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102. Women's Work: Vision and Change in Librarianship. Papers in Honor of the Centennial of the University of Illinois Graduate School of Library and Information Science. Occasional Papers Nos. 196/197.
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Illinois Univ., Urbana. Graduate School of Library and Information Science., Grotzinger, Laurel A., Grotzinger, Laurel A., and Illinois Univ., Urbana. Graduate School of Library and Information Science.
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This document presents three essays which challenge the image of women librarians as passive and subservient; reexamine the feminine ethic of caring; and document the power of a pervasive women's network that was generational as well as hierarchical and social. The first paper, "Invisible, Indestructible Network: Women and the Diffusion of Librarianship at the Turn of the Century" (Laurel A. Grotzinger), provides insight into the contributions of pioneering women librarians and library educators, illustrating the hierarchical, horizontal, social, and communication networks that permeated the turn-of-the-century library world. The second paper, "Southerners in the North and Northerners in the South: The Impact of the Library School of the University of Illinois on Southern Librarianship" (James V. Carmichael, Jr.), assesses the collective impact of the University of Illinois Library School graduates in the South. The experience of southern students in a northern school is documented and the following topics are discussed: northern-born librarians in the South, racial relations, southern economic conditions, deficiencies of library education in the South prior to 1930, and the question of professional loyalties versus a national professional standard. The third paper, "Women as Visionaries, Mentors, and Agents of Change" (Mary Niles Maack), discusses three periods in the history of library education and focuses on the role of mentoring in the lives of library school educators and women working in the context of traditionally male universities; the extent to which women have begun to change academics is also considered. (Author/AEF)
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- 1994
103. Paper Shields: The Ideology of Coats of Arms in Colonial Mexican Primordial Titles
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Haskett, Robert
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- 1996
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104. The D. [avid] B.[aynes] Horn Collection: Unpublished Papers on the History of the University of Edinburgh
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Bator, Paul
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- 1996
105. Acceptability of Microfiche Copy in Lieu of Paper Copy of Current Journals. Technical Paper No. 10.
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Wayne State Univ., Detroit, MI. Univ. Libraries., Pings, Vern M., and Spang, Lothar
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This report presents and discusses the findings of a study, undertaken at the Education Library of Wayne State University in 1977, that tested library user acceptance of a selected group of current journals in a microfiche format. Problems and conditions of the study, the environment of the Education Library, and methodology are considered; data, in the form of statistical tables and charts, are provided for the three consecutive academic quarters of the study. Library users are categorized as undergraduate, graduate, faculty, and other. (JD)
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- 1979
106. Collections: Their Development, Management, Preservation, and Sharing. Papers from the Joint Meeting of the Association of Research Libraries and the Standing Conference of National and University Libraries (York, England, September 19-22, 1988).
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Standing Conference of National and Univ. Libraries, London (England)., Association of Research Libraries, Washington, DC., and Daval, Nicola
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Papers from the joint meeting are assembled in this document. Each of the meeting's five program sessions featured presentations by a Standing Conference of National and Universal Libraries (SCONUL) director and an Association of Research Libraries (ARL) director. The presentations highlight perspectives from both sides of the Atlantic and are intended to provide a basis for understanding the challenges faced by the member institutions of both groups. The program sessions covered: (1) "Sharing Resources: Do We Have Valid Models?" (Brian Burch, University of Leicester, and David H. Stam, Syracuse University); (2) "In an Environment with Limited Funding, How Can Research Libraries Increase Their Effectiveness for Collection Development and Sharing?" (Reg Carr, University of Leeds, and Graham R. Hill, McMaster University); (3) "How Can Local and National Collection Development Policies Be Linked with Each Other and Related to International Preservation Responsibilities?" (James F. Govan, University of North Carolina, and Michael Smethurst, British Library); (4) "How Can Collection Development and Management Be Most Effectively Organized and Staffed?" (Barry Bloomfield, British Library, and Sheila Creth, University of Iowa); and (5) "Is Stimulation of Cooperative Interinstitutional and Multinational Planning of Collection Development Worth the Effort?" (Fred Radcliffe, University of Cambridge, and Martin D. Runkle, University of Chicago). Appendices include a summary of the ARL business meeting, a report on association activities, a list of participants in the joint meeting, and descriptions of ARL and SCONUL. (SD)
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- 1989
107. Communications and Information Technologies in Canadian Universities. New Technologies in Canadian Education Series. Paper 4.
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TV Ontario, Toronto. and Rosen, Thelma
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This paper reports information received from responses to a survey questionnaire from the presidents of 46 universities and their affiliated colleges across Canada. The questionnaire (circulated to all member institutions of the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada) included queries about the experiences of the universities with communications and information technologies, and about the use of computer technology as a research tool in libraries and for distance education. The first section reports on use of the established technologies of film, television, videotape, radio, and audiotape. The second section explores the uses of computer technologies for instruction, research, networking, and conferencing. Comments on potential changes in higher education resulting from new technologies are discussed in the final section. The research questionnaire and list of responding colleges are provided. (DB)
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- 1984
108. Get Them Talking: Managing Change through Case Studies and Case Study Discussion. RUSA Occasional Paper, Number 25.
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American Library Association, Chicago, IL. Reference and User Services Association., Arthur, Gwen, Arthur, Gwen, and American Library Association, Chicago, IL. Reference and User Services Association.
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Since 1989, the Reference and User Services Association/Management and Operation of User Services Section's Management of Reference Committee has successfully used case studies to foster structured discussions among public service librarians on a wide variety of issues relating to managing change in reference services. The information offered in this document is designed to help others replicate this success. Included are familiar reference issues affecting reference librarians and managers in both academic and public libraries. Three chapters give instructions on how to maximize the case study approach for finding creative solutions to management problems. These chapters provide a background on the case study method and scenario planning, practical tips on organizing a library case study discussion, and guidelines for being a good group facilitator and participant. The appendix includes eight of the Committee's "Managing Change" case studies: (1) New Director, New Directions in Reference; (2) Introducing a New Reference Management Style; (3) One Public Library's Dilemma: New Branches, No Staff; (4) Performance Issues and Changing Proficiencies for Electronic Resources; (5) Square Pegs in Round Holes: Vacant Positions and Staff Expectations; (6) Is the Customer Always Right? (7) The World According to Stanley: Working with Difficult Employees; and (8) We're Doing What? Reference Around the Clock. (AEF)
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- 2000
109. Collection Evaluation Techniques: A Short, Selective, Practical, Current, Annotated Bibliography, 1990-1998. RUSA Occasional Papers Number 24.
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American Library Association, Chicago, IL. Reference and User Services Association. and Strohl, Bonnie
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This bibliography contains annotations of 110 journal articles on topics related to library collection evaluation techniques, including academic library collections, access-vs-ownership, "Books for College Libraries," business collections, the OCLC/AMIGOS Collection Analysis CD, circulation data, citation-checking, collection bias, collection-centered evaluation, the Conspectus methodology, cost-benefit analysis, cost-per-use, curriculum issues, document delivery, economics collections, electronic resources, faculty issues, health sciences collections, the inductive or Goldhor method, interdisciplinary collections, interlibrary loan, the Internet, the citation frequency impact factor, list-checking, periodicals, public library collections, school library collections, science collections, shelf use, user-centered evaluation, and weeding. (AEF)
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- 1999
110. Brick & Click Libraries: An Academic Library Symposium (13th, Maryville, Missouri, November 1, 2013)
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Northwest Missouri State University, Baudino, Frank, Johnson, Carolyn, and Park, Sarag G.
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Twenty-six scholarly papers and ten abstracts comprise the content of the thirteenth annual Brick and Click Libraries Symposium, held annually at Northwest Missouri State University in Maryville, Missouri. The proceedings, authored by academic librarians and presented at the symposium, portray the contemporary and future face of librarianship. The 2013 paper and abstract titles include: (1) Worth 1,000 Words: Using Instagram to Engage Library Users (Nicole Tekulve and Katy Kelly); (2) Life on the Bleeding Edge: Migrating to OCLC's WorldShare Management Services Next Generation Integrated Library System (Sabrina Riley, Margaret Emons, Julie Pinnell, and Philip Hendrickson); (3) Planning at the Speed of a NASCAR Race: the Reinert-Alumni Library Reconfiguration (Sally Gibson and Debra Sturges);(4) Research Rescue: Beyond the One-Shot Instruction Session (Gloria Tibbs, Fu Zhuo, Susan Sanders, and Jen Salvo-Eaton); (5) Our Student Library Workers Rock! Investing in the Student Staff Development Process (Jeremy McGinniss and Joshua B. Michael); (6) Students in the Director's Chair: Leveraging Student Talent to Create Library Videos (Veronica Arellano Douglas); (7) Children's Collections in Academic Libraries: Views on Relevancy and Collaboration (Charissa Loftis and Valerie Knight); (8) Librarians' Preference of Virtual Meeting Platforms (Katie Anderson and Anne Larrivee); (9) Changemaking in Access & Outreach @ USD (Li Fu); (10) More Than a Poster: How Marketing Can Revitalize Your Library's Communty Engagement (Jennifer Raian and Jennifer Self); (11) Responsive Web Design: How Mobile Devices are Changing the Way We Build the Web (John Wynstra); (12) Library Programs to Aid in Student Retention (Cynthia Lenox); (13) Breaking Free in the Special Collections and Archives: Shattering Conventions and Display Cases with Augmented Reality (Ashley Todd-Diaz and Earl Givens Jr.); (14) The Library Extravaganza! Implementing a Welcome Event at Your Library (Karen Evans and Cheryl Blevens); (15) Lib Guides as a Marketing Tool (Scott Norwood); (16) Portable Display Kiosk and Signage Using the Raspberry Pi (Raleigh Muns); (17) Playing Cards for Information Literacy: An Active Learning Experiment (Melissa Clark); (18) Libraries Without Walls: Extending Service Beyond the Physical Building (Rochelle Krueger); (19) Using Event Tracking to Enhance Library Web Interfaces (Scott Hanrath); (20) It's All Up in the Clouds (Sally Bryant and Gan Ye); (21) Libraries and Licenses: Best Practices, Pitfalls and Trends (Corey Halaychik); (22) Discovery Tools: Where Do We Go From Here? (Lisa Lapointe and Melissa Mallon); (23) Motivating Student Employees: What Circulation Workers Want From Their Supervisors (Peter Johnson); (24) Implementing an Open Source Room Reservation System (Rob Withers); (25) Google Chrome: Using Apps to Streamline Workflow (Ellie Kohler); (26) Kansas City Local Library Exchange: How We Developed a Low-Cost, High Payback Professional development Program (Mark Swails); (27) Flipping Your Library Instruction (Rebecca Hamlett); (28) Marketing Students + Library= Student Centered Promotion for the Library (Nora Hillyer and Danielle Shultz); (29) Overwhelmed by Large-scale Library Digitization Projects? (Xiaocan (Lucy) Wang and Eric Holt); (30) Disruptive Thinking about Disruptive Innovation (Dr. Susan Breakenridge Fink and Marc Davis); (31) Tips + Taps: Integrating Apps into the research Process (Mary Oberlies and April Kelley); (32) The Choice Is Yours: Collections in a Patron-Driven Climate (Elizabeth Sullivan); (33) What Few Can Do: A Small Library Using Technology to Make the Impossible Possible (Eric A. Deatherage and Jennifer K. Johnson); (34) Reaching Out to International Students (Leila June Rod-Welch); (35) Why Undergraduate Students Choose to Use E-books (Edward Walton); (36) Don't Make the Kid Who is Blind Play Dodge Ball: Making Interactive Library instruction Accessible to Students with Disabilities (Angie Brunk and Dale Monobe). An author/title index is also included. (Individual papers contain references.) [For the 2012 proceedings, see ED537605.]
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111. Towards a New Paradigm for Scholarly Communication. Discussion Paper Prepared by the AUCC-CARL/ABRC Task Force on Academic Libraries and Scholarly Communication = Vers un nouveau paradigme de communication savante. Document de travail prepare par le Groupe et de l'ABRC/CARL sur les bibliotheques universitaires et la communication savante.
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Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada, Ottawa (Ontario).
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The challenges and opportunities presented by fiscal constraint, new technologies and an information "explosion" require that universities and their libraries develop a system by which scholars and students can access information when it is needed. This discussion paper in English and French, is the first of a series of papers intended to raise awareness of important issues in academic libraries' support of scholarship in Canadian universities, to describe initiatives which address these issues, and to propose strategies for dealing with them. The ability of Canadian academic libraries to provide access to scholarly information is increasingly constrained by the worldwide proliferation and high cost of scholarly publications and the limitations of Canadian copyright legislation and copyright practices. This has a significant impact on the role of research within the academic community and on university promotion and tenure practices. Any new system that seeks to replace the current paper-based scholarly communication system will be expected to: restore scholar centricity; be network-based; be able to support all formats; protect the copyright interests of both scholars and institutions; be responsive to the values of peer review; base prices on actual costs; be timely; and provide the tools to create, convert, and organize the available information. A number of projects are underway among the academic community and by the federal government that address these needs. Appendices provide a list of task force representatives, descriptions of the roles of the National Library of Canada and the Canada Institute for Scientific and Technical Information of the National Research Council of Canada, and a discussion of academic library studies in the United States and the United Kingdom. Suggested readings, Internet and UseNet newsgroups and a listserver are also provided. (AEF)
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- 1995
112. Collection Development: Survival Tactics in an Age of Less. Selected Proceedings of the 1991 LACUNY Institute (New York, New York, April 12, 1991). LACUNY Occasional Paper No. 7.
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City Univ. of New York, NY. Library Association., Gillespie, Pamela, and Vaughn, Susan
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The six papers in this collection, which were presented at the 1991 Library Association of the City University of New York (CUNY) Institute, focus on the theme of library collection development: (1) "Evolving Knowledge Resource Access Systems: Keynote Address" (Peter R. Young, Executive Director of the U.S. National Commission on Libraries and Information Science); (2) "Cooperative and Collaborative Collection Development: Planning and Outcomes to Date in the University of California Experience" (Julia Gelfand, Applied Sciences Librarian at the University of California, Irvine); (3) "City University Resource Sharing--Is It Possible?" (Susan Vaughn, Associate Librarian for Collection Development at Brooklyn College, CUNY); (4) "The SUNY University Center Libraries' Participation in the PAClink Project and Two Other Grants" (Suzanne Fedunok, Assistant Director for Information and Research Services, State University of New York (SUNY), Binghamton); (5) "METRO's Collection Development Programs--How and Why They Do or Don't Work" (Rhonna A. Goodman, Assistant Coordinator of Programs and Services, METRO); and (6) "Collection Development: Survival Tactics in an Age of Less: Annotated Selective Bibliography" (Mimi B. Penchansky, Head, Online Search Service, and Suzanne R. Katz, Interlibrary Loan Librarian, Queens College, CUNY). (MAB)
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- 1992
113. Emerging Communities: Integrating Networked Information into Library Services. Papers Presented at the Annual Clinic on Library Applications of Data Processing (30th, Urbana, Illinois, April 4-6, 1993).
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Illinois Univ., Urbana. Graduate School of Library and Information Science., Bishop, Ann P., Bishop, Ann P., and Illinois Univ., Urbana. Graduate School of Library and Information Science.
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This annual conference, with over 25 speakers and 200 attendees, provided an opportunity for information professionals to discuss their experiences and concerns related to computer networking. The papers presented in this proceedings focus on providing network access, training network users, and incorporating networked information into library operations. The book contains 26 papers written by information professionals from a wide variety of settings. Topics include: (1) the use of computer networks in public, school, academic, and special libraries to accomplish institutional goals, provide traditional and new services, and communicate with users; (2) legal, economic, and policy issues related to the electronic dissemination of information; (3) bibliographic control of networked information and the new generation of networked OPACs (online public access catalogs); and (4) new roles for information professionals in the networked environment. (DGM)
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- 1994
114. Literary Texts in an Electronic Age: Scholarly Implications and Library Services. Papers presented at the Clinic on Library Applications of Data Processing (Graduate School of Library and Information Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, April 10-12, 1994).
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Illinois Univ., Urbana. Graduate School of Library and Information Science. and Sutton, Brett
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The 12 papers in this volume explore the development of electronic texts in the humanities and describe the possible roles for libraries as electronic books take the place of printed ones. The diverse perspectives of librarians, publishers, system administrators, scholars, readers, and writers are brought into conjunction, and a number of significant themes emerge. The papers are: "Authors and Readers in an Age of Electronic Texts" (Jay David Bolter); "Electronic Texts in the Humanities: A Coming of Age" (Susan Hockey); "The Text Encoding Initiative: Electronic Text Markup for Research" (C.M. Sperberg-McQueen); "Electronic Texts and Multimedia in the Academic Library: A View from the Front Line" (Anita K. Lowry); "Humanizing Information Technology: Cultural Evolution and the Institutionalization of Electronic Text Processing" (Mark Tyler Day); "Cohabiting with Copyright on the Nets" (Mary Brandt Jensen); "The Role of the Scholarly Publisher in an Electronic Environment" (Lorrie LeJeune); "The Feasibility of Wide-Area Textual Analysis Systems in Libraries: A Practical Analysis" (John Price-Wilkin); "The Scholar and His Library in the Computer Age" (James W. Marchand); "The Challenges of Electronic Texts in the Library: Bibliographic Control and Access" (Rebecca S. Guenther); "Durkheim's Imperative: The Role of Humanities Faculty in the Information Technologies Revolution" (Robert Alun Jones); and "The Materiality of the Book: Another Turn of the Screw" (Terry Belanger). (MAS)
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- 1994
115. Conservation and Preservation of Humanities Research Collections. Essays on Treatment and Care of Rare Books, Manuscripts, Photography, and Art on Paper and Canvas.
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Texas Univ., Austin. Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center., Oliphant, Dave, Oliphant, Dave, and Texas Univ., Austin. Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center.
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The 10 essays in this collection describe conservation and preservation projects conducted at the Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center at the University of Texas at Austin. Eight of the 10 essays, each of which is written by a member of the Center's staff, address conservation treatments and issues. Two essays deal with preserving materials by housing and handling them appropriately. The essays are introduced by James Stroud, the Center's Chief Conservator, and all them are accompanied by photographs relating to the problems or processes described. The essays are entitled: (1) "Conservation Treatment of a Bound Manuscript in the Byron Collection" (Karen Pavelka); (2) "'D. H. Lawrence's The First Lady Chatterly': Conservation Treatment of a Twentieth-Century Bound Manuscript" (Carol Sue Whitehouse); (3) "Conservation of the Burned Fragments in the William Faulkner Collection" (Ellen Weir) (4) "A Summer Internship in Paintings Conservation" (Jill Whitten); (5) "Treatments of Five Nineteenth-Century Cloth Case-Bound Books" (Mary C. Baughman); (6) "Conserving Art for Traveling Exhibition: Treatment of a Storyboard" (Sue Murphy); (7) "The K-118' Binding Structure: A 500-Year-Old Experiment for Modern-Day Book Conservation" (Bruce Levy); (8) "Henry Peach Robinson's 'Bringing Home the May': Conservation Treatment of a Nineteenth-Century Albumen Print" (Barbara Brown) (9) "Housing, When and Why" (Frank Yezer); and (10) "The General Libraries Preservation Program: A Preliminary Report" (Ellen Cunningham-Kruppa). Notes on the contributors and a list of recent publications of the Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center are included. (KRN)
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- 1989
116. Changing Patterns in Internal Communication in Large Academic Libraries. Occasional Paper Number 6.
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Association of Research Libraries, Washington, DC. Office of Management Studies. and Euster, Joanne R.
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Based on data from a 1979 survey of ARL member libraries, this study by the Office of Management Studies analyzes the responses of selected libraries which had provided internal studies or planning documents on the subject of internal communication and notes the extent of resulting changes in procedures. The studies yielded information on staff communication concerns, especially with respect to personnel development, job effectiveness, and the systematization of communication methods and procedures. Changes in organizational communication patterns resulting from recommendations implemented in the libraries which conducted internal studies centered on these same areas. Though most of the libraries took some action in each area, management and organizational factors affected the success of implementation. Easily implemented recommendations dealt with personnel and job effectiveness issues, while the difficult to implement recommendations were those related to the standardization or centralization of communication functions. Study of the decisions surrounding the adoption of AACR2 revealed that clear management expectations provide a basis for communication between individual service units and establish a central responsibility for the communication of plans and decisions. Suggestions for improving organizational communications in academic libraries are appended. (JL)
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- 1981
117. A Survey of Projected Personnel Needs in Ohio's Academic, Public, Special and School Libraries. Alternative Modes for Providing Graduate Education for Librarianship in Ohio. Phase One: Needs Assessment Related Paper Number 2.
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Kent State Univ., OH. School of Library Science., Rogers, A. Robert, and Kim, Mary T.
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Part of a series of needs assessment studies conducted at the Kent State School of Library Science, this study reports the results of a survey concerning library employment opportunities in Ohio for individuals with graduate degrees in library science. The three main objectives of the study were: (1) to estimate the number of professional and support staff positions to be filled in Ohio libraries through 1990, (2) to determine the Ohio regions most likely to offer the most employment opportunities, and (3) to identify the skills and specialties likely to be in greatest demand through 1990. A survey questionnaire was sent to a sample of Ohio academic, public, special, and school library directors. Descriptive statistics were applied to the survey data. Projected annual openings in Ohio libraries were compared to the number of new MLS degree-holders expected to graduate from Ohio programs. Since library growth rates will slow through the 1980s, it was found that projected library personnel needs can be filled by the existing Ohio graduate library science programs. Included in the study are 53 tables, a 19-item reference list, and 10 appendices, one of which is a copy of the survey questionnaire. (JL)
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- 1981
118. Tertiary Students & Library Usage with Particular Emphasis on Public Libraries. A Report of a 1986 Melbourne Survey. Occasional Paper No. 3.
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Library Association of Australia, Melbourne. Victorian Div., Royal Melbourne Inst. of Tech. (Australia)., and Grosser, Kerry
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A survey of a random sample of students from five tertiary institutions in Melbourne was conducted in 1986 to determine the nature and extent of their usage of their own university or college and other libraries. Questionnaires were mailed to 1,996 students, of whom 999 responded. The questionnaire sought information on: (1) students' backgrounds; (2) the types of libraries used; (3) the frequency of that usage; (4) the primary reasons for using academic and public libraries; (5) the resources and services used in these libraries; (6) the degree of satisfaction with services offered; and (7) the nature and extent of course-related usage of public libraries. Other comments were also solicited. A complex network of information sources used by students in fulfilling their course needs emerged from the study. Academic libraries were found to constitute the primary information source, with other sources, including public libraries, playing supplementary roles. It is noted that some of the traditional assumptions of the relative roles of different types of libraries are challenged by the data, and the final chapter explores some implications of these findings for planning library services in Victoria. Tabulated data are presented in 120 tables, and appendixes contain copies of the questionnaire and cover letter, a follow-up letter, additional cover letters, and respondents' comments. (82 references) (CGD)
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- 1987
119. Challenges of Maintenance Practices of Paper Based Archival Information Materials and Strategies for Enhancement in Academic Libraries in Nigeria.
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Madumere, Chika Phoebe
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The paper examined the challenges of maintenance of paper based archival information materials and strategies for enhancement in academic libraries in South East, Nigeria which doubled as the objectives of the study. Descriptive survey research method was used for the study. The population consisted of 277 library staff in academic libraries of government owned institutions. Questionnaire and structured interview guide was used to collect data which was analyzed using the Statistical Package of Social Sciences (SPSS) version 20. Mean scores and standard deviation were used to analyze data generated for the two research questions while ttest was used for the hypothesis. Real limits of numbers were used to determine the bench mark. The major findings of the study showed the challenges involved in maintenance of archival materials to include inadequate funding and tropical climate that breeds insects. The strategies involved in archival maintenance practices include: recruiting adequate personnel in libraries, provision of maintenance policies, adequate funding of libraries for proper maintenance of archives, proper control of insect by the use of insecticides and adequate training of maintenance personnel. The hypothesis tested revealed that there is no significant difference in the mean ratings between the male and female library staff in respect to strategies for maintenance practices of paper based archival paper materials in the academic libraries. The paper recommended that the library administrators should engage qualified and competent staff on the field of Library and Information Science and ICT to ensure adequate maintenance of archival materials in academic libraries. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
120. The Readability of Published, Accepted, and Rejected Papers Appearing in 'College & Research Libraries.'
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Metoyer-Duran, Cheryl
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Describes a study that examined the readability of papers "College and Research Libraries" accepted, rejected, and published for 1990 and 1991. Results showing a statistically significant difference for the text of papers but not for abstracts are reported, and topics for further research are suggested. (Contains six references.) (EAM)
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- 1993
121. To Stand the Test of Time: Long-Term Stewardship of Digital Data Sets in Science and Engineering. A Report to the National Science Foundation from the ARL Workshop on New Collaborative Relationships--The Role of Academic Libraries in the Digital Data Universe (Arlington, Virginia, September 26-27, 2006)
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Association of Research Libraries, Friedlander, Amy, and Adler, Prudence
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The rapid adoption of information technology and ubiquitous networking has transformed the research and education landscape. Central to this transformation are scientific and engineering digital data collections. The life cycle management challenges associated with these intellectual assets are substantial. This is a report of a two-day workshop that examined the role of research and academic libraries with other partners in the stewardship of scientific and engineering digital data. Workshop participants explored issues concerning the need for new partnerships and collaborations among domain scientists, librarians, and data scientists to better manage digital data collections; necessary infrastructure development to support digital data; and the need for sustainable economic models to support long-term stewardship of scientific and engineering digital data for the nation's cyberinfrastructure. The workshop builds on prior studies supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF), engaging numerous research communities. It reflects the recognition, voiced in many NSF workshop reports, that digital data stewardship is fundamental to the future of scientific and engineering research and the education enterprise, and hence to innovation and competitiveness. Overall, it is clear that an ecology of institutional arrangements among individuals and organizations, sharing an infrastructure, will be required to address the particularities of heterogeneous digital data and diverse scholarly and professional cultures. The background of the workshop is described in Chapter I. Descriptions of the discussions of the three major topics from the three breakout groups and in plenary sessions are provided in Chapters II, III, and IV, and Chapter V discusses additional topics raised in the plenary sessions and final recommendations. Appended are: (1) List of Participants; (2) Agenda; (3) Plenary Papers; (4) Breakout Session Reports; (5) Position Papers; and (6) Examples of Scientific Community Archives. (Contains 11 figures, 2 boxes, 20 footnotes and 5 endnotes.)
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- 2006
122. Improved Access to Engineering Society Technical Papers.
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Miller, Jeannie P and Stringer-Hye, Richard
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Presents a study by Texas A&M University to find steps to improve access to engineering society technical papers. Steps include: consolidating indexes, creating finding guides, changing shelving procedures, and utilizing gopher-client servers. A table displays indexing results via an online system and appendixes offer an example of a gopher entry and society addresses. (JMV)
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- 1995
123. An Overview of the Project on the Imaging and Full-Text Retrieval of the Ava Helen and Linus Pauling Papers at the Oregon State University Libraries.
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Krishnamurthy, Ramesh S. and Mead, Clifford S.
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Presents plan of Oregon State University Libraries to convert all paper documents from the Ava Helen and Linus Pauling archives to digital format. The scope, goals, tasks and objectives set by the project coordinators are outlined, and issues such as protection of equipment, access, copyright and management are discussed. (JKP)
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- 1995
124. Papers from North Carolina Governor's Conferences on Library and Information Services 1990-1991.
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North Carolina State Library, Raleigh. and Young, Diana
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This collection of papers from North Carolina's state and regional Conferences on Library and Information Services, which were held over a 6-month period in 1990-1991, includes copies of: (1) the agenda of the state conference (Raleigh, February 6, 1991); (2) a list of the delegates to the national White House Conference on Library and Information Services; (3) a list of resolutions to be presented at the national conference; (4) a press release for the state conference; (5) a copy of "Tar Heel Libraries" containing information on the nine regional conferences and resolutions from eight of them; (6) reports and resolutions from the state and individual regional conferences; (7) keynote papers from individual conferences; (8) a flyer announcing the governor's conferences, a fact sheet on each of the three national conference themes--democracy, literacy, and productivity--and position papers from individual conferences; (9) a statement of the mission and purpose of North Carolina's libraries; (10) discussion papers for the national conference; (11) a fact sheet on the national conference; and (12) a copy of the North Carolina Governor's Executive Order authorizing the state and regional conferences. (BBM)
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- 1991
125. Academic Library Responses to Cultural Diversity: A Position Paper for the 1990s.
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Trujillo, Roberto G. and Weber, David C.
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Considers the successes and failures of academic library responses to multiculturalism and suggests steps that are needed to improve their responses. Topics discussed include recruitment of professional and support staff, changing the composition of management, the role of the library director, developing internships and mentoring, marketing the library, and building library collections. (LRW)
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- 1991
126. Decision-Making for Automation: Hebrew and Arabic Script Materials in the Automated Library. Occasional Papers, Number 205.
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Illinois Univ., Urbana. Graduate School of Library and Information Science. and Vernon, Elizabeth
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It is generally accepted in the library world that an automated catalog means more accessible data for patrons, greater productivity for librarians, and an improvement in the sharing of bibliographic data among libraries. While the desirability of automation is not a controversial issue, some aspects of automating remain problematic. This article surveys the automation options available to libraries with Hebrew and Arabic script collections. It also examines the automation decisions that different libraries worldwide have made about automating such collections, particularly considering how their choices relate to overall prioritization and needs assessment at the institution. A library may choose to Romanize the cataloging data, to use nonRoman script cataloging, or to implement combinations of both. Standards and case studies are provided for each. Appendices contain sample machine-readable catalog records. (Contains 140 references.) (Author/BEW)
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- 1996
127. Publication in 'College & Research Libraries': Accepted, Rejected, and Published Papers, 1980-1991.
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Hernon, Peter
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Examines characteristics of authorship, editorial decisions, and reviewer assessments for accepted and rejected papers for "College and Research Libraries" based on over a decade of private correspondence and reviewer assessments. Comparisons with the wider literature on publishing in refereed journals are made, and directions for future research are suggested. (63 references) (KRN)
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- 1993
128. The Internet and Library and Information Services: A Review, Analysis, and Annotated Bibliography. Occasional Papers No. 202.
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Illinois Univ., Urbana. Graduate School of Library and Information Science. and Liu, Lewis-Guodo
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This work provides a review and analysis of the literature and an annotated bibliography of 446 sources on the Internet and library and information services. The bibliography is divided alphabetically according to the following topics: academic libraries and scholarly research; bibliographies, directories, guides, and glossaries; business resources; collection development and resource sharing; community networks and services; community colleges; electronic publishing, document delivery, and interlibrary loan; global and international networking; government information; government's role, policies, and national information infrastructure; Internet resources, services, access, tools and other topics; Internet training; law librarianship; legal, ethical, and security issues; library science education; medical and health science libraries and resources; online public access catalogs; privatization and commercialization; public libraries; reference services; research and development; schools, school librarianship, and school media specialists; special libraries; standards and protocols; users' needs and human cognition; and women, minorities, the disabled, and equality. An index of authors is also provided. (AEF)
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129. Information Technology and Library Management. Festschrift in Honour of Margaret Beckman. Papers Presented at the International Essen Symposium (13th, Essen, West Germany, October 22-25, 1990).
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Essen Univ. (West Germany). Library., Helal, Ahmed H., and Weiss, Joachim W.
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The 16 papers in this collection focus on the impact of new technologies on libraries and their managers: (1) "Has Technology Failed Us?" (Frederick W. Lancaster); (2) "The Wheel of Fortune: Academic Libraries. IT and the Re-emerging Past" (Alasdair Paterson); (3) "Management Strategies for Enhancing the Adoption of Technological Innovations" (Mary M. Huston and Anita Grahn); (4) "Training Issues in Management of Information Services in an Advanced Technological World" (Ellen Hoffmann); (5) "The Next Generation of Information Products" (Arnoud de Kemp); (6) "'Free' or 'Fee' Information Resources in Academic Libraries--The Case of Small and/or Developing Countries" (Shmuel Sever); (7) "Providing Scholars with Information from Electronic Books" (Frederick Kilgour); (8) "Micro Management: Multi-Tasking and CD-ROM Applications" (David Price); (9) "CD-ROM-Retrieval in Heterogeneous Networks--Conceptions, Solutions, Conclusions, and Influence on Library Management" (Christian Heinisch); (10) "Co-operative Bibliographic Utilities as a Platform To Support Library Automation and Catalogue Retroconversion in Local Library Systems" (Ronald M. Schmidt); (11) "Managing Information Technology in Academic Libraries" (David R. McDonald); (12) "Information Retrieval at the University Library Vienna--RDB--The Austrian Legal Database" (Renate Niegl); (13) "OPAC Extension to Conventional Data with Bibliographic Expert Systems" (Karl F. Stock); (14) "Teaching End-Users How To Access Online Systems in Libraries and Gaining Access to Online Catalogs through Networks" (Maureen Pastine); (15) "Information Services and Information Utilities--A Management for the User" (Sigrid Reinitzer); and (16) "Information Technology and User Education Management" (Dieter Schmidmaier). A seminar agenda, lists of participants and of participating vendors, and a summary of the conference by Philip Bryant are also provided. (MAB)
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130. Moving Forward: A Discussion on the Revision of the ACRL Information Literacy Standards for Higher Education
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Cahoy, Ellysa Stern, Gibson, Craig, and Jacobson, Trudi
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The first PA Forward Information Literacy Summit was held in State College at the Pennsylvania State University, University Park campus, on Wednesday, July 24, 2013. This summit brought together K-12 and academic librarians from Pennsylvania to discuss current issues in information literacy. This text is a transcript of a discussion between Ellysa Cahoy, past chair of the of the ACRL Information Literacy Competency Standards Committee, and the ACRL Information Literacy Competency Standards Review Task Force, and Craig Gibson and Trudi Jacobson who are currently co-chairs of the ACRL Information Literacy Standards Revision Task Force. This Revision Task Force is charged with reviewing and revising the current ACRL Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education, that were originally adopted by ACRL in 2000. This discussion was about the process by which the Standards came to be under review, some of the issues involved in the review, and the time line for the review and librarian feedback and comment on the process. The PowerPoint presentation which accompanied this discussion, as well as other documents mentioned during the presentation are attached to this transcript as supplemental files. [PowerPoint presentation and other supplemental files are not included in the ERIC version of this document.]
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131. Potholes and Pitfalls on the Road to Authentic Assessment
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Lohmann, Sam, Diller, Karen R., and Phelps, Sue F.
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This case study discusses an assessment project in which a rubric was used to evaluate information literacy (IL) skills as reflected in undergraduate students' research papers. Subsequent analysis sought relationships between the students' IL skills and their contact with the library through various channels. The project proved far longer and more complex than expected and yielded inconclusive results. We reflect on what went wrong and highlight lessons learned in the process. Special attention is paid to issues of project management and statistical analysis, which proved crucial stumbling blocks in the effort to conduct a meaningful authentic assessment.
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132. PREPARING THE EDITION OF PIERO SRAFFA'S "UNPUBLISHED PAPERS AND CORRESPONDENCE"
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Kurz, Heinz D.
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133. Librarians and Degree Seeking: The "Paper Ceiling" and Advancement in Academic Libraries.
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Shore, Nancy, Clement, Kristina, and Adams, Katherine Rose
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ACADEMIC libraries ,ACADEMIC library personnel ,HIGHER education - Abstract
The article present conversations of library professionals & authors Nancy Shore, Kristina Clement and Katherine Rose Adams. Topics include the "paper ceiling" in academic libraries; the motivations behind pursuing doctorates; and the potential benefits and challenges of advanced degrees for academic library professionals. The conversation reflects their experiences with educational advancement and its impact on their career paths within higher education and academic libraries.
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134. Brick and Click Libraries: Proceedings of an Academic Library Symposium (11th, Maryville, Missouri, November 4, 2011)
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Northwest Missouri State University and Baudino, Frank
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Twenty-three scholarly papers and twelve abstracts comprise the content of the eleventh annual Brick and Click Libraries Symposium, held at Northwest Missouri State University in Maryville, Missouri. The peer-reviewed proceedings, authored by academic librarians and presented at the symposium, portray the contemporary and future face of librarianship. The 2011 paper and abstract titles include: (1) Redefining Relevancy in the Electronic Age: The Library as a Real Place (Alberta Davis Comer); (2) E-science and Libraries (for Non Science Librarians) (Eric Snajdr); (3) The Ins and Outs of a Multicultural Library Orientation Session (Tony Garrett); (4) Student Assistants 2.0: Utilizing Your Student Assistant's Capabilities (Carla M. Gruen and Anne M. Wooden); (5) Bridging the Gaps: Teaching Transliteracy (Lane Wilkinson); (6) Proactive Approach to Embedded Services (Charissa Loftis and Valerie Knight); (7) Weed the Stack, Feed the Collection and Harvest the Space (Deborah Provenzano); (8) Making an Impact: The Who, What, Where, Why, and How of Creating a Genre Based Popular Collection in an Academic Library (Kathy Hart, Sara Duff, Lisa Jennings, and Neil Robinson); (9) Info on the Go: Using QR Codes to Enhance the Research Experience (Melissa Mallon); (10) Tweet-a-Librarian: How to Use Twitter for Free Text Messaging Reference (Sonnet Ireland and Faith Simmons); (11) Use It or Lose It: Are One-Time Purchases of Electronic Resources an Effective Use of Limited Funds? (Lea Currie and Kathy Graves); (12) "Full Exposure" of Hidden Collections: Drake University First-Year Students Create a Living Archive (Claudia Thornton Frazer and Susan Breakenridge Fink); (13) From Static HTML to Interactive Drupal: Redesigning a Library Intranet that Enables Collaboration and Social Interaction (Elaine Chen); (14) Demographic Trends of College Students Today and Tomorrow: How Do We Entice Them to Use the Academic Library? (Marie Bloechle and Sian Brannon); (15) A Winning Strategy: University Library and Athletic Department Partnership (Rosalind Alexander); (16) Multilingual Zotero: Its Promises and Limits (Fu Zhuo); (17) A Fine Balance: Tangible or Electronic? (Gretchen Gould); (18) The Advantages of Importing Usage Statistics to Millennium ERM with SUSHI (Li Ma); (19) A Look from Both Sides Now (Melissa Muth); (20) Campus Copyright Support from a University Library (Chris LeBeau and Cindy Thompson); (21) Jack be Nimble...Quick', and Communicative: Flexible Staffing Positions for Changing Technical Services Workflows (Angela Rathmel); (22) Putting the Customer First: Developing and Implementing a Customer Service Plan (Kathy Howell and Lori Mardis); (23) Catch the "Campus Express!" (Brad Reel); (24) Wiki-fy Your Student Worker Program (David Kupas); (25) Smartphone Trends on the UCM Campus: Is it just the Net Generation? (Alice Ruleman); (26) Social Media Wrangling: A Comparison of Feed Tools (Kristen Mastel); (27) Putting QR Codes to the Test (Jason Coleman and Leo Lo); (28) Speaking to the Masses: The Evolution of Library Instruction for SPCM 101, Fundamentals of Speech (Elizabeth Fox and Nancy Marshall); (29) Don't Panic!: Revising Your Collection Development Policy and Putting it into Action (Abbey Rimel, and Andy Small; (30) 2 for the Price of 1: Combining Access Services and Reference Desks (Diane Hunter and Mary E. Anderson); (31) Do I Have the Best Library Website on the Planet or What? (Rene Erlandson and Rachel Erb); (32) Implementing LibAnswers at Multiple Service Points (Elizabeth A. Stephan, Gabe Gossett, and Rebecca Marrall); (33) College Readiness Dialogs: Librarian Collaborations from High School to College (Laurie Hathman, Ken Stewart, Jill Becker, and Danielle Theiss); (34) Fu Can Cook: Using Chinese Cooking Techniques to Teach Library Instruction (Fu Zhuo); and (35) Is There Really an App for That? (Robert Hallis). (Individual papers contain references.) [Abstract modified to meet ERIC guidelines. For the 2010 proceedings, see ED513812.]
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- 2011
135. Four Passages to Information Use Related Phenomena in Bachelor Theses at the Finnish Universities of Applied Sciences
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Kämäräinen, Juha, Mönkkönen, Ilkka, Saarti, Jarmo, Barbosa, Simone Diniz Junqueira, Series Editor, Filipe, Joaquim, Series Editor, Kotenko, Igor, Series Editor, Washio, Takashi, Series Editor, Yuan, Junsong, Series Editor, Zhou, Lizhu, Series Editor, Ghosh, Ashish, Series Editor, Kurbanoğlu, Serap, editor, Špiranec, Sonja, editor, Ünal, Yurdagül, editor, Boustany, Joumana, editor, Huotari, Maija Leena, editor, Grassian, Esther, editor, Mizrachi, Diane, editor, and Roy, Loriene, editor
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- 2019
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136. Adapting the New ACRL Framework to IL Education at Tampere University of Technology
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Sipilä, Miikka, Miettinen, Mervi, Tevaniemi, Johanna, Barbosa, Simone Diniz Junqueira, Series Editor, Filipe, Joaquim, Series Editor, Kotenko, Igor, Series Editor, Washio, Takashi, Series Editor, Yuan, Junsong, Series Editor, Zhou, Lizhu, Series Editor, Ghosh, Ashish, Series Editor, Kurbanoğlu, Serap, editor, Špiranec, Sonja, editor, Ünal, Yurdagül, editor, Boustany, Joumana, editor, Huotari, Maija Leena, editor, Grassian, Esther, editor, Mizrachi, Diane, editor, and Roy, Loriene, editor
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- 2019
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137. Brick and Click Libraries: Proceedings of an Academic Library Symposium (10th, Maryville, Missouri, November 5, 2010)
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Northwest Missouri State University, Baudino, Frank, Ury, Connie Jo, and Park, Sarah G.
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Twenty-one scholarly papers and fifteen abstracts comprise the content of the tenth annual Brick and Click Libraries Symposium, held annually at Northwest Missouri State University in Maryville, Missouri. The peer-reviewed proceedings, authored by academic librarians and presented at the symposium, portray the contemporary and future face of librarianship. The 2010 paper and abstract titles include: (1) Quick & Dirty Library Promotions That Really Work! (Eric Jennings and Kathryn Tvaruzka); (2) Leveraging Technology, Improving Service: Streamlining Student Billing Procedures (Colleen S. Harris); (3) Powerful Partnerships & Great Opportunities: Promoting Archival Resources and Optimizing Outreach to Public and K12 Community (Lea Worcester and Evelyn Barker); (4) Mobile Patrons: Better Services on the Go (Vincci Kwong and Gary Browning); (5) ERMes: An Open Source ERM (Galadriel Chilton and William Doering); (6) All Stressed Out? Enumerating and Eliminating Stress in the Academic Library (Mary Wilkins Jordan); (7) But What Did They Learn? What Classroom Assessment Can Tell You about Student Learning (Catherine Pellegrino); (8) The Impact of Budget Cuts on Acquisitions Workflow (Clint Wrede and Susan Moore); (9) The Library through Students' Eyes: Exploring Student Research Needs in the Brick and Click Space (Julie Gilbert, Anna Hulsberg, Sarah Monson, and Amy Gratz); (10) 23 Things x 600 People = Building an Online Library Learning Experience in Kansas (Heather Braum, Rebecca Brown, Jan Brooks, and Diana Weaver); (11) Keeping the Baby, Throwing Out the Bathwater: Exporting Cataloging Data from a Commercial ILS into a Locally-Developed Catalog (Rob Withers and Rob Casson); (12) My InfoQuest: Collaborative SMS Reference Service (Rene Erlandson and Rachel Erb); (13) Inquiry, Peer Mentors and Collaboration - Redefining How and When to Teach Library Skills (Jennifer McKinnell, Janine Knight, Ben Mccutchen, Roopinder Kaloty, and Jasmine Dhaliwal); (14) From Forgotten Intranet to Successful Wiki: Best Practices for Implementing an Academic Library Staff Wiki (Kristen Costello and Darcy Del Bosque); (15) Current Trends in Library Web Site Redesign with CMS/Drupal (Elaine Chen); (16) Purchase on Demand: Using ILL Requests to Influence Acquisitions (Amy Soma); (17) Electronic Theses and Dissertations: Issues, Alternatives, & Access (Janice Boyer); (18) To Buy and Not Borrow - Does It Pay? (Brad Reel and Erica Conn); (19) A University's Information Literacy Assessment Program "Using Google Docs" (Ma Lei Hsieh and Patricia H. Dawson); (20) Making Significant Cuts to an Approval Plan without Drawing Any Blood (Lea Currie); (21) To Inventory or Not: Findings from Inventory Projects Performed in Two Different Types of Academic Libraries (Jan Sung and Nackil Sung); (22) Thursdays at the Library - or "Be Careful What You Wish for!" (Joyce A. Meldrem); (23) Say This, Not That: Library Instruction for International Students in Intensive English Programs (Andrea Malone); (24) There Are No Limits to Learning! Academic and High School Libraries Collaborate to Teach Information Literacy to High School Seniors (Jeff Simpson and Cendy Cooper); (25) ???A Living Book??? (Shuqin Jiao); (26) Boost Your Use: Promoting E-Resources to Students and Faculty (Andrea Malone); (27) Embedded Librarianship: A Briefing From the Trenches (Galadriel Chilton and Jenifer Holman); (28) Managing the Multi-generational Library (Colleen Harris); (28) Getting Started With Assessment: Using the Minute Paper to Find Trends in Student Learning; (29) No Ballast to Throw Overboard: Restructuring an Already Lean Library for Hard Times (Lisa Wiecki, Adam Haigh, and Mike Berry); (30) Ne How, Hola, Welcome: Coordinating and Providing Meaningful Library Services to International Students (Martha Allen); (31) Access to Video Material in Academic Libraries (Sandra Macke); (32) Reference E-Books: The Other Hidden Collection (Sara E. Morris, Frances Devlin, Judith Emde, and Kathy Graves); (33) Copyright 0 to 60 in One Year (Kati Donaghy); and (34) Getting Ready to Go Mobile: A Primer for the Uninitiated (Rene Erlandson and Rachel Erb). An author/title index is also included. (Individual papers contain references.) [Abstract modified to meet ERIC guidelines. For the 2009 proceedings, see ED507380.]
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- 2010
138. Writing a research paper: students explain their process
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Eleonora Dubicki
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139. Creating and Managing a Repository of Past Exam Papers.
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Maistrovskaya, Mariya and Wang, Rachel
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ACADEMIC libraries , *ARCHIVES , *DATABASE management , *DIGITAL libraries , *INFORMATION resources management , *INFORMATION retrieval , *INFORMATION technology , *METADATA , *UNIVERSITIES & colleges , *WORKFLOW , *ACCESS to information - Abstract
Exam period can be a stressful time for students, and having examples of past papers to help prepare for the tests can be extremely helpful. It is possible that past exams are already shared on your campus--by professors in their specific courses, via student unions or groups, or between individual students. In this article, we will go over the workflows and infrastructure to support the systematic collection, provision of access to, and repository management of past exam papers. We will discuss platform-agnostic considerations of opt-in versus opt-out submission, access restriction, discovery, retention schedules, and more. Finally, we will share the University of Toronto setup, including a dedicated instance of DSpace, batch metadata creation and ingest scripts, and our submission and retention workflows that take into account the varying needs of stakeholders across our three campuses. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2020
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140. Analyzing Citation and Research Collaboration Characteristics of Faculty in Aerospace, Civil and Environmental, Electrical and Computer, and Mechanical Engineering
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Zhang, Li
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This article investigates citation and research collaboration habits of faculty in four engineering departments. The analysis focuses on similarities and differences among the engineering disciplines. Main differences exist in the use of conference papers and technical reports. The age of cited materials varies by discipline and by format. Regarding faculty connection with other subjects, the study finds that aerospace and mechanical engineering faculty collaborate more often with researchers outside their fields, while civil and environmental faculty, as well as electrical and computer engineering faculty, are more likely to cooperate with peers in their fields. Lists of highly cited journals are generated. The paper also provides suggestions for collection management, research assistance, and outreach efforts.
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- 2018
141. Transforming libraries into learning collaborative hubs: the current state of physical spaces and the perceptions of Greek librarians concerning implementation of the “Learning Commons” model
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Garoufali, Angeliki and Garoufallou, Emmanouel
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- 2024
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142. Chatbots in Libraries: A Systematic Literature Review
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Rumeng Yan, Xin Zhao, and Suvodeep Mazumdar
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Chatbots have experienced significant growth over the past decade, with a proliferation of new applications across various domains. Previous studies also demonstrate the trend of new technologies, especially artificial intelligence, being adopted in libraries. The purpose of this study is to determine the current research priorities and findings in the field of chatbots in libraries. A systematic literature review was performed utilising the PRISMA checklist and the databases Scopus and Web of Science, identifying 5734 records. Upon conducting the first screening, abstract screening, full-text assessment, and quality assessments guided by the CASP appraisal checklist, 19 papers were deemed suitable for inclusion in the review. The results of the review indicate that the majority of the existing studies were empirical in nature (primarily adopting qualitative methods) and technology reviews with a focus on reviewing the implementation and maintenance, design, evaluation, characteristics, and application of chatbots. The chatbots of interest were mainly text-based and guided chatbots, with closed-source tools with access portals mostly built on library web pages or integrated with social software. The research findings primarily concerned the development models and necessary tools and technologies, the application of chatbots in libraries. Our systematic review also suggests that studies on chatbots in libraries are still in the early stages. [This paper was presented at the 2023 Libraries in the Digital Age (LIDA) International Conference (Osijek, Croatia, May 24-26, 2023).]
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- 2023
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143. Brick and Click Libraries: Proceedings of an Academic Libraries Symposium (7th, Maryville, Missouri, November 2, 2007)
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Northwest Missouri State Univ., Maryville., Ury, Connie Jo, Baudino, Frank, and Park, Sarah G.
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Twenty-three scholarly papers and eleven abstracts reflect the content of the seventh "Brick and Click Libraries Symposium," held annually at Northwest Missouri State University in Maryville, Missouri. The proceedings, authored by academic librarians and presented at the symposium, portray the contemporary and future face of librarianship. Many of the papers include charts and illustrations, which enhance readers' understanding of the information presented. Several papers describe research projects or deployment of current trends in a specific library setting. Topics incorporate information of interest to librarians working in the areas of reference, instruction, access services, and collection development. The following are included: (1) Introduction (Connie Ury and Frank Baudino); (2) Often Overlooked: Database Users with Disabilities (Chris Le Beau and Rebecca Power) [abstract only]; (3) Are ebooks the Greatest Thing Since Sliced Bread? We Think So, Why Don't They? (Julia F. McGinnis and William M. Meloy); (4) Are We Having Fun Yet? Putting Fun into the Workplace! (Joyce Meldrem); (5) Outsourcing Outreach: Developing a Student Ambassador Program (Kristin J. Whitehair); (6) Representing eJournals in the Library Catalog: Trying to Fit a Square Peg in a Round Hole? (Kelly Smith) [abstract only]; (7) At the "Point-of-Need": Usage Patterns of Streaming Video Tutorials (Jack M. Maness); (8) The Impact of Usage Statistics (Bob Schufreider and Ed Goedeken) [abstract only]; (9) Government Information in the All-Electronic Age and the Implications for Libraries (Laura Sare); (10) Thinking inside the Box: Applying Design Principles to Your Physical Library (Denyse K. Sturges) [abstract only]; (11) Keeping on Track (Lori Mardis, Lisa Jennings, Kathy Ferguson, and Sara Duff) [abstract only]; (12) Designing YouTube Instructional Videos to Enhance Information Literacy (Robert Monge); (13) Communicating and Training across the Hours: Using Course-Management Software to EnhanceStudent Training and Build Community (Peggy L. Kaney, Brande M. Flack, and Donna G. Graham); (14) Oral History in the Library: Collecting and Preserving "Voices" (Tanya Finchum and Juliana Nykolaiszyn); (15) ERM on a Shoestring (Dalene Hawthorne) [abstract only]; (16) Mabee Wikis Are Better: Transitioning from Static Research Guides to Wikis (Tony Greco, Cal Melick, Heather Smith-Collins, and Kelley Weber); (17) When the Whole Is Greater than the Sum of Its Part(ner)s: Northwestern Partnerships for Success (Denise M. Shorey and Bob Davis) [abstract only]; (18) Weeding the Storage Facility: WorldCat Collection Analysis as a De-Selection Tool (Mary C. Aagard) [abstract only]; (19) Measure for Measure: Developing an Assessment Plan for Access Services (Robin Ewing) [abstract only]; (20) The Librarian as Hacker, Getting More from Google (R. Philip Reynolds); (21) The Online Information Literacy Game: A Trivial Pursuit? (Scott Rice and Amy Harris); (22) Supporting Campus Publications at the University of Kansas Libraries (Brian Rosenblum and Holly Mercer); (23) Digg This: Tagging and Social Collaboration on the Web (Keri Cascio) [abstract only]; (24) A Semester Long Library Research Course (Pamela M. Salela and Julie M. Chapman); (25) Information Literacy: Creating Modules for Summarizing and Evaluating Quantitative Studies in Education and Psychology (Jose A. Montelongo); (26) Not Just Q & A! Teaching through Digital Reference (Frances Devlin, John Stratton, and Lea Currie); (27) Understanding Evolving User Requirements in the Library New Media Service (Sean Cordes); (28) Enhancing Library Services through Support Staff Training: A Unique Approach (Jill Becker and Monica Claassen-Wilson); (29) Looking at the Whole Pie & One Piece at a Time: Measuring Our Instructional Delivery (Connie Ury and Gary Ury); (30) Developing a Digital Collection (Edwin B. Burgess); (31) Blackboard to the Rescue: Use of Course Management Systems in Employee Management and Training (Marian G. Davis and Robert Hallis); (32) The MOBIUS-YBP Statewide Purchasing Plan: First Year Implementation Experiences (Dennis L. Goodyear, Jean Eaglesfield, and Robert Frizzell) [abstract only]; (33) Journey of Incorporating Portable Media Players into Library Services (Larisa Hart and Amy Presley) [abstract only]; (34) Strategies for Preparedness for Library Disasters: The ILL Response (Sarah McHone-Chase); and (35) Web Based Photo Database: Creation and Maintenance on a Shoestring (Raleigh Muns). An author/title index is also included. (Individual papers contain references.) [Abstract modified to meet ERIC guidelines. For the 2006 proceedings, see ED493910.]
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144. FBI Attempt to Screen Archive Prompts Fears: Journalist's Family Wants to Block Search of Papers Held by University
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Carlson, Scott
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During his life and career as a muckraking journalist in Washington, Jack Anderson cultivated secret sources throughout the halls of government--sources who passed on information that allowed Anderson to investigate and write about Watergate, CIA assassination schemes, and countless scandals. His syndicated column, Washington Merry-Go-Round, earned him the enmity of the corrupt and powerful--so much so that during the Watergate years, associates of Nixon had discussed assassinating the columnist. They never went through with the plot. Anderson died in December at the age of 83. His archive, some 200 boxes now being held by George Washington University's library, could be a trove of information about state secrets, dirty dealings, political maneuverings, and old-fashioned investigative journalism, open for historians and up-and-coming reporters to see. But the government wants to see the documents before anyone else. This article reports on the Federal Bureau of Investigation's interest to examine the Anderson archive which caused outrage among members of the Anderson family and has stoked the fears of librarians and academics.
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145. Enhancing the Quality of the Library Processes - Benchmarking Workplace Information Literacy and Numeracy Practices and Communication Tools in Two European University Libraries
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Balagué, Núria, Saarti, Jarmo, Barbosa, Simone Diniz Junqueira, Series editor, Chen, Phoebe, Series editor, Filipe, Joaquim, Series editor, Kotenko, Igor, Series editor, Sivalingam, Krishna M., Series editor, Washio, Takashi, Series editor, Yuan, Junsong, Series editor, Zhou, Lizhu, Series editor, Kurbanoğlu, Serap, editor, Boustany, Joumana, editor, Špiranec, Sonja, editor, Grassian, Esther, editor, Mizrachi, Diane, editor, and Roy, Loriene, editor
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146. The Faculty-Focused Model of Information Literacy: Insights from the Faculty Development Literature
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Hammons, Jane
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In a faculty-focused, or "teach the teachers" (TTT) model of information literacy (IL), librarians would spend a significant portion of their time on faculty development. To support the adoption of this approach, there needs to be evidence that librarians can act effectively as faculty developers and that faculty development (also referred to as academic or educational development) can produce positive changes in teaching practices and student learning. This paper explores the faculty development literature in order to better understand the potential of the faculty-focused model of IL. Two research questions guided the review. What can the literature on the effectiveness of faculty development tell us about the potential of the faculty development approach to IL? Additionally, what insight can the literature on the background, experiences, and identity of faculty developers provide to our understanding of librarians acting as faculty developers? The analysis provides indications that a model of IL instruction focused on faculty could support increased integration of IL into the curriculum, as well as additional evidence that faculty development should be considered a viable role for librarians. However, the review also surfaced concerns about the identity and status of developers and the challenges of assessing faculty development that are relevant to librarians' adoption of the faculty-focused model of IL. By exploring the faculty development literature as part of a consideration of the TTT approach to IL, this paper provides a valuable perspective to the ongoing debates about the future of IL.
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147. 2022 Brick & Click: An Academic Library Conference (22nd, Maryville, Missouri, November 4, 2022)
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Northwest Missouri State University, Baudino, Frank, Johnson, Carolyn, Jones, Sarah, and Meneely, Becky
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Fourteen scholarly papers and eight abstracts comprise the content of the twenty-second annual Brick & Click Libraries Conference, held annually at Northwest Missouri State University in Maryville, Missouri. The proceedings, authored by academic librarians and presented at the conference, portray the contemporary and future face of librarianship. The 2022 paper and abstract titles include: (1) Starvation Feedback Loop: Examining a Looming Danger to Academic Libraries (Eric Deatherage); (2) Minding The Gap: Creating Connections Between Secondary and Post-Secondary Librarians for Student Success (Stephanie Hallam, Elizabeth Rudloff, and Mary Bangert); (3) Libraries Collaborate Across the State: Using Metadata to Make a Portal Work for Our Researchers and Our Content (Amanda Harlan and Lora Farrell); (4) Understanding Creative Commons to Help Promote Open Educational Resources on Your Campus (Isabel Soto-Luna, Craig Finlay, and Lona Oerther); (5) Library Renovation: One Library's Perspective (Tisha M. Zelner); (6) Spot The Clues: Reference Interviewing at the Digital Desk (Christopher Edwards); (7) Librarian as Composition Instructor (Anthony Kaiser); (8) Capitalizing On Your Students' Talents for the Betterment of Your Library: Creating a Student Internship (Camille Abdeljawad); (9) Disinformation, Misinformation, Bias News, Propaganda, and Credible Sources: Do Librarian, Teaching Professors, and Student Definitions Align? (Lindsay Brownfield); (10) It Takes a Village: Building a Born Digital Processing Workflow from the Ground Up (Erin Wolfe, Letha Johnson, Marcella Huggard, and Molly Herring); (11) Moving Beyond the One-Shot Instruction Session (David Arredondo and Taekyung Park); (12) Libguides with Standards: Working Across Campus to Create Best Practices for Accessible Libguides (Monica Maher); (13) We Here: Meeting International Student Needs for a Better Library Service During the COVID-19 Pandemic (Fu Zhuo and Sarah Winston); (14) Virtual Reference: What's in a Name? (Victor Dominguez Baeza and Beth Fuchs); (15) Connecting Research to Real-Life: Examples from a Credit-Bearing Information Literacy Class (Jennifer Joe); (16) The Razor's Edge: Intellectual Freedom in Libraries and Beyond (Sean Bird); (17) The Unreliable Narrator and News Veracity and Bias: Can Literary Techniques Enhance Information Literacy Instruction? (Rachel Hammer); (18) Muscling Through Study Room Maintenance (Danielle Westmark); (19) Weeding in an Hour a Day (Charissa Loftis); (20) The Whole is Greater than the Sum of the Parts… Creating a Team to Tackle the Impossible (Martha Allen); (21) Fat-Cat Giveaway: Finding Community Collaborators for a Library Giveaway (Jennifer Gravley); and (22) Little Scrappy's Search: Collaborating on a Library Breakout (Jo Monahan). [For the 2021 proceedings, see ED618455.]
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148. Natalia Shelikhova: Russian Oligarch of Alaska Commerce . Edited and translated by Dawn Lea Black and Alexander Yu. Petrov . (, University of Alaska Press , 2010. xlix + 237 pp. $29.95 paper and digital)
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149. Toward Redefining Library Research Support Services in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand: An Evidence-Based Practice Approach
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Alisa Howlett, Eleanor Colla, and Rebecca Joyce
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An increasingly complex and demanding research landscape has seen university libraries rapidly evolve their services. While research data management, bibliometrics, and research impact services have predominantly featured in the literature to date, the full scope of support libraries are currently providing to their institutions is unknown. This paper aims to present an up-to-date view of the scope and extent of research support services by university libraries across Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand. A coding process analyzed content data from university library websites. Eleven research support areas were identified. Service delivery is split between synchronous and asynchronous modes. This paper describes a lived experience of an evidence-based library and information practice approach to improving research support services at two Australian university libraries, and while it highlights continued maturation of research support services, more research is needed to better understand influences on service development.
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- 2024
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150. Repurposing University Library Spaces for Improved Learning Satisfaction: The Moderating Role of Organizational Size
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Samuel Owusu-Ansah
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This paper investigates the moderating influence of library size on the relationship between library space attributes and learning satisfaction. Employing a quantitative methodology, a sample of 196 university library users in Ghana was selected to investigate the perceived impact of repurposed library spaces on learning satisfaction. The author conducted an empirical analysis to examine how organizational size (the total number of workers at a particular location) moderates the association between library space attributes (including access and linkages [physical location and proximity to campus resources], usage patterns [highlights the hours when users are most active and displays when a specific app is utilized during the day], sociability [the propensity and corresponding abilities to look for friendship, interact with others, and take part in social activities], and comfort [a state of physically ease and freedom from pain or constraint]) and the learning satisfaction of users. The research, administered through a closed-ended questionnaire, underscored the significant influence of access and linkages, usage patterns, sociability, and the physical environment on users' satisfaction levels. These four library space attributes together accounted for 13.1% of the variance in learning satisfaction, according to a multiple regression study conducted with SPSS version 27. Nevertheless, moderation analysis showed that there was no statistically significant relationship (p = 0.3370) between the characteristics of the library space and learning satisfaction through organizational size. The paper recommends adaptations to library designs to better align with the evolving learning needs of university library users in Ghana. A notable suggestion is the transformation of university libraries into dynamic physical spaces known as "learning commons" on campuses.
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