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Uwaifo, Stephen Osahon – Program: Electronic Library and Information Systems, 2008
Purpose: The paper seeks to examine the health risks faced when using computer-based systems by library staff in Nigerian libraries. Design/methodology/approach: The paper uses a survey research approach to carry out this investigation. Findings: The investigation reveals that the perceived health risk does not predict perceived ease of use of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Universities, Research Libraries, Academic Libraries
Epps, Sharon K. – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2008
Effective leadership and increasing diversity are central concerns in the library profession. Using qualitative interviewing and research methods, this study identifies the attributes, knowledge, and skills that African American women need in order to be successful leaders in today's Association of Research Libraries (ARL). These findings indicate…
Descriptors: African Americans, Females, Research Methodology, Leadership Effectiveness
Young, Jeffrey R. – Chronicle of Higher Education, 2008
A group of major universities has been quietly working for the past two years to build one of the largest online collections of books ever assembled, by pooling the millions of volumes that Google has scanned in its partnership with university libraries. One of the most important functions of the project, say its leaders, who unveiled the giant…
Descriptors: Institutional Cooperation, Research Libraries, Academic Libraries, Library Services
Weintraub, Jennifer; Wisner, Melissa – Computers in Libraries, 2008
In September 2007, Yale University Library (YUL) and Microsoft agreed to partner in a large-scale project to digitize 100,000 books from the YUL collections--an ambitious effort that would substantially increase the library's digitized holdings, particularly in the area of its own text collections. YUL has been digitizing materials from its…
Descriptors: Research Libraries, Art Materials, Academic Libraries, Library Materials
Ma, Yan – Journal of Visual Literacy, 2015
This article examines visual literacy education and research for library and information science profession to educate the information professionals who will be able to execute and implement the ACRL (Association of College and Research Libraries) Visual Literacy Competency Standards successfully. It is a continuing call for inclusion of visual…
Descriptors: Visual Literacy, Library Education, Information Science Education, Competence
Isah, Abdulmumin; Mutshewa, Athulang; Serema, Batlang; Kenosi, Lekoko – New Review of Academic Librarianship, 2015
This article traces the historical development of Digital Libraries (DLs), examines some DL initiatives in developed and developing countries and uses 5S Theory as a lens for analyzing the focused DLs. The analysis shows that present-day systems, in both developed and developing nations, are essentially content and user centric, with low level…
Descriptors: Electronic Libraries, Intellectual History, Academic Standards, Management Information Systems
Farkas, Meredith Gorran; Hinchliffe, Lisa Janicke; Houk, Amy Harris – College & Research Libraries, 2015
In an environment in which libraries need to demonstrate value, illustrating how the library contributes to student learning is critical. Gathering and analyzing data to tell the library's story as well as identify areas for improvement require commitment, time, effort, and resources--all components of a culture of assessment. This paper presents…
Descriptors: Barriers, Academic Libraries, Influences, Organizational Culture
Graziano, Vince – College & Research Libraries, 2016
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) Studies and the broader discipline of sexuality studies are multidisciplinary fields that require a different approach to collection development in academic libraries. Many library collections budgets reflect the traditional divisions by academic department, and multidisciplinary fields often…
Descriptors: Citations (References), Library Materials, Ownership, Graduate Students
Hostetler, Kirsten; DeSilva, Michele – Public Services Quarterly, 2016
Librarians at Central Oregon Community College's Barber Library explored how to best serve the needs of three satellite campuses across a large geographic region. While initially intending to start an embedded librarianship program, a pair of surveys showed the relationships and awareness necessary for the foundation of such a program were…
Descriptors: Multicampus Colleges, Academic Libraries, Community Colleges, Consciousness Raising
Chen, Yu-Hui; Germain, Carol Anne; Rorissa, Abebe – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2011
Library/information science professionals need a clearly articulated definition of usability/Web usability to implement intuitive websites. In this study, the authors analyzed usability definitions provided by the ARL library professionals and those found in the library/information science and computer science-information systems literature.…
Descriptors: Information Scientists, Information Needs, User Needs (Information), Definitions
Burke, Liz – Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, 2008
This article reports on a project which was undertaken in 2006 to investigate the current modes and methods for delivering reference services in Australian academic libraries. The project included a literature review to assist in providing a definition of reference services as well as a snapshot of statistics showing staff and patron numbers from…
Descriptors: Research Libraries, Academic Libraries, Reference Services, Library Services
American Association of School Librarians, 2018
AASL's new integrated standards are designed to empower leaders to transform teaching and learning. The new "National School Library Standards for Learners, School Librarians, and School Libraries" reflect an evolution of AASL Standards, building on philosophical foundations and familiar elements of previous standards while featuring the…
Descriptors: National Standards, School Libraries, Educational Environment, Best Practices
Howze, Philip C. – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 2008
One hundred twenty five applications for an entry-level librarian position were examined to determine whether a search committee at one major Midwestern university library chose finalists based on form over substance, and whether candidates who met the required qualifications were advanced to the finalist pool. Methodology determined the number of…
Descriptors: Search Committees (Personnel), Case Studies, Librarians, Personnel Selection
Armstrong, David – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The purpose of this study was to describe undergraduate students' experiences and perceptions of online courses based on interviews, observations, and online focus groups. I describe (a) motivational and learner characteristics within online classes, (b) the positive and negative aspects of online courses as experienced by students, (c) what…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Undergraduate Students, Student Attitudes, Distance Education
Etches-Johnson, Amanda; Baird, Catherine – Journal of Web Librarianship, 2010
The days of top-down communication and controlled internal messages at a library organization are--or should be--behind us. Modern libraries must be fluid and flexible organizations with equally nimble internal communication infrastructures in place to keep up with the fast-paced environments that have been created in these organizations. As is…
Descriptors: Research Libraries, Internet, Knowledge Management, Database Management Systems