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Episode 25 Nutrition and Dietetics

Episode 25 Nutrition and Dietetics

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In this engaging episode, Lauren and Beryl explore the field of nutrition and dietetics research while showing students how to locate and identify primary research sources using UNF Library tools. The librarians break down common confusion between primary sources and primary research and offer practical, hands-on strategies for citation mining and database searching.

Listeners learn how to use OneSearch citation paths, Web of Science, CINAHL headings, and PubMed’s MeSH terms to track down original studies, evaluate evidence, and follow researchers’ work across publications. Lauren also spotlights library guides and databases curated by STEM librarian Sarah for students and faculty in Nutrition and Dietetics, including resources on AMA citation style, types and levels of evidence, and systematic reviews.

The episode continues with reminders about Library Open Office Hours (Monday–Thursday, 11 AM–1 PM, with expanded hours during finals) and Pull-Up-a-Librarian pop-ups the week before Thanksgiving, designed to provide quick in-person help for students.

Beryl then shares exciting updates from the Virtual Learning Center (VLC) — all 28 Meta Quest 3 headsets are now equipped with the Eartha M.M. White VR Experience, thanks to the help of UNF ITS’s Tim Hunter. Classes, clubs, and faculty are increasingly integrating VR into instruction, including the French Club’s upcoming session using Dynamic Languages VR. Beryl invites faculty to recommend immersive experiences related to their disciplines, reminding listeners that the VLC has a small budget for new app acquisitions (contact: LibraryVR@unf.edu).

To align with the nutrition and dietetics theme, Beryl highlights several VR experiences available through the Meta platform:

  • 🥗 Augmented Food Exposure – A simulation for measuring emotional responses and binge-eating triggers
  • 🍎 Nutrition Counselor VR – Training for dietitians and interns to develop patient counseling strategies
  • 🦠 Kellogg Gut Health Bacteria Reef – An immersive “Magic School Bus–style” journey through the human digestive system

The episode concludes with a campus spotlight interview featuring Hilary Streifer, librarian for the newly opened Allen Lastinger Center for Florida History. Hilary introduces the center’s mission as a hub for Florida-focused scholarship, its collections of maps, manuscripts, and ephemera, and its welcoming reading space for quiet study and research.

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Publication Date:

11-7-2025

City:

Jacksonville, Florida

Keywords:

AI; Artificial Intelligence; Generative AI; Instruction; Pedagogy

Disciplines:

Higher Education | Library and Information Science | Scholarship of Teaching and Learning

Episode 25 Nutrition and Dietetics

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