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2001
For the first time in the history of Canadian library education, intellectual freedom courses are part of the curriculum. In September 2000, Dr. Ann Curry introduced a course entitled \"Current Trends in Library and Information Service: Issues in Intellectual Freedom\" at the School of Library,...
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Library Ethics, Rights, and Values: Provocative Commentary on the Utility of Library Rhetoric
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From professional journals to scholarly publications, from conference hall corridors to staff rooms, from editorials to listservs, the role of the library in society is under constant discussion. This article follows that discussion into a library school classroom.
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Is What You See What You Get? Exploring the Role of Virtual Reference Icons on Academic Library Websites
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The goal of this study is to better understand academic library design, selection, and use of web icons. An additional goal is to discover some of the possible consequences of icon design decisions for student users. This research is meant to help library staff better understand the factors...
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2010
Chu, Kai Wah Samuel, Rathi, Dinesh, Du, Helen
This study draws upon the work of Golder and Huberman (2005) and examines the users’ behaviour of two social bookmarking websites, Delicious and Connotea, by analyzing over 200,000 bookmarks from each website. The study also explores the cause(s) for similarity and difference in the behaviour of...
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2012
An analysis of first-stage social software guidelines of nine Canadian universities conducted in the 2012-13 academic year with the aim to reveal limits to academic freedom. Carleton University’s guidelines serve as the anchor case, while those of eight other institutions are included to signify...
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Old Communication – New Means: The Linguistic Study of Ukrainian Orthodox Church and Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church Websites
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This dissertation is concerned with the communicative potential of websites. The World Wide Web is a relatively new locale for communication on which an increasing number of users rely daily in Canada and in Ukraine. However, up to the present time there has been no unified framework for the...
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A Pediatric Nurse Practitioner's initiative to support parents of children undergoing neurosurgical care: The Neurosurgery Kids Fund Website Evaluation
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Parent with children undergoing neurosurgery need access to specialized information as well as support resources. The public is becoming more active in managing their own health care and they often turn to the Internet as a starting point in their quest for health information resources. The...