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Lindsey Kimery – Knowledge Quest, 2022
Metro Nashville Public Schools (MNPS) is the second largest school district in Tennessee. With 159 schools, 79,651 students, and 126 languages spoken, the student population is incredibly diverse, not only culturally but also socio-economically. MNPS shifted to virtual learning in late March 2020 on the heels of devastating tornadoes that ripped…
Descriptors: School Libraries, Librarians, Educational Change, Reading
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Ashley Hope Pérez – Knowledge Quest, 2022
YA author Pérez offers encouragement and insight into book challenges today, which are about much more than just a book. Offering tips for how to prepare for challenges and amplify student voices, the reader will also find ideas to help marginalized learners still find their way to targeted books.
Descriptors: Books, Censorship, School Libraries, Intellectual Freedom
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Doty, Chris; Majors, Kristan – Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship, 2019
This study uses qualitative and quantitative data to identify science library trends at Association of Research Libraries (ARL) member institutions. Our recent count found 69% of all ARL academic institutions have at least one science library. Comparing our data to a 2010 study of American ARL institutions, the number of science libraries at…
Descriptors: Research Libraries, Academic Libraries, Library Services, Foreign Countries
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Helms, Conrad – Journal of Access Services, 2019
Effective for the 2012-2013 academic year, the Hilda C. Landers Library at St. Mary's College of Maryland (SMCM) eliminated daily overdue fines for undergraduates on books and some other materials. In 2019, nine years of comprehensive data on overdue returns (comprising three years before and three years after the change) was extracted from the…
Descriptors: Fees, Academic Libraries, Undergraduate Students, Library Policy
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Rachel E. Scott; Anne Shelley; Chad E. Buckley; Cassie Thayer-Styes; Julie A. Murphy – College & Research Libraries, 2025
This study explores how faculty across disciplines access and share scholarly serial content and what expectations they have for immediacy. The authors conducted twenty-five in-depth, semi-structured interviews with faculty of various ranks representing all Illinois State University (ISU) colleges. The findings, presented in the words of…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Publications, Library Materials, Scholarship
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Lily Dubach; Penny Beile; Sara Duff; Rich Gause; Amanda Walden – College & Research Libraries, 2025
A growing number of studies have reported that using open educational resources benefits students, but few studies have investigated academic impacts of adopting library-sourced eBooks as the course textbook. This mixed-methods study utilizes the Open Education Group's COUP Framework (Cost, Outcomes, Usage, Perceptions), which has previously been…
Descriptors: Open Educational Resources, College Faculty, Librarians, Librarian Teacher Cooperation
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Afton Fawn Ussery; Sofiya Petrova Dahman – College & Research Libraries, 2024
In the past five years, Delta State University's academic library has made significant efforts to develop sustainable outreach programs that support the LGBTQ+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer+) community. This program has increased the library's visibility and enhanced its image among its students, faculty, and staff. The article…
Descriptors: Outreach Programs, Academic Libraries, Library Services, Inclusion
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Samuel Kelechukwu Ibenne; Oluwole O. Durodolu – Journal of Access Services, 2024
Libraries in Nigeria have long struggled to adequately serve the information needs of visually impaired individuals, particularly those who are literate. Despite this, scholarly research addressing these issues in South-Eastern Nigeria is lacking, highlighting the urgency of investigating predictors of user satisfaction among visually impaired…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Visual Impairments, Students with Disabilities, Library Services
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Gamble, Simon C.; Worth, Tim; Gilroy, Pip; Newbold, Sarah – New Review of Academic Librarianship, 2020
With university libraries increasingly viewed as the hub of academic development, (Pearson, 2003; Fallin, 2016) the University of Bristol has recently completed a pilot project to develop academic skills support embedded within its library services, as part of the University's 'Bristol Futures' initiative. This pilot, 'Study Skills', was indicated…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Academic Libraries, Library Services, Study Skills
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Jewell Beckett, T.; Murphy, Ondrea – New Review of Academic Librarianship, 2020
Academic libraries have long employed student workers to assist with routine tasks, creating beneficial outcomes for both the student and the library. Traditionally, these tasks primarily consisted of checking in/out materials, shelving books, and monitoring the library; however, libraries have also started allowing students to assist in a…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Student Employment, College Students, Library Services
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Downey, Kay; Zhang, Yin – College & Research Libraries, 2020
This study is the first of its kind to analyze and compare demand-driven acquisition (DDA) ebook programs on a large scale by using eight academic libraries. The purpose is to understand which factors contribute to successful collection management practices and sustainability. Study findings also offer insight into weeding practices and suggest…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Electronic Publishing, Books, Library Services
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Goldberg, Matthew; Sproles, Claudene – Journal of Access Services, 2020
The University of Louisville's Ekstrom Library needed to remove 260,000 items from its shelves, and shift a further 95,000 within an extremely short deadline ahead of plans to redesign its third floor into an inviting, modern, student-friendly space for patrons to enjoy. The move faced three distinct challenges: space, item tracking, and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Library Materials, Library Facilities, Library Services
Hulbert, Ioana G. – ITHAKA S+R, 2023
The Ithaka S+R Library Survey has examined leadership and strategic perspectives in the field by surveying library deans and directors nationally on a triennial basis since 2010. The research project's overarching goals are to provide the library community with a valuable data source to inform decision making and track the emerging opportunities…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Library Administration, Library Services, Value Judgment
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Moffett, Paul; Weare, William H., Jr. – Public Services Quarterly, 2018
Some academic libraries use service philosophy statements to strengthen the quality of their service culture. A service philosophy statement communicates directly to users what they can--and should--expect from the library. This article describes a study in which the authors applied qualitative content analysis to service philosophy statements.…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Library Services, Position Papers, Content Analysis
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Couture, Juliann; Bretón, Jimena; Dommermuth, Emily; Floersch, Natasha; Ilett, Darren; Nowak, Kristine; Roberts, Lindsay; Watson, Renae – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2021
Although extensive research has looked at first-generation college students' experiences, little has examined the role of the library in their academic lives. This article reports the results of an exploratory study to better understand the experiences of first-generation college students at three universities. Key findings of this study focus on…
Descriptors: First Generation College Students, Academic Libraries, Student Experience, Self Advocacy
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