Volume 43, Number 2 - March/April 2019
EDITORIALFrontLines Page 4 If we believe nothing, how can we function as information professionals? By Marydee Ojala The Searcher's Viewpoint Page 47 iSchools are preparing M.L.I.S. students to thrive in the information professions and to be open to and embrace change. By Sandra Hirsh DEPARTMENTS Search Engine Update By Greg R. Notess Page 49 Conference Corral Grey Literature and Research Data FEATURESPage 10 You can now find famous art collections, from museums and civic institutions, in living color on the web. Researcher Tara Calishain details what is happening with some of these and looks forward to more art coming to computer screens, at times enhanced so you see more than you would if you were viewing them inside the museum. By Tara Calishain Page 16 Population By the Numbers: Finding Demographic Data Demographic data, particularly from government agencies, permeates the web—and its massive amounts of numbers, charts, and figures can overwhelm researchers unless they understand how to search for this data. By Jeffrey Meyer Page 22 Trends in Scholarly Publishing With the number of published articles expanding astronomically, Barbie Keiser finds that metasearch tools help scholars keep up. Other trends include the increase in open access publications, the emphasis on open science and open data, and the ascendance of preprints. By Barbie E. Keiser Page 28 Twitter Tools for Location-Based Research Twitter can be used (and misused) for many purposes, but the savvy researcher will find hidden gems for serious research by exploiting Twitter's location-based features. Geotagging plays a significant role in this research. By Edward J. Ajaeb Page 32 Image Manipulation: The Growing Crisis in Scholarly Communication As technology advances and, along with all the good things that implies, provides opportunities to falsify images in scholarly research articles, it's important to recognize when this occurs. Altered and faked images, whether appearing accidentally or on purpose, take a toll on the reliability of scientific research. By Nancy K. Herther Page 38 A Fiction Writer’s Take on Research Writing mystery stories requires research, explains author and independent information professional Debbi Mack. She reveals some of her research secrets, particularly as they relate to getting inside the head of her main character. By Debbi Mack Page 42 Simon Burton reflects on the results of two surveys about the skills that will be needed by information professionals in the future. Law librarians and those working in academia will need to concentrate on technology, analysis, project and people management, and information/digital literacy. By Simon Burton COLUMNSInternet Express Page 51 Survival of the Fittest: Preservation Methods Throughout History and What Is in Store for the Future While worrying about whether her own materials will hold up across millennia, Carly Lamphere looks at how ancient tomes, artifacts, and even census records have withstood the hands of time. She also evaluates if our current technologies will be around a thousand years from now. By Carly Lamphere InfoLit Land Page 55 What Is Good Evidence? A graduate student's question started William Badke thinking about the role of information literacy, critical thinking, and logic when it comes to data gathered for scientific research versus critical interpretation of sources. What constitutes good evidence in support of scholarly inquiry? By William Badke The Dollar Sign Page 58 A Sweet Tooth for Candy Industry Research Using the candy industry as an example, Marydee Ojala explores terminology and industry codes for what seems a straightforward research project. She then looks at relevant associations, statistical sources, market research reports, news databases, and political issues for the industry. By Marydee Ojala Hard Copy Page 61 Recommended Reading on Streaming Video Acquisitions, Oral Histories in Library Technology Archives, and Citation Management By Jennifer A. Bartlett Online Spotlight Page 64 Mad Men and Research Librarians Libraries are too often seen in traditional ways and the meaning of the word "research" has changed. Mary Ellen Bates believes that information professionals should adjust their services to reflect the evolving critical information needs of clients. By Mary Ellen Bates |
