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Johnston, Melissa P.; Green, Lucy Santos – School Library Research, 2018
In 2003 Delia Neuman wrote "Research in School Library Media for the Next Decade: Polishing the Diamond." One of the most influential pieces on school library research written in the last twenty years, the article provided a map for school library research by defining areas of concern and importance. Neuman developed questions grounded…
Descriptors: School Libraries, Library Research, Library Services, Media Specialists
Townsend, Lori; Hofer, Amy R.; Hanick, Silvia Lin; Brunetti, Korey – Communications in Information Literacy, 2016
This study used the Delphi method to engage expert practitioners on the topic of threshold concepts--core ideas and processes in a discipline that students need to grasp in order to progress in their learning, but that are often unspoken or unrecognized by expert practitioners--for information literacy. A panel of experts considered two questions:…
Descriptors: Information Literacy, Fundamental Concepts, Delphi Technique, Expertise
Jantz, Ronald C. – College & Research Libraries, 2015
The research reported here is focused on a specific type of change in an organization: an innovation. In an empirical analysis of research libraries, it was found that five factors had a significant impact on the innovation performance of the library. These factors relate to the strategy, organizational structure, and leadership of the research…
Descriptors: Organizational Change, Innovation, Research Libraries, Library Development
Kong, Ningning; Fosmire, Michael; Branch, Benjamin Dewayne – College & Research Libraries, 2017
In the academic libraries' efforts to support digital humanities and social science, GIS service plays an important role. However, there is no general service model existing about how libraries can develop GIS services to best engage with digital humanities and social science. In this study, we adopted the action research method to develop and…
Descriptors: Action Research, Library Development, Geographic Information Systems, Academic Libraries
Urbano, Cristóbal; Zhang, Yin; Downey, Kay; Klingler, Thomas – College & Research Libraries, 2015
Patron-Driven Acquisitions (PDA) is a new model used for e-book acquisition by academic libraries. A key component of this model is to make records of ebooks available in a library catalog and let actual patron usage decide whether or not an item is purchased. However, there has been a lack of research examining the role of the library catalog as…
Descriptors: Catalogs, Use Studies, Electronic Libraries, Electronic Publishing
Ma, Yan – Journal of Visual Literacy, 2015
This article examines visual literacy education and research for library and information science profession to educate the information professionals who will be able to execute and implement the ACRL (Association of College and Research Libraries) Visual Literacy Competency Standards successfully. It is a continuing call for inclusion of visual…
Descriptors: Visual Literacy, Library Education, Information Science Education, Competence
Charles, Leslin H. – Communications in Information Literacy, 2017
Many academic librarians in the state of New Jersey (NJ) have successfully integrated information literacy (IL) into the curriculum using the ACRL IL Competency Standards for Higher Education ("Standards"). These "Standards" formed the underpinnings of IL curriculum mapping and assessment plans, and have been adopted by…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Librarians, Library Development, Organizational Change
Khoo, Michael J.; Rozaklis, Lily; Hall, Catherine; Kusunoki, Diana – College & Research Libraries, 2016
This article describes a qualitative mixed-method study of students' perceptions of place and space in an academic library. The approach is informed by Scott Bennett's model of library design, which posits a shift from a "book-centered" to a technology supported "learning centered" paradigm of library space. Two surveys…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Library Research, Library Automation, Library Administration
Rubel, Alan; Zhang, Mei – College & Research Libraries, 2015
This is a study of the treatment of library patron privacy in licenses for electronic journals in academic libraries. We begin by distinguishing four facets of privacy and intellectual freedom based on the LIS and philosophical literature. Next, we perform a content analysis of 42 license agreements for electronic journals, focusing on terms for…
Descriptors: Electronic Journals, Electronic Libraries, Electronic Publishing, Online Vendors
Oguz, Fatih – College & Research Libraries, 2016
The purpose of this study was to understand the organizational level decision factors in technology adoption in the context of digital libraries. A qualitative case study approach was used to investigate the adoption of a specific technology, XML-based Web services, in digital libraries. Rogers' diffusion of innovations and Wenger's communities of…
Descriptors: Organizational Climate, Case Studies, Electronic Libraries, Adoption (Ideas)
Jantz, Ronald C. – College & Research Libraries, 2012
The objective of this paper is two-fold: to propose a theoretical framework and model for studying organizational innovation in research libraries and to set forth propositions that can provide directions for future empirical studies of innovation in research libraries. Research libraries can be considered members of a class of organizations…
Descriptors: Organizational Change, Innovation, Research Libraries, Organizational Theories
Heathcock, Kristin – Journal of Library & Information Services In Distance Learning, 2015
Embedded librarians in online courses provide a wealth of service and information to students. Though students indicate that these services are valuable, the librarians providing embedded services frequently note that these projects are very time consuming. This study examines the provision of a less time-intensive model of embedded librarianship…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Models, Library Services, Library Research
Locknar, Angela; Mitchell, Rudolph; Rankin, Janet; Sadoway, Donald R. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2012
A first-year chemistry course is ideal for introducing students to finding and using scholarly information early in their academic careers. A four-pronged approach (lectures, homework problems, videos, and model solutions) was used to incorporate library research skills into a large lecture-based course. Pre- and post-course surveying demonstrated…
Descriptors: Information Literacy, Chemistry, Research Skills, Library Research
Sinkinson, Caroline; Alexander, Stephanie; Hicks, Alison; Kahn, Meredith – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2012
This article details an open card sort study administered to undergraduate students, graduate students, and librarians at the University of Colorado at Boulder in order to reveal perceptions of library research guides. The study identifies user group preferences for organization and content of research guides, as well as themes emerging from the…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Graduate Students, Library Research, Academic Libraries
Kolber, Benedict J. – Journal of College Science Teaching, 2011
This article describes a model of extended problem-based learning that instructed upper-level undergraduate students to focus on a single biological problem while improving their critical thinking, presentation, and scientific-writing skills. This course was developed in response to students' requests for formal training in oral presentation…
Descriptors: Expertise, Undergraduate Students, Library Research, Action Research