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With the high incidence of students' use of artificial intelligence (AI) content-generated tools, issues in academic integrity abound. Artificial intelligence and plagiarism have emerged as the main threats to using content-generated AI tools in the scholarly literature. This study proposes to answer the following research questions: What are Master's students' views of the use of content-generated tools? Why do Master's students use content-generated tools? This qualitative descriptive phenomenological single case study contains interviews with nine Guyanese Master's students completing their theses about their use and experiences using content-generated AI tools and their views on AI and plagiarism. These students were chosen based on non-probability purposive sampling. The researcher implemented six steps in qualitative data analysis. In vivo, descriptive, and evaluative coding were implemented with semantic and latent meanings considered. Deontology, utilitarianism, rational self-interest, and cultural relativism were linked to three components of the Theory of Planned Behavior when deductive coding was implemented. This study can inform policy development and implementation on AI and plagiarism.

Writing in Disguise explores an aspect of academic communication-that between subordinates and supervisors. After a lengthy introduction explaining the terms and purposes of the book, Caesar takes up a number of individual texts, fictional and nonfictional, in each of six chapters devoted, in turn, to sexual harassment, dissertation directors, rejection letters, memos, freshman composition, and res ignation letters. As the work of an English professor (at Clarion University), this book will have a strong sense of familiar ity (almost a sense of déjà vu at times) for other English professors, but the net the author casts is sufficiently wide to make this work of some interest for most people in the academic world. Behind Caesar's book is Domination and the Arts of Resistance: Hidden Transcripts (New Haven and London: Yale Univ. Pr., 1990), in which the anthropologist James C. Scott attempts to reach more general conclusions from what he learned about power relations and discourse, specifically resistance to domination, while studying class relations in a Malay village. Specifi cally, Scott observes that subordinate groups express critiques of power in "hid den transcripts" (and that, similarly, the powerful express otherwise inexpressible claims of rule in such transcripts). Taking up this idea, Caesar proceeds to explore "writing in disguise," describing his effort as "an academic rereading of Scott" in which "the letter that should not be writ ten is all of a piece to me with the article that could not be published." Such dependence upon the work of so ciologists and anthropologists is common among practitioners of late twentieth-cen tury literary/cultural studies, for whom all the world's a text and all the men and

In this article, Entropy generation and enthalpy are investigated on the pipe wall in developed laminar flow for 7 cases. Variation of entropy generation and enthalpy are shown along the radius. Entropy generation and enthalpy along the radius are obtained. Heat transfer is increased with the flow of fluid through the pipe, in inlet of pipe points to the output. The amount of entropy generation in the pipes of higher temperature is more than other points. Enthalpy is proportional to temperature in surface variation of 7 cases. In the points of higher temperature in elementary cases, the enthalpy value is increasing and it is increasing in other cases. Fluctuations of enthalpy and entropy generation are producted in interface points of pipe surfaces. The diagram data can be used to measure the minimum entropy generation in pipe heat transfer. Minimum entropy generation is in surface whit high temperature. The enthalpy in centerline is constant and inlet enthalpy of the tube is greater than other point with higher temperatures in radial flow. The lowest enthalpy is obtained in tubes with lowest initial temperature (case 7). Minimum entropy generation is presented in surface whit high temperature at the beginning (case 1-3) or high at the ending (case 5-7).

Heat flux is passed through the tube wall with natural convection in a tube wall of developed laminar flow. Tubes are used to find the best case with the minimum enthalpy and entropy generation. Process of heat flux pass is simulated with natural convection in several cases through the wall. By varying heat flux along the tube kept in touch with natural convection, temperature, entropy generation and enthalpy of each case change. Tubes are studied distribution of temperature, entropy generation and enthalpy along the radius and distribution of entropy generation and enthalpy along the cylinder axis, via different diagrams. Entering heat flux to the tube wall, temperature, entropy generation and enthalpy of the fluid increase significantly along the radius. The contact of heat flux to the tube wall in the direction of fluid movement, entropy generation decreases in the flow direction. Heat flux is applied to the tube wall, in parts of the tube being a heat flux, enthalpy increases in the direction of the tube wall. enthalpy is reduced in the tube wall in parts that are associated with the natural convection. The electric coil is wrapped on the tube as heat flux in tubes that are in contact with convection, the implications of this paper is used.

Convection flow is passed in a pipe wall possessing radiation-convection, in order to find the best case with at least enthalpy and minimum entropy generation, through pipe wall having radiant flow. Flow in developed laminar conditions is investigated. Radiant flow is simulated Passing the natural convection on the wall with for 6 cases. Variation of radiation along the pipe touching with natural convection causes to change temperature, entropy generation and enthalpy for each case. Different profiles are investigated distributions of temperature, entropy generation and enthalpy along the radius. Along the wall are shown variation in enthalpy and entropy generation. There have been increased in radiationconvection boundary conditions temperature, enthalpy as well as entropy generation. Along the radius and axis have appropriately been increased in radiation boundary conditions than convection, the amounts of enthalpy. Near the wall are occurred the most changes in temperature, enthalpy and entropy generation. Application the thermal boundary conditions are used for minimum entropy generation make fluid with high prandtl number to become high thermal carrier. Solar radiation application are used in Parabolic Trough, Parabolic Dish, Solar Chimney and tube furnace in various cases. Application are used for minimum entropy generation.

Heat flux is passed through the tube wall with natural convection in a tube wall of developed laminar flow. Tubes are used to find the best case with the minimum enthalpy and entropy generation. Process of heat flux pass is simulated with natural convection in several cases through the wall. By varying heat flux along the tube kept in touch with natural convection, temperature, entropy generation and enthalpy of each case change. Tubes are studied distribution of temperature, entropy generation and enthalpy along the radius and distribution of entropy generation and enthalpy along the cylinder axis, via different diagrams. Entering heat flux to the tube wall, temperature, entropy generation and enthalpy of the fluid increase significantly along the radius. The contact of heat flux to the tube wall in the direction of fluid movement, entropy generation decreases in the flow direction. Heat flux is applied to the tube wall, in parts of the tube being a heat flux, enthalpy increases in...

In this article, Entropy generation and enthalpy are investigated on the pipe wall in developed laminar flow for 7 cases. Variation of entropy generation and enthalpy are shown along the radius. Entropy generation and enthalpy along the radius are obtained. Heat transfer is increased with the flow of fluid through the pipe, in inlet of pipe points to the output. The amount of entropy generation in the pipes of higher temperature is more than other points. Enthalpy is proportional to temperature in surface variation of 7 cases. In the points of higher temperature in elementary cases, the enthalpy value is increasing and it is increasing in other cases. Fluctuations of enthalpy and entropy generation are producted in interface points of pipe surfaces. The diagram data can be used to measure the minimum entropy generation in pipe heat transfer. Minimum entropy generation is in surface whit high temperature. The enthalpy in centerline is constant and inlet enthalpy of the tube is greate...

Convection flow is passed in a pipe wall possessing radiation-convection, in order to find the best case with at least enthalpy and minimum entropy generation, through pipe wall having radiant flow. Flow in developed laminar conditions is investigated. Radiant flow is simulated Passing the natural convection on the wall with for 6 cases. Variation of radiation along the pipe touching with natural convection causes to change temperature, entropy generation and enthalpy for each case. Different profiles are investigated distributions of temperature, entropy generation and enthalpy along the radius. Along the wall are shown variation in enthalpy and entropy generation. There have been increased in radiation-convection boundary conditions temperature, enthalpy as well as entropy generation. Along the radius and axis have appropriately been increased in radiation boundary conditions than convection, the amounts of enthalpy. Near the wall are occurred the most changes in temperature, enth...

Drag coefficient independent on bubble diameter is required to ease design sieve trays or bubble column, through simulation of computational fluid dynamic. In this paper, the drag coefficients, independent or dependent on the diameter, are reviewed for gas-liquid system. A number of drag coefficients are used for Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD). Different forces are entered to the liquid-bubble separation surface in diverse directions. Forces are investigated with mathematical proving for Newtonian fluids and Eulerian coordinate. Finally, the external force as a new force, enter to the drag coefficient equations. Drag coefficient is included force coefficient. Drag force is entered in momentum equations. Drag coefficient is used in two-phase systems which bubbles and liquid are activated as dispersed and continuous phase, respectively. Bubbles and liquid are in contact with each other in separation surface on bubble. Drag force is created slip on separation surface. The drag coef...

In this study, the effects of initial pH (5 − 7), temperature (30 − 38 ◦C) and incubation time (12 − 48 h), as well as yeast extract and free linoleic acid concentrations, respectively (0 – 4 %) and (0 − 400 µL), on the co-production of conjugated linoleic acid (CLA), exopolysaccharides (EPSs) and bacteriocins (BACs) by Lactobacillus acidophilus LA5 and Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis BB12 and their biomass in cheese whey and milk permeate were evaluated. The results showed that biomass, CLA, EPSs and BACs activity ranged Log 0.80 - Log 8.67 g.L-1, 3.08-107.95 µg.mL-1, 107.75-351.92 mg.L-1 and 9.29-14.62 mm, respectively. Yeast extract concentration was the only factor with the positive significant effect on biomass and parabiotic metabolites i.e. its increasing caused to an increase in both of them (p <0.05). The temperature significantly affected the production of biomass and CLA; its increasing resulted in increasing both (p <0.05). The initial pH had significant, bu...

While Embracing Change achieves its goal in exploring alternatives to research writing assignments, the book's brief introduction fails to introduce the ACRL Framework for Information Literacy, which many chapters reference. Given the applicability of Framework outside the scope of libraries (such as inquiry or research writing faculty, curricula support staff, or really any academic staff without an MLIS), it could have been a helpful gloss in the introduction. Furthermore, given the brevity of the introduction, the editors missed an opportunity to ground their book and its contributions within the relevant discourse of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning. But these are relatively minor concerns. Overall, readers of this text will gain an understanding of actionable ideas to inspire their own methodologies for modern information literacy instruction.

This paper presents and analyses the effectiveness of electronic resources in Krantiveer Vasantrao Naik Arts, Commerce and Science College Nashik, Maharashtra (India). On the basis of users’ satisfaction is evaluated. A survey method was used to conduct this research. Out
of 200 Postgraduate students the researcher selects 75 students from different departments of in the user’s survey. A total of 75 well-structured questionnaires were distributed to gather information related to uses
of electronic resources and the 70 filled questionnaires were collected from students and analysed, classified and tabulated by employing simple statistical methods. The study reveals that majority of the users of Krantiveer Vasantrao Naik Arts, Commerce and Science College
library keep themselves abreast of developments in electronic resources, services and their proper utilisation in the field of academic and research. The result showed a growing interest in e-resources among the students and also found that slow downloading and blockage of website is the hurdle in proper utilisation of electronic resources. The survey further reveals that the majority of postgraduate students are aware of the
usage of e-resources and services.

The survey investigates the users' opinions about the information resources available in the college libraries of Dakshina Kannada. A total of 266 population of postgraduate students and faculty members were selected from 18-degree colleges in Dakshina Kannada district. The results revealed that most faculty members visit the library daily for various purposes. Faculty members believe that books, journals and e-books are important information resources for their teaching and research activities, while theses/dissertations/reports are the most important resources for students. Furthermore, the respondents were moderately satisfied with the information resources available in their library. Based on these findings, some suggestions are given to increase user satisfaction with libraries. Most of the user's face problems such as a smaller number of computers to access e-resources, lack of updated resources, poor Internet connectivity and lack of skills to search e-resources. Most users believe that user education programmes definitely increase the effective use of the library. Therefore, librarians should conduct regular training programmes for users to maximise the use of library resources.

This study aims to investigate the impact of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in college libraries within the Chirang district. The rapid advancements in technology have brought about significant changes in the way libraries function, making it crucial to assess the effects of ICT application on library services and user experiences. The data collected will be analyzed using descriptive statistics and thematic analysis. The results will provide insights into the extent to which ICT has transformed library services in the Chirang district, as well as the challenges faced during the implementation of ICT initiatives. The study will also explore the perceptions of library users regarding the effectiveness and accessibility of ICT-based resources and services. The findings of this research will contribute to the existing body of knowledge regarding the impact of ICT in college libraries. The study's results will help library administrators and policymakers in the Chirang district to make informed decisions on the allocation of resources for ICT infrastructure and training. Additionally, the study will provide recommendations for enhancing the utilisation of ICT in college libraries to improve overall service quality and user satisfaction.

Xan Arch and Isaac Gilman create a necessary, at times difficult to discuss, piece of writing that should be used by academic libraries across the nation. Academic Library Services for First Generation Students brings forth the question of how to address best librarian practices for first-generation students. They argue that current practices cater to middle-class white students. The academic setting is shaped in such a way that first-generation students are viewed as needing “assistance” when the actual problem lies within the institution and its support systems. This book’s structure facilitates a rich understanding of the problems within these institutions while also offering concrete examples for academic libraries that want to do better. The book begins by describing the social context of first-generation students in higher education generally and then addresses academic libraries in particular. It finishes with examples of how to adapt institutions to better support these stud...

Using citation data from Journal Citation Reports (JCR) 1996–2004, this research replicates Meyer and Spencer's analysis of other-field citations to Library and Information Science (LIS) journals from 1972 to 1994. After 1994, JCR added LIS journals emphasizing empirical, information science research and simultaneously dropped journals addressing the profession of librarianship. The newly added journals attract a broader interdisciplinary readership—a readership reflected in a 14 percent increase in other-field citations of the LIS journals. The LIS journals included in both this and the Meyer and Spencer research, a list dominated by titles frequently read and cited by others in the LIS discipline, have not received an equal increase in other-field citations.

Studying ADA accessibility at library websites of top universities selected from the U.S. News and World Report, the authors used WAVE and AChecker to assess data in compliance with WCAG 2.0 standards. Almost 8 out of 10 public university academic libraries reported accessibility errors as one of the major findings. Low color contrast was becoming a more commonly occurring accessibility issue, making it difficult for people with vision impairments to perceive the color of the image. The outcomes of the study suggest that academic libraries around the world should continue improving their website accessibility.

Academic libraries invest thousands of dollars in assistive technologies (AT) for enhancing the delivery of information services to disabled patrons. However, offering AT might not result in their use by the patrons who need them, thereby leading to a service divide. The analysis of qualitative responses, including over 1,400 quotations, elicited from academic library administrators and librarians in 186 public universities across the United States, reveals that academic libraries encounter 51 challenges related to the knowledge and skills of librarians, hardware and software concerns, institutional factors, finances, and external actors, when serving disabled patrons with AT. Finally, the researchers propose 15 solutions for bridging this service divide.

Academic libraries invest thousands of dollars in assistive technologies (AT) for enhancing the delivery of information services to disabled patrons. However, offering AT might not result in their use by the patrons who need them, thereby leading to a service divide. The analysis of qualitative responses, including over 1,400 quotations, elicited from academic library administrators and librarians in 186 public universities across the United States, reveals that academic libraries encounter 51 challenges related to the knowledge and skills of librarians, hardware and software concerns, institutional factors, finances, and external actors, when serving disabled patrons with AT. Finally, the researchers propose 15 solutions for bridging this service divide.

Although authors have done validation or comparison studies of Web-based and paper-and-pencil surveys for different samples, few have published such studies for library patrons. After publishing its previous Web-based library satisfaction survey, Western Kentucky University Libraries developed a similar survey with identical content for library Web and exit patrons to compare these groups’ responses. This article focuses on the collection of Web and exit survey responses in a two-week period, the transformation of response data for analysis, a comparison of the two samples, and discussion of the potential use of the results. Future research on the Web-based and paper-and-pencil methods themselves is indicated.

How to become information literate teacher researchers and model information literacy for student researchers Information literacy is one of the major areas emphasized by the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE). According to NCATE, all candidates in school settings must be able to systematically integrate information literacy in Pre-K and K-12 school curriculum to assist student learning. The 21 st century requires information literate teacher-researchers who are capable of meeting the standards set by the professional organizations such as (NCATE), the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) and the American Association of School Librarians (AASL). Teaching is no longer finite knowledge distributed by the teacher and returned upon demand. Critical thinking, evaluation of information and ethical use of information are taking the lead in the education of our children. Information literate teacher researchers develop data driven, informed solutions for improved student learning and development. Information literate teacher researchers are able to identify authentic and standards mapped resources. In addition, information literate teacher researchers model information literacy behavior for students. What does an information literate teacher researcher look like? How does a teacher become an information literate teacher researcher? This paper will examine the characteristics of an information literate teacher researcher as described by appropriate professional organizations. It will also provide options for learning about information literacy and a list of exemplary information literacy resources.

2019-nCoV, this tiny crowned virus, which was first spread from Wuhan, China, killed thousands of peoples in China, Italy, Iran, and Spain, in a very short period of time. Now, it reaches to most countries all around the world, and thus, it becomes one of the most important threats against all human race. The fact is, the outbreak of this virus showed us, how much our science about the new viruses is weak and insufficient. In the near future, we have to revolutionary increase our knowledge about viruses and controlling those species. Due to the recent reports about the effect of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) (in vitro and in vivo) on corona virus family especially influenzas, in this study, we have made attempts to take a glance on the effect of AgNPs on the viruses, and ask ourselves "may nano particles inhibit the 2019-nCoV?"

This reflective essay explores the interwoven nature of personal identity, lived experiences, and the pursuit of social justice within higher education.  The author, a Black cisgender male, recounts his experiences with systemic racism and microaggressions, highlighting the subtle yet pervasive ways whiteness operates as a dominant norm.  These experiences, combined with a commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI), have shaped his core values of fairness, equality, respect, and accountability.  The essay argues that true DEI transcends superficial representation, demanding fundamental restructuring of higher education systems – from curriculum design to hiring practices and student support.  It emphasizes the importance of a critical examination of power dynamics and the interconnectedness of various marginalized identities. The author’s professional aspirations center on creating transformative learning environments that actively challenge oppressive systems and empower marginalized communities, advocating for anti-racist pedagogical approaches and collaborative projects bridging academia and community activism.  Ultimately, the essay underscores the urgent need for systemic change to achieve a truly just and inclusive higher education system.

The new ACRL Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education is an opportunity for IL instructors to ask themselves whether their current approaches to instruction are meeting the higher goals of IL education. Instructors might reexamine their pedagogical approaches by considering their own knowledge practices and dispositions in teaching IL. How might we best create a space in which the desired student knowledge practices and dispositions flourish? How can we approach IL education as fellow students-ones who just happen to be at a different point on the same path of lifelong learning?

In the present study, Arundo donax L was used as a low-cost biosorbent for the uptake of basic dye crystal violet (CV) from aqueous media. Systematic batch mode studies of adsorption of crystal violet (CV) on Arundo donax were carried out as a function of process of parameters includes initial CV concentration, dose of adsorbent, pH, contact time and temperature. The equilibrium adsorption data were analyzed by Langmuir, Freundlich, Temkin and Dubinin–Radushkevich (D-R) isotherm models. The adsorption of CV followed the Langmuir model with a maximum adsorption capacity (qmax) of 19.60 mg/g and pseudo second-order kinetics under a specified set of conditions. The thermodynamic parameters like free energy (ΔG°), enthalpy (ΔH°) and entropy (ΔS°) changes for the adsorption of CV ions have been evaluated and it has been found that the reaction was spontaneous and exothermic in nature. Owing to its rapid adsorption rate and uptake capacity, stem of Arundo donax L. seems to be a promising ...

focusing on interlibrary lending data for those materials published in Less Commonly Taught Languages (LCTL) and those materials published with a foreign imprint. The analysis generated by this study sheds light on the resource sharing network of academic libraries and provides a snapshot of one element within the network of libraries that supports the needs of area studies scholars.

To evaluate the current state of resource sharing and cooperative collection development, this paper examines the relationship between less commonly taught language collections (LCTL) and ILL services. The study examined multiple years of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign's resource-sharing data. This paper provides a historical narrative for the multilingual collections, collection development strategies, reference services, and outreach initiatives that reinforce and strengthen scholarly communication and resource sharing among academic libraries. The paper concludes by examining the feasibility of aggregating, or concentrating, collections of difficult-to-acquire, low-use materials at institutions that can provide service at a regional and/or national level. t the start of the twentieth century, the University of Illinois' President, Edmund James, set forth a vision of a million-volume library that would attract pre-eminent scholars to the middle of the American prairie. 1 This was an ambitious aspiration for a library that numbered only 1,039 volumes when the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) opened in 1868. Approximately 100 years after James' 1912 call, the library's collection numbers over 13 million volumes and tens of millions of other items, and its service programs contribute toward the university's standing as a vibrant and robust global institution. As of 2013, the university library supports five nationally funded resource centers focused on international and area studies that work with more than 800 affiliated faculty members, runs the Title VIII-funded Slavic Reference Service (SRS), and houses the Mortenson Center for International Library Programs. The library's contributions toward cooperative collection development and resource-sharing partnerships afford researchers from around the world unprecedented access to its multilingual collections and services. By acquiring scarcely held materials in the vernacular languages of Eurasia, Africa, Latin America, the Middle East, East and South Asia and making a generous commitment

Oberlin College's strength in science and mathematics is discussed by its president, along with the state of these fields in the United States and the contributions that liberal arts colleges can make. Of concern nationwide are declining enrollments in science and mathematics, low performance in these fields of U.S. students compared to other developed countries, and a projected future undersupply of math and science teachers. Oberlin College's strength in the sciences and mathematics is due in large part to the quantity and quality of student-faculty contact. Faculty members, rather than graduate students, teach undergraduates at the college, and Oberlin faculty also involve undergraduates in their research projects. The college emphasizes fundamentals and breadth, since only one basic introductory course per scientifiC discipline is offered. The recruitment of the gifted in science and mathematics is a priority at the college, which also has created over 33 new science and Mathematics courses since 1983. Competitive salaries, grants, and paid research leaves are important to recruiting faculty, and well-equipped laboratories and an overall climate favorable to Science and mathematics are also emphasized. (SW)

For-profit schools constitute the fastest-growing sector of higher education institutions in the United States.1 Yet accompanying the phenomenal growth of these proprietary colleges and universities has been considerable controversy over the role that the profit motive should play in higher education.2 The literature of higher education contains increasingly more works about proprietary schools. The library literature, however, offers little in this arena. Through this article, the authors seek to introduce the library readership to U.S. for-profit colleges and universities. We summarize their history and their characteristics, and we explore reasons for their success and present areas in which these schools appear to excel. With regard to their library services and resources, we focus on issues of concern based specifically on our experience with academic libraries in proprietary schools operating in the state of Ohio. Finally, we suggest ways in which these for-profit institutions...

Interlibrary loan managers of a consortial group of large academic libraries presented a comprehensive report of their collective activities to their library directors to provide a better picture of their libraries’ resource-sharing activities, issues, and trends. The report covered three years of data and addressed trends in overall volume, turnaround time, serials-holding data in OCLC, lending audiovisual materials, reasons for unfilled lending requests, and resource-sharing aspects of electronic licensing. The study documents the importance of technical service’s role in maintaining accurate OCLC holdings and in facilitating union listing, two activities that have a tremendous impact on ILL effectiveness and efficiency. It also demonstrates that presenting common issues collectively to top administrators resulted in changes that might not have been achieved so easily at single institutions. This paper summarizes the report on consortial resource sharing, lists the report’s four r...

This paper aims to discuss the libraries' role in environmental sustainability. It is important to preserve the environment as worldwide production and consumption patterns are destroying nature at persistent and dangerously high rates. Libraries and Environmental Sustainability are interrelated with each other in many ways. Libraries play an important role in promoting and practicing sustainable activities. The library community must play a significant role. Libraries act as places for teaching and learning as well as providing models for the communities they serve to follow. Library employees can create innovative educational programs that highlight the building's green attributes by using the structure itself as a teaching tool. Additionally, this paper will offer librarians an alternative strategy for achieving environmentally friendly practices and services. Because of the negative environmental effects of new technologies, libraries must provide more green services and practices and reduce their carbon footprints. These actions will automatically improve environmentally sustainable practices, which is an important step in improving society's standard of living.

various chapters as a source of inspiration. The most effective instruction is one that you're comfortable delivering, and it's hard to imagine that most users would not adapt what's presented to their own styles, preferences, and situations. To that end, this reviewer recommends reading the entire book. Even chapters written to teach a particular topic, e.g., market research, can be useful sources of activities, lesson structures, and tools for teaching about a different topic entirely. The few minor drawbacks do not detract from the usefulness of the book. While the introduction promises that ancillary materials are all available via the ACRL Sandbox, that is not actually the case. Many of the authors have provided links to access to these materials through various online platforms such as Google Drive, OSF, or their own institutional server space. At the time of writing, all the links currently worked and the materials were accessible. But as we all know, links get broken, servers are taken offline, and online providers disappear without warning, all of which raise concerns about the continued availability of these materials. Those new to business information literacy should be aware that some chapters are better than others at explaining everything with no presumptions about the reader's existing knowledge, so some additional reading and research may be required for the truly uninitiated. Finally, as with all collections, some chapters are better at living up to the book's title and stated goal than others. For example, a chapter on teaching business ethics outlines an interesting lesson plan but is only tangentially related to information literacy. These minor issues are more than made up for by the stronger aspects of the book. In sum, whether you're new to business information literacy or a seasoned pro, there is something of value here. For those short on time and/or not blessed with reservoirs of instructional creativity, the generosity of the authors in sharing not only their ideas but their instructional materials as well will no doubt be appreciated. Readers with more time and headspace for instructional innovation will find many inspirational springboards and plenty of food for thought. This book's structured approach manages to provide a relatively comprehensive overview of the topic in a more organized and accessible way than the ACRL Sandbox has yet managed to do.

This paper presents the results of a survey completed by academic librarians at United States colleges and universities identified on the ThinkCollege.net website, a project of the Institute for Community Inclusion at the University of Massachusetts Boston funded by grants from the Office of Postsecondary Education, US Department of Education. The objective of the study was to learn about the reference and instructional involvement of academic librarians in providing resources, library services, and learning activities with enrolled college students with intellectual disabilities (ID). The results reveal several recommendations for academic libraries and librarians toward improving access to postsecondary education for students with ID.

Artificial intelligence (AI) has emerged as a topic of interest among information technology innovators. As AI is refined, practical uses of the technology to improve the transfer of information are increasingly investigated, developed, and adopted in a variety of public environments, including in libraries. Given the relatively recent emergence of AI in this respect, it presents an opportunity to investigate the emergence of public perceptions toward the innovation and the relationship this holds with the adoption of emerging technologies, as envisioned in Roger's Diffusion of Innovations model. This study describes the results of a survey of practicing librarians regarding the adopter category (innovator, early adopter, early majority, late majority, laggard) with which they identify and the relationship of this identification with perceived knowledge and perceptions of AI technology within and outside the library environment. The findings of this survey have both theoretical implications for the Diffusion model within the library technology context as well as practical implications for supporting the process of diffusion of emerging technologies among academic library employees. Artificial intelligence (AI) is a technological innovation of increasing interest to the general public as well as within the academic library environment. 1 Given the early stage in the development of this technology and its adoption for public use, there is a unique opportunity to examine a cross-section of librarians regarding the Diffusion of Innovations model and perceptions of AI. No study of this extent has yet been published in the scholarly literature in library and information science (LIS). Such an examination may prove beneficial both to the understanding of diffusion of innovations theory as well as perceptions of academic library employees toward AI in general. The findings may assist academic library administrators and tech-inclined employees as they aim to garner greater receptiveness among colleagues toward adopting AI technology in their libraries. Artificial intelligence (AI) can be defined in many ways, as noted throughout scholarly and general literature, including a recent article published in Forbes. 2 Russell and Norvig, in

A team at the University of California, Merced, collaborated to evaluate the value of integrating information literacy into introductory composition courses through a curriculum developed by librarians and writing faculty. Using a mixed-methods approach, the team investigated the impact of the curriculum on students' learning and achievement at the end of their first semester of college. Students participating in the curriculum demonstrated greater gains than their peers in using suitable sources and presenting arguments and multiple viewpoints with evidence. This learning did not translate to higher student achievement as represented by course grades and grade point average.

This usability study investigates how instructors in a university setting integrate resources into their Learning Management System (LMS) course shells and explores barriers and incentives for doing so. Findings suggest that obstacles encountered while appropriately incorporating licensed library resources in a D2L LMS are substantial. Although many instructors articulate a desire to adhere to copyright guidelines and support the work of librarian colleagues, their methods for providing students access to assigned and recommended readings are influenced by convenience. These findings highlight the need for clear and easily implemented guidelines for providing access to licensed resources, as well as online platforms that are easily navigated for both students and instructors.

This usability study investigates how instructors in a university setting integrate resources into their Learning Management System (LMS) course shells and explores barriers and incentives for doing so. Findings suggest that obstacles encountered while appropriately incorporating licensed library resources in a D2L LMS are substantial. Although many instructors articulate a desire to adhere to copyright guidelines and support the work of librarian colleagues, their methods for providing students access to assigned and recommended readings are influenced by convenience. These findings highlight the need for clear and easily implemented guidelines for providing access to licensed resources, as well as online platforms that are easily navigated for both students and instructors.

In troductio n ROSEMARY RUHIG DuMONT WIDESPREAD IN THE role of women in librarianship is a prod-INTEREST uct of the 1970s. In the early seventies, both the Supreme Court and Congress took steps to ensure equality of opportunity in the workplace. As a result, affirmative action became an issue of immediate practical concern to decision-makers in organizations. In the sex-stratified female-intensive occupation of librarianship, the problem of differential male/female advancement within the field became a focus of interest. Though some gains were made by library women during the 1970s, as research presented in this volume shows, the full implication of these gains and possible future developments are not clear. Have the doors of opportunity really been opened to female librarians or are those now being promoted into administrative ranks the tokens, the exceptions proving the rule that such opportunities are not open to the majority of women? In dealing with this question one must look for evidence of progress. Some data from the 1970s is reported here and selected trends in library practice are observed. Though the current situation cannot be clearly described as yet, a variety of interpretations are offered and some explanations are proposed. Experience in the private sector has shown that commitment by top management and the middle managers who will be dealing with incoming women is essential to successful affirmative action efforts.' A commitment to affirmative action in the library field, which is reflected in