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Givens, Marlee, Ed.; Slutskaya, Sofia, Ed. – ALA Editions, 2022
Technical services departments are increasingly expected to do more with less, which means that finding a balance between meeting service demands and developing staff knowledge and skills is more challenging than ever. Today's next gen catalogs, changing cataloging rules, and diverse formats and delivery models demand that technical services…
Descriptors: Organizational Change, Libraries, Library Services, Staff Development
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Dhamdhere, Sangeeta, Ed.; Andres, Frederic, Ed. – IGI Global, 2022
In higher education systems, equal importance must be given to differently abled students. However, not all educational institutions have infrastructure and facilities to admit these students even though accessibility and support for these students is growing. There are many schemes, facilities, services, and financial assistance available to…
Descriptors: Assistive Technology, Students with Disabilities, College Students, Technology Uses in Education
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Branch, Robert Maribe, Ed.; Lee, Hyewon, Ed.; Tseng, Sheng Shiang, Ed. – Educational Media and Technology Yearbook, 2019
This is Volume 42 of the "Educational Media and Technology Yearbook." For the past 40 years, the Yearbook has contributed to the field of Educational Technology in presenting contemporary topics, ideas, and developments regarding diverse technology tools for educational purposes. This Yearbook has inspired researchers, practitioners, and…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Computer Simulation, Technology Integration
Constantinou, Constantia, Ed.; Miller, Michael J., Ed.; Schlesinger, Kenneth, Ed. – SUNY Press, 2017
International librarianship stems from a desire to bring about political change, transcultural understanding, collaboration, and mutual respect. Historically, librarians have been deeply involved with challenging issues of information sharing, equity in information access, and bridging the digital divide between different socioeconomic…
Descriptors: Library Services, Librarians, Global Approach, Partnerships in Education
Renspie, Melissa, Comp.; Shepard, Linda, Comp.; Childress, Eric, Comp. – OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc., 2015
Revealing hidden assets stewarded by research institutions so they can be made available for research and learning locally and globally is a prime opportunity for libraries to create and deliver new value. "Making Archival and Special Collections More Accessible" collects important work OCLC Research has done to help achieve the…
Descriptors: Special Libraries, Archives, Access to Information, Libraries
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Orey, Michael, Ed.; Jones, Stephanie A., Ed.; Branch, Robert Maribe, Ed. – Educational Media and Technology Yearbook, 2013
As digital devices play a more critical role in daily life than ever, more opportunities arise for innovative learning technologies--a trend on full display in the "Educational Media and Technology Yearbook for 2012." This latest edition, volume 37, from the Association for Education, Communication, and Technology (AECT) notes the most…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Design, Instructional Design
Glistrup, Eva, Ed. – 1986
Intended as a practical tool for anyone who wishes to improve the education and training of children's librarians, this collection of reports is designed to provide ideas on how to analyze an education for children's librarians and tools for elaborating an education resting on local knowledge. The reports present the main features in the training…
Descriptors: Children, Demography, Developed Nations, Developing Nations
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Aguilar, William; And Others, Eds. – Library Trends, 1991
This issue includes nine articles that address the problems of library services for off-campus higher education programs. Highlights include guidelines versus standards for library services; accreditation expectations; five program models; distance learning for library education; the public library role; and programs in Canada, the United Kingdom,…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Accreditation (Institutions), Distance Education, Foreign Countries
Karlsson, Jenni, Ed. – 1996
This document presents papers from a conference held in November 1995 in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, convened by the Education Policy Unit (EPU) of the University of Natal as part of research concerning the provision of library-based resources for school learners. Following an introduction are two chapters: "Identifying the Inherited Problems in…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Educational Resources, Electronic Libraries, Elementary Secondary Education
Association of Research Libraries, Washington, DC. Office of Management Studies. – 1984
This collection of documents from Association of Research Libraries (ARL) member libraries in the United States and Canada contains examples of strategic planning, a method which deliberately attempts to concentrate resources in areas that could make a substantial difference in future performance and capabilities. Contents include: (1) a…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Educational Planning, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Boadi, Benzies Y.; And Others – 1987
Developed with the support of the German Foundation for International Development (DSE) and the University of Botswana (Africa), this five-week "long vacation" training program includes four modules designed to provide refresher and in-service training for those library assistants who have work experience but have not been able to attend…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Developing Nations, Foreign Countries, Indexing
Nederlands Bibliotheek en Lektuur Centrum, The Hague (Netherlands). – 1982
Designed to provide information on public library services to the handicapped, this pamphlet contains case studies from three different countries on various aspects of the provision of audiovisual services to the disabled. The contents include: (1) "The Value of Audiovisual Materials in a Children's Hospital in Sweden" (Lis Byberg); (2)…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Electronic Equipment, Foreign Countries, Hearing Impairments
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, Paris (France). – 2001
This book, in French and English, addresses how the school library of the future will be designed and what role it will play as a school facility within the educational system and in society as a whole. The following papers are included: (1) "Issues" (John Mayfield); (2) "Designing Schools for the Information Society: Libraries and…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Futures (of Society), Information Technology
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Orey, Michael, Ed.; McClendon, V. J., Ed.; Branch, Robert Maribe, Ed. – Educational Media and Technology Yearbook, 2009
The "Educational Media and Technology Yearbook" is dedicated to theoretical, empirical and practical approaches to educational media development. All chapters are invited and selected based on a variety of strategies to determine current trends and issues in the field. The 2009 edition will highlight innovative Trends and Issues in…
Descriptors: Educational Media, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Information Science
Watson, Elizabeth F., Ed.; Jagannathan, Neela, Ed. – 1997
The provision of good library services is a crucial factor in determining the quality of distance education. This collection of articles acquaints readers with distance librarianship as it is practiced in developed and developing countries throughout the British Commonwealth. The reader includes: "Introduction" (Michael Wooliscroft);…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Mediated Communication, Developed Nations, Developing Nations
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