My students and other animals. Or, a vulture, an orb weaver spider, a giant panda and 900 undergraduate business students… [PDF]
The article describes how the library team supporting the Faculty of Organisation and Management at Sheffield Hallam University (O&M Library team) developed and delivered a new information literacy initiative for the undergraduate Business and Management
Borg, M., Stretton, E.
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Academic libraries in the modern era are often asked to justify their existence in tertiary institutions by showing how the institution and society at large have benefited from the library services.
Sophia Vivian Adeyeye +1 more
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Research data management services in academic research libraries and perceptions of librarians
AbstractThe emergence of data intensive science and the establishment of data management mandates have motivated academic libraries to develop research data services (RDS) for their faculty and students. Here the results of two studies are reported: librarians' RDS practices in U.S.
Tenopir, Carol +3 more
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Digital Scotland, the relevance of library research and the Glasgow Digital Library Project [PDF]
The Glasgow Digital Library (GDL) Project has a significance over and above its primary aim of creating a joint digital library for the citizens of Glasgow.
Dennis Nicholson +3 more
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Analysis of the Status of Library Software’s Utilization in University Libraries of Kermanshah [PDF]
Purpose: The purpose of research; was to investigation status of the librarians’ usage of library software capabilities in Kermanshah academic libraries. Methodology: Research was applied in terms of its aim and analytical survey of the method.
Saeed Malekmohammadi +2 more
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Barcoding and ILS Migration from Start to Finish: A Case Study
This practice-oriented article outlines one institution’s process of implementing both electronic checkout and a new integrated library system (ILS) for an academic library of 187,000 physical items.
Arjona, Beth
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MANAGING CHANGE IN ACADEMIC LIBRARY: THE CASE OF VILNIUS UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
Purpose: The main objective of this article is to ascertain some most significant fields of the academic library activities, which have (or could have) an impact on strengthening the library’s role as a partner in academic community, as well as to ...
Marija Prokopčik, Irena Krivienė
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Book Review: So You Want to Be an Academic Library Director
This volume comprises thirteen reflective essays by library leaders offering perspectives on their personal experiences and lessons learned regarding academic library management. Editor Colleen S.
Hawthorne, Pat
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Use of mobile apps for teaching and research - implications for digital literacy [PDF]
This paper reports on the results of an online survey about mobile application (app) use for academic purposes, i.e. teaching and research, by Higher Degree Research (HDR) students and academic staff at one of the eight New Zealand universities.
Cunningham, Sally Jo +5 more
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Digital Humanities in Academic Library: Creating Narratives through Spatial Data
A growing trend in digital humanities has been digital scholarship and the emphasis on usage of digital tools and methods in research, teaching, and publishing.
Maria A. Jankowska
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