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Shoaib, Muhammad; Rasool, Shamshad; Anwar, Behzad; Ali, Rustum – Journal of Electronic Resources Librarianship, 2023
This article intends to examine academic library resources and research support services for English teachers at higher education institutions. A sample of 318 English teachers from the public sector universities has been selected through the proportionate random sampling technique. A cross-sectional survey has been conducted to collect data using…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Library Services, Library Materials, English (Second Language)
Tulloch, Pamela – Childhood Education, 2023
An increasingly important element of the learning journey for children around the world is the vital role school libraries play in supporting literacy, health, and wellbeing, as well as improving attainment across the curriculum. The Scottish Government established the School Library Improvement Fund (SLIF) administered by the Scottish Library and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, School Libraries, Innovation, Financial Support
Mollie Dollinger; Fiona Salisbury; Kate Davis – New Review of Academic Librarianship, 2023
Student partnership, a growing phenomenon in higher education, has transformed the way universities collaborate with students. Yet, to date, the academic library has rarely been examined as a place for student and staff partnerships to thrive. In this article, we present findings from a national students as partners benchmarking survey conducted…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Research Libraries, Librarians, Library Personnel
Ely, Eric R. – ProQuest LLC, 2023
First-generation college students (FGCS) are an increasingly significant population at institutions of higher education in the United States. While only one aspect of college student identity, first- generation students collectively enter higher education without parent(s) who have obtained, at minimum, a bachelor's degree. As such, FGCS tap into…
Descriptors: First Generation College Students, Academic Libraries, Social Support Groups, Social Capital
Ayoung Yoon; Angela P. Murillo; Thomas Jettpace – Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, 2023
With growing emphasis on data curation practice in both science and industry, there has been a call for information professionals to take on a substantial role in data curation. Library and information science (LIS) education has been responding to this call by offering various training opportunities from Master's education to professional…
Descriptors: Information Science Education, Library Education, Library Science, Masters Programs
Antonia Mocatta; Ryan Stoker; Lisa McIntosh – New Review of Academic Librarianship, 2024
This paper examines the University of Sydney Library's development and piloting of a methodology to survey its Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural collections, to enhance catalogue metadata and allow culturally sensitive material to be identified and protected. The research falls broadly within the interpretivist epistemology and draws…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Academic Libraries, Library Materials, Library Services
Frank Baudino, Editor; Sara Eckstein, Editor; Joy Huddleston, Editor; Sarah Jones, Editor; Becky Meneely, Editor – Online Submission, 2024
Eleven scholarly papers and six abstracts comprise the content of the twenty-fourth annual Brick & Click Libraries Conference, held annually at Northwest Missouri State University in Maryville, Missouri. The 2024 paper and abstract titles include:(1) Love it or Leery? Rapid AI Aided Instructional Design for Library Learning (Sean Cordes); (2)…
Descriptors: Librarians, Library Development, Library Instruction, Library Role
Carren Mushi; Kelefa Mwantimwa; Evans Wema – New Review of Academic Librarianship, 2024
This study has examined librarians' possession of information and communication technology (ICT) skills and knowledge that are requisite to practicing embedded librarianship in Tanzanian academic libraries. An exploratory cross-sectional design and qualitative and quantitative approaches have been employed by the study to collect data from 166…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Research Libraries, Academic Libraries, Information Technology
Tzanova, Stefka – Education for Information, 2020
In this paper we study the changes in academic library services inspired by the Open Science movement and especially the changes prompted from Open Data as a founding part of Open Science. We argue that academic libraries face the even bigger challenges for accommodating and providing support for Open Big Data composed from existing raw data sets…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Academic Libraries, Library Services, Information Management
Cowles, Kelsey; Sheppard, Margie; Waltman, Elizabeth; Kimball Wilson, Tess – Journal of Electronic Resources Librarianship, 2020
Despite common skepticism of the value and reliability of Wikipedia, the collaboratively created online encyclopedia is one of the most frequently used health information resources in the world. In recognition of Wikipedia's importance, the Network of the National Library of Medicine organizes biannual editing campaigns aimed at adding citations…
Descriptors: Collaborative Writing, Web 2.0 Technologies, Information Sources, Health Education
Hoag, Joel; Wade, Dinah – Knowledge Quest, 2021
School libraries have been instrumental in the navigation of the triple-trauma crisis of 2020-21. COVID-19, national racial strife, and an economic crisis have had a huge impact on many families in the United States. In summer 2020 the Franklin Special School District in Franklin, Tennessee, was one of many districts across the nation that had to…
Descriptors: School Libraries, COVID-19, Pandemics, Librarian Teacher Cooperation
Venner, Mary Ann; Washburn, Jenn – Journal of Access Services, 2021
The role of the student worker is expanding in academic libraries. Their unique perspectives add valuable insights to the design and delivery of library services, project development, outreach activities, and operational planning. Student-workers gain internal and external benefits from working in peer-to-peer learning environments which also…
Descriptors: Peer Relationship, Academic Libraries, Student Employment, College Students
Ibacache, Kathia – College & Research Libraries, 2021
The revitalization of Latin American Indigenous languages started many years ago, but only some university libraries in the United States have taken steps to advocate for preservation, access, inclusion, and diversity through collection building covering these languages and cultures. This study examines holdings of Quechua, Nahuatl, Guaraní,…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Advocacy, Latin American Culture, Indigenous Populations
Tchangalova, Nedelina; Coalter, Jodi; Trost, Amy; Pierdinock, Amber – Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship, 2021
As science and technology libraries continue to evolve, specialized research support services are developed and offered at academic institutions or research organizations. Making sense of this changing landscape and determining the best programs for an institution can be a daunting task, especially for early-career librarians. This article aims to…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Academic Support Services, STEM Education, Library Services
Stephens, Jane; Hubbard, David E.; Neville, Bruce D.; Melgoza, Pauline – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2021
Engineering librarians at Texas A&M University in College Station partnered with the university's College of Engineering to provide information assistance to students participating in Aggies Invent, a series of 48-hour design competitions conducted in the college's makerspace. To assess the impact of librarian-student consultations, the…
Descriptors: Use Studies, Librarians, Expertise, Design