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Belter, Christopher W.; Kaske, Neal K. – College & Research Libraries, 2016
Although cited reference studies are common in the library and information science literature, they are rarely performed in nonacademic institutions or in the atmospheric and oceanic sciences. In this paper, we analyze more than 400,000 cited references made by authors affiliated with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration between…
Descriptors: Citations (References), Periodicals, Libraries, Statistics
Spellman, Rosemary – Journal of Access Services, 2011
At the Libraries Service Center, statistics are generated on a monthly, quarterly, and yearly basis by using four Microsoft Excel workbooks. These statistics provide information about what materials are being requested and by whom. They also give details about why certain requests may not have been filled. Utilizing Excel allows for a shallower…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Statistics, Library Networks, Spreadsheets
Johnson, Ken; Jennings, Susan; Hisle, Sue – Journal of Access Services, 2011
In January 2008, the Belk Library & Information Commons at Appalachian State University combined the Access Services staff members of the Circulation and Lower Level Service Desks with the Reference and Instruction team as part of a library-wide reorganization effort. The new team balanced what had been a staff-dominated Access Services team…
Descriptors: Reference Services, Library Instruction, Libraries, Library Materials
Pierard, Cindy; Lee, Norice – Journal of Access Services, 2011
How can libraries best assess and improve user space, even if they are not in a position to undertake new construction or a major renovation? Staff at New Mexico State University used a variety of ethnographic methods to learn how our spaces were being used as well as what our users considered to be ideal library space. Our findings helped us make…
Descriptors: Use Studies, Ethnography, Study Facilities, Libraries
Alteri, Suzan A. – Education Libraries, 2009
The Education Library at Wayne State University has a long and storied history. From its beginning at the Detroit Normal School to its final merger with the general library, the Education Library has been at the heart of not only Wayne State University, but also in the development of the College of Education. This paper chronicles the history of…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, History, Libraries
Lamothe, Alain R. – Journal of Electronic Resources Librarianship, 2011
The purpose of this paper is to report the results of a quantitative analysis exploring the interaction and relationship between the online database and electronic journal collections at the J. N. Desmarais Library of Laurentian University. A very strong relationship exists between the number of searches and the size of the online database…
Descriptors: Interaction, Electronic Journals, Databases, Online Searching
Brydges, Barbara – Education Libraries, 2009
This paper traces the century-long history of a library that has served teacher preparation programs in Calgary, Alberta, since 1909. It looks at how this library's role and collections adapted to shifting notions of what constituted good teacher education and changing economic circumstances. In recounting this history, the paper examines the…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Foreign Countries, Academic Libraries, Teacher Education
Rathe, Bette; Lowell, Kay – Education Libraries, 2009
Undergraduate students at a teacher education institution, the University of Northern Colorado, are the target audience for an exhibit of a reading series from the Libraries' Archival Services collections. The display highlights an important era in the university's history involving four faculty members: Paul McKee, M. Lucile Harrison, Annie…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Textbooks, Early Reading, Library Services
Hlavaty, Greg; Townsend, Murphy – Teaching English in the Two-Year College, 2010
Modern composition instructors often use and teach research methods for Internet search engines and electronic databases. It is not their intent to turn back the clock. However, if they can help students connect the world of Internet searches and the university library, they can promote information literacy in its broadest sense by developing…
Descriptors: Higher Education, College Freshmen, School Orientation, Writing (Composition)
Johnson, Wendell G. – Community & Junior College Libraries, 2011
The job of the contemporary reference librarian has a virtual component unimaginable a generation ago. Today's library professional can obtain an MLS (or equivalent) online with a minimal residency requirement. Not only the degree, but also library sources, and indeed patrons, have become virtual. Both books and periodicals can be consulted by…
Descriptors: Printed Materials, Special Libraries, Public Libraries, Reference Services
Moncrieff, Joan; Macauley, Peter; Epps, Janine – Australian Academic & Research Libraries, 2007
Supporting the information needs of researchers adequately is a major challenge for university libraries. This paper outlines results of a survey of 23 researchers conducted by Deakin University Library into their information needs and perceptions of the library's role and performance. The survey challenged established ideas about researchers'…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Research Libraries, Information Needs, Library Services

Snider, Eric H. – Chemical Engineering Education, 1977
Describes one method of organizing an engineering library to optimize the available space and allow easy location of materials. (MLH)
Descriptors: Engineering, Engineering Education, Higher Education, Libraries

Starr, Paul – Change, 1974
The development of microform, instant retrieval systems and portable readers may profoundly change the world of libraries and patterns of reading and study. (Editor/PG)
Descriptors: Educational Change, Higher Education, Information Retrieval, Libraries
Lipkin, Richard – Science News, 1995
Discusses six initiatives to find better ways of managing vast amounts of data in digital form. (MKR)
Descriptors: Computers, Data Processing, Educational Technology, Elementary Secondary Education
Masten, Lisa – 1996
This annotated bibliography provides a selected list of marketing reference sources for undergraduate and graduate business students interested in marketing and related topics. All sources listed are available in the Reference Department at the University Library at the University of Rhode Island Kingston campus. Most sources, with the exception…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Business, Demography, Higher Education