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Navigating the Scholarly Literature: A Practical Guide to Searching Effectively (Without Too Much Stress)

open access: yesCurrent Protocols, Volume 5, Issue 5, May 2025.
Abstract Effectively searching the scholarly literature is a fundamental academic skill. However, the process can be overwhelming due to the vast amount of available research and the complexity of academic databases. This overview article provides a practical guide to navigating the literature with confidence, outlining key strategies for identifying ...
Kathryn P. Kohn
wiley   +1 more source

Machine-learning Recommender Systems Can Inform Collection Development Decisions

open access: yesEvidence Based Library and Information Practice
A Review of: Xiao, J., & Gao, W. (2020). Connecting the dots: reader ratings, bibliographic data, and machine-learning algorithms for monograph selection. The Serials Librarian, 78(1-4), 117-122.
Kristy Hancock
doaj   +1 more source

A Scoping Review to Identify Clinical Signs, Symptoms and Biomarkers Reported in the Literature to Be Indicative of Biofilm in Chronic Wounds

open access: yesInternational Wound Journal, Volume 22, Issue 5, May 2025.
ABSTRACT The objective of this review was to identify clinical signs/symptoms reported in the literature to be indicative of biofilm in chronic wounds. The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta‐Analysis extension for Scoping Reviews, and the Joanna Briggs Institute Evidence Synthesis manual guided review conduct.
John D. Ivory   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Electronic Journals Appear to Reduce Interlibrary Lending in Academic Libraries. A review of: Wiley, Lynn and Tina E. Chrzastowski. A. “The Impact of Electronic Journals on Interlibrary Lending: A Longitudinal Study of State‐Wide Interlibrary Loan Article Sharing in Illinois.” Library Collections, Acquisitions & Technical Services 29.4 (Dec. 2005): 364‐81.

open access: yesEvidence Based Library and Information Practice, 2007
Objective – To determine the impact of electronic journals on interlibrary loan (ILL) activity. The hypothesis predicted that ILL requests would fall by approximately 10% during a four‐year period, that e‐journal use would increase by 10% per year and ...
John Loy
doaj  

Whither Interlibrary Loan?

open access: yesCollege & Research Libraries, 1972
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openaire   +2 more sources

The implications of usage statistics as an economic factor in scholarly communications [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
Usage statistics for electronic resources are needed, and highly desirable, for many reasons. It is encouraging to see the beginnings of quality, reliable usage data.
Morrison, Heather
core  

Document delivery demand and service review at the University of Kent [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Purpose – This paper investigates the document delivery demand at the University of Kent and describes the recent changes to the document delivery service and their impact.
Werner, Matthias
core   +1 more source

Gauging Academic Unit Perceptions of Library Services During a Transition in University Budget Models

open access: yesEvidence Based Library and Information Practice
Objective – Beginning in Fiscal Year 2023, a university initiated a multi-year transition to an incentive-based budget model, under which the University Libraries budget would eventually be dependent upon yearly contributions from colleges.
Margaret A Hoogland   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Reports Of Conferences, Institutes, And Seminars [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
This quarter\u27s column offers coverage of multiple sessions from the 2016 Electronic Resources & Libraries (ER&L) Conference, held April 3–6, 2016, in Austin, Texas.
Blythe, K.   +6 more
core   +3 more sources

Developing a Data Narrative: Analyzing Trends in an Academic Interlibrary Loan Department [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Between 2010 and 2015 interlibrary loan request rates at Albertsons Library at Boise State University were observed to be in decline. This study details the efforts to explore this trend and determine a cause using existing data available through the ...
Grevatt, Heather
core   +2 more sources

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