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Sue McDowall; Sally Boyd; Natalie Campbell; Jessie Dong – New Zealand Council for Educational Research, 2025
This report presents the findings of a research project carried out for the School Library Association of New Zealand Aotearoa Te Puna Whare Matauranga a Kura (SLANZA) and the National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa (the National Library) in 2024. School libraries are not mandatory in Aotearoa New Zealand schools.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, School Libraries, Library Services, Library Materials
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William H. Weare; Jaena Alabi; John Fullerton – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2025
This qualitative research study explored current reference models in academic libraries to determine what's working well and what isn't. Researchers conducted semi-structured interviews with 15 participants overseeing reference services at large, land-grant universities. The findings suggest that there is still perceived value in point-of-need,…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Library Services, Library Administration, Reference Services
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Hiroyo Matsudo; Kumiko Noguchi; Takenori Noguchi – New Review of Academic Librarianship, 2025
We examined the process of implementing support for students with disabilities at 16 of 285 Japanese academic libraries, using the Modified Grounded Theory Approach (M-GTA) for interview analysis. We found that support was introduced simultaneously through daily library operations, and was tailored to the needs of individual students. Training and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Students with Disabilities, Student Needs, Academic Libraries
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Md. Hamidur Rahman; Shamima Yesmin – Journal of Library & Information Services in Distance Learning, 2025
This study aims to explore the current trends of mobile-based library services in tertiary academia across Bangladesh. Using a mixed-method approach, it investigated students' (365) awareness and expectations regarding mobile library services through a survey; an interview was conducted to assess the perspectives of library professionals (52) on…
Descriptors: Library Services, Academic Libraries, Foreign Countries, College Students
Elmira Jangjou; Melissa Blankstein; jean amaral – ITHAKA S+R, 2025
College fluency can help students successfully engage with and self-advocate within the culture and bureaucracy of higher education institutions to achieve their goals. To further examine and develop effective strategies to foster college fluency, the Borough of Manhattan Community College Library (BMCC) and Ithaka S+R have collaborated on the…
Descriptors: Student College Relationship, Community College Students, Community Colleges, Student Personnel Services
Katherine Dix; Tamara Van Der Zant – Australian Council for Educational Research, 2025
The School Libraries in South Australia: 2024 Census offers a snapshot of the current state, challenges, and evolving roles of school libraries and their staffing in South Australia. Conducted by the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) at the behest of the School Library Association of South Australia (SLASA), this census builds…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, School Libraries, Library Services, Financial Support
Sara Eckstein, Editor; Joy Huddleston, Editor; Sarah Jones, Editor; Becky Meneely, Editor – Online Submission, 2025
Seven scholarly papers and twelve abstracts comprise the content of the twenty-fifth annual Brick & Click Libraries Conference, held annually at Northwest Missouri State University in Maryville, Missouri. The 2025 paper and abstract titles include: (1) Active Learning Toolkits: Online Learning & AI Literacy (Kelly Jones, Holly McMasters);…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Library Services, Library Science, Artificial Intelligence