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Academic Librarians and Systematic Reviews: an emerging role in the social sciences
(2017-05-31)This conference presentation was delivered at CAPAL Conference on May 31, 2017, Toronto, Ontario. Abstract: Systematic review support is expanding beyond health and medical librarianship. The rise of knowledge translation ... -
Applying systematic review search methods to the grey literature: a case study examining guidelines for school-based breakfast programs in Canada
(BioMedCentral, 2015-10-15)Grey literature is an important source of information for large-scale review syntheses. However, there are many characteristics of grey literature that make it difficult to search systematically. Further, there is no ... -
Automating Big Data Cleaning: An Example Using Local Bibliometric Data
(2017-04-06)The University of Waterloo recognizes bibliometric data as an important piece of evidence-based research assessment, and recommends bibliometric data as one measure, among many, for capturing research productivity trends, ... -
Bibliometrics & The Modern Academic Library: A Unique Cross-Campus Partnership At The University Of Waterloo
(2016-01-28)As one measure used to capture research productivity trends, and elements of research impact, the University of Waterloo recognizes bibliometric measures as an important piece of evidence-based research assessment. Join ... -
Bibliometrics and Research Impact at University of Waterloo: An Exciting Campus Partnership
(University of Waterloo, 2017-04-03)In 2012, the Bibliometrics Working Group at the University of Waterloo, composed of the Library, the Office of Research, Institutional Analysis and Planning (IAP) and faculty representatives, began its work. In 2015, a new ... -
Collaborating to Automate Big Data Cleaning: An Example Using Local Bibliometric Data
(2016-12-06)This session will showcase a unique local collaboration between the Library, the Office of Research, and Institutional Analysis and Planning to support a project involving large amounts of complex data. The highly collaborative ... -
Collaborative archival practice: Rethinking outreach, access, and reconciliation using Wikipedia
(2017-04-28)Based on first-hand experience and concrete examples, the presentation outlines the use of Wikipedia as a tool for community engagement and as a way of improving the discoverability of archival content through collaboration. ... -
Demystifying Open Access
(2010-06-01)The international Open Access (OA) movement is changing how journal literature is created, disseminated, and purchased. Individuals working in academic, public and special libraries are invited to this session for a ... -
Doing the work: Editing Wikipedia as an act of reconciliation
(On Archivy, 2018-08-28)The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada Calls to Action outline the responsibilities of cultural heritage workers to educate both themselves and the general public about the Canadian Indian Residential School ... -
Evolution of a summer research/writing workshop for first‐year university students
(Emerald, 2008)Purpose: To describe a framework for a summer research/writing workshop for new university students, and its evolution over time and across institutions. Design/Methodology/Approach: The University of Toronto at Scarborough ... -
The Evolving Role of Liaison Librarians: Supporting Researchers in the Systematic Review Process
(2014-06-16)From the summer of 2013 to early 2014, four University of Waterloo librarians surveyed Health Sciences faculty and PhD students to gather data on their current and future systematic review work. Data provided insight into ... -
Fighting Impostor Syndrome: How Librarians Are Bridging the Gap Between the Humanities and the Sciences
(2017-02-01)While many librarians possess undergraduate degrees in the humanities, increasingly, there are excellent job prospects emerging in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields. New graduates and librarians who ... -
From Coast to Coast: Canadian Collaboration in a Changing RDM Seascape
(2016-06-06)There is power in collaboration. With academic institutions across Canada preparing for possible changes in funding requirements around sharing and preserving data and the submission of data management plans, librarians ... -
How Two Librarians Became Co-instructors For a First Year Course
(2015-01-30)In Spring 2014, two librarians co-instructed an undergraduate Pharmacy course at the University of Waterloo. Providing students with the skills to access medical/drug information, this course gave students the skills to ... -
Impact, Attention, Influence? Potential Use Of Altmetrics In Academic Libraries
(2016-01-28)As the NISO Alternative Assessment Metrics (Altmetrics) Initiative develops standards surrounding altmetrics, it is necessary to consider the relevance of altmetrics to the research community, including academic libraries. ... -
Investigating BIBFRAME: New Bibliographic Framework Initiative
(2016-01-28)This item represents one section, as presented by Alison Hitchens, of the following presentation: Hitchens, A., Rudnik, A., Carr, C. (2016, January 28). Investigating BIBFRAME. Session presented at OLA Superconference, ... -
Making Connections at the Personal & Curricular Levels
(2013-04-19)Making personal connections and building relationships. Connecting people to information at points of need is at the heart of what we do. As Health Sciences Liaison Librarians at the University of Waterloo, these Librarians ... -
Missed connections: looking for everything in the archives
(Active History, 2017-06-26)Archivists are commonly asked by researchers to produce everything available about a particular topic. While understandable from a researcher standpoint, fulfilling the request is a challenge. Unlike library holdings, ... -
Mobile Device Use in Pharmacy: A Multi-Institutional Study
(The Editorial Board of the Journal of the Canadian Health Libraries Association, 2015)Although there are studies that explore the use of mobile devices by physicians and pharmacists, there has not been a study to date that examines the prevalence and usage patterns of mobile devices amongst pharmacy students ... -
More Knowledge on the Go: A Survey of Mobile Device Usage in Pharmacy
(2013-05-23)Although there are studies that explore the use of mobile devices by physicians and pharmacists, there has not been a study to date that examines the prevalence and usage patterns of mobile devices amongst pharmacy students ...