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Sterman, Leila Belle; Clark, Jason A. – College & Research Libraries, 2017
Many research libraries are looking for new ways to demonstrate value for their parent institutions. Metrics, assessment, and promotion of research continue to grow in importance, but they have not always fallen into the scope of services for the research library. Montana State University (MSU) Library recognized a need and interest to quantify…
Descriptors: Citation Indexes, Scholarship, Research Libraries, Library Materials
Fleishhacker, Joy – Knowledge Quest, 2017
By providing a wide selection of high-quality materials that will grab the attention of individual readers, school libraries can play an integral part in initiating and supporting student agency and a student-centered approach to learning. Such materials should not only address and expand upon what kids are learning in the classroom, but also…
Descriptors: Library Services, Library Materials, Library Development, Science Materials
Carr, Patrick L. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
This dissertation analyzes how North Carolina State University's (NCSU) James B. Hunt Jr. Library extends the ways in which the information architectures of academic research libraries can function as a technology, as discourse, and as rhetoric. The starting point for the analysis is the libraries of antiquity, which functioned technologically as…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Research Libraries, Library Automation, Library Development
Roseberry, Martha; Peacemaker, Bettina – Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship, 2016
The research guide is a common tool librarians use to communicate with and instruct their audiences. Despite their prevalence and value to users, research guides remain underused. There are many examples of efforts encouraging guide use, but few studies have measured the effectiveness of that promotion. Academic Outreach librarians at Virginia…
Descriptors: Guides, Use Studies, Research Tools, Library Research
Southall, John; Scutt, Catherine – New Review of Academic Librarianship, 2017
This article outlines the involvement of the Bodleian Libraries at the University of Oxford in developing new services for research data management. It offers reflections on what such additional support means for academic librarians, specifically considering support offered by subject consultants and a series of research data management (RDM)…
Descriptors: Data, Library Services, Academic Libraries, Library Role
Lonergan, David; Ayers, Meredith – Community & Junior College Libraries, 2015
Popular culture is extremely influential in both academe and society at large. However, formal disciplinary study of popular culture lags far behind that influence. Anthropology, film studies, history, musicology, and sociology are only some of the disciplines that frequently include popular culture as a research focus. This article advises on how…
Descriptors: Popular Culture, Academic Libraries, Library Development, Library Materials
Neal, James G. – College & Research Libraries, 2015
James Neal begins this essay with the introduction of the 1996 paper, "Choosing Our Futures," by calling it a provocation, and a call to arms for the academic library community to challenge complacency and move forward toward fundamental change. Neal writes here that in the context of extraordinary economic pressures, the early…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Educational Change, Organizational Change
Poggiali, Jennifer – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2016
This essay proposes that librarians practice ethical consumption when purchasing electronic devices. Though librarians have long been engaged with environmentalism and social justice, few have suggested that such issues as e-waste and sweatshop labor should impact our decisions to acquire e-readers, tablets, and other electronics. This article…
Descriptors: Ethics, Library Development, Librarian Attitudes, Purchasing
Benedetti, Allison R. – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2017
As libraries respond to new teaching and research practices in the twenty-first century, it is important to consider how to advertise library services. Users are often surprised to learn about the varied expertise of library staff and the many services the staff provides. To investigate this issue, the author designed a study to identify a more…
Descriptors: Library Services, Library Development, Institutional Advancement, Publicity
Pike, Dawn; Siminson, Nicola Jane – New Review of Academic Librarianship, 2017
This article discusses how RADAR, the institutional repository (IR) at the Glasgow School of Art (GSA), has been modified to house an Annual Research Planning (ARP) template. A case study on the implementation of this research planning tool will outline the role that a repository and its staff can play in supporting individuals, enhancing…
Descriptors: Library Role, Library Services, Library Materials, Library Development
Ginther, Clara; Lackner, Karin; Kaier, Christian – New Review of Academic Librarianship, 2017
Establishing Publication Services in the library at the University of Graz did more than broaden the service portfolio of the library. A convergence of expertise at the library, needs of researchers at the university, and ongoing changes in scholarly communication also contributed to the evolution of the library's role and profile. The new…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Publications, Publishing Industry, Library Role
Tobias, Christine – Journal of Library & Information Services In Distance Learning, 2017
The Michigan State University (MSU) Libraries' Website has a case of TMI: too much information organized by librarians for librarians. Finding relevant information about various library services, including the 24/7 Distance Learning Support Line, and access points to scholarly resources is often cumbersome, and given the limited time and staffing…
Descriptors: Usability, Web Sites, Program Implementation, Library Services
Chrzastowski, Tina E.; Nutefall, Jennifer E. – Journal of Access Services, 2016
A multiple methods study was conducted over three academic terms during the 2015 fiscal year at Santa Clara University Library to assess the impact and value of overnight library hours. A survey was conducted after midnight during times the Library was open 24 hours, five days a week (24/5), the last two weeks of the quarter. The survey was…
Descriptors: Library Services, Academic Libraries, User Needs (Information), College Students
Chatten, Zelda; Roughley, Sarah – New Review of Academic Librarianship, 2016
This case study presents the Liverpool experience of using social media as an academic library to enhance audience engagement and create a community of users. It looks at the development of social media in the library, focusing on the concerted effort to grow followers and develop a meaningful use of these tools. It considers the value of taking a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Academic Libraries, Social Media, Case Studies
Meece, Stephanie; Robinson, Amy; Gramstadt, Marie-Therese – New Review of Academic Librarianship, 2017
Open access institutional repositories can be ill-equipped to manage the complexity of research outputs from departments of fine arts, media, drama, music, cultural heritage, and the creative arts in general. The U.K.-based Kultur project was funded to create a flexible multimedia repository model using EPrints software. The project launched the…
Descriptors: Art, Library Development, Library Automation, Archives