In October 2015, several counties in South Carolina experienced catastrophic flooding that caused severe damage, including loss of residential homes and other calamities. Using a framework for risk communication prepar‐ edness and implementation about pandemic influenza for vulnerable populations recommended by public health experts, this case study investigates public libra‐ ries’ value to the...

In March and April 2021, we conducted semi-structured interviews with academic librarians from across Canada about their experiences working through COVID-19 thus far. Topics included workload, collegiality, overall satisfaction conditions during a pandemic. Themes emerged around job scurity, meaningful work, workload shifts, home, relationships colleagues administrators, hopes for the future. ...

We are developing a prototype of a simulation development tool to aid administrators in the process of redesigning organizational structures. The purpose of the system is to help organization designers to more precisely model their hypothetical designs, and, by simulation, to predict key facets of the overall behavior of their proposed organizational structures. The tool will help them to evalu...

Web developers routinely rely on third-party JavaScript libraries such as jQuery to enhance the functionality of their sites. However, if not properly maintained, such dependencies can create attack vectors allowing a site to be compromised. In this paper, we conduct the first comprehensive study of client-side JavaScript library usage and the resulting security implications across the Web. Usi...

Digital information security management (DISM) is considered an important tool to ensure the privacy and protection of data resources in electronic environment. The purpose this research look into applications DISM policies terms practices implementation academic libraries. It also identifies challenges faced by libraries applying these regarding policy. A systematic literature review was condu...

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Oklahoma State University Library developed an open-source application record real-time building capacity. student security tracks entrances and exits via program, with current visitor numbers appearing on library’s website API. This effort helps administrators have a clear picture of capacity during opening hours for data-driven decision-making provides us...

Welcome to Michigan State University. It is our hope that your life at MSU will be fulfilling and successful, now and in the future. To enable you to begin the process of learning the lay of the land at MSU, we have created this orientation website designed specifically for New Administrators, including new Executive Managers, Deans, Associate and Assistant Deans, Department Chairs, and School ...