In 2015 the Office of Art and Archives focused on adding more art and archival content to the History, Art & Archives website (http://history.house.gov/). The website is a collaborative effort: curators and archivists in the Office of Art and Archives and Office of the Historian staff work on and contribute content. The Office of Art and Archives…[Read more]

La presente contribución analiza las formas en que se construye la ciencia en América Latina y el Caribe. Su objetivo principal es destacar las particularidades de esta región y cómo estas diferencias afectan el desarrollo científico en comparación con otras áreas del mundo, desde la perspectiva de la ciencia perdida e invisible. Se argume…[Read more]

Rhetorically savvy course descriptions, because they speak to multiple audiences, stand as a demonstration of your teaching excellence. The well-crafted description acts as a snapshot that attests to your ability to attract students and teach your disciplinary ways of knowing beyond your disciplinary context. Whether your context is the job market…[Read more]

En la era de la información digital, donde el acceso a recursos y datos es prácticamente ilimitado, surge la necesidad de establecer mecanismos confiables para el control de autoridades. Estos sistemas son esenciales para garantizar la calidad y la precisión de la información, especialmente en ámbitos como la investigación académica, la gestió…[Read more]

La educación ha sido reconocida a nivel mundial como un derecho humano y un importante motor del desarrollo integral del ser humano y de las sociedades, entre las principales funciones esta el acceso a una educación de calidad, dotar a los individuos de las herramientas necesarias para alcanzar su máximo potencial y participar activamente en el pr…[Read more]

This study presents innovative strategies for EFL educators aimed at cultivating resilience and growth mindsets in learners. Utilizing a mixed-methods approach, we engaged 200 learners aged 11-20 from varied linguistic backgrounds. The methodology comprised surveys and interviews, enabling customized interventions that significantly improved…[Read more]

El almacenamiento y la conservación de documentos garantiza la perdurabilidad de las fuentes. Los documentos orgánicos son más vulnerables al deterioro. Los archivos de gestión generalmente atesoran documentos de la actividad institucional que realiza una organización. El área de Profesor a Tiempo Parcial de la Dirección de Recursos Humanos de la…[Read more]

This dissertation looks at the classification and categorisation of manga in public libraries in the UK, focusing on the SELMS consortium as a case study. Using a mixed-methods approach, a literature review and questionnaire was carried out, and data from library catalogues was collected and analysed. This was done in order to: identify how manga…[Read more]

As educators, we are all familiar with Bloom’s Taxonomy and the way it progressively maps the cognitive activities involved in learning and constructing knowledge. Too often, however, we educators who work in writing-focused curricula ask our students to work in the higher-order cognitive domains of analysis and creation without necessarily giving…[Read more]

As educators, we are all familiar with Bloom’s Taxonomy and the way it progressively maps the cognitive activities involved in learning and constructing knowledge. Too often, however, we educators who work in writing-focused curricula ask our students to work in the higher-order cognitive domains of analysis and creation without necessarily giving…[Read more]

Teaching the fundamentals of writing composition shouldn’t be boring. It should be active, engaging, and EMPOWERING! Most students, whether they consciously articulate it or not, want to vanquish their writing anxiety. They want to develop confidence in their ability to compose and revise strong prose that will help them thrive in coursework and…[Read more]

In courses that end in summative final exams or capstone projects, it can be challenging to get students to pull back and identify the learning that they’ve done across an entire unit or semester rather than only focus on the learning they’ve undertaken most recently. As part of our larger sequence of active-learning-based lesson plans designed to…[Read more]

In courses that end in summative final exams or capstone projects, it can be challenging to get students to pull back and identify the learning that they’ve done across an entire unit or semester rather than only focus on the learning they’ve undertaken most recently. As part of our larger sequence of active-learning-based lesson plans designed to…[Read more]

Using the Information Seeking and Communication Model (2013) as a framework (2013), this study investigates information behaviour and communication during COVID-19. It also reflects on information during previous crises, in order to provide recommendations for healthcare librarians to help manage the spread of COVID-19.

Crafted as part of an MSc in Library Science dissertation, this study meticulously unveils the intricate relationship between Brazil’s socioeconomic and cultural landscape and the evolving preferences in reading habits. The narrative unfurls against a backdrop where physical books are perceived as financially elusive, especially for low-income…[Read more]

El presente artículo aborda el problema del plagio en la producción científica y destaca su impacto negativo en la integridad y credibilidad de la investigación académica. Existe una falta de consenso y claridad en la definición y comprensión del plagio, lo que dificulta su identificación y abordaje efectivo. Esto puede generar discrep…[Read more]

This paper focuses on two elements of the Passover Seder ritual and their connection to Piagetian education theory. After outlining Piaget’s theory of genetic epistemology and its implications for education theory, it focuses on Sigel’s distancing theory, which touts question asking as a tool for presenting information to students. This paper arg…[Read more]

El avance de la inteligencia artificial ha abierto nuevas posibilidades en diversos ámbitos, incluyendo la elaboración de material científico. Sin embargo, a pesar de los beneficios que puede brindar, también existen limitaciones como la necesidad de contar con grandes cantidades de datos verificables y de calidad para entrenar los modelos de con…[Read more]