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1. Here to Help; How to Find the Right Couples Therapist

Author

Pearson, Catherine

Subjects
Marital psychotherapy -- Methods, Marriage counselors -- Services -- Education -- Practice, Information-seeking behavior -- Methods, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Going to counseling with your partner can strengthen, or even save, your relationship. But first you need to pick a therapist. Here's how to search for one and decide if [...]

Published
2023

2. Mental scripts for nurturing student dispositions of inquiry

Author

Donham, Jean

Subjects
Student motivation -- Methods, Information-seeking behavior -- Methods, Discovery learning -- Methods, Scripts (Psychology) -- Methods, Education, Library and information science
Abstract

Teaching students the dispositions of inquiry has presented a perplexing challenge for school librarians as they have implemented the AASL Standards for 21st Century Learners (AASL 2007). We find ourselves [...]

Published
2016

3. THE PERSONAL TOUCH

Subjects
An Ordinary Man: Black Power in Overalls (Biography) -- Authorship, Information-seeking behavior -- Methods, Librarians -- Works, Library and information science
Abstract

Librarians and archivists are also researchers who seek out their own family histories. Elizabeth Brumfield, distance services librarian and head at Prairie View A&M University's Northwest Houston Center Library, is [...]

Published
2021

4. A positive approach to change: the role of appreciative inquiry in library and information organisations

Author

Kelly, Tricia

Subjects
Information-seeking behavior -- Methods, Information-seeking behavior -- Psychological aspects, Libraries and readers -- Management, Libraries and readers -- Technology application, Company business management, Technology application, Library and information science
Abstract

Library and information management (LIM) organisations are on an almost continual path of change driven by changes in technology, service models, staffing structures, and financial allocations. The way in which LIM organisations approach change varies, as does the success rate of change management procedures undertaken. One particular approach to change management is Appreciative Inquiry (AI). AI has been gaining in popularity since its inception over two decades ago. This technique seeks to identify what works with individuals, teams, or whole organisations and then build on those elements, a digression from the common approach of looking for a problem that needs to be fixed. This paper explores the AI technique and its potential for application by LIM organisations., INTRODUCTION Pick up a popular magazine these days and you are bound to come across a pop quiz asking 'How stressed are you?', in which the quiz invariably links the [...]

Published
2010

5. Empowered or vulnerable? The role of information for Australian online investors

Author

Williamson, Kirsty and Smith, Dimity Kingsford

Subjects
Electronic trading (Securities) -- Methods, Electronic trading (Securities) -- Research, Electronic trading (Securities) -- Laws, regulations and rules, Information-seeking behavior -- Research, Information-seeking behavior -- Methods, Investors -- Behavior, Investors -- Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Online securities trading, Government regulation, Library and information science
Published
2010

6. Banking on financial services information

Author

Ojala, Marydee

Subjects
Information-seeking behavior -- Methods, Financial institutions -- Forecasts and trends -- Laws, regulations and rules -- Economic aspects, Information storage and retrieval -- Methods, Financial services -- Forecasts and trends -- Laws, regulations and rules -- Economic aspects, Government regulation, Financial services industry, Market trend/market analysis, Business, Library and information science
Abstract

Banking is an industry under increasing scrutiny. It's not only the various regulatory agencies worldwide showing a heightened interest; it's also the investment community. Everybody wants financial institutions to be [...]

Published
2016

7. Information literacy and conspiracy theories: archives, 'lost' records, and found rubbish: the public often believes that missing records indicate that important information has been suppressed by prevailing authorities. An archivist explains the nature of conspiracy theories, including record loss, and cautions against accepting 'objective' claims even by original sources

Author

Harley, Kristin E.

Subjects
Information-seeking behavior -- Methods, Conspiracy theories -- Analysis, Archival materials -- Management, Company business management, Science and technology
Abstract

Conspiracy theories abound regarding 'lost' or secret records. Examples include the disappearance of physical evidence in the 'Black Dahlia' murder case at the Los Angeles Police Department (Leung 2004), the [...]

Published
2012

8. Andrew Churches

Subjects
Team learning approach in education -- Methods, Group work in education -- Methods, Information-seeking behavior -- Methods, Reference services (Libraries) -- Educational aspects, Information literacy -- Methods, Education, Library and information science
Abstract

Andrew Churches is a teacher, author, ICT enthusiast, and a popular keynote and workshop presenter. He believes that, to prepare our students for the future, we must prepare them for [...]

Published
2013

9. Forget Fake News On Facebook - The Real Filter Bubble Is You

Subjects
Information-seeking behavior -- Methods, Social media -- Influence, Confirmation bias -- Methods, International relations, Political science
Abstract

Banning false news on popular social media sites amounts to censorship. Will Self, writing for New Statesman, questions any manipulation of news on such sites - curating news for positive [...]

Published
2016

10. Evaluation of eye-tracking methods for a decision support application

Subjects
Information-seeking behavior -- Methods, Medical records -- Methods, Medical informatics -- Methods, Health
Abstract

2020 NOV 6 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Health & Medicine Week -- According to news reporting based on a preprint abstract, our journalists obtained the [...]

Published
2020

12. Healthier foresight diets: staying well-informed about the future can be a challenge for the average consumer, given the ever-growing variety of information sources from which to choose. It's likewise difficult for futurist authors and publishers seeking to create a foresight 'menu' that draws audiences's attention amid a din of rival information alternatives

Author

Hejazi, Alireza

Subjects
Information-seeking behavior -- Methods, Information literacy -- Methods, Business, general, Sociology and social work
Abstract

Just as they strive after healthier food diets, consumers around the world are increasingly trying to improve their information diets. They study their information sources, just as they might study [...]

Published
2013

13. Learning the news

Subjects
Information-seeking behavior -- Methods, Consumer education -- Methods, Information literacy -- Study and teaching, Philosophy and religion
Abstract

Consumers of the news can be forgiven for feeling overwhelmed by the array of choices they face. We can watch any number of cable channels at any time of day, [...]

Published
2014

14. You've got jail: Is it time to bring America's prisoners online?

Author

Beato, Greg

Subjects
Prisoners -- Technology application -- Equipment and supplies, Prison administration -- Forecasts and trends, Information-seeking behavior -- Methods, Prison libraries -- Management, Company business management, Market trend/market analysis, Technology application, Humanities, Philosophy and religion, Political science
Abstract

IN DECEMBER 2010, a local Fox News affiliate broke the news that a heavily tattooed Oklahoma man had been posting candid photos of himself on Facebook. In one, he was [...]

Published
2011

16. As a matter of fact ... How we interpret data can affect public perception and policy

Author

Janes, Joseph

Subjects
Facts (Philosophy) -- Influence, Information-seeking behavior -- Methods, Library and information science
Abstract

As always, it was a pleasure to welcome friends and colleagues to Seattle for the Midwinter Meeting this January. Two topics of conversation often arose, unexpectedly: our recent ballot measures [...]

Published
2013

17. Perfecting telephone inquiry calls

Author

McCarthy, Tom

Subjects
Information-seeking behavior -- Methods, Customer satisfaction -- Methods, Business, Travel industry
Abstract

When I follow up with students of my Selling Techniques seminars, I often find that those who did well in applying basics they learned there in face-to-face situations with customers [...]

Published
2008

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