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Cummings, Joel – Journal of Electronic Resources Librarianship, 2021
This quantitative case study employs weblog data supplied by six major academic journal publishers, known as HTTP referer [sic] data from Washington State University IP address ranges to reveal the sites that researchers and students use to retrieve academic journal literature. HTTP referrers to academic journal articles were categorized as…
Descriptors: Journal Articles, Navigation (Information Systems), Information Retrieval, Researchers
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Tanackovic, Faletar Sanjica; Balog, Kornelija Petr; Erdelez, Sanda – Education for Information, 2021
Alzheimer's Disease (AD), the most common cause of dementia, is an incurable neurological disease with an unknown cause. Since AD is not only social and health challenge but also an economic and fiscal burden and its prevalence is expected to grow exponentially as world population gets older, in 2012 the World Health Organization (WHO) and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Public Libraries, Librarians, Dementia
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Haines, Kate; Rodgers, Emily Puckett – Journal of Access Services, 2021
The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor had embraced service design and design thinking, but the pandemic-induced campus transition enabled staff to innovate differently. Many services transitioned to virtual options but some onsite library services reopened for Fall 2020. Library employees created a new service model to accommodate request…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Library Services, COVID-19, Pandemics
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Nagle, Sarah Beth – New Review of Academic Librarianship, 2021
Makerspaces and maker-centered learning have surged in popularity in higher education and particularly academic libraries in recent years, following trends that initially emerged in primary and secondary education and public libraries. As academic libraries develop services around maker activities and technologies, many case studies have emerged…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Creative Activities, Library Facilities, Library Services
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Horton, Jennifer – Public Services Quarterly, 2021
As academic libraries are instituting 3D printing into their services, assessment of these programs is necessary. This paper analyses the 3D printing program at an academic library from inception through the one thousandth print request. Information such as who was using the library's 3D printers, were they associated with specific departments on…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Computer Peripherals, Academic Libraries, Shared Resources and Services
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Bedford, David – Journal of Information Literacy, 2021
This paper reports an approach to addressing library anxiety by evaluating user confidence in information literacy using a red/amber/green 'traffic light' tool. It discusses the development of the tool, which takes elements of a more complex toolkit, adapting those elements for library use. It then outlines the learning from use of the tool,…
Descriptors: Self Esteem, Information Literacy, Evaluation Methods, Academic Libraries
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McLean, Jaclyn; Dawson, Diane; Sorensen, Charlene – College & Research Libraries, 2021
Academic libraries around the world are cancelling big deal journal subscriptions at an increasing rate. This is primarily due to budgetary challenges, the unsustainable hyperinflationary pricing of these packages, and a need to move toward new open access models. It is a complex situation with many vested interests and stakeholders. Some…
Descriptors: Communication Strategies, Library Services, Periodicals, Academic Libraries
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Winterman, Brian; Asher, Andrew – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2019
Demonstrating academic libraries' contribution to institutional outcomes and strategic initiatives can be challenging, particularly in determining what library activities can be consistently and accurately assessed in ways that empirically demonstrate library value and impact. To address this challenge, the Indiana University Bloomington Libraries…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Librarians, Time Management, Library Services
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Frazier, Méch; Rydland, Kelsey – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2022
In the wake of a global pandemic, an economic recession, and police violence, the role of libraries as a safe place is critical. These events have changed how librarians provide instruction and build communities within the university and outside it. This article discusses how the authors changed their approach to geospatial and data analysis…
Descriptors: Library Instruction, Academic Libraries, COVID-19, Pandemics
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Oppong, Michael; Maluleka, Jan Resenga – Journal of Library & Information Services in Distance Learning, 2022
Universities have been spending money on the acquisition of information and communication technologies (ICTs) to enable online library research support platforms. Such acquisitions can be justified if they are effectively utilized for what they are intended for. A quantitative research approach was employed in the study to investigate the use of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Academic Libraries, Library Services, Information Technology
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Holloway, Kristine; Zhong, Ying – Journal of Library & Information Services in Distance Learning, 2022
When creating information literacy instruction for distance learners; location, preferred use, technological skills, availability of online resources, and confidence in information-seeking skills and behaviors factor into providing service. This study established areas in which online, traditional, and hybrid nursing students displayed confidence…
Descriptors: Information Literacy, Distance Education, Online Courses, Blended Learning
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Ateka, Azenath; Maseh, Elsebah; Bosire, Emily – Journal of Access Services, 2022
Library learning spaces in the 21st century are expected to be service-rich spaces. In these spaces, students are often supported by librarians and other campus units offering support for student learning and well-being. This study investigated services offered in library learning spaces in select academic libraries in Kenya through interviews and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Library Facilities, Library Services, Student Personnel Services
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Nawazish, Mehwish; Batool, Syeda Hina – New Review of Academic Librarianship, 2022
Modern and fast ways of information reproduction affect the social norms and moral responsibilities of citizens. Nowadays libraries are continuously facing the problem of maintaining the balance between providing information access and whilst also protecting authors' rights. The recent and emerging phenomenon of misinformation and disinformation…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Academic Libraries, Librarians, Information Scientists
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Howie, Jess; Kara, Hinerangi – New Review of Academic Librarianship, 2022
Researcher-facing librarians in New Zealand are providing guidance across more of the research lifecycle than ever before in response to an increasingly complex scholarly ecosystem. This research explored the development of research support through survey responses from all eight New Zealand University Libraries. From the responses it was possible…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Universities, Academic Libraries, Library Services
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Rebeka Barringer – Knowledge Quest, 2022
In a time where social-emotional learning (SEL) and best-practice initiatives can be found plastered over any and all education-related resources, how can one ensure that school librarians are living up to those expectations? School librarians are tasked with helping students to build a positive relationship with their library spaces and see the…
Descriptors: Elementary Schools, School Libraries, Social Emotional Learning, Librarians
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