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Jess Crilly – New Review of Academic Librarianship, 2024
The terms Diversifying, Decentring and Decolonising characterise the ways that academic libraries are engaging with social justice issues, through multiple theoretical perspectives epitomised by the rejection of libraries as neutral spaces. The review covers numerous case studies of critically informed action, or praxis across a variety of…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, COVID-19, Diversity, Equal Education
Lyttan, Brandon; Laloo, Bikika – Journal of Access Services, 2020
Discriminations against members of the lesbian/gay/bisexual/transgender/queer (LGBTQ) community have been reported in every sphere of life, including in libraries. This paper reviewed the literature on transgender studies particularly in relation to the role of libraries. It highlights the problems faced by transgender people in accessing…
Descriptors: LGBTQ People, Social Bias, Library Services, Library Role
Rubin, Rhea Joyce; Souza, Sandra J. – Library Journal, 1989
Discusses the role of the prison library and the appropriateness of applying the public library model in prisons. Problems with staffing in prison libraries and deficiencies caused by a lack of statewide coordination are cited. Financial support, security, literacy programs, innovative services, and social responsibility are also considered. (25…
Descriptors: Library Personnel, Library Role, Library Services, Prison Libraries

Simmons, Randall C. – RQ, 1985
Discussion of the homeless in American public libraries focuses on harmless individuals who may be considered nuisance by library staff/patrons. Highlights include literature about problem library patrons, national problem, social issues, major themes (offense to others and library staff, balancing rights, and elitism), and implications for…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Homeless People, Library Administration, Library Personnel

Tinnish, Diane – Emergency Librarian, 1995
Examines literature on latchkey children and public libraries, and reviews solutions to this issue. Presents four recommendations to help public libraries clarify their role in serving latchkey children: educate personnel regarding appropriate services, develop a written policy, reevaluate programs and services, become involved in a community task…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Latchkey Children, Library Personnel, Library Policy

Harter, Stephen P.; Jackson, Susan M. – RQ, 1988
Discusses optical disc (CD-ROM and videodisc) reference sources in terms of: (1) databases; (2) system characteristics; (3) end-user searching; (4) education and training requirements; (5) staffing; (6) costs; and (7) funding. Areas for further research are identified and new roles suggested for the librarian in the electronic age. (34 references)…
Descriptors: Costs, Library Personnel, Library Role, Library Services

Bavakutty, M. – International Library Review, 1982
This description of the current conditions of college libraries in India highlights the administrative structure, finances, library collections, technical processing, library services, personnel, and physical facilities. A bibliography is provided. (EJS)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Developing Nations, Higher Education, Library Administration

Jesudason, Melba – Reference Services Review, 1992
Discusses women's studies as a discipline and describes methods of collection development of women's studies materials for academic libraries. An example is given of a women's studies collection at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, including development models, budget, personnel, role of the librarian, types of materials, and appropriate…
Descriptors: Budgets, College Libraries, Higher Education, Library Collection Development

Clever, Elaine Cox; Dillard, David P. – Information Services and Use, 1991
Considers the success and satisfaction of end users' searches on CD-ROM systems. Topics discussed include introductory training lessons; the selection of appropriate databases; search strategies; and implications for the role of library staff and for staffing patterns. Examples of end-user search techniques and common errors are included. (11…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Databases, Error Patterns, Higher Education

Lewis, David L. – College and Research Libraries, 1988
Describes the effects of electronic technologies on instruction, scholarly communication, and the storage and preservation of knowledge in higher education. The discussion covers the need to restructure universities, resolve the conflict between institutional autonomy and standardization, and explore new patterns of funding and staffing. (50 notes…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Educational Technology, Financial Support, Higher Education
Minor, Barbara B. – School Library Media Annual (SLMA), 1994
Reviews 49 reports of research on school library media programs from the ERIC database that address the status of school library media programs, library media resources, the use of technology, the role of the school library media specialist, and professional training. (49 references) (KRN)
Descriptors: Censorship, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Resources Centers, Librarian Teacher Cooperation
Foster, Constance L. – 1983
In academic libraries, neither technical services, public services, nor administration has escaped the impact of online information systems. Online catalogs, network systems, interlibrary lending, database searches, circulation control, automated technical processes, and an increasing number of non-book materials are part of a technological…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Oriented Programs, Futures (of Society), Information Dissemination
Wisconsin State Dept. of Public Instruction, Madison. Div. of Library Services. – 1990
A task force on school library media issues was appointed in Wisconsin to describe the current program status in the state; identify those factors that are preventing the fulfillment of the library media program's mission--that every student in public elementary and secondary schools in Wisconsin has a right to a comprehensive program of library…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Information Retrieval, Information Technology