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This collection contains theses and dissertations from the Department of Library and Information Science, collected from the Scholarship@Western Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Repository

Theses/Dissertations from 2022 2022

Recreational nastiness or playful mischief? Contrasting perspectives on internet trolling between news media and avid internet users , Yimin Chen

Discourse, Power Dynamics, and Risk Amplification in Disaster Risk Management in Canada , Martins Oluwole Olu-Omotayo

Folk Theories, Recommender Systems, and Human-Centered Explainable Artificial Intelligence (HCXAI) , Michael Ridley

Theses/Dissertations from 2021 2021

Exploiting Semantic Similarity Between Citation Contexts For Direct Citation Weighting And Residual Citation , Toluwase Victor Asubiaro

The Use of Intimate Partner Violence Websites: Website Awareness, Visibility, Information Quality, Perceived Usefulness, and Frequency of Use , Sze Hang Lee

Theses/Dissertations from 2020 2020

The General Artificial Intellect , Ramon S. Diab

The Public Library as Past Become Space , Greg Nightingale

Making Sense of Online Public Health Debates with Visual Analytics Systems , Anton Ninkov

Information, Employment, and Settlement of Immigrants: Exploring the Role of Information Behaviour in the Settlement of Bangladesh Immigrants in Canada , Nafiz Zaman Shuva

Theses/Dissertations from 2019 2019

Accessibility And Academic Libraries: A Comparative Case Study , Claire Burrows

The Information Practices of New Kadampa Buddhists: From "Dharma of Scripture" to "Dharma of Insight" , Roger Chabot

Narratives of Sexuality in the Lives of Young Women Readers , Davin L. Helkenberg

Strategic and Subversive: The Case of the Disappearing Diaphragm and Women’s Information Practices , Sherilyn M. Williams

Theses/Dissertations from 2018 2018

Informing care: Mapping the social organization of families’ information work in an aging in place climate , Nicole K. Dalmer

A Study of Six Nations Public Library: Rights and Access to Information , Alison Frayne

Information Freedoms and the Case for Anonymous Community , Rachel Melis

Academic Librarians and the Space/Time of Information Literacy, the Neoliberal University, and the Global Knowledge Economy , Karen P. Nicholson

Theses/Dissertations from 2017 2017

Expertise, Mediation, and Technological Surrogacy: A Mixed Method Critical Analysis of a Point of Care Evidence Resource , Selinda Adelle Berg

The E-Writing Experiences of Literary Authors , Kathleen Schreurs

Theses/Dissertations from 2016 2016

Understanding Collaborative Sensemaking for System Design — An Investigation of Musicians' Practice , Nadia Conroy

Laying the Foundation for Copyright Policy and Practice in Canadian Universities , Lisa Di Valentino

Towards Evidence-Informed Agriculture Policy Making: Investigating the Knowledge Translation Practices of Researchers in the National Agriculture Research Institutes in Nigeria , Isioma N. Elueze

Different Approaches for Different Folks , Alexandre Fortier

Creating Context from Curiosity: The Role of Serendipity in the Research Process of Historians in Physical and Digital Environments , Kim Martin

Alternate Academy: Investigating the Use of Open Educational Resources by Students at the University of Lagos in Nigeria , Daniel Onaifo

Theses/Dissertations from 2015 2015

Contentious information: Accounts of knowledge production, circulation and consumption in transitional Egypt , Ahmad Kamal

Multilingual Information Access: Practices and Perceptions of Bi/multilingual Academic Users , Peggy I. Nzomo

Words to Live By: How Experience Shapes our Information World at Work, Play and in Everyday Life , Angela Pollak

Watching Storytelling: Visual Information in Oral Narratives , James Ripley

Theses/Dissertations from 2014 2014

Empowering Women Entrepreneurs in Africa: Investigating Information Access and Use of Information and Communication Technologies by Women-Owned Enterprises in Zambia , Daniel Mumba

Young adults reflect on the experience of reading comics in contemporary society: Overcoming the commonplace and recognizing complexity , Lucia Cederia Serantes

Theses/Dissertations from 2013 2013

Space, Power and the Public Library: A Multicase Examination of the Public Library as Organization Space , Matthew R. Griffis

Knowledge Organization Practices in Everyday Life: Divergent Constructions of Healthy Eating , Jill R. McTavish

Semantics-based Automated Quality Assessment of Depression Treatment Web Documents , Yanjun Zhang

Theses/Dissertations from 2012 2012

Making Sense of Document Collections with Map-Based Visualizations , Olga Buchel

A Critical Historical Analysis of the Public Performance Right , Louis J. D'Alton

Intellectual Property and Its Alternatives: Incentives, Innovation and Ideology , Michael B. McNally

Theses/Dissertations from 2010 2010

The Information Practices of People Living with Depression: Constructing Credibility and Authority , Tami Oliphant

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The Future of Academic Libraries: A Utopian Vision for 2040 and Beyond

Envision a not-too-distant future, in which society has been completely transformed by digitization. Printed books have become obsolete and data management is completely run by artificial intelligence. What would happen to university libraries and their role in higher education? In this scenario, they would be anything but irrelevant.

This essay is part of a series that provides think pieces and resources for academic librarians . It was originally published in German in a thematic issue of the journal “Bibliothek Forschung und Praxis” and has been slightly edited for this blog.

Before I begin, I would like to clarify that this is not an academic article but an essay based on my personal experience and my vision of a future reality. On the basis of a number of assumptions, I formulate a possible role for libraries in the year 2040. My vision is of a utopia, although of course pessimistic scenarios, which would have different implications for the functions of libraries, are also conceivable.

What factors will influence libraries, especially university libraries, in 2040 — that is, 17 years from now? To judge from my personal experience, some of the developments I foresee will take longer than 17 years, and old structures and patterns also need a longer time to be broken up and changed. However, there are also disruptive changes that can change the fundamentals in a very short time and accelerate future developments.

One example of the persistence of old structures and patterns is the discussion about open access, which has been going on for more than 20 years. About ten years ago, I decided not to include the topic of OA in my overview of the most important current trends and challenges in library science because it already seemed to be firmly established. However, today we are still discussing the financing of gold open access, the development of diamond OA, and the fact that publishers have given up their initial resistance and discovered that open access is a lucrative business model that will ensure further rising prices.

One example of disruptive changes is the digitalization of communication that took place during the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020/21. Suddenly it became possible to make changes that people had previously been struggling to enact, with limited success. Purely digital work and collaboration, virtual meetings held from anywhere in the world, attending such meetings from home, teleworking, and much more became the norm in less than a year.

Speculations About the Future

I’ve made a number of assumptions about societal developments during the period until 2040. Due to advancing digitalization, many jobs have disappeared because of rationalization or are at least in danger of disappearing. Almost all the countries of western Europe have introduced an unconditional basic income, which is partially financed by taxes on AI and robots. The obligation to work has thus been eliminated, and this has caused an unprecedented social transformation. People no longer work primarily for money but instead because they regard their work as a calling. In the public sector in particular, people work in order to advance their personal development and make a positive impact on society and the environment. This has fundamentally changed previous forms of collaboration and organizational culture.

“Lifelong learning is a huge topic, especially at universities.”

People now also have more time for themselves and their interests. Libraries provide an important framework for these activities. For example, they enable people to continuously pursue further education in an informal setting and to contribute their knowledge and talents to their communities. Studying at a university is no longer as strongly motivated as before by career ambitions and the desire for greater earning opportunities. Instead, a university education contributes to self-realization and serves as a basis for social engagement. Subjects such as psychology, sustainability, and environmental science have experienced enormous growth. Lifelong learning is a huge topic, especially at universities.

Technological developments: In an initial stage, AI and robotics have ensured that unattractive and less challenging jobs have initially been taken over by machines. At a later stage, many jobs in other areas have also disappeared, including more challenging jobs that require an academic background. Developers, programmers, and technicians are still needed to further develop the systems and keep them operating. Digital procurement and communication have established themselves as the norm, partly because travel has become very expensive due to high environment-related surcharges. People travel to events only in exceptional cases and normally use digital tools for lectures, meetings, and collaboration. In order to avoid a widespread sense of individual isolation, both real and digital communities have been strongly promoted.

After the collapse of the commercial version of the metaverse, a decentralized version is now being widely distributed by nonprofit communities. University libraries fulfill this function within universities. People meet in real or virtual spaces within libraries to discuss what they have learned, cultivate their communities, and plan shared activities.

“People meet in real or virtual spaces within libraries to discuss what they have learned, cultivate their communities, and plan shared activities.”

It has not been possible to stop climate change, so every individual now receives a certain number of energy credits. Individuals who consume more than 2,000 watts within a predefined time period are penalized with high taxes. This has also motivated people to travel less and to work and learn from home or at nearby libraries. The use of digital media within the library also conserves personal energy accounts.

These have been evolutionary developments — but what about disruptive events? In scenario planning, we speak of wild cards, or unforeseeable events that completely overturn everything. In the context of our current experience, such an event could be a global war. In 2022, nuclear war suddenly became conceivable again. If such a catastrophe were to actually happen, theories about libraries in 2040 would be senseless, so no scenarios of this kind will be explored. Pandemics have been very real since 2020 and will continue to be possible in the future. As a result, people have generally become very cautious about physically participating in public life. In conjunction with the ban on fossil fuels and changes in travel behavior, individuals are increasingly living within their own four walls.

In the field of technology, computers have become smaller and much more powerful, thanks to the successful use of quantum technology. This has made AI even more efficient, and extremely powerful virtual models can now be used in daily life. Thanks to wearable devices, individuals are always online and connected with one another, with their smart homes, and with a range of services. In the area of mobility, economical electric vehicles running on former railroad networks have prevailed. These are small modular units that autonomously travel the last mile but are connected to form larger units traveling over medium distances on railroad lines. People can find these mobile vehicles by means of search systems that retrieve real-time location information about all mobile units and offer it to users. The search systems automatically offer a range of transportation that is tailored to each user’s needs and preferences. A magnetically operated underground hyperspeed network is being developed for long distances; it will eventually connect all of Europe’s capitals and major cities.

How are the social, technical, and other developments that are described above affecting the role and the tasks of university libraries?

University Libraries 2040

Libraries have undergone significant changes. They are now referred to as learning centers that are seamlessly integrated into the teaching and learning activities of universities. The social integration of individuals into student communities has been shown to be a key success factor for individual learning. Libraries have taken over this function. Libraries’ media collections are largely archived in storage libraries that are cooperatively operated, as for example in Switzerland. The physical collections have been synchronized between libraries and cooperatively archived. Printed media are still mainly needed in disciplines doing historical work. However, since every printed medium also exists in digital form, physical delivery and on-site use are now the exceptions.

“Libraries are now referred to as learning centers that are seamlessly integrated into the teaching and learning activities of universities.”

There are still some analog research libraries that provide the original literature that is required for certain historical disciplines. Historical collections are still maintained in “collection libraries” and presented to the public in the form of book museums. However, most information is read and used digitally. One new feature is users’ ability to annotate digital publications, which provides additional contextual information that benefits all subsequent readers. These annotations are interpreted by machine learning algorithms and enhance the search portfolios of digital libraries.

By outsourcing their collections, universities have created space that is used for various learning environments. Because students do a lot of their studies alone at home, they have a great need for opportunities for social contact and physical collaboration. Additionally, working in the library reduces personal energy expenditure (see above). There is a range of group workspaces of varying sizes with digital basic equipment that can be conveniently reserved online. The core feature is interactive screens on which notes can be recorded and saved directly in one’s own user account and shared with fellow students. In the digital setting, instructors (or their assistants and tutors) are always available and can be consulted to answer questions. The same applies to the liaison librarians who support students in specific subject areas. They offer introductory sessions and training regarding tools and information sources, academic work, and information management. They can also be contacted online for support and included in the learning sessions.

The Use of Media

Digital media have made a breakthrough in the 2030s. Previously, analog media (books, journals) were simply offered in digital form. In 2022, the focus was still on the search process (I know the question and I want to find the corresponding content), but by 2040 exploration has become much more important. Because the portfolio of (heterogeneous) content is now many times larger, users’ information needs are often undefined and opportunistic. They don’t know what they’re looking for or where to look. Nonetheless, modern exploration systems guide users toward interesting content whose existence they had previously never suspected.

“Modern exploration systems guide users toward interesting content whose existence they had previously never suspected.”

In cooperation with researchers from the University of Zurich, Swiss libraries have been able to put the so-called “3DD Information Hub” into operation. 3DD refers to three-dimensional diving or immersion into information spaces. In the past, information was acquired sequentially by flipping through books and browsing in libraries. This changed very little over time — until the development of the 3DD process, which encompasses the entire information space of scientific sources and texts. Unlike the traditional search system, in 2040 multiple perspectives on digital objects and object spaces are always offered in order to simplify the users’ overview, orientation, and navigation and conduct them in parallel.

In the topmost layer, you navigate in topic clouds that are fed by the semantic linkage of metadata. When you dive down one layer at a node, works in different formats appear. Here you can see at first glance AI-generated keywords that lead to individual works. From this level, you dive into an initially abstract third level, which is a mixture of keywords and abstracts dynamically generated by AI. Here you go from the title, which provides an overview of content and keywords, to the next deeper level and the next, receiving longer and longer readable texts as summaries. Finally you land on the level of real content (texts, data, multimedia objects). Research data and other digital sources are also made accessible and usable in this way. And of course all of this content can be marked, commented on, and saved in your own personal cloud.

Libraries update the content of this innovative platform and make sure it is described in a standardized and user-friendly way by training the AI. The integration of multimedia content is still in the beta stage, because here deep navigation is only possible through metadata and automatic transcriptions. The 3D diving experience becomes particularly immersive if you use powerful 3D glasses to navigate through the information.

Open Science and Training Programs

The principle of open science has been fully embraced, which means that everyone has access to all published content. This has given an enormous boost to continuing education. The teaching materials that are now publicly accessible are especially popular. Libraries filter relevant content from the vast range of available content and offer supervised training courses. People meet for discussions and form study groups in order to learn the course content and deepen their understanding through exercises. The activities of the “teachers” — the coordination of learning objectives, learning activities, and forms of examination — take place entirely within the library context. Libraries also play a significant role in ensuring that teaching fosters significantly more competencies than it did in 2022. Knowledge is created through networking based on learned information.

“The activities of the ‘teachers’ — the coordination of learning objectives, learning activities, and forms of examination — take place entirely within the library context. ”

At the university, alumni meet to refresh the knowledge they learned during their studies, because the content changes very quickly. In close collaboration with the institutes, the liaison librarians (LLs) select content and lectures and conduct refresher courses. It has recently become possible to earn certificates for refresher courses. Such certificates and credits are important assets in the job market. A diploma that was awarded a few years ago has only limited significance if it is not accompanied by a refresher-course certificate. The LLs are supported by volunteer alumni who teach in their field alongside their part-time work and thus earn credit points. Active credits (those earned through active participation in teaching) are worth more than passive credits, which can be earned by attending continuing education courses.

This applies not only to the university environment but also to public libraries, where learning communities are supported by volunteer experts who contribute their knowledge and experience. The libraries provide physical spaces that serve as meeting points and learning environments, as well as providing the administrative framework for organizing events and enabling people to form networks. Here too, people work with freely available teaching materials, and there is very close collaboration between university libraries and public libraries. They operate a joint platform on which this content is merged and can be edited by users.

The Tasks of Library Staff

Library staff members require specific knowledge for the activities described above. This knowledge is transmitted in the corresponding training courses, which focus on didactic skills in a hybrid setting, the teaching of target group-oriented content, community management, and the necessary knowledge in the areas of information technology, data management, data visualization, and search technologies.

“Liaison librarians constitute the human interface between the systems and the users.”

Liaison librarians now make up the majority of the library staff. That’s because they are also in demand in research fields and offer researchers support for the retrieval and use of information, and especially for the management of research data. Data management is almost entirely done via AI, while library IT specialists mainly develop algorithms and are responsible for incorporating new sources of information in order to improve results. Only in situations where complete automation would be disadvantageous are human-in-the-loop approaches required. Such activities are conducted in close collaboration with the LLs, who constitute the human interface between the systems and the users.

Some traditional library tasks are no longer performed by humans. For example, formal cataloguing is largely carried out by AI procedures via the joint platform. The initially controversial establishment of the Swiss Library Service Platform has proved to be a strategically foresighted measure. AI ensures that metadata are uploaded correctly and that the content is “indexed” (see above). The libraries are responsible for integrating university sources — that is, publications of the university press, research data, and teaching materials. In fact, in the early 2030s it finally became possible to also integrate teaching materials into a unified search interface.

The globally operating scientific publishers that were still so influential in 2022 have become obsolete because of these developments. The previously dominant publication format of scientific articles in specialized journals has been replaced by new formats — namely, interactive data publications and micropublications. These are now controlled by specialist communities, quality-assured, and published and archived via university infrastructures. University libraries play an important role in operating the infrastructure, maintaining standards and, above all, handling the metadata. The metadata, in turn, form the basis of interconnection and retrieval in the 3DD platform.

“New publication formats are now controlled by specialist communities, quality-assured, and published and archived via university infrastructures.”

The platform is accessed through a personal account that contains all the relevant user data, from which the authorization for system use is derived. Blockchain mechanisms safeguard security. This personal account is linked to the electronic ID that is used for all the digital services of the Swiss authorities and state organizations, including those in the education sector. The personal account is also used to make personalized recommendations regarding digital content. Unlike the recommender systems used in 2022, the personalization is of course designed to keep users continually aware of their individual filter bubble and thus to prevent subjective interpretations and biases in information retrieval.

University libraries have evolved on the basis of societal changes. They have retained their central function as actively operated learning spaces, and in particular they also support hybrid settings for group work and serve as social meeting places. However, there have been radical changes in media usage and thus also in the process of scientific publishing. The 3DD platform offers AI-based access to various levels of knowledge. Open science is an important basis for this access and for the widespread use of scientific information in areas such as continuing education. Universities and university libraries have taken scientific publishing into their own hands and thus replaced the major publishing companies that existed previously.

Find more essays about Libraries in the Year 2040 in this German-language thematic issue (Open Access)

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Rudolf Mumenthaler

Rudolf Mumenthaler has been Director of the University Library Zurich, Switzerland since 2020. Previously, he was Director of the Central and University Library of Lucerne (2017-2020) and Professor of Library Science at HTW Chur (2012-2017.)

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Why are libraries important? Here are 8 good reasons

As part of National Library Week, the American Library Association released its annual State of America's Libraries Report on April 8.

The report doesn't gloss over the fact that 2023 was a difficult year for many libraries, especially in light of a record number of book challenges. In her introduction, however, ALA president Emily Drabinski reminds us that librarians serve a higher purpose, and that for community members of all walks of life, libraries matter:

As we continue to work together toward the better world we all know is possible, let’s remember that we are all in this together. Across party lines and across the political spectrum, the vast majority of people love their libraries for the ordinary and extraordinary work we do each day: connecting people to reading and resources, building businesses and communities, expanding literacy across the lifespan, and making great Saturday afternoons.

With that in mind, let's take a look at eight reasons why libraries — not just the local public library, but school and academic libraries too — still matter to the communities they serve.

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1. Access to information

One thing that makes libraries essential is that they provide free access to a wide range of information resources, including books, databases and digital platforms such as PressReader , which features thousands of newspapers and magazines from around the world. This is particularly important for community members who may not have internet access or cannot afford to purchase books or other resources.

As the ALA reports, two U.S. lawmakers consider the countless resources offered by school libraries in particular to be of such great importance as to warrant legal protection. In 2023, Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI) and Rep. Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ-03) reintroduced the Right to Read Act in the Senate and House of Representatives respectively.

If passed into law, this bill would ensure every student has access to an effective school library staffed by a certified school librarian and provide a vital infusion of funding for school libraries.

2. Promotion of literacy

Libraries play a vital role in promoting literacy and a love for reading. They offer programs and resources for children, adults, and families to improve literacy skills and encourage lifelong learning.

Literacy rates are important for anyone interested in getting an education or generally participating in society — not to mention enjoying a good novel — the ability to read is also intrinsically tied to  economic development .  

Literacy rate (in particular, early literacy) and mean education level are both  indicators of economic development . Elevated levels of early literacy improve the quality of child care and academic success. Literacy makes a significant difference later in life too by contributing to a greater workforce participation level. 

3. Community hub

The local library serves as a community hub where people can gather, interact and engage in various activities. They host events, workshops, book clubs, lectures, and other programs that bring people together and foster a sense of belonging and community.

In recent years, few people have been as vocal in their support for public libraries as Eric Klinenberg.

The Helen Gould Shepard Professor in the Social Sciences and director of the Institute for Public Knowledge at New York University, Klinenberg is also the author of Palaces for the People , in which he advocates passionately for social infrastructure as a means to fight inequality, polarization and the decline of civic life.

In his book , Klinenberg reports on the important role that schools, parks, playgrounds, athletic fields, churches, community centers and barbershops play in keeping citizens engaged. He says it's the public library, however, that has the greatest potential for connecting people.

In an article he wrote for his publisher's website , Klinenberg noted the following:

During my research, I learned that libraries are not only important for providing books, films, internet access, and other vital information, but also for ensuring a neighborhood’s vitality and promoting stronger social ties. Palaces for the People— a term I borrow from Andrew Carnegie, the great sponsor and champion of libraries around the world—reports on all kinds of surprising programs one finds in modern libraries: virtual bowling leagues for older people who might otherwise stay home alone; early literacy programs for bilingual children and families that can’t afford books; karaoke sessions where children with disabilities sing along with elders who are looking for meaningful daily activities; morning tea-times for unemployed men who are striving to find dignity and respect.

4. Digital inclusion

One of the vital roles that public libraries play is in bridging the digital divide , which refers to the gap between those who have access to technology (including broadband internet connectivity) and those who do not.

In 2021, United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed warned the UN General Assembly, “As the world becomes more digitally dependent, it threatens to exclude those that remain disconnected. Almost half the world’s population, 3.7 billion people, the majority of them women, and most in developing countries, are still offline.”

Even in more developed countries such as the U.S. and Canada, this digital divide persists, particularly for low-income individuals, seniors and residents of rural communities. Fortunately, by offering a range of digital devices and services, local libraries can help visitors access tech tools, improve their digital literacy and computer skills, get on the web and learn to navigate the internet safely.

5. Preservation of culture and history

One way academic and public libraries serve their communities is by preserving cultural heritage and historical materials for future generations. They collect, catalog and maintain rare books, manuscripts, archives and other valuable resources that contribute to our understanding of the past and enrich our cultural heritage.

For libraries in many communities, as we noted in a recent blog post, a commitment to preserving and promoting Indigenous languages is part of an overall mission to reflect and represent the diverse nature of the patrons they serve.

6. Support for education

According to the American Library Association website , "As champions of lifelong learning, libraries are a place to quench curiosity, access technology and explore new ideas, hobbies and careers."

Libraries support formal education by providing resources, research assistance and study spaces for students of all ages. Some branches may also offer tutoring, homework help and educational programs to supplement classroom learning.

7. Equity and inclusion

Libraries promote equity and inclusivity by offering resources and services that are accessible to everyone, regardless of socioeconomic status, age, ethnicity or ability. They strive to create welcoming and inclusive environments where all members of the community feel valued and respected.

According to the ALA's State of American Libraries Report, Penn State University Libraries launched three sensory rooms at its Berks, Brandywine, and University Park campuses in 2023 to support student wellness and belonging through the libraries’ LibWell initiative:

The rooms are designed to provide a safe, inviting space for neurodivergent students who may struggle in traditional study spaces. They are equipped with noise-reducing chairs, specialized lighting, yoga mats, weighted lap blankets, and other features to help reduce stress and anxiety. These sensory-sensitive elements are particularly helpful for students with autism, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, dyslexia, and post-traumatic stress disorder.

8. Information and media literacy

Libraries play a crucial role in promoting information literacy by teaching people how to find, evaluate, and use information effectively and ethically. They offer instruction and support in research skills, critical thinking, media literacy and digital literacy, empowering individuals to navigate an increasingly complex information landscape.

We tend to think of media literacy as a set of skills that are crucial for children and young adults as they grow up in a media-saturated world. It turns out, however, that older generations are also at risk.

If they lack the techniques necessary to spot misinformation online, as McAfee points out , “Older adults can easily fall prey to scams,   conspiracies, hoaxes, and false news stories online.” McAfee cites a 2019 study out of Princeton and NYU, which found that, prior to the 2016 election, Americans over 65 were  seven times more likely  than those under 29 to post articles from fake news domains.

As the New York Times notes, “in a digital age, media literacy also includes understanding how websites profit from fictional news, how algorithms and bots work, and how to scrutinize suspicious websites that mimic real news outlets.”  

The bottom line is that people of all ages could use some help learning techniques to identify so-called “fake news”. Librarians can help stem the tide of online disinformation by including instruction in information and media literacy in their digital-skills programming.

It's just one more way that, more than ever, libraries still matter.

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Essay on Library and Its Uses for Students and Children

500 words essay on library and its uses.

A library is a place where books and sources of information are stored. They make it easier for people to get access to them for various purposes. Libraries are very helpful and economical too. They include books, magazines, newspapers, DVDs, manuscripts and more. In other words, they are an all-encompassing source of information.

A public library is open to everyone for fulfilling the need for information. They are run by the government, schools , colleges, and universities. The members of the society or community can visit these libraries to enhance their knowledge and complete their research.

Importance of Libraries

Libraries play a vital role in providing people with reliable content. They encourage and promote the process of learning and grasping knowledge. The book worms can get loads of books to read from and enhance their knowledge. Moreover, the variety is so wide-ranging that one mostly gets what they are looking for.

Furthermore, they help the people to get their hands on great educational material which they might not find otherwise in the market. When we read more, our social skills and academic performance improves.

Most importantly, libraries are a great platform for making progress. When we get homework in class, the libraries help us with the reference material. This, in turn, progresses our learning capabilities and knowledge. It is also helpful in our overall development.

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Uses of Library

A library is a very useful platform that brings together people willing to learn. It helps us in learning and expanding our knowledge. We develop our reading habits from a library and satisfy our thirst and curiosity for knowledge. This helps in the personal growth of a person and development.

Similarly, libraries provide authentic and reliable sources of information for researchers. They are able to complete their papers and carry out their studies using the material present in a library. Furthermore, libraries are a great place for studying alone or even in groups, without any disturbance.

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Thus, libraries help all, the ones visiting it and the ones employed there. We must not give up on libraries due to the digital age. Nothing can ever replace the authenticity and reliability one gets from a library.

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I grew up down the street from my local library, so I spent a lot of my childhood there, either hidden away in the stacks reading books, using the internet to access Myspace, or meeting up with friends to work on school projects. I've always understood the value of such an institution, but in today's current climate of untruths, intolerance, and ignorance, it's becoming clear that libraries are essential, now more than ever .

2017 has been dubbed by many the year of resistance , and over the past three months, the country has seen that play out in an increasingly interesting number of ways. There's been no shortage of protests, marches, and strikes, but aside from the traditional demonstrations of civil disobedience, people across the country have come up with new and surprising ways to speak out against the dangerous political agenda of the current administration and stand up for their rights and the rights of others. There have been movements to bury the White House in books , a nationwide call to action for women to get involved in politics , and so much more. While millions of individuals have gotten involved in the resistance, entire institutions have dedicated themselves to it, too, including many libraries around the U.S.

Despite what you may hear about the death of print books and the lack of interest in libraries, there are actually more public libraries in the U.S. than there are Starbucks. More than just storage spaces for books, libraries are important community hubs that serve as centers of learning, professional development, healthcare, and now, resistance.

In today's political climate, libraries have become centers for the movement that supports women, immigrants, people of color, the LGBTQ community, and those facing religious persecution. They are free public spaces that allow everyone to feel safe and to find opportunity. Now, more than ever, they are vital American institutions, and here are seven reasons why:

They offer free educational resources to everyone.

Public libraries in the United States play an essential role in providing safe, accessible, and 100% free educational resource centers for every member in communities across the country. At a library, it doesn't matter how much money you make, because every resource there is free of charge, including books, internet access, and educational and professional training programs. Individuals and families, no matter their socioeconomic status, can count on their libraries to provide them with the resources they need to succeed and the answers to important questions they can't otherwise find.

According to the ALA, librarians in public and academic libraries across the country answer nearly 6.6 million questions every week . If everyone who asked a question formed a line, it would span all the way from Miami, FL, to Junot, AK. These questions aren't just about card catalogs and book recommendations, either. Librarians help their patrons not only find their next reading selection, but they also answer questions about computer and internet training, job applications and resume writing, and filling out government forms, including tax and health insurance paperwork, all of it for free.

Libraries are safe refuges for the homeless and underserved populations.

Libraries in the United States provide a crucial service for poor and homeless people across the country. Not only do they offer a safe and free refuge for those who need shelter, but they offer support to those in need. Each morning when public libraries open their doors, they become shelters, learning centers, and employment centers for the most underserved population.

In many areas, homeless shelters partner with libraries and provide transportation between the two locations every day. At locations like Washington, D.C.'s Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library , which to the dismay of its patrons will be closing for renovations for three years, hundreds of homeless men, women, and children visit every day, and most of the time all day, to seek shelter and take advantage of the resources the library has to offer. For the homeless or the very poor, libraries provide them with access to the internet for job searches, books for educational and job training, and essential programs designed to bring them up from poverty.

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Because they are free for patrons, not many people consider the role they play in the economy, but libraries play a key role in financially strengthening local community. They provide a work space for telecommuters, supply free internet access for people looking for employment opportunities, and offer job and interview training for those in need.

According to the ALA , 73% of public libraries assist their patrons with job applications and interviewing skills, and 48% provide access and assistance to entrepreneurs looking to start a business of their own. In many cases, like the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County , local governments work together with libraries to help small business owners by providing them with online and in-person resources, including financial guidance, contract opportunities, market information, business plans, and much more.

In helping individual community members financially succeed in their lives and small businesses, libraries help entire communities succeed at boosting their economy and growing their local wealth.

They play an important role in English language learning.

The diversity in America, one of the things that makes this country so great, continues to grow more and more every year, and libraries play a key role in that development. People from all over the world come to the U.S. looking new opportunities for them and their families, and often times, English is not their first language. Before they can find success, they need to find a place to learn a new language.

Libraries provide English language learners with the opportunity to immerse themselves in their new language, whether it be through periodicals, books, audiobooks, or resources online. Many libraries also offer multilingual books for adults and children that are designed to help new English learners master the language in a fun and engaging way. Increasingly, libraries are also expanding their collection of non-English books to help create a more inclusive environment for every kind of reader, no matter where they are from.

In addition to the physical resources libraries offer ESL learners, they also provide educational ones, including free language classes, bilingual housing and employment help, resource and contact information for adult education courses outside of the library.

Libraries make communities healthier.

When you think of a library, you probably don't think of it as a center for health and wellbeing, but in many cases, it is exactly that. Through their community programs, direct librarian assistance, fitness classes, and basic internet access, libraries provide important equal access opportunities to those seeking health information and services.

According to a study by the Institute of Museum and Library Services , 59% of libraries help patrons find health insurance resources, 18% bring in healthcare providers to offer free limited screening services, and 23% provide free fitness classes. Together with local governments, healthcare providers, and medical professionals, libraries keep communities healthier and increase their vitality in a way that makes a serious impact.

They preserve history, and more importantly, truth.

The preservation of truth is important, now more than ever. Libraries, which house centuries of learning, information, history, and truth, are important defenders in the fight against misinformation.

By providing free access to educational, news, and historical resources, libraries help keep the public informed with facts, rather than confused with fiction. They act as a hub of information, and their leaders, the librarians, torch bearers for facts. While they might have a robust fiction section, libraries are still some of the greatest champions of truth.

Libraries help connect communities.

More so than a community center, town hall, or public park ever could, libraries connect their communities in a way that benefits everyone. They pool local resources — from educational offerings to job training to homeless outreach to ESL learning — and put them all under one welcoming roof for everyone to share.

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Libraries truly are remarkable places, and in today's world, we need them now more than ever. Find out how you can support your local library and get to work protecting one of America's most important public institutions. The country needs it.

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B.Arch Thesis – A Public Library: An Approach To Regeneration, At Kharghar, Navi Mumbai, Maharshtra, India, by Ishita Parmar

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ABSTRACT : In today’s time with the emergence of the internet and digitalization of the books and information, this has enormously influenced the manner in which we consume information. With the developments of new methods and types of media, the traditional role of a public library is to question. The significance of the physical collection within a certain environment versus a quick internet search at any given point of time within any environment, questions the sustainability of a public library and the resources it offers.

Library needs to be transformed as an active social space. A public library is just not a space to access physical and digital data but also create an environment to initiate interaction of people and exchange of ideas takes place amoung all people of diverse backgrounds and age groups visiting the library.

Public library; the most democratic and one of the few spaces under the public realm of the city have tremendous potentials to transform into value-addition as community information, knowledge, resource and service centers.

What is a Library?

The public library, the local gateway to knowledge , provides a basic condition for a lifelong learning, independent decision making and cultural development of the individual and social groups. – UNESCO Manifesto, 1994

Changing concepts of a Public library

Traditional libraries have quickly redefined themselves as hybrid libraries which are a combination of a conventional library and a new electronic network library.

The rise of the internet and digitalized content makes the policy makers librarians and public believe that the public library is losing its relevance. This conviction is reflected in the way a lot of libraries are transforming. The most clear and observant shift is that libraries are no longer describing their primary role as being a provider of information. The evolution of the role of library in society over the centuries from private resource to civic monuments to a functional building to living room of the city is today in flux. In this multiplicity of roles of the library extends itself further in service of a multi-faceted society, challenging conjectures of its impending obsolescence.

Libraries are civic spaces where knowledge is circulated in all media. The systematic arrangement of the data, the reading spaces and the interaction with the librarian, derived from a user pattern enhance the user experience. There will be spaces where these functions overlap like the reception spaces, the large atriums and the reading halls where there is visual and physical connection with the other spaces providing a multi-generational experience. The play of natural light and the expansive reading hall, the connection of the inside to the outside, formal and informal reading spaces, data collection (physical entities such as books, newspapers, magazines, is to computer rooms), provide a sense of volume to which the user relate, giving a dual experience to all kinds of people entering the library. Libraries also play a major role in providing literacy to the homeless, giving rise to knowledge societies.

• Low literacy rates
• Limited access to technology
• Limited availability of linguistically relevant reading material
• Lack of national policies for promotion of ICT as a tool for development, political and administrative matters.

The Need for Regeneration:

The reason that libraries continue to exist is their ability to adapt. Libraries adopt to the changing priorities and the changing economic status of their service areas. Libraries being most democratic and community centric points are perceived to be under threat from a shrinking public realm one side and digitalization on the other hand. Today with social media libraries serve many customers who never even come to the library, but yet libraries must continue to build flexible spaces to accommodate new uses and new technologies. While libraries may need to house fewer physical materials, they need space for their members to generate their own materials and space for the community to come together and share ideas. Regeneration would allow public library to behave as community information, knowledge, resource and information center.

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES:

• To understand reasons for unequal distribution of knowledge. Studying the various formal and Informal mediums of Education.
• To study the changing trends of mediums of information and knowledge resources in terms of suiting the user requirement.
• To understand the role of a public library not only as a storage of books but also in terms of individual development.
• To study the variety of users/readers coming to a public library in terms of the age, background etc.
• To understand allied functions of public library as a cultural hub.
• To understand social role and social relevance of a public library.
• To formulate a design solution or regeneration of a public library such that it provides basic literacy and social development goals and at the same time become a center of exploration and innovation for the people of the community.

OBJECTIVES:

Provide access to knowledge in printed and other formats to support formal and informal education. To actively support literacy campaigns as literacy is the key to education and knowledge.

Play a key role in collecting, organizing and exploiting information as well as providing access to a wide range of information sources. To bridge the gap by providing public access to the internet as well as providing information in traditional formats.

Provide access to major collections of the world’s literature and knowledge, including the community’s own literature. Make fundamental contribution to daily survival and social and economic development by being directly involved in providing information to people of developing countries. To provide basic user education.

To meet the needs of the children and young people.

An important role of the public library is providing a focus for cultural and artistic development in the community helping to shape and support the cultural identity of the community. This can be achieved by working in partnerships with the appropriate local and regional organizations. The public library has an important role as a public and meeting space. This is particularly important in communities where there are few places people meet, sometimes addressed as “the drawing room of the community.”

DESIGN BRIEF and PROGRAM:

The library building situated in Kharghar will be a cohesive set of strategies for spaces, function , structure, climate sensitivity, vertical circulation wind and ventilation, biodiversity, urban ecology and iconicity.

Navi Mumbai acting as twin city to the city of Mumbai, is set to become a smart city. Kharghar, out of the 14 nodes of Navi Mumbai is identified as a “smart city” “brownfield project”, by CIDCO , to be developed having the state of the art amenities and plans for improving social and civic amenities. Kharghar as mentioned earlier is primarily a residential and institutional town, the home of major schools, colleges and educational institutions will be a booster for the viability and sustenance of the public library.

The idea is to understand and establish relationship with the components being:

• RESOUCES PROVODED
• SPACES: FORMAL AND INFORMAL
• USER / READER

of the public library building generating the institution to behave as an open public forum and as a urban catalyst to keep stimulating the process of creating intellectual communities.

The spaces will be planned on the principle of flexibility and adaptability to cater to the current needs of user population, library staff, and library media along with the changing face of the public library as a social and cultural space.

APPROACH TO DESIGN:

The derivation of the program based on the categories and the site lead to an instant reaction of the floor plates to be stacked. This process lead to an understanding of two major components of the design that is the floor plates and building floor plates since it is a singular block building.

The Vertical Zoning: The stacking arrangement of floor plates is based on the idea of compartmentalized flexibility where each floor plate is self-contained with a specific activity and the services required for its efficient functioning but still inter-related through the interplay of floor plates and a set of external stairs behaving as social spots.

The Façade: The façade grid has its origin back to the smallest component of a public library being “the book” which led to the development of a bookshelf. The façade/skin of the building is essentially consisting of 3

FRAMES each performing a specific function: FRAME 1: active frame consisting of the bookshelf FRAME 2: curtain glazing: weather responsive FRAME 3: Skeleton or the interface of the building and the surrounding and vice versa.

The three frames form an integral part of the design as they also facilitate an alternative route of exploring the building with the external stairs allowing the users/readers to come across various activities at different levels.

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Hey, I’m an architecture student and was willing to take public library as my thesis topic. Could you pls tell that is this the proposed site or a hypothetical one?

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Fairleigh Dickinson University Libraries Thesis and Dissertation Policy Purpose  Fairleigh Dickinson University Libraries hosts copies of theses and dissertations produced by the Fairleigh Dickinson University community in the FDU Digital Archives. The Digital Archives is an FDU Libraries-managed archive that collects, preserves, and makes accessible copies of FDU’s scholarly productivity and history.  Theses and dissertations constitute an important contribution to scholarship, and dissemination and access to these works is in line with FDU’s commitment to make information open and accessible. FDU Libraries’ goal is to digitize and make accessible all theses and dissertations produced by FDU students. Guidelines Each FDU department is ultimately responsible for selecting and submitting theses and dissertations to the FDU Libraries for inclusion in the Digital Archives each semester. Theses and dissertations included in the Archives must be approved by the student’s advisor and follow the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17) . It is also the responsibility of the FDU department to help students understand the process of their submission, including filling out the Copyright Consent Form and optional Embargo Request Form .  Submission Format This is a digital collection, and as such, all copies of theses and dissertations must be in digital, PDF format. Only original PDF files or scanned physical copies in PDF format will be accepted. Print copies will not be accepted. Every submission must be accompanied by the Copyright Consent Form and optional Embargo Form, if applicable, also in PDF format.  Please upload the PDF copy of the student’s thesis or dissertation to a OneDrive folder and share access rights with Leanne Minkoff ( [email protected]) and Rob Wolf ( [email protected] ).  Copyright Consent Form  Each submission must be accompanied by the FDU Libraries’ Copyright Consent Form . This form reviews both the rights of the students and of FDU Libraries. It is important to note that students will retain copyright ownership of their thesis or dissertation.  However, submission to the Digital Archives requires each thesis or dissertation to be licensed under a Creative Commons License, CC BY-NC-ND . More information about Creative Commons licensing is below.  Embargo Request Form (Optional)  Embargos temporarily delay the public release of a thesis or dissertation. Embargos may be requested to allow time for consideration by outside press for potential academic or commercial publication, to protect the copyright potential of creative works, to allow time for evaluation of potentially patentable technology, or other reasons as specified. If approved, FDU Libraries offers an embargo period of 24 months following the student’s Degree Date, with the option for renewal. To request an embargo, an Embargo Request Form must accompany the thesis or dissertation upon submission. For renewal requests, a new Embargo Request Form must be submitted.  Open Access via Creative Commons  Open access is the free, immediate availability of academic work in a digital environment. Open access provides benefits such as increased scholarly conversation around the world and breaking down barriers in accessing quality and trustworthy information. FDU and its Libraries are strongly committed to open access, and, as such, the Digital Archives is an open access repository.   All theses and dissertations available in the Digital Archives are protected by a Creative Commons License, CC BY-NC-ND . A CC BY-NC-ND license means that others can download and share a work in its original form, as long as they credit the author, and it is not used for commercial purposes.   ProQuest  ProQuest provides access to theses and dissertations from around the world across a variety of disciplines. Submission of a work to ProQuest is ultimately the responsibility of the FDU department or individual student to decide to submit to ProQuest and proceed with their submission process. Inclusion in ProQuest’s repository does not preclude submission to the FDU Libraries’ Digital Archives. Submission of a work to ProQuest is ultimately the responsibility of the FDU department or individual student to decide to submit to ProQuest and proceed with their submission process. For more information, view ProQuest’s page on Dissertations or the Libraries’ page on ProQuest submissions .   Contact  For more information about FDU Libraries’ Digital Archives Submission Policy or to request a OneDrive folder for upload, please contact us or visit the Libraries’ Theses and Dissertations Guide . 

• Copyright Consent Form
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For Departments - Please complete the following steps in order for FDU Libraries to add theses and dissertations to the repository:  

• Students have completed their thesis or dissertation, and it has been approved by the department
• Students have been provided a copy of the FDU Libraries Thesis and Dissertation Policy
•  Students have filled out the Copyright Consent Form
•  If applicable, students have filled out the Embargo Request Form
•  All documents (thesis or dissertation, Copyright Consent Form, and Embargo Request Form) have been saved in PDF format
•  All documents have been added to a OneDrive folder. You may create the folder or request a folder from the library
•  The OneDrive folder has been shared with Leanne Minkoff ( [email protected])  and Rob Wolf ( [email protected] )

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ASU Dissertations and Theses

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• Doctoral Dissertations
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Masters Theses: Introduction

Masters theses: fall 2011 to the present, masters theses: 1999-spring 2011, masters theses: 1938-1998.

• Honors Theses

At ASU, "thesis" refers to documents produced by masters and undergraduate honors programs; documents from the doctoral level are called "dissertations". Not all Masters programs at ASU require a thesis; instead, some programs require an applied, capstone or research project or a different type of documentation more suitable to the program, such as a portfolio. The ASU Library only collects the master's theses. Documentation from the non-thesis master's programs is not available from the ASU Library; individuals wanting non-thesis documents from a Master's program should contact the academic unit that granted the degree and/or the author to see if the documents are available.

The availability, location, and format of theses depend on the time period in which the student completed the master's degree:

• Fall 2011 to the present
• 1999-Spring 2011

Starting with the 2011/2012 academic year, the Graduate College requires students in masters programs with thesis requirements to submit an electronic copy of their thesis to ProQuest; ProQuest waits for approval from the Graduate College before the theses are released into the ProQuest databases. ProQuest sends a digital copy of the bibliographic information and full text of these documents to the ASU Library for inclusion in several different databases. 

Note: Not all theses are available soon after graduation. The ASU Graduate College currently allows students to request an embargo of up to 2 years before their thesis is made public; students may choose this option to protect their intellectual property rights or to preserve commercial publication opportunities among other issues. The full text of an embargoed thesis will not be available for viewing in the following databases until the embargo period has ended. Information about which theses are embargoed and for how long is not made public.  

The theses from this time period are available as follows:

• ASU Digitial Repository: ASU Electronic Dissertations and Theses Collection Has the full text of the theses, except for cases where a thesis is within a requested embargo period; the full text is in PDF and is available for all to view, print, and/or download.  
• ASU faculty, staff, and currently enrolled students may access these databases from both on- and off-campus
• ASU Alumni and community members who live in the Phoenix area may access these databases from within an ASU Library; ProQuest does not permit us to offer off-campus access to alumni and community members.
• Alumni and individuals outside of the Phoenix area should check with their local libraries, particularly libraries at publicly funded colleges and universities, for the availability of the "ProQuest Dissertations and Theses (PQDT) database.  
• ASU Library's Catalog Contains bibliographic records for the theses and each record has a link to the full text in the ASU Digital Repository.  
• The ASU Library does not retain or accept print copies of theses available in the ASU Digital Repository.  

The Graduate College required master's students in thesis programs to submit two printed copies of their thesis to the ASU Library and one printed copy to their academic unit. The College gave students the option to submit an electronic copy to ProQuest but did not require it. Very few students took the option so almost all masters theses from this time are only available in print.    

The theses from this time period are available as follows:

• ASU Digitial Repository: ASU Electronic Dissertations and Theses Collection Only those 2010/2011 theses chosen for the electronic submission trial are available in full text; no full text is available for the 1999-2009 theses.   
• The first copy, aka the archival copy, is kept in storage and the user must contact the Wurzburger Reading Room (480-965-4932 or [email protected] ) in advance to set an appointment to view a thesis. The copy may only be viewed in the Reading Room and is not available for checkout or interlibrary loan.  
• The second copy, aka the circulating copy, is kept in Hayden Library and may be checked out or loaned to other libraries. Note: not every thesis has a second copy and some of these copies may be shelved in libraries other than Hayden; see the catalog record for availability. ASU theses are given call number: LD179.15 [year] [cuttered by author]
• ASU Alumni and community members who live in the Phoenix area may access these databases from within an ASU Library; ProQuest does not permit us to offer off-campus access to alumni and community members
• The first copy, aka the archival copy, is kept in storage and the user must contact the Wurzburger Reading Room (480-965-4932 or [email protected] ) in advance to set an appointment to view a thesis. The copy may only be viewed in the Reading Room in Hayden Library and is not available for checkout or interlibrary loan.  
• The second copy, aka the circulating copy, is kept in the Library's high-density storage and must be retrieved in advance of a visit. These second copies may be checked out or used for interlibrary loan. Some theses during this time do not have a second copy. ASU theses are given call number: LD179.15 [year] [cuttered by author]
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Writing & Submitting a Thesis: Thesis Submission

• Getting Started
• Thesis Preparation
• Thesis Copyright
• Thesis Presentation
• Thesis Submission

Making your Thesis available on Research Commons

Prior to depositing the final version of your thesis with Research Commons, it must be submitted via the School of Graduate Research (Higher Research) or Student Services (Masters).

For help with formatting your long document, please contact the  E-tuts  team.

• Masters Thesis Submissions
• Higher Research Degree Submissions

Deposit your thesis

Final version.

The final version of your thesis must be submitted in PDF format to the University’s research repository,  Research Commons .

• Digital Thesis Deposit Guide
• Deposit your Higher Degree thesis

When you follow the link to the deposit form, you will be asked to sign in to Research Commons. You  must  choose the “Waikato log in" option. You may then be asked to log in using the University of Waikato Single sign-in.

It is easier if you upload your thesis file first, before continuing to fill out the form.

• Use "Save" to save your progress while keeping the form open.
• Use "Save for later" if you wish to come back to the form another time. You'll be able to access your incomplete deposit after logging in to Research Commons using the "Waikato log in" option.
• Use the green "Deposit" button to complete your deposit.
• You will be warned about any missing required fields.
• Before finalising your submission, you  must  accept the Declaration and Conditions of use.

After Submission

Once submitted, your thesis does not go live immediately.

• For doctoral theses , the School of Graduate Research will check that you have completed the requirements for the Degree and then release the thesis to the public via the Research Commons (unless an embargo has been applied)
• For Masters theses , the Student Centre will check that you have completed the requirements for the Masters thesis and then release the thesis to the public via the Research Commons (unless an embargo has been applied)
• Following this step, you will receive an automated notification from Research Commons
• The full text will be openly available in Research Commons with a unique, permanent URL
• A description will appear in Library Search with a link to the thesis in Research Commons
• Your thesis will be indexed and available through search engines (such as Google Scholar)
• If you have applied for, and been granted an embargo, the thesis and associated metadata will not be made publicly available until the embargo has been lifted

Embargoes on theses

As freedom to exchange ideas and to publish acquired knowledge are fundamental to the purposes of a university, restrictions on freedom of access to dissertations and theses are acceptable only in limited circumstances. Embargoes on access to dissertations and theses require the written approval of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor Research.

The only grounds under which an embargo of a thesis or dissertation is likely to be approved, and even then for only a limited period, are:

• If it is pending publication;
• If it is pending the filing of a patent;
• To allow for a sponsor of the research to comment;
• To protect pre-existing commercial secrets of a sponsor;
• If there is a pre-existing contractual obligation;
• If restriction is necessary under the Privacy Act 1993 or the Official Information Act 1982.

If you wish to apply for an embargo you must apply as soon as possible using this form:

Application to Embargo / Restrict a Thesis .

Thesis with Publications

Including published journal articles.

If your thesis contains previously published journal articles, it's important to check the author agreement with the publisher to determine what versions of the articles can be included in Research Commons:

1. Published Version

Check if the publisher allows uploading of the published version online.

2. Author Accepted Manuscript

Determine if the publisher permits uploading of the "author accepted manuscript," which is the post-refereed, pre-published version of the article.

Find out if the publisher has placed an embargo on the author accepted manuscript. Many open access versions of papers have a 12- or 24-month embargo period before they can be made public.

Options Available:

• Omit the chapter/article from the online public version of your thesis if necessary.
• Replace the chapter/article with a redirection link to the published article or its open access version.
• Make the author accepted version of a published paper available on Research Commons.

During Submission

What's Next?

A thesis or parts of a thesis are often subsequently published either as journal articles or as books. For more information or advice on publishing, check out the following:

• Publishing your research
• Higher Education Network - Getting Published: what academics need to know
• So you want people to read your thesis?
• Cabell's Scholarly Analytics Blacklist
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University Libraries - Engineering Library

Engineering thesis summer camp 2024.

Writing a thesis can be hard work! The Engineering Library & Hanson Center for Communication are here to help. Join our Engineering Summer Thesis Camp which will bring together a community of graduate students to write, eat, and learn together. We will provide some structure, inspiration, and support to help you excel in your thesis writing throughout the summer. This 7 week program will run June 4 th through July 25 th .  Each Tuesday through Thursday from 10 am to 1 pm.   

Registration and Cost  

Engineering Thesis Summer Camp is FREE! We do ask that participants register so we can plan food and activities. Sign up here to let us know you are interested.

Sign up through the Engineering Thesis Summer Camp Interest form to be on an email list to receive weekly updates throughout the summer about programing. We are not requiring registration for every session; it’s come as you are able and to give us a sense of how much food to order.  

Engineering Thesis Summer Camp is made for current engineering and computer science graduate students (MS and PhD) in any stage of writing their thesis or dissertation.  

Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday in person programming from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. 

Tuesday programming will have a lunch and learn from 12 – 1 with topics ranging from building healthy writing habits, creating citations, and so much more. See more below. 

Attendees to Thursday programming will have access to 15-minute individual coaching meetings with HCC staff. There will be writing tutors available all week.   

Where and When  

Engineering Thesis Summer Camp will run for 7 weeks, start June 4th and end July 25th   between 10:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m.  

There will be no programming the week of July 4 th  

We understand that people have plans over the summer. If you are registered, please attend programming when you are in town.  

We will meet in the Hanson Center for Communication, 4650 Seamans Center  

Example Weekly Schedule  

Tuesday Lunch & Learn Workshops Schedule:

Tuesday programming will have a lunch and learn from 12 – 1 with topics ranging from building healthy writing habits, creating citations, and so much more. The Tuesday workshops are open to anyone and not just those attending the writing sessions.  

Week 1 – June 4 th – Writing Workshop (Narrative structure, Clarity, Cohesion)  

In this workshop, our team will work with you to weave the threads of your research into a clear and cohesive narrative. Presented by Danielle Land, Hanson Center for Communication  

Week 2 –  June 11 th   – – Managing Anxiety/Stress/Procrastination  

This workshop is designed to help students learn to better manage their anxiety, stress, and procrastination by utilizing a variety of tools and strategies that they can implement in their daily lives. Presented by Heidi Schmitt, University Counseling Service.  

Week 4 – June 18 th – Endnote & Creating Citations  

An introduction to the desktop version of EndNote will be covered in this workshop. The software is freely available to Graduate Students, Faculty, and Staff. EndNote is a citation management tool that assists with importing, organizing, sharing, and managing citations and documents, as well as create correctly formatted in-text citations and bibliographies in almost any style — in seconds. Presented by Marina Zhang, Lichtenberger Engineering Library  

Week 4 – June 25 th – Guidelines4GoodGraphs   

Learn the best practices for designing figures for research articles and presentations, and then you will receive feedback on your figures in a low-stakes peer environment.    Presented by Danielle Land, Hanson Center for Communication  

Off Week – July 2 nd  

Week 5 – July 9 th – Imposter Phenomena – Scanlan Center for School Mental Health – Barry Schreier  

We all engage in “Impostering” or believing we are not good, not deserving enough, or not producing enough in our lives at the university. This workshop assists you with learning: the definitions of Imposter Syndrome, what steps you can take to partially undo Imposter Syndrome, and the systems that contribute to creating Imposter Syndrome. You are never alone! There are partners to support you in finding campus mental health and well-being resources. Presented by: Barry A. Schreier, Ph.D., H.S.P., Director of the Higher Education Program, Scanlan Center for School Mental Health  

Week 6 – July 16 th – Strategies for Focus and Time Management  

Join this workshop on time management, where you’ll learn practical strategies to take control of your time and boost your productivity. Presented by Kathleen Shaughnessy, Hanson Center for Communication  

Week  7 – July 23 rd – Behind the Scenes: IEEE Publisher  

Identifying where to publish your research can be a daunting task. Should you write a conference paper, a journal article or both? What happens after you paper is submitted? What is peer review, an ORCID ID, a predatory journal and other publication jargon? In this session, IEEE Client Services Manager Brian Ryckman, will provide insights into publishing with IEEE, including: tips for selecting an appropriate periodical or conference to submit your manuscript, how successful authors structure quality work to improve their chances of being accepted, insights into what editors look for in a submission and why editors and reviewers reject papers, strategies for increasing the visibility of your research, and tools & resources to help authors through the publishing process at IEEE, including the IEEE Author Center and IEEE Xplore Presented by Brian Ryckman, IEEE Publishing Society  

Individuals with disabilities are encouraged to attend all University of Iowa-sponsored events. If you are a person with a disability who requires a reasonable accommodation in order to participate in this program, please contact Kari Kozak in advance at  [email protected] .

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Medical thesis of the first African-American graduate of the Medical Institution of Yale College, 1857

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