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Wong, Shun Han Rebekah – New Review of Academic Librarianship, 2015
This article introduces the Hong Kong Baptist University's Heritage project (http://heritage.lib.hkbu.edu.hk/), a multi-disciplinary online showcase for curriculum-related creative outputs that were produced by faculty and students of the university. Initiated and led by the University Library, this project was a collaborative effort with six…
Descriptors: Creativity, Video Technology, Heritage Education, Electronic Libraries
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Murray, Adam – Australian Library Journal, 2011
It comes as no surprise that different generations respond to and utilise emerging technology in vastly different ways. However as more Millennials take on leadership positions within academic libraries, their attitudes towards and uses of technology may bring conflicting expectations for leadership to the forefront. What are the generational…
Descriptors: Leadership Styles, Research Libraries, Academic Libraries, Library Development
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Johnson, Eric D. M.; Kazmer, Michelle M. – Library Quarterly, 2011
Library scholars and practitioners have frequently reflected on the various factors that in combination make up a hospitable library, but there has been little theoretical synthesis of the notion of the library as a place of hospitality. The hospitality industry provides a rich vein of theoretical material from which to draw definitions of…
Descriptors: Hospitality Occupations, Libraries, Library Services, Definitions
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Obiagwu, Marcel C. – International Information and Library Review, 1992
Describes a study that investigated the abuse of library materials through theft, mutilation, unauthorized borrowing, and vandalism at the University of Port Harcourt (Nigeria) and King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (Saudi Arabia). Motivations for abuse are discussed, and recommendations for improved collection protection are…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Books, Comparative Analysis, Foreign Countries
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Grover, Mark L. – Library Resources and Technical Services, 1991
Discussion of cooperative activities among libraries focuses on cataloging of Latin American materials among research libraries. Differences in motivation for cooperation in acquisitions and in cataloging are discussed; and a study is described that examined which libraries were providing online cataloging, and differences between OCLC and RLIN…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Bibliographic Records, Cataloging, Comparative Analysis
Miller, Marilyn L.; Shontz, Marilyn L. – School Library Journal, 1995
Summarizes a survey of developments during 1993 through 94 in public and private school library media programs in the United States. Highlights include: expenditures for all types of nonbook resources compared to books, reading motivation programs, staff development programs, and the use of Internet and e-mail. Seventeen tables display survey…
Descriptors: Books, Budgets, Comparative Analysis, Electronic Mail