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Bury, Sophie; Sheese, Ron – Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice, 2016
We discuss an educational development approach to embedding academic literacies instruction within disciplinary curricula. This developmental, embedded approach contrasts with the generic, extra-curricular, study-skills approach adopted in many universities. Learning Commons partners at York University, including librarians, writing instructors,…
Descriptors: Academic Discourse, Partnerships in Education, Teaching Assistants, Literacy Education
Peterson, Andrea; Haulgren, Frank – Computers in Libraries, 2010
During spring quarter 2008, the Western Washington University (WWU) Libraries established an interactive bloglike environment called "14 Days to Have Your Say" with the intention of gathering new ideas and feedback about the libraries from the university community. The environment was developed as a fairly simple Drupal site. The project…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Library Services, Library Research, Mail Surveys
Barclay, Donald A. – New Directions for Higher Education, 2007
When Bruce Miller took up the position of head librarian at the University of California, Merced in 2001, the plan for the new library was to use the University of California (UC) system's rich base of support as a launching pad for something great and extraordinary: a model academic research library for the twenty-first century. This article…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Library Automation, Library Development, Library Research

Marchant, Maurice P.; Smith, Nathan M. – Journal of Education for Librarianship, 1979
Describes a research sequence of three courses taught at the library school at Brigham Young intended to teach students to become good consumers of research literature and to carry out simple research projects. (FM)
Descriptors: Course Content, Curriculum, Library Research, Library Schools
Association of Research Libraries, Washington, DC. Office of Univ. Library Management Studies. – 1976
Some of the conditions in research libraries which have shaped the Office of University Library Management Studies' (OMS) approach to library management studies are outlined, OMS activities during 1976 are described, as well as priorities for 1977. OMS work with member libraries in 1976 indicated that research libraries are primarily concerned…
Descriptors: Administration, Annual Reports, College Libraries, Library Administration
Association of Research Libraries, Washington, DC. Office of Univ. Library Management Studies. – 1977
The Office of University Library Management Studies (OMS) activities which are reviewed include providing member libraries with resources and services ranging from research and development programs to information collection and dissemination programs and training. In addition to conducting Management Skills Institutes and regional and special…
Descriptors: Administration, Annual Reports, College Libraries, Library Administration
Kennedy, Gail A.; Lach, Michael J., Jr. – 1986
The process of identifying items in a library's collection by assigning to each a unique machine readable code has been generally referred to as barcoding. Barcoding is often one of the first critical projects a library will embark upon in the process of automation. This Systems and Procedures Exchange Center (SPEC) kit addresses many of the major…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Library Automation, Library Collections
Stuart-Stubbs, Basil – 1978
This report of a project conducted to improve the sharing of library resources in the post-secondary sector in British Columbia focuses on the operations of the Interlibrary Loan Network, which went into operation September 1, 1977. This network was designed to provide access to the library collections at the University of British Columbia, Simon…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Efficiency, Interlibrary Loans, Library Cooperation
Morris, Leslie R. – 1979
Data were gathered on the costs charged by various service centers which contract Ohio College Library Center (OCLC) services to individual libraries, and charges were compared at the levels of 3,000, 10,000, and 20,000 FTUs per year. (An FTU is the first time a library uses a cataloging record to catalog a title in its collection.) It was…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Cataloging, Cost Indexes, Costs
Ogunsheye, F. Adetowun – UNESCO Journal of Information Science, Librarianship and Archives Administration, 1979
Describes the philosophy, objectives, services, and experimental research of the Abadina Media Resource Center, which provides library services, materials, and education to elementary school students and provides research and training facilities for Nigerian teachers and school librarians. (Author/CWM)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Library Education, Library Research, Library Services
McCool, Donna L. – 1985
To gather information about the nature of photocopy services in academic libraries and issues relating to their management, a survey was mailed to each of the 117 members of the Association for Research Libraries (ARL). The survey focused on two components of photocopy services: the self-service copiers placed at strategic locations within the…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Library Administration, Library Expenditures
Tietjen, Mildred C. – 1975
A study was undertaken to assess the quality and quantity of practical experience and field work provided in the instructional programs of American Library Association-accredited library schools. Some 62 schools in the United States and Canada were surveyed by mail, and personal visits were made to 13 of the 62. In 65% of the schools some formal…
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Field Experience Programs, Higher Education, Library Education
Council on Library Resources, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1986
The 1986 annual report of the Council on Library Resources (CLR) reviews activity over the previous 10 years and provides a full record for the 12 months ending June 30, 1986, focusing on the program components of research, collaborative ventures to support operations and expand service capabilities, and the profession of librarianship.…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Annual Reports, Expenditures, Grants
Council on Library Resources, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1985
The 1985 annual report of the Council on Library Resources (CLR) describes an underlying uniformity of purpose in the activities of each of the three components of the program: research, exploration and installation of improved operating capabilities, and librarianship itself. The intent in each program is to reshape academic and research…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Annual Reports, Expenditures, Grants
Miller, William A.; Billings, Marilyn – Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, 2012
Digital repositories are new tools for documenting the accumulated scholarly work produced at academic institutions and disseminating that material broadly via the internet. Digital repositories support all file types and can be adapted to meet the custom design specifications of individual institutions. A section for community engagement…
Descriptors: School Community Relationship, Research Libraries, Partnerships in Education, School Community Programs