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Fernandez, Joana; Sellers, Senta – Distance Learning, 2018
The Nova Southeastern University Alvin Sherman Library, Research, and Information Technology Center opened in December 2001 to accommodate both academic and public users (Nova Southeastern University, 2001). The facility, built as part of a 1999 agreement between Nova Southeastern University (NSU) and the Broward County Board of County…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Shared Facilities, Public Libraries, Library Materials
Mitzi Mack – Knowledge Quest, 2022
Sharing both her personal and professional journey of finding mirrors, windows and sliding doors through access to diverse collections, the author offers steps to consider for maintaining learners' access when books relating to diverse characters, LGBTQ+ characters, or written by people of color are more frequently challenged: (1) revisit district…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Diversity, Books, School Libraries
Freeman, Sharon Ferguson – Council on Library and Information Resources, 2022
This study explores the common barriers and shared visions for creating access to archival collections held by libraries at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). One of few reports that document the needs of HBCU libraries as they relate to archives and special collections. It is based on a series of online focus groups that author…
Descriptors: Black Colleges, Archives, Access to Information, Academic Libraries
Heathcock, Kristin – Journal of Library & Information Services In Distance Learning, 2015
Embedded librarians in online courses provide a wealth of service and information to students. Though students indicate that these services are valuable, the librarians providing embedded services frequently note that these projects are very time consuming. This study examines the provision of a less time-intensive model of embedded librarianship…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Models, Library Services, Library Research
Lee, Jongwook; Burnett, Gary; Vandegrift, Micah; Baeg, Jung Hoon; Morris, Richard – Information Research: An International Electronic Journal, 2015
Introduction: This study explores the extent to which an institutional repository makes papers available and accessible on the open Web by using 170 journal articles housed in DigiNole Commons, the institutional repository at Florida State University. Method: To analyse the repository's impact on availability and accessibility, we conducted…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Journal Articles, Academic Libraries, Access to Information
Oh, Kyong Eun; Colón-Aguirre, Mónica – College & Research Libraries, 2019
Google Scholar and academic library discovery systems are both popular resources among academic users for finding scholarly information. By conducting an online survey with 975 users from more than 20 public research universities across the United States, this study comparatively investigates how and why academic users use these two resources.…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Search Engines, Information Retrieval, Public Colleges
Schoonover, Dan; Kinsley, Kirsten M. – Journal of Access Services, 2014
Research shows that academic libraries can be difficult to navigate and that students are often frustrated with not being able to find the right materials. This current study attempts to identify access barriers in FSU's Strozier Library by assessing the effectiveness of signs and directories, as well as wayfinding patterns of both undergraduate…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Barriers, Library Services, Access to Information
Walters, Tyler; Skinner, Katherine – Association of Research Libraries, 2011
Digital curation refers to the actions people take to maintain and add value to digital information over its lifecycle, including the processes used when creating digital content. Digital preservation focuses on the "series of managed activities necessary to ensure continued access to digital materials for as long as necessary." In this…
Descriptors: Preservation, Research Libraries, Humanities, Electronic Libraries
Michel, Jason Paul; Tzoc, Elias – Journal of Web Librarianship, 2010
The Digital Initiatives department at Miami University, like most digital initiatives and special collections departments, has a large number of rich digital image collections, stored primarily in a third-party database. Typically, these databases are not findable to the average Web user. From a desire to expose these collections to the wider Web…
Descriptors: Scripts, Library Materials, Metadata, Internet
van Beynen, Kaya; Swenson, Camielle – College & Research Libraries, 2016
Student-run Facebook groups offer librarians a new means of interacting with students in their native digital domain. Facebook groups, a service launched in 2010 enables university students to create a virtual forum to discuss their concerns, issues, and promote events. While still a relatively new feature, these groups are increasingly being…
Descriptors: Social Media, Computer Mediated Communication, Student Participation, College Students
Montgomery, Susan E. – Public Services Quarterly, 2010
College students today are spending more time online accessing information and connecting with each other. Libraries and librarians have made changes in their collections and services so as to be easily available and accessible in the online world. Embedding a librarian in a course enhances student learning by connecting students with reliable…
Descriptors: Library Services, Academic Libraries, Library Instruction, Outreach Programs
Argov, Sharon R. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Sense-making theory involves a sociological/communications science approach to the need of students to make sense of their environment and the information they are seeking to find. With many digital resources to choose from, non-traditional students often have difficulty finding the best resource for their assignments, opting for the easiest path…
Descriptors: Information Seeking, Student Behavior, Nontraditional Students, Self Esteem
Bhatt, Anjana H. – Journal of Electronic Resources Librarianship, 2010
This paper is a summary of the project that the author completed at Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU) library for providing online access to 80 open access E-journals and digital collections. Although FGCU uses SerialsSolutions products to establish online access, any one can provide access to these collections as they are free for all. Paper…
Descriptors: Internet, Electronic Libraries, Access to Information, Electronic Publishing
Lewis, Barbara; Griffin, Melanie – Journal of Electronic Resources Librarianship, 2011
Librarians have long struggled to find user-friendly mediums to provide meaningful information to patrons using bibliographies, pathfinders, and subject guides with varying degrees of success. Content management systems, such as Springshare's LibGuides, have recently been developed to facilitate the creation of online subject guides. Special…
Descriptors: Librarians, Users (Information), Bibliographies, Databases
Barrett, G. Jaia, Ed. – Association of Research Libraries, 2009
"Research Library Issues" ("RLI") is a bimonthly report from ARL (Association of Research Libraries), CNI (Coalition of Networked Information), and SPARC (Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition). This issue includes the following articles: (1) ARL Encourages Members to Refrain from Signing Nondisclosure or…
Descriptors: Research Libraries, Academic Libraries, Library Associations, Confidentiality