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Two Post-Secondary Science Literacy Programs – A Quick Look

July 22, 2016by Siu Hong Yu Leave a comment

In a recent Liberal Education article, Jon D. Miller, Director of the International Center for the Advancement of Scientific Literacy at the University of Michigan, recounts his findings on the substantial increase […]

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Academic library, Education, Science

Curious: The Desire to Know and Why Your Future Depends on It – A Book Review

July 7, 2016by Siu Hong Yu Leave a comment

Title: Curious: The Desire to Know and Why Your Future Depends on It Author: Ian Leslie Year: 2014 Publisher: Anansi ISBN: 9781770894037 Pages: 310 Genre: Nonfiction, Psychology Rating:  We’re all […]

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Education, Mind The Gap

My Master of Library and Information Science Is No “Small World”

May 10, 2016by Siu Hong Yu Leave a comment

So, first day back to the last semester of my Master of Library and Information Science (MLIS). Time does fly when you’re having fun. Well, minus those back-to-back all-nighters… Anyway, […]

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Education, Information Science, Mind The Gap

My Co-op So Far, Part IV

August 12, 2015by Siu Hong Yu 1 Comment

← My Co-op So Far, Part III Science 101 On the sunny afternoon of July 15, 2015, the Chemistry Liaison Librarian and I represented the library and participated in a […]

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Academic library, Education

My Co-op So Far, Part III

August 9, 2015by Siu Hong Yu 1 Comment

← My Co-op So Far, Part II Reference Statistics Taking a short break from the bibliometric work on research impact, I was tasked to analyze the reference transaction data collected […]

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Academic library, Education, Reference service

My Co-op So Far, Part I

August 8, 2015by Siu Hong Yu 2 Comments

Research Metrics Under the guidance of the Bibliometrics and Research Impact Librarian (BRIL), I have been working on a series of ongoing projects related to institutional and faculty research impact […]

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Academic library, Education

MINE THE GAP: LEVERAGING OPEN ACCESS THROUGH CITIZEN ENGAGEMENT IN SCIENCE

March 7, 2015by Siu Hong Yu Leave a comment

…In the advent of social networks and the rise of citizen scientists, however, shouldn’t we move toward empowering the citizen via user-centered, curiosity-minded and outcome-driven social engagements?… My take, inspirations […]

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Academic library, Education, Museum, Public library, Science

Photo/Quote of the Day

October 31, 2014by Siu Hong Yu Leave a comment

A connected world is a polyglot world. As we gain access to the thoughts, feelings, and opinions of people around the world, our potential for knowledge and understanding expands. But […]

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Education, Information Science, Mind The Gap

Art Now! feat. magic crystals + chemistry lessons

September 26, 2014by Siu Hong Yu Leave a comment

The light was low. One last student just entered and was now scrambling to find a seat at the back of NCB 117. Swinging her arm with a hand-held oscillator in […]

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Art, Artscience, Education, Science

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