Digital Tools to Support Humanities Learning and Research at CSB/SJU

FAIN: AH-275795-20

College of St. Benedict (St. Joseph, MN 56374-2099)
Kathleen Parker (Project Director: May 2020 to October 2022)

The retention of nine library staff positions, which would enable the creation of online humanities course modules and improve access to the college’s special collections.

The CSB/SJU Libraries will carry out two projects—developing online course modules on humanities topics and building a portal to the Libraries’ Special Collections—that will enhance the Libraries’ ability to support humanities teaching and research during and after the disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Both proposed projects expand access to the Libraries' Resources, either by creating content that supports learning objectives in information literacy and the humanities or by breaking down barriers to Special Collections that are used regularly by faculty, students, and researchers.

Associated Products

CSB/SJU Special Collections portal (Web Resource)
Title: CSB/SJU Special Collections portal
Author: CSB/SJU Libraries
Abstract: The Special Collections portal improves access to and increases usability of special collections at CSB/SJU.
Year: 2020
Primary URL: https://www.csbsju.edu/libraries/special-collections

Info Lit 1/Learning Foundations Modules (Course or Curricular Material)
Title: Info Lit 1/Learning Foundations Modules
Author: CSB/SJU Libraries
Abstract: The six Learning Foundations modules cover foundational concepts in information literacy, including library orientation; developing a topic; understanding source types; searching a database; evaluating sources; and citing sources.
Year: 2020
Primary URL: https://guides.csbsju.edu/general-research
Primary URL Description: Our “General Library Research Tutorial” makes the content of these Canvas modules, minus the module quizzes, publicly available: https://guides.csbsju.edu/general-research. The modules will also be made accessible and available for reuse in Canvas Commons.
Audience: Undergraduate

Data Ethics Modules (Course or Curricular Material)
Title: Data Ethics Modules
Author: CSB/SJU Libraries
Abstract: These three complementary modules engage students in issues surrounding confirmation bias, data bias and racism, and data accuracy.
Year: 2020
Primary URL: https://lor.instructure.com/resources/ddedc4a965ed4185a83863c84e71c8e7?shared;
Primary URL Description: The modules are available in Canvas Commons: Confirmation Bias; Data Bias and Racism; and Data Accuracy.
Secondary URL: https://lor.instructure.com/resources/ed722e0b65d444979b0791f86b2c35f3?shared
Audience: Undergraduate

Authority and Bias (Course or Curricular Material)
Title: Authority and Bias
Author: CSB/SJU Libraries
Abstract: This module introduces the concepts of explicit, implicit, and confirmation bias; helps students understand their own implicit biases through the Harvard Project Implicit Bias assessment; and encourages reflection on how implicit bias might impact the work of an author/researcher/creator.
Year: 2020
Primary URL: https://lor.instructure.com/resources/39f85d71b810475ba16a020696ad7ac7?shared
Primary URL Description: The Authority & Bias module is available in Canvas Commons.
Audience: Undergraduate

Searching for Hispanic Language Resources (HISP 358) (Course or Curricular Material)
Title: Searching for Hispanic Language Resources (HISP 358)
Author: CSB/SJU Libraries
Abstract: This module guides students through search strategies for finding Spanish-language resources and introduces indexes, databases, bibliographies, newspaper collections, and other online sources for student research.
Year: 2020
Primary URL: https://lor.instructure.com/resources/37dbbb0a80484d45aeeef62631331567?shared
Primary URL Description: The Searching for Hispanic Language Resources (HISP 358) module is available in Canvas Commons.
Audience: Undergraduate

Finding and Using Images (HISP 358) (Course or Curricular Material)
Title: Finding and Using Images (HISP 358)
Author: CSB/SJU Libraries
Abstract: This module helps students apply US copyright laws and Creative Commons licenses to image usage; search for images online using ethical guidelines; perform a reverse image search; and navigate the Artstor image repository.
Year: 2020
Primary URL: https://lor.instructure.com/resources/cfa6c91aa67c4eb782c261f85781abe8?shared
Primary URL Description: The Finding and Using Images (HISP 358) module is available in Canvas Commons.
Audience: Undergraduate

Citing Images (HISP 358) (Course or Curricular Material)
Title: Citing Images (HISP 358)
Author: CSB/SJU Libraries
Abstract: This module teaches students to identify the bibliographic elements essential for properly citing images, including artwork and other online images.
Year: 2020
Primary URL: https://lor.instructure.com/resources/f70a2911f16a47e2834c6a49ced700e7?shared
Primary URL Description: The Citing Images (HISP 358) module is available in Canvas Commons.
Audience: Undergraduate

Visual Literacy (Course or Curricular Material)
Title: Visual Literacy
Author: CSB/SJU Libraries
Abstract: This module walks students through the difference between shallow and deep images and helps them apply the DIG method (developing skill sets to analyze, interpret, evaluate, and comprehend) deep images.
Year: 2020
Primary URL: https://lor.instructure.com/resources/27ccc1763a854949b3df3b2e74580de7?shared
Primary URL Description: The Visual Literacy (HISP 358) module is available in Canvas Commons.
Audience: Undergraduate

Music & Hybridity (HISP 358) (Course or Curricular Material)
Title: Music & Hybridity (HISP 358)
Author: CSB/SJU Libraries
Abstract: This module helps students understand the early religious impact on music from Latin America and Spain and the hybridization of music from Latin America and Spain; find music resources; and accurately cite music in MLA citation style.
Year: 2020
Primary URL: https://lor.instructure.com/resources/abf34955f9fe4489a7bd4d6989609b28?shared
Primary URL Description: The Music & Hybridity module is available in Canvas Commons.
Audience: Undergraduate

Popular Science Writing (ENVR 315) (Course or Curricular Material)
Title: Popular Science Writing (ENVR 315)
Author: CSB/SJU Libraries
Abstract: This module guides students through choosing appropriate sources; evaluating the credibility and authority of web sources; and locating scholarly sources from the humanities and other disciplines.
Year: 2020
Primary URL: https://lor.instructure.com/resources/ae2d4ae39f2542deb1e3efa008b6fbd2?shared
Primary URL Description: The Popular Science Writing (ENVR 315) module is available in Canvas Commons.
Audience: Undergraduate

Global Economic & Immigration Data (Course or Curricular Material)
Title: Global Economic & Immigration Data
Author: CSB/SJU Libraries
Abstract: This module supports student research using economic data and data on immigration and introduces students to relevant databases and online resources.
Year: 2020
Primary URL: https://lor.instructure.com/resources/2f6be83bd43c457da4ddf65147ffa243?shared
Primary URL Description: The Global Economic & Immigration Data module is available in Canvas Commons.
Audience: Undergraduate

Islam in Minnesota (Course or Curricular Material)
Title: Islam in Minnesota
Author: CSB/SJU Libraries
Abstract: This module provides an overview regarding the demographics of Minnesota’s Muslim communities; the challenges and opportunities faced by Muslims in Minnesota; and outlines how the Islamic experience in Minnesota is different from and similar to Islamic experiences in the United States more broadly.
Year: 2020
Primary URL: https://lor.instructure.com/resources/2ddfa9a60a364e60901d9f6b58468f44?shared
Primary URL Description: The Islam in Minnesota module is available in Canvas Commons.
Audience: Undergraduate

Information Literacy in Theological Research (THEO 323) (Course or Curricular Material)
Title: Information Literacy in Theological Research (THEO 323)
Author: CSB/SJU Libraries
Abstract: This module uses the specific example of Christianity in relationship to Judaism to help students learn how to evaluate sources, gain familiarity and expertise in searching databases for credible articles and books, and then apply this to find specific sources on a topic, as well as to see the scholarly conversation in action and understand how they can participate in this conversation.
Year: 2020
Primary URL: https://lor.instructure.com/resources/57adc65197284f94bdec95d1ed6229d0?shared
Primary URL Description: The Information Literacy in Theological Research (THEO 323) module is available in Canvas Commons.
Audience: Undergraduate

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