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Buller, Ryan F.; Gypin, Lindsay – Journal of Access Services, 2021
Library long-term and strategic plans tend to employ top down approaches that can leave departmental staff feeling disconnected an unrepresented in the plan. In 2019, the Access Services Department at the University of Denver engaged in a long-term planning process. This process puts Access Services staff members at the center of the process. This…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Library Development, Strategic Planning, Universities
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Chakraborty, Mou; English, Michael; Payne, Sharon – Journal of Access Services, 2013
Through vision, leadership, and creativity, Salisbury University's Blackwell Library transformed its access services department structurally and philosophically to better position itself to meet, and strive to exceed, today's user needs and expectations. Restructuring and the introduction of new leadership and new ideas provided the foundation for…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Library Services, Library Administration, Library Development
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Huff-Eibl, Robyn; Miller-Wells, John; Begay, Wendy – Journal of Access Services, 2014
This article describes the process and role frontline access and public service staff play in needs assessment and evaluation of user services, specifically in understanding the voice of the customer. Information includes how the University of Arizona Libraries have incorporated daily data collection into the strategic planning process, resources…
Descriptors: Library Services, Library Development, Decision Making, Data
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Daly, Rebecca; Baker, Liz; McIntosh, Lisa – Journal of Access Services, 2014
In 2011 the University of Wollongong Library undertook a significant review of its Resource Sharing services. This was prompted by constraints in the systems supporting this service, changes to the Library's key suppliers, Infotrieve Australia and the British Library Document Supply Service, and the need to deliver effective library services…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Academic Libraries, Library Development, Shared Resources and Services
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Willson-Metzger, Alicia – Journal of Access Services, 2003
Implementing any new service or technology can require a process of trial and error. Often, it is useful to introduce the service as a pilot project, so that the staffing issues and technical details can be worked out prior to fullscale implementation. This is especially important at times when staffing and/or budgetary circumstances are…
Descriptors: Pilot Projects, Academic Libraries, Archives, Electronic Libraries
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Pearson, Waynn – Journal of Access Services, 2003
The renovated Cerritos Public Library is a unique blending of traditional and hightech features. One of the key principles in its planning and design was to enable a range of convenient access services. This article summarizes the process of building this library and how it has been received by users. (Contains 5 figures.)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Public Libraries, Library Administration, Library Automation
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Gohlke, Mary Jo; Ray, Kathlin – Journal of Access Services, 2003
The impacts of technology upon traditional library resources are sometimes unexpected. The library at California's University of the Pacific discovered that usage of print materials was dwindling, even though the addition of a 50-station "Information Commons" had bolstered overall library use. At first it was anticipated that the…
Descriptors: User Satisfaction (Information), Academic Libraries, Library Services, Access to Information
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Burich, Nancy J.; Rholes, Julia – Journal of Access Services, 2003
Today, it is advantageous for academic libraries to look outside their own organizations to other potential campus and commercial partners when considering new services. This case study describes the planning and implementation of electronic reserves at the University of Kansas Libraries, including the integration of two commercial partners,…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Partnerships in Education, Archives, Electronic Libraries