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Creating Digital Scholarship Services at Appalachian State University
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Mitchem, Pamela Price; Rice, Dea Miller – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2017
This article reviews literature related to building digital scholarship centers and explores the experience of Appalachian State University Libraries in planning and implementing a digital scholarship program. Appalachian surveyed its faculty, performed a gap analysis of existing services, compared programs at other universities, and inventoried…
Descriptors: Library Services, Academic Libraries, State Universities, Scholarship
Situating Information Literacy within the Curriculum: Using a Rubric to Shape a Program
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Jastram, Iris; Leebaw, Danya; Tompkins, Heather – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2014
Rubrics are a rapidly growing subfield of information literacy assessment, providing a powerful tool for understanding student learning. This paper explores the role that the creation and application of an information literacy rubric can play in program development. Because of the Information Literacy in Student Writing assessment project at…
Descriptors: Information Literacy, Scoring Rubrics, Student Evaluation, Library Instruction
A Process Approach to Defining Services for Undergraduates
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Prescott, Melissa Kalpin; Veldof, Jerilyn R. – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2010
Today's undergraduates approach research with needs and expectations that challenge traditional library services. The foundation for leading an effective response is the ability to assess undergraduate needs and translate these needs into tangible strategic initiatives that contribute to student academic success. This paper describes the…
Descriptors: Library Services, Undergraduate Students, Academic Libraries, Systems Approach
Hiring and Recruitment Practices in Academic Libraries: Problems and Solutions.
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Raschke, Gregory K. – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2003
Academic libraries need to change their recruiting and hiring procedures to stay competitive in today's changing marketplace. To be more competitive and effective in their recruitment and hiring processes, academic libraries must foster manageable internal solutions, look to other professions for effective hiring techniques and models, and employ…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Change, Employment Practices, Higher Education
If We Build It, Will They Come? Electronic Journals Acceptance and Usage Patterns
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Serotkin, Patricia B.; Fitzgerald, Patricia I.; Balough, Sandra A. – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2005
A focus group study conducted with health sciences students enrolled in graduate-level research classes at a small private comprehensive university revealed that these students preferred e-journals to print but that accessibility issues deterred their use. These findings provided valuable insights for local collection development decision-making…
Descriptors: Focus Groups, Academic Libraries, Electronic Journals, Information Literacy
The Viability of Live Online Reference: An Assessment
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Horowitz, Lisa R.; Flanagan, Patricia A.; Helman, Deborah L. – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2005
The MIT Libraries enthusiastically implemented real-time online reference service in September 2001. After 15 months, Ask Us!--Live was suspended due to ongoing software problems. This article describes the four-part assessment of the service with recommendations for the future. (Contains 6 figures and 21 notes.)
Descriptors: Reference Services, Formative Evaluation, Computer Mediated Communication, Communication Research