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Couture, Juliann; Bretón, Jimena; Dommermuth, Emily; Floersch, Natasha; Ilett, Darren; Nowak, Kristine; Roberts, Lindsay; Watson, Renae – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2021
Although extensive research has looked at first-generation college students' experiences, little has examined the role of the library in their academic lives. This article reports the results of an exploratory study to better understand the experiences of first-generation college students at three universities. Key findings of this study focus on…
Descriptors: First Generation College Students, Academic Libraries, Student Experience, Self Advocacy
Head, Alison J. – Project Information Literacy, 2016
This paper identifies approaches, challenges, and best practices related to planning and designing today's academic library learning spaces. As part of the Project Information Literacy (PIL) Practitioner Series, qualitative data is presented from 49 interviews conducted with a sample of academic librarians, architects, and library consultants.…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Library Facilities, Educational Facilities Planning, Educational Facilities Design
Sewell, Bethany B. – Journal of Access Services, 2013
In the spring of 2011, the Penrose Library at the University of Denver began the process of storing all materials, services, and staff to temporary locations in preparation for a building renovation project. The library was faced with the challenge of delivering all materials from an off-site storage facility within two hours of request. A new…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Library Services, Library Materials, Storage
Foster, Nancy Fried, Ed. – Council on Library and Information Resources, 2014
This report is based on a series of presentations at the second CLIR Seminar on "Participatory Design of Academic Libraries," held at the University of Rochester's River Campus June 5-7, 2013. Participatory design is a relatively recent approach to understanding library user behavior. It is based on techniques used in anthropological and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Users (Information), Design, Participation
Brown-Sica, Margaret S. – College & Research Libraries, 2012
A data-gathering project using elements of Participatory Action Research was conducted at the Auraria Library, which serves the University of Colorado Denver, the Metropolitan State College of Denver and the Community College of Denver. The project was administered in order to shape a plan to develop a Learning Commons environment at the library.…
Descriptors: Library Facilities, Academic Libraries, Urban Universities, State Colleges
Oder, Norman – Library Journal, 2010
Beyond the sprawling Denver International Airport, there's little to put Adams County, Colorado, on the map. The region's light rail only stretches south, so Adams County, a mostly working-class zone to the northeast, has come late to growth. There's no central city; the community is dominated by strip malls, big-box stores, and new developments.…
Descriptors: Public Libraries, Counties, Library Administration, Library Development
Baudino, Frank, Ed.; Johnson, Carolyn, Ed.; Young, Natasha, Ed.; Weese, Bailey, Ed. – Online Submission, 2018
Sixteen scholarly papers and twenty abstracts comprise the content of the eighteenth 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.…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Inclusion, Homosexuality, Sexual Orientation
Dempsey, Beth – Library Journal, 2009
Despite the recent turmoil in the U.S. economy, most libraries that were tracked by "Library Journal" won their referenda at a rate just slightly lower than 2007. Nearly three-quarters of operating referenda passed. Building referenda under $10 million passed at a whopping 85%, with those over $10 million batting slightly better than…
Descriptors: Bond Issues, Library Facilities, Financial Support, Voting
Kasowitz-Scheer, Abby – Educators' Spotlight Digest, 2009
Many academic libraries have embraced the concept of the information commons or the learning commons. These library spaces consist of collections of tools, services and programs intended to enhance the student learning experience. According to Scott Bennett (2008), an information commons supports learning, while the learning commons…
Descriptors: Institutional Mission, Academic Libraries, Learning Experience, Higher Education
Ury, Connie Jo, Ed.; Baudino, Frank, Ed.; Park, Sarah G., Ed. – Online Submission, 2009
Twenty-one scholarly papers and fourteen abstracts comprise the content of the ninth 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…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Cataloging, Computer Software Evaluation, Student Employment
Kirwin, Florence M. – 1979
This document analyzes the social and demographic characteristics of Pitkin County, Colorado (population 12,000) and the Pitkin County Library located in Aspen (24,000 volumes). The report contains statistics gathered from the 1978 Mid-Term U.S. Bureau Census of Pitkin County, as well as other statistics from local, state, and federal sources; the…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Community Characteristics, Community Study, County Libraries
Lietzau, Zeth; Lance, Keith Curry; Dickenson, Don – Online Submission, 2005
Seven issues of Fast Facts from the Library Research Service that cover information from libraries across Colorado are contained in this document. These issues focus on topics from various library sectors and include patron use of AskColorado (a statewide virtual reference service) and the rising use of online services, Colorado public library…
Descriptors: Library Research, Reference Services, Public Libraries, Librarians

Cain, Kathleen – Community & Junior College Libraries, 2001
Describes the partnership between the state of Colorado, represented by Front Range Community College (FRCC), and the City of Westminster, Colorado, represented by the Westminster Public Library, which led to the creation of a joint-use library. Reports that College Hill Library occupies 76,000 square feet and serves about 500,000 patrons a year.…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, College Libraries, Community Colleges, Information Services
Ladd, Boyd – 1979
Based on the National Center for Education Statistics' (NCES) surveys of public libraries (1974), public school library/media centers (1974), and academic libraries (1975), this assessment of library needs presents statistical data on libraries in the state of Colorado. Resources examined include staff, collection materials, acquisition of…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Resources Centers, Library Collections
Johns, Claude, Jr., Ed.; Moore, Beverly, Ed. – 1985
This master plan for Colorado academic libraries assesses current strengths and weaknesses of public and private academic libraries in the state and forecasts the role of academic libraries in support of higher education. The plan consists of a series of recommendations divided into six related and overlapping sections: access, collection…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Library Administration, Library Collection Development
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