A síndrome da cauda eqüina pode ser de causa traumática e não-traumática. A hérnia discal lombar,... more A síndrome da cauda eqüina pode ser de causa traumática e não-traumática. A hérnia discal lombar, apesar de raro, tem sido associado, com a síndrome da cauda eqüina de origem traumática. Sua incidência é de 1% a 2% dos casos de hérnia discal, localizadas principalmente entre L4-L5. Tem sido considerada uma emergência neurocirúrgica. O tratamento cirúrgico precoce tem sido indicado e nos casos de lesão incompleta, apresenta resultados satisfatórios na maioria dos casos. Relato do caso: JMS, feminina, 56 anos de idade, doméstica. Há quatro meses iniciou com uma dor lombar de intensidade moderada e irradiada para membro inferior esquerdo. A dor vinha piorando de maneira progressiva nos dois últimos meses e não cedia mais ao uso de analgésicos simples. Exame neurológico: dificuldade na marcha livre, hipoestesia em sela, hiporreflexia osteotendinosa patelar e aquileu bilateral e distúrbios esfincterianos. Exame de ressonância magnética da coluna lombosacra: evidenciou volumosa hérnia discal lombar localizada entre L4-L5. Resultados: Devido as doenças sistêmicas associadas (DM, HAS e nefropatia secundária à HAS), foi contra-indicada cirurgia, sendo mantida em tratamento ambulatorial com repouso e fisioterapia motora. Conclusão: A síndrome da cauda eqüina encontra-se associada à hérnia discal lombar volumosa. A cirurgia precoce, quando realizada dentro das 24/48 horas do inicio dos sintomas, tem apresentado bons resultados, apesar das controvérsias existentes na literatura medica sobre o momento adequado para sua intervenção. Em nosso caso devido à evolução do quadro neurológico e das doenças sistêmicas associadas, sendo contra-indicado cirurgia pela clinica geral/anestesiologia, sendo submetida a tratamento conservador com melhora moderada do quadro neurológico.
Poster presented at Association of College and Research Libraries Conference 2015. March 25-28, 2... more Poster presented at Association of College and Research Libraries Conference 2015. March 25-28, 2015. Portland, Oregon.
Teaching librarians are always seeking opportunities to improve their professional practice. Trad... more Teaching librarians are always seeking opportunities to improve their professional practice. Traditional forms of professional and personal development—attending workshops and conferences and reading the scholarly and practitioner literature—are valuable and useful, but often ignore the powerful personal connections we have between colleagues. Using a narrative approach, this article will provide two teacher librarians’ stories about their experiences with team teaching as a method of professional development. Turning the traditional mentorship model on its head, each librarian contributed equally to the relationship and took the risk of being vulnerable in order to learn from one another. A newer librarian, looking to expand her teaching toolkit, become acculturated to her new institution, and develop her teacher identity, taught alongside an experienced librarian looking for new teaching techniques, a way to prevent “burnout,” and a more intentional and reflective approach to teac...
Purpose This paper aims to demonstrate the variety of ways institutions and their libraries appro... more Purpose This paper aims to demonstrate the variety of ways institutions and their libraries approach student success both conceptionally and operationally. Design/methodology/approach Librarians from eight different institutions of higher education were given a series of questions about student success on their campuses and in their libraries. They responded with written essays describing their experiences and perspectives. Findings The contributed pieces in this second installment are collected together and a variety of ways the academic library engage with “student success” are discussed. Initiatives include high-impact practices, fostering academic rapport and creating a sense of belonging, experiential learning and creative spaces and professional development. Originality/value These examples help to observe what is happening throughout higher education and see potential paths forward at the institutions engaged in this work.
PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to show how images and videos of search strategies can enhanc... more PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to show how images and videos of search strategies can enhance student experiences in reference interactions by providing a visual and/or auditory explanation, rather than written step‐by‐step instructions. This paper explores how online screencasting tools, such as Jing, can be used to quickly create and share on‐the‐fly videos and images.Design/methodology/approachA literature review briefly discusses uses of screencasting in higher education and the implications for Millennial students, followed by a discussion of how librarians at California State University, San Marcos are creating screencasting videos and images to enhance chat/instant messaging, e‐mail, and in‐person reference interactions.FindingsBased on chat transcripts and anecdotal evidence, students find librarians' use of screencasting helpful in illustrating complex search strategies to find information resources.Research limitations/implicationsFurther research is needed to det...
Journal of Library & Information Services in Distance Learning, 2010
Reference service via instant messaging (IM) has significant potential to benefit distance learne... more Reference service via instant messaging (IM) has significant potential to benefit distance learners. There has been wide experimentation with IM to expand reference services in libraries across the US, with mixed results. Concern has been expressed that IM cannot provide the same reference experience as face-to-face interactions. One academic library, California State University, San Marcos (CSUSM) has provided local reference service via IM since 2007 and the authors will present evidence that IM can provide distance learners, as well as other library users, with greater access to librarians, while fostering high user satisfaction.
How to distinguish between scholarly and popular articles 1 3 How to evaluate websites, relevant ... more How to distinguish between scholarly and popular articles 1 3 How to evaluate websites, relevant books and periodical articles 2 How to document their information ethically 1 *1=highest rank (most important); 3=lowest rank (least important)
How do learning objects help people learn? Foremost, learning objects extend and enrich the conti... more How do learning objects help people learn? Foremost, learning objects extend and enrich the continuous process of learning. They provide learners with the opportunity to discover new content and make new meaning at a self-directed pace. Learners can use learning ...
PurposeThe old relationship of librarians serving the faculty as research assistants is long gone... more PurposeThe old relationship of librarians serving the faculty as research assistants is long gone. The purpose of this paper is to ask, how can librarians and faculty become genuine partners in student learning and move towards the common goal of getting students to think critically? The authors discuss the need for librarians to initiate more collaborative conversations with professors in order to establish true partnerships with them and go on to describe how they did this using a strikingly and alarmingly frank approach. Building on this foundation, the authors discuss the need to shift from a service orientation to a partnership in student learning.Design/methodology/approachThe authors describe their work with the New Faculty Institute, a multi‐day workshop that serves as an introduction to the university, to build upon their assertions regarding the need for instruction librarians to shift from a service orientation to a partnership with professors.FindingsThe paper offers an ...
Teaching librarians are always seeking opportunities to improve their professional practice. Trad... more Teaching librarians are always seeking opportunities to improve their professional practice. Traditional forms of professional and personal development—attending workshops and conferences and reading the scholarly and practitioner literature—are valuable and useful, but often ignore the powerful personal connections we have between colleagues. Using a narrative approach, this article will provide two teacher librarians’ stories about their experiences with team teaching as a method of professional development. Turning the traditional mentorship model on its head, each librarian contributed equally to the relationship and took the risk of being vulnerable in order to learn from one another. A newer librarian, looking to expand her teaching toolkit, become acculturated to her new institution, and develop her teacher identity, taught alongside an experienced librarian looking for new teaching techniques, a way to prevent “burnout,” and a more intentional and reflective approach to teac...
A síndrome da cauda eqüina pode ser de causa traumática e não-traumática. A hérnia discal lombar,... more A síndrome da cauda eqüina pode ser de causa traumática e não-traumática. A hérnia discal lombar, apesar de raro, tem sido associado, com a síndrome da cauda eqüina de origem traumática. Sua incidência é de 1% a 2% dos casos de hérnia discal, localizadas principalmente entre L4-L5. Tem sido considerada uma emergência neurocirúrgica. O tratamento cirúrgico precoce tem sido indicado e nos casos de lesão incompleta, apresenta resultados satisfatórios na maioria dos casos. Relato do caso: JMS, feminina, 56 anos de idade, doméstica. Há quatro meses iniciou com uma dor lombar de intensidade moderada e irradiada para membro inferior esquerdo. A dor vinha piorando de maneira progressiva nos dois últimos meses e não cedia mais ao uso de analgésicos simples. Exame neurológico: dificuldade na marcha livre, hipoestesia em sela, hiporreflexia osteotendinosa patelar e aquileu bilateral e distúrbios esfincterianos. Exame de ressonância magnética da coluna lombosacra: evidenciou volumosa hérnia discal lombar localizada entre L4-L5. Resultados: Devido as doenças sistêmicas associadas (DM, HAS e nefropatia secundária à HAS), foi contra-indicada cirurgia, sendo mantida em tratamento ambulatorial com repouso e fisioterapia motora. Conclusão: A síndrome da cauda eqüina encontra-se associada à hérnia discal lombar volumosa. A cirurgia precoce, quando realizada dentro das 24/48 horas do inicio dos sintomas, tem apresentado bons resultados, apesar das controvérsias existentes na literatura medica sobre o momento adequado para sua intervenção. Em nosso caso devido à evolução do quadro neurológico e das doenças sistêmicas associadas, sendo contra-indicado cirurgia pela clinica geral/anestesiologia, sendo submetida a tratamento conservador com melhora moderada do quadro neurológico.
Poster presented at Association of College and Research Libraries Conference 2015. March 25-28, 2... more Poster presented at Association of College and Research Libraries Conference 2015. March 25-28, 2015. Portland, Oregon.
Teaching librarians are always seeking opportunities to improve their professional practice. Trad... more Teaching librarians are always seeking opportunities to improve their professional practice. Traditional forms of professional and personal development—attending workshops and conferences and reading the scholarly and practitioner literature—are valuable and useful, but often ignore the powerful personal connections we have between colleagues. Using a narrative approach, this article will provide two teacher librarians’ stories about their experiences with team teaching as a method of professional development. Turning the traditional mentorship model on its head, each librarian contributed equally to the relationship and took the risk of being vulnerable in order to learn from one another. A newer librarian, looking to expand her teaching toolkit, become acculturated to her new institution, and develop her teacher identity, taught alongside an experienced librarian looking for new teaching techniques, a way to prevent “burnout,” and a more intentional and reflective approach to teac...
Purpose This paper aims to demonstrate the variety of ways institutions and their libraries appro... more Purpose This paper aims to demonstrate the variety of ways institutions and their libraries approach student success both conceptionally and operationally. Design/methodology/approach Librarians from eight different institutions of higher education were given a series of questions about student success on their campuses and in their libraries. They responded with written essays describing their experiences and perspectives. Findings The contributed pieces in this second installment are collected together and a variety of ways the academic library engage with “student success” are discussed. Initiatives include high-impact practices, fostering academic rapport and creating a sense of belonging, experiential learning and creative spaces and professional development. Originality/value These examples help to observe what is happening throughout higher education and see potential paths forward at the institutions engaged in this work.
PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to show how images and videos of search strategies can enhanc... more PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to show how images and videos of search strategies can enhance student experiences in reference interactions by providing a visual and/or auditory explanation, rather than written step‐by‐step instructions. This paper explores how online screencasting tools, such as Jing, can be used to quickly create and share on‐the‐fly videos and images.Design/methodology/approachA literature review briefly discusses uses of screencasting in higher education and the implications for Millennial students, followed by a discussion of how librarians at California State University, San Marcos are creating screencasting videos and images to enhance chat/instant messaging, e‐mail, and in‐person reference interactions.FindingsBased on chat transcripts and anecdotal evidence, students find librarians' use of screencasting helpful in illustrating complex search strategies to find information resources.Research limitations/implicationsFurther research is needed to det...
Journal of Library & Information Services in Distance Learning, 2010
Reference service via instant messaging (IM) has significant potential to benefit distance learne... more Reference service via instant messaging (IM) has significant potential to benefit distance learners. There has been wide experimentation with IM to expand reference services in libraries across the US, with mixed results. Concern has been expressed that IM cannot provide the same reference experience as face-to-face interactions. One academic library, California State University, San Marcos (CSUSM) has provided local reference service via IM since 2007 and the authors will present evidence that IM can provide distance learners, as well as other library users, with greater access to librarians, while fostering high user satisfaction.
How to distinguish between scholarly and popular articles 1 3 How to evaluate websites, relevant ... more How to distinguish between scholarly and popular articles 1 3 How to evaluate websites, relevant books and periodical articles 2 How to document their information ethically 1 *1=highest rank (most important); 3=lowest rank (least important)
How do learning objects help people learn? Foremost, learning objects extend and enrich the conti... more How do learning objects help people learn? Foremost, learning objects extend and enrich the continuous process of learning. They provide learners with the opportunity to discover new content and make new meaning at a self-directed pace. Learners can use learning ...
PurposeThe old relationship of librarians serving the faculty as research assistants is long gone... more PurposeThe old relationship of librarians serving the faculty as research assistants is long gone. The purpose of this paper is to ask, how can librarians and faculty become genuine partners in student learning and move towards the common goal of getting students to think critically? The authors discuss the need for librarians to initiate more collaborative conversations with professors in order to establish true partnerships with them and go on to describe how they did this using a strikingly and alarmingly frank approach. Building on this foundation, the authors discuss the need to shift from a service orientation to a partnership in student learning.Design/methodology/approachThe authors describe their work with the New Faculty Institute, a multi‐day workshop that serves as an introduction to the university, to build upon their assertions regarding the need for instruction librarians to shift from a service orientation to a partnership with professors.FindingsThe paper offers an ...
Teaching librarians are always seeking opportunities to improve their professional practice. Trad... more Teaching librarians are always seeking opportunities to improve their professional practice. Traditional forms of professional and personal development—attending workshops and conferences and reading the scholarly and practitioner literature—are valuable and useful, but often ignore the powerful personal connections we have between colleagues. Using a narrative approach, this article will provide two teacher librarians’ stories about their experiences with team teaching as a method of professional development. Turning the traditional mentorship model on its head, each librarian contributed equally to the relationship and took the risk of being vulnerable in order to learn from one another. A newer librarian, looking to expand her teaching toolkit, become acculturated to her new institution, and develop her teacher identity, taught alongside an experienced librarian looking for new teaching techniques, a way to prevent “burnout,” and a more intentional and reflective approach to teac...
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