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Leonard, Michelle F.; Haas, Stephanie C.; Kisling, Vernon N. – Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship, 2010
As academic libraries are increasingly supported by a matrix of database functions, the use of data mining and visualization techniques offer significant potential for future collection development and service initiatives based on quantifiable data. While data collection techniques are still not standardized and results may be skewed because of…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Research Libraries, Bibliometrics, Data Analysis
Xiao, Long – Program: Electronic Library and Information Systems, 2010
Purpose: The paper aims to provide an overall methodology and case study for the innovation and extension of a digital library, especially the service system. Design/methodology/approach: Based on the three-dimensional structure theory of the information service industry, this paper combines a comprehensive analysis with the practical experiences…
Descriptors: Electronic Libraries, Academic Libraries, Foreign Countries, Library Services
Chunrong, Luo; Jingfen, Wang; Zhinong, Zhou – Program: Electronic Library and Information Systems, 2010
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to analyse the current situation and the social and economic benefits from the consortia acquisitions of electronic resources by the China Academic Library and Information System (CALIS) South China Regional Centre and to recommend improvements for consortia acquisitions. Design/methodology/approach: Analyses…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Consortia, Academic Libraries, Library Services
Xu, Fei – Program: Electronic Library and Information Systems, 2010
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to provide a library with useful information about selection criteria for an electronic resource assessment system and practical assistance on how to implement efficiently such a system. Design/methodology/approach: The paper is based on literature review, desk research, and implementation experience.…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Library Services, Criteria, Use Studies
Berry, John N., III – Library Journal, 2010
This article profiles Craig Buthod, director of the Louisville Free Public Library (LFPL) who is named "LJ"'s 2010 Librarian of the Year. An ability to convert setbacks into opportunities is the key to the successful career of Craig Buthod. Buthod possesses a unique combination of optimism, managerial talent, political savvy, and a…
Descriptors: Public Libraries, Librarians, Profiles, Library Administration
Oder, Norman – Library Journal, 2010
It's no surprise that libraries in "LJ"'s annual budget survey reported an overall downward trend, with the expected decline in total budgets some 2.6% and the change in materials budgets 3.5%. Per capita funding is nudging down after years of steady if sometimes modest increases, with a projected decline of 1.6% in FY10. After all, the country…
Descriptors: Fund Raising, Public Libraries, Library Services, Budgets
Pruitt, John – Library Quarterly, 2010
Because of an absence of dialogue, a tense relationship appears to exist between Wisconsin's gay men's book discussion groups and their local public libraries. Public library directors express interest in accommodating these groups if approached but face budget restrictions and local communities that may oppose these gatherings; gay men's book…
Descriptors: Discussion Groups, Clubs, Cultural Centers, Public Libraries
Ben-Jacob, Marion G.; Liebman, Judith T. – Journal of Educational Technology Systems, 2010
Technology has been integrated into academia. The 21st century learner will be a life-long learner and students need to be comfortable and familiar with computers and technology. Computers are part of the educational environment independent of the different learning styles of the students. Regardless of the major field of study elected by a…
Descriptors: Colleges, Computer Literacy, Educational Technology, Computer Uses in Education
Northam, Adam – Computers in Libraries, 2010
In this article, the author shares the successful digitization effort of their library and demonstrates how they were able to expand their first digital collection. The author started working at James G. Gee Library when the director asked him to try digital collections and was asked to study an open source collection management program called…
Descriptors: Library Services, Media Adaptation, Electronic Publishing, Electronic Libraries
Berdish, Laura; Seeman, Corey – Public Services Quarterly, 2010
While a great deal of literature on embedded librarians in academic libraries is focused on the role of instructor, there are many other services that could be provided by librarians working closely with students. The Kresge Business Administration Library (Stephen M. Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan) has created a unique…
Descriptors: Business Administration Education, Librarians, Academic Libraries, Reference Services
Fernandez, Peter – Community & Junior College Libraries, 2010
Librarians face many challenges when dealing with issues of privacy within the mediated space of social networking sites. Conceptually, social networking sites differ from libraries on privacy as a value. Research about Generation Y students, the primary clientele of undergraduate libraries, can inform librarians' relationship to this important…
Descriptors: Privacy, Social Networks, College Libraries, Library Policy
Lonergan, David – Community & Junior College Libraries, 2010
Over the past few years a troubling pattern has emerged, one that might be termed the trivialization of the Master of Library Science (MLS). As a result of several factors, not least the closing of library schools, low rates of pay for librarians, and high costs of living in many parts of the country, some college libraries have found it difficult…
Descriptors: Library Schools, College Libraries, Library Science, Library Services
Reed, Lori – Computers in Libraries, 2010
Over the past few years, access to quality and meaningful training opportunities has become more challenging. Library training coordinators across the United States express the same frustration of trying to fill classes with staff members from library branches that often cannot spare a team member for training. In this article, the author, who is…
Descriptors: Library Personnel, Public Libraries, Educational Opportunities, Library Services
Connaway, Lynn Silipigni, Comp. – OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc., 2015
The contributions in this volume represent a decade of OCLC's user behavior research findings that articulate the need for the design of future library services to be all about the user. Highlights include: (1) People associate the library with books and do not consider the library in relation to online resources or reference services; (2) People…
Descriptors: Library Services, User Needs (Information), User Satisfaction (Information), Library Research
Nye, Valerie, Ed.; Barco, Kathy, Ed. – ALA Editions, 2012
Intellectual freedom is a core value of librarianship, but fighting to keep controversial materials on the shelves can sometimes feel like a lonely battle. And not all censorship controversies involve the public objecting to a book in the collection--libraries are venues for displays and meetings, and sometimes library staff themselves are tempted…
Descriptors: Censorship, Intellectual Freedom, Case Studies, Public Libraries