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Kot, Felly Chiteng; Jones, Jennifer L. – College & Research Libraries, 2015
This study uses three cohorts of first-time, full-time undergraduate students (N = 8,652) at a large, metropolitan, public research university to examine the impact of student use of three library resources (workstations, study rooms, and research clinics) on academic performance. To deal with self-selection bias and estimate this impact more…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Cohort Analysis, Research Universities, Library Services
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Pampaloni, Andrea M.; Bird, Nora J. – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2014
This study evaluates whether or not community college libraries have in place the characteristics necessary to develop digital branch libraries to meet the expanding and changing needs of their publics. Using Hon and Grunig's (1999) relationship building criteria as a framework, 98 community college library websites were analyzed to determine…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Community Colleges, Electronic Libraries, Web Sites
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Berndt-Morris, Elizabeth; Minnis, Samantha M. – Journal of Library & Information Services In Distance Learning, 2014
When looking for ways to improve library services, we considered what data sources were readily available to us and how we could harvest and use this data. We investigated three years of chat reference statistics at Central Michigan University, a large research institution, to gain a better understanding of our patrons' chat behavior. We then…
Descriptors: Library Services, Computer Mediated Communication, Discourse Analysis, Network Analysis
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Gemmicka Piper; Mahasin Ameen; M. Sara Lowe – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2023
This study surveyed librarians and staff at Association of Research Libraries (ARL) member institutions to determine who assembles social justice guides (that is, LibGuides), what motivated the creation of such guides, and how these guides are deployed. Additionally, the survey gauged employee perceptions of library and institutional responses to…
Descriptors: Research Libraries, Social Justice, Web Sites, User Needs (Information)
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Beyer, Charlotte – Changing English: Studies in Culture and Education, 2013
This article explores teaching and learning perspectives in relation to a first-year English Literature module on foundational literary texts and considers the value of certain assessment modes. The essay discusses methodological and pedagogical questions and argues that the module provides a contextual platform from which first-year students are…
Descriptors: English Literature, Humanities, Undergraduate Students, Reflection
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Andrews, Judith; Eade, Eleanor – New Review of Academic Librarianship, 2013
Birmingham City University's Library and Learning Resources' strategic aim is to improve student satisfaction. A key element is the achievement of the Customer Excellence Standard. An important component of the standard is the mapping of services to improve quality. Library and Learning Resources has developed a methodology to map these…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Library Research, Library Services, User Satisfaction (Information)
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Tella, Adeyinka; Olarongbe, Shuaib Agboola; Akanbi-Ademolake, Hauwa Bolanle; Adisa, Mulikat Y. – New Review of Academic Librarianship, 2013
The attractiveness of social networking sites (SNSs) has extended to almost all professionals in numerous human organizations including the library. Librarians as a result of this development are now making use of these sites to connect to other libraries and librarians both within and outside their environment. However, it is observed that the…
Descriptors: Social Networks, Academic Libraries, Librarian Attitudes, Mass Media Use
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Chawner, Brenda; Oliver, Gillian – Australian Academic & Research Libraries, 2013
A survey of New Zealand academic subject/reference librarians was conducted in mid-2011 to identify the most highly valued knowledge, skills and competencies of reference librarians working in libraries in the tertiary sector. The project was part of an international collaborative project involving 13 countries. The results from New Zealand show…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Foreign Countries, Reference Services, Librarians
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Anderson, Craig; Pham, Jeanie – Australian Academic & Research Libraries, 2013
The increasing availability and prominence of e-books has led to a perception in some quarters that the requirement for physical books is decreasing, as most, or all scholarly material is openly available in digital form. Some academic administrators and librarians have suggested that it may be possible or desirable to have a solely, or…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Foreign Countries, Periodicals, Printed Materials
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Jarrett, Kylie – Australian Academic & Research Libraries, 2012
In September 2011, Flinders University Library launched FindIt@Flinders, the Primo discovery layer search to provide simultaneous results from the Library's collections and subscription databases. This research project was an exploratory case study which aimed to show whether students were finding relevant information for their course learning and…
Descriptors: Research Libraries, Library Services, Feedback (Response), Usability
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Devine, Christopher J.; Gauder, Heidi; Pautz, Michelle C. – Journal of Political Science Education, 2021
This article discusses a collaborative effort between political science faculty members and a research librarian, designed to determine whether structured library interventions with students over the course of a semester yield improvement in students' information literacy skills. Using the ACRL Framework for Information Literacy for Higher…
Descriptors: Political Science, Information Literacy, College Faculty, Research Libraries
Northam, Sarah H. – Computers in Libraries, 2012
Reference librarians are constantly balancing their reference duties against other duties, for example, collection development and departmental liaison. The author works as a reference librarian at Texas A&M University-Commerce Libraries in Commerce, Texas. The university has approximately 11,000 students, a large number of whom are…
Descriptors: Reference Services, Library Services, Librarians, Library Administration
Hardin, Rebecca M. – School Library Monthly, 2012
The word "evaluation" often strikes fear in people, but the author is different. She has always been a person who thought of evaluation, in any form, as a way to make her better and help her strive for excellence. So naturally when her library supervisor announced at a meeting that they were going to do the American Association of School…
Descriptors: Library Services, Program Evaluation, School Libraries, Librarians
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Ducas, Ada; Michaud-Oystryk, Nicole; Speare, Marie – College & Research Libraries, 2020
The academic library profession is being redefined by the shifting research and scholarly landscape, the transformation in higher education, and advances in technology. A survey of librarians working in Canada's research-intensive universities was conducted to explore new and emerging roles. This study focuses on librarians' activities in:…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Academic Libraries, Research Libraries, Library Role
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Kha, Sanya Minh; Mai, Truong Thi Ngoc – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2019
As Vietnamese universities have gradually shifted their investment into research development, the roles and duties of librarians have also changed. Academic librarians not only provide research support but also can contribute to the research performance of their university. This study explores the research participation of librarians at Vietnamese…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Academic Libraries, Research Libraries, Librarians
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