Browsing Waterloo Research by Author "Weaver, Kari D."
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Both Sides Now: Growth Through Shared Learning in Mentoring Relationships
Weaver, Kari D.; Chee, Michael; Mutch, Stephanie; Mercer, Kathryn (Ontario Library Association, 2023-02-02)There is a broad recognition of the importance and value of mentoring to the library profession, especially for early career professionals (Freedman, 2009; Irwin, 2021). In Canada many new LIS graduates often work in ... -
Critical Reading Across the Engineering Disciplines
Weaver, Kari D.; Mercer, Kathryn; Howcroft, Jennifer (Association of College and Research Libraries a Division of the American Library Association, 2023-01)Engineering students spend a significant amount of time discovering, evaluating, and reading/interpreting information. This book chapter discusses the existing knowledge around undergraduate engineering student information ... -
If we Build it, Will they Come?: Considerations for the Creation and Maintenance of Local Learning Object Repositories
Weaver, Kari D.; Colucci, Abigail; Voichita, Stefaniada; Ali, Alisha; Cefrin, Israel; Godfrey, Krista (University of Waterloo Library, 2023-03-30)Over the past few years, libraries and institutions of higher education have created a significant quantity of digital learning content. From this wealth of instructional materials has come the need to consider the sustainable ... -
PDF Accessibility: Considerations and Best Practices for Learning Objects and Other Library Materials
Voichita, Stefaniada; Kholodova, Janna; Chee, Mike; Weaver, Kari D. (University of Waterloo Library, 2022-03-30)Despite concerns raised about accessibility compliance, libraries and vendors still commonly create and use PDFs for information sharing and information literacy instruction, a trend heightened by the recent increase in ... -
Transcending Academic Power Structures: Navigating STEM Misinformation for Undergraduate Learning
Mutch, Stephanie; Mercer, Kathryn; Weaver, Kari D. (Ontario Library Association, 2022-02)When students enter university, they learn that there are two types of information: information that can be found using library resources and the information that is found using Google. Sources are often framed in opposition ... -
White Paper on OER: Seven Recommendations to Improve OER Uptake in Higher Education Institutions
Chee, Michael; Weaver, Kari D. (University of Waterloo Library, 2022)A qualitative study conducted with 13 faculty instructors at Waterloo on their interest, motivation, and use of OER informed seven recommendations made in this white paper. Recommendations are grouped in three categories: ...