Publication Date
In 2025 | 0 |
Since 2024 | 0 |
Since 2021 (last 5 years) | 0 |
Since 2016 (last 10 years) | 1 |
Since 2006 (last 20 years) | 8 |
Descriptor
Source
Computers in Libraries | 2 |
Journal of Access Services | 2 |
Journal of Web Librarianship | 2 |
Acquisitions Librarian | 1 |
Journal of Electronic… | 1 |
portal: Libraries and the… | 1 |
Author
Alwerud, Anna | 1 |
Baker, Liz | 1 |
Breitbach, William | 1 |
Brett, Kelsey | 1 |
Daly, Rebecca | 1 |
Dougan, Kirstin | 1 |
Fulton, Camilla | 1 |
Griffy, Henry | 1 |
Guajardo, Richard | 1 |
Hastings, Robin | 1 |
Jorgensen, Lotte | 1 |
More ▼ |
Publication Type
Journal Articles | 9 |
Reports - Descriptive | 5 |
Reports - Evaluative | 2 |
Reports - Research | 2 |
Education Level
Higher Education | 9 |
Postsecondary Education | 2 |
Adult Education | 1 |
Audience
Media Staff | 1 |
Location
Australia | 1 |
Michigan | 1 |
Sweden | 1 |
Texas (Houston) | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Guajardo, Richard; Brett, Kelsey; Young, Frederick – Journal of Electronic Resources Librarianship, 2017
For the past several years academic libraries have been adopting discovery systems to provide a search experience that reflects user expectations and improves access to electronic resources. University of Houston Libraries has kept pace with this evolving trend by pursuing various discovery options; these include an open-source tool, a federated…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Case Studies, Electronic Libraries, Electronic Publishing
Breitbach, William – Computers in Libraries, 2012
Competition in the virtual reference market got really hot this past summer. Recent developments in virtual reference offerings suggest the market is much more dynamic than most people would have imagined a short time ago. With Google's acquisition of Meebo and its subsequent decision to shut down the chat widget service, many libraries scrambled…
Descriptors: Library Services, Reference Services, Library Development, Online Systems
Hastings, Robin – Computers in Libraries, 2012
Backups are a modern fact of life. Every organization that has any kind of computing technology (and that is all of them these days) needs to back up its data in case of technological or user errors. Traditionally, large-scale backups have been done via an internal or external tape drive that takes magnetic tapes (minicassettes, essentially) and…
Descriptors: Internet, Computer Storage Devices, Information Storage, Computer Software Evaluation
Daly, Rebecca; Baker, Liz; McIntosh, Lisa – Journal of Access Services, 2014
In 2011 the University of Wollongong Library undertook a significant review of its Resource Sharing services. This was prompted by constraints in the systems supporting this service, changes to the Library's key suppliers, Infotrieve Australia and the British Library Document Supply Service, and the need to deliver effective library services…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Academic Libraries, Library Development, Shared Resources and Services
Power, June L. – Journal of Access Services, 2011
Founded in 1887 as the Croatan Normal School, the University of North Carolina at Pembroke (UNCP) is a smaller branch of the UNC System (with an full-time enrollment of about 6,500), yet with awarded diversity and a historical dedication to individualized service. Its dedication to services drives its approach to course reserves, which is to…
Descriptors: Library Materials, Library Services, Library Development, Library Automation
Samuels, Ruth Gallegos; Griffy, Henry – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2012
This article discusses best practices for evaluating open source software for use in library projects, based on the authors' experience evaluating electronic publishing solutions. First, it presents a brief review of the literature, emphasizing the need to evaluate open source solutions carefully in order to minimize Total Cost of Ownership. Next,…
Descriptors: Electronic Publishing, Computer Software, Comparative Analysis, Open Source Technology
Dougan, Kirstin; Fulton, Camilla – Journal of Web Librarianship, 2009
Library Web sites must compete against easy-to-use sites, such as Google Scholar, Google Books, and Wikipedia, for students' time and attention. Library Web sites must therefore be designed with aesthetics and user perceptions at the forefront. The Music and Performing Arts Library at Urbana-Champaign's Web site was overcrowded and in much need of…
Descriptors: Web Sites, Academic Libraries, Computer Software Evaluation, Computer System Design
Whang, Michael; Ring, Donna M. – Journal of Web Librarianship, 2007
Three sources indicated the need for designing a usability study of the Western Michigan University Libraries' Web site: the results of the 2004 LibQUAL+ survey; the completion of the library's new strategic planning document; and suggestions by library customers and library staff. LibQUAL+ findings and customer comments suggested customers…
Descriptors: Strategic Planning, Library Services, Academic Libraries, Web Sites
Alwerud, Anna; Jorgensen, Lotte – Acquisitions Librarian, 2005
Libraries subscribe to thousands of electronic journals and they are difficult for end-users to find. Journal and publisher interfaces and functionalities differ considerably. The recent development in e-media calls for central management of the resources. Lund University Libraries' Head Office has developed a service for presentation and…
Descriptors: Electronic Libraries, Academic Libraries, Electronic Journals, Library Services