scholarly journals UFS Libraries COVID19 Survey Dataset

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mahlaga Molepo ◽  
Mashia Shokane
Keyword(s):  
Academic Libraries ◽  
Information Services ◽  
Free State ◽  
Third Wave ◽  
The Third ◽  
The University ◽  
Insight Into ◽  
The Way

Whereas COVID-19 has changed the way academic libraries operate, the University of the Free State (UFS) Libraries have demonstrated resilience, and adaptability during the pandemic. The survey presents a first insight into the effectiveness of UFS libraries during the first, and second waves of COVID-19. Our data on the effectiveness of UFS libraries shows a fair to moderate library and information services. More research is needed to determine how academic libraries are coping during the third wave of COVID-19.

scholarly journals UFS Libraries COVID19 Survey Dataset

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mahlaga Molepo ◽  
Mashia Shokane
Keyword(s):  
Academic Libraries ◽  
Information Services ◽  
Free State ◽  
Third Wave ◽  
The Third ◽  
The University ◽  
Insight Into ◽  
The Way

Whereas COVID-19 has changed the way academic libraries operate, the University of the Free State (UFS) Libraries have demonstrated resilience, and adaptability during the pandemic. The survey presents a first insight into the effectiveness of UFS libraries during the first, and second waves of COVID-19. Our data on the effectiveness of UFS libraries shows a fair to moderate library and information services. More research is needed to determine how academic libraries are coping during the third wave of COVID-19.

Building an institutional repository: the case of University of Ilorin, Library, Nigeria

2019 ◽  
Vol 36 (8) ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
George Osas Eromosele
Keyword(s):  
Academic Libraries ◽  
Remote Access ◽  
Detailed Account ◽  
Institutional Repository ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Institutional Repositories ◽  
Library Resources ◽  
The University ◽  
Insight Into ◽  
The Way

Purpose An institutional repository has become a new way of making the intellectual outputs of academic and research institutions electronically accessible in the online public domain. The outcome has led to users gaining remote access to varieties of digitized information that is hitherto locally resident before digitization in hardcopy form in the various information centre and libraries without users’ restrictions. This initiative has helped to enhance the open access inventiveness. Nigeria libraries are therefore taking up the challenge of computerizing their libraries and some have taken some steps to source the requisite funds to digitize and archive their library resources for easier Web-based access. Consequent upon this development, the University of Ilorin, embarked on digitization of its local contents such as Convocation Ceremonies; Government Publications; and Staff Publications and Theses and Dissertations, and making these local resources available online. This paper attempts to give a detailed account, step-by-step procedures and the various challenges faced in the process of building its online institutional repository and the way forward. The report in this paper gives insight into academic libraries intention to digitize their library resources, on the best way to go about it and also to avoid unnecessary hurdles. Design/methodology/approach To provide a thorough breakdown of the building of institutional repositories in the University of Ilorin, Library, webliography sources were consulted. Findings Some areas in service provisions need to improve upon, and these areas are search engine optimization by subscribing to handle.net, integration of Google analytics to check performance, sitemap features and highly secured (SSL and public key encryption. Originality/value This paper attempts to give a detailed account, step-by-step procedures and the various challenges faced in the process of building its online institutional repository and the way forward. The report in this paper gives insight into academic libraries intention to digitize their library resources, on the best way to go about it and also to avoid unnecessary hurdles.

scholarly journals Impact of COVID-19 Variants on the Second Wave in India and Subsequent Discretion of Possibilities of the Third Wave

2021 ◽  
pp. 115-126
Author(s):  
Sudarshan Ramaswamy ◽  
Meera Dhuria ◽  
Sumedha M. Joshi ◽  
Deepa H Velankar
Keyword(s):  
Herd Immunity ◽  
Sir Model ◽  
The Other ◽  
Third Wave ◽  
Focal Points ◽  
Current Analysis ◽  
The Third ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Second Wave ◽  
Insight Into

Introduction: Epidemiological comprehension of the COVID-19 situation in India can be of great help in early prediction of any such indications in other countries and possibilities of the third wave in India as well. It is essential to understand the impact of variant strains in the perspective of the rise in daily cases during the second wave – Whether the rise in cases witnessed is due to the reinfections or the surge is dominated by emergence of mutants/variants and reasons for the same. Overall objective of this study is to predict early epidemiological indicators which can potentially lead to COVID-19 third wave in India. Methodology: We analyzed both the first and second waves of COVID-19 in India and using the data of India’s SARS-CoV-2 genomic sequencing, we segregated the impact of the Older Variant (OV) and the other major variants (VOI / VOC).  Applying Kermack–McKendrick SIR model to the segregated data progression of the epidemic in India was plotted in the form of proportion of people infected. An equation to explain herd immunity thresholds was generated and further analyzed to predict the possibilities of the third wave. Results: Considerable difference in ate of progression of the first and second wave was seen. The study also ascertains that the rate of infection spread is higher in Delta variant and is expected to have a higher threshold (>2 times) for herd immunity as compared to the OV. Conclusion: Likelihood of the occurrence of the third wave seems unlikely based on the current analysis of the situation, however the possibilities cannot be ruled out. Understanding the epidemiological details of the first and second wave helped in understanding the focal points responsible for the surge in cases during the second wave and has given further insight into the future.

Setting up a ‘Special Relationship’: Students as Co-Creators of a Research-based Curriculum

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Raphael Hallett ◽  
Charlotte Tomlinson ◽  
Tim Procter
Keyword(s):  
Significant Role ◽  
Curriculum Design ◽  
Special Relationship ◽  
Hybrid Identity ◽  
Special Collections ◽  
Institutional Ethos ◽  
The University ◽  
Insight Into ◽  
The Way

The idea of student/staff partnership has become ubiquitous in the way universities market their institutional ethos and enshrines an idealised 'dialogic structure' within curriculum design. Which universitities are actually putting this into practice and allowing their students a significant role in the machinations of curriculum design and enhancement?This case study investigates the emerging co-operation between the University of Leeds Library, a team of Special Collections interns and the academic and student communities they reach out to. It suggests, in microcosm, a model for the co-creation of the curriculum which positions the student as co-creator, certainly, but also as mediator, tutor, mentor and communicator.The project case study adds insight into the fascinating hybrid identity that students can occupy within the contested territory of university-wide curriculum design, and explores the complex status and authority of students and tutors as they explore fresh relationships of opportunity and expertise.

Negotiating the Third Wave of Feminism in Wonder Woman

2013 ◽  
Vol 47 (01) ◽  
pp. 98-103 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carolyn Cocca
Keyword(s):  
Upper Class ◽  
Third Wave ◽  
The Third ◽  
Wonder Woman ◽  
Class Woman ◽  
Attractive Female ◽  
The Way

Created by lawyer and psychologist William Moulton Marston, Wonder Woman first appeared more than 70 years ago, “as lovely as Aphrodite, as wise as Athena, with the speed of Mercury, and the strength of Hercules” (Marston and Peter 1941). While she conforms to traditional articulations of gender in the way she performs an attractive, female, white, heterosexual, middle-to-upper class woman, she also unsettles gendered boundaries through performing a determined, astute, formidable warrior at the same time. This has led to a number of writers exploring whether Wonder Woman can or should be viewed as feminist.

Robert of Gloucester's Mother and Sexual Politics in Norman Oxfordshire

1999 ◽  
Vol 72 (179) ◽  
pp. 323-333 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Crouch
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Politics ◽  
The Third ◽  
Insight Into ◽  
The Way

Abstract The discovery that the mother of Earl Robert of Gloucester (d. 1147), the illegitimate son of King Henry I, was a daughter of the Gay or Gayt family of north Oxfordshire allows us a new insight into the character of that complex king. We can now see how King Henry used Oxfordshire as his surrogate home in England from the ten‐eighties onwards: three of the Englishwomen who bore him children dwelt in the vicinity of Oxford. We can also now see why it was that he made Woodstock the third most important royal centre in England during his reign. The way that his chosen mistresses used their royal connection to their families' advantage is also more clear following this discovery.

scholarly journals Persepsi Pemustaka terhadap Pemanfaatan Perpustakaan Perguruan Tinggi: Sebuah Analisis Korelasi

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 243
Author(s):  
Uminurida Suciati ◽  
Dwi Rahayu
Keyword(s):  
Learning Process ◽  
Information Seeking ◽  
Group Learning ◽  
Academic Community ◽  
Information Services ◽  
University Libraries ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
The University ◽  
College Library ◽  
Insight Into

Penelitian ini mengeksplorasi persepsi pemustaka dalam memanfaatkan perpustakaan perguruan tinggi dalam hal ini universitas, dan korelasi antara persepsi pemustaka dan pemanfaatan perpustakaan. Hasil temuan menunjukkan bahwa perpustakaan universitas merupakan tempat yang menjadi pilihan untuk belajar dan menghabiskan waktu selama tidak ada perkuliahan di kampus. Kegiatan pemustaka di perpustakaan sering digunakan untuk hal-hal tertentu, termasuk studi individu, membaca, penggunaan komputer, mencari informasi, belajar kelompok, menggunakan layanan referensi dan informasi, dan pertemuan juga diskusi kelompok dan bersosialisasi. Korelasi antara penggunaan perpustakaan dan masing-masing kegiatan pemustaka diamati. Hasil temuan menunjukkan bahwa pemustaka menganggap perpustakaan universitas, sebagai tempat untuk belajar dan mencari informasi. Studi ini menunjukkan bagaimana pemustaka memandang dan menggunakan perpustakaan universitas dapat memperkuat, memberikan wawasan ke dalam proses pembelajaran, menumbuhkan enterpreneurship, dan memajukan peran pemustaka dalam komunitas akademis.This study explores the perception of users in utilizing the college library in this university and the correlation between the perception of the user and the utilization of the library. The findings show that university libraries are the preferred place to study and spend as long as there are no lectures on campus. Library activity is often used for certain things, including individual studies, reading, computer use, information seeking, group learning, reference, and information services, and group meetings and group discussions and socializing. The correlation between the use of libraries and each observation activity is observed. The findings show that the librarian considers the university library, as a place to learn and seek information. This study shows how viewers view and use university libraries can strengthen, provide insight into the learning process, foster entrepreneurship, and advance user roles in the academic community

scholarly journals Library, Library, Make Me a Match: Impact of Form-Based Readers’ Advisory on Academic Library Use and Student Leisure Reading

2018 ◽  
Vol 57 (4) ◽  
pp. 254 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kaia Sievert ◽  
Amber Fick ◽  
Becky Adamski ◽  
Ashley Merrill ◽  
Danika LeMay
Keyword(s):  
Student Engagement ◽  
Academic Libraries ◽  
Academic Library ◽  
Information Services ◽  
University Of Minnesota ◽  
Strong Argument ◽  
Leisure Reading ◽  
Library Use ◽  
The University ◽  
Positive Engagement

Staff from the Access and Information Services (AIS) department at the University of Minnesota Libraries developed several readers’ advisory services to promote student engagement. One project was a Book Matchmaking service, for which users completed a web form and were given reading suggestions owned by the libraries. A brief survey was distributed to users of the service during the fall of 2016 to assess impact. The resulting data made a strong argument for further readers’ advisory activities in academic libraries, as libraries and users benefit equally. Participating in the service encouraged positive engagement with the library and encouraged leisure reading.

scholarly journals USE OF EPORTFOLIO TOOL FOR REFLECTION IN ENGINEERING DESIGN

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ryan Clemmer ◽  
Jennifer Spencer ◽  
Dale Lackeyram ◽  
Jason Thompson ◽  
Bahram Gharabaghi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Engineering Design ◽  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Electronic Portfolios ◽  
Group Project ◽  
Soft Skill ◽  
Graduate Attributes ◽  
The Third ◽  
Lecture Material ◽  
The University ◽  
Insight Into

Electronic portfolios (ePortfolios) can be a beneficial tool to facilitate student learning, evaluate learning outcomes and showcase skills and experience. At the University of Guelph, the School of Engineering piloted the use of ePortfolios within the third year design course of the engineering design sequence of courses. With the implementation of graduate attributes by the CEAB, more “soft skill” attributes like individual and teamwork, project management, and lifelong learning are important skills developed by students within the design courses and can be assessed within an ePortfolio environment.Students submitted guided reflections related to major deliverables within the course. The reflections were assessed for the level of insight through rubrics in the learning management system. Overall, students improved their ability to reflect and provided good insight into their learning and roles within their group project. The response to the reflections by students was mixed. Many students found value in reflecting on their experience while other students were frustrated by the method of filling the reflection form.In the future, the objectives for reflection should be made clearer with supplementary documentation to the lecture material. Adjusting the timing of the reflections to correspond to less stressful periods of the semester and improving the ePortfolio process will help with student engagement.

scholarly journals PROFESSOR OWEN MARTIN PHILLIPS 30 December 1930–12 October 2010

2011 ◽  
Vol 669 ◽  
pp. 1-2 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stewart Turner
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
The Third ◽  
Science Degree ◽  
One Year ◽  
The University ◽  
Mathematics And Physics ◽  
Sydney Australia ◽  
The Way ◽  
Advanced Courses

Owen Phillips grew up in Sydney, Australia, and following a distinguished record at a State high school and in the final NSW school examinations, he enrolled in the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Sydney in 1948. In the third year, he transferred to the Faculty of Science to do more advanced courses in Mathematics and Physics (with the idea of going back to Engineering after one year and qualifying for a Science degree on the way). Owen did so well, however, that he went on to do a fourth year in Mathematics and graduated with First Class Honours.

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