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Buller, Ryan F. – Journal of Access Services, 2014
Generating, collecting, and analyzing building usage statistics can greatly increase the ability of an access services unit to meet the changing dynamic of patron needs in an academic library. By analyzing three different data points, the Access Services Unit in Malpass Library at Western Illinois University was able to determine the most…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Library Development, Library Research, Student Employment
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Kaplan, Allison G. – Knowledge Quest, 2013
To some, discussing the demise of the Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) system is tantamount to blasphemy, while to others it is a discussion long overdue (no pun intended). The author was asked, as an educator of librarians, to present her thoughts on the issue. Her conclusions are based not on thorough scientifically sound research, but rather…
Descriptors: Library Materials, Library Services, Library Development, Organizational Change
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Schiano, Deborah – Knowledge Quest, 2013
Curation: to gather, organize, and present resources in a way that meets information needs and interests, makes sense for virtual as well as physical resources. A Northern New Jersey middle school library made the decision to curate its physical resources according to the needs of its users, and, in so doing, created a shelving system that is,…
Descriptors: Library Services, Library Development, Organizational Change, Change Strategies
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Aubuchon, Jeffrey W. – Knowledge Quest, 2013
In this article, Oakmont Regional High School (Ashburnham, Massachusetts) librarian Jeffrey Aubuchon describes how the school library is developing a new classification scheme called the Spartan system. This system seeks to mirror instructional practices at Oakmont. The major divisions of the collection will be drawn around academic departments…
Descriptors: School Libraries, Classification, Library Development, Program Descriptions
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Power, June L. – Journal of Access Services, 2013
In an increasing mobile environment, library and reading-related activities often take place on a phone or tablet device. Not only does this mean that library Web sites must keep mobile navigability in mind, but also develop and utilize apps that allow patrons to interact with information and with libraries. While apps do not serve every purpose,…
Descriptors: Web Sites, Library Automation, Library Services, Computer Software
Baughman, M. Sue, Ed. – Association of Research Libraries, 2013
"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 issue includes the following articles: (1) Introduction (Sue Baughman); (2) An Overview of the…
Descriptors: Research Libraries, Humanities, Interior Design, Library Development
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Priddle, Charlotte; McCann, Laura – College & Research Libraries, 2015
Special collections libraries collect and preserve materials of intellectual and cultural heritage, providing access to unique research resources. As their holdings continue to expand, special collections in research libraries confront increased space pressures. Off-site storage facilities, used frequently by research libraries for general…
Descriptors: Cultural Background, Archives, Library Materials, Library Development
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Loo, Jeffery L.; Dupuis, Elizabeth A. – College & Research Libraries, 2015
This article presents a qualitative evaluation methodology of academic departments for library organizational learning and library enhancement planning. This evaluation used campus units' academic program review reports as a data source and employed collaborative content analysis by library liaisons to extract departmental strengths, weaknesses,…
Descriptors: Departments, Needs Assessment, Qualitative Research, Library Research
Barnett, Cassandra – Knowledge Quest, 2015
Over the last century, school library standards have gone through a number of iterations, and expectations for student learning have evolved. While the school library of today looks and functions differently from the school library of the early 1900s, the vision surprisingly is still very similar. The goal of today's school library is to provide…
Descriptors: Standards, Educational History, Educational Development, Intellectual History
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Jeal, Yvette – New Review of Academic Librarianship, 2014
The University of Manchester Library (UML) is embarking on an ambitious new strategy that aims to align the library more closely to the work of the University--to contribute to the University's strategic success. This article describes elements of the strategy development and content, focusing on methods used; how the service has worked…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Academic Libraries, Partnerships in Education, Strategic Planning
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Graves, Colleen – Knowledge Quest, 2014
A makerspace is a place where makers can envision a project, find an expert, and create something. Libraries have always held programming during which patrons were able to come in and create. The makerspace at the Lamar Middle School in Flower Mound, Texas, is available for students every day, so that they can daily create and play with innovative…
Descriptors: Middle Schools, School Libraries, Library Development, Space Utilization
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Cartier, Leslie C. – Knowledge Quest, 2014
Elementary school libraries are not often thought of as suitable spaces for learning commons because most elementary school libraries operate on a fixed schedule, allowing only one class at a time to use the space. Elementary school libraries are too often the drop-off location for a specific class during the classroom teacher's planning period.…
Descriptors: School Libraries, Elementary Schools, Space Utilization, Interior Space
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Oguz, Fatih – College & Research Libraries, 2016
The purpose of this study was to understand the organizational level decision factors in technology adoption in the context of digital libraries. A qualitative case study approach was used to investigate the adoption of a specific technology, XML-based Web services, in digital libraries. Rogers' diffusion of innovations and Wenger's communities of…
Descriptors: Organizational Climate, Case Studies, Electronic Libraries, Adoption (Ideas)
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Chen, Yu-Hui; Rorissa, Abebe; Germain, Carol Anne – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2015
The authors compared Web usability definitions, collected from library professionals at academic institutions of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) through online surveys in 2007 and 2012, to determine whether library practitioners' perspectives had altered as information technologies evolved during this time. The authors applied three…
Descriptors: Definitions, Usability, Academic Libraries, Online Surveys
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Casey, Anne Marie; Cawthorne, Jon E.; Citro, Kathleen – Journal of Library & Information Services In Distance Learning, 2014
This article describes the use of scenarios as a tool to assist a large distance learning library service in its strategic planning. Through a description of the scenario process from beginning to end, the authors detail the steps that the library director and the consultant took initially; their missteps; and the successful conclusion. This study…
Descriptors: Library Services, Distance Education, Vignettes, Program Descriptions
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