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Jennifer L. C. Burke; Elizabeth C. Novosel; Daniel G. Kipnis; Rasitha R. Jayesekere – Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship, 2025
Academic librarians do not engage with all disciplinary departments equally. Despite equal or even greater efforts, some departments are less responsive to librarian outreach. One such department is mathematics. To understand mathematics departments' relationships with their academic librarians, three mathematics librarians created a 20-question…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Librarians, Mathematics Teachers, Teacher Attitudes
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Winny Akullo; Zawedde Nsibirwa – Journal of Electronic Resources Librarianship, 2024
This study explored the potential benefits of Linked Data adoption in Ugandan university libraries, focusing on its ability to make hidden library data globally accessible via the Web. Using the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT) framework, specifically the Performance expectancy construct, a survey was conducted with 67…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Academic Libraries, Data, Access to Information
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Kanjana Jansukpum; Suepphong Chernbumroong; Kannikar Intawong; Pradorn Sureephong; Kitti Puritat – New Review of Academic Librarianship, 2025
The objective of the present study was to examine the effects of using gamification implemented in immersive virtual reality for the promotion of library services in the university library including knowledge acquisition, knowledge retention and user engagement. In terms of research procedure, we divided the participants into Gamified and…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Library Services, Gamification, Knowledge Level
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Ali Kavak; Ayse Feride Kop – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2025
This study aims to examine the effects on users of social and cultural activities organized in academic libraries. In the study, randomly selected users from academic libraries in Türkiye were surveyed and the data obtained were analyzed using a descriptive statistical method. The findings show that library activities have positive effects on the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Academic Libraries, Library Services, Library Role
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Abid Hussain; Muhammad Ismail – Journal of Library & Information Services in Distance Learning, 2024
This study examines the factors influencing the adoption of mobile services, their advantages, and the barriers academic librarians face in Islamabad, Pakistan. The study used survey method of research using quantitative approach. After an extensive literature review, a structured questionnaire was developed to collect data from academic…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Telecommunications, Handheld Devices, Barriers
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Anne Grant; Kyle Feenstra; Mills Kelly – College & Research Libraries, 2025
This exploratory study seeks to gather preliminary information about the roles that academic librarians in the United States (US) and Canada play in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) work on their campuses. It also provides insight into how librarians at US Carnegie Research 1 (R1) classified universities and U15 Group of Canadian…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Academic Libraries, Librarians, Learning
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S. Shanmugathasan; A. Thirunavukkarasu – International Journal of Training Research, 2024
The prime purpose of the current research is to explore the impact of training and development programs for University library professionals in Sri Lanka. The research adopted the quantitative research method, where the data were collected through a structured questionnaire from 132 respondents. The collected data were analyzed using MS-Excel and…
Descriptors: Research Libraries, Foreign Countries, Librarians, Professional Education
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Kuldeep Singh; Anil Kumar Siwach – New Review of Academic Librarianship, 2025
This article examines the state of library research support services (LRSS) provided by the libraries of selected government-funded universities in the National Capital Region (NCR) of India. The data was collected through a structured questionnaire. The findings indicate that university libraries in the NCR offer a variety of LRSS, with a…
Descriptors: Library Services, Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Electronic Libraries
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Raphael Aryee; Atia Alpha Alfa – Discover Education, 2025
Academic libraries are essential to teaching, learning, and national development, making adequate library resources crucial for academic institutions. This study examines how limited library resources, particularly recommended textbooks, affect library operations in Ghanaian public universities. Through semi-structured interviews with eleven…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Library Services, Library Materials, Textbooks
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Maha Kumaran; Cecile Farnum; Aditi Gupta; Lisa Levesque – College & Research Libraries, 2025
The aim of this study was to understand marginalized graduate students' use of academic libraries for research activities during the COVID-19 pandemic. Using a phenomenological approach, this study investigated the challenges, barriers, and coping strategies of marginalized graduate students from three Canadian universities. Focus groups were…
Descriptors: Minority Group Students, Graduate Students, COVID-19, Pandemics
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Breen, Michelle; Waters, Jesse; O'Shea, Louise – New Review of Academic Librarianship, 2023
This study will provide some inspiration and practical insights to academic libraries and educators within tertiary education who wish to experiment with digital upskilling programmes in their institutions. 2,661 students registered for extra-curricular digital skills workshops over a three-week period in the spring of the 2021 academic year, at a…
Descriptors: Digital Literacy, Academic Libraries, Foreign Countries, Information Literacy
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Winkler, Bea; Kiszl, Péter – New Review of Academic Librarianship, 2022
Artificial intelligence (AI) is a defining technology of the 21st century, creating new opportunities for academic libraries. The goal of this paper is to provide a much-needed analysis, interpreted in an international context, on what the leaders of academic libraries in East-Central Europe, and specifically in Hungary, think about AI and its…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Academic Libraries, Administrators, Artificial Intelligence
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Hamis Lack Abdullah; Winner Dominic Chawinga; George Theodore Chipeta – New Review of Academic Librarianship, 2023
Mzuzu University Library provides various e-library services to postgraduate students. However, a minimal amount is known regarding the use of these e-library services by postgraduate students. This mixed methods quantitative study aimed to investigate postgraduate students' use of e-library services. The findings reveal that 95% of postgraduate…
Descriptors: Telecommunications, Library Services, User Needs (Information), Academic Libraries
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Shoaib, Muhammad; Rasool, Shamshad; Anwar, Behzad; Ali, Rustum – Journal of Electronic Resources Librarianship, 2023
This article intends to examine academic library resources and research support services for English teachers at higher education institutions. A sample of 318 English teachers from the public sector universities has been selected through the proportionate random sampling technique. A cross-sectional survey has been conducted to collect data using…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Library Services, Library Materials, English (Second Language)
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McLean, Jaclyn; Dawson, Diane; Sorensen, Charlene – College & Research Libraries, 2021
Academic libraries around the world are cancelling big deal journal subscriptions at an increasing rate. This is primarily due to budgetary challenges, the unsustainable hyperinflationary pricing of these packages, and a need to move toward new open access models. It is a complex situation with many vested interests and stakeholders. Some…
Descriptors: Communication Strategies, Library Services, Periodicals, Academic Libraries
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