Library Home Page Design: The Artist-Librarian Perspective

The article focuses on a library home page that is designed from the artist-librarian perspective. It cites the need to include promotional features on a page to advertise resources available from the Web site and sponsored events. It notes that the application of the basic principles of art such as emphasis, harmony and movement is important for a successful composition of the page. Also stated is the use of color on a home page which, according to the author, can result in a page that is vibrant while supportive of the delivery of information

Keeping the Ball Rolling: Sustainability and the Open Access Learned Society Journal

In this presentation, the editor and managing editor of the Georgia Library Quarterly (GLQ), the journal of the Georgia Library Association, will provide a brief history of the journal and share information related to current publication practices, in addition to discussing future plans, with a focus on sustainability, including maintaining a robust editorial board, ensuring a reliable peer review process, and the importance of legacy planning to make sure that future editors gain the knowledge and expertise to continue to successfully manage and publish a long-standing and vital journal for Georgia librarians and librarianship. GLQ is published by Kennesaw State University’s Digital Commons. GLQ is an open access publication that applies the Creative Commons Attribution License to all articles, with authors retaining the copyright while allowing others to reuse and copy the article, provided the original authors and source are cited. Attendees of the presentation will gain insight on how an open access learned society journal with an all-volunteer editorial board operates and learn ways to maintain continuity with publishing practices to promote sustainability

Affordable Information Literacy: Redefining Humanities Course Materials

This presentation will demonstrate how librarians and teaching faculty collaborated in identifying affordable alternatives to textbooks for use in the university classroom. The presenters are members of a team who are responsible for gathering and developing Open Educational Resources (OER) and other digital materials for two required core courses— Humanities 2001 and 2002—at Georgia Regents University (GRU). This grant-funded project is part of a planned change in course design and will provide a foundation of materials that will be used repeatedly. The project impacts all undergraduate students who complete their core requirements at GRU. Previously students are required to purchase multiple textbooks at a cost of approximately $500.00. Replacing textbooks with OERs, freely available digital resources, and online library resources has significantly reduced the cost for students. Additionally, resources include not just text-based materials, such as scholarly articles and e-books, but also other formats, such as podcasts and interactive websites, exposing students to a variety of information resources and a range of digital media. Presenters will discuss project goals and outcomes, including expanding traditional methods of information delivery to promote an active learning environment that teaches students how to organize and communicate ideas effectively, as well as demonstrating to students that the authority of information is “constructed and textual” (Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education, Draft 2, June 2014). Additionally, presenters will demonstrate how the project relates to the proposed revised draft framework for information literacy

Small Library/Big Role: Promoting Information Literacy at a Commuter Campus

The panelists are head librarians at two different small libraries at commuter campuses within the same multi-campus university. This university consists of four campuses total, out of which only one offers the traditional residential setting. The panelists will present strategies and techniques for ensuring that their students receive guidance as “consumers and creators of information who can participate successfully in collaborative spaces” (Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education). The panelists will also discuss expectations versus realistic delivery of materials, services, hours, and staffing for each of their libraries. The discussion describes the advantages that benefit the promotion of information literacy in a small commuter campus library: smaller class sizes, rapid feedback loops, support from the local campus community, and enhanced offerings of information resources as part of a large university library system. Alternatively, the panelists will discuss overcoming challenges that can hinder promoting information literacy: limited space for instruction and print materials, shortage of computer labs, fewer staff/less flexibility for desk coverage, greater percentage of adjunct/transient faculty and students, and potential isolation coupled with less face-to-face interaction/communication with peers from the other campuses. Overall, the discussion will be framed within the context of how the benefits and challenges can encourage or may inhibit student information literacy and in particular metaliteracy

Georgia Librarians Returning to Work In-Person during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Georgia Southern faculty members Profs. Rebecca Hunnicutt and Jessica C. Garner contributed to this work

Behavioural Digital Forensics Model: Embedding Behavioural Evidence Analysis into the investigation of digital crimes

The state-of-the-art and practice show an increased recognition, but limited adoption, of Behavioural Evidence Analysis (BEA) within the Digital Forensics (DF) investigation process. Yet, there is currently no BEA-driven process model and guidelines for DF investigators to follow in order to take advantage of such an approach. This paper proposes the Behavioural Digital Forensics Model to fill this gap. It takes a multidisciplinary approach which incorporates BEA into in-lab investigation of seized devices related to interpersonal cases (i.e., digital crimes involving human interactions between offender(s) and victim(s)). The model was designed based on the application of traditional BEA phases to 35 real cases, and evaluated using 5 real digital crime cases - all from Dubai Police archive. This paper, however, provides details of only one case from this evaluation pool. Compared to the outcome of these cases using a traditional DF investigation process, the new model showed a number of benefits. It allowed a more effective focusing of the investigation, and provided logical directions for identifying the location of further relevant evidence. It also enabled a better understanding and interpretation of victim/offender behaviours (e.g., probable offenders' motivations and modus operandi), which facilitated a more in depth understanding of the dynamics of the specific crime. Finally, in some cases, it enabled the identification of suspect's collaborators, something which was not identified via the traditional investigative process