Browsing by Author "Gupta, Aditi"

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    Chat Transcripts in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Analysis of Chats from the AskAway Consortia
    (Evidence Based Library and Information Practice, 2023) Sobol, Barbara; Goncalves, Aline; Vis-Dunbar, Mathew; Lacey, Sajni; Moist, Shannon; Jantzi, Leanna; Gupta, Aditi; Mussell, Jessica; Foster, Patricia L.; James, Kathleen
    During the COVID-19 pandemic, the majority of post-secondary institutions in British Columbia remained closed for a prolonged period, and volume on the provincial consortia chat service, AskAway, increased significantly. This study was designed to evaluate the content of AskAway transcripts for the 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 academic years to determine if the content of questions varied during the pandemic.
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    Final Report: Keeping it ReAL 2018
    (2019-02-13) Walde, Christine; Moore, Alison; Giustini, Dean; Liuta, Ioana; Bullard, Julia; Gupta, Aditi; Kyle, Ryan; St-Onge, Karine; Brown, Helen
    This report documents the program "Keeping it REAL: Research in Academic Libraries" that was held at UVic Libraries on October 26, 2018.As the third annual ReAL workshop, the event was the result of a continuing collaboration between librarians at UBC, SFU, the UBC iSchool and UVic. The purpose of the program was to enhance academic librarians' skills in planning and conducting research and to foster research culture among practitioners. Keeping It ReAL 2018: Add It Up was held on Friday, October 26, 2018 in the new Digital Scholarship Commons at UVic Libraries. The focus for the day’s discussion was devoted to the middle stage of research: the gathering, collection, management and analysis of data.
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    Infectivity of SARS-CoV-2 and Other Coronaviruses on Dry Surfaces: Potential for Indirect Transmission
    (Materials, 2020) Bueckert, Max; Gupta, Rishi; Gupta, Aditi; Garg, Mohit; Mazumder, Asit
    The unwavering spread of COVID-19 has taken the world by storm. Preventive measures like social distancing and mask usage have been taken all around the globe but still, as of September 2020, the number of cases continues to rise in many countries. Evidently, these measures are insu cient. Although decreases in population density and surges in the public’s usage of personal protective equipment can mitigate direct transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), indirect transmission of the virus is still probable. By summarizing the current state of knowledge on the stability of coronaviruses on dry materials, this review uncovers the high potential for SARS-CoV-2 transmission through contaminated surfaces (i.e., fomites) and prompts future research. Fully contextualized data on coronavirus persistence are presented. The methods and limitations to testing the stability of coronaviruses are explored, and the SARS-CoV-2 representativeness of di erent coronaviruses is analyzed. The factors which dictate the persistence of coronaviruses on surfaces (media, environmental conditions, and material-type) are investigated, and the review is concluded by encouraging material innovation to combat the current pandemic. To summarize, SARS-CoV-2 remains viable on the timescale of days on hard surfaces under ambient indoor conditions. Similarly, the virus is stable on human skin, signifying the necessity of hand hygiene amidst the current pandemic. There is an inverse relationship between SARS-CoV-2 surface persistence and temperature/humidity, and the virus is well suited to air-conditioned environments (room temperature, ~ 40% relative humidity). Sunlight may rapidly inactivate the virus, suggesting that indirect transmission predominantly occurs indoors. The development of antiviral materials and surface coatings would be an extremely e ective method to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. To obtain applicable data on the persistence of coronaviruses and the e ciency of virucidal materials, future researchers should understand the common experimental limitations outlined in this review and plan their studies accordingly.
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    Information Literacy Session for "Improving safety, ethics, and professional practice in Engineering via youth training" course
    (2023-07-27) Gupta, Aditi
    Given the lack of regulation of engineering as a profession in India, this proposed project entitled "Improving safety, ethics, and professional practice in Engineering via youth training" focuses on developing a short 10-week course. As the Engineering & Science Librarian, I was approached by the primary volunteers and partner institutions, Dr. Rishi Gupta at UVic and Dr. Urmil Dave at Nirma University to develop a library instruction session for students to be delivered to students as part of this course. I have had the opportunity and privilege to provide research consultations to many international students from developing countries at UVic as well as the privilege of working with many students on developing their research topics, finding resources as well as teaching them critical information literacy concepts.
 
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