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The Seasons by James Thomson and the Baltic German Poetry about the Seasons in the Era of Baltic Enlightenment

open access: yesInterlitteraria, 2023
Since 2016 one of my research topics has been the Baltic German reception of English poetry through the lens of cultural historical book collections in Estonia.
Kairit Kaur
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Represent: building diverse library collections in collaboration with library users

open access: yesInsights: The UKSG Journal, 2021
The ‘Read at Leicester’ leisure reading collection was developed to encourage sustained reading for leisure amongst University of Leicester students. A key challenge in building this collection was not having any funds to develop it.
Heena Karavadra
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The weakest link – workflows in open access agreements: the experience of the Vienna University Library and recommendations for future negotiations

open access: yesInsights: The UKSG Journal, 2018
In recent years open access (OA) publishing agreements have left a lasting impact on several aspects of the research life cycle, and on the manner in which institutions work with publishers and researchers to support the transition to OA.
Rita Pinhasi   +3 more
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Inclusive education: co-creating a reading list diversity toolkit with student input

open access: yesInsights: The UKSG Journal, 2023
This article introduces the initiative by library staff and students at the University of Leicester, co-ordinated between 2020 and 2022, that focused on creating a reading list toolkit to support academic staff in diversifying their module reading lists.
Heena Karavadra   +2 more
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Activity-Based Costing (ABC) and Time-Driven Activity-Based Costing (TDABC): Applicable Methods for University Libraries?

open access: yesEvidence Based Library and Information Practice, 2011
Objective – This article provides an overview of how university libraries research and adapt new cost accounting models, such as “activity-based costing” (ABC) and “time-driven activity-based costing” (TDABC), focusing on the strengths and weaknesses of ...
Kate-Riin Kont, Signe Jantson
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How Can We Equip Academic Libraries with IoT Technologies: Practical Guidelines [PDF]

open access: yesInternational Journal of Digital Content Management, 2021
Background: The advancement of information technologies has many effects on library services and collection management. Most of the librarians and library managers would like to work in libraries with a focus on modern devices and technologies.Purpose ...
Mahdi Mohammadi, Mehri Ezadi Yegane
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Why we need to find time for digital humanities: presenting a new partnership model at the University of Sussex

open access: yesInsights: The UKSG Journal, 2017
Recognizing that academic libraries should develop and nurture strong, mutually beneficial relationships with researchers in digital humanities, the authors believe it is strategically important to invest time and resources exploring ideas and partnering
Jane Harvell, Joanna Ball
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Investigating the viewpoints of central libraries'''' managers of governmental universities about users'''' access to dissertations [PDF]

open access: yesتحقیقات کتابداری و اطلاع‌رسانی دانشگاهی, 2021
Objective: The purpose of the present study is to identify the viewpoints of central libraries'' managers of governmental universities which are supervised by two ministries of Science, Research and Technology and Health and Medical Education regarding ...
Katayoun Nasirinia   +2 more
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The Data Librarian’s Handbook

open access: yesJournal of the Medical Library Association, 2019
In The Data Librarian’s Handbook, authors Robin Rice and John Southall have used their thirty years’ combined experience as data librarians to create a well-organized guide that instructs readers on key data management concepts and provides practical ...
Kathryn Vela
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