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Foster, Anita K.; Rinehart, Amanda K.; Springs, Gene R. – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2019
In fiscal year 2017, The Ohio State University Libraries in Columbus piloted the purchase of research data sets to explore how to integrate this format into the standard workflows of the collections strategist and electronic resources officer. The pilot project had few restrictions except that one-time money must be used and purchases must be…
Descriptors: Data, Library Materials, Library Services, Academic Libraries
Kerby, Mona – ALA Editions, 2019
Applying an informal and practical approach, Kerby provides beginning librarians with the essential steps to effectively manage a vibrant school library collection. Kerby argues that building a quality collection is no longer enough and offers strategies to ensure that learners actively engage with the materials. Supported by the "National…
Descriptors: Library Services, Library Materials, School Libraries, Library Policy
Ansuategi, Eukene; Ubeda, Marimar; Iglesias, Mayte; Urreta, Iratxe; Emparanza, Jose Ignacio – Education for Information, 2020
Distance working in the context of the COVID-19 crisis has engendered a new model of collaborative activity for the Library of Donostialdea Integrated Health Organisation (San Sebastián, Spain). Promoted by the Clinical Epidemiology and Research Unit, this initiative has enabled Hospital Management to respond to some of the gaps in information…
Descriptors: Medical Libraries, COVID-19, Pandemics, Library Services
Skaggs, Danielle – Journal of Library & Information Services in Distance Learning, 2020
Chat reference is popular with both on and off campus users as well as distance students. This article presents the results of a chat transcript analysis project that used fall semester 2019 transcripts to compare question types and disconnect issues for on campus, off campus, and distance students.
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Library Services, Academic Libraries, On Campus Students
Moreland, Denise; Kammer, Jenna – Knowledge Quest, 2020
School and public librarians both strive to offer resources and services to their communities, often with limited budgets. School and public libraries offer different business hours, diverse resources, different online databases, unique facilities and makerspaces, and varying services. Both also collect materials and provide programming for many…
Descriptors: School Libraries, Public Libraries, Institutional Cooperation, School Community Relationship
Hays, Lauren; Handler, Katelyn – Journal of Library & Information Services in Distance Learning, 2020
Librarians recognize that they occupy an online presence in the lives of students, particularly with the rise in use of online resources and increased library integration with campus learning management systems. Self-regulated learning are personal behaviors that move individuals toward their goals. As students increasingly work at a distance,…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Integrated Learning Systems, Information Literacy, Learning Strategies
Budzise-Weaver, Tina; Anders, Kathy Christie; Bales, Stephen – Public Services Quarterly, 2020
As an alternative to large-scale outreach events, three public services librarians created a series of small-scale outreach events aimed at educating graduate students about library services and increasing positive perceptions of the library. The librarians ran five events with a 2:1 student-to-librarian ratio, and one event with a 13:1…
Descriptors: Outreach Programs, Graduate Students, Library Services, Academic Libraries
McKenna, Julia – Journal of Access Services, 2020
Student employees are an invaluable asset to academic libraries. They supplement limited professional staffing, allow for students to engage with their academic community, and give work opportunities to those currently enrolled in school. This article reviews several practical ways to train library student workers that both minimizes hands-on…
Descriptors: Student Employment, College Students, Academic Libraries, Job Training
Rachel A. Koenig; John W. Cyrus – College & Research Libraries, 2025
Research consultations are a standard service in academic libraries and consume significant library resources. There is a lack of scholarship evaluating the impact of this service on faculty. This paper describes the impact of librarian consultations on faculty and their role in the research process. Data was collected from a survey of sixty-seven…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Librarian Teacher Cooperation, Librarians, Research Libraries
Salsbury, Meghan; Hansen, Mary Anne – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2022
Many areas of the United States still fall short of digital equity and inclusion, defined as the ability of individuals to access and use information and communication technologies to participate fully in society, democracy, and the economy. This is especially true in Montana, the authors' rural state. Only 63.6 percent of Montana citizens have…
Descriptors: American Indian Students, College Students, Access to Computers, Disadvantaged
Cahill, Maria; Hoffman, Hayley; Ingram, Erin; Joo, Soohyung – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2022
A recent trend in public libraries' children's services emphasizes the role of promoting school readiness. In order to gain a deeper understanding of the school readiness efforts present in storytime programs, this study observed and scored 68 public library preschool storytime sessions presented by 35 storytime providers across three states using…
Descriptors: Librarians, School Readiness, Story Reading, Public Libraries
Tench, Beck – ProQuest LLC, 2022
We live in an attention economy where many of our interactions are mediated by technologies incentivized to exploit our attention. The consequences of this exploitation, so far as they are known, affect how we spend our time, and also our capacity for reflection and self-awareness, which can have lasting effects across our life and relationships.…
Descriptors: Participatory Research, Undergraduate Students, Metacognition, Validity
Pang, Xuan – Journal of Access Services, 2022
The fundamental mission of the library is to provide users with unrestricted access to library resources anytime, anywhere regardless of their physical location, disability, or other circumstances. Library Access Service departments across the nation have been an innovation engine of creativity and opportunity for many decades. The global…
Descriptors: Library Services, Emergency Programs, Library Materials, Access to Information
Adetayo, Adebowale Jeremy; Komolafe, Ranmilowo Saidat; Olalere, Julie Owansuan – Journal of Library & Information Services in Distance Learning, 2022
This study sought to examine the relationship between virtual learning and library usage among students in Adeleke University. A total enumeration technique was adopted for sampling. Data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Of the 903 participants surveyed, 75.3% always attended the virtual lecture. 30.7% use the library…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Academic Libraries, Library Instruction
Clarke, Rachel Ivy; Stanton, Katerina Lynn; Grimm, Alexandra; Zhang, Bo – College & Research Libraries, 2022
Academic libraries face mounting pressure to demonstrate their value to stakeholders, yet traditional assessments of their financial value ignore the work of librarians and library staff in producing usable collections and services for patrons. Through a survey of US academic library workers, we examine the range, scope, and financial value of…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Labor, Measurement, Barriers