stallmann, A., & Stock, W. G. (2013). Public libraries in the knowledge society: Core services of libraries in informational world cities. Libri63(4), 295–319. Retrieved from http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/libr.2013.63.issue-4/libri-2013-0024/libri-2013-0024.xml

Evaluation tool for quantitative research studies [PDF] (not LIS specific)

Jian Gomeshi's opening essay on CBC Q

 

Newspaper article

Wednesday, April 16, 2014 12:00-1:00 
Blackader-Lauterman Seminar Room (Redpath Library 3rd floor) 
Gen Gore Best practices 

Druery, J., McCormack, N., & Murphy, S. (2013). Are best practices really best? A review of the best practices literature in library and information studies. Evidence Based Library And Information Practice, 8(4), 110-128. Retrieved fromhttp://ejournals.library.ualberta.ca/index.php/EBLIP/article/view/20021/15939


   
Wednesday, May 14, 2014 12:00-1:00  Blackader-Lauterman Seminar Room (Redpath Library 3rd floor)   Lorie Kloda Reference 

Lederer, N., & Feldmann, L., M. (2012). Interactions: A study of office reference statistics. Evidence Based Library and Information Practice, 7(2), 5-19. Retrieved from http://ejournals.library.ualberta.ca/index.php/EBLIP/article/view/12282/14029 

 

EBL Critical appraisal tool  

McClure, H., & Bravender, P. (2013). Regarding reference in an academic library: Does the desk make a difference? Reference & User Services Quarterly52(4), 302–308. Retrieved from http://works.bepress.com/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1016&context=patricia_bravender

 

Decline in reference transactions with few questions referred to librarian when the 

reference desk is staffed by a paraprofessional

 

Staffing an academic reference desk with librarians is not cost-effective

 
Wednesday, June 25, 2014 12:00-1:00 Blackader-Lauterman Seminar Room (Redpath Library 3rd floor)  Giovanna Badia Information literacy instruction

Tewell, E. C. (2014). Tying television comedies to information literacy: A mixed-methods investigation. The Journal of Academic Librarianship, 40(2), 134-141. doi: 10.1016/j.acalib.2014.02.004

 
   
Tuesday July 15, 2014 12:00-1:00 
Blackader-Lauterman Seminar Room (Redpath Library 3rd floor)  Julie Jones Instruction integration

Boss, K., & Drabinski, E. (2014). Evidence-based instruction integration: a syllabus analysis project. Reference Services Review, 42(2).

http://www.emeraldinsight.com/journals.htm?articleid=17110876&show=abstract 
   
Wednesday August 20, 2014 12:00-1:00 
Schulich Library room 101 
Nazi Torabi 
Cultural approach to info lit

Hicks, A. (2014).  Bilingual workplaces: integrating cultural approaches to information literacy into foreign language educational practices. Journal of Information Literacy, 8(1). http://ojs.lboro.ac.uk/ojs/index.php/JIL/article/view/PRA-V8-I1-2014-2 

   

 

 

 

Journal club meeting schedule 2012 - 2013

 

Date Time Location Presenter Topic Study for appraisal Appraisal tool Other readings
Monday, October 1, 2012
12:00 - 1:00
Blackader Seminar room (Redpath Library 3rd Floor) Julie Jones

Professional development for managers

Rooney, M. P. (2010). The current state of middle management preparation, training, and development in academic libraries. Journal of Academic Librarianship, 36(5), 383-393. doi: 10.1016/j.acalib.2010.06.002,

 

 

EBL Critical Appraisal Checklist.doc 
 

 

 
Tuesday, November 6, 2012 12:00 - 1:00 Blackader Seminar room (Redpath Library 3rd Floor) Martin Morris Methods of teaching subject headings 

Maggio, L., Bresnahan, M., Flynn, D., Harzbecker, J., Blanchard, M., & Ginn, D. (2009). A case study: using social tagging to engage students in learning Medical Subject HeadingsJournal of the Medical Library Association97(2), 77-83. doi:10.3163/1536-5050.97.2.003

 

RELIANT 
 

Friday,

December 7, 2012

12:00 - 1:00 Blackader Seminar room (Redpath Library 3rd Floor) Lorie Kloda Assessing reference service

Radford, M. L. (1998). Approach or avoidance? The role of nonverbal communication in the academic library user's decision to initiate a reference encounter. Library Trends, 46(4), 699–717.

 

none, we're going to wing it!  
Thursday, Jan 24, 2013 12:00 - 1:00

Redpath conference room (Redpath Library 2nd floor)

Brian McMillan Bibliometrics in music education 
Randles, C., Hagen, J., Gottlieb, B., & Salvador, K. (2010). Eminence in music education research as measured in the new handbook of research on music teaching and learning. Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education,(183), 65-76. doi: 10.2307/27861473  
Perryman, C. (2009). Evaluation tool for bibliometric studies 
 
Thursday, March 14, 2013 12:00 - 1:00 Blackader-Lauterman Seminar Room (Redpath Library 3rd Floor) Susan Murray Value of health science libraries Marshall, J. G., Sollenbergers, J., Easterby-Gannett, S., Morgan, L., Klem, M. L., Cavanaugh, S. K., Oliver, K. B., ... Hunter, S. (2013). The value of library and information services in patient care: Results of a multisite study. Journal of the Medical Library Association, 101 (1), 38-46. doi: 10.3163/1536-5050.101.1.007

EBL Critical Appraisal Checklist.doc

 

 

Marshall, J.The impact of the hospital library on clinical decision making: The Rochester study. Bulletin of the Medical Library Association. 1992 Apr;80(2):169-78.  
Wednesday April 17, 2013
12:00 - 1:00 
Blackader-Lauterman Seminar Room (Redpath Library 3rd Floor) 
Andrea Miller-Nesbitt 
Impact Factor 
Lozano, George A., Larivière, Vincent, & Gingras, Yves. (2012). The weakening relationship between the impact factor and papers' citations in the digital age. Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, 63(11), 2140-2145. doi: 10.1002/asi.22731 Perryman, C. (2009). Evaluation tool for bibliometric studies 
 
Wednesday, June 4th, 2013

1:00-

2:00

Redpath conference room
Giovanna Badia
Information behaviour of undergraduates Colón-Aguirre, M., & Fleming-May, R. A. (2012). “You just type in what you are looking for”: Undergraduates' use of library resources vs. Wikipedia. Journal of Academic Librarianship, 38(6), 391–399. doi:10.1016/j.acalib.2012.09.013 EBL Critical Appraisal Checklist.doc 
   
Monday, July 29, 2013  1:00- 2:00
Blackader Lauterman Seminar Room (Redpath Library 3rd Floor)  Julie Jones  Librarian competencies 

Gold, M. L., & Grotti, M. G. (2013). Do job advertisements reflect ACRL's Standards for Proficiencies for Instruction Librarians and Coordinators?: A content analysis.Journal of Academic Librarianship, corrected proof, in press.

 
   
August 22, 2013
12:00-1:00 
Blackader Lauterman Seminar Room 
Anna Dysert Image use by historians 
Harris, V., & Hepburn, P. (2013). Trends in image use by historians and the implications for librarians and archivists.College & Research Libraries, 74(3), 272-287. 
EBL Critical Appraisal Checklist.doc   

 

 

Journal club meeting schedule 2011-2012

 

Date Time Location Presenter Topic Study for appraisal Appraisal tool Other readings Meeting Notes
July 27, 2011 (Wednesday) 1:00-2:00 

Benches on east side of Redpath Museum 

 

(Blackader seminar room as backup)

Megan Fitzgibbons 

Survey design and methodology 

 

General discussion on survey methodology.  

 

 

Hayslett, M. M., & Wildemuth, B. M. (2004). Pixels or pencils? The relative effectiveness of Web-based versus paper surveys. Library & Information Science Research, 26(1), 73-93. doi:16/j.lisr.2003.11.005

 

 

 
1. Boynton, P. M., & Greenhalgh, T. (2004). Selecting, designing, and developing your questionnaire. BMJ, 328(7451), 1312 -1315. 
2. Janes, J. (1999). Survey construction. Library Hi Tech, 17(3), 321-325.
3. Janes, J. (2001). Survey research design. Library Hi Tech, 19(4), 419-421. 

 

 

More resources, courtesy of April Colosimo, from the survey design staff development session 

 

Notes 27-july-2011 (Megan)

August  17, 2011 (Wednesday) 
1:00-2:00    Blackader-Lauterman seminar room (Redpath 3rd floor) Susan Murray Single service point  Arndt, T. S.  (2010). Reference service without the desk. Reference Services Review, 36(1), 71-80.     EBL Critical Appraisal Checklist.doc  

Allegri, F., & Bedard, M. (2006). Lessons learned from single service point implementations.

Medical Reference Services Quarterly, 25(2), 31-47.

 

Schulte, S. (2011)  Eliminating traditional reference services in an academic health sciences library: A case study.

Journal of the Medical Library Association, 99(4): 273–279. URL:

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3193369/

 

Journal Club EBL Critical Appraisal Checklist Reference Service Without the Desk .doc  

September 14, 2011

 

October 5, 2011

(Wednesday)

12:00-1:00
Room 512 of the Geographic Information Centre
Andrea Miller-Nesbitt and Tara Mawhinney Faculty perceptions of open access and institutional repositories
Kim, J. (2011). Motivations of faculty self-archiving in institutional repositories. Journal of Academic Librarianship, 37(3), 246-254.
EBL Critical Appraisal Checklist.doc   Supplemental Web Content
Motivations of Faculty Self-archiving check-list table.docx  
November 22, 2011 (Tuesday) 1:00-2:00 Blackader-Lauterman seminar room (Redpath 3rd floor) Graham Lavender and Lindsey Sikora Library website usability Fry, A., & Rich, L. (2011). Usability testing for e-resource discovery: how students find and choose e-resources using library web sites. Journal of Academic Librarianship, 37(5), 386-401.      
December 14, 2011 (Wednesday)
12:30-1:30 Blackader-Lauterman seminar room (Redpath 3rd floor) Gen Gore and Robin Featherstone Impact of web searching on cognitive processes
Sparrow, B., Liu, J., & Wegner, D. M. (2011). Google effects on memory: Cognitive consequences of having information at our fingertips. Science, 333(6043), 776-778.
EBL Critical Appraisal Checklist

Supporting online material

 

Bohannon, J. (2011). Searching for the google effect on people's memory. Science, 333(6040), 277.

 

 

 
Thursday, February 16, 2012 13:00-14:00 Blackader-Lauterman seminar room (3rd floor or Redpath) Giovanna Badia comparison of virtual reference services Olszewski, L., & Rumbaugh, P. (2010). An international comparison of virtual reference services. Reference and User Services Quarterly, 49(4), 360-368. EBL Critical Appraisal Checklist

Badia, G. (2012). Email reference transactions reveal unique patterns about end-user information seeking behaviour and librarians’ responses in academic and public libraries outside the U.S. and CanadaEvidence Based Library and Information Practice, 7(1).

 
Tuesday, March 20, 2012 15:00-16:00 Blackader-Lauterman seminar room (3rd floor of Redpath) Jennifer Zhao single service point
Dinkins, D., & Ryan, S. M. (2010). Measuring referrals: The use of paraprofessionals at the reference desk. The Journal of Academic Librarianship, 36(4), 279-286.
EBL Critical Appraisal Checklist

 

 

 
 
Wednesday, April 4, 2012 14:00-15:00 Blackader-Lauterman semiar room Vincci Liu and Emily Kasuto SFX

 

Imler, B., & Eichelberger, M. (2011). Do they "get it?" Student usage of SFX citation linking software. College and Research Libraries, 72, 454-463.

 

 
EBL Critical Appraisal Checklist    
Wednesday, May 16, 2012 15:00-16:00 Blackader-Lauterman seminar room Brian McMillan research needs of librarians Schrader, A. M., Shiri, A., & Williamson, V. (2012).  Assessment of the research learning needs of university of Saskatchewan librarians: A case study. College and Research Libraries, 73, 147-163 EBL Critical Appraisal Checklist
   
Thursday, June 28, 2012
16:00-17:00

Blackader seminar room


OR outside (TBA)

Megan Fitzgibbons instruction, meta-analyses
Koufogiannakis, D., & Wiebe, N. (2006). Effective methods for teaching information literacy skills to undergraduate students: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Evidence Based Library and Information Practice, 3(1), 3-43. URL: http://ejournals.library.ualberta.ca/index.php/EBLIP/article/viewArticle/76 AMSTAR checklist

LIS Systematic Reviews wiki 

 

PRISMA flowchart and checklist for reporting systematic reviews

 
Thursday, August 23, 2012
12:00-13:00 Picnic tables between Leacock and Morris Hall Megan Fitzgibbons e-books Hoseth, A., & McLure, M. (2012). Perspectives on e-books from instructors and students in the social sciences. Reference & User Services Quarterly, 51(3), 278-288. EBL Critical Appraisal Checklist O'Brien, D., Gasser, U., & Palfrey, J. (2012). E-books in libraries: A briefing document developed in preparation for a workshop on e-lending in libraries. (pdf)

 


 

 

Journal club meeting schedule 2010-2011

 

Date Time Location Presenter Topic Study for appraisal Appraisal tool Other readings Meeting Notes
September 21, 2010 (Tuesday)
12:30-2:00  McIntyre Medical Building Herbert Black Unit room 232 (2nd floor)
Lorie Kloda Instructional technology  Dill, Emily. (2008). Do clickers improve library instruction? Lock in your answers now. The Journal of Academic Librarianship, 34(6), 527-529.   ReLIANT [.doc] Koufogiannakis, D., Booth, A., & Brettle, A. (2006). Reliant: Reader's Guide to the Literature on Interventions Addressing the Need for Education and Training. Library & Information Research, 30(94), 44-51.
 
Appraisal by L. Kloda
October 26, 2010 (Tuesday)
12:30-1:30
McIntyre Medical Building Herbert Black Unit room 232 (2nd floor)
Megan Fitzgibbons Open access, citation analysis  Antelman, Kristin. (2004). Do open-access articles have a greater research impact? College & Research Libraries, 65(5), 372-382.  Evaluation tool for bibliometric studies (Carol Perryman) 
 

Lewis, Suzanne Pamela. (2006). Evidence Summary: Open access articles have a greater research impact than articles not freely available. Evidence Based Library and Information Practice, 1(3).  

 

Davis, Philip M. (2006). Letter to the Editor. College & Research Libraries, 67(2), 103-104. and 

Antelman, Kristin. (2006). Response to Philip Davis. College & Research Libraries, 67(2), 105.

 

Craig, Iain D., Andrew M. Plume, Marie E. McVeigh, James Pringle, and Mayur Amin. (2007). Do open access articles have greater citation impact?: A critical review of the literature. Journal of Informetrics 1(3), 239-248.

 

 Notes (Megan)
November  25, 2010 (Thursday)
12:30-1:30
McIntyre Medical Building, Dean's Conference Room 519
Genevieve Gore
Management in academic libraries
Cawthorne, J.E. (2010). Leading from the middle of the organization: An examination of shared leadership in academic libraries. The Journal of Academic Librarianship, 36(2),151-157. 

EBL Critical Appraisal Checklist

 

Full article explaining use of EBL checklist:

 

Glynn, L. (2006). A critical appraisal tool for library and information research.  Library Hi Tech, 24 (3), 387-399.

 

Additional tool for appraising questionnaire design:

 

Boynton, P. M. & Greenhalgh, T. (2004). Hands-on guide to questionnaire research: Selecting, designing, and developing your questionnaire. BMJ, 328, 1312.

 

Completed Critical Appraisal Checklist  (G. Gore)
January 20, 2011 (Thursday) 1:00-2:00
Blackader-Lauterman seminar room (Redpath 3rd floor)
Lindsey Sikora & Graham Lavender Learning and multitasking
Bowman, L. L., Levine, L. E., Waite, B. M., & Gendron, M. (2010). Can students really multitask? An experimental study of instant messaging while reading. Computers & Education, 54(4), 927-931.
Evaluation tool for bibliometric studies (Carol Perryman)  von Isenburg, M. (2010). College students in an experimental study took longer to achieve comprehension when instant messaging while reading. Evidence Based Library and Information Practice, 5(3). Journal Club Jan 20 2011.pdf  (G. Lavender & L. Sikora)
February 8, 2011 (Tuesday) 1:00-2:00 Blackader-Lauterman seminar room (Redpath 3rd floor) Vincci Lui & Jan Sandink Federated searching Belliston, C. J., Howland. J. L., & Roberts, B. C. (2007).Undergraduate use of federated searching: A survey of preferences and perceptions of value-added functionality.College & Research Libraries68(6), 472-486. EBL Critical Appraisal Checklist 

Korah, A. & Cassidy, E. D. (2010). Students and federated searching: A survey of use and satisfaction.Reference & User Services Quarterly, 49(4), 325-332.

 

Gore, G. (2008).Undergraduates prefer federated searching to searching databases individuallyEvidence Based Library and Information Practice, 3(3).

 

Completed appraisal tool and summary of discussion.doc (J. Sandink & V. Lui) 
March 8, 2011 (Tuesday) 12:00-1:00  Blackader-Lauterman seminar room (Redpath 3rd floor)  Katherine Hanz and Jessica Lange  Information literacy assessment

Cordell, R. M. & Fisher, L. F. (2010). Reference questions as an authentic assessment of information literacy. Reference Services Review, 38(3), 474-481.

 

ReLIANT [.doc]   Appraisal March 2011 (k. Hanz & J. Lange)
April 12, 2011 (Tuesday) 1:00-2:00   Blackader-Lauterman seminar room (Redpath 3rd floor)   Jill Boruff Information literacy and evidence based medicine

Eldredge, J. D., Carr, R., Broudy, D., & Voorhees, R. E. (2008). The effect of training on question formulation among public health practitioners: Results from a randomized controlled trial. Journal of the Medical Library Association, 96(4), 299-309.
      

 
ReLIANT [.doc]
Ganshorn, H. (2009). Library and informatics training may improve question formulation among public health practitioners. Evidence Based Library and Information Practice, 4(4). Journal Club April 2011.docx (J. Boruff) 

May 12 2011

(Thursday)

12:00 - 1:00 PM
Music Library room A-410
Brian McMillan Information literacy modalities

Anderson, K., & May, F. A. (2010). Does the method of instruction matter? An experimental examination of information literacy instruction in the online, blended, and face-to-face classrooms. Journal of Academic Librarianship, 36(6), 495-500.

 

ReLIANT [.doc]
Zhang, L., Watson, E.M., & Banfield, L. (2007). The efficacy of computer-assisted instruction versus face-to-face instruction in academic libraries: A systematic review. Journal of Academic Librarianship, 33(4), 478-484.
 

June 22, 2011

(Wednesday)

12:30 - 1:30 PM
Blackader-Lauterman seminar room (Redpath 3rd floor) 
 
Julie Jones Website design
Swanson, T. A., & Green, J. (2011). Why we are not Google: Lessons from a library web site usability study. The Journal of Academic Librarianship, 37(3), 222-229. doi: 10.1016/j.acalib.2011.02.014 

CRiSTAL checklist on Appraising a User Study [doc]

 

Linked here 

   
July 27, 2011 (Wednesday) 1:00-2:00 

Benches on east side of Redpath Museum 

 

(Blackader seminar room as backup)

Megan Fitzgibbons 

Survey design and methodology 

 

General discussion on survey methodology.  

 

 

Hayslett, M. M., & Wildemuth, B. M. (2004). Pixels or pencils? The relative effectiveness of Web-based versus paper surveys. Library & Information Science Research, 26(1), 73-93. doi:16/j.lisr.2003.11.005

 

 

 
1. Boynton, P. M., & Greenhalgh, T. (2004). Selecting, designing, and developing your questionnaire. BMJ, 328(7451), 1312 -1315. 
2. Janes, J. (1999). Survey construction. Library Hi Tech, 17(3), 321-325.
3. Janes, J. (2001). Survey research design. Library Hi Tech, 19(4), 419-421. 

 

 

More resources, courtesy of April Colosimo, from the survey design staff development session 

 

Notes 27-july-2011 (Megan)

August  17, 2011 (Wednesday) 
1:00-2:00    Blackader-Lauterman seminar room (Redpath 3rd floor) Susan Murray Single service point  Arndt, T. S.  (2010). Reference service without the desk. Reference Services Review, 36(1), 71-80.     EBL Critical Appraisal Checklist.doc  

Allegri, F., & Bedard, M. (2006). Lessons learned from single service point implementations.

Medical Reference Services Quarterly, 25(2), 31-47.

Journal Club EBL Critical Appraisal Checklist Reference Service Without the Desk .doc  

 

 

 

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