{"title":"From the Editor","authors":"J. Poe","doi":"10.1080/1533290X.2020.1806461","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/1533290X.2020.1806461","url":null,"abstract":"The prion diseases are a group of neuro- degenerative conditions affecting both humans and animals. They are transmissible after inoculation, have long incubation periods, and have been known as the spongiform encephalopathies, slow virus diseases, or transmissible dementias. The human diseases include Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD), Gerstmann-Straussler- Scheinker disease (GSS), and kuru. All are associated with the deposition in the brain of an abnormal, partially protease resistant, isoform of a host encoded protein, the prion protein (PrP). An impressive body of exper- imental evidence now argues persuasively that this abnormal isoform of PrP central and conceivably component of transmissible agent types coding mutations diagnosis","PeriodicalId":35370,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Library and Information Services in Distance Learning","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-01-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/1533290X.2020.1806461","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42142939","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Assessment of the Contribution of Online Information Resources in Open Distance Learning Mode to the Development of Lifelong Learning in South-West, Nigeria","authors":"A. Oladipo, O. Okiki","doi":"10.1080/1533290x.2020.1772940","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/1533290x.2020.1772940","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Global information resources and sophisticated technology have accelerated the availability and utilization of Online Information Resources (OIR) in the Open Distance Learning environment. The study examines the contributions of OIR to Open Distance and Lifelong Learning in relation to three purposively selected dual-mode institutions in South-West Nigeria. A sample of 425 open distance learners was purposively selected from three (3) dual-mode institutions and three (3) study centres from the only single-mode university in Nigeria. The finding shows that OIR contributed significantly to both Open Distance and Lifelong learning. The finding highlights the increased desire for continued learning and the suitability of the OIR in enhancing learning and ensuring inclusive and equitable quality education. This, nevertheless, suggests that government should ensure the implementation of the vision of free Wi-Fi in public spaces.","PeriodicalId":35370,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Library and Information Services in Distance Learning","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-01-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/1533290x.2020.1772940","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42296146","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Value of User Feedback: Academic Library Behaviors and Perceptions of a Community College’s Distance Learners","authors":"Cantrell Johnson","doi":"10.1080/1533290x.2020.1772939","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/1533290x.2020.1772939","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Over 1,200 community colleges nationwide enroll over ten million students annually, with more than one in four students taking online courses. Given postsecondary education’s increased focus on resources beyond the classroom, a logical line of exploration is the link between academic library usage and library aptitudes and attitudes. This study examined library behaviors/perceptions of a community college’s distance learners. Results were analyzed using well Pearson’s r, independent sample t-tests, and ANOVA using composite factors of inexperience, apathy, and anxiety. Correlations suggest as students become more experienced with the library and its resources, anxiety and apathy toward using the library decreases.","PeriodicalId":35370,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Library and Information Services in Distance Learning","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-01-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/1533290x.2020.1772939","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49278912","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"E-Advising: Expanding Advising for Distance LIS Students","authors":"Elizabeth Burns, Sue C. Kimmel, Jeffrey DiScala","doi":"10.1080/1533290x.2019.1705454","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/1533290x.2019.1705454","url":null,"abstract":"AbstractOnline programs expand the possibility of LIS education. With 24/7 access to coursework, students grow accustomed to immediate access to information. Online education presents unique consid...","PeriodicalId":35370,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Library and Information Services in Distance Learning","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-12-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/1533290x.2019.1705454","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47681558","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Measuring Person–Job Fit and Career Paths of Distance Learning Librarians","authors":"Jennifer J. Rundels, A. Casey","doi":"10.1080/1533290x.2019.1697788","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/1533290x.2019.1697788","url":null,"abstract":"While person–job fit has been used to determine satisfaction in many professions, no research has been done among distance learning librarians. This study investigates person–job fit among libraria...","PeriodicalId":35370,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Library and Information Services in Distance Learning","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-12-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/1533290x.2019.1697788","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42472455","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"From the Editor","authors":"J. Poe","doi":"10.1080/1533290x.2020.1739419","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/1533290x.2020.1739419","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":35370,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Library and Information Services in Distance Learning","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-10-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/1533290x.2020.1739419","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46099638","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Instructional Modalities and Perspective Transformation: How Academic Librarians’ Experiences in Face-to-Face, Blended/Hybrid, and Online Instruction Influence Their Teaching Identities","authors":"Amanda Nichols Hess","doi":"10.1080/1533290x.2020.1720887","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/1533290x.2020.1720887","url":null,"abstract":"As librarians’ instructional responsibilities diversify, it is useful to consider what factors influence how they see themselves as educators. In this research, the author used a survey instrument ...","PeriodicalId":35370,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Library and Information Services in Distance Learning","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-10-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/1533290x.2020.1720887","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41452716","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Flipped Library Instruction and Scholarly Resources: A Citation Analysis","authors":"R. Renirie, S. Harper","doi":"10.1080/1533290x.2020.1713277","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/1533290x.2020.1713277","url":null,"abstract":"AbstractWhile flipping the classroom has become more common in information literacy instruction, few studies have examined this method with fully online students. This study investigates whether fl...","PeriodicalId":35370,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Library and Information Services in Distance Learning","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-10-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/1533290x.2020.1713277","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47052895","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"From the Editor","authors":"J. Poe","doi":"10.1080/1533290X.2019.1643115","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/1533290X.2019.1643115","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":35370,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Library and Information Services in Distance Learning","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-07-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44498611","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Change for a Better Paradigm: Assessing the Library Services for Distance Learners in an African Institution","authors":"M. Ahenkorah-Marfo, Samuel Kotei Nikoi","doi":"10.1080/1533290X.2019.1642286","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/1533290X.2019.1642286","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract The study aimed at investigating distance learners’ use of, and satisfaction with academic library services. It is a case study that employed a survey method to solicit the views of distance learning students of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST). Findings revealed a fairly satisfactory use of the library services albeit a low patronage of the services; an indication that the existing service model is not suitable for distance learners since it lacks support services targeted at this category of users. Recommendations are made to library management to ensure that distance learners are not disadvantaged.","PeriodicalId":35370,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Library and Information Services in Distance Learning","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-07-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/1533290X.2019.1642286","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47309807","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}