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Direct linkBarnes, Ilana – Public Services Quarterly, 2013
Once limited to geographers and mapmakers, Geographic Information Systems (GIS) has taken a growing central role in information management and visualization. Geospatial services run a gamut of different products and services from Google maps to ArcGIS servers to Mobile development. Geospatial services are not new. Libraries have been writing about…
Descriptors: Special Libraries, Information Management, Needs Assessment, Geographic Information Systems
Engestrom, Yrjo; Rantavuori, Juhana; Kerosuo, Hannele – Vocations and Learning, 2013
The theory of expansive learning has been applied in a large number of studies on workplace learning and organizational change. However, detailed comprehensive analyses of entire developmental interventions based on the theory of expansive learning do not exist. Such a study is needed to examine the empirical usability and methodological rigor…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Workplace Learning, Intervention, Organizational Change
Arya, Harsh Bardhan; Mishra, J. K. – Journal of Library & Information Services In Distance Learning, 2012
The paper describes the theory and definition of the practice of librarianship, specifically addressing how Web 2.0 technologies (tools) such as synchronous messaging, collaborative reference service and streaming media, blogs, wikis, social networks, social bookmarking tools, tagging, RSS feeds, and mashups might intimate changes and how…
Descriptors: Web Sites, Electronic Publishing, Social Networks, Reference Services
Kiyotake, Cynthia – Computers in Libraries, 2010
Since launching its first website in 1997, the Arapahoe Library District (ALD) has constantly looked at ways to review and renew this vital tool for patrons. This article focuses on the process of redesigning the ALD website--the steps taken and decisions made in order to create a site that incorporates interactive elements and patron input and…
Descriptors: Interaction, Internet, Web Sites, Library Automation
Stanziola, Javier – International Journal of Lifelong Education, 2011
Public libraries in Europe have supported lifelong learning for the past 500 years. Since the Lisbon Strategy emphasized the role of lifelong learning in economic policy, public libraries have been repositioning their services to respond to this new context. In some cases, these roles are undertaken with limited legislative or strategic changes…
Descriptors: Lifelong Learning, Public Libraries, Foreign Countries, Performance Factors
Download full textApley, Alice; Frankel, Susan; Goldman, Elizabeth; Streitburger, Kim – Institute of Museum and Library Services, 2011
The Institute of Museum and Library Services is the primary source of federal support for the nation's museums. Museums for America (MFA) is the largest IMLS grant program for museums; it supports institutions by investing in high-priority, high-value activities that are clearly linked to the institution's strategic plan and enhance its value to…
Descriptors: Outcomes of Education, Program Effectiveness, Cultural Background, Library Services
Rudd, Rima E.; Zobel, Emily K. – National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy (NCSALL), 2004
This guide provides suggestions and materials for the development and implementation of a Health Literacy Forum to be coordinated by a local, county, or state Department of Public Health. Health Literacy Forums, already implemented in several cities and states, have increased awareness about literacy skills of U.S. adults and health implications.…
Descriptors: Program Development, Program Implementation, Conferences (Gatherings), Public Agencies
