@article{davis_partlow_pearce_sheffield_2022, title={Snippets, subject lines, and exclamation points: A case study in constructing better library emails}, volume={10}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.3998/weaveux.1634}, DOI={10.3998/weaveux.1634}, number={2}, journal={Weave: Journal of Library User Experience}, publisher={University of Michigan Library}, author={Davis, R.C. and Partlow, M. and Pearce, D. and Sheffield, S.}, year={2022}, month={Oct} }
 @article{davis_2020, title={Internet Connection: AI and Libraries: Supporting Machine Learning Work}, volume={36}, DOI={10.1080/01639269.2017.1771046}, abstractNote={Artificial intelligence (AI) has been in the news frequently in the past few years. It seems as though every new product has some kind of “AI” at its core. Even library conferences seem overtaken b...}, number={3}, journal={Behavioral & Social Sciences Librarian}, publisher={Informa UK Limited}, author={Davis, Robin Camille}, year={2020}, month={Oct}, pages={109–112} }
 @article{davis_song_2020, title={Uncovering the Mystery of How Users Find and Use eBooks through Guerilla Usability Testing}, volume={46}, ISSN={["1879-095X"]}, DOI={10.1080/00987913.2020.1806648}, abstractNote={Abstract This case study focuses on user research that was conducted to enhance our users’ ebook discovery experience. We took an outward-facing approach by seeking the users’ perspectives. We wanted to know: How do users find ebooks? How do they perceive multiple records for the same title? Would users find additional metadata useful, such as download availability, file format, and chapter titles? We coordinated guerilla usability testing in our library lobby, inspired by low-overhead, high-impact user experience work at other academic libraries. The resulting data gave us a much-needed new perspective of ebook usage that supplements what we already know from our day-to-day work.}, number={3}, journal={SERIALS REVIEW}, author={Davis, Robin Camille and Song, Xiaoyan}, year={2020}, month={Jul}, pages={193–200} }
 @article{digital privacy resources for you, your library, and your library’s patrons_2019, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01639269.2017.1696072}, DOI={10.1080/01639269.2017.1696072}, abstractNote={Digital privacy has been a significant topic in librarianship for the past few years, but it’s easy to get bogged down with complex technical discussions. For librarians just starting to reexamine ...}, journal={Behavioral & Social Sciences Librarian}, year={2019} }
 @article{davis_2019, title={Introducing first-year and transfer students to a college library with a historical mystery from the special collections}, volume={26}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10691316.2019.1695034}, DOI={10.1080/10691316.2019.1695034}, abstractNote={Abstract When first-year and transfer undergraduate students arrive at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, an urban four-year commuter college, they may feel anxious about using the library. To welcome students and showcase the library as a relevant part of their college experience, librarians created “Escape the Library!”, a murder mystery game based on a real 1921 crime. Students compete in teams to find clues and solve the mystery, drawing on primary sources housed in the special collections. The major objectives for the activity are to introduce students to the library building, foster a welcoming and fun atmosphere, and acquaint students with basic research skills. In partnership with another campus program, and with small grants supporting campus engagement, the library has offered this activity to over 600 students without an additional budget and without overburdening staff. This article describes the coordination, design, and narrative of this successful activity, including iterative changes made based on student feedback. A post-activity survey indicated that these changes resulted in improvements: 88% of students surveyed called the activity “fun” or “very fun,” and 92% stated that they gained a research skill or learned about a library resource.}, number={4}, journal={College & Undergraduate Libraries}, publisher={Informa UK Limited}, author={Davis, Robin Camille}, year={2019}, month={Dec}, pages={278–300} }
 @article{the lms and the library_2017, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01639269.2017.1387740}, DOI={10.1080/01639269.2017.1387740}, abstractNote={What might be the digital equivalent of walking by the library on your way to class? Library buildings have traditionally been considered gems on college campuses: They are usually a centrally located, buzzing hub for students and faculty fromacross many disciplines. Universities tout the number of books and other materials in their collections, and the library becomes a symbol of thewealth of knowledge on campus. The library is always a stop on the college tour for prospective first-year students. Students walk into and past the library building; the library is in focus, or at least in the periphery. Contrast that withwhat a studentmay seewhen they log into their courses online. In a typical learning management system (LMS), where assignments and readings are posted, the user interface is designed to resemble a file directory rather than a college campus.When a student spendsmore time in the LMS than on campus (particularly for students in fully online programs), that student’s experience of what an education looks like may diverge greatly from the on-campus experience, especially regarding the library. The student on campus might walk by the library on the way to class every day, but the student online may never see the word “library” in the LMS at all. Unlike the traditional college campus, the LMSwas never designed to incorporate the library, much less display it as a crown jewel. So at institutions with online and hybrid courses, librarians are finding creative and fruitful ways to insert the library into the LMS. In this column, I give a brief overview of five ways that libraries can be incorporated into an LMS, ordered from easiest to most difficult to scale, or, in other words, least to most personal.}, journal={Behavioral & Social Sciences Librarian}, year={2017}, month={Jan} }
 @article{davis_2016, title={APIs and Libraries}, volume={35}, DOI={10.1080/01639269.2017.1283185}, abstractNote={Abstract This column introduces application programming interfaces (APIs) and discusses how APIs are used in various library projects. APIs allow developers to use and reuse information in new ways and on a larger scale. In the landscape of digital libraries, APIs are enabling exciting new endeavors and simplifying routine tasks. Included is a table of library-related APIs from organizations such as OCLC, Ex Libris, and the New York Public Library.}, number={4}, journal={Behavioral & Social Sciences Librarian}, publisher={Informa UK Limited}, author={Davis, Robin Camille}, year={2016}, month={Oct}, pages={192–195} }
 @article{davis_2016, title={Annotate the Web: Four Ways to Mark Up Web Content}, volume={35}, DOI={10.1080/01639269.2016.1134233}, abstractNote={ABSTRACT Web annotation has been a pipe dream almost since the birth of the Internet itself. Commenting in the margins of a text itself is so simple for paper and print, yet replicating the experience online remains elusive. In this article, I examine four tools for private or public web annotation. Hypothesis and Genius offer users a shareable way to annotate webpages line by line and start conversations in the margins. Pinboard and Evernote allow users to organize and save web documents and add private annotations.}, number={1}, journal={Behavioral & Social Sciences Librarian}, publisher={Informa UK Limited}, author={Davis, Robin Camille}, year={2016}, month={Jan}, pages={46–49} }
 @article{davis_2016, title={Hackathons for Libraries and Librarians}, volume={35}, DOI={10.1080/01639269.2016.1208561}, abstractNote={ABSTRACT Hackathons can be ideal opportunities for libraries and librarians to promote new services and tools. In these social events, attendees form teams and work on a project together within a given time limit. This article explains hackathons, provides a brief history, and details how libraries and librarians can get involved. Similar event structures, like hack days and edit-a-thons, are also considered.}, number={2}, journal={Behavioral & Social Sciences Librarian}, publisher={Informa UK Limited}, author={Davis, Robin Camille}, year={2016}, month={Apr}, pages={87–91} }
 @article{davis_eaton_2016, title={Make a Twitter Bot in Python: Iterative Code Examples}, url={http://jitp.commons.gc.cuny.edu/make-a-twitter-bot-in-python-iterative-code-examples/}, note={Blueprints section). 12 Apr 2016.}, journal={Journal of Interactive Technology and Pedagogy}, author={Davis, Robin and Eaton, Mark}, year={2016}, month={Apr} }
 @article{davis_2016, title={The Future of Web Citation Practices}, volume={35}, DOI={10.1080/01639269.2016.1241122}, abstractNote={ABSTRACT Citing webpages has been a common practice in scholarly publications for nearly two decades as the Web evolved into a major information source. But over the years, more and more bibliographies have suffered from “reference rot”: Cited URLs are broken links or point to a page that no longer contains the content the author originally cited. In this column, I look at several studies showing how reference rot has affected different academic disciplines. I also examine citation styles’ approach to citing Web sources. I then turn to emerging Web citation practices: Perma, a “freemium” Web archiving service specifically for citation; and the Internet Archive, the largest Web archive.}, number={3}, journal={Behavioral & Social Sciences Librarian}, publisher={Informa UK Limited}, author={Davis, Robin Camille}, year={2016}, month={Jul}, pages={128–134} }
 @article{davis_2015, title={Git and GitHub for Librarians}, volume={34}, DOI={10.1080/01639269.2015.1062586}, abstractNote={One of the most rapidly growing professional social networks is GitHub, an online space to share code. GitHub is based on free and open-source software called Git, a version control system used in many digital projects, from library websites to government data portals to scientific research. For projects that involve developing code and collaborating with others, Git is an invaluable tool; it also creates a backup system and structured documentation. In this article, we examine version control, the particulars of Git, the burgeoning social network of GitHub, and how Git can be an archival tool.}, number={3}, journal={Behavioral & Social Sciences Librarian}, publisher={Informa UK Limited}, author={Davis, Robin Camille}, year={2015}, month={Jul}, pages={158–164} }
 @article{davis_2015, title={Synchronizing Oral History Text and Speech: A Tools Overview}, volume={34}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01639269.2015.1098790}, DOI={10.1080/01639269.2015.1098790}, abstractNote={This article explores three tools that synchronize sound and text for online oral history collections: the Oral History Metadata Synchronizer (OHMS), the Text Encoding Initiative (TEI), and YouTube. A detailed description and examples are given for each. Integrating audio/video recordings and transcripts enables searching and browsing, making oral histories more accessible and approachable.}, number={4}, journal={Behavioral & Social Sciences Librarian}, publisher={Web}, author={Davis, R.}, year={2015}, pages={234–238} }
 @article{davis_2015, title={Teaching the Network: A Brief Demonstration of the Internet's Structure for Information Literacy Instruction}, volume={34}, DOI={10.1080/01639269.2015.1042820}, abstractNote={A basic understanding of the Internet's physical and operational structure is one element of information literacy. In this article, “traceroute” and “whois” commands are demonstrated as tools that librarians can use to illustrate how the Internet is geographically distributed, how businesses enable and control information sharing, and how to check a source's credibility by determining website ownership. With these tools, students can gain a better understanding of how online information is created, accessed, and affected in ways that may be otherwise invisible.}, number={2}, journal={Behavioral & Social Sciences Librarian}, publisher={Informa UK Limited}, author={Davis, Robin Camille}, year={2015}, month={Apr}, pages={88–94} }