Current Issue: Fall 2019
Research Article
Fall 2019
The Positive Side of Eliciting Negative Emotions: Survey Results of Visitor Responses to a Library Exhibit
Frost, Towne-Anderson, and Ferguson
Eliciting emotions, particularly uncomfortable emotions, through exhibition design can have a positive impact on the patrons’ reception of the exhibition. In this study, patrons visiting an exhibition designed to create a dark ...
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Editor's Note • Fall 2019
Editor's Note
Richard Saunders
“A journal is rather like a hothouse plant,” I wrote in the Editor’s Note for the spring 2018 issue, comparing our professional publication to the living plants lining a walkway. ...
Research Article • Fall 2019
Teaching Creative Writing in Special Collections
Alison Fraser
While enrollments are in a downward trend in humanities departments across the board and in English departments in particular, creative writing has emerged as an area of explosive growth: creative writing enrollments and majors are up, and undergraduate and graduate student demand is high. ...
Research Article • Fall 2019
An Independent Study Course by an Academic Library Department: Teaching with the Gems of Special Collections
Silva and McIntosh
Special collections in academic libraries provide rich learning environments for student engagement. This article describes the introduction of an independent study course by an academic library department as a high-impact educational practice supporting undergraduate research. ...
Book Review • Fall 2019
Trevor Owens. The Theory and Craft of Digital Preservation.
Dan Noonan
When asked to review this book, I jumped at the chance as it was published serendipitously to efforts I am making to articulate the digital-preservation ethos at my institution. Trevor Owens’ The Theory and Craft of Digital Preservation serves as a refresher for the seasoned digital preservation practitioner ...