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American Women Report World War I: An Anthology of Their Journalism

Description: In the opening decades of the 20th century, war reporting remained one of the most well-guarded, thoroughly male bastions of journalism. However, when war erupted in Europe in August 1914, a Boston woman, Mary Boyle O’Reilly, became one of the first journalists to bring the war to American newspapers. A Saturday Evening Post journalist, Mary Roberts Rinehart, became the first journalist, of any country, of any gender, to visit the trenches. These women were only the first wave of female journal… more
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Date: 2021
Creator: Dubbs, Chris
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Annotated Texts of the Languages of the Barak Valley: Thadou, Saihriem, Hrangkhol, Ranglong

Description: This inaugural volume of the CoRSAL Occasional Publications is a collection of traditional and personal texts in Thadou, Saihriem, Hrangkhol, and Ranglong, four languages of the Barak Valley region of Northeast India. The narratives were collected, transcribed, and translated by Dr. Pauthang Haokip, who is an Associate Professor of Linguistics at Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi, India and a member of the Thadou community. This text collection includes grammatical analysis presented in the fo… more
Date: 2021
Creator: Haokip, Pauthang; Chelliah, Shobhana Lakshmi; Burke, Mary & Heaton, Marty
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Equitable Educational Planning: Embracing Open Educational Resources for the Post-Pandemic Era

Description: This article explores the post-pandemic landscape and how increasing Open Educational Resources (OER), Open Access (OA), and removing access barriers could increase equity by establishing the ability for teaching/learning to continue for all, regardless of the ability to attend a brick-and-mortar building and regardless of socio-economic status. The authors examine the consequences of current iniquities through the lens of self-determination theory (SDT).
Date: 2021
Creator: Ford, Angela & Alemneh, Daniel Gelaw

Every Lash

Description: This collection’s title-as in tether, strike, eyelash, welt-is a nod to the fluidity of language and the foolish penchant we have for naming things, including ourselves. The poems refuse to navigate, choosing instead to face head-on the snares of gender, patriarchy, and parenting. In the closing environmental poems of farewell, the speaker regains communion with nature through the aging body.
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Date: 2021
Creator: Couch, Leigh Ann
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The Impact of Library Instruction on Undergraduate Student Success: A Four-Year Study

Description: This article reports on a four-year study done at the University of North Texas to compare variables of student success (GPA, pass or fail status in course, and retention) in students that attended library instruction sessions and students who did not. It finds a positive correlation between attending library instruction and student success.
Date: January 2021
Creator: Rowe, Jennifer; Leuzinger, Julie; Hargis, Carol & Harker, Karen
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[Self-Care American Library Association-Allied Professional Association (ALA-APA) E-Newsletter Entry]

Description: Part of an e-Newsletter from the American Library Association's companion organization, the Allied Professional Association (APA) that focuses on self-care. This newsletter reminds the reader of the importance of taking care of one's wellbeing as we return to working in-person and provides a list of suggestions for self-care activities to improve mental and physical health.
Date: 2021
Creator: Park, Shaureece
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Collaborating on Scholarship: Best Practices for Team Research Projects

Description: Article on collaborating on scholarship. Collaborating on scholarship has the potential to provide many advantages, including benefiting from others’ expertise, reinforcing accountability, and providing motivation. However, working with others is tricky—consider compatible work habits, receptivity to criticism, and commitment to fulfill responsibilities. Decisions to be made include where to publish, in what order authors’ names will appear, and how the manuscripts will be written. Who will coo… more
Date: January 13, 2021
Creator: Sassen, Catherine & Brannon, Sian

Fort Worth Stories

Description: Fort Worth Stories is a collection of thirty-two bite-sized chapters of the city’s history. Did you know that the same day Fort Worth was mourning the death of beloved African American “Gooseneck Bill” McDonald, Dallas was experiencing a series of bombings in black neighborhoods? Or that Fort Worth almost got the largest statue to Robert E. Lee ever put up anywhere, sculpted by the same massive talent that created Mount Rushmore? Or that Fort Worth was once the candy-making capital of the South… more
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Date: February 2021
Creator: Selcer, Richard F.

ERCOT/2021 Texas Power Crisis Twitter Dataset

Description: This dataset contains Twitter JSON data for Tweets related to the This dataseic Reliability Countil of Texas (ERCOT) during the 2021 Texas power crisis from February 10th, thru February 27th, 2021. The dataset was created using the twarc (https://github.com/edsu/twarc) package that makes use of Twitter's search API. A total of 612,082 Tweets make up the combined dataset.
Date: 2021-02-09/2021-02-24
Creator: Phillips, Mark Edward

Prepare to Share

Description: This presentation provides an overview of the landscape and factors to consider in choosing among the options for printing and selling an open textbook. It was originally presented as part of Pub101, an online course from the Open Education Network, on February 24, 2021.
Date: February 24, 2021
Creator: Hawkins, Kevin S.

Changing Perspectives: Black-Jewish Relations in Houston during the Civil Rights Era

Description: Changing Perspectives charts the pivotal period in Houston’s history when Jewish and Black leadership eventually came together to work for positive change. This is a story of two communities, both of which struggled to claim the rights and privileges they desired. Previous scholars of Southern Jewish history have argued that Black-Jewish relations did not exist in the South. However, during the 1930s to the 1980s, Jews and Blacks in Houston interacted in diverse and oftentimes surprising ways. … more
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Date: March 2021
Creator: Schottenstein, Allison E.
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