Using Linked Data to Enhance the User Experience: Linking library data to VIAF IDs to enrich the catalog at Smithsonian Libraries

This poster highlights the results of an internship project completed during the summer of 2016 for Smithsonian Libraries Digital Programs and Initiatives Division, utilizing OpenRefine to reconcile VIAF.org identifiers in an effort to link library data to standardized identifiers. Linked Data promotes the sharing of information through harnessing the power of the Semantic Web and can enable cultural heritage organizations to better share their collections and engage users with added findability and accessibility via the Web

Arming Students Against Misinformation: Asynchronous Instruction to Motivate Community College Students to Practice Information Literacy Skills

Contains a master's project paper for the LTEC program, in addition to a video walkthrough of the e-learning project. Also includes a video presentation recorded during the TCC 2022 Worldwide Online Conference, and slides from the presentation. Transcripts for videos are also included.Misinformation found in the media and online is not a new problem, but it is one of growing concern. Students at Kapiʻolani Community College struggle to evaluate information resources in order to complete their research assignments. Beyond completing school assignments, there are broader implications for the need to apply these types of skills in everyday life. At many institutions, librarians teach information literacy (IL) skills to help students search for, and analyze information and resources they encounter—skills that are useful tools in the defense against misinformation. Within this broader context, this project sought to support students and faculty with IL via an online asynchronous e-learning. The instruction was designed utilizing Keller's (2010) ARCS Model of Motivation and Mayer's (2014) Cognitive Theory of Multimedia Learning. To evaluate the e-learning, a brief usability study was administered to participants (n = 3) analyzing ease of use, instructional content, and functionality. A learning assessment was then administered to participants (n = 15), with results indicating the asynchronous multimedia instruction was effective and had a positive impact on participants' understanding, motivation and confidence in practicing IL skills. Recommendations for future work include streamlining the e-learning's assessments to provide more instantaneous feedback and continuing to revise and refine its instructional content

Going the Distance: Usability Testing the Library Search Interface

Presentation slidesThe ability of libraries to communicate online effectively has never been more important than it is now in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic thus making libraries more dependent than ever on their online presence. Part of creating an effective online presence is having a clear picture of who the users are and what they need. Libraries can accomplish this by conducting usability testing of online interfaces with library patrons. Usability testing is the evaluation of online tools by means of focusing on user-centered design. This presentation will present the results of usability testing on the Primo VE search interface conducted by a team of librarians representing a range of libraries in the University of Hawaiʻi system during the 2020 Fall semester. The presentation will also include implications for library and information literacy instruction, lessons learned, best practices, and tips for how other libraries can easily undertake their own usability testing

Analysis of Outcomes in Ischemic vs Nonischemic Cardiomyopathy in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation A Report From the GARFIELD-AF Registry

IMPORTANCE Congestive heart failure (CHF) is commonly associated with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (AF), and their combination may affect treatment strategies and outcomes