Reviewing the Current State of Library Support for Open Educational Resources

Academic institutions around the United States are facing pressure to reduce tuition and fees in order to keep higher education accessible. Open Education Resources (OER) is one attempt by academic institutions to provide high quality education resources at a lower cost to students, by replacing traditional textbooks with freely available or low cost materials. Libraries as information experts play an active role in the implementation of OER. This article looks at the current state of OER and what potential impacts OER will have on libraries

Syllabus for PHRM 49000 Conversations about Death and Dying

Class syllabus for Conversations on Death and Dying from spring 202

Graduate student confidence following a for-credit systematic review course pilot: Qualitative and Quantitative Data

3 Excel files and supplementary tables that describe the qualitative and quantitative results of data analysis related to the case study, \u27Graduate student confidence following a for-credit systematic review course pilot: a case report\u27 (Journal of the Medical Library Association, April 2021). The course syllabus is also included as a Word document

The Gender Wage Gap in Research Libraries

The gender wage gap impacts millions of women throughout the US and world, with women in the US making on average 82% of men’s salaries (US Census Bureau, 2018). In research libraries, a field dominated by women, this has historically been true as well, with men rising to top positions at a higher rate and making more money than women in the same positions. Over the decades following the implementation of Affirmative Action, the number of women in administrative positions in research libraries has increased dramatically. This article explores the issue of women’s salaries in research libraries in five job tiers. The five job tiers group library positions based on power dynamic with the first tier including positions that run academic libraries through the fifth tier which includes front line positions. An analysis of data from the Association of Research Libraries from 1976 through 2016 demonstrates that though women have made progress in obtaining higher level positions, salary disparities continue to exist between men and women at all levels

Low-Outgassing Photogrammetry Targets for Use in Outer Space

A short document discusses an investigation of materials for photogrammetry targets for highly sensitive optical scientific instruments to be operated in outer space and in an outer-space-environment- simulating thermal vacuum chamber on Earth. A key consideration in the selection of photogrammetry-target materials for vacuum environments is the need to prevent contamination that could degrade the optical responses of the instruments. Therefore, in addition to the high levels and uniformity of reflectivity required of photogrammetry-target materials suitable for use in air, the materials sought must exhibit minimal outgassing. Commercially available photogrammetry targets were found to outgas excessively under the thermal and vacuum conditions of interest; this finding prompted the investigators to consider optically equivalent or superior, lower-outgassing alternative target materials. The document lists several materials found to satisfy the requirements, but does not state explicitly whether the materials can be used individually or must be combined in the proper sequence into layered target structures. The materials in question are an aluminized polyimide tape, an acrylic pressure- sensitive adhesive, a 500-A-thick layer of vapor-deposited aluminum, and spherical barium titanate glass beads having various diameters from 20 to 63 microns.

A Cohort Study of Entry Level Librarians and the Academic Job Search

Previous studies have examined the challenges faced by those seeking a professional position within academic libraries, as well as the skills and qualities preferred by Library and Information Science (LIS) employers. However, less attention has been paid to the common approaches, characteristics and experiences of first-time job seekers who successfully find employment within academic libraries. This paper presents the findings of a cohort study that investigated the academic job search process for entry level professionals. The cohort was comprised of graduates of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s School of Information and Library Science (UNC SILS) who completed their degrees between May 2011 and May 2013, and who were working within academic libraries when the study was conducted. The study used in-depth, qualitative interviews to ask participants to share the experiences of their initial job search. Topics addressed within these interviews included: supplementing classroom training with relevant library experience, finding job postings, creating application materials that capture a search committee’s attention, preparing for phone and on-campus interviews, and negotiating a job offer. The results of this study will help LIS students, recent graduates, and others seeking their first professional position in an academic library improve their candidacies by drawing on the collective experiences of this cohort of recent graduates. The results will also be useful for new library professionals, hiring officials, and LIS educators who mentor LIS students by providing insights in how candidates approach and prepare for the application and interview processes

Teamwork Makes the Dream Work: Purdue\u27s IMPACT Course Transformation Faculty Learning Community

Describes the collaborative faculty learning community established within a specific IMPACT team from the Spring 2017 Cohort. Describes the IMPACT course redesign program and experiences of the individual faculty fellows working within the team to redesign their courses

Two-Way Street: Ambassadors Sharing the Road

Ambassadors are more than student volunteers that choose to dedicate their time toward the libraries; we are active and engaged members of the student body that believe that the libraries are worthy of time and investment. The ambassadors not only acknowledge the library as a crucial part of our campus, but we devote our time and talents toward increasing its value for all students and faculty. (Ambassador Interview

TIGIT Marks Exhausted T Cells, Correlates with Disease Progression, and Serves as a Target for Immune Restoration in HIV and SIV Infection.

HIV infection induces phenotypic and functional changes to CD8+ T cells defined by the coordinated upregulation of a series of negative checkpoint receptors that eventually result in T cell exhaustion and failure to control viral replication. We report that effector CD8+ T cells during HIV infection in blood and SIV infection in lymphoid tissue exhibit higher levels of the negative checkpoint receptor TIGIT. Increased frequencies of TIGIT+ and TIGIT+ PD-1+ CD8+ T cells correlated with parameters of HIV and SIV disease progression. TIGIT remained elevated despite viral suppression in those with either pharmacological antiretroviral control or immunologically in elite controllers. HIV and SIV-specific CD8+ T cells were dysfunctional and expressed high levels of TIGIT and PD-1. Ex-vivo single or combinational antibody blockade of TIGIT and/or PD-L1 restored viral-specific CD8+ T cell effector responses. The frequency of TIGIT+ CD4+ T cells correlated with the CD4+ T cell total HIV DNA. These findings identify TIGIT as a novel marker of dysfunctional HIV-specific T cells and suggest TIGIT along with other checkpoint receptors may be novel curative HIV targets to reverse T cell exhaustion