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Direct linkIsah, 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
Hufford, Jon R. – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2013
Assessment in United States higher education has become very important in recent years. Virtually all colleges and universities are now striving to prove through empirical evidence that they are committed to improving student learning. Created in late 2005, the US Department of Education's Commission on the Future of Higher Education was charged…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Academic Libraries, Research Libraries, Library Services
Helgren, Jamie E.; Lietzau, Zeth – Computers in Libraries, 2011
In 2008, we started by pulling a sample of 483 public libraries from across the country, using 2007 public library annual report data. Because small libraries have different needs and resources than larger libraries, we stratified the sample to make comparisons by size, according to the following population groups: fewer than 10,000 served;…
Descriptors: Public Libraries, Library Automation, Library Development, Library Research
Mahmood, Khalid; Richardson, John V., Jr. – Program: Electronic Library and Information Systems, 2011
Purpose: This paper aims to survey the web sites of the academic libraries of the Association of Research Libraries (USA) regarding the adoption of Web 2.0 technologies. Design/methodology/approach: The websites of 100 member academic libraries of the Association of Research Libraries (USA) were surveyed. Findings: All libraries were found to be…
Descriptors: Web Sites, Electronic Publishing, Research Libraries, Academic Libraries
Baughman, M. Sue, Ed. – Association of Research Libraries, 2012
"Research Library Issues" ("RLI") focuses on current and emerging topics that are strategically important to research libraries. The articles explore issues, share information, pose critical questions, and provide examples. This special issue presents a report released by the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) Joint Task…
Descriptors: Research Libraries, Library Services, Disabilities, Library Development
Shorten, Jay – Acquisitions Librarian, 2005
One hundred fourteen academic libraries in the United States and Canada are surveyed for the organization of electronic resources within their home page and their cataloguing practice. The majority provide access to databases, electronic resources, subject guides, ready reference, and their own catalogue both on their home page and within their…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Foreign Countries, Library Services, Electronic Libraries
Peer reviewedEphraim, Philip E. – Electronic Library, 1994
Argues that a mix of quantitative and qualitative measures is most efficacious in library collection analysis. Cases drawn from the literature in which a combination of these measures was profitably applied are considered, and the types of software packages for purposes of data manipulation are discussed. (Contains 15 references.) (KRN)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Software, Data Processing, Evaluation Methods
Download full textSeibert, Warren F.; Kuenz, Marjorie A. – 1992
The analyses reported here on the growth and change of medical school libraries are based on the annual statistics of 67 U.S. and Canadian medical school libraries, 1975-89, and 4 primary statistics from "parent," main campus libraries, all of them members of the Association of Research Libraries. The results show that medical school…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Economic Impact, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Lynch, Mary Jo; Dunn, Christina; Halstead, Kent; Fox, Bette-Lee; Jones, Emily J. – Bowker Annual Library and Book Trade Almanac, 1999
Presents: "Research on Libraries/Librarianship in 1998"; "Assessment of the Role of School/Public Libraries in Support of Education Reform"; "Number of Libraries in the United States, Canada, and Mexico"; Highlights of NCES Surveys"; "Library Acquisition Expenditures, 1997-1998: United States Public,…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
