Recent Additions

• Illinois Newspaper Project Database 

  Stuart, Mary; Nectoux, Tracy (2021)

  The dataset comprises bibliographic records that describe extant Illinois newspapers, and holdings records with information on where researchers can find copies of those newspapers. Each holding record includes a list of ...

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• Representational Belonging in Collections: A Comparative Study of Leading Trade Publications in Architecture 

  Mathews, Emilee (American Library Association, 2021-07)

  This study stems from a simple question: how do libraries reflect the communities they serve? The research analyzes a subset of periodical literature to measure how women are reflected, specifically women of color, in ...

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• Wikibase what?! 

  Kenfield, Ayla Stein; Lampron, Patricia; Han, Myung-Ja K. (2021-07-20)

  Presented at the LD4 2021 Conference on Linked Data: Building Connections Together: In an effort to improve access to content across multiple digital services, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Library set ...

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• A Multilevel Approach for Library Value Assessment 

  SCHWIEDER, David; HINCHLIFFE, Lisa Janicke (2018)

  As the volume of academic library value research has continued to increase, the resulting literature has grown complex and sprawling. This article takes stock of this body of work, using a review of the published research ...

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• Problematizing the Role of Information Literacy in Disinformation, Dialogue, and the Healing of Democracy 

  Appedu, Sarah (Published for the University Library, Eastern Michigan University, by LOEX Press, 2021-05)

  The proliferation of technology in the past decade has rapidly changed information behavior. In response, information literacy instruction has expanded to include critical practices to help students examine how biases shape ...

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