Browsing by Author "Murphy, James E"

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    Actualizing the digital library with interactive student learning and engagement projects
    (2021-12-09) Murphy, James E; Stoeckle, Marc; Alisauskas, Alexandra
    University of Calgary Libraries has had success developing interactive library tools, including virtual 360 tours, virtual orientations, structured tours for English language learners, music collection showcases, and more. Many of these have been built using the ThingLink platform which the presenters have been using over the past 2 years to 'actualize' the digital in the Taylor Family Digital Library, the University's main library location. This eLearning showcase will highlight how the presenters have used this affordable tool, adapted it for a variety of library use cases, and how the digital creations have engaged with students, staff and faculty.
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    Bridging the gap between sustainability and impact: The relationship between librarian involvement and the efficacy of information literacy instruction
    (2021-10-29) Murphy, James E; Lenart, Bartlomiej; Stoeckle, Marc
    This study was undertaken in an effort to understand what is needed to build lasting bridges between teaching faculty and librarian information literacy (IL) instruction. This study took advantage of a unique opportunity to compare IL instructional efficacy between librarian and non-librarian instructors teaching exactly the same content in a full-term course; it utilizes text analysis of student assignments to measure and evaluate IL skill development across four levels of librarian involvement (one-shot instruction, two levels of embeddedness, and librarian as instructor-of-record) in IL instruction within an undergraduate university course. The results are somewhat surprising, but nevertheless highly suggestive of the argument that the benefit to student IL skills is not related to amount of librarian instruction, but rather to the level of instructor buy-in with regard to library services and the importance of IL skills. We argue that the most impactful librarian involvement is as an information literacy consultant rather than a full-time embedded librarian (which is somewhat surprising given the literature on the efficacy of embeddedness). The study results have salient implications on academic librarian instructional practices and collaborations on course content with faculty members.
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    Community Misinformation & Research Skills Workshops: For High School Students in the Calgary Region
    (2021-05-08) Murphy, James E; Groome, Kim
    How, when and where are young people learning information literacy and media literacy skills? This presentation presents a community educational program run by UCalgary Libraries and Cultural Resources to help build and promote skills for spotting fake news and misinformation, as well as building research skills helpful to the student transition from high school to university.
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    Creating collaborations with student advocates on university Open Education initiatives
    (2022-04-19) Murphy, James E; Vandermeulen, Kira; Jessel, Chaten
    The costs of being a university student continue to climb, along with the financial pressure felt by libraries to provide learning resources. One path forward together is encouraging Open Education and Open Educational Resources (OER). How can academic libraries create momentum around OER on campus where there may not have been much before? How can libraries engage with student advocates on their campuses to continue pushing forward Open Education initiatives, such as open textbooks and educational resources? This session will describe recent initiatives at the University of Calgary collaborating with student leaders on Open Education, including a new library OER-finding and matching service for instructors, as well as campus promotion and awareness campaigns.
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    Leveraging STEM library workshop recordings for efficiency and as an outreach tool
    (2022-05-12) Murphy, James E
    As a librarian new to liaising with STEM areas at the institution, this presentation will describe a project using library workshop recordings as both an outreach tool and as a way of managing increased workload liaising with multiple departments. The presenter recently shifted roles to become the liaison librarian for a number of STEM departments, and was seeking ways to make inroads with faculty and students, promote the Sciences and Engineering library, and maximize efficiency and impact of instructional workshops. This presentation will discuss: strategies to make workshop recordings available and easy to promote; STEM library workshop topics so far and uptake; reception from students, faculty, and library colleagues; and other important considerations relevant to using and promoting library workshop recordings.
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    myLibrarian: A practical and conceptual evolution of personal librarian programs
    (2021-03-19) Murphy, James E
    As academic librarians we are always looking for new ways to engage students and especially new undergraduate students. Personal librarian programs have been one such way of attempting to create personalized connections between the library and new students. However the peak of such programs was the early 2010s and typical program components do not always fit today's settings. Students are less likely to engage in widespread emails and may not always understand what their librarian or library can do for them. This program attempted to incorporate best practices and findings from a scoping review on personal librarian programs, adapt to its own institutional setting which included a strong liaison librarian program, and include new ways for students to connect with a librarian including based on their unique background, and language spoken. The 2020-2021 academic year has been the pilot year for this program and this poster will share progress to date and invite you to discuss and share input to continue the evolution of this new approach to personal librarian programs in academic libraries.
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    Protocol for a scoping review of precision technologies for cattle monitoring
    (2022-07-20) Besler, Brendon; Mojabi, Pedram; Murphy, James E; Wang, Zefang; Baker, Ryan; Pearson, Jennifer; Fear, Elise
    Livestock farming has increased in complexity considerably due to the increased demand for animal products combined with a decreasing number of farmers and ranchers. To meet this challenge, Precision Livestock Farming (PLF) aims to develop fully automated tools that continuously monitor animals, such as cattle. Ineffective cattle management can have significant animal welfare implications, as well as financial consequences for both farmers and the economy because of the size of this substantial industry globally. To our knowledge, no scoping review with explicit published search protocol has broadly examined PLF technologies for both beef and dairy cattle to identify gaps in current research.
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    Virtual Reality Artist in Residence Program: Exploring Outreach and Learning for Architecture Students with Innovative Technology
    (2021-03-26) Murphy, James E; Hurrell, Christie
    In the 2019/20 academic year, the presenters collaborated on a pilot Virtual Reality Artist in Residence program, engaging Art and Architecture students in the medium of virtual reality to enhance their learning and creative project work. This presentation will discuss how the program was created, the project collaborators, the technology involved, and the results of the pilot program. In addition to the positive reception from the School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape, the Architecture student artist-in-residence took the opportunity further than we anticipated, adding not only an innovative project to his portfolio but vastly expanding his skillset in virtual reality through self study and support from the Library’s Emerging Technology Specialist. The Taylor Family Digital Library is the central library of the University of Calgary, housing 6 floors of collections, student space, specialized services, a Student Success Centre, and technology supporting student and faculty projects. Lab NEXT is the technology hub of UCalgary Libraries which incorporates visualization, a makerspace, virtual reality, repositories, digitization, and other services. This presentation will include an overview of the VR technology and spaces used for the program and currently available in Taylor Family Digital Library. This project involved a strong collaborative effort between the Architecture Liaison Librarian, the Director of Lab NEXT, the Emerging Technology Specialist, as well as the inaugural VR Artists in Residence. We look forward to sharing our findings and gathering input for future development of this impactful program and its relevance to expanding the library’s role in technology facilitation and learning for Architecture students.