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Are Virtual Reference Services Color and Gender Blind? Service Equality Revisited

Proceedings of the Association for Information Science and Technology, 2022
ABSTRACTFollowing the rise of the Black Lives Matter Movement in 2020, there has been an increased focus on racial equality in library services, including recent modifications of the ALA Code of Ethics. Online library services may eliminate race‐based service discrimination by obscuring the racial identity of the patron.
Megan Vladoiu, Pnina Fichman
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An isoform of 14‐3‐3 protein regulates transbilayer lipid movement at the plasma membrane

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Loss of 14‐3‐3ζ in CHO cells confers resistance to exogenous phosphatidylserine (PS) and impairs endocytosis‐independent inward flip‐flop of fluorescent PS at the plasma membrane. RNAi‐mediated knockdown reproduces this defect, while no additive effect is seen in ATP11C‐deficient cells.
Akiko Yamaji‐Hasegawa, Akira Hattori, Masafumi Tsujimoto, Toshihide Kobayashi   +3 more
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Identification of the plant mitochondrial OrfX protein: A mass spectrometry approach

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
The mitochondrial genome of plants contains an open reading frame, orfx, which encodes a rare protein that has so far escaped mass spectrometric detection. The protein resembles the c‐subunit of bacterial twin‐arginine‐motif‐dependent protein translocases (TatC).
Matthias Döring, Jan de Jonge, Hans‐Peter Braun, Nils Rugen   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

User Expectations and Preferences Regarding Library Chat Widgets

Weave: Journal of Library User Experience
In 2019, the Pratt Institute Libraries redesigned their website and launched a new chat service. In the following three years, we explored the user experience of our chat services to determine the placement, label, and functionality of chat widgets on ...
Nicholas E Dease
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The impact of COVID-19 on reference services: a national survey of academic health sciences librarians

Journal of the Medical Library Association, 2022
Objectives: The aim of this study was to gain a better understanding of the scope and adaptive nature of reference services provided by academic health sciences librarians over a one-year period (between March 2020 and March 2021) during the COVID-19 ...
Deborah H. Charbonneau, Emily Vardell
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Pathways and pitfalls: a qualitative study of student experiences in biomedical science education

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
Biomedical science students from underrepresented backgrounds face barriers including financial strain, disrupted laboratory access and cultural exclusion. Peer networks provide vital support when institutional systems are difficult to navigate. To create inclusive learning environments and achieve academic success, educators should blend active, hands‐
Olivia J. Russell, Cassy Ross, Panagiota S. Filippou, Bruno Silvester Lopes, Dominic Gilchrist, Paul Dean, Kamar Ameen‐Ali, Tora K. Smulders‐Srinivasan, Ahmad A. Khundakar   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

From Bricks and Mortar to Bits and Bytes: Examining the Changing State of Reference Services at the University of Toronto Libraries During COVID-19

Partnership: The Canadian Journal of Library and Information Practice and Research, 2021
Before the pandemic, the University of Toronto was predominantly an in-person experience. The closure of physical libraries and shift to remote learning required library staff and users to adapt to new modes of supporting teaching, learning, and research.
Madeline Gerbig, Kathryn Holmes, Mai Lu, Helen Tang   +3 more
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Artificial Intelligence and Mental Well‐Being in Adult Education: Implications for Practice and Professional Responsibility

New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Mental well‐being is central to adult learner success, yet many adult education institutions lack capacity to provide timely and accessible support. This article examines how artificial intelligence (AI) can strengthen mental health–adjacent supports in adult and continuing higher education, with attention to professional practice and ...
Adam L. McClain, Thomas Wade
wiley   +1 more source

Establishing a Virtual Reference Service

DESIDOC Journal of Library & Information Technology, 2011
The paper describes the concepts of virtual reference service and instant messaging. It explains how realtime communication works in a library setting, and introduces one free, easy-to-use software, i.e., Meboo for establishing a virtual reference service in a library.
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An International Comparison of Virtual Reference Services

Reference & User Services Quarterly, 2010
In an attempt to determine and compare the nature of virtual reference services in both academic and public libraries outside the United States, we analyzed data compiled from webform transactions e-mailed to and from libraries via the Question-Point virtual reference service.
Lawrence Olszewski, Paula Rumbaugh
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