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Low Volume, Funding, Staffing and Technical Problems are Key Reasons for Discontinuation of Chat Reference Services. A review of: Radford, Marie L., and M. Kathleen Kern. “A Multiple‐case Study Investigation of the Discontinuation of Nine Chat Reference Services.” Library & Information Science Research 28.4 (Sept. 2006): 521‐47.

open access: yesEvidence Based Library and Information Practice, 2007
Objective – To investigate the reasons behind the cessation of 9 virtual (chat) reference services.Design – Multiple case‐study investigationSetting – Academic, public, and special libraries in the United States.Subjects – Five academic libraries, 1 ...
Stephanie R. Walker
doaj  

Are Virtual Reference Services Color and Gender Blind? Service Equality Revisited

open access: yesProceedings of the Association for Information Science and Technology, 2022
ABSTRACTFollowing the rise of the Black Lives Matter Movement in 2020, there has been an increased focus on racial equality in library services, including recent modifications of the ALA Code of Ethics. Online library services may eliminate race‐based service discrimination by obscuring the racial identity of the patron.
Megan Vladoiu, Pnina Fichman
openaire   +1 more source

Μοντέλο λειτουργίας εικονικής βιβλιοθήκης για την ανάδειξη, παροχή και αξιοποίηση του τεχνολογικού κεφαλαίου του Ε.Μ.Π. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
This paper seeks to establish a Virtual Library (VL) model. More specifically, a suggested model of a VL with technical digital content is described with regard to aggregating and displaying the research papers or data produced at National Technical ...
Κουής, Δημήτρης   +1 more
core  

Listening from a distance: A survey of University of Illinois distance learners and its implications for meaningful instruction. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
In Spring 2009, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Library conducted a significant new survey of distance learners enrolled in off-campus or online graduate programs. Exploring distance learners’ perceptions about and use of library services,
Hensley, Merinda Kaye, Miller, Robin E.
core   +1 more source

Mechanically Spatio‐Chimeric Fibrin Assembly Enables Vascular‐Integrated Muscle Reconstruction for Volumetric Muscle Loss Repair

open access: yesAdvanced Materials, EarlyView.
SPARC (spatio‐chimeric, plasma‐based, anisotropic, and shear‐responsive construct) that integrates myogenic and vascular microenvironments within a single construct. The dual‐modulus matrix directs aligned myotube formation and endothelial network development, enabling a vascularized muscle implant that seamlessly anastomoses with host tissue and ...
Su Hyun Jung   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Canadian Collaborations: Library Communications and Advocacy in the time of COVID-19

open access: yesJournal of Copyright in Education and Librarianship, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic forced libraries to unexpectedly and suddenly close their physical locations, necessitating a remote working environment and a greater reliance on digital and virtual services.
Christina Winter   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

System Support for Managing Invalid Bindings

open access: yes, 2011
Context-aware adaptation is a central aspect of pervasive computing applications, enabling them to adapt and perform tasks based on contextual information.
Arfat, Yasir   +3 more
core   +1 more source

3D Printed Multimaterial Microfluidic Transistors

open access: yesAdvanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
We introduce a biocompatible, high resolution photopolymer resin that closely mimics the Young's Modulus (elasticity) and reversible stretchability (no hysteresis) of poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS), enabling the fabrication of microfluidic transistors (i.e., microvalves capable of proportional amplification) by multimaterial stereolithography (mSLA ...
Alireza Ahmadianyazdi   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cyberspace or Face-to-Face: The Teachable Moment and Changing Reference Mediums. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
This article considers the teaching role of reference librarians by studying the teachable moment in reference transactions, and users’ response to that instruction.
Desai, Christina M.   +1 more
core   +1 more source

Building an Emulation Environment for Cyber Security Analyses of Complex Networked Systems

open access: yes, 2018
Computer networks are undergoing a phenomenal growth, driven by the rapidly increasing number of nodes constituting the networks. At the same time, the number of security threats on Internet and intranet networks is constantly growing, and the testing ...
Bonomi, Silvia   +4 more
core   +1 more source

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