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Perceptions of Canadian Provosts on the Institutional Role of Academic Libraries
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Robertson, Mark – College & Research Libraries, 2015
This study examines perceptions of provosts from Canadian research-intensive universities regarding their institution's academic libraries. Interviews conducted with nine provosts explored how they perceive academic libraries in terms of alignment with institutional mission, how they envision the future of their libraries, and what they interpret…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Academic Libraries, Library Role, Research Universities
24-Hour Academic Libraries: Adjusting to Change
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Bowman, Adam C. – Journal of Access Services, 2013
The purpose of this study was to explore the adaptive measures that academic libraries perform when implementing and operating a 24-hour schedule. Five in-depth interviews were conducted with current managerial-level librarians at 24-hour academic libraries. The exploratory interviews revealed similar measures for security, budgeting, employee…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Scheduling, Interviews, Librarian Attitudes
"Get Ready for Migration: Clean-Up Your Collection"--What Does that Mean?
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Lawrence, Peg; Weber, Lynne – Journal of Access Services, 2008
This article discusses some of the premigration tasks at Minnesota State Mankato in preparation for migration to a new integrated library system, ALEPH. The authors describe the review of circulation policies to make sure that only relevant, current data and practices were carried over. There is emphasis on the need for ongoing review of policies…
Descriptors: Library Networks, Library Automation, Library Development, Library Materials
Negotiating the Digital Library: Document Delivery.
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Jacobs, Neil; Morris, Anne – Education for Information, 1999
The eLib-funded FIDDO (Focused Investigation of Document Delivery Options) project provides library managers/others with information to support policy decisions. Senior libraries were interviewed about the future of document delivery and interviews were analyzed with the support of NUD*IST (Nonnumerical Unstructured Data by Indexing, Searching and…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Decision Making, Document Delivery, Electronic Libraries
What Do Faculty Want?
Palmer, Janet P.; Sandler, Mark – Library Journal, 2003
Discusses the choices academic libraries are making between digital collections and maintaining print collections and describes results of interviews with faculty at the University of Michigan that investigated their use of print and electronic journals. Topics include convenience; access; books versus journals; differences between subject areas;…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Archives, Electronic Journals
Using Cooperative Efforts between the African American Church and Local Public Libraries To Expand the Use of Library Services by African Americans. Final Report.
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Rodgers, Frederick A.; Innes, Elizabeth A. – 1992
The African American church has a long history of service to its community. The church in African American life has always served as a source of support, learning, information, and improvement for its members and the community it serves. This project directed its resources and energies toward developing meaningful and effective strategies for…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Adolescents, Black Community, Black Institutions