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Passehl-Stoddart, Erin; Snipes, Genifer – New Review of Academic Librarianship, 2020
The University of Oregon (UO) Libraries recently launched the campus's first ideation room, the Innovation, Design, Education, and Aspire (IDEA) Space. The IDEA Space differentiates from other creative spaces such as makerspaces, digital humanities labs, and media centres by its focus on the intellectual aspects of the design thinking process --…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Library Facilities, Cooperation, Design
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Kvenild, Cassandra; Eastman, Teagan; Davis, Erin; Conerton, Kate – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2018
With the continued growth and evolution of distance education at many colleges and universities, academic librarians must be prepared to respond to the changing needs of distance users. This article discusses the results of a utilization assessment of distance instructors at five midsized American universities. The results inform libraries about…
Descriptors: Library Services, Distance Education, Librarians, Library Instruction
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Buck, Stefanie – Journal of Library & Information Services In Distance Learning, 2016
Distance learners must balance many challenges when studying away from their home institution, including balancing work, family and study times. How, where, and when a student organizes and interacts with his or her study environment is a significant factor in student persistence and retention. Support services provided by the home institution,…
Descriptors: Study Habits, Distance Education, Ethnography, Academic Libraries
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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
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Sowell, Steven L.; Nutefall, Jennifer E. – Public Services Quarterly, 2014
The Oregon State University Valley Library has been open 24 hours per day, five days per week, during regular academic terms since 2010. The authors collected survey data during 2012 to explore how students used the hours and whether they perceived that the provision of 24/5 hours contributes to their academic success. Nearly 90% of the…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Library Services, Use Studies, College Students
Hood, Wyma Jane; Gittings, Monte James – 1975
A descriptive study was conducted employing questionnaires distributed to users and staff members. The adequacy of informational and instructional staff performances, their attitude toward patrons, and the relative proportions of reference and nonreference questions were explored. It was recommended to the staff that methods of performance…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Librarians, Library Services, Library Standards