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Direct linkHaffenden, Chris; Fano, Elena; Malmsten, Martin; Börjeson, Love – College & Research Libraries, 2023
How can novel AI techniques be made and put to use in the library? Combining methods from data and library science, this article focuses on Natural Language Processing technologies, especially in national libraries. It explains how the National Library of Sweden's collections enabled the development of a new BERT language model for Swedish. It…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Artificial Intelligence, Models, Languages
Alex Mada; Heather Sloan; Giselle M. Aviles; Seonaid Valiant; Michelle Guittar, Editor and Compiler – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2024
At the 2023 American Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference, the International Relations Committee, Americas Subcommittee invited panelists from academic, research, and public libraries to discuss various ways of sharing Indigenous-made materials from the United States and Latin America in the panel, "Sharing Knowledge: Projects and…
Descriptors: Indigenous Populations, Users (Information), Academic Libraries, Indigenous Knowledge
Garoufallou, Emmanouel; Gaitanou, Panorea – College & Research Libraries, 2021
Currently "Big Data" is an emerging field that presents several Information Technology challenges regarding the capture, storage search, structure, and visualization of this data. The real challenge for organizations is to find ways to extract value from it and provide better services to their clients. The data generated in academic and…
Descriptors: Data, Librarians, Library Role, Library Research
García López, Fátima; Martínez Cardama, Sara; Pacios, Ana R. – Journal of Library & Information Services in Distance Learning, 2019
The article describes a case study of lifelong e-training for postgraduates delivered jointly by the Carlos III University of Madrid and Spain's National Library from 2011 to 2017. It addresses course and participant characteristics as well as the results of an assessment aimed to determine both student satisfaction and effective skill transfer to…
Descriptors: Team Teaching, Librarian Teacher Cooperation, Lifelong Learning, Electronic Learning
Faricy-Beredo, Bridget – Public Services Quarterly, 2013
Libraries are constantly challenged to find ways to demonstrate their value to their institutions. Can hosting a National Library of Medicine (NLM) exhibition increase a library's impact? In 2012 the University of Toledo engaged their constituents by hosting and developing programming for the NLM exhibit Harry Potter's World: Renaissance Science,…
Descriptors: Government Libraries, Medical Libraries, Exhibits, Academic Libraries
Nariani, Rajiv – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 2013
PubMed Central Canada (PMC Canada) represents a partnership between the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), the National Research Council's Canada Institute for Scientific and Technical Information (NRC-CISTI), and the National Library of Medicine of the US. The present study was done to gauge faculty awareness about the CIHR Policy on…
Descriptors: Scientific and Technical Information, Government Libraries, Electronic Libraries, College Faculty
Miller, Andrea – Journal of Electronic Resources Librarianship, 2012
This article presents reports from the 2011 Missouri Library Association Annual Conference held on October 5-7, 2011. The first report, entitled "Online Information Literacy Instruction: Challenges and Strategies," was presented by Kristine Stewart and Kyle Denlinger, University of Missouri-Columbia. Stewart and Denlinger talk about…
Descriptors: Research Tools, Web Sites, Electronic Publishing, Online Courses
Download full textNorth Dakota University System, 2011
This issue of "Legislative Review" takes a look at what's new in higher education from March 14-18, 2011. This Legislative Review reports that: (1) HB 1018, the Department of Commerce budget bill, was heard in Senate Appropriations March 15; (2) HB 1106 was heard in Senate Education March 14, received a 7-0 "do not pass"…
Descriptors: Special Schools, Higher Education, Government Libraries, Adult Students
Jones, R. Arwel – Program: Electronic Library and Information Systems, 2008
Purpose: This paper aims to provide an overview of developments in digitisation policy and practice at the National Library of Wales (NLW) from 1995 to 2007 and drawing out the lessons learnt. Design/methodology/approach: A chronological overview of developments focusing on the pilot phase, policy statements of 2001 and 2005 and on specific…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Technology, Government Libraries, Electronic Libraries
Barrett, G. Jaia, Ed. – Association of Research Libraries, 2008
"ARL" is the bimonthly report on research library issues and actions from ARL (Association of Research Libraries), CNI (Coalition of Networked Information), and SPARC (Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition). "ARL" reports on current issues of interest to academic and research library administrators, staff, and users; higher…
Descriptors: Copyrights, Government Libraries, Databases, Authors
Anunobi, Chinwe V.; Emerole, Nancy – Educational Research and Reviews, 2008
The survey was carried out to determine the research and publication output of Library and Information Science (LIS) practitioners in Nigeria; and their motivation and impediments to research and publication. It was aimed at providing the reality of the opinion on low research and publication output of LIS practitioners including the factors that…
Descriptors: Conferences (Gatherings), Information Science Education, Opinions, Research Methodology
Nakata, Martin; Nakata, Vicky; Gardiner, Gabrielle; McKeough, Jill; Byrne, Alex; Gibson, Jason – Australian Academic & Research Libraries, 2008
This article identifies and provides some commentary on the key issues emerging from research into the digitisation of Indigenous materials in collections conducted in collaboration with three state libraries. It situates the research project within the broader context of related activity aimed at addressing the ongoing challenges of access,…
Descriptors: Indigenous Knowledge, Library Automation, Library Materials, Government Libraries
Genoni, Paul – Australian Library Journal, 2005
This paper reports on the outcomes of research assessing the nature and extent of print journal cancellations by Australian research libraries since 1990. The cancellation activity of two groups of libraries, one representing the national and state library sector and the other the university library sector, was examined. These two groups were…
Descriptors: Periodicals, Printed Materials, Library Services, Research Libraries
Curach, Liz – Australian Academic & Research Libraries, 2005
The Whitlam Institute within the University of Western Sydney is a centre for public dialogue and progress, with the Whitlam Prime Ministerial Collection inspiring its programs. The collection, both physical and virtual, was established in 2002, drawing upon primary source material made available or donated by the Hon E G Whitlam AC QC, and…
Descriptors: Public Affairs Education, Primary Sources, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Hogenboom, Karen; Woods, Stephen – Research Strategies, 2005
Government information librarians value instruction as a way to promote their collections and meet their users' information needs. Government information librarians must choose the most appropriate model for their audience and for the relevant learning outcomes in each instruction session they teach. This article discusses three models for…
Descriptors: Librarians, Information Needs, Information Literacy, Library Services
