Keywords
UCF Libraries; Faculty Research Showcase, 2026; Publications; Research Projects; Scholarly Accomplishments; Faculty scholarship growth; Public librarian teaching skills; Career transference; Generative AI peer tutoring; Peer-reviewed source evaluation; Artificial intelligence--Library applications; OpenAthens; UCF Data Dashboard; Prompting; Machine learning; Subjects for humanities datasets; AI's library applications; JSTOR journal archives; Print subscription reduction
Abstract
The University of Central Florida (UCF) Libraries’ Faculty Research Showcase is an annual tradition that celebrates the scholarly achievements, research, and creative work of library faculty.
The 2026 Showcase took place on August 4, 2026, and features six engaging presentations covering a diverse range of topics:
• Thomas Caswell – UCF Libraries Faculty Scholarship: Growth & Impact
• Patrick Green – Making Moves: A Cross-Institutional Presentation on Library Skill Transference
• Rae Mair & Yuqing Li – Generative AI as Peer Tutor: Designing & Evaluating a Prompt to Support Source Identification & Evaluation
• Athena Hoeppner – Have you ever wondered about OpenAthens usage data?
• Sai Deng, Jeanne Piascik & Nokimul Hasan Arif – Can Prompting and Machine Learning Enhance FAST Subject Headings for Humanities Datasets?
• Peter Spyers-Duran & Tina Buck – Current Content in JSTOR Journal Archives: Identifying Full-Text Current Journals in JSTOR to Reduce Print Subscriptions
Publication Date
8-4-2026
Document Type
Other Presentation
Copyright Status
Author retained
Publication Version
Author's version
Rights
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
College
Information Technologies & Resources
Location
Orlando (Main) Campus
STARS Citation
Caswell, Thomas R.; Green, Patrick D.; Mair, Rae; Li, Yuqing; Hoeppner, Athena; Deng, Sai; Piascik, Jeanne; Arif, Nokimul Hasan; Spyers-Duran, Peter; and Buck, Tina, "UCF Libraries 2026 Faculty Research Showcase" (2026). Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works. 1350.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/ucfscholar/1350
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