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More Than Just Textbooks: Course Reserves and Academic Libraries
This presentation examined course reserves as a strategic collection tool rather than a purely operational service. I explored how usage data, faculty collaboration, and open resource integration can strengthen curriculum alignment while supportin...
Publication · March 10, 2026
Peer Perspectives: Discussions with the Library Staff & Technicians Interest Group
This session facilitated dialogue around evolving roles within academic and public library environments. The conversation highlighted the importance of mentorship, professional identity development, and collaborative growth within the Atlantic Can...
Publication · March 10, 2026
Accessible Alternatives: Open Educational Resources Adoption, Adaption, and Creation with the University of Alberta Library
This open educational resource explores the adoption and adaptation of OER within academic contexts. Contributing to this project strengthened my understanding of how open publishing models can complement subscription collections and reduce barrie...
Publication · March 10, 2026
Copyright and Course Reserves: Legal Issues and Best Practices for Academic Libraries, by Carla S. Myers
This review engaged critically with contemporary copyright issues affecting course reserves and academic collections. Writing it allowed me to examine how legal frameworks intersect with access, affordability, and responsible stewardship — themes ...
Publication · March 10, 2026
The species coalescent indicates possible bat and pangolin origins of the COVID-19 pandemic
Publication · March 10, 2026
The relationship between multisensory temporal processing and ADHD traits
Publication · March 10, 2026
Plant diversity induces shifts from microbial generalists to specialist by enhancing niche differentiation, microbiome connectivity, and network stability in a temperate grassland
Abstract
Background Soil microbiota are key players of terrestrial ecosystem functioning, including decomposition, soil organic matter formation, and nutrient cycling, and interact strongly with plants in the rhizosphere. Several studies have dem...
Publication · March 10, 2026