Presentations

“The German Manga Artist: Negotiating Nationality and Authenticity”, at Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association Conference. Boston, Massachusetts, Friday, April 6, 2007

 

Japanese manga comics have recently become as hugely popular in Germany as they have in the English-speaking world. In Germany, however, the manga market has been colonized by the established comics publishers, principally Carlsen and Ehapa Verlag, who have not only been aggressive in licensing real Asian manga, but have also cultivated homegrown artists via competitions and magazines. These methods have led to the discovery and publication of several German manga artists, including Christina Plaka, Anike Hage, Gina Wetzel, Nina Werner,...

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Understanding Undergraduate Engineering Student Information Access and Needs: Results from a Scoping Review., at OLA SuperConference, 2018 Toronto, Ontario

Authors: Kate Mercer, Ariel Stables-Kennedy, Kari Weaver

How do undergraduate engineering students access information and understand what constitutes a good and legitimate source in the field? This scoping review summarizes the existing research on this topic, identifies potential future research directions, and provides librarians with guidance on the conduct of scoping review methodology.

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Minding the Gaps: Conducting and Using Scoping Reviews in the Library Context. Accepted, at ALA, Washington, DC June 2019

Authors: Kate Mercer, Ariel Stables-Kennedy, Kari Weaver. 

What is a scoping review? How does it differ from other knowledge transfer approaches? Why would we employ it within a library context? How can a librarian actively lead or contribute to scoping reviews? Scoping reviews are an increasingly popular way of synthesizing research and identifying gaps in existing evidence, especially in the health field (Pham et al., 2014). Arksey and O’Malley (2005) highlight the importance of scoping reviews in address broad, complex research questions, or research questions that are...

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Understanding Undergraduate Engineering Student Information Access and Needs: Results from a Scoping Review, at ASEE Annual Conference 2019

Authors: Kate Mercer, Ariel Stables-Kennedy, Kari Weaver.

Information is one of the most important elements students need to thrive in academic, social, and professional contexts. Information seeking behavior is expressed in various forms, but at its core is the process of collecting, receiving, and discriminating amongst information. These processes may include published or unpublished materials, communicating with peers, family, or librarians, and may take place in person or in virtual spaces. It refers to the need for information, the awareness of what kind of information...

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