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Direct linkScalfani, Vincent F.; Sahib, Josh – Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship, 2013
The appearance of 3D printers in university libraries opens many opportunities for advancing outreach, teaching, and research programs. The University of Alabama (UA) Libraries recently adopted 3D printing technology and maintains an open access 3D Printing Studio. The Studio consists of a 3D printer, multiple 3D design workstations, and other…
Descriptors: Computer Peripherals, Printing, Academic Libraries, Universities
Gilmour, Ron; Cobus-Kuo, Laura – Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship, 2011
Reference management (RM) software is widely used by researchers in the health and natural sciences. Librarians are often called upon to provide support for these products. The present study compares four prominent RMs: CiteULike, RefWorks, Mendeley, and Zotero, in terms of features offered and the accuracy of the bibliographies that they…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Computer Software, Citations (References), Bibliographies
Brush, Denise A. – Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship, 2010
While interactive hands-on instruction is usually considered the best approach for engineering students for both their academic courses and for library instruction, the size of the engineering student population compared to the number of instructors and the available classroom space means that engineering librarians, like engineering faculty, may…
Descriptors: Courses, Audience Response, Academic Libraries, Engineering
Williamson, Jeanine M.; Han, Lee D.; Colon-Aguirre, Monica – Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship, 2009
The study examined the extent of cross-disciplinarity in nanotechnology and transportation engineering research. Researchers in these two fields were determined from the web sites of the U.S. News and World Report top 100 schools in civil engineering and materials science. Web of Science searches for 2006 and 2007 articles were obtained and the…
Descriptors: Molecular Structure, Technology, Interdisciplinary Approach, Library Services
Harvey, Missy – Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship, 2009
Science librarians, as well as other librarians, have seen ample new technologies come and go over the years. Librarians experiment and try to find ways to employ the new tools in our libraries. A driving force in our decision making about what tools to use should always be our patrons and whether the tools can help us do a better job of…
Descriptors: Research Libraries, Librarians, Internet, Social Networks
Losoff, Barbara – Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship, 2009
The advent of large-scale digital repositories, along with the need for sharing useful data world-wide, demands change to the current information structure. The merging of digital scientific data with scholarly literature has the potential to fulfill the Semantic Web design principles. This paper will identify factors leading to integration of…
Descriptors: Librarians, Electronic Publishing, Databases, Semantics
