Results 21 to 30 of about 1,205,678 (309)

Serving remote users in selected public university libraries in Kenya: perspectives of the section heads

open access: yesInkanyiso, 2016
The provision of information services to support teaching, learning and research has long been a major objective of libraries in higher education. The students being served by these libraries, specifically in Kenya, may consist of on-campus and remote ...
Mary Njeri Wachira, Omwoyo B. Onyancha
doaj   +1 more source

Users of biomedical libraries* [PDF]

open access: yesHealth Libraries Review, 1986
Traditional demands on library services by established medical users have over the last decade been joined by new and wide ranging information requirements articulated by nurses, the paramedical professions and those involved in community health care including general practitioners. Research into user needs in the health care professions in Britain is
openaire   +2 more sources

Evaluation of Public Libraries from the Viewpoint of Library Users (Case Study: Yazd City) [PDF]

open access: yesتحقیقات اطلاع‌رسانی و کتابخانه‌های عمومی, 2014
Purpose: This article aims to investigate library users' satisfaction in the areas of resources, building and equipment, librarians and services within the public libraries of Yazd city.
Sepideh Fahimifar   +1 more
doaj  

Electronic Library Collections and Users with Visual Impairments: Challenges, Developments, and the State of Collections Policies in Academic and Public Libraries [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
Academic and public library collections are developed based on the needs of the communities that surround them. Technology has increased the way users access information, and the way libraries offer information to their users.
DiGiovanni, Anthony M
core   +1 more source

Atributos determinantes da baixa utilização de bibliotecas: estudo em uma instituição de ensino pública federal

open access: yesPerspectivas em Ciência da Informação
Este estudo tem como objetivo analisar o comportamento dos usuários de uma biblioteca de uma instituição de ensino pública federal. Para tanto, utilizou-se como instrumento de pesquisa um questionário fechado, que foi aplicado a 291 usuários reais e ...
Andreia Cristina Damasceno   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Outreach librarian to black students

open access: yesJournal of New Librarianship, 2020
While some predominantly white institutions can offer unique and laudable educational experiences to Black college students, they can also lack resources that provide these same students with a culturally affirming milieu.
Katrina Spencer
doaj   +1 more source

Libraries and mobile technologies: an assessment of the deployment of mobile technologies in libraries of Nigeria

open access: yesCхід, 2021
In this study, the researcher examined the views of library users and professional regarding the deployment of mobile technologies in libraries. The researcher tested five hypotheses to achieve the study objectives.
Hudron K. Kari
doaj   +1 more source

Is Everything All Right At Night? Measuring User Response to Overnight Library Services [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
A multiple-methods study was conducted in FY15 at Santa Clara University Library to assess 24/5 hours, focusing specifically on impact and value. The purpose was to assess not only the overnight use of the library, but the perceptions of late-night users
Chrzastowski, Tina, Nutefall, Jennifer
core   +3 more sources

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
doaj   +1 more source

Supporting collaborative information retrieval in the virtual library [PDF]

open access: yes, 1997
The advent of the virtual library is usually presented as a welcome development for library users. Unfortunately, this tends to reinforce the perception of the use of information resources as a solitary activity. In fact, as many studies have emphasised,
Procter, Rob   +5 more
core  

Home - About - Disclaimer - Privacy