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María Evelia Emerson – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2025
Diversity audits are frequently used as an assessment method to measure the diversity of a library collection. Yet, there is not frequent research on the aftermath of diversity audits, especially in the context of comparing data from several audits to assess the difference in the makeup of a library collection. In this article, the author…
Descriptors: Library Materials, Library Services, Evaluation Methods, Diversity
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Chen, Yu-Hui; Germain, Carol Anne; Rorissa, Abebe – College & Research Libraries, 2023
This study compares library web usability practices in 2007 and 2020 at academic libraries that are institutional members of the Association of Research Libraries. The authors performed chi-square and t-tests to determine whether there were differences in establishing policies/standards/guidelines (PSGs), conducting usability tests, and providing…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Web Sites, Usability, Time Perspective
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Duane Wilson – College & Research Libraries, 2024
This paper provides a historical literature review of the subject librarian position. The subject librarian position was originally created to support patrons in specific subjects. Since the position's creation, a subject librarian's foundational duties have consisted of collection development, reference, instruction, and liaison. Though liaison…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disciplines, Librarians, Library Role, Library Services
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Challen R. Wright; Rayla E. Tokarz – Journal of Electronic Resources Librarianship, 2024
To identify potential needs for primary source collections, this study examines course descriptions and student learning outcomes from the University General Course Catalog of the University of Nevada, Reno. Primary source collection development analysis has not been a focus for librarianship literature. This study uses OpenRefine to analyze words…
Descriptors: Library Services, Primary Sources, Electronic Publishing, Media Adaptation