Browsing University of Waterloo by Type "White Paper"
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Academic Status Institutional Comparisons Report
(Librarians' and Archivists' Association of the University of Waterloo, 2020-03)This report was distributed to Librarians' and Archivists' Association of the University of Waterloo members in advance of consultations pertaining to a potential change in employment status. -
Activated Motivation: An Opportunity for HCI Research?
(University of Waterloo, 2022-02-24)Self-Determination Theory [7, 13, 14] is a decades-old, widely-validated macro-theory that describes human motivation. Generally, it defines motivation on a spectrum ranging from amotivation, or a lack of motivation, to ... -
Best Practices for Library Exhibitions
(Art Libraries Society of North America (ARLIS/NA), 2021-11)Best Practices for Library Exhibitions provides a comprehensive framework and recommended practices for developing and managing exhibitions in art libraries and similar types of information environments. It offers real-world ... -
Reflections on Our Human-Centred Qualitative Data Science Journey
(University of Waterloo, 2022-02-28)We are HCI researchers from the University of Waterloo’s School of Public Health Sciences. Many of our colleagues are social science researchers, and are tackling important issues like vaccine hesitancy, mental health, and ... -
Report on Transformative Agreements
(Waterloo Library Collection Strategy Committee's Transformative Agreements Working Group, 2022)This report was prepared for the University of Waterloo Library's Collection Strategy Committee to describe the current landscape of non-traditional publishing agreements between academic libraries and publishers. In ... -
A Roadmap for Activated Motivation in HCI
(University of Waterloo, 2021-11-01)Everyday, millions of people use technologies like their fitbit, smartwatch, or smartphone for self\--improve\-ment. These devices and their associated apps have become both inexpensive and pervasive; they monitor our ... -
White Paper on OER: Seven Recommendations to Improve OER Uptake in Higher Education Institutions
(University of Waterloo Library, 2022)A qualitative study conducted with 13 faculty instructors at Waterloo on their interest, motivation, and use of OER informed seven recommendations made in this white paper. Recommendations are grouped in three categories: ... -
White Paper: Measuring Research Outputs Through Bibliometrics
(University of Waterloo, 2016)This White Paper provides a high-level review of issues relevant to understanding bibliometrics, and practical recommendations for how to appropriately use these measures. This is not a policy paper; instead, it defines ...