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Capturing Qualitative Data: Northwestern University Special Libraries' Acknowledgments Database
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Stigberg, Sara; Guittar, Michelle; Morse, Geoffrey – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2015
Assessment and supporting data have become of increasing interest in librarianship. In this paper, we describe the development and implementation of the Northwestern University Library Acknowledgments Database tool, which gathers and documents qualitative data, as well as its component reporting function. This collaborative project and resulting…
Descriptors: Special Libraries, Database Design, Library Development, Program Implementation
Effective e-Training: Using a Course Management System and e-Learning Tools to Train Library Employees
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See, Andrew; Teetor, Travis Stephen – Journal of Access Services, 2014
In the summer of 2012, the University of Arizona Libraries implemented an online training program to effectively train Access Services staff and student employees at a large academic research library. This article discusses the program, which was built using a course management system (D2L) and various e-Learning software applications (Articulate…
Descriptors: Staff Development, Training Methods, Library Personnel, Courseware
Who Moved My Intranet? The Human Side of Introducing Collaborative Technologies to Library Staff
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Jeffery, Keven; Dworak, Ellie – Journal of Web Librarianship, 2010
Intranets can be crucial tools in fostering communication within an academic library. This article describes the successful implementation of an intranet wiki at the San Diego State University Library & Information Access. The steps involved with implementing, marketing, and supporting the MediaWiki software are described, and the results of a…
Descriptors: Library Personnel, Research Libraries, Academic Libraries, Library Services
A Principled Approach To Selecting an Automated Library System.
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Manifold, Alan – Library Hi Tech, 2000
Offers suggestions for libraries selecting automated systems based on experiences at Purdue University. Highlights include the institutional context; long-term versus short-term benefits; involving staff and users throughout the process; request for proposals; negotiating contracts; evaluating vendors; and communicating. (LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Communication (Thought Transfer), Computer System Design, Contracts
ILLiad: Customer-Focused Interlibrary Loan Automation.
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Kriz, Harry M.; Glover, M. Jason; Ford, Kevin C. – Journal of Interlibrary Loan, Document Delivery & Information Supply, 1998
Describes ILLiad (Interlibrary Loan Internet Accessible Database), software that examines the current state of interlibrary loan borrowing requests at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Topics include system requirements, user procedures, staff procedures, copyright clearance, OCLC, and future developments. (LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Software, Computer System Design, Copyrights
A Mobile Online/CD-ROM Workstation for Demos and Instruction.
Wright, Carol; Friend, Linda – Online, 1991
Describes a mobile workstation that was developed at Penn State University to provide library instruction and demonstrations of online and CD-ROM searching. Use of the workstation for classroom instruction and staff training is discussed; and designing the workstation to include a computer, overhead projector, modem, CD-ROM drive, and printer is…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Printers, Computer System Design, Higher Education