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Derek T. M. Daskalakes; Maria Cahill – Journal of Early Intervention, 2024
Public library storytimes provide rich learning opportunities for young children and their caregivers, yet little is known about how inclusive they are for children with disabilities and developmental delays (CwD/DD). The purpose of this study was to identify and describe ways that librarians support the inclusion of CwD/DD and their caregivers in…
Descriptors: Librarians, Story Reading, Public Libraries, Inclusion
Weintrop, David; Subramaniam, Mega; Morehouse, Shandra; Koren, Nitzan – Technology, Knowledge and Learning, 2023
Computational thinking is an essential 21st-century skill that all youth should develop in order to navigate and succeed in an increasingly computational world. For all youth to have hands-on opportunities to develop essential computational thinking skills, libraries and informal learning environments play a critical role. This is especially true…
Descriptors: Computation, Thinking Skills, Librarian Attitudes, Library Services
Miller, Cait – Music Educators Journal, 2023
As a music reference librarian at the Library of Congress, Cait Miller gets obscure songs questions that pose greater issues for music librarians because music libraries are generally searchable by format, genre, instrumentation, composer, and/or title but not often by lyrical quotation. New crowdsourcing transcription programs, however, give hope…
Descriptors: Library Services, Transcripts (Written Records), Theater Arts, Music
Ann Medaille – ALA Editions, 2023
Demonstrating how learning theories are applicable to a variety of real-world contexts, this book will help library workers better understand how people learn so that they can improve support for instruction on their campuses and in their communities. From makerspaces to book clubs, from media facilities to group study spaces, from special events…
Descriptors: Library Personnel, Libraries, Librarians, Learning Theories
John Mack Freeman – Journal of Access Services, 2023
The Georgia Tech Library Public Services Department proposed to expand the number of staffed service points throughout the Library to increase coverage and service. The proposal was well-received by Library leadership and earned priority placement in the Library's annual budget request. The theoretical underpinning for this reception is an…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Library Services, Staff Utilization, Facility Expansion
Neal McCluskey – Cato Institute, 2023
Over the past couple of years, school districts nationwide have seen a wave of challenges to books in libraries and on reading lists, as well as rising demands to know what titles are in schools. These challenges and demands have put public school libraries under significant scrutiny and raised fundamental questions about their purpose and…
Descriptors: School Libraries, Public Schools, Library Materials, Library Services
Casey Grenier; Lauren Lynn – Knowledge Quest, 2022
Grenier and Lynn present collection development strategies that include student voice, diversity audits, and the value of weeding.
Descriptors: School Libraries, Library Materials, Library Services, Student Participation
Liz Philippi; Becky Calzada – Knowledge Quest, 2022
Calzada and Philippi approach the topic of collection development by using Kerby's (2019) four steps, including (1) knowing your standards, (2) knowing your learners, (3) knowing the curriculum, and (4) identifying your selection criteria.
Descriptors: Library Services, Library Materials, School Libraries, State Standards
Institute of Museum and Library Services, 2024
This research brief highlights how public libraries ensured patrons continued access to library services during the pandemic through 2021.
Descriptors: Public Libraries, Access to Information, COVID-19, Pandemics
Paige J. Dhyne; Alyssa Nance – Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship, 2024
Historical and modern scientific thought is dominated by the English language, colonized science, patriarchal norms, and Westernized "ways of knowing." By making materials that lie outside that narrative discoverable (e.g., non-Western science, Indigenous/Aboriginal knowledge, women in science, etc.) we can assert that science is a…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Library Materials, Library Services, Metadata
Shlomit Hadad; Noa Aharony – College & Research Libraries, 2024
Profound changes due to Open-Access (OA) publications lead to organizational changes in universities and libraries. This study examines Israeli librarians' perceptions regarding their role and the academic library's role in promoting OA-publications, including the barriers, challenges, needs, and requirements necessary to promote OA publishing.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Academic Libraries, Librarians, Access to Information
Miriam W. Ndungu – Journal of Information Literacy, 2024
This paper addresses the question of how to introduce basic artificial intelligence (AI) literacy skills to learners in higher education. It proposes that a feasible approach is to integrate AI literacy components into existing media and information literacy (MIL) programmes. The paper discusses elements of intersection between the two literacies,…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Technological Literacy, Media Literacy, Information Literacy
Elmira Jangjou; Deirdre Harkins; Melissa Blankstein; jean amaral – ITHAKA S+R, 2024
Navigating the landscape of higher education takes more than just attending classes, passing courses, and graduating. It requires a set of skills known as "college fluency," or the knowledge and a corresponding set of abilities that enable students and staff to effectively locate and use relevant college services, programs, and…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Knowledge Level, Social Capital, Libraries
Abid Hussain; Muhammad Ismail – Journal of Library & Information Services in Distance Learning, 2024
This study examines the factors influencing the adoption of mobile services, their advantages, and the barriers academic librarians face in Islamabad, Pakistan. The study used survey method of research using quantitative approach. After an extensive literature review, a structured questionnaire was developed to collect data from academic…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Telecommunications, Handheld Devices, Barriers
Smyth, Laura Dimmit; Moore, Ian; Saylor, Kodi – College & Research Libraries, 2022
The purpose of this study is to define the unique research needs of creative communities as seen by the academic librarians supporting those communities. After surveying academic librarians, visual practice, information relating to the practice of a creative discipline, and inspiration were identified as unique research needs of these populations.…
Descriptors: Creativity, Research Needs, Academic Libraries, Library Services