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Item Open Access When the Time Comes, Will You be Ready? Strategies and Tools to Build a Framework for Information Literacy and Assessment. Three hour workshop presented at Workshop on Instruction in Library Use (WILU), UBC Okanagan, Kelowna, B.C., May 2008(14-05-08) Bell, Colleen; Bury, Sophie; Mgwigwi, ThumekaIf you had an opportunity to give a presentation on information literacy for an administrative body at your institution, what would your message be? This workshop examined resources, strategies, documents and opportunities that can be drawn upon when building a framework for curriculum integrated information literacy. Thumeka and I focused on the importance of information literacy assessment in building such a framework.Item Open Access RSS Feeds from STM Databases: Innovative Possibilities(Issues in Science & Technology Librarianship, ACRL, Science and Technology Section, May-10) Nariani, RajivReally Simple Syndication (RSS) feeds have been used in academic libraries to follow new information posted on blogs, wikis and web sites. Science, Technology and Medicine (STM) databases also offer RSS feeds which can be used by science librarians to track research being conducted in their subject areas. The knowledge gained from these constantly updated sources can help in collection development activities. RSS feeds can also be used to highlight grant-funded research and monitor trends in Open Access publishing. This article documents some unique ways of using RSS feeds from STM databases.Item Open Access WizFolio(Ingenta, Oct-10) Nariani, RajivItem Open Access A guide to microform sets at York University Libraries(Scott Library. Reference Dept. Microtext Section., 1984) Kandiuk, Mary; The editor [Mary Kandiuk] would like to thank Mary Warkentin and Vivienne Monty for their assistance in comiling the entries for this guide.Item Open Access Canadian poetry : index to criticisms, 1970-1979(Canadian Library Association, 1985) Platnick, PhyllisItem Open Access The Diversity Necklace: Reflections on the State of the Art in Canadian Research Libraries(ARL, 1996-10) Olshen, ToniItem Open Access Item Open Access Book Review: On a Cold Road: Tales of Adventure in Canadian Rock By Dave Bidini. Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1998.(Canadian Association of Music Libraries, 1999) Knight, F. TimThis is a review of On A Cold Road: Tales of Adventure in Canadian Rock by Dave Bidini(ISBN: 0771014562).Item Open Access Scholarly Communication in the Sciences--A Third World Perspective(The Haworth Press, 1999) Fernandez, LeilaA study was undertaken to assess the impact of the Internet on scientific communication among a group of scientists and information professionals from leading research institutions in India. The object of the study was to understand the information-seeking behavior of Indian scientists and information professionals and the use of the Internet in their work. In order to determine subject specific differences in Internet use, participants included physicists, mathematicians, chemists, biomedical scientists and information professionals. This article also examines the perceptions of scientists on recent developments in scholarly communication and explores the role of Indian librarians and information professionals in the electronic environment.Item Open Access Staffing the University Library for the Next Millenium(1999) Olshen, ToniItem Open Access User Perceptions of Current Awareness Services: a Faculty Survey(Science & Technology Section, Association of College & Reserach Libraries, 2002) Fernandez, LeilaA survey was sent out to science faculty at York University to determine researchers' use of current awareness services. Responses indicate that faculty use a variety of approaches to keep up to date with their research and that there is overall satisfaction with these services. The implications of their choices are discussed with particular reference to future library services.Item Open Access Bridging the Two Cultures: A Collaborative Approach to Managing Electronic Resources(Association of college and research libraries, 2002) Dupuis, John; Ryan, PattiThis article highlights an example of cross-discipline collaboration in an academic library, and describes a collaborative approach to managing electronic resources that is used at York University Libraries. In this model, a science librarian and a humanities/social sciences librarian work together to co-ordinate and carry out the various tasks associated with managing electronic resources. Both the benefits and challenges of cross-discipline collaboration are considered, with particular attention to the usefulness of collaboration in managing electronic resources.Item Open Access By the Bootstraps: Building an Engineering Collection from the Ground Up(2002-06-16) Dupuis, JohnYork University is a large urban university in Toronto, Canada. While mostly known as an institution with a strong focus on the arts, humanities and social sciences, York has a set of small but active science programs. As part of a plan to increase the emphasis on applied sciences, York initiated its first engineering programs in Computer, Space and Geomatics Engineering and Engineering Physics. In the fall of 2001, York welcomed its first ever engineering students into these new programs. This poster session will present the experiences and strategies of a new librarian building a library presence for these new programs. Also covered will be the methods used to build journal, reference and monograph collections as well as efforts to forge links with the new faculty and students. All these activities are situated within an environment of “Big Deals,” budget cuts and severe financial restrictions that have become the norm in many universities.Item Open Access New Alliances in Scholarly Publishing(Canadian Library Association, 2003) Fernandez, LeilaItem Open Access Portals for Persons with Disabilities(Ontario Library Association, 2005) Wakaruk, Amanda; Majekodunmi, NordaItem Open Access An Annotated Chronology of the History of AIDS in Toronto(Canadian Bulletin of Medical History / Bulletin canadien d'histoire de la médecine, 2005) Robertson, MarkThe purpose of this annotated chronology is to help provide a framework for research into the history of the first five years of the AIDS epidemic in Canada but especially as it unfolded in Toronto, Canada. The chronological entries can be used to identify the order and relationship of particular themes, while the sources listed in the chronology can be used as points of reference for further investigations. This chronology is primarily derived from reports in key newspapers based in the Toronto region. Each chronological entry lists the sources which reported on the particular event.Item Open Access Usability Testing of an Online Information Literacy Tutorial(Emerald, 2005-01) Oud, Joanne; Bury, SophiePurpose – Usability testing can play a valuable role in improving the effectiveness of online information literacy instruction, while forming a core component in a wider assessment plan. This article aims to discuss the usability testing of an online information literacy tutorial for freshman undergraduates at Wilfrid Laurier University Library. Design/methodology/approach – Two librarians, working to fulfill an important mandate of the Library's Information Literacy Task Force, defined goals, created and implemented a modest, though effective, approach to usability assessment. Findings – The testing provided detailed information on the ease of use of the tutorial, as well as users’ satisfaction levels with content and design. These findings informed subsequent revisions and enhancements to the online tutorial. Originality/value – Student evaluation questionnaires distributed subsequent to the tutorial overhaul indicate the success of usability testing in the development of a more effective learning tool.Item Open Access The Evolution of Joss Whedon’s Vampire Mythology and the Ontology of the Soul(Middle Tennessee State University, 2005-09) McLaren, ScottItem Open Access Charting the Course of Information Literacy with SAILS. Presented at Ontario Library Association (OLA) Super Conference, Toronto, Ontario, 2006.(2006) Taves, Adam; Bury, Sophie; Dekker, Jennifer; Maimets, Ilo; Scott, TomFocused on why SAILS was chosen as the instrument to evaluate information literacy competencies among undergraduate students at the University of Western Ontario and at York University, how it was implemented and promoted in each institution, what the test revealed about the students who took it, and lessons learned from the partnerships and collaboration with different communities on campus. The session outlined how the information gathered through SAILS testing can be used for refining and focusing information literacy instruction in the future.