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Shelley, Anne; Derden, Julia M.; Gibson, Sally – Education Libraries, 2018
In this project, co-investigators explored how college and university curriculum centers are addressing challenges with K-12 electronic textbooks (particularly acquisition, cataloging, and access) and implementing technology-focused services for pre-service teachers. The results of this research have provided guidance for planning the future of…
Descriptors: Instructional Materials, State Universities, Textbooks, Educational Technology
Mills, Linda – School Library Monthly, 2012
"It's raining, it's pouring, the old man is snoring!" "The itsy, bitsy spider crawled up the waterspout, down came the rain and washed the spider out. Out came the sun and dried up all the rain, and the itsy, bitsy spider went up the spout again." What do children's nursery rhymes have to do with the school library? The author begins by telling a…
Descriptors: School Libraries, Library Facilities, Facilities Management, Structural Elements (Construction)
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Thompson, Susan – Journal of Access Services, 2015
Libraries have become increasingly interested in studying the use of spaces within their buildings. Traditional methods for tracking library building use, such as gate counts, provide little information on what patrons do once they are in the library; therefore, new methods for studying space usage are being developed. Particularly promising are…
Descriptors: Libraries, Observation, Telecommunications, Handheld Devices
Hughes-Hassell, Sandra – School Library Monthly, 2013
President Obama signed the "White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for African Americans" on July 26, 2012. This executive order recognizes that many "African Americans lack equal access to highly effective teachers and principals, safe schools, and challenging college preparatory classes, and disproportionately experience…
Descriptors: African Americans, Youth, School Libraries, Library Services
Wernick, Laura – American School & University, 2011
Libraries are changing. Although they still provide access to information, they also are tasked with teaching new users how to take advantage of available resources. They are expanding their role as community-wide help centers while continuing to be a place for reflection, sharing and learning. Shelves filled with rows upon rows of books no longer…
Descriptors: School Libraries, Library Services, Library Facilities, Change
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Graboyes, Alanna S. – Educational Leadership, 2012
The library at George C. Marshall High School in Fairfax County, Virginia, needed an update to better meet the needs of 21st century students. A major renovation was in the works, but head librarian Graboyes wanted to do something to make the library useful and appealing for current students. With careful budgeting and donations of time and money,…
Descriptors: Librarians, Libraries, High Schools, Library Facilities
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Cesari, Lindsay – Knowledge Quest, 2014
When designing a school library space and deciding how to arrange resources, it is important to consider multiple components of adolescent development, including social, emotional, and behavioral aspects. Acknowledging these developmental facets and their importance can provide additional justification for some of the more controversial aspects of…
Descriptors: School Libraries, Library Administration, Library Facilities, Adolescents
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Ikolo, Violet E. – International Journal of Information and Communication Technology Education, 2015
The study focused on users' satisfaction with library services at the Delta State University main Library, Abraka, Delta State. The objective was to find out if users are satisfied with the services, facilities, the library environment, information sources and staff of the library. Using the descriptive survey design, the population for the study…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, College Libraries, Student Satisfaction
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Teel, Linda – Education Libraries, 2013
Transforming space to facilitate and compliment learning has become an integral component in the redesign and renovation of academic libraries. This article offers a framework of discussion based on the redesign and renovation of the existing curriculum materials center at East Carolina University Joyner Library. The curriculum materials center,…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Library Facilities, Facility Improvement, Educational Facilities Design
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Cunningham, Heather V.; Tabur, Susanne – Journal of Learning Spaces, 2012
Even though students are not using the print collection, they still choose to go to the library for academic pursuits. The continuing preferences of students for library space can be examined in the light of a hierarchy of needs made up of layers of access and linkages, of uses and activities, of sociability, and of comfort and image. A space…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Library Facilities, Educational Facilities Design, Space Utilization
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Molteni, Valeria E.; Goldman, Crystal; Oulc'hen, Enora – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2014
The King Library in San José, California, is a unique combination of academic and public library. It serves the diverse populations of the City of San José and San José State University (SJSU). This article provides analysis of data collected in a study on the concept of "library as place" and SJSU students' sense of belonging toward the…
Descriptors: Urban Universities, Academic Libraries, Public Libraries, Shared Resources and Services
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Ravenwood, Clare; Stephens, Derek; Walton, Graham – New Review of Academic Librarianship, 2015
Many factors and pressures affect decisions made in UK university libraries on opening hours especially 24/7. This article reports on a project to examine the decision-making process, influential factors, and stakeholders. A workshop for senior library managers in the East Midlands was held to gather data and share experiences. From analysis of…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Working Hours, Scheduling, Library Policy
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Shane, Jackie – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 2012
This article stresses the importance of building design above technology as a relatively inexpensive way to reduce energy costs for a library. Emphasis is placed on passive solar design for heat and daylighting, but also examines passive ventilation and cooling, green roofs, and building materials. Passive design is weighed against technologies…
Descriptors: Library Facilities, Energy Conservation, Lighting, Ventilation
Bostick, Sharon L.; Irwin, Bryan – Educational Facility Planner, 2012
Renovating, expanding or building new libraries today is a challenge on several levels. Libraries in general are faced with image issues, such as the assumption that a library building exists only to house print material followed by the equally erroneous assumption that everything is now available online, thus rendering a physical building…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Educational Facilities Design, Educational Facilities Improvement, Library Facilities
Kaser, Dick – Computers in Libraries, 2011
Last fall, Information Today, Inc.'s research division, Unisphere Research, conducted a survey of more than 1,200 public, academic, government, and special librarians with budget authority in North America. The study determined that after a couple of devastating years, most libraries are projecting budget stabilization in 2011. Naturally,…
Descriptors: Library Services, Librarians, Budgets, Budgeting
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