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Faizan Irfana; Muhammad Rafiq; Khalid Mahmood – Education for Information, 2024
The primary goal of this study was to identify gaps in curriculum coverage and required skills for research support services (RSS) in university libraries in the Punjab province of Pakistan. A convergent parallel mixed methods design was used to meet its objective. To collect data for the quantitative strand, across-sectional survey with a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Universities, Academic Libraries, Curriculum Development
Mê-Linh Lê; Janice Winkler; Christine J. Neilson – College & Research Libraries, 2024
Systematic reviews, and other forms of knowledge synthesis, are an increasingly popular research methodology being used in the sciences, humanities, and social sciences. Librarians are being called upon to support this work through consultation, instruction, and/or performing the systematic search on behalf of the research team. Professional…
Descriptors: Librarians, Librarian Attitudes, Academic Libraries, Educational Needs
Alisa Howlett; Eleanor Colla; Rebecca Joyce – New Review of Academic Librarianship, 2024
An increasingly complex and demanding research landscape has seen university libraries rapidly evolve their services. While research data management, bibliometrics, and research impact services have predominantly featured in the literature to date, the full scope of support libraries are currently providing to their institutions is unknown. This…
Descriptors: Web Sites, Academic Libraries, Universities, Foreign Countries
Mawhinney, Tara; Hervieux, Sandy – College & Research Libraries, 2022
This multimethod study investigates differences in question complexity and type between live chat, email, and texting by comparing findings from user interviews and virtual reference transcripts, with the goal of better understanding how different delivery methods can meet user needs in the context of an academic library. Findings reveal…
Descriptors: Use Studies, Library Services, Reference Services, Computer Mediated Communication
Dalton, Michelle – Journal of Information Literacy, 2019
The use of systematic review as a research method has become increasingly prevalent in the social and human sciences. However, the role of the librarian in delivering library and information skills (LIS) support in this area remains relatively undocumented, in contrast with the health sciences where systematic review support is often highly…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Library Services, Literature Reviews, Social Sciences
Xi, Qingkui; Zhang, Yong; Li, Xinquan; Wu, Weiming – Education for Information, 2017
This study is aimed at describing and analyzing WeChat services at the libraries of the top 50 universities in China. It first describes the services offered by WeChat and then provides an analysis of the WeChat services through three pathways--menu service, real-time reference, and message sending--and provides suggestions for improvement,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Academic Libraries, Library Services, Synchronous Communication
Brown, Sarah; Alvey, Elizabeth; Danilova, Elena; Morgan, Helen; Thomas, Amberyn – New Review of Academic Librarianship, 2018
Research support services at The University of Queensland Library (UQ Library) have evolved in response to the global and national drivers, which have impacted on broader University strategy. UQ Library's success in responding to these drivers has involved leveraging the information within, and capacity of, the institutional repository, the core…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Academic Libraries, Library Services, Reference Services
Arroyo, Sonia Santana – Community & Junior College Libraries, 2015
There persists an intense debate on whether or not the traditional reference desk should be in academic libraries. Yet, despite many anti-desk studies, the place of the reference desk still remains. This paper aims to review the current significance of the reference desk for some libraries, as well as the importance of choosing the proper…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Medical Libraries, Reference Services, Library Services
Barrett, Kathryn; Greenberg, Amy – Journal of Library & Information Services in Distance Learning, 2018
Student workers are a well-established component of academic library operations. Recently, their traditional role has expanded to include responsibilities that were previously assigned to librarians, including in-person and virtual reference support. This trend has raised concerns about service quality and highlighted the importance of adequate…
Descriptors: Library Services, Reference Services, Student Employment, Student Personnel Workers
Sharman, Alison – New Review of Academic Librarianship, 2014
Emanating from the ground-breaking Library Impact Data Project, the aim of the Roving Librarian project first initiated in 2011 was to offer personalized help outside of the traditional library to library non-users in social or academic settings using Android and the iPad tablets. It was thought that the portability and flexibility of these…
Descriptors: Handheld Devices, Library Services, Access to Information, Individual Needs
Spencer, Stephanie – History of Education, 2013
In 1927 the British Federation of University Women (BFUW) established Crosby Hall in London as a hall of residence for women graduates from overseas. The Federation aimed to foster international understanding and peace at a time of social and political turmoil. Accessions to the library at the Hall were on a somewhat ad hoc basis and provide an…
Descriptors: Females, Library Services, Foreign Countries, Educational History
Mee, Susan – Journal of Library & Information Services In Distance Learning, 2013
The Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), located in western New York, strives to deliver the same quality library services to its students and faculty located across the globe as those living in the Rochester area. In addition to an array of distance courses and online programs, RIT also has international campuses located in Kosovo, Croatia,…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Library Services, Outreach Programs, Multicampus Colleges
Battley, Belinda; Wright, Alicia – Journal of Archival Organization, 2012
Regular evaluation of archival reference services is essential to ensure that users have appropriate access to the information they need. Archives New Zealand has been measuring customer satisfaction for many years using self-completion questionnaires but recently trialed two new methods of evaluation, using external research companies. One…
Descriptors: Library Services, Foreign Countries, Reference Services, Library Research
Tsuji, Keita; To, Haruna; Hara, Atsuyuki – Online Submission, 2011
We asked the same 60 questions using DRS (digital reference services) in Japanese public libraries, face-to-face reference services and Q & A (question and answer) sites. It was found that: (1) The correct answer ratio of DRS is higher than that of Q & A sites; (2) DRS takes longer to provide answers as compared to Q & A sites; and (3)…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Public Libraries, Reference Services, Library Services
Nicholas, Pauline – Journal of Library & Information Services In Distance Learning, 2010
The Internet and the World Wide Web have influenced the new approaches taken in teaching and learning at institutions of higher learning. The nature of the courses offered, the geographical spread of the teaching sites as well as the diverse and distributed student population are the catalysts for the changes. These non-traditional, or distant…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Academic Libraries, Educational Change, Foreign Countries