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Reinventing ourselves: new and emerging roles of academic librarians in Canadian research-intensive universities

Библиосфера, 2020
The academic library profession is being redefined by the shifting research and scholarly landscape, the transformation in higher education, and advances in technology.A survey of librarians working in Canada’s research-intensive universities was ...
Ada Ducas, Nicole Michaud-Oystryk, Marie Speare   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Academic Librarian and Techno-Communication: Facilitating Social Networking with Generation Y Students [PDF]

, 2008
This paper will address the ways in which academic librarians can work to bridge the communication gap with Generation Y students using social networking and techno-communication.
Switzer, Anne
core  

Strategic engagement and librarians [PDF]

, 2015
The future of the academic book is a strategic engagement issue for librarians. Books might not be stored in or purchased for university libraries; they might not even exist in a physical form.
AM Wright, AR Kenney, B Lavoie, B Mathews, C Campbell, C Lambert, D Yang, Department of Business, G Mock, Higher Education Funding Council for England, I Silver, K Webb, KJ Malenfant, M Posner, M Vandegrift, PC Johnson, RC Schonfeld, S Abram, S Bains, S Pinfield, SA Vahid, T Abba, T Brabazon   +22 more
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‘People Need to Understand That They Are Stealing From Their Neighbours’: A Critical Media Analysis of the Representations and Resistance Throughout the Robodebt Scheme

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Robodebt scheme issued thousand‐dollar debts to an estimated half a million people who had received social security. The debts were largely inaccurate and illegal, with the aim of improving the federal government's budget. The 2023 Royal Commission into the Robodebt Scheme found that the stigmatising political and public language about ...
Ella Kruger, Phillipa Evans
wiley   +1 more source

Academic Librarians’ Conception and Use of Evidence Sources in Practice

Evidence Based Library and Information Practice, 2012
Objective – The objective of this study was to explore and understand how academic librarians use evidence in their professional decision making. The researcher aimed to gain insights on the relevance of the current EBLIP model to practice, and to ...
Denise Koufogiannakis
doaj   +1 more source

Copyright, Fair Use and the Digital Age in Academic Libraries: A Review of the Literature [PDF]

, 2014
Copyright law in the United States has gained a certain notoriety for its complexity and ambiguity, which has only been compounded by the evolution (or, some would say, revolution) of print resources to electronic resources.
McCormick, Amanda
core   +3 more sources

Defining the Academic Librarian

College & Research Libraries, 1985
L'ensemble des connaissances que devraient posséder le bibliothécaire spécialisé sert de cadre pour tenter une définition de ce professionnel travaillant dans les bibliothèques universitaires. Ses capacités professionnelles se regroupent sous quatre rubriques: une éducation supérieure; une connaissance du monde universitaire; une compréhension de l ...
openaire   +2 more sources

Academic Librarians as Informed Learning Developers

, 2019
Abstract from book Implications – Drawing upon their expertise in how learners use information, academic librarians can use the findings to concentrate their consultative efforts to effectively partner with teachers to transform student learning experiences in higher education.
Fundator, Rachel, Maybee, Clarence
openaire   +4 more sources

Measuring Child Disadvantage: Comparing Multidimensional and Socioeconomic Approaches for Predicting Developmental Outcomes

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Robust measurement of disadvantage is essential to identifying and addressing inequities in children's development. We tested how a multidimensional framework of child disadvantage performed relative to a traditional socioeconomic position (SEP) approach to predict developmental outcomes.
Wei Hong, Fiona Mensah, Elodie O'Connor, Shuaijun Guo, Sharon Goldfeld, Meredith O'Connor, Cindy Pham, Sarah Gray   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source