Metaliterate Learning for a Post-Truth World edited by T.P. Mackey and T.E. Jacobson. Chicago, IL: American Library Association, 2019. (256p. $64.99). ISBN-13: 978-0-8389-1776-3
Publication date: September 2019Source: The Journal of Academic Librarianship, Volume 45, Issue 5Author(s): Emily Deal (Source: The Journal of Academic Librarianship)
Source: The Journal of Academic Librarianship - November 6, 2019 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: research

Planning optimal library spaces: Principles, processes, and practices, D.R. Moore, E.C. Shoaf (Eds.). Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham, MD (2018), (173 pp. $85.00), ISBN: 9781538109403
Publication date: September 2019Source: The Journal of Academic Librarianship, Volume 45, Issue 5Author(s): Philip C. Shackelford (Source: The Journal of Academic Librarianship)
Source: The Journal of Academic Librarianship - November 6, 2019 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: research

User privacy: A practical guide for librarians, M. Connolly (Ed.). Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham, MD (2018), (165 pp. $65.00), ISBN: 1-4422-7632-0
Publication date: September 2019Source: The Journal of Academic Librarianship, Volume 45, Issue 5Author(s): Emily Deal (Source: The Journal of Academic Librarianship)
Source: The Journal of Academic Librarianship - November 6, 2019 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: research

The dysfunctional library: Challenges and solutions to workplace relationships, J. Henry, J. Eshleman, R. Moniz (Eds.). ALA Editions, Chicago, Illinois (2018), (216 pp. $64.00), ISBN: 978-0-8389-1623-0
Publication date: September 2019Source: The Journal of Academic Librarianship, Volume 45, Issue 5Author(s): Andrea Malone (Source: The Journal of Academic Librarianship)
Source: The Journal of Academic Librarianship - November 6, 2019 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: research

Preserving Digital Materials, 3rd ed., R. Harvey, J. Weatherburn (Eds.). Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham, Maryland (2018), (249 pp. $44.52), ISBN: 978-1538102978
Publication date: September 2019Source: The Journal of Academic Librarianship, Volume 45, Issue 5Author(s): Margot Note (Source: The Journal of Academic Librarianship)
Source: The Journal of Academic Librarianship - November 6, 2019 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: research

Successful campus outreach for academic libraries: Building community through collaboration, P. Keeran, C. Forbes (Eds.). Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham, MD (2018), (250 pp. $95.00. ISBN 978-1-5381-13701)
Publication date: September 2019Source: The Journal of Academic Librarianship, Volume 45, Issue 5Author(s): Alexandra Simons (Source: The Journal of Academic Librarianship)
Source: The Journal of Academic Librarianship - November 6, 2019 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: research

Creative instructional design: Practical applications for librarians, B.K. West, K.D. Hoffman, M. Costello (Eds.). Association of College and Research Libraries, Chicago (2017), (384 pp. $72.00), ISBN: 978-0-8389-8929-6
Publication date: September 2019Source: The Journal of Academic Librarianship, Volume 45, Issue 5Author(s): Erica Lopez (Source: The Journal of Academic Librarianship)
Source: The Journal of Academic Librarianship - November 6, 2019 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: research

Editorial Board
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Source: The Journal of Academic Librarianship - November 6, 2019 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: research

Leveraging Wikipedia: Connecting Communities of Knowledge, edited by M. Proffitt. Chicago: American Library Association, 2018. (256p. $68.00). ISBN 978-0-8389-1632-2
Publication date: September 2019Source: The Journal of Academic Librarianship, Volume 45, Issue 5Author(s): Roxanne Backowski (Source: The Journal of Academic Librarianship)
Source: The Journal of Academic Librarianship - November 6, 2019 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: research

Scholarly Communication: What Everyone Needs to Know, by R. Anderson. New York: Oxford University Press, 2018. (280p. $16.95). ISBN 978-0-1906-3945-7
Publication date: September 2019Source: The Journal of Academic Librarianship, Volume 45, Issue 5Author(s): David Gibbs (Source: The Journal of Academic Librarianship)
Source: The Journal of Academic Librarianship - November 6, 2019 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: research

Academic libraries for commuter students: Research-based strategies, edited by M. Regalado and M.A. Smale. Chicago, IL: American Library Association, 2018. (163 p. $59.99). ISBN 978-0838917015
Publication date: September 2019Source: The Journal of Academic Librarianship, Volume 45, Issue 5Author(s): David Dettman (Source: The Journal of Academic Librarianship)
Source: The Journal of Academic Librarianship - November 6, 2019 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: research

Information Literacy in Music: An Instructor’s Companion, edited by B. Christensen, E. Conor, and M. Ritter. Middleton, WI: Music Library Association and A-R Editions, 2018. (254p. $125.00). ISBN: 978-0-89579-856-5
Publication date: September 2019Source: The Journal of Academic Librarianship, Volume 45, Issue 5Author(s): Erica Lopez (Source: The Journal of Academic Librarianship)
Source: The Journal of Academic Librarianship - November 6, 2019 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: research

Literacy Engagement through Peritextual Analysis, edited by S. Witte, D. Latham, and M. Gross. Chicago: ALA Editions, 2019. 178p. $44.99. ISBN: 978-0-8389-1768-8
Publication date: September 2019Source: The Journal of Academic Librarianship, Volume 45, Issue 5Author(s): Sandra Hussey (Source: The Journal of Academic Librarianship)
Source: The Journal of Academic Librarianship - November 6, 2019 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: research

A Different Ball Game: Physical Education Students' Experiences in Librarian-led Wikipedia Assignments
This study examines Kinesiology and Physical Education students' perceptions, attitudes, and experiences before and after completing a librarian-led Wikipedia assignment. Using modified pre- and post-surveys the authors surveyed 63 Kinesiology and Physical Education (KPE) students completing a librarian-led Wikipedia assignment in an Educational and Counselling Psychology course. While overall the experience was positive and met most student expectations, they are not committed to editing Wikipedia in the future, nor are they necessarily in favour of replacing the traditional research essay with Wikipedia editing assignmen...
Source: The Journal of Academic Librarianship - November 3, 2019 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: research

The highs and lows of physical browsing: How shelf position affects book usage in academic libraries
This study sought to address that deficit by measuring 2.25 years of usage statistics of approximately 21,000 books correlated to what shelves they were on.There was a clear preference for in-library use of items stored at the eye level of average patrons. For both checkouts and in-library use, items from the bottom shelf were used the least. When correlated to the different ways books could be discovered and then removed from the shelves, results indicated that physically browsing the shelves biased a patron to choose books at eye level significantly more often and to choose books on the bottom shelf significantly less ...
Source: The Journal of Academic Librarianship - November 2, 2019 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: research